AMD Geode Personal Internet Communicator launched (TheInquirer.net)

Chip firm AMD said it has introduced its Geode based Personal Internet Communicator (PIC) in a cooperative deal with Indian giant Tata Indicom Broadband. ... The machine will be offered as a bundled device with Tata's broadband services and AMD said that it will offer a variety of ways to buy it for people with not very much money.

The suggested price for the PIC is $185 with a keyboard, mouse and pre-installed software, or $249 including a monitor, AMD says. But the local reseller will be able to sell it for a lower price.

The PIC runs on a Microsoft Windows-based operating system and is part of AMD's vision to provide 50 percent of the world's population with Internet access andcomputing Latest News about computing capabilities by 2015. AMD has dubbed this initiative the 50x15 program.

You can see photos of the device here and here.