Buying a laptop could be a lot cheaper in the future as India announces its first $35 laptop complete with wi-fi, touch screen and more.

No doubt the software will shoot the price of this laptop up in a hurry, but it does give a symbol of hope to those who couldn’t hope to afford technology before.

Not only that; a laptop coming at such a price is bound to be very light and thus easy to transport.

It remains to be seen, though, if this will be any real competition against the netbooks and iPads of the world.

Let’s hope it is.