Tabplus Rio 7-inch Android tablet launched in India.

Here’s yet another entrant into the low-end tablet market – TabPlus Rio. This desi tablet from Bangalore- based, Digital Waves runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform. Touted to meet consumer needs in the newly competitive market, the tablet has been priced at Rs.11,990. Following the ‘Get Tabbing’ philosophy, the key highlight of the Tabplus Rio is the 4-side, G-sensor 3G option. Recently, Mercury’s next iteration of tablet, the mTab 2, was introduced at a similar price.

The Tabplus Rio is fueled with a 1GHz Cortex A9 processor, the device embeds a 7-inch screen, sporting rich HD quality with 800 x 480 pixels LCD and liquid flow 5 point capacitive touch. Tipping the scale at 350 grams and measuring 203 x 120 x 13 mm in dimensions, the processor promises high-speed multitasking. With a scoop of the Android 2.3, the built-in memory is 512MB DDR2 that can be extended up to 32GB using the microSD. The set of features claim to offer web browsing with flash support, swifter multi-tasking, 3G via USB dongle (on select models, sold separately), wireless internet connectivity, Video Chat on Skype and HD video play back. It has a 3.5mm jack, along with built-in mic and speaker, and also USB and HDMI ports.

A quick look through some of the specifications of the Tabplus Rio:

1.> 1GHz Cortex A9 processor
2.> 7-inch 800 x 480 capacitive touch screen
3.> 512 MB internal memory, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card
4.> Connectivity Wi-Fi, 3G USB dongle (select models)
4.> Android 2.3 operating system
5.> Audio files MP2, MP3, WAV, AAC, WMA
6.> Video files MPEG 1/2/4, H.264, H.263, VC1 (WMV9), RMVB, RM, 3GP, AVI, MKV, MOV
7.> 4-dimensional G-sensor
8.> USB and HDMI ports
9.> Weight 350 grams
10.> Dimensions 203mm x 120mm x 13mm

The Tabplus also comes equipped with gaming abilities such as 4-side, G-sensor and gives access to more than 300,000 applications. Digital Waves provides a one year warranty with the Tabplus Rio tablet, which will be shipping across India, free of charge.