Sakshat is a tablet computer manufactured by HCL Technologies and is the World's Cheapest Tablet. It is designed in India as a low cost but full functioning device in order to attempt to bridge the digital divide.The device has been developed as part of the National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology that aims to link 25,000 colleges and 400 universities on the subcontinent in an e-learning program via an existing Sakshat portal.
# Sakshat tablet features and specifications:-
* 7 inch touchscreen display,In built Qwerty keyboard,mouse
* 2 GB RAM and 32 GB hard drive
* SD card slot(8 GB expandable memory)
* Wifi ,USB Connectivity
* Supports Open Office,SciLab and Internet Browsing,cups (for printing support) / Media player capable of playing streamed as well as stored media files JavaScript, pdf plug-in java / Wireless communication for Audio/video I/O / Cloud computing option / Remote device management capability,Rendering YouTube and other online video services (open source flash players, e.g., gnash or swfdec).
* Video conferencing facility and Multimedia content viewer for example .pdf, docx, .ods, .adp, .doc, .xls, .jpeg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .odt, .zip, AVI, AC3 etc. / Searchable PDF reader / Unzip tool for unzipping zip files / Possibility of installing suitable firmware upgradation
* Linux operating system
* 2 watt power minimum consumption
* Three hours or more uninterrupted operation through Battery or Batteryless device / Battery charger with Adapter or Hybrid super Capacitor quick charger
* Suitable Ethernet port / WLAN card (IEEE 802.11 a, b , g, n) desirable / Alternative Battery support through solar cell, or Hybrid Capacitor will be desirable / Web cam (embedded webcam desirable)
* Shock resistant casing of suitable form factor for the device,environmental Shield desirable/ Operating temperature Zero Degree centigrade to 48 Degree centigrade. Max humidity 80% shock resist = 2g / ROHS Compliant
# Software:-
* Android Operating System
* Educational software developed at Indian Institute of Technology
* Web browsing, video conferencing and word processing software
# Price Details:-
A total of 10,000 Sakshat tablets had already shipped to IIT Rajasthan by June-end, following by the launch of over 90,000 tablet units in the next 4 months.While the tablets will be priced at Rs 2,200, there are reports of plans for later subsidies of 50%. The 1500 Rupee ( $35 USD) tablet might go for Rs. 1100 .
# How to Buy?
The laptops will be distributed in institutions by the HRD ministry.
# Sakshat tablet features and specifications:-
* 7 inch touchscreen display,In built Qwerty keyboard,mouse
* 2 GB RAM and 32 GB hard drive
* SD card slot(8 GB expandable memory)
* Wifi ,USB Connectivity
* Supports Open Office,SciLab and Internet Browsing,cups (for printing support) / Media player capable of playing streamed as well as stored media files JavaScript, pdf plug-in java / Wireless communication for Audio/video I/O / Cloud computing option / Remote device management capability,Rendering YouTube and other online video services (open source flash players, e.g., gnash or swfdec).
* Video conferencing facility and Multimedia content viewer for example .pdf, docx, .ods, .adp, .doc, .xls, .jpeg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .odt, .zip, AVI, AC3 etc. / Searchable PDF reader / Unzip tool for unzipping zip files / Possibility of installing suitable firmware upgradation
* Linux operating system
* 2 watt power minimum consumption
* Three hours or more uninterrupted operation through Battery or Batteryless device / Battery charger with Adapter or Hybrid super Capacitor quick charger
* Suitable Ethernet port / WLAN card (IEEE 802.11 a, b , g, n) desirable / Alternative Battery support through solar cell, or Hybrid Capacitor will be desirable / Web cam (embedded webcam desirable)
* Shock resistant casing of suitable form factor for the device,environmental Shield desirable/ Operating temperature Zero Degree centigrade to 48 Degree centigrade. Max humidity 80% shock resist = 2g / ROHS Compliant
# Software:-
* Android Operating System
* Educational software developed at Indian Institute of Technology
* Web browsing, video conferencing and word processing software
# Price Details:-
A total of 10,000 Sakshat tablets had already shipped to IIT Rajasthan by June-end, following by the launch of over 90,000 tablet units in the next 4 months.While the tablets will be priced at Rs 2,200, there are reports of plans for later subsidies of 50%. The 1500 Rupee ( $35 USD) tablet might go for Rs. 1100 .
# How to Buy?
The laptops will be distributed in institutions by the HRD ministry.
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