14 DAY TRIAL // If you’re bored with your usual tablet offerings, UK-based company HappyBird brings you an innovative concept dubbed the “digital backpack.”
The bundle consists of an 8-inch Android tablet, Bluetooth pen and a carry-case and might be considered a worthy educational tablet alternative (if you’re not into Chromebooks or you don’t want to be waiting for Intel’s student-friendly tablet).
Basically, the HappyBird tablet provides a system that allows users to scan from paper to tablet in real-time. The slate comes equipped with over a million apps which can improve students’ creativity, but not only.
Pupils and students will be able to tap into an extensive data base of medical, health & fitness or business & finance app database, meant to transform the average studying experience.
Furthermore, the pen can be used to make PDF annotations and send instant pen and paper messages.
As for specifications, the HappyBird has a TFT WSVGA display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels, while a 1.5GHz dual-core AML8726-MXS ARM Cortex A9 (Mali 400 Accelerated) processor combined with 1GB of RAM aand 8GB on board (expandable to 32GB) resides at its core.
In addition, the tablet has two cameras on board (2MP on the back and 0.3MP in front), Wi-Fi and a 3500 mAh battery.
Another cool aspect of the HappyBird is that it’s recyclable, so if users happen to damage it, they’ll be able to send it to the local recycling bank, in order to get a tablet insurance voucher which can be used to buy a replacement.
The slate costs only £79.99 / $131 / €97 so it will be obviously be very attractive to students on the budget. The digital backpack has already been made available for purchase for a week now, and the initial batch (more than 2,200 units) sold out within 72 hours, a sign that innovation appeals to students.