Notion Ink's Adam Makes the iPad Look Obsolete

The Apple iPad might be the hottest thing out there in the small world of Internet Tablets currently. However, there seems to be a group of dedicated Indians who would be looking to steal the thunder from the giants at Cupertino by introducing their own tablet that at least going by the specs, can make any possible iPad user think before investing dough on the latter.

We're talking about the NotionInk Adam, a tablet that has been the result of a collaboration between six IITians and an MBA graduate. The Notion Ink had been showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show 2010 and will be seen again at the upcoming Mobile World Congress where we might see some news regarding its availability.

The Android based tablet boasts of a frugal nVidia Tegra processor and a PixelQi screen, both of which ensures that it beats the battery life of the Apple iPad be a nice margin. Also, the Tegra chip is faster and is capable of handling full HD (1080p) content as well - unlike the Apple iPad which does only 576p/480p. There will be two versions of the Adam - and for a change, the difference is not in the screen sizes. It's about the thickness. One will be a 12.9mm version while the "smaller" one will be 11.6mm thi(n)ck. It also faces a front camera apparently that can be used for video chats and webinars. The Adam will also offer full flash support - a thing the iPad cannot do. These new information came to light when folks over at Slashgear had a tete-a-tete with NotionInk CEO Rohan Shravan.

The only chink in the armor would be the lack of a comprehensive application store on the lines of the Apple App Store, which the iPad user will have access to. That said, with this being Android, we were wondering if the Android Market has some significance here. Notion Ink folks too are fully aware that the Adam would need an enthusiastic developer community that needs to back the Adam with quality apps. Which is why they are planning a developer challenge that will have a $1 million prize money for the winner. Now, that is bound to attract some attention!

We will be hearing more about the Notion Ink in the days to come at the Mobile World Congress.