The world cheapest computer released whose name is ‘Aakash’. HRD
minister Kapil Sibal released the Aakash tablet at a press conference in
the capital. The Govt. of India even distributed 500 free tablets to
students from different parts of India who had come to attend the event
Specifications
| Manufacturer | DataWind, India |
| Operating System | Google’s Android v2.2 Froyo |
| Battery | 2100 mAh lithium-polymer battery/ Runs 180 min on battery |
| Procesor | 366 MHz processor, on chip graphics accelerator and HD Video processor |
| Memory | 2GB (Internal) Expandable upto 32 GB micro SD |
| RAM | 256 MB LP-DDR2/DDR2 |
| Display | 7-inch at an 800*480 resolution |
| Screen Touch type | Multi-touch resistive touchscreen display |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi EEE 802.11 a/b/g connectivity |
| Weight | 350 gm |
| Network | GPRS |
Cost
| Students | Rs 1,300 (US$ 28.99) |
| Government | Rs 2,250 (US$ 50.18) |
| Retail Price | Rs 2,999 (US$ 66.88) |
What’s Missing
- Inbuilt Camera
- GPS
- Multi-tasking
Features
- The tablet is cheap and exciting too.
- It works as a phone if sim card and headphone is inserted in it.
- Has both GPRS and Wifi enabled.
- Not only that it can also work as 3G by enabling dongle
- With extended upto 32 GB micro SD it has a USB port.
- Document Rendering
- Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
- PDF viewer, Text editor
- Mltimedia 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
Review
No doubt aakash is the cheapest tablet available in the world but it has got lots of drawbacks which makes it not usable by technical guys who need multi tasking and high speed processor. In design point of view the tablet has got a simple design but is thick comparitively with the ipad and tabs like Dell Streak, Hp, Amazon Tablet ‘Kindle Fire’, Samsung Galaxy Tab. The best thing about this tab (aakash) is its price which makes it affordable to the masses which is the main target of HRD Minister Kapil Sibal. It is expected that 416 Universities and 20,000 colleges all over India will be connected under the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT). The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) has proposed 18 different line items for content creation. All content that is created under this Mission needs to meet the following criteria:
- It should be related to education delivery.
- It should involve faculty from different institutions
- All IP (Intellectual Property) created under projects funded by this Mission will vest with MHRD
- All content should be created using open-source software.
- All content created under this Mission is for open access by all and cannot be charged for in any way
Where To Buy From
Commercially Aakash Tablets will be available in the market for the masses from November. Pre-booking of the Aakash Tablets have been started from now itself. You can even book your first World Cheapest Tablet now. Click here to book.Govenment has rolled out 100,000 units of AAkash-Tablet initially and they will be available only to the students. Government has annonced to distribute the Aakash-Tablets to various institute and students can avail one from their institute itself. So the best way to get one for you is contact your concerned department of your college/institute.
