Shekhar Borgaonkar, who works for an multinational computer company in Bangalore, has invented a device which could bring computer use to millions throughout India.
Only about 10% of the Indian population know English. This means there is no IT interface for the remaining 90% to interact with.
Microsoft is coming up with Indian language versions of its operating systems. Google is coming up with Hindi Google.
But Hindi keyboards are very cumbersome. The Hindi keyboard uses at least 500-odd letters, which you get through using the "shift" and "alt" buttons.
A simple input device is the missing piece of the jigsaw puzzle. Shekhar is about to launch the "gesture keypad."
The "gesture keypad" is not about typing. It's a pen-based device and will enable people to browse and fill out forms, for example.
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