What’s 3.0 got to do right now with us?
Hi All,
I think the last post made you all think that we are considering 3.0 for the first version.
Well the answer is NO. We were discussing not on the software but on the hardware. We want to ensure that it can be upgraded. But here is exactly where the issue might come, since the HW requirements are not fixed.
But after the meeting we have concluded, that jumping even on HW would not be an issue for us (rest is to be seen).
So, cheers!
Regards
@tarwinia:
Tegra 2 has two cores, each of em is a Cortex a9…..
Samsung is already prepping developers to help out with tablet optimised Android apps…
http://phandroid.com/2010/07/30/samsung-reaching-out-to-developers-to-prepare-apps-for-android-tablet/
Whose going to buy this when your communication is so lacking and your deadlines are constantly getting pushed back. Who is going to trust you to provide good customer service and timely updates with the track record you’ve been establishing? Just a cautionary question…
Rob
Great news. Will you have Adam on any market during 2010? Just say when and where and I will be there.
For everyone’s consideration:
Here’s an article that’s about the new Kindle, but it mentions the move towards merging eReaders and tablets into one device.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Are-Amazons-New-Kindles-Tablets-in-Training-70522.html?wlc=1280513627
Adam would fit that role perfectly assuming the Pixel Qi version isn’t too expensive.
Sincerely, ptf237
I see where you are coming from. It would be a shame to release a product and find that some 3.0 features require some part that you were not aware of (like a gyroscope, or photo sensor, or EM sensor). As an end user and promoter of your product, I am very happy you making an attempt at future proofing your products. As I have seen time and time again, manufactures would release something that is out dated by the time it hits the shelves, then they release what they should have released in the first place about six months latter!
Enjoying the updates lately
So, you’re not planning on waiting for Gingerbread…glad to hear it.
Unfortunately, this whole discussion makes me curious about where the Adam is in terms of development. I’d much rather hear a release date than talk of upgrading the OS.
I know we all appreciate the recent updates, but how about something more substantial! 8^)
A lot of articles are cropping up today, saying that the minimum HW requirements are a 1ghz processor, 512mb ram, and a 3.5″ screen.
Thank you for the update.
Hoping the release in India goes well and really looking forward to your product hitting the U.S. market. If you had pre-orders, I would put money down on it today.
Here’s to a smooth launch!
jason
Thanks for the clarification. I’m barely holding out not buying an iPad. I really want to see some good competition!
as far as I’ve seen, Adam meets the requirements for gingerbread (and hopefully gingerbread will give tablets like this app store access)
Hi Rohan,
A very warm welcome to Bangalore (Bangaluru)!.. Knowing that Notion Ink’s shifted to bangalore makes us all feel great out here. Since, there’s another reason to notch up to the city’s Boost & charm Globally, as envisaged exceptional contributor to Innovation, Quality, Performance. Being a startup company it reminds me of the same great feel/exitement/vision that we share…toward the common zeal of Revolution in Technology by Innovation.
I/We by large gladly await to avail with the Excellent handy “ADAM” in our hand. With excitement which i cannot express in words. All in all lets count on ADAM if so he’s able to Eat the Apple
Lastly, All the best & have a Good Luck!
Rohan,
Time is running out really fast. if Adam launch date is not released pretty soon, there will be loads of tablets out there in market and people (like me) who have been waiting patiently to buy Adam will have to re-think about the options. and an improved iPad 2 also will be upcoming and intersting…..
so work hard and fast to reap the benifits of early launch…..
regards,
Gourav
The urgency in the US (with students and instructors) is that the Fall School semesters are about to begin and many of us have been required to purchase a PDA and/or Laptop. The ADAM would fit the requirements for both items. If this product does not release until late September or October, many students will have to wait until Christmas to consider your product after they have already purchased something else from someone else. I am also positive that every other manufacturer has a Christmas release in mind and the ADAM with have massive competition by then from Google, HP, and any other.
I am a student Doctor and I am in the above situation. Many medical schools are beginning to require Iphones and items like that for medical school. I think that your product would receive such wide acceptance that it could be required by schools in the US as well. My father is a physician and has resisted purchasing a PC or former tablet for use in the hospital because of their bulkyness and limitations. He is also anticipating the release of the ADAM. I have spoken to many of my fellow students about the ADAM and about 1 in 10 that I have run across have heard of your product and they too are eager to get their hands on it.
