Inye: Nigerian Tablet PC

Enter Inye, Nigeria's own version of the tablet pc brought to you buy the Encipher group.

What does Inye mean? It comes from the Igala word for "Number 1" according to the inventor Saheed Adepoju.

At a time when global brands like the Ipad, Galaxy tab and Kindle Fire are in the news, Nigeria is not left out with it's own version of tablet pc and this one was named "Inye" and I hope it does become number one.

In Africa, Nigeria leads in terms of ICT usage and it is said there are more computer users in Nigeria that any other place in Africa

What can Inye do?
What is this device really? What can it do? Well according to Encipher group, Inye is a 7-inch mobile internet tablet pc that runs on Google Android that allows you to do things which tablet pcs can do such as browsing, watching movies, listening to music and so on. It has a 3g USB port and Wifi capability for connecting with other devices.

How much does it cost to consumers?
Well from the news I am getting, it goes for about $200 making it much affordable than the Apple Ipad or Samsung galaxy tab but within a similar price range with Amazon's Kindle Fire.

Inye's Specifications
Here are some of the specifications for the Nigerian tablet pc by Encipher

Touch Screen: Allows multi-touch too
Video formats: .mpg, vop, mp4, avi, flv, mov and others
SD card slots: Allows up to 8gb
Memory: 4gb
3G USB ports: For usb modems like Starcomms, Glo, Multilinks, MTN Fastlink and so on.
Wireless: Supports Wifi Connections like MTN Hynet
Accessories: A Leather bound pouch