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Sony Launches High-End ‘Tablet S and Tablet P’ In India

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The newly launched tablets, S and P from Sony India are equipped with Android 3.2 OS (HoneyComb) and claim to be the first ever Playstation™ certified tablets. They’ll hit the markets from Mid January 2012.

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S and P

Sony’s S and P tables are clearly targeted towards the multi tasking, power users and mostly the gaming crowd. A really intriguing feature is that both tablets allow you to run official games from Sony Playstation! Let’s have a look at the primary specs you can expect from these tablets.

Tablet S features

  • Android 3.2, upgradable to 4.0
  • 9.4 display screen with 1280x 800 resolution
  • 5MP camera at the rear and at the front with 0.3MP VGA
  • Dual Core Processor, Nvidia Tegra 2
  • 1 GB RAM

Tablet P features

  • Android 3.2, upgradable to 4.0
  • Comes with a dual screen
  • 5MP camera at the rear and a front VGA
  • 5.5 inch display screen with 1024×480 pixels
  • Dual Core Processor, Nvidia Tegra 2
  • 1 GB RAM

Package contents

Both tablets come with a Screen Protector, Cradle, Cover, Leather Carrying Case, USB Adapter Cable, Safeguard, Shell, AC Adapter and Bluetooth Keyboard.

Availability – Yes

Price list

ModelType    Storage Capacity   Availability   Price
Tablet SWi-Fi   16 GB   Available   Rs. 29,990/-
Tablet S3G + Wi-Fi   16 GB   Available   Rs. 33,990/-
Tablet P3G + Wi-Fi   4 GB   Available   Rs. 36,990/-

The Ambitious $35 Tablet From India Will Launch This June, For $50

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The HRD ministry recently announced the availability of 10,000 Sakshat tablets to IIT Rajasthan this June and will deliver additional 90,000 units to other areas. All priced at Rs. 2,200 per device. (appx $50)

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Preview of Sakshat tablet

Few months ago, the ambitious and much talked about tablet computer from the Indian Govt had slipped out of focus due to unforeseen circumstances.

  • What happened?

The Indian Government had allocated $6.5 million to this project and initially chose HCL Infosystems to launch the tablet. The company failed to provide evidence of having enough bank guarantee funds and resultantly, the Government were forced to play out the project for bidding again.

Finally, the project is back on track and by the end of June, the students of IIT Rajasthan will be the first to experience the Sakshat tablet.

  • Expected functionality and features –
  1. Android Operating System
  2. Rugged casing with a rubberized feel
  3. 7 inch touch screen
  4. Wi-Fi
  5. Fixed Ethernet ability
  6. Mini and full USB
  7. miniSD card slot
  8. SIM card slot
  9. Video out
  10. Headphone jack
  11. 32 GB of memory capacity
  12. 2 GB RAM
  13. 2 Watts of power consumption with solar charging option

The project’s priority is to spread education and enable every student in India have affordable access to interactive educational resources with the Sakshat tablet. The Government also plans to subsidize the tablet by 50%, which will bring down the price to Rs. 1,100 per device.

The tablet will primarily be distributed at the educational institutions, any plans for retail consumption in future will cause the tablet to be priced higher, in the retail market.

VIA [pluggd.in]