Simmtronics' $81 XPad debuts, winning the race to the bottom

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The marketplace is flooded with cheap tablets at this point. Some of them quite [impressive][2], others are likely to make your [tear][3] your [hair][4] out. We think its safe to say that Simmtronics XPad will fall firmly in the latter category but, being a high-end pixel-pushing machine isn't the point. The XPad is a highly customizable Android slate designed to be as affordable as possible. The Indian company took the wraps off the product line in Dubai this week, revealing a 7-inch A8-powered machine that puts Ice Cream Sandwich in the palm of your hand for only AED299, or about $81. The company even claimed it could push prices down to about $40, which would make it even more affordable than the elusive [Aakash][5]. The race to the bottom isn't over just yet, but it seems like Simmtronics is now the company to beat.

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