Sunday, October 9, 2011
Indian government’s ultra low-cost tablet ‘Aakash’
is finally in front of us. The official launch comes after nearly one
year telecom minister Kapil Sibal flaunted a prototype of the device.
Previously nicknamed as ‘Sakshat’,
the Aakash is being touted as the “world’s cheapest tablet”. The
tablet is considered to be a significant accomplishment for the
government, which believes the device will bridge the gap between the
rural India and the ongoing technology boom in the country. Of late we
have got several queries regarding the new Aakash tablet, so we’ve
decided to give you a Facts post, which will help you find answers to
most of your queries.
Availability
The government will roll out 100,000 units
of the Aakash tablet initially. The details of the availability of the
device are bit sketchy. The government says it will distribute the
device to students through the institutions they are studying. So, best
way to find out exact availability of Aakash tablet is to contact your
concerned department of your college/institution.
Price
Well, the Aakash
tablet will be available for students at a subsidised price of nearly
Rs. 1,730. However, the exact price of the Aakash is nearly Rs. 2,276,
which the government paid for its procurement. As per the official
website, the Aakash tablet a.k.a UbiSlate will be commercially available
at Rs. 2,999.
Plans
As per official website, UbiSlate will come with an unlimited mobile Internet at Rs.98/month.
Specs
The Aakash tablet
comes with a seven-inch 800x400 resistive touchscreen. It runs on
Android 2.2 Froyo OS and is powered by 366 MHz + HD video co-processor.
For connectivity, it has an inbuilt WiFI support and can connect a
datacard for 3G and GPRS connectivity. The device comes with a 2GB of
storage memory, which can be extended up to 32GB via microSD. It has a
256 MB RAM. The device supports document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP and can run PDF
viewer, Text editor. It has a 2,100 mAh battery which is promised to
give 3 hours of backup depending upon usage.Check out more spec details here.
Versions
Yes, there are
two versions of the Aakash tablet. The subsidised Aakash tablet will
miss few features such as inbuilt cellular modem and SIM to access
Internet. The retail version is likely to sport full-fledged specs as
announced by the government.
Developed by
The Aakash tablet is designed, developed and manufactured by a Canada-based firm called DataWind in co-ordination with IIT Rajasthan. According to reports, DataWind plans to launch a high end version of the device in less price sensitive markets such as the UK and US.
Commercially, the device will be
launched in November. Pre-booking for the Aakash tablet (retail version
is known as UbiSlate) has already started. For more info on pre-booking
click here, or calling the toll free no:18001802180
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