The world cheapest tablet was successfully released on October 5th 2011 in India. This is an feat attained by the Indian government and people following the release of the cheapest car, the Tata Nano, in 2009.
The tablet known as Aakash (Hindi word meaning Sky in English) or Ubislate coming at a mere $35 or $50 for the commercially available one. The Aakash is a 7" tablet with a resistive touchscreen, 800 x 400 resolution screen, with a 350gram weight and an android 2.2 (Froyo) operating system with a processor of 366MHz, 256MB RAM, memory upgradable to 32GB, 2 USB ports, WiFi, 3.5mm headphone jack and supports file formats ppt, docs, pdf, etc. It's battery life is about 2-3 hours seems to be a con to the Aakash.
During its release the Indian Human Resource Department minister said the tablet was produced in a bid to boost education via e-learning and overall improvement in ICT.
Below is a video description of the Aakash.
Though the iPad, Xoom, Galaxy tab and many other tablets offer fairly more specifications, the Aakash might soon become the world best selling tablet. Let us just watch and see. What are your views?
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