HCL Infosystems launches kids tablet 'ME Champ' at Rs 7,999

NEW DELHI: IT services and products firm HCL Infosystems has launched new tablet ' ME Champ', exclusively targeted at kids between 3 to 12 years of age, at a price of Rs 7,999.

ME Champ is exclusively designed tablet that addresses children's cognitive development needs and empowers parents to supervise tablet use with parental control, HCL Infosystems said in a statement today.

The tablet provides exclusive content that comprises of kids TV, comics, games, knowledge and music. It comes with pre-loaded content for kids, including exercises in art, geography, history, language and mathematics.

The device also offers free access to more than 500 Apps under categories - games, books and education, and to all videos under the kids TV segment, it said.

"This product is aimed at parents who have their child in the age group of 3 to 12 years, and strengthens our tablet portfolio. The ME Champ tablet promises to bring great excitement for kids by re-defining user experience with its innovative design, content and technology," said Gautam Advani, Global Head, Mobility Business Unit, HCL Infosystems.

The tablet offers 3G connectivity through USB datacard. Based on Android OS 4.1 ( Jelly Bean), the device is equipped with a 2-mega pixel back camera and a 0.3-mega pixel front camera which enables video chatting.

It comes with a 1 GB RAM memory and 4 GB internal memory, along with a memory card slot that can add another 32 GB.

HCL ME Tablet is also running 'KIDS ARE CHAMP' sponsorship programme, which would give 10 lucky champs a chance to win scholarships totaling Rs 5 lakh, the company said.