Notion Ink's Adam gets a name, June 2010 release

Well, the first bit of news here is immediately apparent -- the heretofore untitled tablet device coming out of India has now been given the name of Adam. After ruffling a few feathers a week ago with its extremely ambitious battery life projections and admittedly mouthwatering Tegra plus Pixel Qi combo, Notion Ink is back with more details on the project. We understand the company is now discussing 3G testing with Indian and US operators (its 3G bands are compatible with AT&T's networks), and there's also a planned landing date in June. Can't say we're too excited about a launch six months from now -- other Pixel Qi devices may well beat the Adam to market -- but there's also the pleasantly small matter of the price, which in this case is projected to be an aggressively low 15,000 rupees (about $321). CrunchPad part deux? Only time will tell.

[Thanks, bala]

[CJisohsocool Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:17AM]

I like.

[Comment Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:25AM]

Kill the iSlate before it even gets released.

That's how ya do it!

[dcoke Posted Dec 28th 2009 8:29AM]

@Comment
no offense to apple if the Islate is anywhere half as annoying to put stuff on as it's touch brother then count me out. Why can't we simply drag and drop things apple.

[Adamgs Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:39AM]

Well im flattered that they named it after me.

[fotonut Posted Jan 31st 2010 6:30PM]

@Adamgs
How is this device going to act as an ereader for books and magazines. Is there a contract with the publishers?
Thanks

[joelaf Posted Dec 28th 2009 5:43AM]

That thing looks nice. The nubs on the bottom make me think it will have some kind of desktop stand or dock.

[MXY23 Posted Dec 28th 2009 10:00AM]

@joelaf Those nubs on the bottom make it look like an etch-a-sketch for 2010! Just what the market need :D

[njsrikar Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:53AM]

yummy :) !! .....found another good reason to buy it. i`ll definitely be the first in line to buy one of these if it launches after June 2010.

[Oli D Posted Dec 28th 2009 6:53AM]

Looks like a flashy set of scales..

[Arpit2328 Posted Dec 28th 2009 7:01AM]

Folks, you are late, AndroidOS.in reported this a week back, its stale now..
http://www.androidos.in/2009/12/notion-ink-android-tablet-to-be-called.html

If you even search the Notion Ink blog, you can even find the name 'Adam' mentioned in a blog post dated almost three months back..

LATE

[Martin C Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:49AM]

@Arpit2328 Cool, well check this out. I didn't and wouldn't do any of that research, so this is right on time.

[Arpit2328 Posted Dec 28th 2009 7:04AM]

And US wont get the aggressively low price..

If will be costing around $400 in US, and Rs. 15,000 (approx $320) in India. Thats not bad either. :)

[joelaf Posted Dec 28th 2009 7:12AM]

Anyone else getting tired of the lag between a product's announcement and when (or if) it is actually available?

[DeviantmacG Posted Dec 28th 2009 7:22AM]

JoJo JaJa lala thing tablet .... you're in trouble!

[NoBox Posted Dec 28th 2009 10:35AM]

@DeviantmacG When was it not!

[savagemike Posted Dec 28th 2009 8:47AM]

$300 or less for somethign with a pixel qi screen, long battery life and touch screen... now we are starting to talk about something interesting.

[johnkzin Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:04AM]

EXCELLENT price point. I am SO ready for this thing. Come June 1st, if there isn't an Apple Tablet on the market, and I haven't been thoroughly satisfied by the EnTourage eDGe, I am so going to buy one of these.

Now we just need "Kindle for Android" to come out :-)

[aashish bhagya Posted Dec 28th 2009 9:16AM]

wow!if this releases in India,i should start saving up for it right now:)

[The Missing Link Posted Dec 28th 2009 1:26PM]

Shows how quickly people get infatuated by some pretty concept design and lucrative specs. Wake up.

[PythonX360 Posted Feb 1st 2010 10:53PM]

Would anyone here on this lovely group consider this a much more better overall product than the so call ..... ipad?
I do!