Micromax Launches Edutainment Tablet, Funbook

Micromax has launched Funbook, an edutainment tablet, based on ice cream sandwich (android 4.3) operating system. This is claimed to be the first tablet to be designed, manufactured, and developed in India. For digital education content, Micromax has partnered with Pearson. And, for entertainment, the company has partnered with Bigfoot, Indiagames, and Conga. The company has also tied-up with Tata Photon+ to bundle EVDO data card with 1 GB of additional download for 2 months. Priced at

6,499, Funbook is planned to be available in more than 50 cities.