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A DREAM PROJECT OF
 INDIAN GOVERMENT



            BY: ANKITA BANSAL
                (11101063)
THE WORLD’S CHEAPEST TABLET PC
CONFIGURATION
   SEVEN-INCH TOUCH SCREEN TABLET

   256 MEGABYTES OF RAM

   ANDROID 2.2 OPERATING SYSTEM

   TWO USB PORT

   DELIVERS HD-QUALITY VIDEO
AIMS
 Country’s aim to link 25,000 and 400 universities.


 Original projected as a $35 laptop , the device will
 be sold to the Government of India at $50 .
The name Aakash derives from the
Hindi word for sky.

1   History

2   Specifications

3   Development and testing

4   Reception
HISTORY
 Aspiration to create a "made in India" computer made
 in India" computer was first reflected in a prototype
 ""Simputer"“.

 A year later, the MHRD announced that the low cost
 computer would be launched in 6 weeks. Nine weeks
 later the MHRD showcased a table named “AAKASH”
 .
While it was once announced projected as a laptop
computer, the design has evolved into a tablet computer .


 Doubt about the tablet were dismissed in a
televisio program “Gadget Guru” aired on NDTV in august
2010.
SPECIFICATION
     SIZE 5 x 118.5 x 15.7mm
    with a 7” resistive screen
    OF 190.5

     Weight of 350gms

     Micros SD slot with a
    2GB Micro SD card

     Two full-size USB ports
 2100mAh battery

 Wi-Fi capability

 Consumption of 2 watts with a solar charging option.

 The device features 3.5mm audio output and input
jack.

 Support various document

 Images

 Audio

 Video

 Formats and includes an application for access to
YouTube video content
DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING
   The devices would be made available to students in
    2011. The devices will be manufactured at a cost of
    1500 (€23 Euro) each, half of which will be paid by the
    government and half by the institutions that would use it.

   In June 2011,the HRD announced that it received a few
    samples from the production process which are under
    testing.
MHRD

   “A million
   devices would
   be made
   available to
   students in
   2011.The device
   will be
   manufactured at
   a cost of Rs.
   1500 each”
 The Government of India announced that 10,000 (Sakshat)
tablet will be delivered to IIT Rajasthan in late June and over
the next four months 90,000 more would be made available .


 Government will subsidize the cost by 50% .


 35% of hardware components were sourced from South
Korea, 25% from China, 16% from the USA, 16% from India
and 8% from other countries [3].
RECEPTION
   The prototype would heat up after 30 minutes.

    Problems such as low RAM, frequent system freeze, poor
    sound quality, absence of support for all formats and
    inability to install free software available online were also
    cited by users.

   Technical commentator Prasanto Roy criticized issues such
    as a low battery life

   Absence of training and support infrastructure, especially in
    rural areas.
The CEO OF DATAWIND

 MR. Tuli the CEO OF
 DATAWIND who
 jointly with INDIAN
 INSTITUTE OF
 TECHNOLOGY
 Rajasthan
 manufactured AKASH
 TABLET PC.
CHANGES AFTER FEEDBACK
   The next iteration will have a new microprocessor of 800
    megahertz as compared to the 366 megahertz processor.

   Improve the speed of the tablet.

   Solve the existing problems of quick overheating,
    frequent system freeze, poor sound quality, absence of
    support for all formats and inability to install free online
    software.

   A built in camera and a 1GB RAM are the highlights of
    Aakash-2 which were missing in Aakash-1.
 Datawind has scheduled the next model for
February 2012, projecting that specifications will
include a revised screen, a front-facing camera and
improved RAM.

 Increase in its price by about $14 to $49.98 per
piece.


“The government has asked for a special
replacement warranty.
   Mr.Tuli further explained that the ratio of defects
    in any device sold in India is higher when
    compared to America because of the harsh
    climatic conditions in New Delhi.

   The taxes in India .
Mr.Tuli said that over-and-above the production cost,
Datawind pays almost 20 per cent as taxes, which add to
the cost of the device.


If we bring it after making in China, then there would have
been no issues, because it’s exempted from duties.


He said that company will sell the commercial version of
Aakash in the market for Rs 2,999, which -- unlike the
government’s Aakash tablet with a 1-year replacement
warranty -- will carry only a 30-day replacement warranty.
The National Mission on Education through Information
and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) decided to
task IIT Rajasthan, Jodhpur, with the job of procuring and
testing these devices .


