While the iPad is all ready to be
shipped across in the US by March end one of its strongest competitors
viz, Notion Inks’ ADAM is pulling up its socks for a showdown with with
the worlds best in innovation to be officially announced and unveiled
at the Mobile World Conference (MWC) next week.
Now you would think what makes the Adam
suh a strong competitor to the iPad. Well here it goes. The iPad has
been strongly criticised on various aspects and this is exactly where
the Adam scores. The Adam uses NVIDIA’s new Tegra 2 chipset as a
result its able to run the same hardware as the iPad effectively 2-3 x
longer. Add to it the Pi Qixel display and the longevity is further
improved. Besides the Adams’ Pi Qixel can display
a 1080p HD video whereas the iPad merely manages a 576/480p. Its
slimmer than the iPad (13.4mm) with two different versions at 12.9mm
and 11.4mm thickness. Notion Ink CEO Rohan Shravan also hints that they
can go more thin by opting for a slimmer LCD (currently which occupies
a 5mm space)
They are already garnering content
partnerships with various digital magazines, e-books and comics, the
list of which is growing as we speak. Also they are planning to
announce an Apps competition for developers with approx prize of around
$ 1m. If these weren’t enough to tilt the balance the Adam runs Flash and comes with USB ports.
Imagine all of this and perhaps a
little more (maybe they have something more up their sleeves) at a
lower price tag than the iPads’. For now the price point is mere
speculation till the MWC. Still you never know. Our money is certainly
on Notion Inks Adam to give the iPad a run for its money.
Go Adam Go!!
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