India launches $35 with 7-inch Android tablet Tablet with touch screen likely to be available today.
The prototype will run on Google's Android. It has a virtual keyboard, camera, full video capability, Wi-Fi for browsing, an e-reader, and 2GB RAM.
The touch screen is a bit slow to respond but all in all it is a fairly impressive little package particularly for the price, and a game changer for India and possibly beyond, a gadget reviewer said.
The cheapest tablets available globally are at about $99 for an HP TouchPad and $199 for Amazon's Kindle Fire. In India, tablets currently start from $99 for Pepper, a tablet launched last month by Devraj group of companies. The Wespro ePad is available at Rs 7,000.
Communications and information technology minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday said the anticipated $35 (approx Rs. 1,700) tablet would be made available to school students in the country by next month.
$35 (approx Rs.1,700) tablet will be available to school students in the country on October. Communications and Information Technology minister Kapil Sibal on Wednesday said the tablet would be launched by October in a bid to let children go beyond the boundary of classroom and teachers to acquire knowledge through IT.
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