Ten Reasons Why the Adam Could Knock Other Tablets Off the Shelf .!!
As much as I’d liked to have given you a first-hand experience of Notion Ink’s upcoming marvel, the Adam Tablet, I can’t. I am impressed, but just for the record; I’m no fanboy... yet. The Adam has been a long time coming and yes it has generated quite a bit of hype, most of it negative it seems. In some cases, the Adam is being called a scam simply because it’s taken the company so long to deliver, almost a year in fact.
Still, the launch date is drawing near and the specs and pre-orders are in the news, so much so that the servers apparently crashed with an overload. That’s not true though - in a recent blog post, Rohan Shravan, CEO of Notion Ink, had this to say - "Pre-order system crashed several times, though it was not at Notion Ink’s head quarters, but rather the server side in USA. Being an Indian company they predicted more traffic from India and did some optimization which turned out to be complete disaster. On top of it, there was an algorithm to smoothen the process of product distribution globally."
Still, the launch date is drawing near and the specs and pre-orders are in the news, so much so that the servers apparently crashed with an overload. That’s not true though - in a recent blog post, Rohan Shravan, CEO of Notion Ink, had this to say - "Pre-order system crashed several times, though it was not at Notion Ink’s head quarters, but rather the server side in USA. Being an Indian company they predicted more traffic from India and did some optimization which turned out to be complete disaster. On top of it, there was an algorithm to smoothen the process of product distribution globally."
One model's already sold out, easy come easy go
Well there you go. But after going though the various features and specs listed, I suddenly realized that I was quite excited about the Adam and in that excitement I came up with these 10 reasons why I think the Adam will kick some serious Tablet a**!
Reason One
It’s a smart looking device and with the cylindrical curve design, the viewing angle should be comfortable when placed on a flat surface.
Looks aesthetically sound
Reason Two
Speaking of comfortable viewing, the Adam boasts of a 10-inch WSVGA Transflective LCD screen. What this means is it should be easy to view in all kinds of lighting conditions without worrying about reflections inhibiting your view. It also has an ambient light sensor to adjust the screen brightness depending on the environment. Aside from Multitouch and being scratch resistant, the cherry on top is that the display is also supposed to be fingerprint resistant.
No fingerprints = no gross smudges
Reason Three
The tablet runs on arguably the fastest processor made in current times - the Nvidia Tegra 2 with its eight independent processors, coupled with two Cortex-A9 cores and also fits in a GeForce Graphics Processing Unit. Compare this to PowerVR SGX series 5 processors that power both the Apple iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab and it’ll be like a Shelby Mustang GT against a Hummer. While both have powerful engines, one’s clearly a whole lot faster.
It's all about what's under the hood
Reason Four
This will be the first tablet to feature a built-in HDMI out port. With 1080p video support for popular codecs in .AVI formats, you only need to hook it up to your HDTV and you’re good to go.
Reason Five
The Adam has a 3.2 Megapixel swivel camera that can rotate 185 degrees. This is a good option to cut costs because you don’t have two separate cameras like the Galaxy Tab and the upcoming Apple iPad 2 (if the rumors are true).
Convenient and cost effective
