Aakash makers Datawind launch new UbiSlate tablet for Rs 5,999

Datawind, the manufacturers of the low cost Aakash tablet, have just launched a new tablet called the UbiSlate 7C+Edge which is available online for Rs 5,999 The tab which is an upgrade of the companies Ubislate range, comes with 512 MB of Ram, as well as 4GB flash memory and a processor speed of 1Ghz. It runs on Android 4.0.3 which is Ice Cream Sandwich, and features an in house browser called Ubisurfer, which the company claims is based on 18 international patents. [caption id=“attachment_677584” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Official Datawind image of the Ubislate tab[/caption] The device also comes with a front VGA camera, supports micro-SD and Mini-USB ports and can be used to make calls. The internal storage can be expanded to 32GB via Micro SD slot. While there are many other Android based tablets in the market which offer much better features and specifications, the new Datawind tab is significant, because according to Think Digit, it is likely that the next iteration of the Aakash tablet is going to look very similar to this device. The specifications of the Aakash 2 which was launched recently are also very similar to this latest tablet. ThinkDigit reported that online retailer SnapDeal was selling the device online. However Datawind says the tablet is out of stock - which is quite similar to the fate of the Aakash 2, which is well behind its contractual obligation to supply one lakh Aakash tablets to IIT Bombay by 31 March. The company had shipped just 17,100 devices as of 25 March, though it said more devices were in transit. (More on that here )