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India gets world's cheapest tablet PC.....


Nearly two years after IT announced its intention to launch a low-cost computing device, the Indian government today demoed Aakash, now the world’s lowest priced computing/internet device at $46 (Rs 2,250).
The tablet specifications are as follows -

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 800×480 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

WHATS MISSING IN AAKASH?

Inbuilt Camera
GPS
Multi-tasking
It is not still available in market, but soon may be in the month of November it will be available. The company is expecting to have more sales in the first month !!
The cost of this goes like this :
Students - Rs 1,300 (US$ 28.99)
Government - Rs 2,250 (US$ 50.18)
Retail Price - Rs 2,999 (US$ 66.88)

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