Young Indian Entrepreneurs Beat Ipad With Notion Ink’s Adam Tablet

November 18, 2010 | Add Comment

According to the CEO of Notion Ink, Mr.Rohan Shravan, “Notion Ink is a firm for Innovation. Very very young and very different. Average age of employees is 22 yrs! Based out of India. It was my dream to design devices which can do anything. And that’s what we are doing right now. The first thing you do to realize your dream is to write is somewhere. And that’s what we will help other to do. We will be their Notion Ink.”

Adam tablet computer cum eBook reader

Adam is the name of the tablet computer cum eBook reader that is developed by Notion Ink. Its a tablet like iPad or Samsung Galaxy but better in many ways. What makes it drastically different form the present tablets or eBook readers is that its screen can be switched between color display and the e-Ink display style manually or it can self adjust to the ambient light. This avoids the need to buy iPad for cloud computing and Kindle for reading ebooks. Another innovation is that unlike other tablets it comes with a track pad that is placed at the bottom of the tablet. This makes it convenient to navigate even while you are holding the device with both your hands. Its just that we have to get used to it. Another creative idea incorporated in the device is a 180 degree rotatable camera. Unlike other devices in the series that either come with one camera at the back or with one on other sides, Adam lets users capture HD videos and pictures in any angle (180 degree rotatable). This is very convenient especially when you want to record a lecture or presentation while the device is on a table.

Adam Specifications

Screen: 10 inch, Pixel Qi, can switch between Color and Monochrome display
Ports and Interfaces: 3 USB ports, 1 mini USB, HDMI, SD Card, Track-pad at the back, Headphone Jack
Battery Life: 24 Hours, 10 hours with HD video playback.
OS: Android
Processor: nVidia Tegra 2, Dual Core 1 GHz + Graphic
Camera: 3Mp, Auto focus, Rotates 180 degree
Wireless: Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth
Weight: 1.7 Pounds
Thickness: 13mm and 11.6mm (2 varients at present)
Supports : Multitasking, Flash 10.1
Price: Expected to be less than $400 ($500 is expected to be expensive for such a device in India)

Comparison Between Apple’s iPad and Notion Ink’s Adam Tablets

	Apple iPad	Notion Ink Adam
Screen	9.1-inch 4:3 IPS LCD (1024×768) resolution at 132 pixel per inch (ppi)	10′ -inch Transflective LCD, PixelQi Screen (1024×600) Low power, color and monochrome mode
OS	iPhone OS 3.2	Android, Ubuntu, Chromium
CPU	Apple A4 processor	nVidia Tegra 2, Dual Core I GHz + Graphic
Internet Browser	Safari	Firefox, Google Chrome
Outputs	VGA, Dock connector (Extra)	HDMI ,3x USB, Mini USB
Video Output	720p	1080p
Camera	No	Yes, 3MP with autofocus
Battery	Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music	16 hours , 160 hour on backlight off mode
Wireless	Wi-Fi, 3G (HSPA/GSM), Bluetooth	Wi-Fi, 3G (HSPA/GSM), Bluetooth (US Edition)
Weight	1 .5 pound.	1 .7 pound.
Other		RF, ambient light sensor, AGPS, proximity sensor, accelerometer, Touchpad
Multitasking	No	Yes
Adobe Flash 10.1 support	No	Yes
Storage	No	Yes , (SD Card slot)
Price	$499	$3xx – $8xx (different models)
Release	April 2010	Expected in 2011