Aakash - The ever cheapest Tablet available in the World

       The dream project of India to provide a tablet at small price is at last came to success. Aakash is the name of that tablet.

      This is the world’s cheapest tablet computer costs around Rs. 1750 only. The HRD minister Sri.Kapil Sibal released the tablet at New Delhi.

   The project started in 2009 with an aim to overcome the digital illiteracy among the youths. The research for the project was done jointly by the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology and IIT Jabalpur.Britain based Datawind India agreed to supply the tablets.

Let us check the Specifications:

Manufacturer                        :          DataWind, India 

Operating System                  :          Google’s Android v2.2 Froyo

Processor                             :          366 MHz processor, on chip graphics 

                                                     accelerator and HD Video  Processor 

                        

Memory                               :          2GB (Internal)
                                                     Expandable up to 32 GB micro SD

Browser                               :          UBI Surfer

RAM                                    :          256 MB LP-DDR2/DDR2 

Battery                                :         2100 mAh lithium-polymer battery/ Runs

                                                    180 min on battery

Display                               :          7-inch at an 800x480 resolution

Screen Touch type                :         Wi-Fi EEE 802.11 a/b/g connectivity

Weight                                :         350 gms  

 

Network                              :         GPRS

Cost  

Students                             :         Rs. 1300

Goverment                          :       Rs.  2250

Retail Price                          :        Rs.  2999

The product will be available in the market by January 2012.

Add-ons – For Commercial Version Only

1.    Supports car antenna and external antenna.

2.    External case which can be use as key board.

3.    2 nos. USB ports.

4.    Works as normal GSM phone to receive and make phone calls.

5.    3G SIM and 3G doncle support.

6.    Supports .doc,.docx,.pdf,.pptx  file formats.

7.    3.5 mm standard stereo head phone jack.

Pros:

1.    Low cost

2.    GSM, Wi-Fi connectivity

Cons:

1.    366 mhz processor won’t give multi tasking experience.

2.    Resistance technology is used in touch screen, hence stylus is necessary to 

       operate.

3.    Low back- up of battery.

4.    Limitation to view HD movies.

Last word

        More technology in low cost and the effort is to be appreciated.