ADAM - An iPad-like device from NotionInk, India

http://www.notionink.in/adamoverview.php

by ananthrk • 16 years ago

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chaosmachine• 16 years ago

There's a video of the actual device in use here:

http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-adam-flash-ipad-comparis...

schwanksta• 16 years ago

The notionink.in site is terrible, and I went into this prepared to be entirely dismissive of whatever the video contained, but I was really impressed. It looks like a legitimately cool device.

seltzered• 16 years ago

been following this company for a while, really fascinating design. Hope they keep the pixel qi screen in their final product

brainlock• 16 years ago

Does anybody know about a release date?

rossj• 16 years ago

June apparently, which isn't that long after non-US countries get the iPad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_tablet

sh1mmer• 16 years ago

I don't understand this:

"It's not a tablet or an ebook reader, it's a new species"

Is that marketing hyperbole or did I miss something fundamental about what they are doing?

blizkreeg2• 16 years ago

Hyperbole is my educated guess.

ghshephard2• 16 years ago

I read it as: Tablet = Works great in Dimly lit areas (Backlighting) eBook Reader = Works Great in Sunlight.

If true, then it really is a new species, neither iPad nor Kindle.

stcredzero• 16 years ago

The capabilities of Google Earth and Maps would make for a killer travel guide. There's one problem, however. LCDs don't look so great outdoors in the sunlight. The transflective screen would make such a use feasible, comfortable, and possibly slick.

rkord2• 16 years ago

its a hyperbole :) check this mockery of steve jobs http://bit.ly/aYhAXY

eli_s3• 16 years ago

Great looking product - they'll have a hard time out-marketing Apple though. This seems like a market where second place is as good as dead.

Good luck to them.

As a side note - there's at least a billion dollars to be made by the first company that develops a fingerprint/smudge free screen - every used iphone i've seen looks gross

Also 1080p on a screen that small is v.nice. The high DPI should make for a nice ebook reader.

blizkreeg2• 16 years ago

The iPad/iPhone is frankly too expensive in the Indian market. The market is huge though. Their price point in India should be much lower than the iPad's and that should give them an advantage.

Internationally, that's a different story altogether.

eli_s3• 16 years ago

I don't see how their price point can be lower since they are using commodity components. Their contribution is the software+hardware combo.

In fact they will probably never come even close to competing on price. Hardware is a tricky game and most is sold at below production cost e.g. consoles and also I imagine the iPod. This loss is recouped through software licensing or in Apple's case the app store. This probably wont be an option for these guys since they are building on an open platform.

wmf• 16 years ago

The screen is 1024x600.

CrazedGeek• 16 years ago

It'll play 1080p content, but not at 1080p (unless you're using HDMI) - the screen resolution is only 1024*600, which is lower than even 720p.

eli_s3• 16 years ago

Oops I read '1080p Full HD video playback' as 'has a full HD screen' - wishful thinking maybe :)

buster• 16 years ago

I'm still not sure whether i should buy a tablet or not. But if i buy one, i will definitely wait for this one. From my point of view it has a lot of strengths compared to the iPad. The screen in the first place.

ghshephard2• 16 years ago

Major Victory if the "transflective LCD" is at least partially usable in sunlight. My iPad becomes an extraordinarily effective mirror the instant the sun comes out.

MaysonL• 16 years ago

b/w mode works in sunlight.

borism• 16 years ago

worked nice on Nokia N810 tablet

joubert3• 16 years ago

I use my for tanning when outdoors.

dannyr• 16 years ago

With the cancellation of Courier and Windows tablet, I would't hold out for this.

Yes, there is a working demo but until I see a release date, I won't take this product as a contender against the IPad.

thought_alarm• 16 years ago

I share your skepticism, but this has nothing to do with Courier.

Courier was a concept video, not a piece of hardware or software. It was never a working demo, or anything close to it.

sqrt17• 16 years ago

now... I'd gladly pay as much as for an iPad for a device that gives me (a) the basic functionality you'd use on an iPad (web browsing, calendar, pdf viewer) but also (b) enables you to use any kind of application, including your own, without paying extra for a "developer account" or requiring to jailbreak the thing.

That said, yes they have a prototype, but are they any closer to market than the WePad (also Android)?

eavc3• 16 years ago

The eInk option is what would make this a winner for me. The other bells and whistles are nice too, though.

tmsh2• 16 years ago

where hardware talks to software more often

that sounds silly enough that they might be on to something. i had to think about that for about 30 seconds. then i realized, that is probably the name of the game in this semi-embedded/tablet space. the fact that they are so focused on that, to the detriment of making sense, is a good sign, i think.

eavc3• 16 years ago

I thought about it for 30 seconds and didn't get the light bulb. Could you share your thoughts?

cubicle67• 16 years ago

[hardware]---constant-jibba-jabba--->[software]

david9273• 16 years ago

This is completely game changing if:

1) they can do it

2) the price is sub $700

If they can do that, the Slate, iPad, etc. can go home now.

seshagiric• 16 years ago

I think they sure can do it. They have come so far. My gut feel about the price is ~500$.

What will be interesting to see is the apps. Apart from the browser what apps will the iNotion have?

david9273• 16 years ago

But isn't that just it? It will have the entire web of apps. And they're all free.

vinalk• 16 years ago

Local Interview with the CEO, they are in talks with Mobile operators to launch it in India at a subsidized price of 250-275$

david9273• 16 years ago

Sounds great. I couldn't be pulling for them more. Go India!

yatsyk• 16 years ago

Is it any 'iPad killer' with similar to iPad screen? 768 lines IPS is much better then 600 lines (TN?) screen.

cesare• 16 years ago

The transflective display is definitely a plus.

I can't believe Apple didn't put something like this on the iPad.

rkord2• 16 years ago

Well, these guys are touting themslelves as ipad killer.. http://bit.ly/aYhAXY possibly wrong strategy for a startup?

madmaze• 16 years ago

this is the best demo i have seen of the adam tablet, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQvefuCHZds Im very excited, i hope it measures up to the iPad and other tablets, it seems to have some very cool features

peterlustig• 16 years ago

I wonder if there is any newer videos. Its a nice idea with the swivel camera

alttab• 16 years ago

I thought it was entertaining to see their website looking very similar to Apple's.

That said, Steve Jobs has pissed me off enough recently that I hope this gains traction.

Apple and Facebook have gotten too uppity with our rights. With all the other sh*t going on in the world at some point people will have had enough and will start pushing back on this crap.

runinit2• 16 years ago

I've been watching this device for a while, it truly is one of the most promising non-Apple tablet devices. The android jungle is being filled with creatures, and they are starting to breed :)

acangiano• 16 years ago

Despite the great number of horror stories, India is a successful exporter of software; less so for hardware. Has any Indian startup managed to create a consumer device that is used worldwide? If not, ADAM could really be a first. An exciting prospective.

ADAM - An iPad-like device from NotionInk, India

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