Products such as Apple's iPad or Samsung's Galaxy Tab are too expensive for the majority of India's 1.2 billion population, even the country's growing middle class. To tackle this problem, the Indian government is buying a pilot run of 100,000 units of the Aakash - or "sky" in Hindi - touchscreen tablets for $50 a piece from British company DataWind.
This Low Cost Access Device (LCAD) is priced around Rs 2250 or 45 USD shall be made available to students at 50 percent discount. It will help the users to perform mediocre computing tasks such as Word Processing, Internet Surfing, Image Processing, Music and Video Playing etc. Aakash can also be used as an ebook reader. A student will be able to access online streaming of course material and web-based research. It will have Wireless Lan 102.11g (Wi-Fi) connectivity and can also be connected to 3G Mobile Services.
This Low Cost Access Device (LCAD) is priced around Rs 2250 or 45 USD shall be made available to students at 50 percent discount. It will help the users to perform mediocre computing tasks such as Word Processing, Internet Surfing, Image Processing, Music and Video Playing etc. Aakash can also be used as an ebook reader. A student will be able to access online streaming of course material and web-based research. It will have Wireless Lan 102.11g (Wi-Fi) connectivity and can also be connected to 3G Mobile Services.
Naturally, the Aakash has limited specs because it is so cheap, but they aren’t that bad.
It runs on Android 2.2,
Features a 7-inch resistive touch screen with 800-x-480-pixel resolution
Has a 366-MHz processor
256MB of RAM,
It runs on Android 2.2,
Features a 7-inch resistive touch screen with 800-x-480-pixel resolution
Has a 366-MHz processor
256MB of RAM,
2GB of internal storage
A microSD slot to add more storage.
Two USB ports for connecting accessories
A 3.5mm headphone jack for listening to music.
After giving out the first Aakash tablets for free, the Indian government aims to sell them to students for the subsidised price of $35 next year, followed by a retail version hitting shops in India costing about $60
A microSD slot to add more storage.
Two USB ports for connecting accessories
A 3.5mm headphone jack for listening to music.
After giving out the first Aakash tablets for free, the Indian government aims to sell them to students for the subsidised price of $35 next year, followed by a retail version hitting shops in India costing about $60
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