DataWind to supply 10000 Aakash tablets to IIT-Bombay - Times of India

BANGALORE: DataWind will supply 10,000 Aakash low-cost computing access devices to IIT-Bombay, as part of National Mission for Education through Information Communication Technology initiative of the union government. Each device is priced at $41.61. The Aakash 2 devices, claimed to be the world's most cost effective computing access devices, utilize multi-touch projective capacitive touch screens. The devices are powered by a Cortex A8 - 1Ghz processor, of the same calibre as the original iPad, and contain 512MB of RAM (twice that of th e original iPad). Flash memory of 4GB can be supplemented by upto 32GB through its micro-SD card slot. In addition to embedded Wi-Fi, the Aakash 2 tablet computers support external 3G and EVDO dongles for mobile broadband data connectivity. Supporting Google's Android 4.0 operating system, VGA camera, G-sensor, internal microphone, speakers and headphone jack, the Aakash2 is a full-featured tablet computer intended to break the affordability barrier with the mission of bridging the digital divide. via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHkC7h6IEtfmSKZWKW3rKjOJqm5Dw&url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/hardware/DataWind-to-supply-10000-Aakash-tablets-to-IIT-Bombay/articleshow/19833744.cms

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