$35 Aakash Android Tablet Gets Handled On Camera
Amazon’s Kindle Fire made big headlines not so much because of the features or specs it housed but more because of its lower-than-expected $200 price tag. If you thought that was cheap wait until you see the $35 Aakash Android tablet launching next month in India. The tablet was developed as a low-cost, government subsidized computing device for students.
The boys over at VentureBeat were able to get some hands-on with the device and surprisingly, had mostly good things to say about the tab. Even if you take the government subsidy out of the equation, the 7-inch Aakash tablet still comes out to a very affordable $60.
Despite the Aaskash tablet’s obvious shortcomings, there is no better example of Android’s openness and versatility than this device here. I mean, there’s no way the Indian government would be able to drop the price of iPads to $35 for their students. What do you guys think? For $60 — would or would not?
[VentureBeat via Engadget]