UbiSlate 7 – a 7 inch Touch Screen Tablet (Indian Made) – Features & Specifications

I hope already most you must have already heard about the world’s cheapest touch screen tablet – Aakash! – a sensation in the world of digital gadgets. And now, the long awaited Aakash tablet has been launched by the Telecom and Education Minister, Kapil Sibbal. He quotes “The rich have access to the digital world, the poor and ordinary have been excluded. Aakash will end that digital divide.” Aakash is unquestionably a great initiative for the internet penetration in the country including the rural areas. It is definitely a boon for the students across the length and breadth of the country. 

This is the official platform where you can book Aakash tablet for yourself in an easy and hassle free manner. So wait no more. Fill in the form and book your Ubislate now (As per my understanding these bookings are exclusively for Students).

UbiSlate 7 Features: 

• Unbeatable Price:
• Only Rs.2,999 for the UbiSlate
• Monthly internet charges: Rs.98 / 2GB
• 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
• And It’s a Phone!

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): 2 Standard USB port
• Audio out: 3.5mm jack / Audio in: 3.5mm jack
• Display and Resolution: 7” display with 800×480 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, JavaScript 1.8 compliant
• Separate application for online YouTube video
• Safety and other standards compliance
• CE certification / RoHS certification

Other: 

• Additional Web Browser: UbiSurfer-Browser with compression/acceleration and IE8 rendering.

for More Information and Bookings, Visit: http://www.aakashdatawind.com

Real Records or Marketing Ploys: TOI Article about…

Hyderabad Times gets you the real story behind the ‘record-breaking’ success of many films Suresh Kavirayani Success meets just three days after a film releases, claims of record-breaking overseas collections and announcements of unbelievable box office openings seem to be the new publicity stunts in T-Town. Irrespective of the film’s fate at the BO, producers are going on record, making tall claims. And amidst all the media blitzkrieg, it is hard to figure out which film is doing well and which one is being hyped. In the recent past, “Badrinath” announced that it collected 16 crore in three days, while “Oosaravelli” producer BVSN Prasad stated that his film collected 56 crore in the first week itself. Superstar Mahesh posted on a social networking site that “Dookudu” is officially the highest grosser so far in the Telugu film industry (reports say that the film grossed a whopping 83.15 crore). Are all this claims true or are they just publicity gimmicks? FAKE FIGURES “Most of these records are false and this is nothing but a ploy to lure audiences by creating a hype,” says filmmaker Thammareddy Bharadwaj. “If the film collects more than 50 crore, then the producer has to pay commensurate commercial tax to the government. Maybe it would benefit government officials to crosscheck if producers are indeed paying taxes for the amounts they are publicly declaring,” he adds. But even here, producers have been able to work their way out. Award-winning filmmaker Chandra Siddharth says, “I’ve heard of the commercial tax officials questioning producers about the tax when they claim their films collect huge amounts. But the producers apparently told them that it’s a marketing strategy!” reveals Chandra Siddharth. STAR RIVALRY Marketing strategies apart, much of the film’s hype is also about star rivalry. According to sources the makers of “Dookudu” were bent on beating the “Magadheera” record. “Ram Charan’s film ran for 50 days in 301 centers and the makers of “Dookudu” wanted to break that record and they claim that their film ran in 302 centers!” Similarly when “Dookudu” went about claiming that its overseas collections were 8 crore in 10 days, immediately “Oosaravelli” too joined the race, claiming they had 9.10 crore in just seven days. Most of these records are marketing gimmicks and it’s clearly a game of one-upmanship, says Siddharth. Agreeing with him Tammareddy says, “None of these records are official. We do not have an organization or a film body that maintains these records.” Vijayender Reddy, president of AP Exhibitors Association too feels that these records are not 100 per cent true. “I know many instances where stars had forced producers to run their films in theaters for the sake of records. They were pressurized to run the film for 50 days or 1 0 0 d ay s d e – spite few footfalls . FAN FACTOR Apart from the producers and the stars themselves, even fans have a role to play in perpetuating this unhealthy practice. Thammareddy Bharadwaj reveals, “Telugu film stars have a huge fan following. If the film does not run to a full house, there are instances of fans shelling out money from their pockets to make the show houseful. Such is the fan frenzy.” “I think stars have an important role to play in dissuading their fans from doing so,” he opines. SUCCESS MEETS? A n o t h e r fad in Ttown these days is holding success meets just three days after the film’s rel e a s e. Commenting on this trend, S i d d h a r t h says, “Earlier, in the Telugu film industry, films were declared a hit if they ran for 100 days. Nowadays it is different.” And according to our source, the bigger the flop, the sooner the success meet is held. “It’s the producers way of making some money by selling the event to TV channels!” he reveals. suresh.kavirayani@timesgroup.com

Indian Ipad – Touch Screen Tablet – at just Rs.3000

A sibling of the world’s cheapest tablet computer — the Aakash, launched in India last month — promises a cheaper, worry-free and therefore travel-friendly alternative for mobile computing. The tablet’s “proudly made in India” and the base version (meant for students) was launched on October 5. It was christened the Aakash tablet, after the Hindi word for sky.

London-based DataWind, a leading provider of wireless web access, will make a commercial variant of the Aakash available in India by the end of November. The varient will have a less romantic shelf name of UbiSlate 7. 

UbiSlate 7 costs US$60, or a maximum retail price of Rs 2,999, including all taxes and a 12-month warranty. 

Dubbed the computer version of the Tata Nano car, the 7-inch touch screen tablet promises a high definition video processor, Wi-Fi Internet and two full-sized USB ports. The UbiSlate 7 offers the same features as the Aakash tablet: Web browsing, multimedia games and also doubles up as an e-book reader and instant messenger through Nimbuzz Webchat, a popular free call and messaging app.

The only difference is that UbiSlate 7 will have a cellular mode for web access on-the-go, with Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) and General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) enabled.

Future products will include a mobile phone version of the device and a larger 10-inch screen. “This is not only a concept that applies to India, but has ignited the imagination of governments around the world. The Aakash is proudly made in India, and is destined to revolutionize computing and Internet access for the world,” says Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, DataWind. 

I am certainly impressed with this concept and looking forward for UbiSlate, what about U? It’s currently available for pre-order at www.aakashdatawind.com.