Developed by research teams at the Indian Institute of Technology and the Indian Institute of Science, India recently unveiled a 1,500 rupee touchscreen tablet prototype, equivalent to $35 US dollars. This price encompasses all of the hardware, including the motherboard, processor, 2GB memory, wireless card, display, as well as the software which will be Linux-based.

These days are all about using your finances efficiently. Most of us have less cash in our pockets and less credit with the bank than we did 2 or 3 years ago. A $500 entry-level Apple iPad might seem like a steal, but you can build your own netbook or even desktop computer to use the internet (including Flash websites) for less money.