FIAT LUX!

Hello Everyone!

FIAT LUX

 

The most awaited day has finally arrived! It took some time, but now when as we look back, it seems more than worth it. This is a rather detailed post and I will try to answer most of your questions. And there is a LOT to share. Let’s look at somethings we will talk about now:

  • We promised that we will lower the price of the basic versions. Well, we have done that!
  • We also shared that 6th of December would be a wonderful day for Android, and it was for more than one reason (2.3 and 3.0). We will look at why the Adam can’t be considered to be running just Android 2.2 anymore. (What relates more to Eden – Gingerbread or Honeycomb?)
  • More details about the launch, global pricing policy, colors and shipping
  • More on the User Interface and Applications
  • Official comments on NFC, Digitizer and Mystery Feature.
  • And finally what Adam means for all of us!

It’s great day, possibly deserving an entry into the history books about how we all came together and started a revolution. Adam, as we love to call it, is not a tablet, it’s a dream come true for many of us. We have pushed the limits of current technology and raised the expectations from other devices as well, especially the fact that it’s not just hardware or software, but it’s both. Android on Adam is no longer a phone OS; it’s Eden, a new play ground for big touch screen devices.

The next little break-through must happen in the prices.

The Pricing

If you remember I explained that it’s possible that we would be able to cut the price of one of the variants further. So here is the confirmation! You know we have 6 variants : LCD (wi-fi only), LCD + 3G -900 series, LCD + 3G -850 series, Transflective (Wi-Fi only), Transflective + 3G -900 series, Transflective + 3G -850 series.

Earlier we told you that the first version will start at $399. But now the LCD Wi-Fi version will start at $375.33 and 3G version at $425.33 (for limited period?). Transflective version (Pixel Qi) will start at $499.45 for Wi-Fi only and 3G variants at $549.99 (2 variants in 3G, 900 series and 850 series which takes the variant numbers to 6!). (For specifications please see our website).

Eden

Let’s look at what Android 2.3 and 3.0 (Honeycomb) would be bringing to the table:

  • Better OpenGL ES, OpenSL ES support.
  • SIP/VOIP
  • Multi-touch Keyboard
  • Better Copy, paste features
  • Kernel Upgraded to 2.6.35
  • Better View Support (Honeycomb) and Clean User Interface; Better Memory Management.

Now let’s see what Adam comes with:

  • OpenGL works better on NVidia’s Tegra than on anything else in this space – because of their expertise on graphics, their implementation on the built-in GPU of the Tegra 250 SoC is exhaustive and highly accelerated. OpenSL support is something which will come as an update soon (we love Open SL because we love graphical visualizations for audio, which need really fast Fast Fourier Transforms)
  • SIP/VOIP. Implementations of SIP and VOIP already exist. With the newly announced official support, programmers can port much more confidently to the Adam.
  • Multi-touch keyboard. When we were working on Office Application, we realised how important “Ctrl+z” was, and then decided to design a multi-touch keyboard. Well it seems it is also coming on Android 2.3 and 3.0. Adam comes 2 special keyboard designs, both of which are multi-touch enabled. In our usability studies it was clear that touch keyboard will have annoyingly high error rates. One of the observations made during those tests was, that if you get rid of the lines or space which exist between the keys, users become much more focused on their typing, experienced users had far better word counts and error rates reduced drastically. The other version is a split keyboard which you can use when you are holding your device with both your hands. We have added quick access keys and all your keys can have 2 functions (hence the multi-touch requirement – take a look at the keyboard in the end)
  • Better Copy, cut and paste. Now, this already existed since long in the Office environment, and the native implementation is also there.
  • Android 2.3 comes with Kernel version 2.6.35. The latest which NVidia Tegra works with is 2.6.36! 😉 http://android.git.kernel.org/?p=kernel/tegra.git;a=summary (Please see the details on this new kernel online, and you’d know the reason behind that smiley)
  • Honeycomb: In layman’s term “Support of Views within views”. That’s what we have done in the Eden. The Panel system allows for 100s of panel instances, which are views within views (in further simpler words independent windows on-screen). When you’ll install any native application, you will get the feel and UI of the new Android (we are extremely happy that there is far less gloss and web 2.0 designs now). Memory management is something we have spoken about earlier, and was expected in 3.0 as well.

The way we look at Eden, its closer to the Honeycomb than to the Gingerbread (it was intention as well and we did everything in our capacity to know more about Honeycomb, so when it’s launched there should be no surprises. In fact you might remember one of our post from China where I hinted the same! 🙂 ), and we were really happy to do those changes for you in time. So when you look at Adam in your hands you will not feel under-powered by a Mobile OS.

The Launch

At 20:02IST

As promised, the first access would be given to those who had commented in this blog “before the last post”. To carry out this, all selected will be sent a confirmation email and pre-order link which will remain active for 6 hours from the receipt of that email (keep a tight view on your mail box including your spam filter!) Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)! Let’s take a look at the image on the left.

This is certainly a big number (and we are 4 hours from EOD). These are unique visitors and we rank number 2 in the top blogs on WordPress.

First is Oprah Winfrey! Take a look:

Blog Ranking at 4:30PM IST

Adam is launching with the same price in all the countries, so if you are in a stronger currency country (hello Europe!) you’d be more happy. Notion Ink will always follow One Price Policy for every country as we believe in Globalization and World being our market, not countries.

The Colors

We have 6 variants. If we add 2 colors, we will have 12 variants, and so on. Managing these many variants is definitely not a good suggestion. But the color fight existed long before we posted that Poll, and we’d one more surprise for you! Default Adam comes in Matte Black Color with white strip, but this strip is replaceable. Starting Mid-Jan our partners will start shipping different colored strips and you can customize according to your own preference!

The Shipping

Our shipping partner is DHL, well known, respected and quick services. They add a lot of reliability in the whole logistics management for Notion Ink and should add a lot of confidence to the new members of the Adam community.You will be able to use their tracking system without error for tracking your shipments!

Images speaks far more than I can write, so Drool On!

This is how your home Panel System looks like. Right now this is in the panel selection mode where you can switch the panels. This runs on OpenGL and you can expect extremely smooth animations.
The File Browser, we named Sniffer, with quick view for some formats.
One of the shots of Calendar application (older version)

 

This is when you open any old application (without Panel) for the first time, from second time onwards, Eden creates a panel for you!

 

I love this browser. Fastest tab switching we have ever seen!
I have caught programmers here just looking at this application and not doing their work.


Panel Implementation of the Music Player

 

The Music Player (OpenSL we are waiting for you!)

 

Yes we have one, will get better with updates though!
The Email
One of the Keyboard Type.
My Love for Golden Ratio extends to the Calculator as well! 🙂

NFC, Digitizer and Mystery Feature

NFC: Well, Adam doesn’t come with NFC sensor. It is little hard as of now to define the use cases for a 10 inch screen device in current implementations. But that doesnt mean we are not working on it! Eve will have NFC and will use it for more than we know its used for!

Digitizer: I couldn’t resist commenting back with a simple smiley when someone asked this questions in the comments. I was waiting for this day! Adam comes with an Open Source implementation which converts it into a digitizer. You don’t even need wires. You can use your Adam as a BIG touch screen for all your PCs, so you can draw, paint, sketch, click, select and do all you want! (Did I tell you since it has a screen as well, you can use it as your keyboard also). (Please note, technically Adam’s way of using the screen as touch input for your computers does not make it fall into traditional digitizer domain, but it’s rather an intelligent implementation and hack in to the system)

The Mystery Feature. It will still be a mystery! 🙂 One of my wish was to design a product where every fortnight you can receive a new update which isn’t just a security bug fix, but a discovery of something which already existed, sort of un-locking a part. This is my first attempt on the same lines!

What Adam means for all of us?

Adam is certainly the beginning. Fortunately, the excitement of what future might hold has made us rather more focused, because we need to lay the grounds for what is yet to come. The test for Adam is harder than we think. It’s the survival of the fittest out there. We have designed it to be the latest in technology for next 12 months but the competition might catch us even faster. Adam has to succeed as a product, as a vision and as a consumer device.

He is going to be a companion for students, an access to the world of featured emails for businessmen, platform for experimentation for scientists, and the true internet device which defines half of our time today! As someone commented, it is an Inception, and its going to make us look at it in awe!

The Adam has arrived!

With Warm Regards

Rohan Shravan

(And finally the Engadget Post: http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/09/notion-ink-adam-gets-caught-photoshopping-its-bezel-away/ Well we have 3 things here. One image with the older Adam 3D render, second where it was fixed and re-posted and third, an economical way to get more publicity. Can you notice along with the bezel, the location of the icons also changed, both are different silk screens. Little unprofessional journalism)

7,486 thoughts on “FIAT LUX!”

  20. YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!1

  32. Thankyou Rohan very much!
    A fair price and DHL for shipping sounds nice 🙂

    I just hope that I’ll receive a mail from you…

  48. Splendid! I simply *can’t* wait! I can’t remember having *ever* been this anxious for a new piece of hardware to arrive!!

  52. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH (sorry for caps)

  62. Awesome! Drooling at work isn’t the best way to make an impression but for this its worth it :)!

  68. Close, no cigar yet though. Hope I’m on the pre-order mailing list, it’s my birthday today!

  75. Great news, keep up the good work….

    But still no videos of the actual final Adam in action??

  83. Time to read. 🙂

    Are the Oprah and NI wordpress posts related?
    “Oprah denies being gay” and then Rohan’s post says, “Well! Not exactly now, let’s wait for a new post in a few hours.” 😀

  84. WAIT… before the last post means if we commented on the “Week-End Special – XI” post then we are in because the golden ratio post was the last post…?

  89. aaaaa, my reply was 1min before the latest post……
    no presale email will come to me aaaaaa

  90. Nice work guys! Hanging out for my email (it’s 1:45am right now and I have work in the morning)… 😀

  92. The good news: Adam is launching with the same price in all the countries, so if you are in a stronger currency country (hello Europe!) you’d be more happy. Notion Ink will always follow One Price Policy for every country

    The bad news: Justin Beiber. Really?

  103. wow.
    just now see only 2 comments
    when I click the comments, the list are already long..so fast..
    congrats for the launch Rohan and Adam team.

  110. Awesome. Thanks Rohan and the NI team for ending the long suspense. U have save the nails on my two feet 😉 (cant say the same for the fingers). Thanks for the images.. will go back and drool

  120. Congratulations to the team at Notion Ink. I’ll place my order as soon as I am able to. Can’t wait to get my hands on it.

    Cheers!

    STAC

  135. Looking forward to the reviews etc. for this! Might be a New years present to myself.

  136. One question though; how many Adam’s are available at this time? Do we have to wait till late January before it will be shipped or can we expect a big suprise before X-mas?

  139. CAN I GET AN AMEN? – A….M….E….N !!!!!!!!!

    CAN I GET A HALLELUJAH? H…A…L…L…E…L…U…J…A…H !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Bless you Rohan and Notion Ink team!!!!

  140. Many things jump out when I first skimmed over this. Ok, late for work. I’ll read it more in depth on my mobile. Long car ride ahead. Thanks for finally coming through. yay!

  145. CAN I GET AN AMEN? – A….M….E….N !!!!!!!!!

    CAN I GET A HALLELUJAH? H…A…L…L…E…L…U…J…A…H !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    CAN I GET AN EMAIL ????????

    Bless you Rohan and Notion Ink team!!!!

  148. Thanks Rohan, I only waiting now for the preorder email, I was waiting for this day since last CES, many thanks for your work, I like very much your apps, etc, many thanks!!! Remember (sorry for repeating), I would like to translate your apps to spanish freely if you agree, best regards,

    Alberto

  150. So Dec 10th 00:00 IST, that would be 3.5 hours away before the pre–pre-ordering starts? Meaning I can sleep for 6 hours without missing out?

  151. Awesome!
    Can’t wait for my e-mail 😀
    Any idea on when shipping starts?
    Can’t wait to know what the mistery feature is!

  155. Congratulations Team NotionInk. I am proud of you folks.

    Forget Engadget. Seems like that mod is an apple fanboi. Moreover, you got a free publicity bit. If you see comments on that article most everyone was in your support.

    Make sure Engadget gets no free demo. 🙂

    I will be happy to write a review when I get my pre-order unit. 🙂

  159. What is the (or is there a) student discount? Also there is no indication of the shipping date. I feel that with all the accusations of vaporware, this is something that needs to be set in stone rather soon…

  164. No , no , no . Definitely not preordering right now. Rohan you did not show us REAL work with REAL tablet. Only some photoshoped screen. This can do anyone. Show us some real work and then we can make some deal.

    This is unacceptable.

    Only what i like on this post is digitizer.

  166. good stuff, awesome to see it here….. now if only there were an actual shipping date?!?!

  168. Nice!! Now F5ing my inbox instead of just the notionink blog 🙂
    Eagerly awaiting the preorder mail!

  173. Absolutely phenomenal panel view – reminds me of of touch screens in sci-fi movies (like that Tom Cruise movie with pre-cogs)

  175. Disappointed that you had to raise the price on the WiFi Pixel Qi version, but the specs and features are definitely best in class. Perhaps its even a new class?

    Any idea of a shipping date?

  181. Just finished cleaning out my spam folder so it will be easier to find if it ends up there.

  183. All right! That’s 6:30 PM CST and I –
    …uh oh…I shouldn’t have said that… 😉

  186. Phenominal looking stuff and great news! I am happy to give you guys my money as soon as I can.

  187. Great news!
    Thank you for including all whom commented before the last post, and thank you for clarifying when the pre-booking starts.
    My clock is set to IST and now I can finally have a few hours of sleep! 🙂

  193. You just pay in dollars, so just check the currency rates and see that you are very lucky (just like me) to live in europe!

  196. FINALLY… I was beginning to think the day would never end..
    Congratulations to Notion Ink for a successful product 🙂
    PS: Engadget is so screwed!!!

  197. Glad I did not stay up all night. Still anxiously awaiting the email.

    Looking forward to holding it in my hands.

  200. rohan am i counted in 😕 I did post saying i was a follower but didnt post any comment on this blog

  201. wow! I click over as soon as I saw the Fiat link. two people had posted, I read the article and then it was 118!
    Amazing!

  204. Oh my god what do you do with me Rowan.

    I have birthday tomoroor and when I will stand up at 6 (thats what 0 is for you I think) I will have no sleep for 3 days… and i have to be fit tomorrow.

    My and my sister have both blogged here right before the “preorder-stop” comes… we want to order Adam… but I don´t know if my body is strong enough for one more night….

    Hope I got mail….

    Is there an “Sender” which I can filter before my Mailprogramm blocks it?

  205. Bravo Rohan. The best news this winter. Will you have setups for 3G services around the world with companies already?

  209. i?m waiting for my preorder email!!
    I’ve been reading the blog since the start!
    Regards from Spain!
    Anybody know the time of shipping? Since we preorder it how many days have to wait?
    Thanks!

  210. YES!!! Finally! I’m just glad that I didn’t stay up all night like a lot of people!

  220. Ну наконецто!!!!!))))) к новому году надеюсь приплывёт=)

  224. Thanks for clearing that up and letting us know when the preordering will start…now we can get on with our lives until the time comes 😉

  225. So it states that preorder will open early for those that left comments prior to the last one. Does that mean even though I’ve been eagerly awaiting its release for several months now and left no comments on blogs prior to the one where he announced a preorder is coming I wont be opened for the preorder .. bummer

  228. Finally…the smoke is cleared!… High-end version price…hmm… what happens to the memory options?

  231. I love it! i wonder how and if i get a pre-order invitation….but when i do, i’ll order right away

  236. Congrats to Rohan and everybody at Notion Ink. Your baby is ready to take his first little steps into the world, I can only imagine how excited you are. Welcome Adam we will welcome you with open arms….

  238. Ну наконецто!!!!!))))) к новому году надеюсь приплывёт=) жаль что долго ждать…

  240. All right….here we go….AGAIN…so its really out….can’t believe it..after all this waiting…!!!

  241. So how do we order them?
    I will order 5 right now, if someone tells me how!

    friends and family want some, this is a great xmas present for all!

  243. I know I will not be on the pre-order list. But anyway will keep a watch!!! All the best Rohan and NI.

  247. Hope this will get shipped to the Middle East! Can you provide us a list of countries where it will be shipped?

  249. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!

    I have just skimmed and don’t even know where to start. I need time to digest it all. I am SOOOO excited!

    For now, two things….

    1. Justinn Bieber??? Really? Did you have to? Almost makes me want to fore go my adam purchase! j/k

    2. It sounds like it does not technically have a digitizer but is almost as good. Yes!!!!!

    Okay, back to reading… Rohan (and team at NI). THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

    PS: @Rohan, please check your email when you get a chance. Thanks!

  253. Score, time to make the plug over 5 social networking services for folks to get ready for it to hit the masses. Nice change in price, I thought $498 was a bit cheap for every option available!! 😛 REJOICE!

  256. Grate news, but i have a problem with the shipping and it is not a minor one. I cannot recive anything from anyone with any courrier (i’m from argentina). The only way the device will arrive to my hands is by offical mail or EMS (not sure about the last one) so if you’re sendig it only by DHL i wont be able to buy it!!!
    Best regards
    Ariel

  261. Now Just have to be a little patient, waiting for email to place order tomorrow.

    Hope the site doesn’t crash tomorrow.

  263. Now I just need to convert 10 December 00:00 AM IST … into my home time (France) …

  265. Fantastic!!!!!! Please post some video demonstrations!!! Show it off and let us finally see what you have been working so hard to get finished!!! :- )

    Congratulations!

    dph

  266. Brains are frozen i think from the shock.
    Can anyone explain 850 and 900 series?
    What does that mean?

  275. Pink Floyd has no song called
    “Baby Baby Baby, Oh!”, You’re thinking of “Mother” off of The Wall.

  276. Wowwwwwww… i am mesmerized to read this post after a loooooong wait. but its more than worthy for “adam”. Let the mystery feature to be Mystery and unfold it now and then 🙂 i just love this

  280. I followed this product since its first appearance in CES 2010 and Probably I posted more about this product (just praising it and letting my friends know)on my Facebook than Rohan did here on his blog… I am an entrepreneur (StartUp) myself and I know how difficult it is to pull off an amazing product like this…I AM VERY VERY VERY PROUD OF YOU GUYS AT NOTIONINK… I AM BUYING THIS PRODUCT.. I Didn’t comment until now ( I never comment on any articles), but I am overjoyed to see this… I will wait even if my pre-order takes me a month or two to get delivered… ANYTHING FOR A PRODUCT LIKE THIS…
    ROHAN PLEASE CONGRATULATE YOUR ENTIRE TEAM ON MY BEHALF… I AM ALSO WAITING TO LAUNCH MY PRODUCT MID NEXT YEAR, DO GIVE ME SOME TIPS…

  283. I have not gotten an email so I guess I have to wait but only until around 8pm EST today according to Rohan’s timetable. I hope they can produce enough units to satisfy all of us, much less the general public. 🙂
    What is the shipping date – anyone know?

  287. Yay, can’t wait till midnight when I can finally get to click on that link and place my pre-order. Thanks to all my fellow Adam addicts.

    A Apple
    D Dies
    A After
    M Me

  288. Great news. But did I miss the part that gives a date when those who pre-order can expect to actually receive their Adam?

  289. Hello a question: the wifi only have also gps and acelometer or they are only in 3g version?

  292. Wish the entire team at Notion Ink a very best of luck. You guys deserve success. Being an entrepreneur myself, I can understand the excitement and the nervousness at the same time. Go and make all of us proud!!!

  295. so iv got to wait six hours from onw so i can pre-order boooooooo, unless i get lucky and get a email.

  297. Will Adam support Ubuntu, and if yes, will it be able to boot from an SD card? Would be almost as awesome as your android+eden now that Unity becomes available.

  300. WOW
    I have loved it from the beginning such a craze i went very crazy posting a comment on every image on facebook page just telling you to keep the original layout especially of the buttons what i see now is a great looking great muscled peace fo hardware that looks very strong and very fashionable

    Adam is the hope of the tablet community. I am till now not convinced by any other tablet but the Adam

  301. Merry Christmas To Me!
    Merry Christmas To Me!
    Thank You Notion Ink!
    For The Best Christmas Present!!!!!!!!!

    Yippee!!!!!!!!

    Now let’s just hope it gets here for Christmas.

  304. To 3G or not to 3G, i just can’t decide. I’ll probably just end up getting a 3G/4G mifi device or something, the DECESIONS!!!

  310. Hope I will get the pre-order mail! PixelQi + 3G – hope enough pieces are available. Rohan, can you also let us know expected shipping dates?

  312. Finally the post we have been waiting for. Now I will read it again and again and again 🙂 Hm Rohan doesn’t mentioned the Tesla Touch…:)

    Btw: I love the user interface. Great! Android never looked that good in my eyes

  313. yay!!! Finally…the big day is here…eagerly waiting for the pre-order email. Whoever gets it, please put in a word here..cheers!!!!!

  314. I love the Engadget response and I’m still in shock over that article. But in the end, maybe it will help with publicity. I don’t mind as long as I can get my Adam before the jerks out there decide they want one.

  315. I hate DHL, but it’s a german company, so i hope it will be sent to Germany very quickly.
    UPS would be better for worldwide-shipping. (just my opinion)

    Hope to receive an email!!!

  319. awesome! i guess i’ll be back in about 10 hours when it opens to us regular folk. 🙂

  320. What’s the difference between Transflective + 3G -900 series and Transflective + 3G -850 series??

  322. Notion Ink & Rohan:
    Congrats !

    hope i am among the chosen ones ( I cannot really seem to find WHO are chosen and who not…)

    And i also hope to get my hands on it soon 🙂

  323. lol rohan is a joke.

    a new post and guess what the outcome is???

    you’ve guessed it – wait some more!!

  328. HI. Congratulations. I have followed all the development from here in Brazil and I will be in USA next year. I intend to buy one there. Very cool device with great features.

  329. I haven’t gotten an email ?!?!?
    Am I not in the family ?? I have written posts since the beginning !!!!

    Now I hve to wait for the public preorder 😦

  330. Glad to read some more information. Could someone clarify afew things though:

    Is the December 10th the launch or is it pre-ordering for a later launch?

    When will shipping prices be announced?

    Will payment be made immediately or is there a grace period?

    WHY ARE THERE NO VIDEOS OF THE ADAM YET, are you hoping people will buy it without seeing any just going on good faith?

    I hope this is not a serious message:
    It will still be a mystery! 🙂 One of my wish was to design a product where every fortnight you can receive a new update which isn’t just a security bug fix, but a discovery of something which already existed, sort of un-locking a part. This is my first attempt on the same lines!

    If I buy hardware I dont want suprises down the line!

    Ryan

  334. wowowowowowowwowow

    is all i can say, i am austounded
    just deciding to wether to get the qi with 3g or without
    price difference :S

  336. I wait all night long and the minute I get in the shower here comes the information I wanted! Rohan & team my hat is off to you even though I am a little ticked off that you didn’t just put this out there sooner.

  340. This is incredible! So now we know when pre-orders will start, but when will they ship? I’m trusting your judgment, but I really wanna get my paws on it 😀

  341. Folks who have received the pre-order email, does it have any details about shipping date?

  343. Well done Rohan.
    Godspeed Adam
    Good luck everyone.

    And no, just don’t do anything to your PC Now….nothing that will endanger that mail from being read!

  348. I am waiting for my email…………..But midnight in india …..lucky for other countries…

  350. So where’s the mention of the release date? Can’t really do a pre-order without at least SOME indication of a shipping date.

  351. Nice to see that it is looking good and it is looking forward to gingerbread and honeycomb! The pricing looks good and support for 850 3G is awesome!

  354. there is no word on the shipment and delivery, how much time and cost. what about import duty in india. which all countirs can you ship to. rohan i’ve been a long time supporter of ni and adam, but this is very weak for a launch. sorry but thats how i feel. you have not talked about the battery life, the speakers, accessories, carry case, the packaging there are so many details missing. this all seems very rushed to me.

  356. I did not get an email I have posted to the site have a developers account and voted on all the surveys such a sad day :””'(

  357. “Adam is launching with the same price in all the countries, so if you are in a stronger currency country (hello Europe!) you’d be more happy. Notion Ink will always follow One Price Policy for every country as we believe in Globalization and World being our market, not countries.”

    thank a lot, Rohan

  358. Terrific new Rohan. Looking forward to this.

    Is there an update as to where all these units will ship out of (i.e. are they all coming from India?)

