After creating a strong buzz in the Indian market the must awaited Aakash Tablet was finally brought to the USA by the Washington post columnist Mr Harish Wadhwa.The tablet was given to Mr wadhwa by the HRD Minister of India Mr Kapil Sibal ,the man behind this great product.It the worth mentioning here that the product is completely indigenous and is attributed with the name "Aakash" meaning "Sky" in Hindi
The product is subsidized to be sold at a price of 35 USD and the commercial version is to be sold at a price of 60 USD which is also the cheapest when compared to other tablets across the world.Reports from the sources suggest that Indian Government is likely to sell 10 million to 12 million units of Aakash tablet by the 2012.
Aakash tablet can be compared to NANO car because of its small size and cheap rate.The main reason for developing such a product at this cheap rate is to increase computer and internet literacy in India because only 8 % of Indian population is computer literate.Aakash tablet is a product that it not Perfect and its imperfectness is also its strength in a way that the product has the ability that it will be improved with the time.As Wadhwa said, “to get the cost down, you have to make some compromises”
November 2011 will be the big month when the commercial version will be released and the millions of Indian students will become the part of the technological revolution that will transform the education,communication and entertainment in the world
If you would like to buy the product then you must prebook the Aakash tablet on the Official website and if you are from USA and UK then you would have to wait for some time as the shipping of the product outside the India is prohibited
