Micromax Unveils Tablet PC 'FunBook' at Rs 6,499

The seven-inch FunBook is based on the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream Sandwich platform and has a 1.22 GHz processor, 0.3 MP VGA front camera, 4 GB internal memory, expandable upto 32GB

The device, targetted specially at the education sector, will be manufactured in India at the company's manufacturing unit in Haridwar

The company has partnered with Pearson and Everonn to make educational content available on the tablet PC

"Users need to just pay Rs 799 for educational content of a particular class and they can get access to the multimedia content from our partners," Micromax CEO Deepak Mehrotra said

 Micromax has joined companies like HCL Infosystems and WishTel, which have launched tablet PCs, targetted at the education sector. Following the government's low-cost Aakash device, these companies are tying up with educational organisations to deliver multimedia content to students