Educational solutions startup Metis Learning today launched an Android 4.2-powered tablet targetted at kids aged between 2 and 10 years. Its focus is clearly on educator-selected learning content, while there are infotainment apps preloaded on to the tablet.
Eddy, the latest Android-powered kids tablet to hit stores, is being offered at an introductory price of Rs 9,999 till February 20th and at present is exclusively available on Amazon.com and the startup’s website. Speaking at the launch, Metis Learning CEO Bharat Gulia said: “India is a huge potential market for tablets and the country saw the sale of about 4.5 million units last year. The kinds tablet space has a potential of about 4.5 units.”
Eddy, the latest Android-powered kids tablet to hit stores, is being offered at an introductory price of Rs 9,999 till February 20th and at present is exclusively available on Amazon.com and the startup’s website. Speaking at the launch, Metis Learning CEO Bharat Gulia said: “India is a huge potential market for tablets and the country saw the sale of about 4.5 million units last year. The kinds tablet space has a potential of about 4.5 units.”
Eddy is the only tablet to map school curriculum to games and has been
designed by a team with over 100 years of combined experience, he added.
On being asked about the units it plans to sell, Gulia said: “We expect
to sell about 50,000 units in the first year.” The 7-inch screen tablet
sports a 1.6 GhZ dual core processor with 1 GB RAM and an internal
memory of 8 GB, which can be expanded to 32 GM with a micro SD card. A
3200 mAH battery ensures more than 4 hours of continuous usage time on
full charge. The tablet has been manufactured in China, Gulia said. Read more..
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