The $35 Tablet (Akaash) Review

Well, doesn't look like a review to me. It's rather a collection of data gathered from various sources.

&#62; Plans: As per official website, UbiSlate will come with an unlimited mobile Internet at Rs.98/month.<p>That's roughly $2. What am I not understanding here? Is there no coverage? Is this for WiFi? I'm all for cheap, unlimited mobile Internet, and I think American offerings are overpriced and underprovisioned, but I don't think $2 is possible.

The only interesting thing here is that the author has found similar tablets with comparable or even better specs for similar or even better prices.<p>What we don't know is whether these tablets deliver as promised and whether or not they suck.

First sentence of article: "Indian government’s ultra low-cost tablet ‘Aakash’ is finally in front of us."<p>My comment: "Wow, actually in front of the reviewer, so they've already shipped review tablets to journalists, that's amazing, I guess they really are building these in bulk now, the tablet is real."<p>Last sentence of article: "We hope to get our hands on the $35 gadget soon, we will reserve our final verdict for the detailed review."<p>My comment: "WTF, I just been gypped reading this fake propaganda review. thinkdigit.com whoever they are gets a nice new entry to my /etc/hosts file for this inexcusable tactic."

Honestly, I don't think the reviewer saw or used the Tablet. This is more of a collection of data from sources.<p>I'd really wish this becomes true and Indian students have access to something cheap and affordable. At that advertised cost, I'd say it's perfectly OK to have rough edges.