    Thanks again sir.

  359. and still not a single picture of the device itself.

    haven’t seen a unphotoshopped picture of it for 6+ months!

  360. Can someone please tell me how this is supposed to work? Do we just wait around for an email from Rohan? Do we have to have subscribed to the the site in order to get the email, or just posted?
    If I’m not eligible for preordering, when does open ordering happen?

  363. I hope i’m part of the 00:00 preorder, though i’m going to have to juggle this very carefully since its my girl’s birthday. she’s be mad (or will she understand) stay tuned!

  364. Rohan!! Im out of words. Its like a dream come true post. Getting goosebumps reading this. after a long wait… that is certainly worth.. thanks a lot Notion ink.

  366. +1000 – videos I hope will be uploaded as soon as the pre-order mails are ready…that’s my guess.

  370. Can we get some details on what the difference is between the 850/900 series? Also if there is a pricing impact. And, if the top price is $550?

  372. Hmmm no mail while posten for a while already…………
    I just keep on waiting………………..

  380. Congrats on being ranked number two! I hope it will be in the email, but what about the university/student discount details?

  381. WOW! It’s finally here 🙂

    How is the 3G -900 series different from the -800 series? Are these bands? Shall I get stuck without service if I choose one over another?

  382. “I have caught programmers here just looking at this application and not doing their work.”

    🙂 hahaha thats hilarious! dont blame them tho, i would find it hard to concentrate all the time in an environment where such cool things are happening

  385. Love what I see, really, and I’m early waiting to PO, but I must know: does Adam support the Android Marketplace? Did I miss an announcement on this somehow?

  387. waiting for my blessed email with the all mighty link !!!

    please please please send send send

  389. And the clock ticks down til 2am (approx) UK to order 🙂

    or… do I wait longer for the Eve 🙂

  394. Also, do we know if all versions come with GPS, or just the 3G versions (as was the case with the stupid iPad)???

  398. My wife thinks I’m nuts for checking this every 15 minutes! Now to convince her to let me buy us each an adam top o’ the line! I’m still really excited!!!!

  402. All said and done Rohan, tell us about the onboard memory? how much, i dont see u mentioning about that, loved the post though, would it be too much if u add a video?

  403. In India, should we be ordering the 900 series or the 850 series? I know that in Mumbai Reliance has got 1959-1964 Mhz, Vodafone is 1969-1974 Mhz and Bharti is at the top end of the band at 1974-1979 Mhz. Does this mean the 900 series is what we (in India) should be looking at for the 3G version?

  404. I guess I’ll wait till 6 am IST which is 11 30 am @ Sydney. CONGRATS NI team and especially to you Rohan.

  405. Ah, what I was looking for. Could we maybe get some standard screens with an app listing, settings, etc?

  406. I believe the website update is due, and thats when we get to see the video and the product. But I would also would like to see the Demo video ASAP. Also would like to know if we will get in shipped here in India.. there was no mention of it 😦

  410. I have been following PixelQi for a long long time, trying to find out what companies were going to use them. Adam was the first on the radar and I have been keeping an eye on this site. I, and thousands of others, are eager to get our hands on Adam! I am counting the hours.

  412. I was literally speechless!!
    Congratulations and I hope to be among the first lucky to get one!
    A warm round of applause to all the staff Notion ink

  415. Thank goodness the info is out… I was about to call a medivac just in case I was going to go into a spasmatic fit!!!

  416. Seriously, if i can just convert the price from US dollars, to my own curency, this is a steal!:D Love it, and definetely going to buy one as soon as possible, been following the blog for the last 4 months or so.. And the Adam has been on my wishlist for over a year now!

    The adam owns the market now, no matter what you say. The Adam is by far the number 1 tablet/computer thingy..

  431. Congratulation to all of you at Notion Ink! Now to look upward and onward!

    I can’t wait to have mine!

  433. And there are no any live videos or photos still, neither the shipping date :((

    And I didn’t understand what version of Android will be on Adam? Am I right that it will have only 2.2?

  434. OMG, YES-YES-YES!!! I’m coming!!! =)
    And GUYS, Rohan DID mention EVE!!!! =) Saying that it will have NFC!!! In such a manner that it’s a mobile phone!!! =) coooooooooool

  435. Anyone have any idea of all versions come with GPS, or just the 3G versions (as was the case with the stupid iPads)???

  443. Hi Rohan, please answer a easy question, what 3G version should I order to work in Spain? 850 or 900? (I think 900 but I am not sure…) Many thanks 🙂

  445. @harvey186, You can just relax, no emails have been sent yet, they are coming 🙂
    I guess it takes a few min -> hour before the mail arrives 😉

  447. @Rohan

    All seems good, but you know what? I was expecting the color changing stuff to be some electromagnetic/fiber-optic magic. Hope you can create something on those lines soon.

    Gotta go for a drink while you send the email 🙂

    Cheers!

  449. You’ll be open for the pre-order, you just won’t get the early start on it. I’m surprised you said you read the blog but didn’t catch that being said on:

    notionink.wordpress.com/2010/12/04/week-end-special-xi/

  450. I wonder if those prices he mentioned are before tax (most likely)…and how much is the shipping?

  451. Wow grt News Rohan ….. Iam not sure whether i am on Email List 😦
    R u planning to do Any Press release ? can we expect some product reviews from techcrunch,gizmodo or engagdet ?

  454. Oh……my……god!!! I am so excited,this is awesome.can’t wait to get it…Adam, im coming for ya baby!!!!

  456. Thanks for the great news.
    But when is the shipmat planed?
    Before x-mas?
    And how can i pay? With Paypal?

  459. So if we are in the second pre order category will we receive an email when it’s our turn?

  461. If I remember right, in general, 3G-900 is Europe and 3G-850 is America. Does anyone know for sure?

  463. When will it ship?
    Will it be worthy to pre-order the 3g version? Can you use your android phone for tethering?

  464. Gr8 Rohan. Well done.

    How about the demo videos? I am eagerly waiting for them and so are many others. We need a video from boot up to launching of applications, like mail’d, browser, calender etc.

  465. It says for specifications please see our website. That information is not there yet. Can you please update the website?

    Do you guys have some videos that we can post on Facebook and other places to help you with word of mouth publicity?

  467. Ahh…Bliss! But you have more in store for us under that very phrase!

    You are also a naughty little kid who still plays games with our imagination by not revealing the mystery feature, and we fervently hope it will eventually justify the buildup!

    I just LOVE the price range. You have done the right thing by showing the fleecers and the skimmers how you can do business honestly and yet win.

    In the end, it was right of you to tell Engadget off. They are all just a bunch of Apple lovers. I have an RSS feed from their site by default, and none of what they ever have to say interests me.

  468. The only thing I am still unclear about is what amount of storage is included in this pricing. Is only the 8GB of flash available, and then supplemented by SD storage? I thought there would be different amounts of flash storage as options in ordering.

  474. gsm bands i presume(850 mhz and 900 mhz) (ie. for diffenrent countries(eu asia) and carriers in in us use diffenrent bands i think

  480. Please post a video of the device in action, you cannot expect people to go ahead and buy it without seeing it in motion!!Although by the look of the blogs they will. Anyway I think its very unfair to expect purchases without showing the product in full detail. I remember the original G1 which I still use had an emulator so you could get a feel for the device. People are starting to get irritated by this, its evident from the posts. Cheers

  482. Pre-booking at 00:00 IST!!!….thankfully it is 9:30PM here….will have to cancel my weekend plans!!! 🙂

  485. Congrats, the day has finally come, it was a year ago when i was thinking in buy a Kindle DX i´m glad i have wait 🙂

    +1 on the spain 3G question, i´m also from spain 🙂

    regards.

  488. Very excited about this! I’ve been here all day (luckily my time zone fits perfectly for that). I’m honestly not quite sure if I’ll be in the pre-order or not but if I am I will definitely order one. I am a bit dissapointed in the lack of actual pictures and or video. 99% of the time I am one who will never purchase something seeing video or reading a review, but I feel confident in the Adam. That said however I would still (and a lot of others out there as well) feel a LOT better with a usage video.

    Even so, Congrats guys! Its been a long day.

  490. Will you guys post a preorder link on the blog when they open for everyone?

    Assuming so but just checking.

  491. how do we indians order it ? and what about a video of the demo of adam ? since nobody here know how to use it also since is not the same android UI and a new UI how we know how to use eden ? so dont u think a video is must ? are the pics rendered or real ? can we buy adam from banglore from your office ? and if not cc how we indians can order it is there any bank account were u deposit the money or send a dd at ur office?

  493. Or videos of hands on with the device : S

    Just hoping that if I say it enough soemone will take notice. *hint*:)

  494. WoW !!!! Here at last … Just few more hours … Finally … Why do I feel so numbingly excited ? Rohan for me you are just one rung next to Sachin Tendulkar … And like him we want you to hit it out of the park each time you step in ….

  496. still a little annoyed. you made people wait all night to tell them they can’t preorder till tomorrow? cryptic on the special feature?? digitizer?? active or passive?? is there a pen?? where does it go?? your going to by “unlocking” a special feature every fortnight?? wtf is that? there is no reason people at to wait 6hrs from the “pre order now” unveiling toget this type of cryptic, half assed information…

    don’t get me wrong. im still pumper for the ADAM. i just feel as tho this whole experience has been anti climatic and yes preorders start tomorrow, but im still not 100% sure what it is im preording…

  499. Answer to my own question … but maybe useful to others

    IST = GMT + 5:30

    so … 10 Dec 10 00:00 IST equals 9 Dec 18:30 GMT

    (19:30 for me !)

  501. rohan i need one.please send me the preorder link.btwn how do we pay.online bank transfer in india?.loads of questions.

    cheers

  502. Instead of checking this blog every few seconds, now my email account is going to be refreshed relentlessly in anticipation of the mail^^

  504. > (Please see the details on this new kernel online, and you’d
    > know the reason behind that smiley)

    I don’t know the exact requirements/architecuture of the usb gadget infrastructure, but I have a feeling that this is a hint towards the support for an android USB gadget driver. (those who know usb gadgets can tell that this is awesome, the rest will discover those features later on, once NI integrates it into the UI.. 😉 )

  508. Hi Rohan ,

    Before going for any kind of Pre-ordering ,can we have a Video walk through of the EDEN on ADAM….would really help people into buying this and potentially allure other people who really do not have an idea about this amazing device…

  509. when should we expect the emails? I commented a while back and want my preorder form =)

  512. Oh yeah. We were promised a battery guide so you could see how applications drained the battery.

    Did you have time for it Rohan? I imagine you were really busy.

  515. OMG, OMG, OMG…. I almost want to cry. Almost, maybe when I get it i will.

  516. Can’t wait to give them my money. This product is going to help me so much on a day-to-day basis because of all of its capabilities. Thank NI.

  518. Oh my word. I’m gonna have to save a few more nickels but i will definitely pre-order. This was a great update. I am so excited and I love the keyboard. I so need it for my writing. I am happy about your launch and I will definitely spread the word even more, especially when I get an Adam in my hand!

  519. So if I get an 850 to use in America, I can’t jump on 3G in EU and am forced to do wifi? Thats half the reason I wanted a tablet so when I travel to the EU I can use it. Damn. Hmm. Will have to rethink some things

  520. While explaining pricing Rohan says “For specifications please see our website”.

    Can anyone find any extra info on site or this is just pointing to the old Techspec page?

  521. Well done Rohan and all of you at Notion Ink. I’m looking forward to the possibility of fulfilling a long held desire of holding Adam in my hands in the near future. I hope I will be able to return to work after my Christmas break with an Adam but am not holding my breath but am still very optimistic. The Adam will be like a little cat among all the Macs at my workplace and am just so looking forward to showing off its capabilities. Plus am proud that an Indian company has come up with such a challenger that it isn’t going to be funny. All this while, and even now, Notion Ink is in a position similar to the David and Goliath story. Go David. I hope the Notion Ink web site now switches to one where we can post what we can do with Adam.

  522. Thanks for this Christmas gift .I may not get the pre order mail since i started commenting very late .But in the meantime i will try to have look on it ….

    Rohan ,Please upload some latest hands on videos.

  526. If preorder starts 10/12/10 when will shipping start (for Europe)? Even a rough estimate would be great

  530. and thanks for clearing the endgadget post! I hope I understood your explanation! :). Rohan, the only thing you had to do was…put a single comment saying…’patience’!

  531. Many, many thanks Rohan!!!! One of the reasons That I will preorder is that ability to stay current with new developments and not have to buy new hardware. But I will also invest in the 2nd generation Adam and hope that it will be able to handle future hardware updates. Looking back I realize that time and waiting are relative to factors that can transform events into a timeless state.

  534. The screenshot application shows the opening of the pre-order store at 21:00 o’clock on December 9th. That’s in just a little while from now… 🙂

  536. Rohan , Can you tell the exact Indian price ? ₹ 16987.1012 for LCD+Wifi version ? Or it costs more ? .

  538. Just remember, it isn’t a true digitizer.

    “Did I tell you since it has a screen as well, you can use it as your keyboard also). (Please note, technically Adam’s way of using the screen as touch input for your computers does not make it fall into traditional digitizer domain, but it’s rather an intelligent implementation and hack in to the system” – Rohan

  539. we saw the pre-production units but nothing since. The youtube channel is a good sign but it is still empty.

    Ryan

  540. I repeat this question for product videos. If everything is ready now – why don’t you show this product that will revoloutionize our internet experience? I want it (hope I commented early enough for preorder) and I want desperately to see what DHL will soon deliver to me!

  541. Sleep here I come and order in the morning perhaps…. I say perhaps because I’m a bit perturbed that no actual ship date was announced!?!?

  542. When will it be in my loving hands though?!?!?!?! I need and exact minute timetable 🙂

  543. “(2 variants in 3G, 900 series and 850 series which takes the variant numbers to 6!). (For specifications please see our website).”

    Doesnt seem to be any information on the website though. Or am I just being obtuse?

  544. Rohan, we can see your email address in the email picture, I suggest you fix that if you don’t want it to be shared with everyone! (right hand side)

  545. Mr Rohan. still waiting for your reply regarding “adam’s support for Indian regional font like Tamil,Malayalam,Teleugu..As you know, this is needed for huge online readers in India. Would you pl answer. My Mail box is waiting….. FOR pre order !

  547. Well done Rohan and all of you at Notion Ink. I’m looking forward to the possibility of fulfilling a long held desire of holding Adam in my hands in the near future. I hope I will be able to return to work after my Christmas break with an Adam but am not holding my breath but am still very optimistic. The Adam will be like a little cat among all the Macs at my workplace and am just so looking forward to showing off its capabilities. Plus am proud that an Indian company has come up with such a challenger that it isn’t going to be funny. I hope the Notion Ink web site now switches to one where we can post what we can do with Adam.

  548. how does NI contact you through wordpress??

    do you have to make your email address public??

  549. Sorry but where are the real pictures? All we have seen are renderings…Pre-order a product that i’ve never seen in a hands on video…no i’m not naive

  552. I would be disappointed if it is not penta band 3G like Nokia N8. Otherwise its not truly portable device that can be used WW.

    I am disappointed by pixel qi+3G @ 549 instead of 498. I thought Rohan confirmed the article from slashgear?

    Also pleeze mention release date as well( Unless FCC approval still is not there which prevents Rohan from giving one). I am ok waiting for a month.

  554. There pics look amazing!!! I’m probably not able to pre-order but that is okay I have waited this long for it so just a little while longer wont hurt.

  555. OMG the baby is born 😀

    @Rohan Shravan

    please tell me that I’m in your pre-booking list

  558. Please give us a picture of the actual product before we pre-order. Just a perfect, front/back shot.

    I know there have been several pre-production ones, but I want a video and/or pictures showing exactly what I’ll get.

  563. Hmmm, I was trying to figure out the 3G thing. Can someone help me out? NI says there are two variants, 850 (for example, in the States) and 900 (for example, China).

    But when I looked up South Korea, it doesn’t list 850 or 900… just something called “3G 2100” (It sounds like an 80’s space B movie) What does 3G 2100 mean? Or more importantly, does it mean I won’t be able to use 3G here, so I shouldn’t bother ordering the Adam that has it?

  564. Stephanie,

    What’s the difference between 900 3G and 850 3G?

    Not that it matters to me since I’m planning on the Wi-Fi only one but others have been wondering as well.

    James

  565. Congrats Rohan and team; and congrats to us! The imaginary limits of how high a startup can start are rightly shattered 🙂 …. I’m proud of NI.

  566. I have been watching this site since I heard about the Adam back in Feburary. Happy this day has come to pass. I will be up first thing in the morning ready to pre order mine 🙂

  568. will this software digitizer support stylus input and be able to disregard my hand when using a stylus? I guess it won’t :-/

  571. + ∞
    But one question.. can’t we get some videos?
    – 1 @ Justin Bieber
    but props! can’t wait for the mail (if i get one xd)

  572. Yehaaa!!!

    Pre-order!!! What a Christmas present!!!!
    My ADAM: Transflective + 3G + Black color

    Javier

  574. Finally I can leave my pc 🙂 Rohan, did you see my comment about Honeycomb, view and fragments? I mentioned that you guys had already done this so well done for thinking ahead 🙂

    Honeycomb did look amazing, what will your guys strategy be to handle that?

  576. What does the same price across countries mean? Does it mean $500 = £500? Or does it mean direct conversion so $500 = £320?

    Also photos and videos are CRUCIAL before people part with money for something like this. The most important thing! The above told us very little new information except that it can be used as a graphics tablet (cool)

  581. The Latin phrase fiat lux, from the Latin Vulgate Bible, is typically translated as “let there be light”
    source: wikipedia

  582. Sounds great. Would love to see some videos. Which 3g do we need in USA 900 or 850?

  588. Hey Rohan, this is great news but can we see any videos with ADAM in action just to get a feel of it. and what about the portrait mode. none of the images have it in portrait mode.

    price of pixelQi increased? now the difference between lcd and pixelQi being more than 100$ i am in dilemma.

  594. I’m so excited! Thanks Rohan and team for producing a tablet that truly meets mine and many others wants and needs. I can’t wait to preorder (how about an early preorder for us that stayed up for the unveiling last night? lol)

  595. I’m torn about which version to get, does anyone know if the Transflective version (Pixel Qi) is only good for reading document files out in the sunlight? I don’t think it will do anything special for movies right?

  598. Yes Yes! Thank you Rohan. You have really delivered! Been checking for pre-order since last night like everyone else (USA). Eagerly anticipating the opportunity to order the first of its kind – the Adam.

    ~Jeremy

  600. What band should I order if I am pending between Europe and US? Multi-band I need !!!!

  601. AFTER ALL THIS LONG WAIT I WAS UNABLE TO HANDLE THIS SHORT WAIT…………OK I’LL WAIT.

  606. Kinda weird that Just Beiber .. Baby Baby Baby is in the screen shot for the music player lol it better not come preloaded with that song

  608. Congratulations! I cannot wait to have my Adam! I have been following this product for 6 months now and will be pre-ordering as soon as possible 😀

    Thanks so much for creating a unique product instead of copying the competition 😉

    -Justin

  609. 6 hours. You don’t get to order for six hours if you weren’t one of the Chosen Ones. It’s six-hours at night time in my time-zone, so if I get the notification and you guys want it or something, please post here.

  611. This is very exciting! I’m curious will the orders ship immediately? Or is there a different shipping date?

  613. Super excited about the update, but I don’t think I can wait up for the email :(. Guess I’ll have to set the alarm to make sure I get up before the 6 hours ends.

    Thanks Rohan, can’t wait to see more!

  615. No, I think he said that they’ll send those out near midnight, Indian Standard Time (about 3 and a half hours away).

  616. I have every good reason to be sceptical about this product, I think that it’s a hoax

  621. I believe all versions should come with the standalone GPS.

    Since the Adam GPS doesn’t require a 3G network (since it is standalone), I don’t think that any 3G hw is needed in it.

  622. Any chance that they might be responsible enough to publish a return policy before the pre-order? Not thinking that’s asking too much…

  625. I’m very sad because I have signed on developer side and EAP. I have made a lot of post here. But I dosn’t get a email 😦
    That’s not fair 😦

  629. mrzeal i think steve t is totally right. ni is opening themselves up for a pr disaster by doing this. where are the actual pics and a video demo. that is not too much to ask before you spend your (hard earned) money.

    and the mystery feature is still is a mystery. that is totally unacceptable. i will not be placing a pre-order in a hurry till i have much more detail.

    sorry but i’ve been a long time vocal supporter, but i am really disappointed with this : (

  630. Great News….Waiting to pre-order…Very glad to hear this product is from INDIA…

  631. I have been lurking here, and have only made one post so far during the icon contest (and submitted some icons!). Did I have to subscribe to the site by email?

  633. @Fury
    Like what? “only 2.2″…
    Rohan said it before, Adam will be shipped with Froyo, and an update to Ginger will be available soon.

    It’s better this way, because we are sure everything is okay, and enough tests will be performed before the official upgrade.

  634. So…question. Now that we know it’s shipping..that means it’s passed through FCC…..so…where is it? What trickery did they do (I’m assuming used a shell company to apply, though if they went this route why they registered with the FCC under their own name as well is a mystery) to keep us from finding it on the FCC website. Performing a grantee search for Y2G show them (go here: https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/GranteeSearch.cfm), but doing a search for a device certification application ( or what ever it’s called) with either Y2G or the device code, pulls up a…nothing.

  635. So, Adam is not vaporware! Yes! Thank God I’m wrong! I really want this tablet!

  636. @rohan are you sure all of us poster eligible to preorder will have their adam in time ?
    i mean perhaps you guys have put aside enough adam for all of us ? 🙂

    please say YES !!!!!! 🙂

    still waiting for my email

  639. true…I’m just keeping all my appendages crossed that it works well enough that we don’t notice that it’s a workaround! I’m not very familiar with the technology, for me it’s about handwriting recognition and I hope, to the best of my understanding, that this will improve that feature.

  642. Congrats Rohan! You have made a truely creative and fun device the world is looking so far.

  644. Wow you guys really did a great job on the pricing! $375 for a LCD + Wifi only! SOLD!

  646. Thanks for the UI pictures Rohan. Although what would convince a lot of people to part with their money a lot more readily is ONE (just one!) video of a working unit. No renders, no photoshop, no video edits. Since, you are worried about the ideas for your app designs being pilfered, the video could be of a generic app, like music or calculator. People would like to see touch-screen response and UI smoothness.

    It’s not a lot to ask for, it would convince a lot of people of your authenticity.

    Also, please stop with the crowd-sourcing of English corrections and hire a copywriter. It’s ‘Panel doesn’t exist for the app’. It’s a very important part of the UI and I’m surprised that “dosn’t” and ‘exists’ got through.

    I’m rooting for you to succeed, but of late doubts have been creeping in.

  648. When the shipment is through DHL, I assume we will pay the customs duty when we receive it. That is what normally happens to the electronic shipments we receive! And do you not need a certification in Middle East separately? If Middle East is not covered, I need to get it shipped to India, hence this question. Rohan, can you provide one of your shipment guys for a chat for say 1/2 hr to get our questions cleared? Lot of things are still vague IMHO.

  649. Great 🙂 Finally he is here. I am really impatient to order 😉
    Adam needs his Eve God 😉 Don’t make him wait too long!

  650. GSM-900, GSM-1800 and EGSM/EGSM-900
    GSM-900 and GSM-1800 are used in most parts of the world: Europe, Middle East, Africa, Australia, Oceania (and most of Asia. In South and Central America the following countries use the following:
    Costa Rica – GSM-1800
    Brazil – GSM-850, 900, 1800 and 1900
    Guatemala – GSM-850, GSM-900 and 1900
    El Salvador – GSM-850, GSM-900 and 1900
    GSM-900 uses 890–915 MHz to send information from the mobile station to the base station (uplink) and 935–960 MHz for the other direction (downlink), providing 124 RF channels (channel numbers 1 to 124) spaced at 200 kHz. Duplex spacing of 45 MHz is used. Guard bands 100 kHz wide are placed at either end of the range of frequencies[1].

