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Aakash 4:- Ultra Low Cost Tablet Coming Soon

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Aakash 4

Indian Government Official is all set to review the specification of Aakash 4. It has been reveal that the specification are not meeting its standard. In a report, DEITY has audited and message parliamentary committee that the Vendors are not meeting the promise as stated in tenders which include 3G connectivity via modem, Java Support and the likes. It will be a ultra low cost tablet which is going to be launched in upcoming days. The idea behind the launching of low cost tablets were to bridge the digital gap in the country.

HRD ministry has started the project and it was stated that the budget were fixed and under the allotted budget manufacturer were asked to supply tablets. From the companies side it is said that it is wrong way of planning,  first the specification required has to be submitted to the manufacturer and according to that company will submit the expected cost .

Proposed specification of Aakash 4 features 7-inch LCD display with a pixel resolution of atleast 800 * 480 with 16-bit or above color depth. Minimum brightness proposed were of 290 cd/m2, followed by minimum contrast ratio of 500.

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Government had propose open source applications on it and the platform for OS will be Android . It will be powered by a processor scoring atleast 1469 points in Antutu. It should have RAM of 1 GB followed by 4 GB of ROM. The external support for storage should pack 32 GB of space and also include support for USB storage devices, Keyboard, mouse, 3G/LTE data connectivity. You can check the details here.

Government has asked Stakeholders to share their recommendation on the technical specification of Aakash 4 within 2 weeks.

When talking of series, Aakash 2 is now followed by Aakash 4. It means Aakash 3 is somewhere missing.

Aakash 4 @Rs 1500 in January 2014

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Mr Kapil Sibal, the telecom minister, announced the news which we all have been waiting for ever since Aakash 3. Very soon, as soon as the new year begins, the production of Aakash will commence with a full-throttle pace. The minister at a school function where he was a guest, cited the short-comings of previous Aaksh Tabs and brought to our knowledge the improved features we will get to see in the new Aakash version 4.

Aakash 4 at RS 1500
Aakash 4 at Rs 1500

It will cost at least a Rs 1000 less than the previous Aakash, that is now the students can have Aakash by paying just Rs 1500, as earlier it were priced Rs 2500 apiece. Mr. Sibal assured that for Aakash as many as 18 companies are going to participate in the tender, bids for which opens tomorrow. DG Supplies and Disposals are looking after the tender formalities.They have decided to involve several players in the production process to ensure competitive price and quality.

Speaking about the features, Mr. Sibal said that Aakash 4 is planned to have 7″ – scratch resistant screen. An internal memory of 4GB and external as much up to 32GB. With Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 2G, 3G, and 4G, connectivity will be no issue at all. The ergonomics will also be better than the ones in the past.

In his speech the minister said, enabling every student with the help of Tablets has been his dream ever since he was HRD minister  and he brought forward his “meta-university” concept he coined back then. He explained that when multiple universities come together for a special radical mixture of courses, we have a meta-university structure. With students with traditional books and modern Tabs, meta-university culture will pick up pace as well.

The minister also said that, in the light of present and future possibilities, he expects every school going child could have his or her own Aakash Tab. And which will mean that teachers will no longer be the sole repository of knowledge, he quipped.

How should the Aakash 4 Tablet PC be? Government lays some guidelines.

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Aakash 4| Priced Rs 4000| Specs & Features
Even Better!

We have already covered about UbiSlate 7C+ being proposed as the Aakash 3 Tablet PC in the celebrated Aakash series. Now people are even talking about the guidelines coming for the Aakash 4 lined up. . You may not marvel at the price as you know a lot of Tabs which cost near about Rs 4000/-. But here is the news which will bring big smiles on your faces and leave you puckered during the complete read. The news is actually the putative specifications of the features which are to be present in the Aakash 4.

Let’s have it all in a form of a table, for your easier reading and understanding. If you’l observe you will find that Aakash has some hardware with rating which have been thought not possible at such a low price. Without any further ado, let’s have a look:-

