Akash Tablet Goes on sale for Rs 2500/- online

 DataWind, the Canadian company that is manufacturing Aakash, has started the online booking and pre booking of the much anticipated low cost Android tablet. Online booking is for students' version of the tablet and pre booking is for UbiSlate 7, the upgraded version of Aakash.

Students' version of Aakash will be available for Rs 2,500 and will be delivered in seven days. The commercial version, UbiSlate 7 is priced at Rs 2,999. The payment mode for both the tablets is cash on delivery.

The commercial version of Aakash tablet will be powered by Android 2.3 and will have a resistive touchscreen, Cortex A8-700 MHz processor and graphics accelerator HD video processor, 256 MB of RAM and 2 GB of internal memory.

Other specifications are a one standard USB port, 3.5 mm audio jack, a 7 inch display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, resistive touchscreen, GPRS and WiFi support.

"The improved version of Aakash tablet will be available in retail outlets by January end," aspokesperson of DataWind told The Mobile Indian.

The tablet was to be made available in retail stores by the end of November. "The delay in the availability of the tablet has been due to upgradation in the tablet and some unforeseen delay in manufacturing," the spokesperson said.

To book and prebook student and commercial versions respectively of Aakash tablet, users have to visit DataWind's website and fill up the required form. In case of booking they will get a booking ID and a message which will state, "You will shortly receive an email confirmation from our support team with further details."

In case of pre booking users will get a confirmation message which will state, "The commercial version of the Akash UbiSlate 7 would be launched in early weeks of December. After the commercial launch we would get in touch with you to deliver your device as soon possible."

As a matter of fact, the confirmation message a reader will see is factually incorrect as The mobile Indian had reported earlier the Aakash tablet will be available only by January end.

Datawind has however not cleared how it is going to establish the identity of students who will book the cheapest version of Aakash tablet. When The Mobile Indian contacted spokesperson of Datwind he said, "Anyone can book the student version of Aakash tablet."

This defeats the purpose of providing students an affordable tablet as now anyone can place an order to get the tablet. Interestingly, now it has been revealed that the government has procured only 10,000 Aakash tablets for distribution in schools and colleges of the initial 1 lakh proposed.

It looks like the company was in a hurry to start the online booking process and has not done not proper homework before staring it.

FreeLoader Portable solar charger

Catch the Sun

• Solar charger with a built-in Li-ion rechargeable battery
• Battery charges using solar cells or USB
• Compatible with many electrical gadgets

FREELoader Portable Solar Charger

The cost of most forms of energy has increased a lot recently and will likely only go up in the future. And not only the monetary cost but the cost to our environment needs to be considered. Thankfully, the energy emitted from the Sun is still free... The Freeloader Portable Solar Charger can help you tap into this free source of energy; you simply plug it in and point it towards the Sun...

Freeloader Portable Solar Charger is an advanced portable charging system that can power any hand held device anywhere, anytime. The Freeloader gets power from its solar panels or via a supplied charging cable that plugs into your computers USB port. Once charged, the internal Li-Ion battery can power an iPod for 18 hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, PSP for 2.5 hours a PDA for 22 hours and much more. Finished with a tough but stylish aluminum body, Freeloader can take the knocks of every day life whether on a business trip in New York, back packing in the Andes or relaxing on a Caribbean beach.Freeloader Portable Solar Charger is an advanced portable charging system that can power any hand held device anywhere, anytime. The Freeloader gets power from its solar panels or via a supplied charging cable that plugs into your computers USB port. Once charged, the internal Li-Ion battery can power an iPod for 18 hours, a mobile phone for 44 hours, PSP for 2.5 hours a PDA for 22 hours and much more. Finished with a tough but stylish aluminum body, Freeloader can take the knocks of every day life whether on a business trip in New York, back packing in the Andes or relaxing on a Caribbean beach..Supplied with a USB Master cable with 9 adapter tips for charging countless devices and for charging the Freeloaders 1200mAh internal battery via your computer. The Freeloaders 150mAh crystalline solar panels can charge the internal battery in as little as 8 hours or 3 hours when using the supplied USB charging cable.

Product Specifications

• Charges via sunlight or USB
• Can store a battery charge for up to 3 months
• Impact resistant, rust free aluminium body
• 1200mAh Li-ion battery
• 150mA premium quality crystalline solar cells
• LCD data panel provides useful information about battery level, power input and connectivity
• Dimensions: 4.8" x 2.4" x .67" (123mm x 62mm x 17mm)
• Weight: 4.4 oz (124g)
• Standard USB output can be used with existing cables (e.g. Apple products)
• Note: Li-ion rechargeable battery requires 3-4 full charges before optimum capacity is reached - suggested to initially charge via USB

HTC Explorer-- A New Easy-to-use smartphone

 

HTC today launched the HTC Explorer, the most affordable smartphone and the latest addition to a global portfolio of devices. htc Explorer smartphone propose such a complex experience for users that has in their hands for the first time a smartphones. With a curved and compact design, a 3.2-inch HVGA SCREEN, a 3-megapixel camera, HTC Explorer provides specific performance for smartphones through an attractive and affordable model....

With HTC Sense integrated, users are offered a well-defined graphics, exciting animations and a variety of widgets and applications specific for video clips of weather. HTC Explorer offers a customizable lock screen that allows users to access by a single touch the applications and content and updates from social networks, weather or stock market evolution.

