IIT-B powers world’s cheapest tablet
Mumbai: Aakash 2.0 was launched on Monday at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay. Aakash 2.0 has a faster processor and a capacitive touchscreen as opposed to its previous version and a battery power which lasts for three hours. Initially, the tablets will besentonly toengineering colleges acrossthecountry.
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said, (via video conference), “Aakash is no longer just a device that only consumes content. Through the efforts of IIT-B, Aakash is now a device thatcreatescontent.”
Aakash 2.0 has a processor of 800 megahertz against the 366 MHz of the previous version. The touchscreen is capacitive making it easy on the fingers.Thebattery power has been upgraded from 2,000 mili ampere hour (approximately less than 2 hours) to 3,200 mili amperehour (approximately 3 hours). All these features were negotiated at a price of Rs 2,263. The specifications of Aakash 2.0 were upgraded at the Aakash lab set up in the computer science and engineering department at the Powaicampus.
Thefirst100samplesof the device were sent for research and around150 peoplewereengaged. Aakash was earlier launchedin October 2011;however, the project failed to take off. Three months ago the project was handed over to IIT-B under Professor DBPhatak.
Phataksaid, “Sincethetablets in phase I is to be used by engineering students, we had to upgrade the specifications to meettheir requirements.”
SKY IS THE LIMIT
• The new Aakash tablet has an 800MHz processing speed
• It has a capacitive touchscreen and its battery can last for up to 3 hours
Yogita Rao TNN
Mumbai: Aakash 2.0 was launched on Monday at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay. Aakash 2.0 has a faster processor and a capacitive touchscreen as opposed to its previous version and a battery power which lasts for three hours. Initially, the tablets will besentonly toengineering colleges acrossthecountry.
HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said, (via video conference), “Aakash is no longer just a device that only consumes content. Through the efforts of IIT-B, Aakash is now a device thatcreatescontent.”
Aakash 2.0 has a processor of 800 megahertz against the 366 MHz of the previous version. The touchscreen is capacitive making it easy on the fingers.Thebattery power has been upgraded from 2,000 mili ampere hour (approximately less than 2 hours) to 3,200 mili amperehour (approximately 3 hours). All these features were negotiated at a price of Rs 2,263. The specifications of Aakash 2.0 were upgraded at the Aakash lab set up in the computer science and engineering department at the Powaicampus.
Thefirst100samplesof the device were sent for research and around150 peoplewereengaged. Aakash was earlier launchedin October 2011;however, the project failed to take off. Three months ago the project was handed over to IIT-B under Professor DBPhatak.
Phataksaid, “Sincethetablets in phase I is to be used by engineering students, we had to upgrade the specifications to meettheir requirements.”
SKY IS THE LIMIT
• The new Aakash tablet has an 800MHz processing speed
• It has a capacitive touchscreen and its battery can last for up to 3 hours
Source::: The Times of India, 26-06-2012, p.04 : http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Client.asp?Daily=TOIM&showST=true&login=default&pub=TOI&Enter=true&Skin=TOINEW
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