Notion Ink’S Adam: Throw Another Tablet on the Pile
December 28th, 2009
With all the brouhaha slowly dying down about the CrunchPad and the JooJoo, Notion Ink quietly slipped in some news about its upcoming tablet PC called the Adam.
Notion Ink was spouting some complete nonsense last week about the Adam’s battery life. Check this out: they said that it would have 48 hours of battery standby juice, which is also good for 8 hours of HD video playback or 16 hours of WiFi-enabled browsing. I’m seriously doubting those ambitious numbers. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Adam couldn’t even do half of that.
It’s got a 10.1-inch touchscreen, Android OS, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, HSDPA, and A-GPS. Ports include USB, HDMI, and a headphone jack. Storage comes by the way of a flash drive and memory card combo. It smells a bit like vaporware to me, but only time will tell. Then again, by June the market will be flooded with similar devices.
The Indian company is currently discussing plans to test the 3G capabilities of the Adam in the US and in India, since the 3G networks are compatible. They expect to deliver it in June 2010, with an expected price of 15,000 rupees (approx $321 USD).
[via Engadget]
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You wrote
“Notion Ink was spouting some complete nonsense last week about the Adam’s battery life. Check this out: they said that it would have 48 hours of battery standby juice, which is also good for 8 hours of HD video playback or 16 hours of WiFi-enabled browsing. I’m seriously doubting those ambitious numbers. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Adam couldn’t even do half of that.”
without touching the products,
Define your nonsense please
Read more: http://technabob.com/blog/2009/12/28/notion-inks-adam-tablet-computer/#ixzz0b3ewpJcG
i agree with Duleep,,,
pls explain on what basis or any solid facts are you so critical of what Notion has to say,,,,? they have a product and are going to display it!!!! Perhaps it wont be ALL that it may be made out to be,, but then very few products are! take apple or any other company in that matter.
It sounds like an exciting product,, huge variety of capabilities, which means it will be an attractive option for a variety of purposes,, all pack quite a punch even if the battery life figures fall short of what is stated,,, n mind you WHAT is stated is 48 hrs of standby and 16 hrs of wifi browsing and 8 hours of display,, of course if you do multiple tasks, or have downloads,, those figures WILL go down for sure ,, but to be so cynical as to say, “I wouldn’t be surprised if the Adam couldn’t even do half of that.” sounds like something is burning… oh wait,, thats you in your article/ego and pride…
also note that they have flash memory which is not as energy consuming,,,an os which is more efficient in operation than windows and note the lack of speakers,,, (probably the most power bleeding part of any comp!! )
n from its specs, it sounds like and up to date product for the new age,,, new demands from the users,,,,including power efficiency,, in a pretty package too!
“Then again, by June the market will be flooded with similar devices” have you heard of any yet,,,,??? well my friend, that just seals your fait in my book as a cynical idiot. congrats.
Hi guys, maybe you should verify before commenting, but it’s widely believed that this is almost vaporware. Ludicrous claims about hardware capabilities and battery life were commented similarly by other writers on other blogs, and until we see a production model, I’m not taking those figures are as facts.
There’ll be the JooJoo on the market, as well as at least 3-6 other companies who will be producing similar products, ie budget tablet PCs. In fact, Asus might be coming out with an Eee PC Tablet as well, and naturally Apple is coming out with theirs early next year.
I’m not saying that it’s not pretty, it is. But this is obviously a 3D render. Doesn’t mean much until it’s produced.
I get the feeling that you two guys are involved with Notion Ink. If I’m wrong, my apologies, but sounds like biased comments to me.
