October 17, 2011

Book you Aakash now - India's cheapest tablet

Author: tec at 10/17/2011 10:30:00 am Labels: , ,
Aakash tablet

Aakash from Datawind is India's cheapest android powered tablet with an impressive 7 inch touchscreen screen and an overall okay configuration. I'm sure that you've noticed this device already in news.
In a recent news event, Kapil Sibbal quoted "The rich have access to the digital world, the poor and ordinary have been excluded. Aakash will end that digital divide."

Let's have a quick look at it's configurations and features.

Configuration
  • 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): 2 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, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
    • Separate application for online YouTube video
    • Safety and other standards compliance
  • CE certification / RoHS certification
    • Other: Additional Web Browser: UbiSurfer-Browser with compression/acceleration and IE8 rendering.
It's current price is Rs.2999 in India which is a very reasonable price for a device with so many features.

Although the device looks very promising at first glance, it may have some issues. I stumbled upon this blog article that enlists a few problems that Aakash tab may face in India but let's be positive and hope for the best.
You can book you own Aakash tablet online by clicking here.

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