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
First off, I must say that I have been following your progress for some time, and am eagerly awaiting the arrival of Adam. I have a few of questions, please forgive me if they’ve already been address in a post that I’ve missed.
I am wondering if there is any further information on the “upgrade-ability” of the Adam to Gingerbread, when it become available? The rumor mill is running at high speed that 3.0 will actually be release as soon as the coming weeks, which coincidently is the same time frame as the Adam release.
Are you planning on releasing accessories for the Adam? I’m personally interested in dock to hold the tablet upright when I’m using it as a replacement for a laptop, although I would personally prefer that the dock *not* be a keyboard dock as I like the flexibility provided by a bluetooth or even USB keyboard.
I am also curious if there what kind of distribution channels (purely via the internet or brick and mortar shops) you are planning and if there will be any kind of pre-order option available. I am also wondering if there is any further information available regard which countries Adam will be available in first (I’m in the US).
When is the release date ?
Hi,
when will the ADAM available in Germany?
One thing I would strongly recommend is SDXC slot instead of SDHC. That would mean it wont be space constrained.
Even more than that I would look at releasing the product(may be just the LCD version if Pixel QI is delaying it). I think samsung galaxy tab with super amoled will overshadow ADAM if it comes before adam(it looks increasingly likely).
From the recently posted specs, it appears the Pixel Qi display will not have touch capability.
i only know ADAM supports 802.11b/g.
but 802.11n is widely used now and it is much faster than b/g, would ADAM supports this standard??
Team@NotionInk,
First off, congratulations on the conception of the idea of the ADAM and the consequent development effort.
Congratulations also on the new look website.
In theory, the product appears to hold much promise. In reality, to validate the theory, ADAM has to be used for which it must first be made commercially available. In other words, it has to be released!!!
I’ve been checking your site every single day for sometime now and in a sense, evangelizing about the ADAM to ppl I know. However, I have no answer when they ask – when is it being released and what is the cost?
The tablet mkt is already flooded with products and as is common knowledge, iPAD rules! Why – Olive telecom has already announced India’s first 3G ready tablet in August! (http://www.olivetelecom.in/laptop/olivepad/)
This only means, the competition is increasing. Which brings me to the most apparent question – WHEN IS THE ADAM BEING RELEASED?
I am disappointed at the absence of any concrete effort from NotionInk at answering this question with a definite timeline. This is now seeding the following thoughts:
- what is going on?
- is this ever going to see the light of day – commercially?
- why are there no updates that matter?
- if this is the state of things pre-launch, what happens to customer support post launch?
- In the industry/business you are in, Software and Hardware changes are the fastest thing/whatever on earth! In comparison, the speed of light comes a distant second! Given this, how is it that we are still deliberating s/w or h/w specs?
Surely, you more than anyone else know that in this consumer driven mkt, consumers have only so much patience.
I am sure, the team is working very hard and there are tons of things to do and unfortunately, a day has only 24 hours! But unless the questions listed above are answered, I am afraid, potential consumers are being rubbed the wrong way!
Personally, I am still holding the faith. Pls don’t disappoint me – I’ve held off against buying the iPAD just for you guys! Just don’t know how long I can hang on.
You have a killer product at hand – show the world you can!
Best wishes,
mvs07
Congrats on the new home-page design! Looks very snappy!
However the pop-ups are a bitt hard to read.
Miss the pictures of the connections/sides of the Adam, will that be posted on a later date. Seems to me the final production design is ready, looks FAB!!
Now all we need to know is price and availability.
Wonder when it is available in the Netherlands, are you planning to release it with cooperation of a carrier (KPN, Vodafone, T-Mobile, e.g.)?
Hi rohan ,
Just seen new Website design . My Comment on that ,AWESOME.
Hope to listen more soon , about product availability timing, price etc.
waiting for ADAM……….
Ekam
Just please launch it in India. Do not fall prey to these investors.
Hi Rohan,
nice new Webpage.
Now we only need a link where we can make our preorder
I hope, I can place my preorder this week, because on friday I will start a holiday trip without internet access.
