November 20, 2002 | 1148 IST
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A desi answer to tablet PC
Anusha Subramanian & Janaki Krishnan in Mumbai Even before Microsoft launches its tablet PC in India, it faces competition from a desi version called PC Slate. PC Slate was soft-launched some time ago by Skorydov Systems Pvt Ltd. The company came out with the first tablet PC in August 2001. It is now ready with an upgraded version, which is also 10 to 15 per cent cheaper. The new model is all set for launch in February 2003, and will cost $2,200. It weighs 1.3 kg and has a transmitter crusoe processor. PC Slate would be available with both a Windows professional operating system as well as an open source Linux operating system. It will have a 20 GB to 40 GB hard disk, a 10.4 inch TST display with an in-built webcam, apart from bluetooth and 802.11b wireless technology. Skorydov also offers wireless Internet, video-on-demand, data transfer between the home and office via the tablet PC using a network that has already been set up in a tie-up with a company called Sixth Sense. The company will also offer IP telephony, which has now been legalised. The earlier version of the tablet PC runs on a Windows CE 3.0 operating system and weighs 2.2 pounds. It runs on a 32-bit processor, has a base memory of 16 MB, which can be upgraded up to 32 MB. Saakar S Yadav, managing director of Skorydov Systems, is the man behind the indigenously-built tablet PC. Explaining why he chose the Windows operating system, Yadav said, "I chose Windows because of the kind of support it gives." Yadav built the PC Slate with guidance from Y C Choy, the former CEO of Nokia, Korea. Choy helped him design the software for PC Slate. "I believe in portable devices, and they should be made affordable to the common man. That is precisely what my PC Slate is aimed at. It is aimed at the common man," Yadav said. Yadav is now approaching companies that can provide him with the right platform to push his products. Though funds are important, he is actually yearning for the right people, who would be able to showcase his products. "A tie-up with a corporate would enable us to manage and market our products properly," Yadav said. He hopes to strike a deal with a company at least by the end of this financial year. Powered by ALSO READ:
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