$35 Tablet Computer Called Aakash is the Cheapest Tablet Computer in the World
$35 tablet computer called Aakash or SkyIndia's $35 tablet computer called the "Aakash" which means "sky", was introduced recently as what they called the world's cheapest touch-screen tablet computer.
During the press launch in New Delhi, Kapil Sibal, India’s minister for human resources development, handed out 500 Aakash tablets to a group of students, and invited them to test out the device.
Manufactured by UK-based company DataWind and Indian Institute of Technology (Rajasthan), the $35 basic touch screen tablet can be used for functions like word processing, web browsing and video conferencing. It has a 7-inch touch screen, Android 2.2 OS, a pair of USB ports, 256 megabytes of RAM and has a three-hour battery life.
The Indian government will make a pilot run of 100,000 Aakash tablets available to students and intends to deliver 10 million tablets to students across India over the next few years.