India’s $35 tablet is here, for real. Called Aakash, costs $60

India’s much-hyped $35 tablet for college students is a reality. But, like several other super-cheap education project , the price has jumped — though as a result only to Rs 2,999 ($60). It seems that the Aakash is truly an Ubislate 7 from Datawind (makers of the Pocketsurfer ). Beneath the 7-inch 800 x 480 resistive touchscreen is a 366MHz Connexant CPU, 256MB of RAM and 2GB of storage (expandable via microSD) running Froyo and the Getjar market on top. The battery life is rated for a slightly short three hours, and plenty less as a way to play HD video. As well as the 802.11 a/b/g WiFi chip, you furthermore mght get a GPRS modem to stick connected in rural areas. We would like India’s HRD Minster Kapil Sibal’s pet project your entire best and so that you can see the device held snugly inside a Rs 300 ($7) keyboard folio, try the image after the break.

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