April 13, 2007
$10 Cell Phone Might Be a Reality
It might be a flight of fancy, but we don't think so, writes HTLounge. This idea of a US$10 cell phone might be a reality.
"... The folks at CITRIS, which is the Berkeley Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society, are actively pursuing cell phone makers in Taiwan for the very-low-cost phone project, with an eye toward the developing world but also for people who want absolutely no flash on their phones.
One of the manufacturers on CITRIS's short list is Quanta Computer, a prime mover in the One Laptop Per Child program. That in itself is news, since that project is very much moving forward and is producing an ordinarily expensive device in an inexpensive way.
... The US$10 price tag might be the ticket, though. That's low enough to capture the popular imagination, and the people who can just barely afford it won't miss a camera or an MP3 player."
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-- Sub-$20 cell phone for emerging markets
-- Philips targets $20 mobile phone for Chinese market
-- Korean Handset Maker Unveils $20 Mobile Phone
-- Philips Develops Platform for $20 Cell Phones
-- Microsoft Peabody phone will be aimed at mass market]
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-- Cell Phone Makers Hope To Connect In Poor Nations
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