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Adepoju and his Inye tablet
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Faced with competition from giants as such ipad, Inye, a low-cost tablet computer developed by a Nigerian, has a long way to go, reports the BBC


Saheed Adepoju is a young man with big dreams. He is the inventor of the Inye, a tablet computer designed for the African market.

According to the 29-year-old entrepreneur, his machine’s key selling point is its price - $350 (£225) opposed to around $700 for an iPad.

He believes that, because of this, there is a big market for it in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa, particularly amongst students.

He is also hoping to sell his tablet - which runs on the Google Android operating system - to the Nigerian government and plans to have at least one computer in each local government area.

The Inye is a mobile internet device. It gives you access to the internet; it allows you to play media files and watch movies”

“The Inye is a mobile internet device. It gives you access to the internet; it allows you to play media files and watch movies. What we have is an 8-inch device, a device that is half-way between a laptop and a mobile phone,” he told the BBC’s series African Dream.

“You have the standard software applications that come pre-installed and then you have the ones that we are working with various local developers to bundle on,” he added.

Among those local apps there is one designed to raise awareness about HIV and others related to water and sanitation.

“We work with local developers that have expertise in particular areas so that we don’t end up doing so much work and we just have a collaborative way of doing things together,” he said.

‘Word of mouth’

Mr Adepoju has a background in software development and is a Sun-certified Java programmer.

After doing a first degree in maths and computer science in Nigeria, he completed another one in advanced computing by research at Bournemouth University, in the United Kingdom.

Upon graduation in 2009, he returned to his home country and started working for a consulting firm.

“Within eight months I got fired, primarily because of differences in approach to doing business. In the middle of all this, the Apple iPad launched, back in January of 2010, which inspired us to actually look to build such [a] product within the African marketplace,” the entrepreneur told the BBC Africa’s Chris Ewokor.

He said that, with that goal in mind, he borrowed money from friends and family, raising a total of about $60,000.

According to him, all of that went on the devices and the logistics - there was no budget for marketing, so early advertising was “word of mouth” on social media.

The first 100 units of the Inye, which means One in Nigeria’s Igala language, were built in China and, after receiving feedback from its users, a second version was launched in May 2011.

Encipher Group, the company he cofounded with web developer Anibe Agamah, also offers customised IT services and products, including cloud computing, which are mostly based on open technology to keep costs down.

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ii think he should look into importing building materials from china.he shld consider starting with wall tiles and possibly see if he can combine with som1 already in d biz,not in d biz but i no lots of guys in it.or maybe going into d fashion indstry will all so b cool importing stuffs from dubia

kudos 2 IVM!!@okija juju,all ur claims about the cars nt deisgnd by IVM a company u dnt even no whr it is located its funny.guy no b most say u most drop a post..

NAIRALANDERS!! this is Transcorp Hilton we are talkin about here! my company pays almost N6000/meal each nite i spend in the Hotel we use in Port Harcourt which is not even near the class of Transcp Hilton so guys lets be reasonable..

[quote author=al-ahamad link=topic=873317.msg10227473#msg10227473 date=1329611297]@dlox147
I really do not know wher to start but surely wish I could drag ur brainless head down to the Jerry Springer show so I can pound ur worthless skull LEGALLY
@op
I graduated with 2.2 nd could not secure a job for 2 years, I struggled and was able to start petroleum product delivery from Lagos to various parts of the north. The useless president u have came up with the most shocking policy an ordinary dude like me can face. Now my capital is not enough to continue trading and Nigerian banks promise you heaven on earth only to twist stories when u go for help even with a very confident turn over. Since January, I have not sold a single liter of product cos all ma client are either wanting me to give them product nd wait for payment or not even boyant to afford product,
Now to ma point, with the kinda hunger nd hopless situation am in right now, do you really expect me to smile and hail the worthless retardeen president?

Secondly, I lost an uncle at the Kano terror attack all cos retardeen can't take decisions to protect the citizens of this country, do I still waste ma prayers on him and his piggy-sack looking illiterate wife?

For crying out loud, think with ur brain when posting something for peeps to read and not think with your behind like the puppy reterdeen u call a president.[/quote]u make me laugh!jst hear urself?JERRY SPRINGER show ,i no get time 4 small pikin talk,whn u GROW UP,please call my attn, GURU

Demdem:
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Senseless post from a senseless poster.

now dat i hav ur attn,hope u now no how it feels 2 b called names, tak ur time 2 think abt it i think u r d senseless person hear,lmao

@Demdem,Guy u need to shut dat smelling mouth of urs!wat da f, k is u problem?u get family at all, u sure say u grow 4 home abi na 4 street,wey make u know get respect!!Am sure,u r jst seekin undue attn, jst tell me how all ur yab don change one thing,ppl like u turn out 2 b worse dan d ppl u yab!whn u dont respect ppl how will u den mak a good leader, FOOL

NRI PRIEST:
From "jona the retardeen","jona the clueless fisherman","jona the weak","jona the dumb" to Jona the dictator!!! These ppl are shamelessly unbelieveable !! They dont want to let the poor guy who is trying so hard to fix the mess their unproductive brothers has created; maybe its because he is from the minority group. They dont want him to be a HERO!! But bet me this day; JONATHAN WILL WRITE HIS NAME IN GOLD!!!!

WELL SAID!

I JUST HOPE THIS [b]SNG[/b]WILL DO BETTER DAN GEJ IF GIVEN D OPPORTUINITY!!!, NA ONLY JOBLESS PPL GO FORGET HUSTLE GO DEY FOOL DEM SEF FOR DAT PROTEST,

i dnt understand why som NL dnt think b4 dey drop any post!! Am not a GEJ fan but seriously with current state of insecurity in NAIJA,som of u still espect our no1 man 2 move around with somtin dat is outdated! , guys dis no b him personal ride o!

most def,

@poster,
this is one of d post i have seen on NL, good one!!

desola!desola!!desola!!!!!what on earth gives u d impression dat u guys r beta dan oda tribes in Naija!NL abeg make una na dey waste tym dey reply dat SICK GAL!she obviously not normal, if e dey possible 2 c person 4 dis forum,no suprise say na 1 DIRTY THING dey open her mouth so,

i undertand as Nigerians we are fustrated with the gvt, but the truth is in every nonsense u will find sense! power is not easy 2 come b,so lets try 2 encourage our govt and try 2 believe dat 1 dey NAIJA GO REACH THERE!

@poster,dont tell me u forgot Onyeka Owenu'S, 'ONE LOVE'!!

why is respect so difficult 2 come byhow can pple wish som1 on his sick bed death, well i wish u guys wat u wish odas!!, IKEMBA 1 God will always c u thru,

guyz,u cant blame GEJ for this now,