Indian $70 solar slate joins XO-3 and Sakshat in vaporware race

Another day, another phantom budget tablet: today’s unnamed low-cost model is manufactured by Bharat Electronics, out of India. The Bharat slate runs Android 2.2, sports solar charging for back-up power, and sings for less than 3000 Rupees, or simply shy of $70. No word on processor speed, RAM, or storage, but Hindu Business Line states that the Froyo pads will “allow data to be stored and uploaded in real time to a central server,” suggesting a cloud-based storage system. Availability? None for now, this slate is being sold exclusively to India’s Ministry of Rural Development to be used in a poverty survey. Bharat’s Chairman and Managing Director, Ashwani Datt, stated they might should configure a brand new version of the slate in the event that they were to provide it to students or consumers. We’ll inform you what we expect just once we get our hands at the XO-3 and that other tablet from India. You already know, for vaporous comparison.

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