The screen lock allows direct access to camera functions to capture immediate highlights. Also included is a new Smart Dialler, which displays a menu with quick one-touch speed dial contacts.

The People widget can follow updates from social networks of colleagues, friends and family, which displays this information in a single stream of talk, easy to follow. Also you can send quick messages that contain a photo, video or details of an area, all with one simple touch.

Fast online navigation

HTC Explorer has the Adobe Flash plugin, useful for web and is the first in its class with HVGA screen that will allow users to run almost all applications from the Android Market.

Users can make reservations at the restaurant you can connect to customer service by simply dialing listed on any website. And if you forgot to print the map to its destination, the user can access the address and display in real time a map of the area....!!!

Amazon launches a range of new Kindle, Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch

The Kindle has been Amazon’s Luckiest device with millions of it being sold in the market. It has been a while since the product has been updated and now, Amazon has released not one but three different types of Kindle dubbed the Kindle, Kindle Touch and Kindle Fire.

The normal Kindle starts at a price of $79 with its special offer subsidy. It comes with Wi-Fi only and unlike its predecessor, it doesn’t come with a keyboard. The Kindle Touch on the other hand is a bit more interesting as it comes with a touch screen E Ink display. At $99, the price is a bit more expensive than the normal Kindle. The 3G version would cost $149.

The best device of the lot is no other than the Kindle Fire. At a price of $100, it can be considered cheap especially when it features a dual-core processor in addition to a 7” touch screen with the IPS technology. It is also rumored that for every Kindle Fire sold, $50 is subsidized by Amazon.

Those wanting the old Kindle need not fret as there are still available and is called the Kindle Keyboard. In addition to that, from our point of view, we find that these new Kindle a worthy purchase especially the Kindle Fire.

Sony Ericsson-xperia-x2-Review-Features-Price-in-india

In this article em going to discuss about the first ever Windows phone launched by Sony Ericsson which has a windows mobile 6.5 OS and that is the “Xperia X2”. Successor to the much-loved Xperia X1, this phone came less than a year after it.

A highly sophisticated and comfortable smart phone, the phone has some really exciting features, like the enhanced touch interface (quite a big touch-screen), a slide out QWERTY keyboard and the 3D panel signature that allows you to take advantage of the flexible desktop panels that are designed for categorizing fun, business and communication functions. The touch interface combined with the keyboard make navigation far more easier and simple.

The phone also boasts of an 8 megapixel camera with WVGA recording which makes this phone no less than a professional digital camera. The camera is bundled with features like image stabilization, touch-focus, LED flash and a screen viewfinder which gives you nearly-perfect pictures which are a lot better than other camera-phones. There is also a TV-out facility, which lets you attach your phone with a TV or a projector to view your videos or presentations on bigger screens.

The phone is equipped with 3G technology, which gives you broadband like speed in a handset and facilitates downloading of large files quickly. This  feature is a boon when paired with applications like Google maps for navigation, RSS feeds, the internet explorer or just basic instant messaging.

The phone has a 3.2″ resistive touchscreen, a standard 3.5 mm jack on the top, basic call/end buttons on the front with a menu and ‘ok’ button. There is also a joypad, quite similiar to the Xperia X1, but flat (also works as a selection key). There is a micro-USB port on the side. A camera button and a volume rocker is also provided. The ‘arc’ design of the phone fits quite comfortably in the palm. A stylus is also provided for navigation.

Specifications:

# Dimensions: 110.0 x 54.0 x 16.0 mm, 4.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 inches
# Weight: 155.0 g, 5.5 oz
# Colors: Elegant Black,Modern Silver
# Storage: 110MB internal, upto 32GB miscroSD
# Camera: 8.1 MP, 16x digital zoom, auto focus, geo tagging
# Display: 3.2 inch TFT, 480×800, 65,536 color
# Talk time GSM: Up to 10 hrs
# Standby time GSM: Up to 500 hrs
# Talk time UMTS: Up to 6hrs
# Standby time UMTS: Up to 640hrs
# Networks: XPERIA X2: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900; UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100
# Operating system: Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.5

Price: INR 26,299/-

So, the Xperia X2 is quite an exciting smartphone by Sony Ericsson and a worthy successor to the Sony Ericsson Xperia X1. Leaning a bit towards the business side, the phone takes care of your professional life quite nicely, but is still loaded with enough features to make it good for multimedia use too. Keep an eye out for more cell phone reviews on GADGET GURU.

Latest Android Tab from Sansung - Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus

Samsung has announced the launch of its Galaxy Tab 7.0 gadget based on Android 3.2. This was a surprising decision by Samsung because it already has a 7 inch tablet which was launched earlier this year. Apart from this, in the recent times, the company has also launched a 7.7 inch tablet along with an 8.9 inch and 10.1 inch tablet.

Specifications

In the Galaxy version, the company has inducted various other features which a customer would definitely like. Along with a 7 inch display screen, the tablet comes with 1.2GHz dual-core processor. In addition, the tablet gives an option of 802.11n wireless support and it can also support HSPA+ networks from the device. The model also comes with variant of 16GB and 32GB memory size along with a microSD slot which provides the facility of extending the memory to 32GB of additional storage. The users also get the option to use front and rear cameras.