
The eagerly awaited Aakash tablet previously codenamed Sakshat is here finally.
HRD minister Kapil Sibal released the Aakash tablet, whose real price is Rs. 2,999, at a press conference in the capital.
The Govt. of India even distributed 500 free tablets to students from different parts of India who had come to attend the event. The Aakash tablet will be available for students at a subsidized price, which would bring down its value to $35 (Rs. 1,700) making it the cheapest tablet ever.
The device is equipped with a 7-inch touchscreen and runs on Android 2.2-Froyo OS. It is both GPRS and Wi-Fi enabled and available with an affordable Internet plan of Rs.98/2GB. It can also double up as a phone by inserting a SIM card and headphones.
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