Olive to launch India's first 3G tablet at 25K in August


Bangalore: Olive Telecom has announced the launch of OlivePad VT100, the first 3.5G tablet of India. Expected to be priced below 25,000, it will hit the stores across the country in August. The OlivePad runs on Android Operating System. The unique quality of the OlivePad is that it packs in features of a tablet as well as a smartphone. The tablet supports 3.5G HSUPA, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It comes with a 3MP camera and also a front camera. Other features include flash support and mini USB support and it can be used as a touch notebook for browsing, multimedia, IM, social networking, gaming console, e-book reader and TV. It also allows voice and video calling, rendering it features of a smartphone. The OlivePad is loaded with 512MB RAM and 512MB ROM. The memory can be extended up to 32GB with a memory card. The company hopes to sell about one lakh units within six months of its launch and has an agreement with electronics shop Croma to sell the device. Arun Khanna, Chairman, Olive Telecom, said, "With this launch, we are bringing consumers to experience cutting edge technology. The Olive Pad is aimed at today's technology savvy generation who want easy on the move connectivity."