Akash tablet for Rs.2999 first look

Aakash tablet for Rs. 2999 First Look
$50 India's homemade tablet has already reached a milestone just 2 weeks after going on sale online. Manufacturers Datawind tell us that over 14 lakh units of the device have been booked online since December 15th. The Aakash made national and international headlines when it launched on October 5th 2011. It is entirely assembled in Indiaand, though pricier than the$35 tag originally announced, still the world's cheapest tablet.
The tablet itself is sold out but you can pre-book the Ubislate 7, a slightly upgraded version of the Aakash for Rs. 2999. TheUbislate 7 is sold out for the month of January and Febuary 2012 but you can preorder for March onwards.
The newer version will come with a slot for insertion of a SIM card, for accessing the Internet via GPRS or 2G connectivity. The current version of the tablet can accessthe Internet via Wi-Fi only. To match the huge demand, Datawind has decided to set upthree new factories in Cochin, Noida and Hyderabad .