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January 7th, 2010, 21:05
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We just got a brief look at the upcoming Notion Ink Adam (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/notion-inks-adam-gets-a-name-june-2010-release/) Android-based "smartpad" device, which runs the new Tegra chipset and has a Pixel Qi display. The real win here is that since Tegra is already a power sipping affair -- a traditional tablet should get about 40 hours with regular use -- so with Pixel Qi's 10x power advantage over LCD, the device could get nearly 400 hours of battery in backlight-off mode. That sounds silly high (and most likely wrong), but even with 40+ hours of use as an e-reader it would be pretty great. The tablet device has a capacitive touchscreen, and like other slates we've seen recently, it's surprisingly heavy. There's apparently a newer mockup that should reflect more accurately the final form factor, so we'll try to track that down as well, but most excitingly the device will have a rear-facing touchpad for no-look control. No word on price or when this should hit the market, but last time we heard around $300 US and June. Check out a video after the break. Gallery: Notion Ink Adam prototype hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on/)
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Notion Ink Adam prototype hands-on: it looks nothing like the render, but it's still pretty wild (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on-it-looks-nothing-like-the-re/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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We just got a brief look at the upcoming Notion Ink Adam (http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/28/notion-inks-adam-gets-a-name-june-2010-release/) Android-based "smartpad" device, which runs the new Tegra chipset and has a Pixel Qi display. The real win here is that since Tegra is already a power sipping affair -- a traditional tablet should get about 40 hours with regular use -- so with Pixel Qi's 10x power advantage over LCD, the device could get nearly 400 hours of battery in backlight-off mode. That sounds silly high (and most likely wrong), but even with 40+ hours of use as an e-reader it would be pretty great. The tablet device has a capacitive touchscreen, and like other slates we've seen recently, it's surprisingly heavy. There's apparently a newer mockup that should reflect more accurately the final form factor, so we'll try to track that down as well, but most excitingly the device will have a rear-facing touchpad for no-look control. No word on price or when this should hit the market, but last time we heard around $300 US and June. Check out a video after the break. Gallery: Notion Ink Adam prototype hands-on (http://www.engadget.com/photos/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/notion-01-hands_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on/2594165/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/notion-02-hands_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on/2594164/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/notion-03-hands_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on/2594163/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/notion-04-hands_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on/2594162/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/01/notion-05-hands_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on/2594161/)
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Notion Ink Adam prototype hands-on: it looks nothing like the render, but it's still pretty wild (http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/07/notion-ink-adam-prototype-hands-on-it-looks-nothing-like-the-re/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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