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Simputer Available?
Anonymous Coward writes "The Simputer (marketed by PicoPeta, the inventors and manufactured by the Defence Electronics PSU - BEL) has a website now and is available for sale (including outside India). Some pics can be found at the picture gallery. This story has been discussed a few times before here at /. here, here and here. Of particular note are some of the features, notably the device goes beyond the typical handheld/PDA and has some brand new innovations. For instance, it uses accelerometers to sense motion and this is used to give commands to the computer (for instance, to zoom a picture, you just have to move the Simputer towards you and to turn a page, you flick it like you would turn a page for a book. Also has an integrated smart card reader plus writer, very useful for several business applications."
because it is nearly a rule of computers that desktops are cheaper than portables.
Really? Since when? I recently bought a Tungsten T3 for $399. And thats one of the pricier ones. A PDA with a color screen and everything can be had for as little as $150. So you have a secret source where you can buy desktop machines for $99?
Face it, you're just a narrow minded @^#$& who thinks "if its cool, it must be too good for the Indians."