    [edit]GSM-1800
    GSM-1800 uses 1710–1785 MHz to send information from the mobile station to the base tranceiver station (uplink) and 1805–1880 MHz for the other direction (downlink), providing 374 channels (channel numbers 512 to 885). Duplex spacing is 95 MHz.
    GSM-1800 is also called DCS (Digital Cellular Service) in the United Kingdom, while being called PCS in Hong Kong[2] (not to mix up with GSM-1900 which is commonly called PCS in the rest of the world.)
    Mobile Communication Services on Aircraft (MCA) uses GSM1800.[3]
    [edit]GSM-850 and GSM-1900
    GSM-850 and GSM-1900 are used in Canada, the United States and many other countries in the Americas.
    GSM-850 uses 824–849 MHz to send information from the mobile station to the base station (uplink) and 869–894 MHz for the other direction (downlink). Channel numbers are 128 to 251.
    GSM-850 is also sometimes called GSM-800 because this frequency range was known as the “800 MHz band” (for simplification) when it was first allocated for AMPS in the United States in 1983.
    The term Cellular is sometimes used to describe the 850 MHz band, because the original analog cellular mobile communication system was allocated in this spectrum.
    GSM-1900 uses 1850–1910 MHz to send information from the mobile station to the base station (uplink) and 1930–1990 MHz for the other direction (downlink). Channel numbers are 512 to 810.
    PCS is the original name in North America for the 1900 MHz band. It is an initialism for Personal Communications Service.
    Note: Telstra in Australia uses the 850Mhz for its Next_G network (3G)

  651. What the heck was that? More photoshopping? Where’s the product? When is it coming to the market? When can one pre-order? Am I the only one a little pissed off about this post? I can make prettier photoshop screens myself, thankyouverymuch.

    Stop getting excited by possibilities, it’s time to deliver!

  655. Please update your website with version-wise specifications……….details and videos before 00.00IST

  656. Damn I have class at 6:00 IST. Well it is going to have to be skipped. Please have enough quantities for pre-order. I hate the amount of people who were trying to pre-order (based on number of comments on previous post) but then again adam definitely deserves it and notion ink needs it. So good luck again may all the manufactured peices run out in one day!

  657. I have every good reason to be sceptical about this product, I think that it’s a hoax and that the actual unit doesn’t exist………………..

  661. Beautiful….This is really good. Looking forward to order one ASAP.
    Jaldi Sae darwaza Khilya Sarkar

  662. WOW…. FINALLY!!! And I am sure I am not alone to feel it this way (Rohan and team included).
    Anyone noticed where those who claimed “this is nothing but vaporware” have gone??? Probably, Under the pile of their used (i) Pads 🙂 :))

    This is my year long planned Christmas gift – to myself 🙂

    Rohan, quick questions:
    a) Can we get what are the differences in 3G 850 v/s 900 models?
    b) Will GPS be included in Wi-Fi only models? (someone has already asked…)
    c) Who is your 3G partner in USA (Please, please, do not say at & t ;))
    d) Are you planning to make it available in any stores in USA. Where we can get hands-on actual touch and feel?
    e) Adam is designed to be ready for future Android updates, correct?

    I know all have been eagerly waiting for this and have LOT of questions. Would you please arrange to upload some video’s of the final products on your web site – or better/ cheaper yet, on YouTube?

  663. Did anyone get the mail already? Because i didn’t yet. Do i have to worry Rohan? My heart can’t handle it anymore! I hope then Adam has a Defribilator 🙂 😉

  664. Rohan,
    Congratulations and thanks for considering us for the pre booking 🙂
    I though have certain points.
    These are only the screenshots. And some vital information is still missing.
    1. The Trackpad – there or not?
    2. Home screen layout?
    3. Some video demonstrating the UI
    4. Front and Back images.
    5. Pre-ordering on the basis of some UI screenshots would be a risk considering I would have 550$ at stake.
    6. If we pre order when will get it in our hands.
    It would be nice if some of the above mentioned issues are addressed.
    Thanks
    Vipul Satya

  665. I’m hoping the UI isn’t nailed down for this reason:

    That’s not how you spell “Doesn’t”
    Picky? Yes. Necessary for a professional product? Double Yes.

  666. @Rohan

    Just curious… How come pricing went down on the LCD 3G model but up on the Pixel Qi 3G model.

    It stayed the same on the Pixel Qi Wifi only model, so the screen does not seem to be the factor. I assume the 3G radio in both the LCD and Pixlel Qi models are the same too. So if 3G radio is the same, and Pixel QI wifi only stayed the same price, I would think Pixel Qi 3G would have stayed the same too.

    No big deal, just curious. $549 is still a great price!

    $375.33 USD – LCD Display + Wifi
    $425.33 USD – LCD Display + Wifi + 3G (850 or 900 series 3G)
    $449.45 USD – Pixel Qi Display + Wifi
    $549.99 USD – Pixel Qi Display + Wifi + 3G (850 or 900 series 3G)

  667. I’m hoping I made the cut! I guess I”ll know in a few hours! lol

    If not, I’ll still be here waiting for the next opening! Congrats, Rohan!

  671. 00:00 IST would make it 8:30 PM here in the Netherlands.

    Would be a great time to order, just finished dinner by that time. (i can put my CC away for now)

    Rohan, thank you for taking us on this journey

    And now

    FIAT LUX (Let there be light)

    Greetz,

    Michel

  672. GSM 850 vs GSM 900.
    Different countries, different frequency. 850 would be North America I believe. 900 is definitely Europe plus other countries.

  673. No e-mails are going out until 00:00:00 IST which is still 3 1/2 hours away. Patience.

  675. Rohan and the Notion Ink team, congrats on this big achievement! Hope there will be more where that Adam came from! I’m definitely getting one in the near future!

    Best of luck!

  677. I think Indian Standard Time of 0:00 is equal to 10:30 am Pacific Standard Time for me (California).

  682. @Rohan,

    Now you can set the countdown on NI.com to zero, just in case those little unprofessional journalism get sth else to hate…

  684. So if I am right pre-booking should start around 1:30pm Eastern, right? I wish Rohan would send out a teaser email to those that will be able to pre-order.

  686. The pricing on the ADAM is really competative, to get one with everything over here in the uk according to those prices from Rohan $495.99 which works out as around £350, very impress indead, glad I never got me one of those buggy apples ;o)

  690. Speechless, awesome, looks even better than I could ever hope for.
    Great job, Rohan + Team. You can ll be so very proud!
    Adam is so incredibly cool!

    @Rohan: is shipping from 1 single point, or does Europe has it’s own distribution point?

  691. Would have loved the IQ display but $125 is a bit much of a premium, at least the base price was lowered !

  692. +1, that would be really nice (though maybe on the pre-order page, where one selects the version one wants, we’ll see such a breakdown?)

  694. Agree on the copywriter part. Hope they are pre-beta versions and will be taken care in the final versions.

  696. good that finally we had word from rohan. I’m bit disappointed when he mentioned that selected posts will get email about pre-ordering. On what basis this will be done? no clue. Waited one year for this and if not given preference feel sad and disappointed. Really upset with it. hope i will get email.

  698. AT&T uses the 850 MHz band for its 3G GSM data service in North America. It seems that pretty much everyone else uses the 900 MHz band for their GSM 3G data. So AT&T customers wanting to pop their SIM card in their Adam should order the 850 MHz version. Everyone else most likely will want the 900 MHz version. Check with your cellular carrier FIRST!!!! Your Mileage May Vary!!! 🙂

  699. OSSUM!! Preorder starts TONIGHT!!
    So So SOOooooooo Excited…Have waited for this damn Eagerly 🙂 🙂 🙂
    N its unbelievably GREAT to see the time mentioned in INDIAN STANDARD TIME(IST) notation.
    Gr8..You Guyzzz..n CONGRATULATIONzzzzzzz!!!!!!

  700. what’s the warranty for this thing? I assume standard 2 years as that is the mandatory minimum in european legislation, right ?

    EU directive 1999/44/EC says
    ‘A two-year guarantee applies for the sale of all consumer goods everywhere in the EU. In some countries, this may be more, and some manufacturers also choose to offer a longer warranty period.’

    http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/move/64/index_en.htm

  701. Congratulations to all of you for a great job! I am very EXCITED about Adam. I just hope (and pray) that you will have some left for pre-order once it opens up to the public 🙂 Thanks, Rohan!

  702. I’m pretty disappointed. I’ve been following the progress of Notion Ink for more than a year. And just because I never posted before, I get left out in the cold for pre-orders.

    Pity-party for one please.

  705. if your life, when travelling to the EU, demands that much connectivity, and you can’t get a wifi signal wherever you are staying, then you are staying at the wrong place.

  711. If Eve is a mobile phone than there is a good chance that I´ll have Adam and Eve together in the not to distant future 🙂

    Would love to know a shipping date, and whether or not I can pay by Paypall.

  712. Many congrats on the launch, Rohan and the team. However, wouldn’t it have been better had you arranged for a few reviews to be published around the announcement time? Considering the interest it has generated and the affordable price point, I am sure there would have been many who would have happily used it for a few days/weeks and posted their experience. That would have allowed people to make a some what informed choice as to whether they want to go ahead or not. Or is it coming on Dec 10? Would be great if someone can clarify this point.

  716. Hey Gara, I cringed and giggled when I say that – at 49, I sure as heck don’t know what’s hep & cool these days, but I do know that Justin Bieber is a figure of mockery and scorn on teh InterWebs. Personally, I’d have featured “Hang on to Yourself” and the cover art of “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” (I’m prolly just showing my age here) but at least that carries a whiff of avant garde futurism.

  717. Rohan say………

    “Earlier we told you that the first version will start at $399. But now the LCD Wi-Fi version will start at $375.33 and 3G version at $425.33. Transflective version (Pixel Qi) will start at $499.45 for Wi-Fi only and 3G variant at $549.99….”

    with the customs fees (22%) , Adam Qi-Fi version is to 459 € in France and the Adam 3G version to 506 €

    The IPAD in France : 16GB in WLAN version to 499 € and 599 € for 16Gb in 3G version

    the goal was to compete in terms of price with the apple and it’s good …
    by cons: specifications is good but we’re all going to buy mail order, so

    WHEN CAN WE SEE A VIDEO OF ADAM IN THE FINAL VERSION ??????

  720. Looks good! But when will it ship? The lack of live video or pictures suggests it may be a while. I’m hoping not, but……..

  722. Alright Rohan! You the man! Even though the variant I want is 50 bucks more then I expected, but it’s still an awesome price.

    Quick questions though:

    1. Are your production rates going to be high enough to keep up with the demand I’m sure you will get for this product?

    basically what I’m asking is will people be able to purchase this normally when its offered pretty much right away or are we going to have to wait a long time for your company to catch up with pre-orders first. I ask because even though I will more then likely get a pre-order email. My financial situation has turned a little bit due to cost of minor surgery for my wife, I used my saved up adam money to help her. So I will have to wait to gt one but when i have the money again I hope there is no crazy back order!

    2. The battery savings with the transflective display… is the gap wide enough to warrant a purchase of the pixel-QI screen for a user that will use it for note taking, e-reading and surfing the web.

    I mean I know it will be cool to show friends and all but getting down to it, how much will it effect normal use.

  727. 1. Will there be videos available before midnight?
    2. Did i understand it right that the mystery sensor will not be revealed BEFORE we can do preorders?
    3. How can we pay the ADAM? Paypal? CC only?
    4. Do we get a full list of preinstalled software on the ADAM before preordering?
    5. What partners did you got in the different contries? You told something about an European partner.

    To be honest, ATM this would be like buying a pig in a poke. We need WAY more information about the product…

    Greetings Alnerion

  730. this is just not good. i am in US right now, but Indian. so i cannot buy an adam that works in both the countries?

  732. The feeling is amazing the last I felt so happy was when my son was born…… now waiting to get Adam soooonnn

  733. So I have to wait for an invite to preorder this? Lame. I guess if I don’t get one it’s Ipad time cause I am buying or ordering something this week.

  741. Is ANYONE going to buy the LCD version?? One of the cutting edge features is that PixelQi screen…

  742. first of all, Congrats NI !

    But no video, no photo? What a weird way to do business…No matter how much I’m excited by the adam there’s simply no way I pre-order one without a proper video presentation and/or review !

    come on guys, show it already !

  743. Rohan, when will come Videos and Demonstration? I wont buy the cat in the sack.
    The pictures are gorgeos but please show us some more, Photographs, Videos, hands on, unboxing, blablabla. Just something tangible.

  744. If you posted before the Week End 11 blog, then I think that you are in line for an email. If not, and just read and lurked, then I feel you are going to be disappointed

  746. Have been waiting for this day from the time it was demoed on CES and news came up on engadget. Hope I am on preorder list.
    What about the timings in India? When does it start? Hope I don’t miss the preorder while I am asleep tonight as it last for 6hours before it is open to all.

  749. Does it have the back side track pad??
    Is it wifi and 3g for the 850 and 900 version or just 3g? Also whats the 850 and 900
    When are you guys actually shipping the product?
    Does it have Google Market Place Access out of the box?
    So is it available world wide?
    Im guessing EVE is the mobile phone you guys are creating then?
    How do we zoom like you asked us before?
    Other than that things sound GREAT =]

  751. Ha really? Is this it? I don’t mean to be rude or anything but how are we expected to pre-order on basis of these petty details.

    There are no videos, no actual photos of the adam and I don’t want to sound like a skeptic, I’m a really big fan of the adam and I know this sounds extreme but why in hell can’t you show some original pics running the apps or anything at all.

    I’m still as lost as I was before reading this post.

    Rohan, I’m hoping I’m an idiot and you didn’t upload videos ,yet and you are going to upload some videos soon,today itself before the pre-order.

  752. I have been waiting for this for such a long time… And by that I don’t mean just Adam – which while it is pretty awesome hardware, is incomparable to the multi-panel task management system.
    I don’t know about the rest of you but I use a widescreen monitor and sometimes use a second regular 4:3 for extra information management and *this* is the first mobile platform ever to meet those needs on a mobile level. Thank you so much for the innovation and foresight in making that decision instead of being the same as everyone else and using the old single task switching platforms.
    This truly is a revolution on the level of the light bulb, the micro processor, and so many other technological advances that makes this field constantly exciting.
    Here’s to your future, Notion Ink!

  754. So Happy!

    well everyone, I think we all know what we are getting for the holidays. I think that Rohan’s idea to update the device with something new every fortnight or so is an amazing idea, it simply stuns me and makes me want to explode. You have done well and I think I will be sticking with this company for a long time!

  757. Your baby has arrived rohan and makes us proud of the fact that you and your team have achieved something so great…. looking to a positive future and being a loyal consumer of NI products 🙂

    all the very best

    keep smiling 🙂

  758. Congrats Rohan and NI. Detailed post to follow (taking a leaf out of your book Rohan) 😉

  759. Thanks for the update. Can you also tell us the shipping date? Also can you please get some videos on youtube with actual Adam in action, we would love to see it ASAP…

  760. I had begun to think this day would never come. I’ve been looking forward to this day for about a year now. Congratulations to the Notion Ink team!

  762. I am sure folks in europe will pay VAT and all other taxes which will shoot up price bit more than USA where they probably wont charge sales tax.

    I wonder how they will charge tax/duty for india.

  763. Congratulations to Notion Ink for a job well done! Very excited about Adam! I just hope there will be some left once pre-order opens up to everyone else 🙂

  764. I am reading this one again n again…. that i don’t miss out anything (in excitement)

  766. Woohoo !!!

    This is so awesome.
    I wonder though, how the price will go up with local taxes in India….

    My college project on the Adam was finished today too!

    What a coincidence 🙂

    Waiting for preorder email….

  768. I second that. I’ve been waiting some time for this device but before preordering I would like to see the device in action, especially the UI. There are still legitimate questions and Mr. Sayta posed a few of them.

    When you mention the Digitizer, will there be pleasing ways to use the Adam with a Pen? And if you see the Adam as a fitted device for students will there be ways to annotate e.g. scientific papers as PDFs and sync them with other devices through Dropbox or similar services?

  769. OK, but how do i deside, if i need PixelQI screen or will LCD be better for me? Should i take wifi only version or throw in some 3G, as i may use joikuspot on my smartphone (turning it into mifi device)
    3G is supposed to burn laess battery than wifi, so having 3G is no brainer, at leas here, where i get unlimited bandwith for under 8.5 USD/month.
    Screen question remains, as i have read that pixelqi might “dull colors” and transflective mode might look “mirrorish”. I’d also like to see updated spec page on notionink.com site.
    This countdown thing at notionink.com might be “1” until they start this preorder thing.

    Digitizer. Nice, we can write and click on it and. BUT does it support input from pencil-shaped objects? Like from generic stylus?

  771. “The Mystery Feature. It will still be a mystery! One of my wish was to design a product where every fortnight you can receive a new update which isn’t just a security bug fix, but a discovery of something which already existed, sort of un-locking a part. This is my first attempt on the same lines!”

    Reminds me “Faith” in RPG : a strange advantage, you don’t know what it does, but you by it, with hope/faith…

  772. Happy day for the fans of adam.
    Wanting to touch it and to enjoy him.
    It stays already less.
    In is europa 3G 900?
    Thank you

    Rohan

  773. YAY! Good to finally know what’s going on.

    The bad thing is the amount of people who viewed the page… if I don’t pre-order it seems I might not be able to get one for a long time if the previous figures of 100,000 per month was true…

  776. Also, it might be wise to clear up such marginal topics as which version has which features, how we will pay and maybe as an added bonus when shipping will begin.

    *painfully refreshing my mailbox all 5seconds, hoping for something to arrive*

  778. Hello from Russia, Rohan. I’m loooking forward to seeing Adam and would be happy to try it on New Year’ Holidays. Let me preorder it, please. Thank You.

  779. I stepped out for 20min and she all comes together. I should have done that 20hrs ago

  780. was gonna ask too.

    preorder in a few hours and spend 550 bucks for an unknown delivery date for something we have not seen in high res, final photos….hmmmm…

  781. Awesome looking. Two practical questions. (1) warranty and service for the hardware? after all, this is your first product. what happens if there is a hardware issue with any component part? (2) is there compatibility with any existing 3G/4G USB dongles?

  784. 4h30 min difference between India and Spain!!!

    I have a doubt about the 3G. In Spain we use 900 / 1800 for 2G but 2100 for 3G.
    Which version I have to bought? Or does it means any version is compatible with our 3G frequency?

  785. I hope I am so lucky!! This looks great and can’t wait to get my hands on one! Fantastic work everyone.

  786. Also – I just noticed.

    It should be “panel doesnt exist” not “panel doesnt exists”

    Come ON, people. We have enough critics of Indian english already.

  788. When is the ship date on this and how will I know I was included on the list of Pre orders

  790. These are the bands the 3G-device will use: I think W-CDMA 850 is mainly used in Europe, India, Africa… W-CDMA 900 is used in USA, Canada, Australia,…
    So you have to now, in which area the ADAM will be used to go online.

  791. Can someone give me a brief explanation of the two different screen types. I am not a tech person. What are advantages of more expensive screen type

  793. – no videos
    – only one shipping option
    – nothing about payment options
    – prices are higher than original statement

    And these are only few drawbacks of this launch!

  797. I think it’s okay that there is some features missing or are in beta, just as long as Eden works beautifully and hardware is top notch. Thanks Rohan for the update. Now I’m just waiting (hoping) for an email to arrive.

  800. Yea how payment is going to be process? credit card paypal ???
    at what time can we star ordering in usa pacific time if we dont receive the e-m???

  801. first of all CONGRATULATIONS…

    can we see a video and when will they start shipping? sorry for more questions

  802. Finally, we in India do not have to pay more that our US counterparts. I am still waiting for information about student discounts. It is difficult for us grad students to cough up the amt, and any discount will only increase the chance of a student buying adam.

  805. thank you for the update. but as many people ask, there are a lot of thinks unclear:

    – how many internal memory will they have? Only 8GB?
    – is the backside trackpad in??
    – we need some videos before preorder

  806. Will people not on the special preorder list also get an e-mail when it’s open for every one. Or should they check the website??

  808. “One of my wish was to design a product where every fortnight you can receive a new update which isn’t just a security bug fix, but a discovery of something which already existed, sort of un-locking a part.” My favorite part. I love checking for new updates.

  810. Oh good God. Could people please read the ebook screenshot carefully. How can a published book be rife with grammatical errors? Is it an online story submission? Am I missing something?

  814. 850 is an AT&T band. T-mobile data bands are 1700 and 2100, and you need to have both to do HSDPA. I believe T-mobile has some 2G (older, slower) data availability at 850Mhz, but 3G at 850 is AT&T.

  815. The Mystery Feature. It will still be a mystery! One of my wish was to design a product where every fortnight you can receive a new update which isn’t just a security bug fix, but a discovery of something which already existed, sort of un-locking a part. This is my first attempt on the same lines!

    This is why I think the Adam and Notion Ink will dominate the market! You guys are putting the end user first and not your wallets! EVERY other company in the world who makes devices tries to squeeze every dollar and cent out of the end user by adding the least amount of features they can get away with. As long as they get the end users attention with the least amount of value they are happy. You guys are the complete opposite. You have made this device a digitizer as well. Why? Because you saw that it was possible. I have never seen this kind of attitude from any other brand. Apple had this attitude once upon a time. I think you guys are going to force your competition to do the same. I have been waiting for a company like Notion Ink to come along for a VERY long time.

    I am an artist. I design t-shirts, concept design and personal artwork to name just a few of my creative activities. I draw every day of my life and could never afford a real Wacom digitizer screen. You have just made my life so much easier.

    Thank you so very much Notion Ink. Congratulation’s on your first major achievement. May there be many more to come. I can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next. Goodbye Apple hello Notion Ink!

    Your loyal fan
    ~Mitchell Williams

  817. Pre-order suggests first available to claim a unit in stock and first to ship.

    Quick question: What does this mean in terms of an available ship date to the customer?

    If I order today, when can the pre-order’s and the rest of the world expect their shipment of the ADAM? Post-Christmas or sometime Q1 of 2011? Just curious for more information, but thank you for revealing so much already about this device.

    ~Blessings

  818. Good update but there are a few things that need clarifications:

    Adam questions:
    > Built-in Memory – Is it limited to 8 GB across all variants?
    > Please add videos of the actual adam running the actual UI. We have only seen screenshots so far and I’m sure everyone wants to see for themselves how smooth the UI is. I for one would be hesitant to pre-order based on screenshots.
    > Camera resolution – At what resolution does the camera take pictures and videos? Does it take videos in SD or in 720p/1080p resolutions? I know adam can play back full HD but can it record full HD video?
    > What are the package contents? Does it come bundled with a memory card or do we need to buy it separately?

    Pre-ordering questions:
    > Is it available worldwide?
    > What are the payment methods accepted?
    > When do actual deliveries start?

    Perhaps in your next post?

    p.s: The pricing is sweet!

  819. @Rohan – Any idea when pre-orders will begin shipping?

    You talk about Android 2.3 and 3.0 – will Notion Ink provide a 3.0 upgrade for the Adam?

    You say you have an ereader, but what I’m most looking for is a pdf reader that has some kind of annotation support. Is anything like this included?

  821. Awesome… Please upload some videos before Pre-Order… Can’t wait to see the final product views…. 🙂

  826. DHL does NOT deliver parcels to private individuals in Russia now

    so, no EMS – no Adam.

  828. LCD Wi-Fi – Rs.16964.916
    LCD Wi-Fi 3G version – Rs.19224.916

    Transflective version (Pixel Qi) – Rs. 22575.14
    Transflective version (Pixel Qi) 3G variant – Rs. 24859.548 (Start price)

    These are the current Indian rupee conversion for today. Correct me if i am wrong.

  829. you kept your word on pricing. My fellow people kept saying adam would hike the price!
    you made me proud rohan 🙂 I’m very excited

    congratulations & good luck to NI team

  830. It was a little disappointing to see that the price of the transflective went up after reading “we will lower the price of the basic versions”

  832. YEA!!! I can’t wait to actually put my hands on one!! CONGRATULATIONS to the ENTIRE NI Team and an additional big Thank You to Rohan for his contious (and sometimes teasing) updates!!! What a way to build both excitement and anticipation and then actually produce something that meets (and quite possibly) exceeds same. Once again, CONGRATS!

