The Sakshat tablet, which was once launched as the 1500 Rupee laptop will be launched sometime in June 2011. This has been termed the "Indian iPad".
While the Indian media is huffing up the desi-pride angle with talks of "Indian-iPad". there's very little for a complete tablet experience. And there's nothing desi about it; the tablet is made by Canadian firm Datawind Ltd.
The7-inch touchscreen tablet features a inbuilt keyboard, video conferencing facility, multimedia content, Wi-Fi, USB port, 32GB hard drive and a 2GB RAM. There's support for Open Office, SciLab and Internet browsing.
10,000 Sakshat tablets will be shipped to IIT Rajasthan by June-end, following by the launch of over 90,000 tablet units in the next 4 months.
Specifications of Sakshat Tablet:- QWERTY keyboard, mouse and a minimum display of 7” colour LCD/TFT (touchscreen optional)- 2 USB 2.0 ports and USB hosts- Three hours batteryless device- SD card slot (8GB expandable memory)- Support to connect LCD projector- Support for external hard disk drive (Minimum 32 GB)- Ethernet port- WLAN- 80% shock resistant
While the tablets will be priced at Rs 2,200, there are reports of plans for later subsidies of 50%. The 1500 Rupee tablet might go for Rs. 1100, and has been developed as a part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology to bring together 25,000 colleges and 400 universities in the Asian subcontinent in an e-learning initiative.
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