Aakash 2: worlds cheapest tablet

Aakash is an Android-based tablet computer. The original Aakash had following configuration 7-inch resistive touch screen, ARM 11 processor, 256 MB RAM and a 2100 mAh battery. It has two USB ports.

Updated Aakash 2 has is about thrice faster with Cortex-A8 700 MHz processor. It also has a 3200 mAh battery and a capacitive touchscreen. Aakash will get also Android 4.0 update.

A review of Aakash:

Android 3.0, Honeycomb- Awesome Tablet OS

Android 3.0 is a new version of the Android platform optimized for tablets.

The video below tells more than words can express.

The improvements include:

• Users can switch between text/voice input modes from a button in the System Bar
• Users can also connect full keyboards over either USB or Bluetooth, for a familiar text-input environment
• Built-in support for Media/Photo Transfer Protocol lets users instantly sync media files with a USB-connected camera or desktop computer
• New multitouch support is now available to JavaScript and plugins
• Redesigned Camera application to take advantage of a larger screen for quick access to exposure, focus, flash, zoom, front-facing camera
• Multiple tabs replace browser windows and a new “incognito” mode allows anonymous browsing