Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 7:39 AM, Gautam John wrote: > On 18 October 2011 17:16, Sudhanwa Jogalekar > wrote: > > > Overall, for just 3K , it seems worth buying considering its > > functionality like internet connectivity, phone calling, various apps > > etc.. Maybe I will go for one more as standb

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

On 18 October 2011 17:16, Sudhanwa Jogalekar wrote: > Overall, for just 3K , it seems worth buying considering its > functionality like internet connectivity, phone calling, various apps > etc.. Maybe I will go for one more as standby and still spend just 6k. Sudhanwa, the question is worth buyi

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

>From what has been noised, it will not be available until December. Since the IBN review mentions an actual piece, there clearly are some floating about, but one would probably need to get in touch with MoHRD to get access. On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 9:46 PM, Jessie Wild wrote: > Is it possible to

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

Is it possible to get one of these to test the Kiwix offline Wikipedia on? Would be interesting to do some usability testing during the India Hackathon. On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 2:39 AM, Vickram Crishna wrote: > "Aakash is probably great value for money. But the question is, is it the > best our s

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 3:09 PM, Vickram Crishna wrote: > "Aakash is probably great value for money. But the question is, is it the > best our students deserve. I think not." > > Some confusion, I think, about what constitutes value for money. A badly put > together device that has every possibili

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

On 18 October 2011 15:09, Vickram Crishna wrote: > Some confusion, I think, about what constitutes value for money. A badly put > together device that has every possibility of failing, and does not have > sufficient battery life to get through the school day, is not value, it's a > waste. Small c

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

"Aakash is probably great value for money. But the question is, is it the best our students deserve. I think not." Some confusion, I think, about what constitutes value for money. A badly put together device that has every possibility of failing, and does not have sufficient battery life to get th

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

A reviewof Aakash. Best Bishakha On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:42 PM, Vickram Crishna wrote: > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Gautam John wrote: > >> On 6 October 2011 12:04, Nagarjuna G wrote: >> >> > This by itself

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Gautam John wrote: > On 6 October 2011 12:04, Nagarjuna G wrote: > > > This by itself may not be a problem, as long as it is copyrighted with an > > appropriate CC clause. > > Let us send a representation. > > Will the Chapter consider doing this? And the India Of

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

On 6 October 2011 12:04, Nagarjuna G wrote: > This by itself may not be a problem, as long as it is copyrighted with an > appropriate CC clause. > Let us send a representation. Will the Chapter consider doing this? And the India Office too? Maybe we can ask CC-India as well and CIS too? Thank y

Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 7:50 PM, Gautam John wrote: > So the fabled tablet has launched. > > http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=76476 > > What interests me is this: > > Content Creation > The National Mission on Education through Information and > Communication Technology (NME-ICT) has

[Wikimediaindia-l] Aakash UbiSlate 7

So the fabled tablet has launched. http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=76476 What interests me is this: Content Creation The National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NME-ICT) has proposed 18 different line items for content creation. All content t