World's cheapest tablet Aakash goes on sale for Rs 2500 online

 World's cheapest tablet Aakash goes on sale for Rs 2500 online

Specifications	Aakash	UbiSlate 7 (The upgraded version of Aakash)
Availability	NOW!	Late January
Pricing	Rs.2,500	Rs.2,999
Microprocessor	Arm11 – 366Mhz	Cortex A8 – 700 Mhz
Battery	2100 mAh	3200 mAh
OS	Android 2.2	Android 2.3
Network	WiFi	WiFi & GPRS (SIM & Phone functionality)

Features:

    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

    And It’s a Phone!  

 

 Datawind, the maker of the world's cheapest tablet has put up for sale about 30,000 tablets online at a price of Rs 2500 each, with a delivery period of seven days.

The seven inch tablet with Android 2.2 is now available through its portal aakashtablet.com. "We have put up on sale about 30,000 tablets online, which will have a cash on delivery of 7 days. We have achieved pre-sale orders of about 400,000 tablets from individuals and corporates. But current supplies will only be limited for individual buyers," Datawind CEO and founder Suneet Singh Tuli told ET.

Aakash's next commercial version called the Ubislate 7, which has a faster processor, is slated to be launched late January. Ubislate 7 is set to have a 700 Mhz processor compared to the 366 MHz processor in Aakash. Ubislate 7 will be priced at Rs 3000 for sale online.

Datawind though seems to be struggling with customer service issues for online retail, even though the sale is only for a limited number of tablets.

According to sources, the Indian government is also planning to provide a new specification for Aakash, which may come with a faster processor and better battery life. The current version of Aakash has a battery life of about 1.5 hours. An email to the Ministry of Human Resource and Development, which is supplying the tablets to schools and colleges remained unanswered.

The government till now procured only 10,000 tablets. It has still not procured the remaining 90,000 tablets for distribution in schools and colleges, even as other nations have expressed interest to the government for similar low cost computing initiatives.