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1 posted on 10/05/2011 10:17:13 AM PDT by MBT ARJUN

2 posted on 10/05/2011 10:18:33 AM PDT by null and void (Day 987 of America's holiday from reality...)

,b>Specifications</b>:
Hardware:
- Processor: 366 Mhz. 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): 1 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

The tablet also comes with a 12-month replacement warranty.
The Aakash tablet also has support for Wi-Fi connectivity and includes a microphone and stereo earphones.
The Aakash tablet is in fact DataWind’s UBISlate 7 tablet. Weighing 350 grams the tablet has 256MB RAM and an internal storage of 2GB Flash memory.
The tablet will also be commercially available from November at a price of Rs 2999

3 posted on 10/05/2011 10:21:38 AM PDT by MBT ARJUN

Is the $35 the ultimate cost or the price after subsidy? I’d be curious to know what the ultimate cost is, to really understand how it stacks up to more conventional units.

Two cheers for Linux, by the way, which makes it all possible.

4 posted on 10/05/2011 10:21:38 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (There's gonna be a Redneck Revolution! (See my freep page) [rednecks come in many colors])

The original.........

8 posted on 10/05/2011 10:36:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Furthermore, I think Obama must be impeached....................)

To: MBT ARJUN; null and void

That looks just like my Pandigital..........

10 posted on 10/05/2011 10:37:55 AM PDT by Red Badger (Furthermore, I think Obama must be impeached....................)

I’ll believe it when I can buy it. Sounds pretty cool though.

12 posted on 10/05/2011 10:41:44 AM PDT by MetaThought

I’m hopeful, but also still remembering my Mom’s advice of “You get what you pay for”. Hopefully these tablets won’t end up having the lifespan of a pet store goldfish.

15 posted on 10/05/2011 10:49:25 AM PDT by richmwill

3-hour battery life isn’t much better than most laptops.

22 posted on 10/05/2011 2:10:40 PM PDT by dfwgator

Good news & interesting. Thanks for posting.

23 posted on 10/05/2011 5:57:37 PM PDT by PGalt

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