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Article on Akash Tablet Computer



What is Tablet?
  • In current technology trend people wants more and more computing power and desktop pc like features in small size computers.
  • The desktop computers and laptops are very costly and not exact solution for portability.
  • Mobile phones are easy to portable but doesn’t provide computing power and exact feel like laptop and desktop computing.
  • So as an solution of above problem, tablet computer was arose.
  • Tablet computer ( also referred as tablet PCs) is tabled sized computer equipped with touch, USB ports, Microphone point and inbuilt speakers.
  • Tablet PCs has an operating system like Android, Windows, or linux for managing applications and hardware.
  • Some tablet computer has rotating keyboard or some has only touch screen keyboard.

History of Tablet Computer

  • The concept of tablet computer was given by Alan Kay in the late 1960s. He conceptualized the tablet PC concept in the DynaBook.
  • Read Alak Kay’s Article “ A personal computer for children of all ages”

     
    DynaBook
    
  • The DynaBook was to be a tablet style computer aimed to  provide computing features in small tablet computer.

  • Kay was described a multi-touch display concept in 1972 that’s almost 41 year ago.
  • After the DynaBook concepts, many efforts has made in the development of the tablet computer.
  • Bill gates and Steve jobs are the two business man who take tablet concept as market opportunities and developed advance tablet devices with all latest features.
Akash Ubislate tablet

  • Akash is a computer which belongs to tablet family of computer.
  • The akash tablet is developed by Indian government with the cooperation of Britain Company DataWind.
  • The meaning of ‘Akash’ is ‘Sky’. Tablet is developed by government by keep in mind that it will become most powerful tablet in reasonable price for all level of students including primary, graduate and postgraduate students.
Technical Specification/ Configuration of Akash tablet

Developed By       :  Indian Government with Britain company DataWind.
Cost                       :   Original Price : Rs. 2276 (Approx. $50)
                                   Special Price for students: Rs. 1500 (Approx. $35)
Size                        :  190.5 X 118.5  X 15.7 mm
Screen size            : 7” Resistive
Weight                   : 350 gms
Operating System :  Android 2.2
Processor               :  366 Mhz, Graphics Accelerator & HD video Co- Processor
Memory                 : 256 MB
Storage Capacity  : 2GB Micro SD card expandable up to 32 GB.
Connectivity          : 2 USB Ports.
Battery                  : 2100 mAh
Camera                 : Not Inbuilt, USB Camera can be used
Network Facility  : Fi-Fi
Web Browser       : DataWind Accelerated Browser Modem.
                                In-built SIM slote
Tablet supports document formats such as: DOC, DOCX, PDF, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, ODT and OPD.
It also supports various audio formats such as: MP3, AC3, WMA, AAC, WAV, FLV and AVI.

Advantages of Akash tablet:

  • It is compact so easy to carry wherever you go.
  • It supports to implement different learning and teaching styles eg. Programming lecture can be taken in garden.
  • No need to carry large heavy reference book every day at school or college, now students cn store e-books in pdf format and read any time.
  • MBA and Marketing students can keep theire marketing software such as Loan Calculation, Intrest Estimator  in Akash tablet.
  • Students can write class notes directly in tablet using its touch screen, so obviously saving of papers which implies saving of trees.
  • Akash has sufficient storage capacity to store capacity to store study materials.
How to buy Akash Tablet?
  • An Akash ubislate tablet is not yet sold by distributors and not distributed to students, distribution of akash tablet will be done in next few months.
  • Distribution of akash tablet will be done by the Universities, get in touch with your universities to purchase akash computer.
  • Price of akash for students:  Rs 1500  to Rs. 1750 (Without SIM and GPRS facility)
  • Student’s version of akash has wi-fi connection to access internet.
  • Retail price of akash: Rs 3000 including tax (with SIM and GPRS facility).
Future of Akash Tablet
  • Before February 2012, an improved version of akash tablet Akash-2 is expected to be launched. The current akash tablet was given to the students of IIT (Indian Institute of Technology), Rajasthan for the testing purpose and to find bugs and technical fault in it.
  • The IIT suggest improvement in older version of akash and now Akash-2 will be launched during January – February 2012 said by Kapil Sible.
Conclusion:
  • Akash tablet will perform an important role in the Indian education field.
  • Teachers are also planning to implement new teaching methods which will be lead to valuable education with the help of akash tablet.
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    3 comments:

    indianist said...

    The cheap Computer in India is Aakash Tablet PC has been launched to provide the cheapest of its kind at a price of Rs. 2500. The bookings are open online and the Tablet will be delivered with in a week's time.

    Unknown said...



    Thank you for the info. It sounds pretty user friendly. I guess I’ll pick one up for fun. thank u

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    gfive said...

    Thanks for sharing, I will bookmark and be back again


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