  833. This is fantastic news!!! Although I’m may not be on the pre-order list (hope I am). I will put my order in right after!!! Rohan, it would be helpful if you can post some details around warranties and tech support, as one of the posts had ask.

    Can’t wait.

  834. Rohan:

    Thank you for your post…. before we for $ 550 a few questions:

    – how much memory is on board? 8gb?

    – Good for the Voip – but can we make regular GSM phone calls with the SIM?
    (Samsung Galaxy style)

    -Can we see a video before we pre order?

    -when will the website be updated?

    Thanks,
    R.

  835. Hallo!
    That means again wating:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I WANT IT NOW 😉
    Sam

  838. Well… I am kinda disappointed… What do we know more?

    Preorder begins tomorrow (everybody thought it was today !)
    Prices have globally increased
    There is no NFC
    We still don’t know what the mystery feature.

    The only really good news (we didn’t know yet) is the possibility to change color (great…).
    I am still a “NI Fanboy”, but some good news would have been cool to cheer me up after reading this !

    @Rohan : I feel like you took something from me without giving anything back…
    Ok UI seems great, I do love the “paper-like” graphics but still… I WANT TO SEE THE TABLET IN FUNCTION before buying it !
    Apple Fanboy buy Apple product because those are Apple Product no matter what.
    I want to buy an Adam because i am sure it will fits my needs… Don’t became a Apple Like company playing with words and picture to fool people… Please !
    From Paris… with (snowy) love

  839. Woooohooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…Please email me…

  841. being in india and have everything cost more, i was preparing myself for the extra cost, I love the fact that the cost remains the same 🙂

    as for the UI, its absolutely amazing from the pictures, would love to see some video’s of it in action as well.

    @rohan: to show how much faith i have in the adam, i’ve got a new email address too! check it out 😉

  842. Its more about using GPS for navigation versus email and needing to surf the web. I may not know enough about GPS though and be jumping to conclusions that it wouldn’t work in different countries with different 3g frequencies.

  843. Great!!!

    I can’t wait! Still a few questions about marktet, warranty, speed of delivey.
    Hope to see reviews of the order link soon!!!

    Greets, Maarten

  844. Aah, No it’s the other way round: 900 in Europe, 850 in USA – I’m too excited… 😉

  845. Including or excluding Tax… ? Us Europeans are not used to prices that don’t include the tax…

  846. Good question. When will it ship? This is something I think anyone would need to know before they ordered.

  848. make that two 😦

    but as long as there’s enough supply, all this means is that you have to wait and extra 6 hours.

  849. OMG
    EPIC EPIC
    FIAT LUX – means “let there be light”
    ADAM ROCKS 😀

    Its more than a victory for NotionInk and let adam speak for itself just like Barcelona team who defeated Madrid with their classic pure orgasmic football.
    I’m thrilled. Congrats to the whole team. We want to know the whole team and also want to congratulate them. Please include their names in the next post (at least nicknames).
    I must say notionink can really start with pre-order budget thats all.
    And My NFC thing was not so true, anyway digitizer is a smart move or rather amazing and makes adam more than worthy.
    Rohan please put up nice videos, I want to share it to my friends and convince them. They haven’t followed this blog so please.

    Finally, let there be rendering Critiques too
    PS: engadget.com sucks 😛 (its so silly that these guys have become so cheap, and lol they r now writing reviews on how to do Photoshop rendering and call themselves en-gadget) and this post is like one tight slap lol again.

  850. six hours is really not a thing to cry about, but I have violins ready if you want.

    For anyone who posted a few posts ago, you have a few hours to get a lock on it.

  851. It’s not said the time between my order at 0:01 IST and my Adam sitting in the DHL’s truck.
    Is the production ready to begin ?
    It would be nice to know if we have to wait for a week or for 2 months …

  854. I like Pixel Qi screen. But I don’t think it worths 30% more than the LCD version. $125 is pretty hight for Pixel Qi.
    I think I will wait.

  855. Rohan… Would appreciate if u post a hands on video of ADAM before 10th…
    Tht will just confirm me buying it without any sort of reviews….

  857. Would love to see some videos of the real life production model to show actual build, touch responsiveness, UI etc.

  858. You have no idea how upsetting it is to think one of these people who just post “first!” have gotten an e-mail already.

  859. Canada and Australia also use 850 bands… Thankfully us good ‘ole USA folk aren’t left out, they are using our USD afterall (lucky Euro folk get a discount since it’s USD rates :P) I’m on AT&T as well using an i9000m from Bell Mobility in Canada (850 bands) so it shows up as a ‘regular non-smartphone’ so yeah, you can still get unlimited data on AT&T with adam 🙂

  860. If you want to read e books in sunlight or basically if you want to use the ADAM out- and inside, I’d go for the trans-reflective display. If you only ever want to use it inside, I’d go for the LCD, unless you have extremely bright lighting in your home 🙂

  861. Thank ! update useful . So that we need wait to have email in 24h .
    Please tell more about payment method

  863. normally 3G antennas are minimum dual-band. 900+2100 for Europe, 850+1900 for the Americas.

  865. or £410 if you add on VAT : ( Or will it be vat excluded? any tax accountants? Please?

  867. Pixel Qi Display + Wifi is $499.45 and with 3G it is $50 more. The same price increase is for the LCD version with 3G.

    @Rohan why can’t it be a round figure, instead of 33 cents, 45 cents etc? or does it follow the golden ratio? 😉

  868. Waiting for my pre-order link. I have many questions but hopefully more details will be revealed soon. Such as 850 vs 900.

  870. Congratulations to you and your entire team on this launch. Hope the actual product exceeds the high expectation you have already set.

    Best wishes for your future success.

  873. I have been looking for an innovative 10″ tablet, and your new device sounds, and looks like that device. If you could clarify which variant works on USA’s AT&T, and T-Mobile, it would be appreciated.

    Thanks

  874. it is a dumb question, but I do not have a public e-mail address in my wrodpress account, how would NI send an e-mail to me?

  878. Does anyone know what the processor speed is? I see that its dual core but it never says what the speed is. Is it 1.2 ghz, 600mhz or what? I’m just curious but its not clearly defined.

  881. BTW Engadget needs to get a life man! That was so lame! LOL man the Adam has only been here for a few minutes and it’s already stirring up crap in the gadget world! GO ADAM!

  882. You will even have time to watch De Wereld Draait Door before pre-ordering! 😉

    (greetings from a fellow Dutchman living in Spain)

  883. “panel doesn’t exist not panel doesnt exist”

    — but we’re splitting hairs here….

  884. Last few hours looks like a decades … Waiting 5…4…3….

    as someone mentioned shipment date is important.

    Good job Notion Ink!!

  887. “Notion Ink will always follow One Price Policy for every country…”
    Beautiful, wonderful!!! 🙂 Just really, really cool that you guys understand the unfairness of dollar = euro conversion.

    I am definitely getting my the one with Qi. Not sure about the 3G option. I guess its just a few euro’s more (I got 3G on my phone so I would have 2 3g dataplans (or I share the one on my phone but thats against the providers rules 😦 )

  890. All right! Can’t wait to receive my email on the pre-orders.. What about the EAP people then?

  891. I know. I didn’t expect the price of the pixelQi to go down, I just didn’t expect it to go up.

  892. I was all set to buy all kinds of these and they basically are already advertising that it’s obsolete and will be replaced next year, so why bother.

  895. Are you shipping locally within each country or will ship worldwid from India.?

    Do we have to pay customs/taxes dosh in UK?
    Is it possible to pay from UK and get delivered in India if need be ?
    Any chances of Adam in Action demo ?

  899. Yes… so the 10th, and weren’t you like thousands other pressing F5 since 00:00, the 9th? 😉

  901. Wifi + Pixel Qi = 499 Right ???

    “Transflective version (Pixel Qi) will start at $499.45 for Wi-Fi only and 3G variants at $549.99 (2 variants in 3G, 900 series and 850 series which takes the variant numbers to 6!). (For specifications please see our website)”

  902. the pre-order benefit is six hours, just six hours, if you dont get an email, there will still be be pre-ordering, just six hours later.

    I have to say it sounds either petulant, or purposeful FUD,

    But again, no long wait for pre-order.

  905. This is crazy. NI, you really cannot expect people to pre-order with the current level of uncertainty.

    Nobody has yet seen a video of the final product in action. We have no idea how the product actually performs.

    Some features are also uncertain:

    1. Do we still have a trackpad on the back?
    2. Do you ship with some basic accessories (for instance, region-specific charger?)
    What are they?
    3. What are the full screen applications you will ship with?
    4. Can we download apps from the Android market?
    5. What is currently available in Genesis?

    Also, when do you ship these pre-orders? And, when does the product actually launch? What sort of support will be available?

    You really expect people to buy 3 hours from now without this information?

  906. Exactly what deseano says. The Pixel Qi (transflective screen) works great in bright light and saves power when in those environments, in darker settings it works like a normal LCD.

    A normal LCD won’t work well in bright light as anyone with a cell phone can tell you but it will have slightly better colours (personally I’d go for the Pixel Qi, but I like to be outside when possible).

  907. I’m not bothered by the 6hr headstart myself won’t be able to get the funds shifted around till tomorrow anyway.

  911. It’s pretty funny to read them whine if someone posts his (not-so-unbelievably-must-have-with-sugar-on-top) opinion on those apple products the “review” so diligently. Many readers are pretty pissed off by now of those ongoing useless apple gadgets, I’ve stopped following engadget myself for exactly that reason.

  913. hey you probably missed it; the first list will be able to order for 6 hours exclusively… after that its open to all

  914. I don’t understand why they don’t just give us and on hand demo with the tablet.
    It seems a little wierd, and all of us are willing to preorder this without even seeing the product working, even the pictures are rendered, not even an actual picture.
    THERE’S SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WITH THIS.
    everybody should be asking rohan to show us a video of the working tablet.

  915. Sigh… I am not sure what I should do. The Pixel Qi screen ended up being 50 more than i originally expected and the lcd cheaper than i thought.

    If I am a person that barely does any ebook reading is it worth the extra money?? I probably read only about 30-60 minutes a week.

    Will the lcd version have poor battery life? I know many people were always saying how great the pixel qis was

  916. My compliment to Rohan Shravan and the whole design team. Really seems like an innovative product that will be in the lead of all tablets to come! Will order 2 immediately and start playing, working and using it in every way. If it cooked would I need my wife anymore???? Any idea when it will ship?

  918. Thanks for the update Rohan. 3 Questions/requests:

    1) You posted some videos earlier. When can we have a comprehensive video demo?

    2) Eventually, would you be shipping it exclusively via your own store or would it be available on Amazon/other stores?

    3) You are great at evangelizing products, but a really decent marketing shin-dig wouldn’t hurt. Would even help close the credibility gap many have. Could you please have a release party and invite the press, or else at least have a web-seminar. There is a point after which the slobbering fan-boy messages will start hurting…

    Congratulations on this great day. May you have many more such successful days.

    Best Regards,
    Saurabh

  919. if the launch is rite… u will rule the market for next few months dude…. jus market it rite…. put up some TV advt…. would work wonders….

  920. Yes Rohan. Thank you. Hope adam everywhere, adam for all, adam any time!
    Regarding to engadget-
    “Little unprofessional journalism”
    Well done! Pleased to see this sentence. We all are with you!
    Long live adam,adam,adamadam,adam,adam,adam,adam,!
    Best regards,
    D.

  921. THANK you! This chart is really helpful to know if you need hte 900 or the 850.

  922. Yeah, that’s the version that I want. But not enough to warrant a 30% increase in price.
    Disappointed.

  924. Rohan, if you wan’t i’ll be your distributor here in belgium in my shop 😉 Thiago

  925. Hmm…Lot to digest….Need to go home and read again. Expecting a pre-order email :-).

  926. totally agree. I’m on the fence for 2, 1 not really an option, but I just can’t spend USD1000+ without real software specs, evidence. I’m just hoping that this push is some sort of mystical move to favor those willing to do a leap of faith and that closer to shipping, us the skeptical ones at the back of the line will get our petty materialistic inquiries satisfied.

  928. Hurray Adam on news everywhere

    http://techicloud.blogspot.com/2010/12/notion-inks-adam-tablet-is-available.html
    http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-adam-pre-orders-from-1-30pm-est-price-cuts-more-09118607/

    also in Engadget http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-adam-pre-orders-from-1-30pm-est-price-cuts-more-09118607/

    See the real Time updates here http://www.google.co.in/webhp?hl=en#q=notion+ink+adam&hl=en&sa=X&prmd=ivnulr&tbs=mbl:1&tbo=u&ei=RPYATcuhC8OxrAeQ45WRDw&oi=realtime_result_group_more_results_link&ct=title&resnum=2&ved=0CDUQ5QUwAQ&fp=59d717efe47ee80d

  929. 850 and 900 refer to phone company spectrums/protocols, your provider operates in the 850 band, or the 900 band,
    they save money by not putting the tech for both in the one unti, and make two different units, one for each phone company band

  930. One big change from kernel 2.6.35 to 2.6.36 is
    OOM rewrite

    The Out of Memory Killer is the part of the VM that kills a process when there’s no memory (both RAM and swap) left. The algorithm that decides what is the better process to be killed has been rewritten in this release and should make better decisions.

    For geeky details:
    http://lwn.net/Articles/391222/

  931. Just wanted to say I’m really pleased to see this device finally available for pre-order. You really deserve to be congratulated for spending the time and effort to create something with its own character and style, and its own unique UI and software. Right now tablets can be divided into two classes: the iPad and things that are trying to be the iPad. The Adam offers a new way of thinking of tablets. For that reason alone it deserves to do very well. I hope very much that when the reviewers get their hands on it, it will meet expectations – given the time and obvious love that has been heaped upon it, it’s hard to think that it won’t.

    The price is remarkable. Thank you for making the price constant in all countries. I have been drooling over the iPad but also waiting to see what the Adam looks like; this is partly because I really want a more versatile device that I can use for working in libraries etc. like a laptop, so I’m waiting to see what the next generation of tablets offer in that department. But it’s also because I just can’t afford any tablet at the moment! However, at that price in pounds, it suddenly looks a lot closer to being affordable. At this rate I might be able to get one once they start shipping!

    Also, I don’t know if anyone’s said this before, but make sure you send one to Stephen Fry. If he were to like it and say so, that would be worth more publicity than you could ever pay for by conventional means, at least in the UK, and perhaps elsewhere too.

    (N.b. I am not Stephen Fry.)

  933. Hey Rohan,

    Congratualations for the launch.

    I want to pre-order too. How much time it gets to deliver. What is the payment mode and is there any discount for people here in India.

    Raunak Jalan

  935. Are there guys like me who genuinely feel that loyal fans of Adam do deserve a video of notion before ordering one.

    I am serious here. 500$ without seeing a live piece feels a bit too much

  938. Rohan, you made my day.

    Saying this, I don’t (just) mean the pre-booking, which is far earlier than most may have expected (despite hoping for an early release date).

    What I’m far more impressed of is the certainty, with which you tell us to support future versions of Android, especially regarding compatibility with the somewhat critical Honeycomb release.

    Furthermore, you just told us that adam’s providing hotkey support via virtual keyboard, making business work far easier. In addition, you pointed towards eve (being an android-powered mobile phone, right?) , made a lot of europeans happy with equal pricing around the globe AND gave us a 600$-digitizer! (well, though I might never need one.)

    In short, you could’ve only made us happier with giving us a full Java IDE along with the according Java/Dalvik-compiler. (You don’t, do you? 🙂 )

    Now, all we need are videos of a working device. Though most of us trust you enough to pre-order a device we’ve only seen on some pictures as well as in few videos, it’s hard to believe you saying “The Adam has arrived!” when there’s no proof at all (except a photoshopped render).

    I just wonder where the backside trackpad has gone…

    Well, system time’s set to IST. Now, I want adam really bad, which makes the next three hours even worse. I hope you forgive me for auto-refreshing your homepage periodically to avoid missing any change on it.

    Well, my thanks goes to Rohan and the NI team for their combined effort.
    – EL

  939. Engadget’s post and general attitude towards ADAM are probably just a reflection of how they feel slighted. Most of the big tech companies give them sneak previews and devices before the general public has access to them, so they have a chance to play with them, evaluate and write reviews that they publish as soon as the device is officially announced.

  940. *** LOT MORE LEFT TO DO ****
    Rohan, we want to see ADAM crossing the “One Million Unit Sold” mark faster than any other Android Tablet out there.

    I am sure Rohan have a great team out there for Public Relationship and Media Managment. However here are my two cents for NotionInk Family.

    Apart from what Notion Ink and Rohan does for marketing of this product, we as ADAM lover should do our part as well..Our love for ADAM doent end with PRE-ORDER. That’s when the real work starts.

    All Notion Ink Family, friends and relatives, as soon as we get our ADAM in hand, please make a small youtube video of the features you love the most and post it on the YouTube.

    Lets reach the No 1 or No 2 Video on Youtube as soon as we get this baby in our hand.

    I am sure Rohan will try his best to reach out to the world, but lets help him out in his efforts as well.

    YouTube here comes ADAM Family.

    Lets go.

    Credit Risk Analyst.

  941. +1 for information on the student discount! How will it be varified? Athens institution login?

  947. Congratulations with the launch!!
    Nice to see whe can pre-order, but still left us with some questions.
    – memory
    – trackpad
    – shipping date

    verry nice touch that the color is exchangeble (realy gonna order the red stripe 🙂 )
    verry nice that the lcd-models are a little cheaper
    verry sad that the PQi screen is 50$ more

    probily a stuppid question, what’s the diffrence between 3g 850 and 900 ?

  948. I’ve a permanent grin in the face since I read the post 😉

    THANK YOU, ROHAN!!!!!

  951. NVM…..

    Transflective + 3G -900 series – T-mobile (USA)

    Transflective + 3G -850 series – AT&T (USA

  952. There are always without taxes since each state has its owns… That’s why we (European) always complain about price, we always think there are final price :p

  954. Rohan – I am not going to pre order unless you tell about the mystery feature .

  956. Rohan, could you please tell us if ALL emails are out now or are you still sending the mails.

    Because a lot of us are waiting for the mail.

  959. Mr. Rohan, I beg of you to please post a video of the Adam in operation. How can you in go faith ask people to give you/Notion Ink $500.00 without them seeing the product working. When you went to the different vendors for parts did you give them large sums of money without first verifying that the parts were up to your standards? So be a up standing world citizen and do the right thing.

    Regards,
    Tony Mixon

  960. Looking good. The Pixel Qi screen is really what caught my eye and the polished UI is good. Hopefully I can get in on the pre-order…I hate waiting 🙂

  962. !YaY!

    Almost a year since I started following the Adam, the day has finally come to Pre-Order it!

  964. 3 more hours till it rolls over to the 10th in india, and there servers go down to the thousands of people all attempting to buy the device at the same time :p

  965. I love it!
    The only problem is, a lot of people (on the local forums) think it’s a big hoax, since there haven’t been recent video’s and pictures of people holding the device in their hands :-S

    I personally disagree, everything I’ve seen so far indicates that this is a wonderfull device that actual exists! But I think you guys will sell a lot more tablets if you put a new video on youtube or something!

  966. Well
    This is gonna be a long mail forgive me
    1. It was quite a long wait… Now i know why, Rohan was waiting if he could beat Oprah and he realized there was no point and it is better to stay 2 nd ! ( but Rohan, u tired us out )

    2. Great update.. Thank you for this wonderful creation
    Eden leaning towards yet to be released Honeycomb – great, gonna give u the competitive edge and first mover’s advantage and i am sure we are gonna love it

    3.Replaceable strips – another beauty to the list – gonna personalize it

    4.the panel system; file browser and email system absolutely captivating, neat design
    Music player with a rustic hard look – cool ( but please no JustinBiber 😉 )

    5. weather app again grt ( can u please do show other cities, i really wanna know how India esp Bangalore will look in ur app)

    6.Digitizer – though not exactly, excited to know how far it can work esp in note taking etc..

    7.NFC in EVE quite expected , but still Wow..coool

    8. I was looking forward to videos with different use cases and pictures of real ADAM ( I am a little surprised and disappointed that no mention of it in the blog)

    9. what about the back track pad??? Kindly don’t tease us on this.. i guess it’s high time u give us some info on this…. 😉

    10.Mystery feature remains a mystery feature, now that sounds mysterious 😉 I am excited but are u asking us to wait till we receive our ADAM in hand???

    finallyyy … Happy for all of u and ofcourse this grt Adam’s family..
    looking forward to more info from u on points 8 and 9 esp..

  968. Just did a quick estimate calculation on DHL website from Bangalore to my house using an average 12″ x 10″ x 4″ @ 1.7 lbs and the cost was $77.00 USD …..

    I wonder if this is reasonable to assume for shipping or Notion Ink may be getting a lower rate …. maybe a flat rate instead … or (too much to hope for) free shipping?

  971. I don’t even know how to comment am I doing this right I am replying to can I order

  974. oops. My bad. I though I was that the Pixel Qi wifi only was staying at 449. So both Pixel Qi models went up. That makes more sense…

  975. That’s true.
    As much as I would like a device like adam, and as much as I appreciate the concepts and ideas – there need to be something real to spend money on.

  976. First off, thank you for the post.

    Honestly, It is a bit of a blind leap of faith at this point to preorder.
    There are still some question marks regarding some things here, Rohan.

    1. Can you confirm / deny the back trackpad
    2. Is it possible to showcase a video of the Adam in action
    3. Shipping costs and a rough estimate on dates may help out a bit.

    Once again, thank you for the update, and here’s to a [final] successful launch.

  986. *sigh*
    I have strongly mixed emotions.

    I really hope those screenshots aren’t the final pressed version too.

  987. I am very curious about this, takes the £350 for the top model to £410, without shipping : S

  990. @Rohan

    Is this it? Or will there be a more official launch? There certainly are some questions yet to be answered. Some listed here:

    1. When will it ship?
    2. How much memory/price? Does it come with only 8GB for the prices you mentioned?
    3. Are you sending units for hands on reviews?
    4. How will support work?
    5. Which countries can pre-order?

    At launch, I prefer complete information. Enough of your cryptic messages that have kept us entertained. I loved those too!

    I am very happy that adam is finally launching.

    Thanks again!!!

  992. shoot – no email for me…

    I did not even think of preordering and started posting on this blog on Weekend Special X when the active commenters were still not too many…

    Well – let’s hope they produce more than a sufficient number for the 6h-pre-orderers 😉

  994. @Rohan: Any INKling into the estimated shipping times? I am a student and will be returning home for the holidays and need to figure out where I should send it! Ill be back to my school on the 27th of december. Maybe you could hint if it would be received after this date??

    Thanks!

  998. SO prices actually are:

    $375.33 USD – LCD Display + Wifi
    $425.33 USD – LCD Display + Wifi + 3G (850 or 900 series 3G)
    $499.45 USD – Pixel Qi Display + Wifi
    $549.99 USD – Pixel Qi Display + Wifi + 3G (850 or 900 series 3G)

  999. Digitizer means pen…

    So we should finally expect a tablet with a capacitive pen and a REAL implementation of palm rejection? It could be great…

    I’m still looking for a digital device that can mix the flexibility of digital contents with the intuitiveness of pen and paper (the Courier-miracle some stupid guys at Microsoft decided to kill, in other words) I sincerely hope the adam will be that device…

    let’s cross our fingers… 😉

    b.

  1001. I agree. I thought the original pricing was:
    Basic LCD + Wifi version: $399
    +Add pixelQI (+$50): $449
    +Add Cellular (+$50): $499

    It looks like the pixelQI + Wifi version is $50 more than it was originally planned to be. Perhaps I should take a look back at the original blog posts.

  1002. Hello, just a question: how will adam applications and adam itself work in “portrait” mode, instead of “landscape” mode, which has been shown in all the pictures so far?

    Probably portrait mode can be used for e-book reading, as was shown by Rohan in a tech demo some months ago, but can portrait mode also be used for web browsing, word processing, and can it be used with any app? Or are apps designed strictly for landscape?

    Thanks and keep it up.

  1003. Blog doesn’t talk about shipping date. It’s only open for pre-order. So we can’t be sure if it had passed FCC. I believe they can accept orders while waiting for FCC certification.

