Alongside SIM card connectivity, the UbiSlate tablets are Wi-Fi enabled and have USB 2.0 ports, a 3.5-mm audio jack and comprise up to 32 GB of expandable memory.
Both the 17.74-cm (7-inch) tablets are powered by an 800 MHz Cortex A8 processor with a dedicated graphics accelerator. Supporting 256 MB RAM, the tablets run the Android 2.3 OS. On being asked about the availability of Android 4.0 UbiSlate tablets, Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO, DataWind said, "Expect them sometime around late-June."
In association with Aircel, the devices will also offer unlimited Web-browsing using DataWind's breakthrough Web delivery platform for under Rs 100/month on traditional mobile networks. Alongside the much awaited devices, the company also unveiled its large ecosystem of partners for providing content, applications and access. As part of its tie-ups, Yahoo! India will offer Yahoo! Mail and the Yahoo! Cricket app to the UbiSlate devices. Similarly, GetJar will offer access to over 3,50,000 apps to the tablets users.
"We value all our partners who have joined hands with us in this venture and expect that this relationship will grow strong in achieving the vision that we jointly share to provide access to information, connectivity and education to the masses of our country at a very affordable cost," added Tuli. At the launch event, the UbiSlate tablets were provided to school children from Guru Harkrishan Public School.
The UbiSlate 7+ is priced at Rs 2,999 and the UbiSlate 7C at Rs 3,999. Delivery of UbiSlate 7+ devices have started to those who pre-booked the device on DataWind's http://www.ubislate.com/ website, and will continue over the next several months before its made available commercially. Delivery of UbiSlate 7C devices will start at the end of May.
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