Aakash tablet in 2010

Aakash Tablet 

INDIA, While unveiling the $35 Aakash tablet in 2010, government officials told that the tablet will hit the market by Jan 2011. But, the project has been delayed indefinitely and the proposed launch was re-scheduled. Rumour mills reported that the tablet was manufactured using the cheap components available in the market.

Aakash tablet manufactured by HCL Technologies will have features like 7 inch touchscreen and Linux operating system. This tablet will be powered 2GB RAM and 32GB HD. Other features include Wi-Fi, USB port, Bluetooth etc.

• Display: Touch Screen
• Keyboard: Built in
• RAM: 2GB
• Connectivity: Wifi, USB
• Operating System: Linux
• Power: 2 watt
• It has single unit system which has a touch screen
• It has a keyboard which is in-built
• It is operated by a 2 watt system

Aakash tablet has been developed as part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology that aims to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities on the subcontinent in an e-learning program via an existing Sakshat portal.

 

Features:

• Open Office
• SciLab
• Internet browsing
• Video web conferencing facility,
• Multimedia content in a variety of formats (pdf, docx, ods, adp, xls, jpeg, gif,png, bmp, odt, zip, AVCHD, AVI, AC3)
• Inbuilt PDF reader
• Internet browsing with flash plug-in, JavaScript.
• It is enabled with a touch screen.
• An in-built keyboard is attached with this laptop.
• The laptop can store the data of up to 2 GB memory. It is a RAM memory.
• Wifi connectivity and USB port are this laptop’s additional features.
• 2 watt system is used up by this laptop so that it can even perform in areas where power supply is low.
• 80% shock resistant

Specifications:

• Display: 7” colour LCD/TFT
• Keyboard: Built in
• RAM: 2GB
• Hard Drive: 32GB
• Connectivity: Wifi, USB 2.0 (2), Ethernet port.
• Operating System: Android
• Power: 2 watt
• Processor: Unknown
• Expandable Memory upto 8GB (SD Card)
• VGA Port (For connecting to Projector)

Review

This revolutionary tablet supports multimedia content, Zip-Unzip feature, PDF Reader, SciLab, OpenOffice and a browser for social networking websites like Facebook and Myspace but still not confirmed if we can use it as a gaming device.

Though, it is priced low, there may be some drawbacks such as the gadget may not be larger than normal laptop. The other drawback that the laptop has is that it does not have a hard disc. But, even this can be resolved as the add-on memory can be utilized in the laptop. Though, the computer lacks high capacity of memory but a user can take additional memories.