£39 android slate

[Glaucus]

, what's next cheapest? Archos7 at £70?


Wtf is happening, first raspberry PI, now I happen to see this on BBC. Thought some of you maybe interest. At that price, good for hacking into some projects.

http://funmauz.blogspot.com/2011/10/worlds-cheapest-tablet-launched-in.html

The world’s cheapest tablet computer, priced at just £22, has launched in India this week.

Co-developed by UK-based company DataWind and the Indian Institute of Technology, the Aakash, also known as UbiSlate 7, is powered by a 600MHz processor and sports a 7in TFT multi-touch screen, two USB ports and an SD card slot. Running on Android 2.2, it also supports Wi-Fi, web browsing and video conferencing.

With 500 units initially being given away at launch to help students with their studies, the Indian government plans to buy a further 100,000 units and sell them for £22 exclusively to Indian graduate students. DataWind’s goal is to commercialise the tablet in India and sell it for approximately £39 to the general public. The company has grand plans for the portable device, estimating that there could be almost 10 million units sold across the country over the next few years.

Page last updated at 12:02 GMT, Thursday, 1 March 2012
Slate makers win innovation prize

Datawind is working with the Indian government to supply devices to students
The makers of a 7in (17.8cm) Android tablet have been named "UK's Most Innovative Mobile Company".

Datawind was among four finalists in a competition organised by UK Trade and Investment.

The firm hopes the Ubislate, which sells for £22 ($35), will make digital connectivity more affordable.

The three other finalists in the Smart UK Project were Blippar, P2i and QRpedia.

Seventy-nine UK-based companies entered the competition in December.

A key factor in selecting the finalists was that they demonstrated the potential to become global businesses.

The winner of the competition was announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

As well as the prestige of winning, Datawind will get free design consultancy and free software.

Russell Buckley, one of the Smart UK Project judges, said: "We were very impressed by the quality of all the finalists.

"It was a tough decision but we are very pleased that Datawind has won.

"There is a global potential and the will to transform lives and society, all using the resources of a British company."

Suneet Singh Tuli, chief executive of Datawind, said the result was a "great validation of our vision".

BBC �� 2012

 

[Izi]

link doesn't work, pics?

 

[Glaucus]

Annoying, probably a competitor

 

[Moley]

Note the distinct lack of information related to battery life in the tech specs - rumour has it this is the devices weak spot.

 

[Glaucus]

180mins apparently.

High Quality Web Anytime & Anywhere:

Connect via GPRS or WiFi
GPRS: Embedded modem eliminates the need for external dongles and allows Internet access everywhere
WiFi: Allows fast Youtube videos at hotspots
Fast web access even on GPRS networks, across the country using DataWind’s patented acceleration technology
Web, Email, Facebook, Twitter and much much more!

Multimedia Powerhouse:

HD Quality Video
Watching movies in the palm of your hand on a 7” screen
Audio library software helps manage your full collection of songs

Applications Galore with Android 2.2:
Games
Productivity software: Office suite
Educational software
Over 150,000 apps!

Full sized-USB port & Micro-SD slot:

Expand memory to 32GB
Use any ordinary pen-drive
Even plug-in a 3G dongle

UbiSlate 7 Specifications
Hardware:
Processor: Connexant with Graphics accelerator and HD Video processor
Memory (RAM): 256MB RAM / Storage (Internal): 2GB Flash
Storage (External): 2GB to 32GB Supported
Peripherals (USB2.0 ports, number): 1 Standard USB port
Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack
Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800x480 pixel resolution
Input Devices: Resistive touch screen
Connectivity and Networking: GPRS and WiFi IEEE 802.11 a/b/g
Power and Battery: Up to 180 minutes on battery. AC adapter 200-240 volt range.

Software:
OS: Android 2.2
Document Rendering
Supported Document formats: DOC, DOCX, PPT, PPTX, XLS, XLSX, ODT, ODP
PDF viewer, Text editor
Multimedia and Image Display
Image viewer supported formats: PNG, JPG, BMP and GIF
Supported audio formats: MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, WMA
Supported video formats: MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, FLV
Communication and Internet
Web browser - Standards Compliance: xHTML 1.1 compliant, 1.8 compliant
Separate application for online YouTube video
Safety and other standards compliance
CE certification / RoHS certification

 

[numatic.nathan]

I'll buy one for the sake of it if they are released in the UK. Should be plenty of modders taking interest in it at that price...

 

[Glaucus]

I'll buy one for the sake of it if they are released in the UK. Should be plenty of modders taking interest in it at that price...

Get pinter75 to do something amazing with it.
Wonder what he could build with it.

 

[Hyburnate]

I'll buy one of these when available. Buy a nice Tripod. Sit it on my desk can use google translate whilst ingame.

 

[Caseh]

I'll probably grab one of these when they are available. Why not at £39? I'm sure I could put it to some sort of use.

 

[Scougar]

If that had at least 512MB ram it would have been excellent for the money.

Also, is it resistive or capacitive? Conflicting info.

 

[Simian]

Hmmmmmmm....

Interesting!!... might give it a punt if it becomes available in the UK...

 

[Kreeeee]

Multi touch ought possible on resistive screens as far as I am aware.

 

[krooton]

Multi touch ought possible on resistive screens as far as I am aware.

I'm sure I read about a specific resistive screen that could map 2 pressure points. It didn't perform too well mind, but it can be done all the same.