India did release a $ 35 tablet

As early as last year, in July 2010, Indian officials announced that a cheap tablet device worth only $ 35 would soon be put into production. Time passed, and the concept of "soon" gradually transformed into "perhaps, most likely, probably." Nevertheless, the Indian government constantly said that the tablet will be released, that the device is not just a fiction, but few people believed in it. And so, this week a $ 35 tablet really went on sale. True, it turned out that $ 35 is the price of a tablet, taking into account government subsidies. It is at this price that it will be sold to educational institutions and their students.

If an ordinary person wants to purchase this tablet, then you will have to pay about $ 60. At the very beginning, the government will provide free of charge for educational institutions. 500 devices have already been delivered, and those who have tried the device at work say that the devices are very slow. Actually, it would be strange to expect another from a tablet with 256 MB of RAM.
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The tablet, called Aakash, has a 7-inch display, 32 GB of user-accessible memory, 256 MB of RAM, and works on the basis of Android 2.2 Froyo. There are also 2 USB ports and a WiFi module. A battery with a capacity of 2100mAh will work for 2-3 hours.

Unfortunately, the Android Marketplace is unavailable, despite the fact that some applications are installed by the manufacturer. Developed tablet company Datawind (UK), together with the Indian Institute of Technology. Produced a tablet in India, and will appear in stores as early as next month. Students will receive a tablet for 35 USD next year.

Indian officials argue that this tablet should reduce the “digital” separation of the poor and the rich. Now the poor will be able to get a good and practical device that allows them to work fully. Despite the declared volume of production, only 2.1 thousand tablets will be produced per month. Somewhat later, the number of manufactured tablets will be increased.

Via mashable