Operating System
  OS Android
  Version Jelly Bean (latest OS is a must)
  Up-gradable No
Calling Feature
  SIM slots  NO
  Network(s)  NO
  SIM Calling  NO
PROCESSOR
  Speed  Should surpass the-
  Brand -benchmark mark of-
  Type -3537 in Antutu-
  Core -performance testing
MEMORY
  RAM  1GB
  Internal Memory  4GB
  Expandable Upto  32GB
  Memory Card Type  mSD
DISPLAY FEATURES
  Screen Size  7 inch (at least)
  Display Type  LCD Capacitive Touch Screen 5 point multitouchScratch resistant
  Resolution  800×480 pixels (minimum)
  View Angle  NA
CAMERA CONFIG
  Primary ( Rear)  2MP
  Secondary ( Front)  0.3MP
  Video Capture (Resolution)  Yes, 1080p
BATTERY
  mAh
  Average online Video  3hrs
  Average Battery Life (Internet/ offline eReading)  5hrs/6hrs
  Standby Time  30days
CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
  Wi-Fi  Yes
  Wi-Fi Version  802.11b/g/n
  3G  Yes via external dongle
  2G/EDGE  Yes, via external dongle
  Bluetooth  Yes
  Btversion  Version 3
  HDMI  No
  miniHDMI  Yes
  USB2.0  No
  miniUSB  Yes
NAVIGATION
  GPS/A-GPS  NA
  Map support  Google Maps
DONGLE INFO
 Dongles Supported  Yes
  Dongle List 2G / 3G(WCDMA):-Huwai E1766, Huwai E230, Huwai E160E, Huwai E182G, Huwai E220, I-230, YE261, Huwai E1750, ZTE MF637U, ZTE MF633BP-1, Huwai E1756, UMG1691, SRT-H800,Huwai E1782CDMA2000 / EVDO:-Huwai EU830,Huwai EC1261, Huwai E150, Huwai EC122,Huwai EC1270, Huwai EC156, ZTE AC2746,ZTE AC590, C820, SEC790, ZTE AC580, ZTE AC2736, SRT H800.
MEDIA FILES SUPPORTED
  AudioFiles  MP3, WMA, WAV
  Video Playback  Yes, Full HD
  Video Files  MP4, AVI, MPG, 3GP, FLV, VOB, MPEG, WMV,MOV, MKV, TS, TP, M2TS, DAT, PMP ASF
EXTERNAL SUPPORT
  Pendrive (upto)  Yes, 8GB
  Hard Drive (upto)  No
ERGONOMICS
  Dimensions  0.75x5x0.75 inch (or lesser)
  Weight  not more than 500gms
SOUND
  Loud Speaker  Yes
  3.5mm Jack  Yes
IN THE BOX
  Items  Tablet, Battery, User Manual, Warranty Card,Headset, USB Cable, Dongle Connector
What Else?
  These–> ———————–
Best Buys
  Price 1  Less than Rs 4000/-
  Price 2  —
  Price 3  —
Official Page    http://akashtablet.com/

Further the Aakash 4 must be dual bootable with Ubuntu Operating system ( through external memory card). One of the key points in the government’s notification says that the hardware accelerator should be capable of supporting OpenGL ES 2.00 playing true HD 720 with at least 30fps. It is added some where in the notification that the device should also support 4G through any relevant dongle and NFC based SD card should also work like a charm.

Akash 3 to be seen soon…

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Akash 3| 1GHz | 512MB
Coming Soon!

The UK tech firm, Datawind has confirmed that the launch of Akask 3, one of the world’s cheapest Tablet PCs, is on the cards. It will be priced wee more than the Akash 2 Tabs which was sold Rs 2,263 apiece. An anticipated price for Akash 3 will be near about Rs 2,500 apiece and about 10 lakh pieces are to be manufactured for the same.

Eyebrows had been raised on the availability of Akash tabs in the past and as a matter of fact not many even considered Akash Tabs being real, all thanks to its limited release. Over this issue, the company spokespersons were found confirming to media lately that the company has successfully delivered 1 lakh pieces of Akash 2 Tabs and is all set to hit much larger target figures now, as large as 10 lakh. The CEO of Datawind, Mr. Suneet Singh Tulli made a statement off late, corroborating that the delivery of the Akash Tab 2 was made at least a month before the stipulated delivery deadlines. And hence, this time they expect no raised hackles what-so-ever about the delivery and availability of the Akash 3 Tabs .

Akash 3 Tablet PCs are supposed to sport Android 4.0 version OS and will be housing Cortex A8 processors clocked at 1GHz. A 512 MB RAM will assist the performance of the least priced Tab in the world. Further at the memory front, the Tab reserves a 4GB internal space and is expandable up to 32GB. Fast internet (3G) is available through the external dongles and much more.

So, this time it’s much likely that we will see Akash 3 Tabs in the open market competing with the other contemporary budget segment Tabs. Even though the official date of release is yet to be decided, sources say that they will make it public, before long!

Aakash II tablet to be launched on November 11

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The new Aakash II with improved features
HRD minister Kapil Sibal with the Aakash II

The government is finally taking proactive steps in its commitment to modernize education in India. On Education Day, November 11, it plans to introduce the first batch of the new Aakash II tablets to around 20,000 students.  [Read more…] about Aakash II tablet to be launched on November 11