Notion Ink Adam

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The Adam Tablet is a tablet computer currently under development by Bangalore-based firm Notion Ink. The Adam is set to be the first device marketed to contain Pixel Qi's low-power, dual-mode display. The device is one of several tablet form-factor devices launching in 2010 to include a dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor that can support 1080p video output.

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What unique apps will be shipping with the Adam?

Rohan: It ships will Complete Office Suite, Custom Browser, Email Client (Mail’d), Maps, Calculator (has few interesting features and worth mentioning here), Calendar, Media Application, File Browser, Snipping App, Facebook App, Chat Client, Canvas (drawing + photo editing), weather application and E-book application (plus few more about which we will release information later on).

Will the screen be Gloss or Matte?

Matte. See Week-End Special IX

Are there any notable materials or techniques being used to make the Adam more durable?

Rohan: Adam has built in Magnalium Chassis which provides it strength and is low on weight as well. The side strips (named as decorative bars by our manufacturers) can be made available in different colors so users can customized their Adam.

Has the trackpad been disabled or removed on the production Adam?

Rohan: It has been disabled since we need to give a mature solution.

Does the Adam support external card readers?

Rohan: Yes, I have tried few, they worked. But no specific tests are done in this regard, though Adam support plug-n-play.

What is the largest drive size that can be plugged into the Adam?

Rohan: I have used 128GB pen drives. There is no android tablet in the world supporting NTFS (as far as I know)! We are working on one and that one of my personal targets!

Will the Adam have a user replaceable battery?

Rohan: Yes, anyone can replace the battery after following careful instruction as suggested by Notion Ink.

In regard to the Tegra 2 processor, how much are you taking advantage of the dual core parallel processing?

Rohan: General application designers are not sure that on which platform the application will be working on. Hence the Parallel Computing is not done at all, and threading concepts are not properly optimized. Since as OEM we have little more idea, we can assign threads to different cores and ensure that the application remains responsive. For example the Panel concepts draws little away from one activity concept in Android. These optimization have helped us to improve and actually make Eden possible.

Source: Interviews by Android Police and Notion Ink Hacks.