Keep pressing forward. Thank you for showing that you are listening to our concerns and are starting to blog more frequently, but we still desire more information. I am checking these blogs daily for an update and look forward to your next. I am sure you don’t want to release a timeline because of the competition, but could you at least tell us your initial route of distribution? will you sell directly to the public through the net? in what countries? will you use a major chain to distribute? will there be any way for those of us who have been interested in your product from conception to get our hands on your product before anyone else so that we can promote it to our colleges?
Thanks again for your innovation.
Please please please, give us the release date!! Its really getting hard to keep on guessing when Adam will reach my hands
. Every morning, first thing i do is to check your blog hoping you give us the release date that day. You have kept up your promise by blogging frequently, but we are still sailing the same boat and under a tunnel hoping to meet Adam soon 
. Please give us the date even if it is 2 months from today!!
Thanks for clarifying that.. but i see your point.. it make perfect sense to have the right hardware that can support 3.0 and maybe a few more minor upgrades…
Good to know jumping on hardware would not be an issue…
Great news!!! Thanks again..
-Murali
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Ps:- Need a dose of date to control my pocket spirits along with harvey, No pressure
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Same thinking as the rest, I bet you’ll meet HW requirements with easy. In the end, is a mobile OS still ;]
Now… I’m just fearing for the price. Sounds like you’re getting very hi-tech for considering even more HW on the tablet… and thinking how far I live… not a good combo for the wallet.
But whatever, keep it up, and is nice to hear from you all this often ;]
Rohan,
With these frequent updates you are changing my mind about your company. Thanks for keeping your most loyal, potential customers in the loop. And of course like the others I’m dieing to hear a release date.
Whew! I think you scared many of us with that post =)
Hopefully the HW requirements will be met by the Adam.
If the rumors are true it will, plus to its advantage in that respect it’s not the only Tegra 2 tablet coming out, it’s dual core, and I don’t think Cortex A9 is out yet so it will hopefully meet the requirements and Google won’t go overboard with them.
Glad to hear you’ll be compatible with Gingerbread!
If your hardware specs are accurate, you should easily beat out all the projected Q4 android tablets on that front.
The only thing I worry about with Adam is the apps. One of the iPad’s problems is that so many of its apps are really just iPhone apps and don’t take advantage of the system’s potential. Although I think it would be a good idea to have the Android marketplace available on the Adam (gotta be able to get stuff like Nook on the Adam), it isn’t enough. Your Adam-specific apps are really going to be where you can put yourself head and shoulders above the tablet competition. But I’m sure you guys are hard at work on this stuff already!
Would love to see some updates on Genesis and your custom interface!
Best of luck, ptf237
Adam-specific apps would be nice to have, but… if it is only possible…. Android Market is a must!
BTW, a low-end and cheap Augen Android tablet seems to include Android Market http://goo.gl/HdVu. This is strange and may be not true.
It does, but they got in trouble with Google for including it. The ones already at K-Mart are allowed but future products have to have it removed.
Hi Rohan,
Please don’t wait, there is a big need of tablet pcs. Apple felt that but didn’t finish IPad.
Adam will be the first serious product in this domain. HW requierement can be studied for ADAM2. Lots of people like me wait and are ready to buy Adam.
Good Luck
I would like to see the possibility to pre-order. I’m checking your blog every day, just like a lot of other people probably do as well.
Greetz,
Mike
I’m doing it too. Please don’t let us wait anymore
btw, nice to hear that HW can also be upgraded in future along with SW(unlike anyother devices available on the market right now).
Rohan – you forgot to mention when the next update coming in
Hi Rohan,
nice to read that you don’t want waiting for Gingerbread.
See all the post and you know want we want … a release date of ADAM. Because we all want to own a device with Pixel Qi.
Please be the first with such a device and you will be the winner.
The iPad is a toy, nothing for the geeks we are. But as longer you are waiting with the launch more and more people will buy a iPad or something else, because the really need a tablet for work, school or other business.
As soon as I can, I will place a order for a Pixel Qi and I hope, I can place my order for the ADAM.
regards, Harvey