Notion Ink Adam

harsaphes

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Image from the Notion Ink Website.

This tablet/slate is getting a lot of attention and Im really loving it.

Notion Ink
http://www.notionink.in/index.php

Spec Page
http://www.notionink.in/adamtechspecs.php

Slashgear
http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-adam-hands-on-0969281/

Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on-it-looks-nothing-like-the-re/

Gizmodo
http://gizmodo.com/5467447/notion-i...80p-and-have-battery-life-2x-longer-than-ipad

Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/NotionInkAdam
 
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yeah, i've watched it's progress for a few months now. has potential. i like all the features it offers. however, this is an upstart company so i'm curious about the quality of the end product. tegra2 ftw.
 
A year ago I would have been interested in this but everyone is going tablet crazy and with a device like the tm2 that does all of this and more it's just boring now.
 
the tm2 starts at $900, this device starts at less than $400. then again, they are for different markets so it depends on your needs.
 
the tm2 starts at $900, this device starts at less than $400. then again, they are for different markets so it depends on your needs.

What about apps? You see people trotting out all this hardware but little is said of app availability or cost. In the end a Windows 7 tm2 could end up being a bargain as you can reuse many of your existing apps and new ones will typically work on your other Windows machines.

So until someone tells me about the cost of the software you have to app money to platforms like that unless its all going to be free, which is unlikely.
 
What about apps? You see people trotting out all this hardware but little is said of app availability or cost. In the end a Windows 7 tm2 could end up being a bargain as you can reuse many of your existing apps and new ones will typically work on your other Windows machines.

So until someone tells me about the cost of the software you have to app money to platforms like that unless its all going to be free, which is unlikely.

In my view a small tablet PC would only be used for web surfing, video, audio and book reading. A couple apps would be nice, but I don't see them as gaming devices or productivity tools.

If this is half the price and has insane battery life then I am go!
 
In my view a small tablet PC would only be used for web surfing, video, audio and book reading. A couple apps would be nice, but I don't see them as gaming devices or productivity tools.

If this is half the price and has insane battery life then I am go!

Perhaps, but that CLEARLY isn't what Apple has in mind. They want you to buy TONS of apps.

But if this were a limited function device that you only bought content for then sure. But in a market competing with the app galore iPad, I don't see this generating much attention. Apple will beat the competition over the head with apps, apps, apps.

In other words, no apps on these devices, forget about it.
 
Perhaps, but that CLEARLY isn't what Apple has in mind. They want you to buy TONS of apps.

But if this were a limited function device that you only bought content for then sure. But in a market competing with the app galore iPad, I don't see this generating much attention. Apple will beat the competition over the head with apps, apps, apps.

In other words, no apps on these devices, forget about it.

Ok, but think of this:
Apple made a point to take a stab at Netbooks. Saying how useless they are, etc.

But look at the Netbook market. People are buying netbooks and people WILL buy touchscreen tablet/netbooks as well whether they are running Win7 OR Android (or Linux for that matter) and there are a good amount of free apps for the former and latter.

The big question will be what will happen with android apps on small devices like this.
 
People buy netbooks because they're cheap and cute. Other than that they suck and I'll be selling or giving mine away. The that makes a bad joke out of my Eee PC 1000H though of course the tm2 is a lot more expensive. As for free software sure its out there. But there is VERY little interesting that's very slick on the TPC that's ink or touch oriented that's actually useful or good that's free.

Writing good stuff for this type of device isn't all that easy. And DEFINITELY not good games.
 
this is an interesting tablet for sure. Since it has a dual core ARM and Tegra2, I think it has a leg up on the competition... need to wait for actual reviews on the iPAD for comparision though (A4 chip performance).

Also interested in the JooJoo (crunchpad) for comparision when it become available
 
I'm interested in this one as well. Mostly because the pixelqi screen will allow it to operate in a power miser mode like an eInk device while still being able to operate as a general purpose web browser.
 
I'm an iPad owner, and I have to say that I'm curious as.to how the Adam pans out. Android is a good OS, but I've tried tablets based on it at CES - most of them aren't optimized for the larger res, so some apps have a lot of wasted space. The keyboard also definitely has to be optimized for it to work.

Just to prove I'm practicing what I preach, this post was written using an iPad. :)
 
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