Thursday, March 14, 2013

akash tablets

akash tablets full history

Developer	sundar
Manufacturer	VMC Systems, Hyderabad^[1]
Type	Tablet computer
Introductory price	US$35 / 2,250
Media	GSM Device
Operating system	Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Power	3000 mAh li-po battery
CPU	ARM 11 Cortex A8 @ 800 MHz processor
Storage capacity	Flash memory Internal: 2 GB flash External: 2 to 32 GB microSDslot
Memory	256 MB RAM
Display	800 × 480 px 7 in (18 cm) diagonal
Sound	Built in microphone; stereo earphones; 3.5mm jack
Input	Multi-touch touch screen
Camera	None
Touchpad	Resistive
Connectivity	Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Online services	GetJar Market
Dimensions	190.5 mm (7.50 in) H 118.5 mm (4.67 in) W 15.7 mm (0.62 in) D
Weight	350 g (12 oz)
Predecessor	Sakshat
Successor	Aakash 2
Related articles	UbiSlate 7+
Website	www.akashtablet.com

Developer sundar
Manufacturer VMC Systems, Hyderabad[1]
Type Tablet computer
Introductory price US$35 / 2,250
Media GSM Device
Operating system Android 2.3 Gingerbread
Power 3000 mAh li-po battery
CPU ARM 11 Cortex A8 @ 800 MHz processor
Storage capacity Flash memory
Internal: 2 GB flash
External: 2 to 32 GB microSD slot
Memory 256 MB RAM
Display 800 × 480 px
7 in (18 cm) diagonal
Sound Built in microphone; stereo earphones; 3.5mm jack
Input Multi-touch touch screen
Camera None
Touchpad Resistive
Connectivity Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
Online services GetJar Market
Dimensions 190.5 mm (7.50 in) H
118.5 mm (4.67 in) W
15.7 mm (0.62 in) D
Weight 350 g (12 oz)
Predecessor Sakshat
Successor Aakash 2
Related articles UbiSlate 7+
Website www.akashtablet.com

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AKASH TABLETS

1.Aakash is first in a series of Android-based tablet computers produced

by British company DataWind.

2. It is manufactured by the India-based

company Quad, at a new production centre in Hyderabad,

3. with a planned trial run of 100,000 units.

4. The tablet was officially launched as the

Aakash in New Delhi on 5 October 2011. The Indian Ministry of Human Resource

Development announced an upgraded second-generation model called Aakash 2 in

April 2012.

5.The Aakash is a low-cost tablet computer with a 7-inch touch screen, ARM 11

processor and 256 MB RAM

6. running under the Android 2.2 operating system.

It has two universal serial bus (USB) ports[4] and delivers high definition

(HD) quality video.[6] For applications, the Aakash will have access to Getjar,

, an independent market, rather than the Android Market.

7.The device was developed as part of the country's aim to link 25,000

colleges and 400 universities in an e-learning program

8. Originally projected as a

"$35 laptop"

9. the device will be sold to the Government of India and distributed to university students – initially at US$50[4] until further orders are received and projected eventually to achieve the target $35 price. A commercial version of Aakash is currently marketed as UbiSlate 7+[10] at a price of $60.[11] The Aakash 2, codenamed UbiSlate 7Ci, was released on 11 November 2012[12] and has a configuration that is an improvement over previous versions. The tablet will be sold to MHRD at a cost of Rs.2263

and subsidised to Rs.1130 for students.

HISTORY

1.The aspiration to create a "Made in India" computer was first reflected

in a prototype "Simputer" that was produced in small numbers.

2.Bangalore based CPSU, Bharat Electronics Ltd manufactured around 5,000 Simputers

for Indian customers from 2002–07.

3.In 2011, Kapil Sibal announced an anticipated low-cost computing device to compete with the One Laptop

per Child (OLPC) initiative, though intended for urban college students

rather than the OLPC's rural, underprivileged students.

4.A year later, the MHRD announced that the low-cost computer would be

launched in six weeks. Nine weeks later, the MHRD showcased a tablet

named "Aakash", not nearly what had been projected and at US$60 rather

than the projected $35.

5. "NDTV" reported that the new low-cost tablet was

considerably less able than the previously shown prototype and was going

to cost about twice as much.

6.While it was once projected as a laptop computer, the design has evolved

into a tablet computer.

7. At the inauguration of the national Mission on

Education Programme organised by the Union HRD Ministry in 2009, joint

secretary N. K. Sinha had said that the computing device is 10 inches

(which is around 25.5 cm) long and 5 inches (12.5 cm) wide and priced at

around $30.

8.India's Minister of Human Resource Development, Kapil Sibal, unveiled a

prototype on 22 July 2010, which was later given out to 500 college students

to collect feedback.

9. The price of the device exhibited was projected at

$35, eventually to drop to $20 and ultimately to $10. After the

device was unveiled, OLPC chairman Nicholas Negroponte offered full access to

OLPC technology at no cost to the Indian team.[21]

The tablet was shown on the television program "Gadget Guru" aired on NDTV in August 2010,[22] when it was shown to have 256 MB RAM and 2 GB of internal flash-memory storage and demonstrated running the Android operating system featuring video playback, internal Wi-Fi and cellular data via an external 3G modem.[23]

Aakash 2 is allegedly made in China.[24] Datawind alleges it bought DIY kits from China, assembled them, and sold them to Indian Government HRD.[25] Chinese manufacturers allege that, they sold "ready-to-use" tablets to Datawind.[26] + The device was developed as part of the country's aim to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities in an e-learning program.[8] Originally projected as a "$35 laptop",[9] the device was planned to be sold to the Government of India and distributed to university students – initially at US$50[4] until further orders are received and projected eventually to achieve the target $35 price.

A commercial version was eventually released online as the UbiSlate7C1 tablet PC at Rs. 4,199 (US$ 76.42) and the Ubislate7C+ tablet PC at Rs. 5,199 (US$ 94.62)[11][27] on 11 November 2012[12] with plans to offer it at a subsidized cost for students of Rs. 1,130 (US$ 20.57).[13] As of February 2012, Datawind had over 1,400,000 pre-orders, but had only shipped 10,000 units – 0.7% of orders.[28] As of November 2012, many customers who put in orders still had not received their computers and were offered refunds
SPECIFICATIONS

As released on 5 October 2011, the Aakash features an overall size of 190.5 x 118.5 x 15.7 mm with a 180 millimetres (7.1 in) resistive touchscreen,[30] a weight of 350 grams (12 oz) and using the Android 2.2 operating system with access to the proprietary marketplace Getjar (not the Android Market)

, developed by DataWind.

The processor runs at 366 MHz; there is a graphics accelerator and HD

video coprocessor. The tablet has 256 MB RAM, a micro SD slot with

a 2 GB Micro SD card (expandable to 32 GB), two USB ports, a 3.5 mm

audio output and input jack, a 2100 mAh battery, Wi-fi capability,

a browser developed by DataWind, and an internal cellular and Subscriber

Identity Module (SIM) modem. Power consumption is 2 watts, and there is

a solar charging option.

The Aakash is designed to support various document

(DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP,PDF), image

(PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF), audio (MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA)

and video (MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV) file formats and includes