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Adamo could out-Air Air
CrunchGear —
... Dell is hinting at a tiny laptop line called Adamo which might be some sort of boutique line or actually be the name of a new, ultrathin laptop that will give the MacBook Air a run for its money. Ashley Vance at NYT writes: ...
Dell Adamo: Even thinner than the MacBook Air?
Boing Boing Gadgets —
... all might have been the reaction of Michael Tatelman, Dell’s vice president in charge of consumer sales and marketing, to my question about whether or not Dell had an Air-like product in store. Mr. Tatelman’s mouth gaped open and his eyes darted away from my face.
If looks could reveal product dimensions, then I’d guess that Dell’s going even thinner and lighter than Apple.This is exactly the sort of inference that I am genuinely happy to see someone publish.
Dell’s Mystery ‘Adamo’ Could Be Thinner Than Air [Bits.Blogs.NYTimes.com] ...
Dell 'Adamo' Could Be Lighter, Thinner Than MacBook Air [Rumor]
Gizmodo —
... And an analyst says that Dell could "shave $400 off the MacBook Air price pretty easily." And a Hackintosh Adamo? We're excited. Sign us up for duty, Admiral. [NYTimes] ...
Dell Adamo ultrathin laptop rumors surface
Engadget —
... According to the New York Times, Dell may have a little surprise on the way. Based on some wild trademark searches, a tiny bit of digging on the "internet" using a "search engine," and the lack of eye contact from the company's VP in charge of consumer sales (Michael ...
Dell Adamo, Competition for MacBook Air
Mobilewhack.com —
... says a future laptop is going to be even lighter and thinner than the lightest of them all so far, the MacBook Air. Is Apple ready to get a competitor for that share of the market? The Adamo might be the future laptop of choice for someone interested in an Air-like experience. What we can say for sure is that Dell’s version of a thin laptop will be way cheaper than Apple’s Air . We have no idea when this notebook is going to be released but we’re hoping 2009. via NYTimes Tags: Adamo , air , Dell , Laptops , Laptops , ...
Dell's Mystery Notebook: Thinner, Lighter Than Air?
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... air." And the X360 is slightly lighter, but still a little thicker than the Air. I certainly wouldn't be surprised to see Dell one-up Apple by offering a laptop both thinner and lighter.
On top of that, Dell's super-thin notebook would probably cost substantially less -- by $400, estimates Roger Kay, an endpoint technologies analyst.
A thinner, lighter and cheaper MacBook Air? Heck, I would buy one. I would just hope that it's hackable to run OS X. Dell’s Mystery ‘Adamo’ Could Be Thinner Than Air [NYT]
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Gadget Rumor: Dell To Release Adamo Laptop, Macbook Air Murderer
GadgetReview —
Rumorville says that Dell is set to introduce a Macbook Air competitor called the Adamo. According to NYTimes, site Uptownlife.net uncovered the purported razor thin computer via a trademark search. And then of course there’s this teaser website, whose registrar info is DNStination Inc., a name or company that registered Apple’s Mobile Me before it went live. Sounds like a CES release to me.
[NYTimes via Engadget]
Gadget Rumor: The Dell Adamo, Answer To MacBook Air?
GadgetReview —
The word on the street is that Dell will be coming out with a ultra-thin/light MacBook Air killer, the Adamo. This is pure speculation of course but when asked about it, Dell VP Michael Tatelman could only gape and look away like a fly caught in a trap.
There must be something special indeed about the mystery laptop (or desktop or spaceship?) for it to have a dedicated website…we’ll just have to wait and see.
[New York Times]
Dell to launch 'Adamo' MacBook Air competitor?
Tech Digest —
... Mac fanboys aside, most of us realised that the Macbook Air was a crystallisation of everything that Apple does - it was an archetypal Apple product. The ridiculous price, the underperforming components, and lack of features, but OH SO PRETTY! That's why I'm a little nervous that Dell are trying to emulate the machine. The New York Times, after noticing a few 'Adamo' trademark filings, did some digging on Google and eventually confronted Dell's vice president in charge of consumer sales and marketing, Michael Tatelman, asking him if there was an Air-like product in store. ...
Dell Adamo ¿finalmente el rival al MacBook Air?
Gizmología —
... Según Bits de NYTimes Dell tiene algo que decir en ultraportátiles, no netbooks, si no en los portátiles más ligeros del mercado como el MacBook Air. ...
What is the Dell Adamo? A MacBook Air Competitor?
Mobility Site —
... Apparently, it’s something. A NY Times post pointed to some info about the Dell Adamo that Uptownlife.net had posted but later removed. They had some marketing materials for the “Dell Adamo”. ...
New Dell Laptop: Thinner Than Air?
Today @ PC World —
... that "Rumor has it that Dell is coming out with a computer called Adamo that will rival the MacBook Air." However, the article at UptownLife has since been removed, so it's unclear now how valid its claims were. dell, andamo A New York Times blog picked up on UptownLife's rumor, trying to score some more concrete confirmation for the ultrathin laptop. This piece referenced some nervous body language by Dell VP of consumer sales and marketing Michael Tatelman when asked about Dell making a laptop to compete with Air. Tatelman's verbal response to the question was just as ...
Dell rumored to give MacBook Air a run for its money
AppleInsider —
... Published: 06:25 PM EST Roughly a year after Apple's MacBook Air made its first appearance, Dell is purportedly on the verge of claiming the thinnest-ever notebook crown for itself. Following the trail of a briefly available rumor, the New York Times has discovered that Dell owns the trademarks to a mystery product known as Adamo that even has its own ...
