{"id":4708,"date":"2010-01-09T03:41:32","date_gmt":"2010-01-09T03:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/notion-ink-adam-pixel-qi-tabletereader-hands-on-your-screen-is-obsolete-tablets\/"},"modified":"2010-01-09T03:41:32","modified_gmt":"2010-01-09T03:41:32","slug":"notion-ink-adam-pixel-qi-tabletereader-hands-on-your-screen-is-obsolete-tablets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/notion-ink-adam-pixel-qi-tabletereader-hands-on-your-screen-is-obsolete-tablets.php","title":{"rendered":"Notion Ink Adam Pixel Qi Tablet\/Ereader Hands On: Your Screen Is Obsolete [Tablets]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Housed in a wooden, painted prototype case, the Notion Ink Adam<\/a> tablet is rough. But with Pixel Qi<\/a> dual-mode screen tech on one arm and Nvidia's Tegra 2 on the other, it's one of the most exciting devices at CES.<\/p>

We've seen a fair share of Android 2.0 tablets at CES, some of which share not only Android 2.0 with the Adam, but the Nvidia Tegra 2 processor, too. But what they don't have is a Pixel QI transflective screen, a 10.1-inch panel that can switch between backlit LCD mode and low-power electrophoretic reflective mode, which looks more less like E Ink, and which actually gets easier<\/em> to see in direct sunlight.<\/p>

We got our first good look<\/a> at this screen tech this morning, and we covered its weaknesses: the LCD colors aren't as vivid as a plain LCD's and suffers at some viewing angles, and the reflective mode suffers from the glossy screen's glare, but in both modes, it's good enough<\/em>. (And Notion honcho Rohan Shravan says he's working on a fix for the latter issue.) What this means is that no matter what you're using the device for—browsing the web over 3G, reading an ebook, watching a video—you can switch between screen modes depending on your environment or preference.<\/p>

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As I said before, the device is still in development, so you're seeing protoype hardware (there's prospective second model<\/a> with a curvier exterior, too), untouched software (Rohan promises a custom interface, with a solution for text input other than the awkwardly sized standard keyboard), and unoptimized performance (Android 2.1 should help the interface move a little more quickly). We'll get a fuller picture of the device come Mobile World Congress in February, as well as pricing info—though we're assured we'll be \"very happy\" about it.<\/p>

Anyway, you can stack these caveats as high as you want, and the Notion Ink Adam<\/a> is still taller, if just for this reason:<\/p>

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We repeat: The bullet's in the chamber. E Ink is going to die<\/a>.<\/p>

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