Or are you able the get in touch with me by mail for ordering the ADAM ? My adress is
harvey186 (at) googlemail.com.
Thanks,
Harvey
I have been following the Adam for months and months now but unfortunately, with no release date STILL, I decided to get an iPad. It is amazing but I am sure the Adam would have been much better. Maybe down the track, if the Adam ever gets released, I’ll get one. My company was very interested in distributing the Adam in Australia but it’s hard to find the time to deal upstarts that don’t know where they’re going. Best of luck!
Hi Rohan,
Do you have plans to release this product in Australia.
The adam gets mentioned in this slide show about upcoming Android Tablets. http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/201828/sneak_peek_android_tablets_to_rock_the_market.html
OK… Please let us pre-order… pre-order in Canada… I want it… I want it NOW!!!
I can’t wait! Very excited… but earlier I saw the statement that the Adam should come out before school starts.
In Canada and the US, all schools start in September… You NEED/MUST get it out by mid-August at the latest as students will buy.
If not, you will only get the leftover demand until December and then the next surge is September 2011.
I think that this is the thing that everyone is looking for in both business and school.
Please get it out ASAP, I want to see the Adam make Apple-sauce.
Why don’t you want my money? It has been waiting over half a year for the Adam, but every day that passes I am more afraid that someone else might get it. I really want to support your start-up but alternative tablets are popping out left and right and my patience is running out.
Please confirm the timing!
Thanksgiving ?
Christmas Holiday?
Tegra 2 will definitely be enough. I don’t think they will require a gyroscope. What they might make mandatory is a 1280×768 resolution. That’s what will probably stop you from upgrading to 3.0.
The biggest issue will Adam will be that it needs its own apps, and you will have a few dozen apps at best, considering Android 3.0 is launching soon with access to the market.
This means you have only the months between launch and first Android 3.0 tablet is announced, to sell the most units. After that I don’t think Adam will sell too well until you launch Adam 2, at least not in USA. You can still probably sell well in the rest of the world.
I talked more in-depth about it in a blog post here:
http://nextparadigms.com/notion-ink-adam-tablet-will-have-froyo-why-this-still-disappoints/
Notion Ink guys will hate me, but I think my points are realistic, and at the end I give 7 reasons why the Adam will be successful anyway.
Just to clarify… The supposed Android 3.0 HW requirements were “leaked” by a Russian blogger about a month ago. I don’t see any reason to lend credibility to his post, but OK, time will tell.
Even if we assume, for the sake of discussion, that there is some truth in that leak, it is my understanding that what his post stated is that the new resolution will be supported (not required) on devices with screens 4” and higher. Can you imagine a mobile OS *requiring* 1280×768 on every 4” screen device? I am not buying that. Besides, Android has to support many different resolutions and form factors, otherwise it will wither and die.
Lucian, What on earth make you think 3.0 will require 1280×768?!
The news was that it is going to support that resolution, not require it; after all 3.0 should support phones, not just tablets.
Requiring a resolution that was not supported in 2.2 would mean no upgrades to 3.0 will be possible on any device, and that’s very unlikely.
Hi Rohan
Hope is turning to ‘desperation’! Release date in India please?
As per yesterday’s news Samsung is going to release their Android 2.2 tablet next month. There is no clear hardware specification though. http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/07/30/samsungs-tablet-android-7-inch-screen-august-11th-announcement/ I would rather wait for ADAM but there is still no release date. Notion Ink please make us all happy we need ADAM!
Need dates as soon as possible.
Guess what, you just don’t seem to get the message. No release date = no use of any update that you post here.
Samsung Galaxy tab will be releasing soon to kick adam’s A** while you are busy travelling around the world and giving us pics of “POOJA at Notion INK”.
Sounds like the Adam is not gonna get released for another year or so. You didn’t even start producing them… did you?
I agree with Harvey,
Thank you for showing us the progress you are making. It is nice.
We are looking forward to a release and purchase date.
Paul