India's 35$ Laptop finally out!

India's much awaited 35$ tablet is finally being released. The challenge the IITians took to build this cheapest tablet has been fruitful. Indian government has decided to provide this tablet to Students at a subsidized rate of Rs.1100 and for the general public for a cost of Rs.2200. It is cheaper anyway.

Called as Sakshat Tablet, it features -

7 inch touch screen
2 GB RAM
Wifi and USB Connectivity
32 GB HD space
Android OS
VGA Camera to support video calling
Multimedia capability

Even though the release is close, the company has not disclosed any information regarding the processor speed or the version of Android it will support. The tablets will be distributed by the HRD ministry through institutions.

A 7 inch tablet for a price of Rs.2200 looks very reasonable and worth buying if you are looking for a cheap handy tool to keep your notes. A low price will have its take. But since it is built by the IITians who have amazed indians for decades, you cannot really predict anything until the tablets are out for sale.

I just wish this move by the HRD ministry really help the technology & education sectors in India. 

HTC Flyer launched in India and overpriced

HTC launched its tablet HTC flyer in India and is priced Rs. 37499. Featuring an aluminium unibody design and weighting 420 grams, HTC flyer comes with 7 inch touch sensitive screen of resolution 1024 x 768. Embodying a 1.5Ghz processor, HTC flyer, like most tablets comes with Android OS and HTC Sense UI. A 5 MP camera for photography in addition to a 1.3 MP front camera facilitates video calling. HTC Flyer encapsulates a 1GB powerful ram and 32GB internal storage. Communication is supported by 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth capabilities. HTC flyer provides support for huge variety of video formats - .3gp, .3g2, .mp4, .wmv (Windows Media Video 9), .xvid (MP4 ASP and MP3).

Here's the official promo of the HTC flyer -

Even though HTC flyer comes power packed with a lot of features, the price is very unreasonable as iPad2 itself is available in India for a price tag of Rs. 29k.