So where are we?
Extremely sorry to all those who were waiting patiently. Things really got busy here.
Lot’s of good stories to share, but heck NDAs!
Lot’s of ‘extremely exhaustive’ content coming your way! We want to make Adam a universal device which can give you access to a lot of different kind of content, and that is exactly where we are working right now. Have done few collaborations on the content front which will be beneficial for all. Being a student myself, I am personally working to make the lives of all students pretty easy when it comes to getting educational content on the device and that too, at a competitive price.
iPad will be launched today! Waiting eagerly for one like you all. Have ordered for one to understand did we miss anything? Or is there something we should learn or improve upon? They are genius when it comes to streamlined interactions. “One store to rule them all!”. But then a different app for books? May be more for comics, newspapers, magazines? Let’s see.
We are doing some innovation on email front as well. Business people will love it. It will give you an amazing freedom which we never had.
Wish I could share more on the names of the companies we are working with. There will be announcements soon. We will soon be announcing the Application Competition Soon. Developers of already exiting application will have a lot to earn as well.
We are also into lots of University Collaboration as well. Developing technologies with them, for them, for the open communities, and we are open to lot more to work closely with. “They will be the first ones to get early access to the devices as well.”
So, are the stories of product delays true? To be frank, I can’t say about other companies. But we want to go ahead only with Flash availability. As soon as the stable Flash is there, there will be two months of testing and we will hit the stores. Also to remember here is the marketing strategies of our partners aka Telecom Firms. It depends a lot on them when they want to hit the markets. We have seen different strategies for different players. Some want to give you Adam for Thanksgiving, some for summer holidays, some when you start a new year at your schools. So, it depends.
Again, apologies for those who were waiting for some information on the blog. It is due to “your” support that a 24 something like me can do something this big.
Warm Regards and Love!
Can’t wait.
nice read!
you got exciting updates here .
thanks!
Yes Where Are You?
Yes even I really want to know – Where are you guys now and where is Adam
. Once upon a time I had lot of expectations and was eagerly waiting for Adam. Now I am delighted with my iPad. With everybody launching their tablet pc, the excitement about NI Adam in me has faded. Now consumers will have plenty of options to choose from when they want to buy a tablet Pc. Even if you release Adam by Nov 2010, you have lost not only the first movers advantage to Apple, but also significant ground to other competitors who are making their own tablet PC. Had you not delayed so much you could have captured the market in way that could have been sustained over a long period of time. Now you not only have to fight against the features in the tablet PCs provided by other brands but also against the brand loyalty of the people in these trusted brands who would be happy to see a tablet PC coming from their favorite brand.
I don’t know what is holding you back so much, but as a once upon a time Adam waiter, I would like to speculate.
1. There might me some patent / copyright issues over one or more of the things that you want to use in Adam.
2. FOB price quoted by top tier ODMs like Quanta, Invetec and Qualcom might be much higher than your investment can afford.
3. Since you are a startup, these top ODMs are unwilling to give you the same FOB discounts when they manufacture for brands like Apple, Dell or HP.
4. You could not meet the minimum volume count of the top tier ODMs with your investments.
5. You might be trying to workout with second tier ODMs but probably have issues with quality and reliability.
6. Prolonged delay is shaking your investor’s confidence especially since almost all pc/laptop manufacturers are making their own tablet PC now.
7. You might have seen several prototypes similar to Adam in Computex 2010; they are already ahead of you in the race now and will be releasing on 18-October.
8. You are thinking about manufacturing the parts in Taiwan and assembling them to the finished product in India but have only lately realized its complexities.
9. You are waiting for some pass or clearance from the Indian govt. which will take ages.
10. You are slowly losing confidence since the idea is no longer unique. I am saying this because your website is out dated; you are still reporting a Feb15-18 event in future tense in your home page.
Whatever may be the reasons for the delay, I hope you will overcome then all and we shall have an Adam in the market before iPad 2.0.
All the best!
well said
this joker had a good idea but is unable to deliver the goods.
i have been telling everyone how good the adam looks on paper but the waiting is killing off everyones hope.
Can you fit a SIM card? That will change the dynamics all together. Send me a ADAM if you like my idea
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So now you have stopped updating you blog.. this is suspicious.. tomorrow is 1st June.. my reminder awoke me.. no visibility on Adam.. wishing it will come on time.. hoping its not a pipe dream..