  1004. I guess they increased the price for PQ + wifi version by around $50 didn’t they?

  1006. Which band does t-mobile USA fall in? AWS is not listed in the Rohan’s post. 😦

  1009. No-one has said they have recieved an email yet. Turn that frown upside down commrade!

  1013. Well, I am ok with him not revealing it. I just hope they get some darn videos out first..

  1014. too many questions from the readers here and too little explanation by you.. You guys should really organize an event for official release of Adam and do the live webcast here.. with the preorders I was really hoping for an announcement on this lines.. it will be great to see you doing a Steve Jobs giving demo of adam, before some biased critics get to review it..

  1016. Can’t believe nobody has commented on the multi-touch keyboard capability?

    This is game changer and single handedly separates The Adam from Android smartphones and tablet wanna-be’s like the Samsung Tab. Thanks for focusing on the details!!! FTW

  1017. Good points I forgot about.

    They should use one of the Adams to film another Adam in use then put it on youtube lol.

  1018. So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited! So excited!

  1020. Prices are lower, it is a wonderful cutting edge product being rushed to fans.

    Videos are being made, I am sure

  1022. its annoying, that Rohan replies to uninteresting questions instead of commenting abot a handson video an shipping dates -.-

  1024. Nou, niet helemaal.
    Pre ordering begint om 19.30. Je kunt DWDD eerst uitkijken, of eerst ff bestellen en daarna relaxed Matthijs kijken 😉

  1025. IMPORTANT

    Which Bandwidth will India use ???? I want it with 3G but I dont know which bandwidth we will use…

    ANYONE ?

  1026. Being so giddy from this update Apoorva makes very good points…you can’t simply expect us to order one without seeing at least a video demo of the final product.
    Please show us the light.

  1031. from wikipedia for the tegra 250:
    * Processor: Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore, up to 1 GHz [9]
    * Graphics: double 3D graphics performance of Tegra 600 series
    * LP-DDR2 / DDR2
    * 1080p H.264/VC-1/MPEG-4 Video Decode
    * 1080p H.264 Video Encode
    * JPEG encode and decode
    * dual-display support
    * camera support.

  1032. Yeah I definitely understand your complaints as I am in the same situation, but one day isn’t too long of a wait time. For me, I haven’t been following for a year rather a few months now (since June). If however; I cannot, for whatever reason, order one tomorrow then I will be pissed. Maybe if I send them my IP address they can see that I have stalked this product for some time now :p

  1034. Great job, I love the underdog coming through, though not quite there yet. I have one problem with this tablet and a question!

    First the problem:
    Since my name is Adam, everyone is going to think my mom still marks all my belongings with my name so i wont loose it…. 😀 (not much of a problem:)

    And then the question:
    When does it set for sail? (when is it shipping:)

    Adam out

  1035. According to duty calculator :

    Total customs value: £311.53
    Import duty: £0.00
    Import VAT: £54.52
    Total import duty & VAT due: £54.52
    Total landed cost: £366.05 at USD/GBP exchange rate of 0.6281

    Thats before the vat rise in jan and with no shipping costs 😀 .. I’ll have 2 please

  1036. Can we see a video of this thing working, perhaps a real picture of somebody holding it w/ the power one? Still sounds like vaporware to me.

  1037. It surely leaves you in awe and wonder.
    I guess he was following along with the rest of us on the posts. Cheeky!

  1038. Rohan, can you post the list who was selected? I dont know if i am in the list but surely, i’ve posted a lot of comments before.

    and even you replied to one of mine too. 😉

    my mail id is neo_kalyan@yahoo.co.in
    i didn’t receive the mail till now.
    -Kalyan

  1039. This update was just another “snack” from NI. Agree with the posters wanting more information prior to pre-ordering. I am droolng for the PQ WiFi, and am not disappointed with the pricing…however…unless more specifics come out, I now will not be pre-ordering…what we need to know (most of which has already been said, but, the more the merrier):

    -Actual product photos
    -Video of actual UI in action
    -Ship date (or at least an update on why one has not been provided)
    -Details on Genesis and availability of Android Market
    -Warranty and Support information
    -Return Policy (Just in case…not expecting a need…but…)
    -Full disclosure of included applications and their current build status
    -Mystery Sensor should be disclosed. Why wait to push it out as an update? At least tell us what it is…if the UI/Software/Firmware is not ready-tell us that, we’ll understand, really we will…

  1040. ho
    lee
    CRAP!!!

    i can’t wait to get one and flaunt it to my iPad-toting friends . . . o_O man, if only my freelance clients would pay me immediately! not gonna make that 6-hour window 😦

  1041. Can we see a video of this thing working, perhaps a real picture of somebody holding it w/ the power on? Still sounds like vaporware to me.

  1042. He-Who-Not-Be-Named – Lord Voldermort.

    It-Which-Not-Be-Missed – Notion Ink’s ADAM !!!!

  1043. Agreed. Pretty disappointing if you ask me. Paying for something that you’ve only seen a few renders of and some preproduction videos with no clear ship date is crazy if you ask me. Would this even come before xmas? That’s what you call faith.

    Additionally, we have no clear explanation of how 3G is going to work with the wireless carriers and the full feature set hasn’t been revealed yet.

    I’m also curious if this will actually be sold in retailers. I’d love the opportunity to play with it before I buy, and also pick it up in Delaware to save on tax.

  1048. At the topic of Digitizer: You basically mean, it can double as a graphic tablet, right? I’m just a bit concerned on what this means in detail.

    Does it mean you can have a desktop application use the adams screen to get touch input by being DISPLAYED on the Adams screen? (This would truely be a killer feature!)
    Does it mean, that there will be a stylus of any kind and palm rejection?
    Will there be pressure sensitivity?

    These details are important when comparing it e.g. to the Eee Note – which perfectly fits what I , as all the media stuff can be done with my regular notebook, but most likely leaves out some stuff that I WANT such as playback of streamed flash videos.

  1053. I imagine at the price its probably 8gb with sd card slots. I think that would be the best way to do it seeing how cheap sd/microsd are becoming.

  1054. that will leave it slightly cheaper than the wifi + 3G iPad 16GB, if you dont buy any extra’s 😦

  1058. Well, I was expecting a dual band GSM but looks like it supports only one per device 😦 Also the price of PixelQi version increased from last blog post(from 488 to 549). Also the website is not yet updated with the cost for memory variants and no ship date. also the mystery feature 😦

  1059. it has a minisd slot, you can add 32 gig if you want.

    it has more than one usb slot, you can add your terabyte hard drive,

    it has 802.11n wifi, you can add amazons entire cloud

    it has 3g you can add … well anything, dropbox?

  1060. To be frank, most people who have said before that they will surely pre-order won’t unless they have some solid proof and not only Rohan’s assurance that the adam will be revolutionary.

    Rohan really needs to improve the marketing. I was expecting the adam to come out with a bang today and not just a routine ‘week-end special’ article.

  1062. They did hike the price for all but the base version. The PixelQi with 3G was supposed to be $499.

  1067. Music performers anyone?

    Is anyone planning on using this to display and annotate sheet music? I have an iPad now with forscore app – awesome – but the LCD is killing my eyes esp. on a smaller screen. I am looking forward to a larger screen with Pixel Qi.

    Anybody know of an Android app or a PDF viewer/editor that is geared for musicians. There is even a BT page turner (AirTurner) that I would love to get to complete the set up.

  1069. I hope I receive two pre-order emails……………wait
    may be I can use three…………..

    ok ok

    can I order more than 1 adam using one preorder, or I can only order 1 adam per email invite

  1070. Well I am ready with my credit card to order one *provided* a video/pics is posted on the website/blog before the actual pre-order start.

    And frankly it will be a big setback for fans if they are suppose to order adam with out seeing a actual copy or video.(Can someone give any example of other product where pre-orders were expected before showing a real product?)

    @Rohan I am just hoping that you will post a video of adam before preordrr starts. Thanks

  1071. I want CONFIRMATION about ANDROID MARKET. I’ve already got a lot of $$ tied up in paid apps there, and I only want a tab that I can run those on from day one.

  1072. wait wait wait

    10 December 00:00 AM IST means 09 December 18:30 GMT (Europe)?

    In any case bad pre-order policy

  1073. @Rohan Shravan

    quick typo: “exists” should be singular in the screenshot where there is no preexisting panel for an application. “Panel doesn’t exists for the App” should read “Panel doesn’t exist for the App”

    and how come the browser screenshot has a mouse cursor?

  1074. Engadget plz if u cant stand criticism dont criticise othrs……
    closing comment of ur post puts questions on ur intentions…..

    @rohan
    dont get dis hearted by this…. thr always optimism that when engadget accpts tht “our” tablet is worth noting for…….:)

  1076. Adam is the reason I never got an ipad. I hope I get selected to preorder.

  1077. I am really happy and sad at the same time! You are asking us (at least at the moment) to put a huge amount of trust in you- but why? I think an unveiling means actually showing the adam in all its glory. I really want to pre order but we haven’t even been shown a video of the pixel qi in action? How do we know which screen type to order?
    Perhaps when we are able to pre order you will show us? Otherwise it’s a very difficult position we are in (especially if you have followed the adam for a year like myself).
    Are you 100% confident in the adam? Surely you would want to show it off before asking for our money?
    Rohan how can we decide which model- please tell us as i really want to order?

  1079. Since it is running Android, you will obviously be able to use their apps. Dropbox is one of them.

    Eden is only skin and some apps. It is similar to HTC’s SenseUI in its approach, albeit more robust and sexier!

  1080. WONDERFUL! Congratulations Rohan!

    While I won’t be purchasing my Adam until after the 1st of the year, I’m really excited by the prospect of owning an Adam.

    Frank

  1081. it’s a quick mock-up for the pic, it should have been in mock-latin, or even better mock swedish,
    Yorkin borkin lorkin fodder, oooff a boddle stumpfurdle!

  1085. Some questions..
    1) Backside trackpad still present?
    2) Video of it in action.. LCD and transflective mode if possible
    3) Estimate ship date
    4) Warranty, return, service partners/policy
    5) App. compatibility? Will apps written for earlier android versions, phones word on adam? They could work either in non-full screen mode or full screen mode with some pixelation. (Like iphone apps on the ipad)

    Answers to any of the above from anyone will be appreciated.

    Thanks!~

  1087. Good news, and I’m excited.

    However, I need to see a few things — I think most clients will:

    1. A store page that details full specs for each version of the tablet, including things like memory, which are really basic shopping necessities
    2. Video of the finished product being taken through its paces in a variety of applications
    3. Confirmation of a shipping date. If I pre-order (and I really want to) will my Adam be shipped this month? In January? Next spring? I’m planning to use it as a business aid, and not knowing when I can anticipate its arrival is a deal-breaker for me. I can’t send hundreds of dollars halfway around the world with a completely open-ended shipping schedule.

    So please, Rohan, provide your clients with the basics they need for purchasing certainty. And then watch the buzz grow.

  1088. The PixelQi screen can be viewed in bright lighting, perhaps in a car or out on a patio. It also produces sharper text and has been compared to E-Book eInk screens.

    It also has a switch that allows you to view the screen in full color video.

    So you get an LCD like most devices and essentially an Eink screen.
    Plus the reflective mode consumes much! less battery life.

  1089. Agreed! I’m super excited about all this but it just feels…very apply. Get everybody all hyped up and they buy the latest new apple product. Isn’t that why we all want a tablet? Because Apple instilled within us a need for a product category that has been around for years? As promising as this product looks, I want a real look at what it does. I admit that the excitement of this post is marred by the lack of at least photos and a video demonstration of the actual product, if not 3rd party reviews. And what the heck is the mystery “sensor”. I was really hoping for IR blaster/reciever with some sweet universal remote software… oh well.. Let’s hope we get a real look soon. Even meego has been previewed on video and it’s still pre-alpha (looks really sweet)

  1090. Hallo
    I am also sad beacuse after waiting meby i will not get a mail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I’ve been following the progress of Notion Ink for more than a year. And just because I did not post before the Last Blog.
    I still hopping that i will get the chance to preorder
    What ii is mean 06:00 AM IST is that india time or american time???????
    Greeting
    Sam

  1093. Seconded. I think it will be a wonderful tablet and all, but I need to rationalize $500 to myself with some requirements. As much as I like NI, I won’t be preordering. I actually would be tempted to preorder if most of the info you just asked for was posted in some form or fashion.

  1094. Good catch. Hopefully there’s not a ton of gramatical errors scattered throughout the UI.

    "Panel doesn't exists for the app"

    …should be:

    "Panel doesn't exist for the app"

  1095. Truly the Adam is a quantum leap in the tablet format. So long iPad and if the rumors of the low cost tablet and the Eve smart phone are true Notion Ink will be a force to recon with fro the foreseeable future. Well done Notion Ink and the Adam team! A revolutionary product you can take great pride in.

  1096. Hi Rohan,
    First of all congratulations on the successful launch(Though you made us wait in anticipation for quite some time).

    Your post FIAT LUX was a truly an amazing read. The highlights of the post would go down to two sentences.

    First:
    “we believe in Globalization and World being our market, not countries.”
    This is truly a noble thought. Considering people across the world as equals is a truly noble step. A wonderful statement to make on the day your pre-order launch.

    Second:
    “It will still be a mystery! One of my wish was to design a product where every fortnight you can receive a new update which isn’t just a security bug fix, but a discovery of something which already existed, sort of un-locking a part. This is my first attempt on the same lines!”

    This is truly a nice way for consumers to learn more about the product. Very much in a way that a person starts unwrapping a gift. The concept of every feature revealing itself gradually is novel and satisfactory. Somewhat similar to the unlocking of your sophisticated cars in racing game. This helps to retain the novelty of the product over a longer period of time.

    Kudos to the way you handled the Engadget issue, with dignity and pride.

    Here’s wishing both you and the adam continued success in all your endavours.

    A Notion-(head/addict)
    Cheers!

  1099. I think the mystery features are a great idea. How cool will it be when something new comes up that you had no idea about before. To me it shows that Rohan is wanting a change in the relationship between consumer and creator. I’m very excited! I just wish I had made posts way back when I started following.

  1100. Rohan,

    This post was better then I had hoped for!!! I don’t care I am pre-ordering it!

    What time EST will this be, hmmm tick tock tick tock, brain needs more coffee!

    Someone help me EST time pre-orders??

  1103. Let us known when we can order 😉 I have been looking forward to this for over a year , I need a good tablet .

  1104. First!!! (that is, I’m in the first 1000 posters). Yay!

    I do hope I’m in the pre-order list (does my single comment “before the last post” count?).

  1106. Looking to purchase some with and without PQ, but agree with the above post still a lot of missing information that I hoped would be answered by now.

  1111. Agreed, I remember hearing about the student discount before and Rohan even mentioned again this being great for students but nothing about the actual discount. I do hope that when we receive the email their will be information about the student discount! I certainly wouldnt want to pay normal price then hear later on in the day i could have had a student discount

  1112. 1700 and 2100, both band are need for AWS. 850 will get you EDGE on T-Mobile in the US or 3G on AT&T.

  1114. when will it be available to order? Does it have a usb port. When will it ship once ordered?

  1119. Baaaaaahh! How can i make my decision to spend over 100$ more just for the pixel display, if i have no idea about the real life difference between the two displays??
    Video pls.
    Otherwise somebody else could possibly use my preorder link. I am a student (as you pointed out the kind of customer your targeting at).
    How can you make students with not that much money, spending 550$ (+shipping?+taxes?) without giving them any kind of useful information??

  1121. I agree with Apoorva… I want to believe but I need more.

    An estimated Ship date for pre-orders…
    Hardware warranty and support info.
    Live videos of production samples running Android 2.2.

    I have loved all the descriptions of enhancements to the Adam but I’d like to see them in action.

  1123. Hi, does anyone know, if the keyboard is going to support the letters æ, ø and å. Its kind of important in the country I come from 😉

    and.. thats a sweet ass looking piece of hardware (and software)! cant wait!

    jeg glæder mig til rød grød med fløde. herre fråderen!

    /søren – denmark

  1124. @Scott – Unfortunately it looks like this will only be offered in GSM bands and no CDMA bands. I’m on a CDMA network as well, but I have a rooted droid with WiFi tethering (free!) so it will be the WiFi version for me (at least I get to save $50).

  1125. For those of you who watch American Geico commercials:

    “Weeeeeee, We, We, Weeeeeee!”
    “Weeeeeee, We, We, Weeeeeee!”
    “adam!”
    “Weeee, Weeeeeee!”
    “ADAM!”
    “Yea?”
    “You’re home!”
    “Oh cool, Thanks Mr. R (Rohan).”

  1127. What about vat and duties, I guess customer will have to pay them, in which case the price may not be as lucrative.

  1128. oi, i posted earlier but it never showed up!
    here i go again
    very exciting, can’t wait for the email, but i had some questions
    1: digitizer: so is this like a capacitive digitizer, so just a regular capacitive screen and you can write on it with a third party capacitive digitizer, rather than a more accurate wacom or resistive digitizer that you can use for note-taking?
    2: shipping: so when?!! if i preorder today, when will it be shipped? how soon? immediately? weeks? january? the wait is going to kill me!
    3: 3G: what, no quad band 3G? have to choose between 850 and 900? what about people like me who travel a lot, can’t i use my adam on both US and european 3G networks?!! that’s a disaster!

  1129. 11 hours ago android-tegra-2.6.36
    11 hours ago linux-tegra-2.6.36

    11 hours ago, both those code have been merged. linux-tegra gives the ability to run Linux (specifically Ubuntu Linux, I believe). So if Adam comes with android-tegra-2.6.36 which has linux-tegra-2.6.36 ,then it means HACK TIME!!! 🙂

    Ubuntu Linux can be run on Adam.

  1132. Oh I get it, the 850/900 model differences are going to be 3G bandwidths right? For different countries. Not different sizes or anything….. so what happened to different sizes?

  1133. Hey Rohan, what will be the difference between the 2 screens, and which one will be thinner. Also are they both gonna be the same thikness or no. Also will we be expecting emails soon?

  1134. I don’t think they’re made in Delaware. To save tax you’d prolly have to pick one up in china and smuggle it down your kecks…. 🙂

  1135. From Slashgear:

    Notion Ink has announced pre-order information for their Adam tablet, with the slate going on sale to existing commenters at 1.30pm EST today and then on general sale at 7.30pm EST.

  1138. At last , its there!

    hoping to get to know all features, delievecry date, mode of payment etc.

    Surely want to order but why midnight!

  1141. GPS and 3g on the adam are mutually exclusive. Ipad didn’t use real GPS, they used a “fake” gps that relied on the 3g service, Adam has an actual GPS receiver.

  1144. Seconded. I have been following at least since July (I don’t really remember when) but I won’t be putting out any money until there’s hard product information from NI or independent reviewers tell me what I need to know.

  1147. Just FYI since it’s going to come up:

    Band V (W-CDMA 850) in Australia (Telstra NextG Network), Thailand (True move and DTAC), New Zealand (XT Mobile Network), Brazil, Canada, the USA, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela, other parts of South America, Israel[2], parts of Asia (ITU Region 2 and ITU Region 3), Poland (Sferia/Aero2 – hspa+ internet only)

    Band VIII (W-CDMA 900) in Europe, Asia, Australia (Optus and Vodafone regional/country 3G networks), New Zealand (ITU Region 1 and ITU Region 3), Thailand (Advanced Info Service) and Venezuela (Digitel GSM)

    Source is wikipedia

  1149. See how quickly they fixed the typo in the system. It now says “doesn’t exists”. While they fixed the “doesn’t” they still misspelled “exist” There is no S on the end.

    More importantly though, it looks like they error is only with the mock-up, which means these may not be functional screen shots. Scary.

  1150. when we buy it, where will it be shipped from because there is a risk that customs will add on tax?

    any info?

    and from what e-mail will the link be sent from?

  1151. hooray for the digitizer!!!!! also hooray for the adam!!!! i have been waiting for this for so long. i cannot wait to get one. (not sure if i should preorder, or wait and discuss the purchase with my parents. Grrrr need help. what do you guys think?)

  1152. but will it dual/tripple boot?
    is it already possible to run ubuntu or chromium on it?

  1153. Hmm, so while 2.6.36 added better memory management and power saving features, it also merged lirc functionality into the main kernel tree. It looks like our mystery feature may be IR related after all 🙂 Giant universal keyboard anyone?

  1156. Love what I’m seeing in this post Rohan can’t wait to get my email and also see what other information vid’s pic’s will be posted. Well done Notion Ink and all that have helped get it to this stage.

  1157. you can certainly use this on verizon (just like how you can use the ipad on verizon) 😛

  1159. Im pleased that Adam is finally available for pre -order.

    but guyz you have not posted any 5min video how the real deal works…

    it is 2010 if I see this works perfectly then Im buying. Im not gonna buy a photoshop!

  1160. if you posted here, it requires an email addy, if you didnt put one in…..

    well then you lied to wordpress, and if wordpress didnt get one, then you wont get one either

  1161. And I guess I am unlucky here. waiting for such long time to pre-order and realize that my company don’t allow to check external email accounts.

    I guess – Life is not fair.

  1164. Relax, take a deep breath, and come back in 2.5 hours – your e-mail will likely be waiting then.

    I don’t think he’ll send it prior to then.

  1165. 2 variants in 3G, 900 series and 850 series

    what are these series can some explain me pls

  1166. It is time NI hires one or two English majors (really good ones) to go through all the UI and User Guides to correct all the mistakes..it is worth the investment!

    Do similarly for other languages too!

  1168. The non selected only have to wait 6 hours… not big deal for me

    Also, I’m not preordering anything before see real pictures and video reviews.

  1169. why is the pixel Qi + 3g is 100$ more than the Wifi version i was planning to buy the 3G version but i am not sure if its worth 100$ when i can just tether it for free i would have paid 499 just to have the 3G convenience but not 549.

  1170. The features look brilliant. Would like to look at the Demo Video before buying.

  1171. Woot. Now its 00 Hours , check mail for an hour, check mail , check mail till 5 , sleep , getup at 6 and order…

  1173. Yes, I too want to know ALL of these things. How could ANYONE be expected to drop hundreds of dollars on a pre-order of a product that lacks all of the above information?!?

  1175. Still have a few questions, as a student i want to be able to hand write notes and so fourth, will the Adam have support for a stylist? if so what kinda note taking apps? im really hoping that it comes with a stylist for note taking i want to be able to get rid of my unorganized note books; have you seen “the kno” tablet, looks cool but more focused on school, and way over priced, i have been waiting for over a year for the adam, and cant wait to get my hands on one!

  1177. I do agree I love everything you are doing, please now that information is out can we see a video???

    Digitizer FTW I am stoked!!!!!!

  1179. No, there is no digitizer in the strictest sense of the word. Rohan only said that the tablet itself could be used as a mock digitizer for a computer, but that technology has been around for phones and tablets for a while.

  1180. Great Post. BTW, no new official forum…right? In fact, I am kinda like NotionAddicts.

  1181. I don’t think its a digitizer persay, in that you can draw on the screen. I think you can link to your computer and use the notion ink as a remote, mouse or tablet.

    At least thats what I got out of it.

  1182. @Apoorva Bhandar

    I understand what you are saying… In fact I predicted this situation here:

    https://notionink.wordpress.com/2010/12/08/1-61803399/comment-page-12/#comment-35685

    But in fact many people are ready to buy even with out all the details. I am. And though I’d love to know everything before I buy, I don’t have any reservations. Tons of other people have literally been saying “Rohan, please take my money”.

    Let’s hope more info will come in the next few hours. Heck, we still don’t know exactly how much on-board storage there will be. We know it is at least 8GB and we know storage can be expanded to 128 GB… I would love to have a reply to that and other questions. But none the less, I am ready to buy!

    I look at pre-ordering as an opportunity that I want to take advantage of. Of course I can choose not to and buy later. But then I risk waiting line for availability.

    Like I said, hopefully more info will come so fence sitters will have an easier time deciding what to do.

  1185. Yeah that will be smart probably. But what I really have to think about: More expensive screen or the basic LCD???
    No Idea..

  1186. Happy Birthday To You Adam.. Happy Birthday to You ..
    From entire ADAM’s Family..

    Mind it folks.. its not a launch it pre launch and hence I am not expecting videos or too many info. I am sure next week there will be an official launch and then you will have (lam)engadget, (lame)crunchgear doing all reviews and stuff

    So keep the faith thats what the family is about ..