 IIT Jodhpur had floated tenders and the lowest bidder
quoted an ex-factory price of $37.98, which was close to
the cost mentioned by the minister.
THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE OR EYE
CATCHING FEATURE OF AAKASH IS ITS
PRICE , AT WHICH YOU CAN NOT EVEN
GET A SMART PHONE .
Aakash tablet pc (anki)

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Aakash tablet pc (anki)

  • 1. A DREAM PROJECT OF INDIAN GOVERMENT BY: ANKITA BANSAL (11101063)
  • 3. CONFIGURATION  SEVEN-INCH TOUCH SCREEN TABLET  256 MEGABYTES OF RAM  ANDROID 2.2 OPERATING SYSTEM  TWO USB PORT  DELIVERS HD-QUALITY VIDEO
  • 4. AIMS  Country’s aim to link 25,000 and 400 universities.  Original projected as a $35 laptop , the device will be sold to the Government of India at $50 .
  • 5. The name Aakash derives from the Hindi word for sky. 1 History 2 Specifications 3 Development and testing 4 Reception
  • 6. HISTORY  Aspiration to create a "made in India" computer made in India" computer was first reflected in a prototype ""Simputer"“.  A year later, the MHRD announced that the low cost computer would be launched in 6 weeks. Nine weeks later the MHRD showcased a table named “AAKASH” .
  • 7. While it was once announced projected as a laptop computer, the design has evolved into a tablet computer .  Doubt about the tablet were dismissed in a televisio program “Gadget Guru” aired on NDTV in august 2010.
  • 8. SPECIFICATION  SIZE 5 x 118.5 x 15.7mm with a 7” resistive screen OF 190.5  Weight of 350gms  Micros SD slot with a 2GB Micro SD card  Two full-size USB ports
  • 9.  2100mAh battery  Wi-Fi capability  Consumption of 2 watts with a solar charging option.  The device features 3.5mm audio output and input jack.  Support various document  Images  Audio  Video  Formats and includes an application for access to YouTube video content
  • 10. DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING  The devices would be made available to students in 2011. The devices will be manufactured at a cost of 1500 (€23 Euro) each, half of which will be paid by the government and half by the institutions that would use it.  In June 2011,the HRD announced that it received a few samples from the production process which are under testing.
  • 11. MHRD “A million devices would be made available to students in 2011.The device will be manufactured at a cost of Rs. 1500 each”
  • 12.  The Government of India announced that 10,000 (Sakshat) tablet will be delivered to IIT Rajasthan in late June and over the next four months 90,000 more would be made available .  Government will subsidize the cost by 50% .  35% of hardware components were sourced from South Korea, 25% from China, 16% from the USA, 16% from India and 8% from other countries [3].
  • 13. RECEPTION  The prototype would heat up after 30 minutes.  Problems such as low RAM, frequent system freeze, poor sound quality, absence of support for all formats and inability to install free software available online were also cited by users.  Technical commentator Prasanto Roy criticized issues such as a low battery life  Absence of training and support infrastructure, especially in rural areas.
  • 14. The CEO OF DATAWIND  MR. Tuli the CEO OF DATAWIND who jointly with INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Rajasthan manufactured AKASH TABLET PC.
  • 15. CHANGES AFTER FEEDBACK  The next iteration will have a new microprocessor of 800 megahertz as compared to the 366 megahertz processor.  Improve the speed of the tablet.  Solve the existing problems of quick overheating, frequent system freeze, poor sound quality, absence of support for all formats and inability to install free online software.  A built in camera and a 1GB RAM are the highlights of Aakash-2 which were missing in Aakash-1.
  • 16.  Datawind has scheduled the next model for February 2012, projecting that specifications will include a revised screen, a front-facing camera and improved RAM.  Increase in its price by about $14 to $49.98 per piece. “The government has asked for a special replacement warranty.
  • 17. Mr.Tuli further explained that the ratio of defects in any device sold in India is higher when compared to America because of the harsh climatic conditions in New Delhi.  The taxes in India .
  • 18. Mr.Tuli said that over-and-above the production cost, Datawind pays almost 20 per cent as taxes, which add to the cost of the device. If we bring it after making in China, then there would have been no issues, because it’s exempted from duties. He said that company will sell the commercial version of Aakash in the market for Rs 2,999, which -- unlike the government’s Aakash tablet with a 1-year replacement warranty -- will carry only a 30-day replacement warranty.
  • 19. The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) decided to task IIT Rajasthan, Jodhpur, with the job of procuring and testing these devices .  IIT Jodhpur had floated tenders and the lowest bidder quoted an ex-factory price of $37.98, which was close to the cost mentioned by the minister.
  • 20. THE BIGGEST ADVANTAGE OR EYE CATCHING FEATURE OF AAKASH IS ITS PRICE , AT WHICH YOU CAN NOT EVEN GET A SMART PHONE .