The rapid development of smartphones and tablets is significantly impacting the way we interact and use computing devices. Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic situation, many advanced and developing countries are relying heavily on e-learning, smart devices like tablets are finding their way into digital classrooms to assist teachers and enhance the way the students learn. In this paper, we present the outline of a research proposal for design, development and manufacturing of smart tablet and its affiliated software and applications. The main objective of this research is to stimulate the ecosystem for electronics, software and mobile application development and to bring the latest educational technologies in the digital classroom.