For just $38, this no-frills tablet can be a clock, guitar tuner, weather center, magic wall mirror, and more.
It was bound to happen sooner or later. Some off-brand manufacturer would cut every corner available and create a tablet for foreign markets. And that's where we meet the Ubislate 7Ci. It's no iPad. But that's okay, because for just $38 this no-frills tablet can be a clock, guitar tuner, weather center, magic wall mirror, or anything else we think up.
The Ubislate 7Ci is available in the U.S., though it's main market is in India, where government subsidies make it available for only $20. Make no mistake: the performance is lugubrious; the front-facing VGA camera is a grainy mess; and when you look at the screen at any other angle than straight-on, it seems to appear monochrome.But it is a flat touch-screen device that can connect to the Internet and download apps, and sometimes that's enough.
We are now entering a stage in the tablet's lifecycle when heavily pared-down versions are coming to market for super cheap. (And they're not all bad. The decent Amazon Fire HD 6, for example, is available for only $99.) This means that we can make all the surfaces and objects of our lives interactive. Forget the 7Ci's limitations. The only real limit is our imagination. Check it out in action in the video above.
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