  1188. Hi Rohan,

    Congrats on the preorder Launch. The Screen Shots look good. I especially love the Look of the Home panel, but more interested in checking out the Digitizer. Pre booking one for Sure.

    Have a few questions though.

    Whether this will ship from india ? (Which means i don need to pay the custom and import duties 🙂 )

    Whether there is going to be Access to Android Market ? (As long as i am able to play Angry Birds on this i Don care 🙂 )

    And lastly whether all versions are pre shipped with 8 GB ?

  1190. +1 as it is only fair in this internet age when all we can do is look at videos and pics..also this is why reviews by reputed media is important too!

  1192. I don’t think so. Verizon is on CDMA. Big GSM providers in the States are AT&T & T-Mobile (I’m sure there are smaller regional providers but, don’t know them).

  1193. Yeah I was thinking that was the way GPS was after I wrote that, but wasn’t quite sure. Thanks for easing those concerns.

  1194. Indeed I’m interested in this too – a typical Ubuntu partition I find doesn’t generally go over 10 GB, so the high end model should be more than sufficient for this.

  1195. ( 550 usd + shipping) + VAT + customs taxes(if sent directly from china/india)
    = ~850 usd here in europe
    for pixel qi + wifi + 3g that price is a real disappointment… 😦 waaaaa 😦
    *sniff* *sniff*

    at that price i’m more attracted to a Kindle DX, which is 379 usd + VAT and no customs taxes at all (delivery from within the EU)

    Kindle DX Wireless Reading Device
    -All New, High Contrast E Ink Pearl Screen
    -Large Display: The 9.7″ diagonal E Ink
    -Read in Sunlight with No Glare
    -Slim: Just over 1/3 of an inch
    -Free WORLDWIDE 3G Wireless: No monthly payments, no annual contracts.
    -Long Battery Life: Read for up to 1 week on a single charge with wireless on. Turn wireless off and read for two to three weeks.
    -Global WiFi / 3G wireless coverage (over 100 countries)
    – size 10.4″ x 7.2″ x 0.38″
    – weight 18.9 ounces ( 0.535 kilograms )

  1198. awesome! congratulations. is there a big event or a talk coming up? also @rohan – what about the discount promised to the shortlisted logo contestants?

    much congrats again!! Notion Ink heralds the arrival of the big tech innovations from India!

  1202. Because Adam can use external mouse and key board. Remember multiple USB ports?

  1203. Ok, I am thoroughly impressed with this tablet! I mean seriously.. have these guys set the bar high or what!!

  1214. Rohan and the team, clearly your baby has been a lot of hard work but ultimately very rewarding I would think when you see the enthusiasm that’s been generated on the Internet, not just in the blog but unofficial forums like NotionAddicts. 🙂

    A lot of details but also a lot that remains unanswered. 🙂 I hope that is merely an oversight and you will have more information to follow in the days to come and prior to pre-ordering.

    Storage

    Can you clarify the storage options? All models have the same amount and only differ in type of screen and whether wireless or 3G enabled? If so how much is IN-BUILT USER ADDRESSABLE STORAGE? (ie without the use of USB or micro sd cards).

    What is the MAXIMUM ADDRESSABLE external storage? The features page mentions expandable storage up to 128GB but how was this figure derived (given that we have USB flash memory currently up to 256GB and micro SDHC cards up to 32GB and beyond in future with the introduction of SDXC). What about accessing storage over wi-fi – can the sniffer app access network storage and if so what file systems?

    3G Variants

    Regarding the 3G versions of the Adam, does 3G-950 and 3G-800 refer to a single frequency or is each model effectively tri-band (2100/1900/950 and 2100/1900/800 respectively)?

    GPS

    Do all versions of the Adam have built-in GPS?

    Is there A-GPS (Assisted GPS) on the 3G enabled versions or is it the same standard module? Do maps come pre-installed and if so what regions of the country do they cover or are they an extra cost addition?

    Delivery

    Are you shipping from within each region or are they coming from one global distribution centre? I assume there will be currency conversion charges, taxes (such as VAT in the UK), potentially duty as well as the delivery costs to go on top of the $ prices you quoted?

    Warranty

    How are warranty repairs going to be handled? Are you setting up country specific repair centres or will this involve returns to India?

    Videos and pictures

    Do you have plans to put further videos up on the site, demonstrating the Adam in more detail? (I notice there is a YouTube channel that appears to have been set up today, was that by Notion Ink). What about non rendered actual photos of the Adam?

    I’m excited by the Adam (which I have been following for a long time!) but I feel we need a little more ‘flesh on the bone’ so I and others can properly make up there mind. So I do hope these answers will be forthcoming.

    Thanks Rohan.

  1221. Do you know or have an idea of what would be the tax for importing it to the us or to mexico?
    thanks

  1222. I’m right there with you Andrew. I’m disappointed that the Pixel Qi versions are $50 more. It’s REALLY making that $375 LCD version look attractive. I don’t really plan on doing much ebook reading, but I would like it since I could watch movies in e-ink mode for long flights or whenever my battery is almost dead.

  1224. Android phones already have multi-touch keyboards…please check before you post.(ie:DroidX) and you can get multi-touch keyboards from the App market for android. The ipad also already has it as well. Not a game changer but keeping with a good standard if you want to compete.

  1229. verizon just gives you a usb 3G device to use with your iPad, so yea you can do the same probably

  1233. I agree. Now I don’t wan’t one. Though it may have been worse if the example included Ke$ha.

  1234. We haven’t even got a proper confirmation that it has passed CE/FCC testing either..

    And the 3G solution does not work around the world, so different versions for different continents is a bit of a bummer. Granted the way 3G roaming prices are it’s not a big issue, but still.

    Really on the fence on whether or not to preorder. Like the “One world, one price” system, but still missing a bit too much info imo…

  1239. I can.. simple.. I believe in the SOftware that they are using (Android) and I believe in the hardware that they are using..

  1241. Thanks for the info and the rebate in pricing…
    but we would have loved to see actual photos and videos…
    please please please post them…

  1242. 300k hits?!?! does that mean preorders will sell out initial production? People ordering at midnight IST will get first chance and then it is a “free for all” 6 hours later. assuming 100k for initial production wave, 2/3 people wanting to order this thing wont be able to get their hands on the first wave of releases? demand may not be met until 2-3 months from now?

    I can totally see these being orders 2-3 at a time and being placed on Ebay for those missing out. I bet the ebay markup may end up being almost double the listing price Rohan has mentioned due to the global desire for people to get their hands on these!

  1245. I really start to believe that there is something wrong with the adam…
    no response to people asking for a video before preordering leads me to the opinion that there possibly cannot be one…
    for some reasons i don’t know

  1246. Rohan-

    Please buddy…we need some video of the actual device in use. Please do not ask thousands of people around the globe to throw down half a grand solely based on renders and 10 month old video of a rather chunky development demo unit. If the device is as ready to go as you say it is, it should be no problem for you to grab a camera and film a 10 minute usability video with it. I have always been a die-hard Adam supporter and defended NI when blogs and others were calling you frauds and charlatans, but now, when it is time for me to open my wallet, I am getting a bit hesitant because this is not chump change and, while we have had lots of nice blog posts and renders of the software, we have still not seen anything in use. Please, allay our fears and just show us that the magic you are espousing is the real deal and I will be at the head of the line with my money out waiting to join history as one of the first with an Adam.

  1248. Im getting it and dont care about a video. A video of a BMW cruising through nice scenery didnt influence me to buy one…reading up on it convinced me. Confidence in the company convinced me. Belief in the product and write-up details convinced me. So you get a video, then get it in your hands, and you realize its great, but still not quite what you expected. Then what?

  1250. Sweeeet..! Just waiting for e-mail, congratulations to Rohan and all of his team, i hope that adam will be everything i expect it to be.. Great work NI..

  1254. Couldnt agree more. We have been salivating for information forever and will need at least a few videos showing us around.

    I realllly would love to have the android market on this but i have a feeling it wont have it. Hopefully someone will hack it on quickly like on many other tablets without it.

    I really want to hear about accessories as well. I would like at least a sleeve to put it in.

  1255. I agree: to use adam like a graphic tablet would be great! (it means that i can use also all my windows applications, like onenote, through the pixel qi screen connecting it to my laptop?)
    But: is it an active digitizer (wacom)? Please, tell me that the answer is yes! I don’t have a tablet pc and everybody says that to have an active digitizer (instead of a capacitive screen with stylus) is a must. I’m not sure to order the adam only for that matter (I wouldn’t like to have to regret if on next months will be available a tablet pc with pixel qi screen and active digitizer, I’m almost sure that it will happen soon…)
    If the answer is “no”: please put a video to show me if it’s easy to take notes, underline pdfs and so on without an active digitizer…
    And please, make also a video showing if it’s possible to use the virtual keyboard without watching it (I use touchtyping with the physical keyboard and I don’t know if it would be possible with a virtual one)

  1256. @Greg
    Did you get THE email as yet?
    Rohan says the kernel has been updated to 2.6.35, but also tells us to take a look at 2.6.36. What’s going on?
    I think each fortnight is going to unlock a new application. So, it might not ship with 20 apps from the start. But, 20 Apps do exist and most of them are in Beta. They will be released a few at a time to keep the buzz going.

  1257. I did send money to Germany for Pandora and I am suffering..no news for two months..

    “The first 4000 units are currently in production, over 900 are already delivered.
    If all goes well, the 4000 units will be delivered until the end of December.”

    all you see in their website. Emails don’t have anything useful to say either! I don’t think anyone should be doing this, al though, I understand that without a VC support high volume production in the beginning is not possible. So all the more important to give future consumers confidence by opening up!

  1259. Does GPS on this device require 3G? Dedicated GPS devices sure don’t, but I’ve seen many smartphones that don’t have GPS working unless 3G is enabled. I’m rarely far from WiFi, so I don’t see any reason to get a 3G version otherwise. That and I’m probably switching to Verizon in February and they don’t have 3G.

  1263. I’m setting an alarm to go off in 2.5 hours just to see if i have new mail.

    But like many have said, there is a serious lack of info and pics/videos. I mean at least for some other devices we have prototype in dev hands, devices left in bars and stuff, but there is hardly any hands on from people beyond Notion ink.

    Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE the Adam. Its just a little reassuring if we had a bit more solid viewing and review of the device

  1264. @Andrew

    If I may answer:

    the official launch is yet to happen (?CES 2011). And currently its PRE-ORDER. I know its a tall order, but video may not happen till launch WHY? competition (its one month time, too much in technology)

    Adam is not going to disappoint. And I feel you get warranty, cancellation etc details on the pre-order link. Hey one think I am sure of NI wont steal your money. 🙂

    *you and us are not the only one going through this blog!!*

  1266. So if max storage is 128 GB (per Features page)…
    – 32 GB internal flash
    – 32 GB microSD card
    – 64 GB USB flash (largest supported USB flash, maybe?)
    What about the 128+ GB USB flash devices out there?

  1268. I honestly think we all need to stand united on this before pre-ordering. Its AMAZING how much info we DON’T have at this point! And people are all ready to open up their wallets!

  1270. And it’d be good to know what carriers with which this will work. Info lacking here.

  1277. I am totally forgot – CONGRATULATION Rohan –

    Wishing you the best – I know you won’t have time to reply but that’s okay

  1280. just wanted to put the negative points first. but this was my initial state of mind when i read the post. Now, I am eagerly waiting for the specs update to see how much it will cost for higher memory variants 🙂 Adam is still worth more than 549. Am looking forward to grab one to myself!! Please post the videos and update the website soon 🙂 hope i am in the pre-order list 🙂

  1281. Does anybody know how big the hard drive space is? And Rohan will you be posting videos anytime soon of the ADAM in action. I wanna preorder so bad but I want to see it in action before I do.

  1282. Congratulations Rohan! This is an awesome tablet you have here..best wishes for it to become THE BEST SELLING tablet ever!

  1283. As usual, thank you Notion Ink.

    I think you’re the only company who thinks to all the little simple things that will makes Adam an every day sweetness to use 😉

    When I think to Adam, I just can’t imagine how Eve could be.. Just unimaginable.

  1284. Someone mentioned sometime earlier that Rohan’s name had been edited on his youtube profile. This means Rohan had accessed his youtube account today.

    So, lets hope for adam’s sake that he will upload a video today. Because I don’t think there will be many takers for adam without a hands on video of the adam showing off its bling.

  1285. Yep, I’m feeling the same way. I need to know that the extra $125 is worth getting the Pixel Qi version over the LCD version.

  1286. Agreed I was attracted to it mainly for the battery life and being able to view it outside. I thought that it would be 450 but now that its 500 an extra 125 makes it not seem that great.

    I have a feeling I will end up with the LCD version but I reallllly hope that the battery life isnt terrible on it. I wish they released more information on the lcd version. As much as I would like the pixel qi I am not sure I will use it to the fullest making the extra money worth it. 99% of the time I will be using it indoors.

  1289. Well, without a video and actually seeing the product *live* how can you expect people to part with their money? Please understand Rohan, as much as we like Adam we need to see Adam in its full glory! Don’t want to sound negative but i guess I’m being practical.

  1290. I can’t wait to get some ACTUAL information on this product before considering buying one. I mean no videos, no photos, no shipping date, no return policy, no warranty info, no clear statement on the Android Market availability, and vague info on what the heck OS this is actually running (Android or Eve, I don’t get it?)!!!

  1291. looks amazing, but I was hoping for some sort of video and page that has all the spec for each different version.

  1292. If we didn’t qualify for the first round or pre orders will we be notified after the round is completed. If not where do we sign up for pre orders.

  1293. So many warning bells that it’s deafening… and still i can’t stop F5’ing this blog. Talk about faith.

  1296. Although still tempted by the iPad and other tablets out there already, I have avoided their allure and have been waiting for the Adam’s arrival. I am happy, therefore, to see that the wait is getting shorter, but like many others, I too would like to see some more details.

    It may seem sound trivial and even pedantic, but I can’t help suggesting that it is important to get the language right too apart from all the technical details. Perhaps it is only in the rendered image, and will not appear in the final product, but one of the panel captions reads “Panel doesn’t exists for the App”–a typo, no doubt, but one that should not be present in a globally marketed product.

  1298. I am assuming he will address all this at some point; Rohan seems to be too intelligent to believe that everyone would purchase his product blind.

    We all just have to be patient.

  1299. Am I the only one not willing to just blindly send money. We have not really gotten anything new here. No live demo, no live pics, just what could have been photo shopped. I have read every blog and have waited like everyone else, but without a hint of a something more concrete how can people be ready just to give Rohan their hard earned money.

  1301. Does someone from Europe want to order me my Adam…..wait that probably wouldn’t work would it?

  1302. I agree. Capitalizing on mass excitement to push pre-order numbers without disclosing essential info to the consumer up seems a little too easy and cheap on NI’s part. Surely they must know that building up momentum this way is not sustainable. Are they really starting the pre-order process without even disclosing this secret feature let alone whatever JPM328 mentioned? Surely they realize that all this excitement and hype is just a projection of how ephemeral the net-sphere is…
    In any case, NI is definitely NOT the family company it wants to portray itself as, and the cheap marketing stunts and information retention they’ve been performing proves that. Dudes, we’re not THAT dumb are we?

  1305. I agree. It’s a little fire and ice (sweet and sour)… it makes the LCD + Wifi version extremely tempting due to the low price, but the PixelQI + 3G version still holds my heart (even with the $50 increase) due to it’s technical merit.

  1307. Hmm… any information on how payment will be possible?

    PS: That mystery feature still sounds like teslatouch… 😀

  1308. yes iam with u iam a indian like you and iam in full support for the company , and also as NI has put a lot of efforts we do have put efforts in earning our money no company in my knowledge has started delivery without a demo of their product . and i still dont understand why cant NI give 1 simple demo which people have been asking for is it too much ? i went in cromo shop in mumbai and there was samsung galaxy tab for pre-order but it was on demo i and my wife we saw every feature of it thats the way it mjust be right ???? 549us$ is something like 25000rs and indeed its a big price cheap then many but it does have some value right ?
    there is no mention how we indians will buy this though NI is a indian company and its really making me and iam sure many indians sad . also 800 or 900 which 1 must be buy for india ?
    again whatever we saw are rendered images nothing real . NI DOESNT EVEN HAVE A SINGLE FINAL PRODUCT IN THEIR OFFICE TO GIVE A DEMO FOR PEOPLE WHO FOLLOWED AND SUPPORTED FOR 1 LONG YEAR DONT WE DESERVE THIS ? i mean this is for the first time that consumers are begging for info from a company who wants to sell something . there is nothing concrete here . information must be like Rims playbook info with a video atleast.
    if the units are not ready pls tell us that we will wait but just asking us to preorder without any info is not good . hope many will agree with this post.

  1309. Dear Rohan,

    While it is heartening to hear all these news,
    1)Would you please put up some actual pics and videos of the final device so we can all safely blast at the likes of john biggs and others who have been calling this vaporware.

    2)Also, Where is the device going to be shipped from? India / Taiwan / China ???? Cos we will need to factor in the cost of shipping also.

    3) Any result from FCC yet? and if so, Any approximate launch dates? (countrywise)

    4) Are you going to start any ad Campaign at all for the launch of your device or are you expecting to succeed entirely through the web campaign that is going on right now. When the ipad launched it was the top story on every news aggregrator site out there. Today, even with all the blog hits u got with such an important event, I couldnt find a single news site displaying any news about Notion Ink’s adam. This was a bit disappointing as we all as your customers will also need you to sell as many devices as you can so that the app ecosystem, customer service and other aspects of after sales services continue to thrive and advance.

    You have listened to us right from the beginning, so please answer these crucial questions as one last response to your fans so we can all be rest assured too.we need to see actual pics and videos man, not renders and software. please please please do this for Us.

    Regards,
    Kirtan Doshi

  1312. You were right with your guess buddy. Spot on. But Rohan still owes an explanation on why all 6 for FCC tests. Is it like you mentioned before?

  1313. Agreed on all points. I’m VERY excited for the Adam (my wife is sick of hearing about it!), but I need something more substantive if I’m going to drop actual money on it. $500 is a lot of coin to a lot of us; don’t disappoint or ask for too much faith, Rohan!

  1314. Google’s future dreams and Adam’s Current Living!!! Honeycomb’s core features targeted in first release of Adam.. Gingerbread seems to fade away!!!
    Big Big Big day which was awaited for such a long run has finally come..
    Rock the Market!! Loooooongest live adam!!!

  1315. I don´t know why… call it my 6th sense…. but I have a feeling that you´re somewhat excited.

  1318. Anyone else feel like Rohan has a little bit of a “God-complex?”

    Especially with revealing the Mystery Features …..

  1319. +1

    You nice summed up most of my questions, as well as the request of videos demonstrating it in action.

  1320. I am buying it I dont need a vid to convince me ( if their is one it would be icing on the cake).

    I have 2 hours to decide whether to go for 3g or not

  1321. I don’t want to be rude or anything like that, BUT if anybody actually pre-orders Adam without a video review/preview/or just video shots, then you really are stupid.
    I’m pretty sure Rohan will upload some video reviews in the next few hours.
    Otherwise, how can you even know that the Adam actually works?? We have NOT seen any video shootage except the black one with the movie where you couldn’t even see if it was Adam or not..

    Don’t get me wrong, I’m so excited over Adam and I really want one, but come on guys, don’t pre-order it just based on some blogposts and photos, this would be very bad and Rohan must step up now and upload some videos that shows the device up and running.

  1322. 3G here is 1900/ 2100 me thinks. Spectrum allocation to companies was on this MHz range only.

  1326. I’ve been following your blog since September, but I haven’t posted till now. I just want to say that the Adam “tablet” has grown so much since production and I can’t wait to have my own. This is innovative AND affordable technology that is the best out there on the market as to its abilities. I can’t wait for it’s pre-order launch, I will be waiting patiently for the link to preorder, which I’ve dream of since I had first laid my eyes on the Adam “tablet”

  1329. Same price for all the world, so 549$ which then will be converted to EUR from your credit card company 🙂

  1330. Rohan, can you please confirm if laptop sticks will work with Adam. This will let us know if we can manage without 3G 🙂 ofcourse there is MIFI but that is more costly and need to carry a small box everywhere.

  1331. more importantly I trust the people behind Adam…. so even if the h/w, s/w fails I know am in safe hands

  1332. Rohan,

    Thanks for the update finally.. But what would be great to have is some “Real Pictures” & “Videos” its very important to make up the final picture…. 🙂

    Till then we’ll drool on the stuff you’ve given us.

  1335. Will I be able to access the android market? I know the folio100 (android tablet for toshiba) had the same size screen and were told they could not have market access as the size was too big.

    This worries me thought I love the product been watching it since CES

  1337. seriously, have you ever dropped $500-plus on a product for which you have never seen:

    *actual product photos
    *working product videos/demos
    *return policy info
    *warranty info
    *shipping timeframe estimates

    and not to mention, in this case:

    *no direct confirmation of Android Market
    *no clear explanation of what OS this is running (is this Froyo, Gingerbread, or just Eden?
    *no definitive breakdown of specs, model by model.

  1340. You should have your e-mail forward to your work account for the day at least. 🙂

  1341. When first hearing about the notion, I was sold. Then I waited and waited and waited until I just lost hope. Now it seems it’s finally ready, but yet I say it seems because we have yet to see real images, real video. I mean Rohan is obviously very smart and also seems to really love this project, but how can you sell something (and raise the pricing) and not even release actual images or video if the tablet in use? Because of this I am not on the fence about ordering first. I would like to see REAL images, REAL video, REAL reviews. Right now its 100% speculation.

  1343. The price is at least half of that “other tablet”, and probably 5x the features.

    if you can afford two of those “others” you can afford 5 of these.

    and why would you want “that” one when you can get this which is sooo much better!

    I’m still waiting for my confirmation email too

  1347. Eh… I’m a little weary of the lack of information at this stage of the game. Compare this to the launch of any other product and it’s just a bit shady. I don’t know if I feel comfortable putting down this much money based on tech specs and videos from nine months ago.

  1348. My dreams have come true, my brain is imagining everything i`ll be able to do together with adam… can`t wait to finally havw it in my hands

  1349. i know greg would be the first person to tell us all… i dont wanna keep refreshing my inbox and the RSS feed here… so when someone gets it.. i would be check my email then

  1351. Well “at some point” sure, but apparently it would have to be within the next couple of hours, because the pre-sale is set to begin very soon! Without this info, we WOULD be going into the pre-sale blind!

  1352. No problem – it would definitely suck to have bought the wrong one. 😉

  1354. So great to read this all… Can’t wait for the reviews and to have one in my own hands

  1355. What are the languages supported in Adam?
    I really need to know if “Arabic” language is supported before preordering.
    Please tell us the supported languages in reading and writing.

  1356. Guys if they indeed put up some videos on youtube, please host it on some other mirrors coz i am in china and i cant access youtube.. Even the notion ink blog site is blocked here… Everytime i have to access through a proxy… cant wait to go to India

  1357. Are you people seriously going to buy this thing with:

    1) No video of the device
    2) No video of the UI
    3) No estimate on shipping
    4) Mystery Devices
    5) No details on Support

  1358. Rohan –
    Pre-order starts without even showing the final version of the device to the customer? That’s ok with all of us here but people outside this blog need to know what they’re buying(video,pics gallery, 360 view, etc should be good enough). I assume 900 and 850 series are related to the memory. if you can share more information on that, that would be helpful.

    Also, what’s the deal with mystery feature? why you keeping it a secret? we deserve to know all the features offered by Adam before we order it…isn’t it?

    One last thing – if we order it from india do we have to pay in USD or pricing would be available in INR too?

  1359. the first time i heard about adam what came to mind as an innovative idea was the split keyboard approach. it will be cool if we can split the keyboard using a gesture. like there should show a latch like figure on the middle and pinch zoom on it splits the keyboard. we should also be able to join back the keyboard by reversing the gesture.

