Hasta La Gadget!

A sequel to a movie does not necessarily mean that it will be raking in the big bucks. No sir, it might prove to be a bomb, or even more successful than its predecessor, as we have seen examples of both in the past. Well, the Notion Ink Adam II has just been released over in India for sale, before it will be heading towards the other countries some time down the road. The original Notion Ink Adam tablet was first introduced to the masses a couple of years back, and this time around, it will feature an interesting 100 x 5 monochrome ticker-tape display which will be able to deliver notifications along the device’s spine, or edges, depending on what you call it.

Other than that, this bad boy will feature a dual-core 1.5GHz Cortex A9 processor, a 10.1-inch 1,280 x 800 IPS LCD display, 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal memory, and Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean as the mobile operating system of choice. Apparently, there will be two different variants available at launch, where one will be a Wi-Fi only model, while the other is the 3G capable model.

Notion Ink Adam II Tablet Goes On Sale In India First original content from Ubergizmo.

Remember the Notion Ink Adam? We’ll forgive you if you don’t — the device fell a bit short of expectations, and news of its successor has been scarce. Save for a few teasing tweets, Notion Ink has kept the project pretty close to its chest. That changed this weekend, however, when the tablet’s price and specifications were announced at India’s National Technology Awards. According to the press release (after the break) and a pamphlet reportedly given to attendees, the Adam II will sell for 12,000 Indian Rupees (about $217) later this year, packing in a 1.5GHz Dual-Core ARM Cortex CPU, twin 2-megapixel cameras, 1GB RAM and up to 10 hours of battery life.

The tablet also boasts a secondary screen, albeit a small one: a monochrome ticker that displays Android notifications on the Adam’s book-like spine. HDMI, headphone and micro-USB ports crowd the device’s adjacent edges, which wrap around a 10.1-inch 1,280 x 800 IPS display — a concession that was apparently made to increase longevity. Local and international availability was sadly left out of the announcements, but it’s nice to finally see this project gain some steam.

Update: Notion Ink has reached out to let us know that the 12,000 rupee price cited in the PR is incorrect. We’ve asked the company to clarify the pricing and will let you know if we hear back.

[Thanks, Anonymous]

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