Cheers
hahhahahha well i can tell you that i dont work for this company or any other relating to this product, (dont know about the other guy) … but i found your article to be very cynical, nothing wrong with raising doubts or being critical even, if YOU have verified something yourself,,, but surely you are not saying its OK for you to be cynical BECAUSE others in the industry are questioning whether they would come through with their claims,,,
definitely it is a rendering,,,, that is very obvious,,,, n yes, i will truly believe it when i see it with my own eyes,,, n for that price,, i hope it nears what is displayed above…
n thats very annoying of course
as for what i said in my earlier comment,, i think it was an objective view of what they claim. all companies claim something about their product, n the point i raised was that,, no body really talks about the “if’s and but’s”, e.g. yes our product will have this super fantastic batt life,,(ahhh but if ur doing this and this and this,, then it will be less..) which they obviously never point out….
so i wasnt being all rosy to them..
as for your reply
“Hi guys, maybe you should verify before commenting, but it’s widely believed that this is almost vaporware. Ludicrous claims about hardware capabilities and battery life were commented similarly by other writers on other blogs”
i also stand by what i said earlier , because,,,when a company launches a product, specially one like this,, i.e. a small company,, started by IIT students (thats what i read so,,, thats the extent of my knowledge of these 5 guys, it was in an indian news portal,, i think The Hindu newspaper it was), (but i do suggest you dont dismiss these guys,, these IIT guys dont mess around,,,just to give you an idea,,, i personally know ppl who couldnt get into these colleges, but got full scholerships at MIT, no joke) they cant really go on just a hype,,, a larger company might pull off a marketing campaign but not a small bunch of students like this,, (i hope u can see the cliche in this ), so for them if they are smart,,, they will be very careful about not loosing their credibility,,, thats something i factored in.. hope you can consider that for a bit,, else i guess we are two ppl discussing about something that neither of us have made or take credit for, nor has fully come into existence as yet,,, as a product,,, but only have the same piece of information presented to us….
the only difference is that you are backing up your argument saying -’ well everybody is saying that and (“almost vaporware”) hence i am saying it too’, n u believe it to the extent to say that i might be working with them or have such a similar interest…
so my dear friend,, surely raise your eye brows but not your head,,,,for what have you done?,,,except write an article,, which even you admit,, follows the rest of the crowd.
p.s. there is a very interesting definition of a “critic” in the “devils dictionary” on the net,, do look it up….
take care buddy
i suggest u check this out too,,,from cnet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10422961-1.html
and i quote,,,
“However, what is really exciting is that this machine may be the first to sport the new 10.1-inch Pixel Qi display.
What’s the big deal with Pixel Qi technology? While it can perform like a standard LCD display, the Pixel Qi panel has a low-power transflective display, which allows ambient light to illuminate the screen, and an e-paper mode. The latter resembles a black-and-white e-reader and is meant to be used under bright environments. This allows the Nvidia Tegra machine to consume 90 percent less power than conventional panels.”
90% less power than conventional panels,,, yup,,,did u verify this bit???
by the way,, i make stainless steel for a living
,, nothing to do with computers,,,,n i didnt put in any effort to gather this information,, just read articles from google news,,,
next time,, do some f-ing research
Next time you should fix the comma key on your computer.
Jeees,,,,is that the only thing you could gather from my comments. Man that’s pretty sad. I hope u have other sources of income, other than this blog,,,, good luck.
I guess ull probably comment on some spelling next hahahhha
I look forward to seeing your product when it’s released.
What’s the matter with u? I make stainless steel products, remember!! U know u don’t have to keep replying to save face, u are only digging ur self a deeper grave. Just let it go. I understand ur need to come forward n defend or stand by one of ur writers.
In future write more responsibly, less cynically n not be hasty in critizing the very ppl who u depend on for the sucess of ur site.
Good luck n wish u a happy new year.
Do ur self a favor,,,,, don’t reply
I like this. I am ready to buy this for Rs. 17,000.
Well, the Notion Ink is real. I just looks nothing like the early prototypes:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/notion-ink-adam-gets-detailed-pictured-in-its-latest-form/
Hey man Vikas
Y dont u start your own blog man. you talk sense and you write well.
A joke : y did Technabob chose to write blogs “because everybody else does”..lol