World's Cheapest Tablet Launched in India

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The world’s cheapest tablet computer, launched in India.

Co-developed by UK-based company DataWind and the Indian Institute of Technology, the Aakash, also known as UbiSlate 7, is powered by a 600MHz processor and sports a 7in TFT multi-touch screen, two USB ports and an SD card slot. Running on Android 2.2, it also supports Wi-Fi, web browsing and video conferencing.

With 500 units initially being given away at launch to help students with their studies, the Indian government plans to buy a further 100,000 units and sell them for £22 (INR 1600) exclusively to Indian graduate students. DataWind’s goal is to commercialise the tablet in India and sell it for approximately £39 (INR 3000) to the general public. The company has grand plans for the portable device, estimating that there could be almost 10 million units sold across the country over the next few years.

Unbeatable Price:

Only Rs.2,999 for the UbiSlate

Monthly internet charges: Rs.98 / 2GB

High Quality Web Anytime & Anywhere:

Connect via GPRS or WiFi

GPRS: Embedded modem eliminates the need for external dongles and allows Internet access everywhere

WiFi: Allows fast Youtube videos at hotspots

Fast web access even on GPRS networks, across the country using DataWind’s patented acceleration technology

Web, Email, Facebook, Twitter and much much more!

Multimedia Powerhouse:

HD Quality Video

Watching movies in the palm of your hand on a 7” screen

Audio library software helps manage your full collection of songs

Applications Galore with Android 2.2:

Games

Productivity software: Office suite

Educational software

Over 150,000 apps!

Full sized-USB port & Micro-SD slot:

Expand memory to 32GB

Use any ordinary pen-drive

Even plug-in a 3G dongle

UbiSlate 7 Specifications

Hardware:

Processor: Connexant with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor

Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM / Storage (Internal): 2GB Flash

Storage (External): 2GB to 32GB Supported

Peripherals (USB2.0 ports, number): 1 Standard USB port

Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack

Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800x480 pixel resolution

Input Devices: Resistive touch screen

Connectivity and Networking: GPRS and WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g

Power and Battery: Up to 180 minutes on battery. AC adapter 200-240 volt range.

Software:

OS: Android 2.2

Document Rendering

Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP

PDF viewer, Text editor

Multimedia and Image Display

Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF

Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA

Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV

Communication and Internet

Web browser - Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, 1.8 compliant

Separate application for online YouTube video

Safety and other standards compliance

CE certification / RoHS certification