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Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
The Simputer www.simputer.org
Radical Simplicity !
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
"So, take heart: Simpler, more natural computer systems will enter our lives within the next 5 to 10 years. Lets speed up their arrival, as users by asking for them, and as technologists by daring to build them”
Michael Dertouzos The People's Computer
Technology Review May/June 2000.
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Needs
• I want to reserve a train ticket to Mumbai.
Use the Simputer to submit a reservation form
• Can I meet the Tashildar today?
It seems that I can use my Simputer to check his availability.
I don’t have to trek two miles to find out.
• Dear Postman, can I withdraw Rs 100 from my account?
Here is my smart card.
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Overcoming Limitations
•At what price should I
sell potatoes today?
Connect Simputer to the telephone and find out.
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Perceptual Computing
Interfaces;
Information Markup Language (IML)
Unicode Compliant
IMLi (Browser)
Text-to-Speech (TTS)
- Phonetic
- Indian languages.
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Browse
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Digital Diary
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Sharing Technology
In India as in many countries
Technological Devices are not always owned but are shared !
-- Radio, TV, Phones and even the Refrigerator.
Transformation from shared to ownership over time and in higher income brackets.
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Simputer Specifications - 1
Platform;SA-1110 StrongARM CPU, 32Mb DRAM and 16Mb FlashOperating system is GNU/Linux Development Platform Perl / Tk.
Feature; SmartCard Reader / Writer. Personalizer (Shared Device)
Secure Financial Transactions
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Simputer Specifications - 2Connectivity; V.34 (33.6 Kbps) Soft Modem,
IRDA interface,
extensibility through a USB port.
Power; 3 AAA batteries
AC Adapter
Input; Touch-sensitive (240X320) LCD
Virtual and USB Keyboard
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Plans Launch with Prototypes (November 2000)
Manufactureo Licensed by the Simputer Trusto Open to suggestions
Wireless Simputero IEEE 802•11B / Bluetootho GSM / CDMA
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Simputer
• Designed to be shared (Smart card personalizer)• Simple to use, perceptual computing• Rich in interfaces
– Soft modem– Smart card– Infra Red Data Access– USB port– Audio
The Radical Simplicity of Universal Access !
Idea Lab, Creating Digital Dividends, Seattle, October 16-18, 2000
Thank You
The Simputer TrustBangalore, India