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India Launches $35 Tablet

Posted by samzenpus on from the price-drop dept.

Many readers have submitted stories about a new $35 tablet computer released today in India. The Aakash (meaning sky) has been handed out to 500 students for an initial trial run, if successful a $60 commercial version will hit the shelves later this year. The Aakash computer runs Android 2.2 (Froyo), has a 7-inch touch screen, 256MB of RAM, 32GB expandable memory slot, two USB ports, and weighs in at only 350 grams.

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  1. Useful gadget! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    They can use it to watch the Chinese launch the space station in between calls from frustrated Americans who need helping working their computers.