Forth ready to offer 3,000-baht tablet

Tablet Forth Corporation has introduced the first Thai-made educational tablet computer priced at 3,000 baht in a bid to join the government's 4-billion-baht One Tablet per Child programme. Mr Sawat says controls on the tablet help ensure only appropriate content can be used. The SET-listed electronic equipment manufacturer spent three months redesigning its controller board to integrate it with a base to reduce size and bring the cost down from 5,000 baht earlier, said R&D director Sawat Erbchokchai. As well, he said, the fact that the government wants as many as 800,000 tablets means the company can achieve economies of scale to keep...

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