Aakash 2 Tablet : 3 More IIT's to Join Aakash 2 Tablet Project : The Indian tab 'Aakash Tablet' has created history in the tech world by getting 21 million bookings in just 21 days. But this cheapest tab got many complaints for under performing and low battery life. Noticing this, IIT-Rajasthan came up with some changes in specifications and features in the Aakash Tab for better performance and more battery life. Taking all these stuff as feedback, the Indian Government decided to upgrade the Aakash Tablet.
According to source, Datawind took a step forward and upgraded the tab with some minor changes in specifications and opened bookings on their official website without informing the Indian Government. However, Government slammed the company for this. Later, the company was asked to upgrade the Aakash Tablet with the specifications proposed by IIT-Rajasthan. But, the proposal was declined by Datawind as it is impossible to upgrade the Aakash Tablet at the same cost with the specifications proposed by IIT-Rajasthan. The institution proposed to upgrade the tab with Shock proof and Water proof which costs double price to manufacture.
As the Government's aim is to provide the Tab for lower price, they decided to withdraw the deal with IIT-Rajasthan and said they are opening tenders for public sectors to involve in this project. According to the Feb 2nd article on Economic Times, a government official said, "We have realised that educational institutes are not capable of handling tenders as it involves large sums of money and handling vendors. Public sector undertakings are much better equipped to handle it."
But today, with the aim of making the tablet 90% Indian, HRD Minister and other senior officials from the ministry as well as Department of IT said ,The government plans to involve three more IITs in the world's cheapest Aakash 2 Tablet PC project to make it more indigenous and further lower its price.
Apart from IIT Rajasthan, which is spearheading the project, IIT Mumbai, IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur would also be roped in for the project.
Aakash 2 Tablet will likely come with 1Ghz Processor, capacitive touch screen, front VGA camera and long battery life.
Read : Aakash 2 Tablet Specifications and Price
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As the Government's aim is to provide the Tab for lower price, they decided to withdraw the deal with IIT-Rajasthan and said they are opening tenders for public sectors to involve in this project. According to the Feb 2nd article on Economic Times, a government official said, "We have realised that educational institutes are not capable of handling tenders as it involves large sums of money and handling vendors. Public sector undertakings are much better equipped to handle it."
But today, with the aim of making the tablet 90% Indian, HRD Minister and other senior officials from the ministry as well as Department of IT said ,The government plans to involve three more IITs in the world's cheapest Aakash 2 Tablet PC project to make it more indigenous and further lower its price.
Apart from IIT Rajasthan, which is spearheading the project, IIT Mumbai, IIT Madras and IIT Kanpur would also be roped in for the project.
Aakash 2 Tablet will likely come with 1Ghz Processor, capacitive touch screen, front VGA camera and long battery life.
Read : Aakash 2 Tablet Specifications and Price
Aakash 2 Tablet Release Date:
Aakash 2 Tablet to be released in April 2012 .For Further Reading,
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