  1360. Please can somebody confirm that he has gotten the email !!!
    or isn’t it allowed to confirm the mail ????

  1361. you guys cant expect pictures / images of production models , this is the first opening day for pre-orders… I’m guessing guys asking for this have no experience of manufacturing or marketing.

    this is for the early adopters, those with passion for the product who really want to be the first , its like the apple fanboys for sleep rough for a few days to get the first iCrap with no regard for the spec / quality.

    if you want to be cautious ($500 is not throw away money) wait for the first production run, see them tested by a few early adopters etc…. but give NotionInk a break .. this isn’t even day 1 of production

  1363. I agree with everyone else when it comes to wanting to see a video of this in operation. Even the viewsonic looked good on paper but is a complete and udderly piece of junk because of the ui. Not to say the Adam will be the same just the thought that goes through my mind. I’m really hoping that the ui just blows my mind and other devices like galaxy and viewsonic are clammering to find a ported rom of the Adam ui.

  1364. Eve is a different product entirely.

    It is running Android, but with a different front-end called Eden. Since Adam is linux based, NI are free to modify it to fit their needs, which they have done. But it seems to support the same features underneath, so you should be able to run Android Apps on it as well.

  1366. lol Rodney, unfortunately, you will only get 1/4th of the Adam now, the other three quarters will come with the updates 😛

  1370. Aha, Adam- the beginning of a new species. So rightly named.. its different. i just love the product. more excited than the high profile apple product launches… Its a true gadget to everyone’s reach.. Awaiting to get my hands on to it :):)

  1371. Their a few thing that makes me believe

    Their is a 10 minute video of the demo version in ces 2010 that wa in Jan .We get to see a lot of Adam functionality

    Secondly quite a few people worldwide got to beta test the product , 4 of them leaked info complaining about payment channels etc.If the product was not good definitely someone would have leaked some info.

    Third Rohan knew about Gingerbread announcement on 6th Dec. Now every TOM Dick and Harry knows about these things. What are the chancesthat Google would have informed Rohan about Gingerbread announcement if they wouldnt have themselves seen Adam perform.

  1372. And I fully intend to – as soon as I’ve settled on a means to dual-boot them. 😛

  1373. It’s not a real digitizer. It basically just means you can use the touch-screen of the Adam as an input for your computer. (Something that’s been around in the Android, iOS worlds for a while now)

  1375. 850 / 900 MHz are 2G / GPRS frequency bands, not 3G.
    It seems Adam will not be a quad-band device, which is a big disappointment. Unless they make up for it with spectacular 3G coverage (you know, 5-6 band 3G would be sweet ;)), but not a single word has been announced about 3G bands yet.
    .

  1377. A couple questions:
    – Are we still going to be able to upgrade to Honeycomb and future versions of Android?
    – How much weight does the 3G card add? Would it be possible to provide the weights for the 6 different versions?
    Thanks!

  1379. Since morning i kept refreshing the blog, websites & my mail.
    Now i continue waiting for my mail… what a crazy day! 😉

  1380. Like everyone else, I’m very excited about the Adam, but I can’t justify pre-ordering without seeing pics and videos of it in action and at least a couple of reviews from reputable third parties.

  1383. Hi Sowmya, will you do the same for the rest of us?

    It would be much appreciated 🙂

    Obviously on the off chance I get one I will let everyone know.

    Ryan

  1384. @yogi true NI fan 🙂

    what about warranty… ui is it slow,unresponsive?? wireless handling capability. Bugs. Hardware quality, after sales support, software satisfaction, is it open to android market, apps, video of working adam.

    adam is a dream device for me too. But you have to agree, NI haven’t shown concrete details about adam. When you are investing money you should know what you are buying.

  1385. Couldn’t agree more! the mystery thing I’m not tooooo pressed about, but DEFINITELY the other four, no question. This is unreal that we don’t have this info and they actually expect people to buy them without knowing these things.

  1386. also it was cheap on engadget’s part for that post. when the comments started to point it out, they blocked the comment system and deleted many unfavourable comments

  1388. Rohan, you have serious issues you need to address here, please acknowledge them even to say you will respond in due course….

  1390. A WARNING to all, if this was there way of dealing with the lack of information and announcing the pre-order I would like to caution you on ordering from them

    I have been looking forward to this product for so long but from what they are informing us I for one do not feel safe, I have all kinds of warnings signals from these posts.

    so please be carefull and don’t give away your money so easily.

  1393. Hi all,

    We are working to develop a new community for all us ADAM lovers 🙂 Please feel free to join us at http://www.tegra2tablets.com

    Please register and comment often! We want to help make sure everyone has somewhere to get help or ask question once they actually GET their awesome adam’s! Were growing every day and hope to be able to help support everyone for any questions they can think of!

  1394. Rohan

    Please have 15 to 20 minutes video of Product and its Features – uploaded to your site.
    Then only you can win all the doubting Thomas, that is including me 🙂

  1395. Sounds really great. Would love to see more pics and videos as many has mentioned in the blog. Waiting to hold one in my hands asap. Hope I get a link to order the same

  1397. linux-tegra-2.6.36 has been merged with android-tegra-2.6.36 (Rohan’s link in the main post). I think this should allow Linux and specifically Ubuntu.

  1398. You have to add VAT (taxes)!
    The price in dollars to euro + VAT = the final € price!

  1399. Rohan ..
    Seriously ..

    Does transparency = not showing pics of device? no 360 degree view either ? nothing ?

    even the calendar shot = early version ? do u even have a device ?

    does pre order = you are yet to see the final device yourself ?

    is this the great 9th december we were supposed to wait for ?
    and the whole mystery to be a mystery thingy … erm .. what can I say ?

  1401. both questions were answered.

    850/900 should be bandwidth options

    it will be USD everywhere per Rohan’s reply near top of comments

  1404. I do hope that preorder will turin into order very soon.
    Your product looks very appealing

  1405. Congratulation!
    Great job and great price.
    Still missing the essential information about Support and Warranty 😉

  1406. If I must, I will use your preorder link. But remember, being a student, you’ll probably use Adam while in transit at which time you would probably want the Qi screen.

  1408. Can’t say thats really ok with ALL of us here. Ive been following this blog for months, and I’m certainly not OK with it. While I am very excited about the product and the promised specs, they are, until further notice, still just that – promised. But without full visual disclosure (pics/videos/etc) of the final product, PLUS warranty/support/returns info, how can anyone (even the hardcores on here) be expected to drop the $$?

  1409. @bruce How can you be so sure it will not disappoint? There really is no way of knowing- equally as there is no way of knowing if they will exceed our expectations.
    Being a start up its a massive test of faith to tell people to put up half a grand or so without showing a product. Hopefully we will get more details at the time of pre order as i am in a real dilema. I know if there is no more info and they plan on taking the full amount of money for pre-order then my sensible head tells me not to order:(

    However i am not feeling to sensible – may have a few glasses of wine to make me even more reckless!

  1411. Rohan just recently opened a new video channel on utube I expect he will uploading to it
    very soon. You can subscribe to it, but I’m sure links will get posted here.

  1412. Fantastic post Rohan. Love the mystery even if I hate the waiting to have them revealed. I will certainly be digging as soon as I get my Adam! I will be watching for the email for sure!

  1416. “platform for experimentation for scientists” 🙂
    Since the first time i heard of Adam i was already thinking in taking it to the lab and leaving my laptop in the office!!!

  1417. the shipping date and other info will be release through the preorder link I think. 🙂

    ..well I hope.

  1418. Seems like we are expected to, and – I’m almost sad to admit – I’ve turned into enough of a fanboy since I started following the blog in April, that I probably will. Still, even to me who made up his mind about buying the adam pretty long ago, this lack of information ist really disturbing, I hope you won’t let us down @Rohan Shravan

  1422. The 900 and 850 variants most likely is the GSM frequency bands for your cell network. 900 used mostly in Europe, 850 in US and Canada. You know,… 3G.

  1423. Was waiting so patiently to preorder, but after this post I am waiting. There is no video, no new pics of the device, and most importantly no date as to when it will ship. Anyone who is ordering sight unseen is a fool.

  1425. But when you read about your BMW, many trusted auto journalists had the chance to drive the car and critique it thoroughly. YOu would have to be an idiot to spend upwards of $50,000 on a car based solely on pictures and the manufacturer’s description of what the car was capable of. As of yet, no respected journalist, that I know of, has had the opportunity to put the Adam through its paces and that worries me.

  1426. you do realize that if they ship directly from china / india and not from an european location then you’ll also have to pay import taxes in addition to VAT, right ?

    ((550 usd + 30 usd (dhl)) * import taxes) * VAT = ~800..900 usd end user price

    = ~ 600…700 euro

  1430. Well speaking of Android apps, we still have yet to get definitive confirmation from the horse’s mouth as to whether Adam will have Market access from day one.

  1432. I am confused…how do you preorder?? Am I supposed to look for an email?

    I’ve posted AND sent in a logo for the competition. Did I miss a link?

  1433. Bravo !!! Shraven, I am eager to hold one in my hand!! Worth the wait from the first time I read about your venture.

  1437. My $$ was burning a hole in my pocket yesterday. Today, it is safely back in the “yeah, maybe” side of the wallet. ADAM is starting to feel more and more like vaporware. Prove me wrong NI. Please, prove me wrong, and you’ll have my hard-earned $500.

  1438. Indian Standard Time, equals GMT+5.30

    And you will still get to preorder, just 6 hours later than the ones with email, so chill

  1439. I guess since the official release is Dec 10 midnight IST (it’s birthplace for all intensive purposes regardless of where it ships from), that maked Dec 10 the birthday of Adam. 😛

  1441. Congratulations to all at NI. Simply brilliant execution.

    I’m sure you’ll do the same with Customer support.

    Waiting to get my pre order link.

  1444. “Are you people seriously going to buy this thing with:

    1) No video of the device
    2) No video of the UI
    3) No estimate on shipping”

    I doubt it. I’ve been super excited about the product and I loved what I’ve seen but I’ve always tempered that excitement with the small caveat that I need to see a fully functioning prototype and an honest to god shipping date before I part with my money. I still hold out some hope they show us that information today. It’s a small, new company – who knows what goes on behind the scenes? Delays would be almost expected. At the same time though I would not expect the venture cap dudes will seriously expect people by the thousands to fork over $500 without seeing a working product. Let’s face it, if they don’t have one yet to show you, there’s not a chance in hell you’re gonna have one in 30 days time. That said, the day is still young – maybe there’s more to come. At this time though I would not pre-order. Won’t take much to change my mind but it will take something. We’ll see if that’s forthcoming or not. I hope so.

  1445. Ah good call, I didn’t think of that. Still, you’d think they’d take it out for a screenshot.

  1446. Can you confirm that the youtube channel people are linking to is infact yours and whether or not you are going to provide the kind of information that most people on this board are asking for? Perhaps with a timescale?

    Thanks,
    ryan

  1447. Hello there!

    1. I´m happy that adam will be shipped by DHL. In Germany (where I live) I think it´s the biggest delivery service an it´s very reliable.

    2. I would like to see a hands-on-video before pre-ordering. Though I have faith in NI I´m always a bit sceptical and it´s much money for me and I don´t wanna risk it. But the prices are none the less very good.

    3. I hope it´ll be clarified how much shipping will approximately cost. I think it´s difficult to foresay exactly for all countries. How much storage will Adam have? How will guarantee be handled? These questions should be answered, then I´d have a rather good feeling about pre-ordering.

    6. Last but not least: Congratulations to the NI team. By the way, wouldn´t it be nice if the rest (or a part) of the team would be introduced to us as well? So they´d get their credits, too!

    Regards

  1449. I agree. I’m excited for this tablet, but this post was disappointing. It’s time for real, concrete information, as you said.

  1450. 50% all set to pre-order. 50% waiting for a video/pic etc.
    Perhaps this info will be revealed in the pre-order email.

  1454. Yeah I was wondering whether that was a haux account of if Rohan set it up since it was established pretty recently.

  1459. rohan buddy get me on that list baby!! does anyone know if this will be able to accept the new 4g or lte networks here in the states? probably not right?

  1460. @Rohan: If you have the time to get around to making a video before or when the pre-order goes live, there are a few things that I’d really like to see. For those of you who want a video preview, please add to or expound on my list or create a list of your own so that Rohan knows what’s important for everyone to see before they pre-order.

    1. Viewing angle (for both the LCD and Pixel Qi varients)
    I’ve had some recent personal experience with bad viewing angles on a tablet (Viewsonic G-tablet), which I’d like to avoid. Particularly, I’m curious about two instances, where viewing angle is going to be important (to me), one is the ebook reader in “backlight off” mode with the Pixel Qi screen, two is either the Pixel Qi or LCD screen during movie playback (preferable a scene with fast action and some dark scenes).

    2. Boot time

    3. UI transitions

    4. Web browsing

  1462. It looks fantastic, well done everyone at Notion to get this product to market. Hopefully it will live up to all my expectations.

  1464. Rohan!

    I am staying in Tokyo.
    Do you ship in Tokyo also- i really hope so?. And what about the certifications like FCC and CE for use in Japan?

    What is the payment mode- credit cards–?

  1467. Samson, I agree with you on some points, but really, I don’t care what Google thinks of the Adam or what some beta tester might have done and might not have done.
    I want to see the product MYSELF on video or a review. I’m not asking for much really….

    The big problem here is that everyone “loves” the Adam more than it’s healthy. We have followed this blog and Rohan seems to be such a good guy and so on, BUT we can’t go blind on this point.

    Would you have ordered HTC Desire HD JUST based on some techs and a crappy video that is 1 year old? Also, in that video you mentioned, Adam had some major issues with lag and so on. Samsung Galaxy S is also a killer if you see the tech specs but the rest of the phone is crap!
    If you wouldn’t order something else for $400, how and why can you be so sure of Adam?
    Once again, I want this device more than ANYTHING else right now, but under normal conditions…

  1468. 1. I’m gonna take the pixel Qi screen.. but with or without 3g ? I was never planning on utilizing it right away in the first place. But its $50 more… I could try tethering or a dongle (of KPN). the cheapest pad plans in the netherlands are €20 a month…. food for thought.

    2. I wanna have a video about the adam. Show us what you are SO proud of Rohan. There are some that will buy blindly, but many many more that will buy with a litle more info.

  1469. brilliant news but i gotta see this baby working first, otherwise itll be like buying a black bag at the market and paying for whats inside without seeing it, a camera with no working parts…..

  1470. Again, congrats NI on what appears to be a fine product. I would love to order but have been commenting all morning that there are no videos of the product in action so I can make my assessment. I saw Blackberry’s Playbook yesterday on BGR and it’s not even out yet. I need my Adam but first some reassurance, please.

  1471. +1.

    I’ve a feeling that 8GB is standard. Will NI charge more for that extra storage and provide it (option while ordering)?

    GPS available with or without 3G? Maps?

    It comes with Froyo(2.2) and upgradeable to 2.3 soon.

  1473. Billions of bilious blue blistering barnacles!!!!!!!……..its finally here…..love you NotionInk……….yoooooooohooooooooooooo 🙂

  1474. Been really excited by this but i’m more the kind of guy who needs to see more hands on/reviews before buying – preferably my own hands
    a few thoughts though
    keen pricing, obviously there could be extras like tax and shipping but still good pricing
    How soon will it be available in the shops?
    I like the way that there is only a $50 premium between the wifi only and 3g models UNLIKE APPLE!!!!
    Still need some clarification how on android apps, from what i’ve seen this is an android device but the UI has been enhanced and native apps added a la HTC sense UI…BUT….can i still access and run the apps from android market? If i wanted to use a different email/painting program can i use the stock android ones? Not saying i would want to but i think it needs clarification?
    Somebody mentioned about not being quad band 3g…what countried will the 3g work/not work in?

  1475. Super Cool …
    Rohan you mention details about variants will be on the site…I don’t find any changes on the website?
    What am I missing..
    Want to find out whats the difference between 850 and 900 on the transflective model..

  1476. Can we have a link going back to the Pre-order page as well as the Notionink home page on top of this blog. Shouldn’t leave any gaps for new customers coming to the blog for the first time to hunt for the link.

  1478. I mean .. seriously ..
    Is there a website everyone else can see which I cannot ?

    I have read comments of people not sleeping .. and about to faint etc .. Either 550$ means nothing to those people .. or they have been privy to some secret preview of the device .. or maybe there was a Kuleless style level to solve which gave you access to product images and video ..

    I have $550 dollars .. and that money means a lot to me. I want to spend it on a gadget that makes sense to me. So far notion ink had ..
    but if the calendar shot is ‘early version’ on the day of START OF PREORDERS .. and the ereader (which btw is everything to me) is likely to get ‘better’ .. and the calculator (low used feature in PCs) has a golden ratio followed by a ‘smiley’

    I mean ..
    what ?!

  1479. if the preorders are shipped directly from china/inda you’ll also have to pay import taxes.

    those taxes are a major pain, MORE than negating the advantage in exchange rates

  1482. Oh that is cool, I have verizon, didn’t like my At&t service with my iPhone. I am taking this is an additional charge?? I am already paying enough for my DroidX

    I need that 3G USB 🙂

  1483. OMG! My Yahoo mail is not working!!! Message!!! WHAT TO DO?

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  1484. Seriously guys…. A lot of critical information is still missing:
    1. Actual photos/ videos of the device – not Photoshop mockups
    2. Product support details
    3. Is it actually running android 2.3?
    4. Support for Android marketplace?
    5. Return policy?

    More important than the answer to these questions, is why has Rohan not addressed these yet?

  1485. well this excites me so very much…but i’m still curious if it will come with different memory configurations…the tech specs say 8+ GB…i would definately go with a 16 GB if it were available

    WE CAN REPLACE THE STRIP HOORAY!!! i can see now company creating custom strips like the faceplate on the Xbob 360…very exciting

    on question remains…will it have an unlocked bootloader? also how about android market access

    lets see some picture of it actually turned out..possibly modeling the Pixel QI screen to get some of those people out there to fork over the extra dough….this device is so exciting its beautiful…but please don’t excite me with a new woman in my life quite yet (Eve) lol

    well thanks for the constant update on details.

  1489. congratulations??
    brilliant execution??

    you don’t even know if the damn thing exists yet. never mind how many weeks/months before you get it in your hands.

    most of you “followers” are just delusional. brainwashed.

  1490. @Rohan @Greg – Is there a personal back channel on & Greg have u already got your pre-order mail… i’m just praying my wife doesn’t blast me for spending toooo much time waiting for the elusive pre-order mail ! 🙂

  1491. I’m in awe!!!!! I’m hoping to get one. As a teacher in NYC, I love it’s capabilities and would like to see how it functions in a school setting. I’d use it for work and home use. It would be a great technology tool in the classroom!!!

  1492. hmm,
    i am still not changing my decision on “wait and watch”.
    the information posted about adam looks all good and futuristic ,
    but i will believe it when i see it.
    i am not counting on seeing it physically any time soon …
    but some videos and real pic’s would do for now

  1494. I bet It will be carrier unlocked .just put any SIM card (here in India monthly unlimited GPRS for 5$ on BSNL and with some trick you can access 3g network at that price)

  1495. No Videos or pics means no pre-order… Guys be united and hold off your pre-order until we get some real videos/pics of adam.

  1496. Now im asking myself why i havent post earlier…

    Damn.

    Ill have to wait for the preorder to everyone !

    Thanks for giving this to us !

  1498. In Germany the price will be the nearly same like Rohan mentioned. But in €! If you add customs duty and tax, the most expensive version will be about 550€ + shipping.

  1500. Rohan, Please please read the comments above, we want to pre-order but you are making it difficult, trackpad, shipping dates, clear info about the 3g models and what regions and for GOD’s sake some actual images of the Adam before we lay our hard cash down.

    Come on make us proud,give us the info

  1502. Just an FYI, since we already know this is going to happen –

    There’s no way to know how reliable the process Rohan will use to extract e-mails will be for the pre-orders. If you’re missed, you’re basically stuck waiting the 6 hours as he’s going to be slammed with people who think they’re rightfully entitled to the pre-pre-order (regardless of whether that is true or not), and just won’t be able to process everyone.

    That said make sure you’re prepared to make alternative arrangements for the 6:00AM IST pre-order when that happens.

    T-minus 2 hours and counting until the e-mails probably go out. 😀

  1503. This is what I want to know:

    * Is adam’s 3g wireless contingent upon a local carrier, or is it free worldwide coverage?

    * the link showing worldwide 850/900 lists Japan and Korea (I live in Korea) as the only countries using something different – what does this mean?

  1507. Hi Roan

    We still have tons of question about it. An image tellsmore than 1000 words, but a video tells more than every other thing. I don’t question about some tech-specs still uncomplete but it make me feel strange that in your business plan you showed the tab in a very early stage in many video’s and now that we have a final one you give us just one image.

    C’mon let’s shot some 30sec. at your desk, let us see it working in your hand … at least!

    Anyway the project is mesmerizing many people so it’ll be easy for you to finish the preorder stock, but as I know you care ’bout us, try to summarize all the request here and drop us down something more.

    Good Luck!

  1509. Rohan has a lot of questions to answer right now.

    1) For one, does adam still have a trackpad?
    2) When will he upload hands on videos?
    3) How wide is the bezel?
    4) Will it come with a contract with any network carriers?
    5) Which applications will adam ship with?
    6) Will adam support chrome OS or Ubuntu or anything else? Rohan said it would but that was a long time ago and it just needs to be verified.

    These are the most important questions to be answered before the pre-order. I doubt it if he still has to deal with patents or his team of lawyers or investors to reply to these justified questions.

    There are many more questions like the logo or retailers where it will be available. But such questions can be dealt with when adam launches.

  1510. This is the big confusion- is the preorder for a release that is still weeks/months away or is it for imminent release. If it is iminent then no-one in their right mind should be ordering on the basis of renders. However if you are paying a small *refundable* deposit (maybe $10/20) to reserve one of the first batches then its fine.

    Ryan

  1511. Sowmya just curious do you have full confidence to order without seeing it in action?

  1514. @sam

    would you ask if it was apple?

    Have some faith. If not satisfied return your adam (there will be return policies).

    *funny everyone wants to have and eat the cake, but don’t try to understand whether its ready!!*

  1515. i’m sad, ive followed this thing for a whole year! but never posted! anyone want to email me the pre-order link when they get it =)

  1516. It’s one thing to say it, another altogether to expect anything of it.

    It is going to happen, video and pics regardless. 😛

  1517. I really hope the mystery is the ability to use a stylus on the tablet…i mean sure the keyboard is great but when i’m in a meeting and no longer bring a notepad with me i would like to just write…i’m faster writer than typer…well at least on an on screen keyboard.

  1518. I am a little bugged because I was there in the beginning of the Adam concept a year and half ago, but never posted on this blog! Mr. Rohan even contacted me in email! I guess I will wait the extra time for the pre-order 😉 Dagger!

  1519. Exactly I can’t preorder until I see more information.

    This information/pictures are so easy to get I am perplexed whey he can’t disclose this information.

    Sorry guys im still skeptical right now…

    No Real Pictures? C’mon that is 100% unacceptable
    Ship Date? I dont want to drop $500 to wait 3 more months, sorry nope
    Return Policy? Just in case
    Android Market Stock? – I have actually asked this about 15 times on these forums with no response
    2.3 Stock? or is it running Froyo

    …I am just as excited as the next guy, but everyone take a step back and look at what you are doing rationally.

    The fact they can’t answer any of these things either means 1) they don’t know which is bad, or 2) they won’t tell us…

    either way it points to incompetence in running a company, which also does not bode well with me

  1520. The text in the “ebook” image is from a story called “The House Had Many Entrances”, published on a website of an organisation that aims to help “The Invisibles: people made destitute by the UK’s asylum system.”
    http://theinvisibles.org.uk/?page_id=78

    All in a good cause then.

  1521. finally! A company which just stays with one price

    It was worth it waiting for it and ignoring the iPad… it really was 🙂

  1522. From concept to completion, this is the best! can’t wait to get my Transflective 3G. I can just see my wife’s eye’s rolling right now. 🙂

    If Notion Ink is as transparent as they appear (and I honestly think they are), this company is going to be around for a long time; they display the kind of values and actions that make it happen. Working in IT myself, it is so hard to find other IT folks who “get” what technology is supposed to do for us. I’m am starting to think this is because all of them work at NI.

    It all still begs the question…I wonder if Rohan is ever going to don a pair of blue jeans and black turtleneck and demo the Adam from the comfort of a cozy arm chair? I spent a few weeks in India during college and loved it well enough to buy the plane ticket to go back for a Cupertino-style user’s conference.

