| Aakash 2 to land in April, set budget tablet lovers back a measly $40 Mar 16th 2012, 08:33 The device that started as a $10 laptop, graduated to a $35 tablet and settled on a $60 reality is about to get its first successor: the Aakash 2. Like its predecessor, the new Aakash is twist on a DataWind Ubislate, namely the Ubislate 7+. According to TechSnapr, $40 (or 2,000 Rupees) buys a 7-inch capacitive touchscreen, a 3200 mAh battery and a 700MHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor -- nearly doubling the oomph of the original. Datawind, however, pegs the Ubislate 7+ at familiar 2,999 Rupees (about $60), noting that the unbranded hardware runs Android 2.3 and features WiFi and GPRS connectivity. Students in India should be able to pick up the budget-friendly slab sometime in April. [Thanks, Pravesh] Aakash 2 to land in April, set budget tablet lovers back a measly $40 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:33:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Ubislate, TechSnapr | Email this | Comments | | Arduino-powered Artbot writes the time, erases it, writes again (video) Mar 16th 2012, 07:27  Watching the seconds go by is a frightening reminder that time pauses for no one, but somehow, a hacker going by the name of Ekaggrat has figured out how to make the process a bit less daunting. The so-called Doodle Clock is an Arduino-powered robotic arm that's been trained to jot down the time with a dry erase marker; once the minute passes, he erases the last digit and rewrites it -- a number beyond what he just erased, of course. Per usual, these things are better seen than read about, so why not hop on past the break and mash play? Smiles await.
Continue reading Arduino-powered Artbot writes the time, erases it, writes again (video) Arduino-powered Artbot writes the time, erases it, writes again (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink  Hack A Day, MAKE | ekaggrat (YouTube) | Email this | Comments | | Google Earth for Android and iOS reaches version 6.2, supports custom KML overlays and more Mar 16th 2012, 07:08 Good news for fans of the iOS and Android ports of Google Earth: the apps are getting updated to version 6.2, which brings more customizable experience with it. Just like the browser and desktop variants, Keyhole Markup Language files are now accessible, meaning you'll be able to open up information overlays you find on websites, or from the app itself now that Google Earth Gallery's been added. Better yet, Android users will be pleased to know that their even gets baked-in screenshot functionality, while both versions feature "improvements in navigation." Although the iOS version will get released sometime soon, those of you running Google's goods can download the update from Google Play right now to get exploring. As per usual, make your way over to the source link below for all the details. Google Earth for Android and iOS reaches version 6.2, supports custom KML overlays and more originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 16 Mar 2012 03:08:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink The Verge | Google Lat Long Blog | Email this | Comments | |
