3-Lakh pre-launch booking order for Aakash !!

The world's cheapest tablet, Aakash, costing about Rs 3,000, has received about 3 lakh pre-launch bookings for its commercial version that goes on sale later next month.

A subsidised model of this tablet, made by UK-based Datawind, is already being distributed free in schools and colleges. Aakash's retail bookings exceed India's estimated 250,000 tablet PC market, dominated by Apple, Samsung and Reliance.


Datawind has supplied about 10,000 tablets to the government's National Mission for Education at a price of Rs 2,250. The devices are being used by students from colleges such as the IITs, RECs, BITS Pilani, Teri University and others.

Aakash, in its next version, will be upgraded with a capacitive touch screen and a processor with double the speed. Datawind plans to supply an attachableRs 400 keyboard, turning the device into PC-lookalike at Rs 3,400.

Specifications

• Display: 7” colour LCD/TFT
• Keyboard: Built in
• RAM: 2GB
• Hard Drive: 32GB
• Connectivity: Wifi, USB 2.0 (2), Ethernet port.
• Operating System: Android
• Power: 2 watt
• Processor: Unknown
• Expandable Memory upto 8GB (SD Card)
• VGA Port (For connecting to Projector)

Features

• Open Office
• SciLab
• Internet browsing
• Video web conferencing facility,
• Multimedia content in a variety of formats (pdf, docx, ods, adp, xls, jpeg, gif,png, bmp, odt, zip, AVCHD, AVI, AC3)
• Inbuilt PDF reader
• Internet browsing with flash plug-in, JavaScript.
• It is enabled with a touch screen.
• An in-built keyboard is attached with this laptop.
• The laptop can store the data of up to 2 GB memory. It is a RAM memory.
• Wifi connectivity and USB port are this laptop’s additional features.
• 2 watt system is used up by this laptop so that it can even perform in areas where power supply is low.
• 80% shock resistant

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Source : Indiatimes

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India’s cheapest laptop 7″ wide with Wi-Fi at Rs.1,500 !

Sakshat tablet One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Program offers World’s Cheapest Tablet with 7″ inch wide multi-touch screen, Multimedia support, Wi-Fi and much more.

Ministry of HRD (Human Resource Development) has introduced a Nation’s first Tablet PC / Laptop offered at a unbelievable price-tag of Rs. 1,500 ($30) only for Students, Teachers and Professors in  Universities and Colleges across the Nation. This Tablet PC is not available in open market for sale as the Indian Government has decided to bring it out in 2011 via undisclosed channels. The low cost of this laptop or mini computer may even go below to Rs.1,500 in coming future. This revolutionary laptop offers multimedia support, Zip software, preloaded PDF Reader, Wi-Fi support, SciLab, OpenOffice and a browser for social networking integration from Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and others.

Sakshat Tablet PC Key Features:

• Linux (Open Source) OS preloaded
• Video conferencing facility
• Content viewer like pdf, jpeg, zip etc
• Open Office, SciLab computing provisions
• Internet browsing with flash & JavaScript
• Multi-touch input screen
• Embedded attached keyboard
• Wi-Fi connectivity and 2 USB port support

Sakshat Tablet PC Key Technical Details:

• OS: Linux
• Display: Full Touch Screen
• RAM: 2GB pre configured
• 32GB HD
• Connectivity: WLAN Wi-Fi, USB port
• Keyboard: In built
• Power: 2 watt, so can work in low power zones

How to Buy a Sakshat Tablet?

The laptops will be distributed in institutions by the HRD ministry. This Tablet will save up to 50 percent cost incurred on buying a typical Tablet available in Indian market today.

Sakshat Tablet OLPC (One laptop Per Child) scheme/program offers the device at remarkably best and lowest possible price. As per NMEICT plans, 504 universities and 25,000 colleges in India will get benefited with this Sakshat laptop or better say, value for money device. It will be available in Q3 of 2011 at a nominal price of Rs. 1,500 in India by ministry of HRD, GoI.


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