India’s first Android tablet PC - ‘Adam’ - to be unveiled at CES next month

Consumer Electric ShowNext month's Consumer Electric Show (CES) in Las Vegas, US, will likely witness the unveiling of India's first Google Android OS-based touchscreen tablet PC, developed by a Hyderabad-based startup - Notion Ink, which was founded in February this year.

Designed and developed by six IIT graduates and an MBA, the Indian Android device, dubbed Adam, will expectedly be a ground-breaking product that will draw a gigantic customer base. As per the media reports, Notion Ink's 'Adam' - developed in partnership with National Institute of Design (NID), Bangalore - features a writable 10.1-inch touchscreen from Pixel Q, is powered by NVIDIA's Tegra T20 chipset.

The other notable features of the 770-gram device include 32GB data storage; Bluetooth; Wi-Fi connectivity; 48 hours standby battery; and a 3-megapixel digital camera with auto focus, and video recording.

The 'Adam' will be available for less than Rs 14,000 ($300) in India, and for less than $400 (Rs 18,800) in the US.

Talking about the unveiling of the 'Adam' at the forthcoming CES, Rohan Shravan, Notion Ink founder and director Creatives, pointed the Android usage issue on PC, and said in a blog: "There are lots of issues for Android to be used on the big screen. We are going to fix it, but will not showcase in CES this time. There are going to be a lot of User Interface changes in the final product."