An Overview Affordable Computing for Everyone 4 out of 5 people in - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
An Overview Affordable Computing for Everyone 4 out of 5 people in - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
An Overview Affordable Computing for Everyone 4 out of 5 people in the world have never touched a computer. This is our market. A PC Revolution ROM based PC Personal, Portable, Public Personal familiar and customizable
4 out of 5 people in the world have never touched a computer. This is our market.
A PC Revolution
- ROM based PC
- Personal, Portable, Public
- Personal – familiar and customizable
- Portable – use anytime, anywhere
- Public – can be used by anyone (USB
dongle configures personal options)
- Low cost
- Fast Approx 1.3ghz (+ reduced boot times)
- No Software license fees…ever!
A Price Revolution
- Target price of ink-mPC : Under US$299
- Computer
- LCD Colour Monitor
- Mouse
- 5 USB 2.0 Ports
- WiFi Capable
- Swappable keyboards (lower case, other
language, rubberised etc)
- Flash/video capable
- Target price of ink-PC (desktop) : Under $170
(monitor or keyboard supplied by user)
The Design Concept
The computer includes the following licence free software as part of the purchase price: Office and Educationally oriented programs:
- Word processing (similar to Microsoft Word)
- Spreadsheet (similar to Microsoft Excel)
- Presentation software (similar to Power Point)
- Drawing program
- Web Design program
- Text Editor
Communications programs:
- Internet Browser
- Web Meeting
- Instant Messaging
- Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)
- File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
Graphics Programs:
- Vector Drawing
- Paint Program
- PDF Creation (similar to Adobe Acrobat) and Publishing program
INK Products
INK-mPC – (Mobile INK) – innovative 8.4” and 15” laptop design INK-PC – Desktop PC – no monitor, keyboard or mouse Cache-INK (Caching Server)- For preloaded content in areas without good internet connections INK-PORTAL – a virtual shopping mall and information gateway INK-ADDS – Variety of peripherals and accessories including branded cases, flash memory dongles of various capacities, MP3 Players, USB Skype Phones, MP3, Keyboards, Mice, tv adapters etc. INK-SOC – “System on a Chip” that reduces production costs and retail costs significantly whilst retaining margin INK-POS – Intelligent Point-of-Sale and MoneyBar (or other) payment solution with RFID Contactless Card Readers INK-VOIP – low-cost VOIP and PBX server with VOIP Phones INK-LEARN – e-Learning content by renowned publishers and internal development
INK-PC (desktop)
- Will not have a Monitor, Keyboard, or Mouse;
- Its target market price will be ~$170;
- It will be more affordable to emerging markets;
- Suitable for business travellers – light weight
- Pluggable to Hotel TVs (monitor);
- Flexible Keyboards
supporting 1024 X 600 true color currently 8.9” diagonal widescreen format display (16:9) 5-8 hours of battery life 110-220 Volt input power supply 10/100 Ethernet Jack, USB Wi-Fi 1 - RGB out (monitor out, not TV out) 1 - stereo minipin mic in 1 - stereo minipin line in 1 - stereo minipin audio out 128 MB flash stick / mp3 player (external) 512 MB NAND Flash, containing a 1.4 GB file system (compressed) 256 MB ram 5 USB 2.0 ports on an NEC upd7210101 usb 2.0 host controller (RGB and LCD) plus mpeg 2 hardware decoder Supports 1024 X 768 true color video output Freescale i.MX31 processor
Specifications
Benefits
- Universal language support
- Highly resistant to viruses & spy ware
- Virtually maintenance free
- No moving parts
- No Hard Drive crashes
- No Fan
- Compatible with WinTel (Microsoft) file
structures- Creates and save files without issues
- No licenses
- Affordable (about the cost of a cell phone)
- Internet and multi-media capable
- IP phone capable
INK already has channels or pending orders for:
- American Samoa
- Argentina
- Cambodia
- Canada
- China
- Hong Kong
- Ghana
- India
- Iran
- Italy
- Japan
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Netherlands
- Philippines
- Sri Lanka
- Tahiti
- Thailand
- Tobago
- Tonga
- Trinidad
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Western Samoa
INK Browser
INK Browser
- Proprietary browser
- International recognition
- Huge eCommerce
benefits (Yahoo, Google, AOL referral compensation potential- ongoing discussions)
- Licenses offered to other
PC manufacturers
Market
- Horizontal Markets
- Emerging countries and inclusive agendas for
demographics in other regions
- Vertical Markets
- Education - schools & universities
- SME – small offices, (POS terminals)
- Homes
- Geographical Markets
- Asia – China, India, Pakistan, ASEAN Trading Bloc
- Africa
- Eastern Europe
- Latin America
- Middle East
Committed Distribution
- American
Samoa
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Lebanon
- Jordan
- Sri Lanka
- Russia
- Japan
- Netherlands
- Denmark
- Italy
- Philippines
- Malaysia
- India
- Iran
- Argentina
- Canada
- USA
- China
- Hong Kong
- Thailand
Development Path 2006
- System in Package (SiP)
- Reduces design to a single chip stack
- Creates an extremely small sized, low cost
computing platform
- Runs any operating system
- Opens up wearable computing possibilities
Dedicated new production facility in Beijing
Affordable Computing for Everyone
Contact: Jonathan Renaudon-Smith (MD – EMEA) Ink Media Inc. jrenaudon-smith@ink-media.com +44 (0)7971 282650