April 1 2016: An Indian startup, based in Hyderabad -- Smartron- looks to disrupt the global smart device business with its own offerings that seek to break barriers platform with an all encompassing "hubtron" ecosystem.... part of the company's vision of an Internet of Trons.
In Delhi yesterday, the company which has 100-strong developer teams in Hyderabad and Bangalore -- and a tie up with contract manufacturer Foxconn at Sri City in Andhra Pradesh, unveiled its first 'tron' product -- the t.book, a 12.2 inch mobile workstation running Windows 10 on an Intel Core M processor, with 128 GB of solid state storage and 4 GB of RAM, a high res 2560 by 1600 pixel touch display, the latest dual USB-3 ports and the currently fastest 802.11ac built in WiFi. The foldable kickstand is just one element in a strikingly elegant design and when it goes on sale on April 8 for Rs 39,999, it is likely to disrupt the market for convertible ultrabooks.
Next in line: a 5.5 inch t.phone!