  1524. agreed, and I’m one of the older bloggers who will likely be getting the earliest pre-order invite. But unless something changes and all of this info comes out in the new few hours, at this point I plan on passing on the pre-order.

  1525. It’ll probably be a one-time use ticket, or require some sort of validation would be my guess.

  1527. @Rohan,

    I observed in calendar image the word “1 items” is grammaticaly wrong (singular vs plural). Please incorporate in your software update asap. Thanks!e software ang image please. Thanks.

  1528. ignore my message…just had a blank moment there..I figure 850/900 is about the GSM bands…thanks

  1529. omg omg , i’m dying waiting for the pre order email 😦

    whatif i’ll never get it ? oh no !!!!! no way this would happen !!!!
    i want it and i want it now please !

  1530. but a pre-order is an order placed for an item which has not yet been released… thats the generally accepted definition unless someone has any others?

    if you dont want to order before its released and you need to see a demo in a store then fare enough please wait by all means

  1531. Rohan
    If I preorder, will I be charged immediately? Or will I be charged when yoiu guys ship it?
    Or Will be charged just a portion for preordering?

    Please respond.

  1532. I am going to FLIP OUT (in a bad way) if the actual UI has grammatical errors. UNACCEPTABLE. “The file you have select doesn’t exists”

  1538. Can anyone truthfully confirm receiving an email. No Bs Please; Although emails may not be sent until just before the initial pre-order period begins. That would likely be to prevent clicking over and over on a link that wasn’t ready to go.

  1541. Yes but people like engadget are looking for things to tear apart, something as simple as the photoshop renderings.

    They want hard images just like we do, the unveiling was cool but would have been so much cooler to see a pic of the team holding it or something.

  1542. +1

    -no warranty info at all (minimum warranty required by law in europe is 2 years)
    -no service center info either
    -no real info about the product except what was already known
    -no mention at all of how shipping is going to be done. If they ship it to me from outside europe i’ll also have to pay quite a huge import tax, in addition to the 24% VAT applied to (550+30usd) (adam + dhl shipping cost)

  1543. Yes. This. Exactly. I already ordered my wife an Archos 101 for Christmas, was planning on ordering one of these for myself, but with all of the missing details, I can wait until next year.

    $400 is a lot of money to me, especially with a kid!

  1547. i admire NI, and I carry a huge respect for Rohan (more than the others with one particular incident as well). but my rational mind tells me that there is thin line of difference between obsession and huge admiration.
    It is great Indian dream,I am deeply moved by Rohan’s story and his journey, no doubt. and the way he has moved casually with people , calling us a family (great marketing move again with blogging, including us in his journey, engadget article was a economical way to get publicity that’s what he said). We always have choices, I choose to respect his genuineness and i am definitely expecting him to respect our needs and what we are looking forward to as a consumer…There is nothing wrong if i request him to showcase a video and i wouldnt ask someone to blindly trust NI cos a consumer he /she definitely needs to be convinced…I am sure he is aware of it but i would be happier and definitely want him to talk about things like trackpad, etc.. before the preorder starts.. and he is definitely aware that a consumer is entitled to receive full info of the product.. but i am just hoping and i believe he will talk abt it soon and wont let us down..

  1548. Rohan thats awesome news! My excitement is sky high! Thanks for allaying our fears and best of luck for everything that follows!

  1550. On lighter note..I think you stay at b-lore….if possible plz go to NI office & record the ADAM video ..post it on blog/youtube!!!

  1551. request to every body..however get mail pls let us know..
    @Sowmya what do you think about 3G model in INDIA..still 3G is in evolution phase ..is it good idea to spend large sum ???
    and also which 3G model 850 or 900 for India ???
    about price according to Rohan one PRICE model means
    Indian prices would be from 399$=18058 RS to 549$=24874 Rs..

  1552. We can _absolutely_ demand and expect some hands on videos and images considering they seem to be indicated a release before January (going by “Starting Mid-Jan our partners will start shipping different colored strips and you can customize according to your own preference!” which implies that the release should be soon). Otherwise no rational minded person is going to put down so much money to new company.

  1553. On the 9th, 1330 EST (1:30pm) for those who receive email; 1930 EST (7:30pm) for everyone else…

  1554. @bruce

    Surely Rohan and the NI team can do the following:

    1) Show UI videos of the apps already revealed
    2) Show hands on of the final device builds so we can make an educated decision in regards to pixel-qi versus lcd, 900 vs 850, etc.
    3) Confirm status of FCC and clarify ship date(s)
    4) Clarify 3G functionality for countries
    5) Clarify “digitizer-like” functionality

    For the first two, as he has already revealed pics of what should be the final build, I do not believe #1 and #2 are problems. Though I think we would all prefer him to show a hands on video of a user using the device with already revealed apps. I can’t see how this would reveal anything not already revealed. I’m sure more info will be revealed in the pre-order emails, but hopefully it will include some if not all of the info requested above.

    We all want this device but to some a $549 investment is still a $549 investment. The more confidence we can have on a pre-order which asks us to forego the usual wait and see if it floats or sinks approach a majority of consumers have become accustomed to in the computer/electronic gadget world, the better we will all feel about it.

  1555. Why would he send you an e-mail to a link you can’t use? He’ll almost certainly send it right when the pre-pre-orders begin. 😉

    2 hours UNTIL you’ll get it most likely. Hang in there. 😀

  1556. i never thought i could be fired-up for a pre-order. Life is full of surprises.
    Shame i never posted anything earlier. But fair is fair. A lot op people were before me.

  1557. @Rohan,

    I observed in calendar image the word “1 items” is grammaticaly wrong (singular vs plural). Please incorporate in your software update asap. Thanks!

  1558. Taking the words right out of my mouth, on both fronts. What’s going on here? Rohan rocks, but honestly he’s working a little backwards here (to say the least).

  1559. Stays with price.. thats alright!!! but havent even shown an actual pic of it. Not sure how does a company expects the customers to buy something without even showing it.

  1560. Now I have to go for some food, but I’m happy, that my Galaxy Tab is looking for new miails every 3 Minutes 🙂

  1561. Actually Sowmya ignore my question- I just saw Rohan has confirmed there will be more details on the order page- Phew! 🙂 really relieved – just hope i get that email:)

  1562. I guess it was kinda a moot point to post this as it’ll be lost in the sea of comments, especially the crash that will begin in two hours. 😛

  1564. LOL.

    read Rohan’s reply to @Sam

    white wine / red wine ? care to share (though I will drink for a different reason!!!) 🙂

  1567. I completely agree I need to take notes while walking and when in the class room with powerpoint slides not at home in front of the home computer. That was the only interest in the digitizer for my use. I would love it if the program allowed to take notes with a stylus when you wanted and then allowed you to turn it off to go back to touchscreen but I don’t understand how the digitizer but not a digitizer information above works. Any clarification would be appreciated. And I have been posting for months and have not received any e-mail notification for a pre-order was there another requirement to notify me of follow up comments via email? Thanks for making a product that involves the customers so much Rohan.
    Derek

  1568. and what about people who sent to you a logo for your contest?
    will they receive an email to pre pre order?

    *hope* 🙂

    ’cause my logo was a great waste of time, and as it was said before, i follow your beautiful work (& product) for 1 year.. and didn’t post a comment until now.. 😥

  1570. After reading the post, I think it is time to congratulate Rohan and NI Team for a job well done. CONGRATULATIONS!

  1571. It is exciting to talk about the pre-order but I am sure there are others out there that love tech as much as me. BUT 500 is alot of money, I do not have it in my wallet ready to just hand out. I need to know some hard facts, even if we can warranty through something like squaretrade would be fine for me.

    I agree with everything Joe is saying about.

  1572. Is Engadget right? Without pics,video and more details it looks like vaporware……

    Hope not!

  1574. I laugh at all who threaten and say they won’t order until they see a video! Take a look at the specs… Thats not good enough?… Take a look at the images of the device…. Still not convinced?… Take a look at every feature, detail released and amount of love NI has poured into the product.

    I personally would have ordered mine months ago based solely on tech specs alone! If the device came with stock Android 2.3 or 3.0 I would still buy it. No one is forcing you to buy anything but those of us that have followed this thing since the beginning will gladly take your link off your hands. Hope you don’t regret making the decision not to buy… I know I wont 😛

  1576. sorry miscalculation to be accurate;
    Indian prices ranges : 375.33$=16 987.10 and 549.99$=24 892.057 Rs.

  1577. LOL. I’d be more inclined towards the flipout when the box arrives with an iPad in it.

  1578. Rohan,
    every company has diferent rules on pre paying / pre ordering. Can you please explain yours before people start preordering?
    You realize that this is a very important information to have for anyone here. It will help a lot of people make up their mind.
    And, I love this post. And wish you the best with Adam!!

  1581. I understand the mistrust to those who think the Adam is vaporware. however, there are some reasons that disprove this.

    1. there are videos of early versions of the notion ink Adam (some even demo the transflective display)

    2. the blog, website, and all other media are too detailed to be based off of vaporware.

    Rest easy!

    Also, eastern standard time (NYC) people, preorder will go on about 1:30 here!!!

  1582. Yes pre-sale is blind if I get an email that is only good for 6 hours. Too much to think about WIFE will def not let it happen especially if I get it and it is just a picture of a rendering in a box 🙂

  1583. tricky boy you already own a galaxy tab ? so why would you own another tablet ? 🙂
    give us your pre-order link (joking of course).

    btw still no email in my inbox too 😦
    happy either way that gmail is not under maintenance 😉

  1584. Hi Shilpi:
    Perhaps the first ADAM is not for you.
    A lot of people here are taking a dive into the adam , based on our faith in Notion Ink to deliver. The fact that smart, intelligent people who are industry professionals have been attracted to this philosophy, and more so this product, is testimony to the great efforts that NI has put forth over the past several months.

    May be you should wait to see some of us post reviews and videos and then take a decision on whether you want to buy Adam or not.
    In the mean time…
    You have several e-readers (as you know), out there which will satisfy your needs.
    Plus, if you only like a calendar app based on a production models, you still have the ipads, the galaxies and the folios out there..So may be your 550 is better spent on that!

  1586. “reading up on it convinced me”

    only difference here is no one has the final product in hand to do any writing up on it. We only want some “actual product pics” and videos here. It shouldn’t be hard if the companies asking for pre-orders now and they are ready to ship out the stuff in large quantities whenever it may be.

  1587. I laugh at all who threaten and say they won’t order until they see a video! Take a look at the specs… Thats not good enough?… Take a look at the images of the device…. Still not convinced?… Take a look at every feature, detail released and amount of love NI has poured into the product.

    I personally would have ordered mine months ago based solely on tech specs alone! If the device came with stock Android 2.3 or 3.0 I would still buy it. No one is forcing you to buy anything but those of us that have followed this thing since the beginning will gladly take your link off your hands. Hope you don’t regret making the decision not to buy… I know I wont 😛

    Also @ Balli… Have you ever pre-ordered anything in your life? If you have you would know that your money processed / charged to a credit card until the device ships.

  1591. am so happy the Brandon is not ordering Adam so maybe I will get one if you are not happy with what you see go and buy you self a ipad

  1593. Rohan, enjoying the full display of human nature? Till earlier today, they were all wheedling to get into the preorder line by professing their unrequited love for the Adam.

    Now they won’t do anything without pictures, videos, and oh, probably a positively glowing review by Engadget.

  1594. It seems like our we can relax a bit as Rohan has said there are more details when it comes to pre ordering! Phew!

  1597. You have a point there my friend. Without videos there is not much one can do except to put off pre-ordering until someone renowned reviews it. Slashgear who supported NI during CES 2010 and after would do.

  1598. joe you are totally right. i was all set to order, but my head is exploding with all this mystery. i just want to buy a tablet computer. enough of the mind games !!

    i’m a big fan so i hope ni is listening.

  1599. I’m still deciding on the 3g version myself. I can always tether it to my android phone over wifi.

  1600. Well, Rohan still has about 4 hours to provide us with the info we crave, lets hope he and his folks haven’t gone to sleep already

  1601. Wow – that’s a bit of a surprise to me; creating a logo for the contest but never posting a comment. o_O

    I am befuddled sir. You win.

  1602. 12% Einfuhrzoll + 19% Mehrwertsteuer macht aus Deinem Euro einen Dollar.

    Soory for the german post but I don’t know how to translate.

  1603. Well.. if thats the case, then why not show the device… Is it difficult doing that for a company??

  1604. Okey, what? Are you serious?
    Comparing Apple and Notion Ink? Apple been there for over 20 years. Notion Ink have been here for what, 20 months?
    Sleeping outside to get the first iCrap with NO regard (?) for the spec / quality? Again, what? Tons of videos and pictures of actual devices that Apple released.

    This way of approach that Notion Ink have shows that they do not have that much experience and this is normal for a new company.

    Me and alot of people in this blog are just giving feedback regarding no video/pics to help improve everything…

  1606. Adam wanted apple and got expelled from Eden. This Adam wants Eden and so the Eden won’t have apple and will expel it 😉

  1607. Would really love to see this before purchasing it. Will you guys be looking at distributors or is it strictly online only sale?

  1608. I probably missed the info before. But was it mentioned if Italy will get the Adam soon after US?

  1609. yeah gotta love Rohan’s sense of humor…well I hope that was his sense of humor talking and not his musical tastes being squeezed in 😛

  1610. Hi Rohan,

    I’m missing information about the warranty and the fact that there are no reviews, videos or photo’s from a working Adam make me think that this is one big scam / hoax. I’m not spending $550 on a device that seems to not excist.

  1611. What about student discount???

    does NI even have the patents yet? maybe thats why they are reluctant to show everything, as you know who will nick there ideas

  1613. Amazing fresh & innovative design. The concepts will change the future of computing. And this is just the beginning. Congratulations, Rohan, to you and your whole team!

  1615. I believe you already pay your taxes at the moment you buy the Adam. Their shipping partners is DHL and DHL already includes the tax in their shipping charges. I think.

  1616. “Let there be light” in Latin.

    en wikipedia org / wiki / Let_there_be_light.

  1619. You’re both right to an extent. I think we need to back Rohan with a liittle fath. The difference between Adam and all the other tablets and smartphones out there is that Adam was “Created with Love”. Notion Ink is clearly trying to change the PC industry and the relationship between consumer and manufacturer. No other company is making strides like this.

  1620. No email for me yet.
    Have been posting comments for over a month and following blog for 6 months.

    I notice and quote from Rohan “all selected will be sent a confirmation email and pre-order link.

    ” Not sure I like the “all selected” bit. It sounds a little like: not ALL who commented prior to the latest weekend updates will be selected, when I recall clearly that Rohan wrote “ALL who have commented” will be given priority not just a slection of them. Am I wrong, or do I need to wait longer for the email (i’ve checked my spam folder – not in there)

  1624. Rohan,
    I am guessing that 00.00 IST you will release your launch videos and a load of information?
    Then preorders wil start?

  1627. whats the difference between 850 and 900 series nothing on the website about this??

  1628. true, true.

    But the word “should” is not comforting when I’m debating whether to pre-order one for myself and one for my son.

    And when would be be shipped?

    and more, of course. Many Q’s will be answered in the pre-order page, but I don’t know why it isn’t available now.

  1629. Transparent??? Yeah they’ve been open about a lot of things, but there are some real no-brainer basics that they haven’t even clued us in on, and we’re only hours away from pre-sale! To repeat what is now popping up all over this blog…no videos/photos of the final product, no support/warranty info, no shipping date, no confirmation of Android Market, etc etc. This is getting beyond worrisome. I hate to say it or admit it, but my confidence in NI is dwindling by the minute.

  1631. The 3G versions are provider free, NI sells you the device, YOU arrange a SIM card. Rates of data usage will depend on the SIM YOU put inside it

  1632. It would be VERY NICE to know where the SHIPMENTS of units will ORIGINATE FROM.

    If the EU units will ship out from an EU location, then the owner will have its unit posted to its doorstep and don’t need to pay extra VAT and/or taxes.

  1636. @Neo

    My take:
    all these will be there launch time. Its only that we have been shouting for pre-orders recently. You know there is a possibility the mass production started just recently. And the FINAL DESIGN with LOGO is being made. Rohan can show video but of the older design (which he is using!) BUT WOULD WE BE HAPPY? we will be crying bezel, no logo, etc etc.

    But the performancewise Rohan is satisfied. And who is the better critic?

    *lets understand this is a startup co and process!!!. NI is dealing more issue not only pre-orders*

  1638. Apple 3g Model provides triband. it is a shame that Adam does not come with this. When you say you have futuristic features, why did not include that in Adam????
    Wi-Fi + 3G model
    UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
    GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
    Data only2
    Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
    Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

  1639. I feel I must also point out the the prices actually went up. IT ws suppose to be no more then 498$ w/ 3G its now over 500.

    This is looking more and more skeptical with every post.

  1640. I don’t think the Adam has ALL the patents yet. But they have probably got some positive news from FCC, and expect to get it soon. Maybe a clarification from Rohan would be nice.

  1641. will it be available in India?

    the community at erodov.com would be very interested as early adopters.

  1642. Rohan,

    I really would like to see some video of an Adam. Even Andy Rubin let a video of a half working prototype of the Moto Tablet on Dive into Mobile. The Adam is ready for production and no video?

  1645. Wow! I’m so excited that this day has finally arrived! I will read then post! Congratulations, Rohan & NI!

  1646. come on rohan give us the info we need to pre-order, trackpad and photos,videos,apps,market

  1647. You know there is a simple solution for you–don’t flipping pre-order it then. Wow, that’s really hard. Let yours go to someone who has the faith in NI and Adam…and then be sad when you do see the epic hands on =p

    I’m going to drop the $550 and not even blink (and it took me a while to save up being the poor college student I am).

    The jaded and the cynical get at the end of the line, please =)

  1648. From an Engadget article:

    “We just heard from Rohan again and he tells us that the Adam will likely run Froyo. Instead of Google’s Market for apps, Notion Ink has its own content and application store called Genesis. ”

    No Google Market… No good…

  1649. 10 December 00:00 AM IST = 18:30 UTC (GMT).

    we are 1:48 hours from EOD and I am unusually heavy with sleep!

    Love
    Rom

  1650. I was doing some searching around, and supposedly True GPS will be present (instead of A-GPS, which requires cell towers). This makes me happy.

  1651. this is my one biggest question (among many questions). I assume the answer is “yes”, but confirmation would be appreciated.

  1652. Please post a video and answer the Market question. I really want to put in my pre-order ASAP.

  1654. at the end of where it talks about 3g is says see website for full specs, but on the website it just says 3g nothing about what frequencies.

  1655. Sorry for the negativity, but I fell into this trap with the Viewsonic G Tablet which I promptly returned to Sears because i did not feel it was right for me to spend $400 to get a tablet that had (1) a horribly slow UI (2) no android market (3) NO FLASH even though it was promised on the box (4) spotty Wifi radio (5) needed to be hacked for hours to get it to function as intended.

    All this worked fine in DEMO videos on youtube etc, but when the product was released by VIEWSONIC (a reputable company), it was a massive failure unless you spent hours upon hours hacking and tweaking things.

    A finished product should (1) deliver everything it promises and (2) doesn’t get released with major bugs.

    I have been on this blog religiously every day for the past 6 months and am just as excited as everyone else, but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don’t just order with blind faith, we are sending the WRONG message to manufacturers and companies who will see that by posting a blog, teasers, interacting with a company representative – it will get people to shell out $500USD of hard earned money with no concrete information on the product except a website and a blog.

    @Rohan – I have faith in you but as a New Yorker and world citizen for many many years now, I feel inclined to warn others to be judicious and proceed with caution. Right now people are riding on hype. Give us something concrete as many other users have asked for – a video, confirmation of Android Market, shipping estimate time and warranty info.

  1656. I would expect to be able to cancel my pre-order as long as shipping hasn’t started. Amazon works that way – at least in Germany.

    From what we have seen until now I still believe in Notion Ink not being the big frauds out there. So I would expect them to allow the rejection of pre-orders – and talking of big investors. Does pre-ordering necessarily involve immediate payment flux? Wouldn’t they rather bill your creditcard by the time of shipment?

    I am not too experienced in international purchase stuff, yet I do not expect we all can be tricked as easily.

    So I think I can place my pre-order and wait a few days for Pics/Vids & stuff. Should I be disappointed by then, I can rethink my actions.

    Or am I too naïve? I am always the first to fall for frauds…

  1660. Excellent job!!

    Kudos for doing an excellent overall job with the blog – bold new way to communicate directly with the customers! Appreciate the time and effort you put in to interact with the community.

    Please try to maintain good relations with blogs like Engadget and Gizmodo. we all know how Gizmodo stuck a thumb in the eye of the mighty apple by creating a buzz around the “antennagate”. They do seem to have a lot of influence.

    Anyway, I love what I see, can’t wait to preorder…

  1662. I have been drooling over this for months. I will be doing the pre-order as soon as it is open to me. I am so tired of struggling along with my crippled (no flash, unsophisticated browser, etc.) iPad. Though it was a great breakthrough, and I am not sorry I bought it, I really need more functionality.

  1665. Regarding to Videos :

    Since when did Apple showed uscomplete video and all spec before final release of the Product ? Its completely fair to show up detail product videos at Pre-Order Time. We can definately wait for couple of more hours.

    Rohan

    ADAM is definatly setting up benchmark in Android Tablet Category. Please arrange a Press Conference in USA/UK and Invite Googe Executives / Andorid big names and launch ADAM formally. We want to see the ADAM reaching One Million Unit sold sooner than GALAXY tablet.

    Also please work with majorTechnoblog , because at the end of the day, their opinion does affect the SALE and IMAGE of the product to outside world (nonADAM fans). APPLE can afford to mess with them, ADAM can not..not atleast at this stage if you want to take it GLOBAL.

    BTW, my friends and collegues have stopped coming to my cube today in office, just becuase they are tried of hearing about the ADAM from me :-))

    Good luck and God Speed to ADAM.

    Credit Risk Analyst.

  1667. Rohan is probably asleep or not watching the blog, as he is more the likely celebrating to the massive amount of money coming in very soon.

  1668. From Engadget article:

    “We just heard from Rohan again and he tells us that the Adam will likely run Froyo. Instead of Google’s Market for apps, Notion Ink has its own content and application store called Genesis. “

  1669. i DON’T think @NI would play this tricky and unfair game sincerely!
    i DO think sincerely that we should be a little patient (and i know how hard it is 😉 )

  1670. @Gara I know how you feel, it is sad that we have let one product turn us into such fanboys (and girls)! I had been checking in over the past year and only started to get really excited when I discovered this blog a few months back, suddenly I realized I had the what we now call the “Greg” disease, where we are refreshing the blog site every 30 minutes (or less!) for updates, anything, even spelling and grammar corrections..lol. I think we can blame Rohan for being such a visionary and having such a charismatic way of waving this carrot on the stick (the Adam) in front of us. I really hope he lets us bite this, and that when we do, it is at least halfway as sweet as he describes! 🙂

  1671. There is another company…Always Innovating. Small company, makers of tablets, nice specs on their tablets for when they came out (triple boot AI OS, Android, Linux out of the box, ARM Cortex8 processor, open everything:hardware and software, etc.)did pre-orders. Some people who pre-ordered ended up waiting 3 or 4 months to get their devices. It’s a valid question.

  1672. Sorry! Correction.

    10 December 00:00 AM IST = 18:30 UTC (GMT) on 9 December.

    we are 105 minutes from EOD

  1673. @Rohan,

    Can you please clarify one thing about “Open Source implementation which converts it into a digitizer”?

    I think most people are interested in the benefit of improved handwriting and drawing that a digitizer would add. ie: The ability to write and draw with greater precision than that offered by a capacitive stylus.

    Though the description you provided sounds exiting, with some great new ways to be able to use the adam, I wonder if hand writing and drawing has been improved over what we typically see with a capacitive stylus? Can you please comment on that?

    Don’t get me wrong, I’ve done some testing on other devices with a capacitive stylus and find it to be quite effective for handwritten notes and quick sketches. But we are hoping for something with a little more accuracy than the standard use of a capacitive stylus alone… 😉

    You don’t even need wires. You can use your Adam as a BIG touch screen for all your PCs, so you can draw, paint, sketch, click, select and do all you want! (Did I tell you since it has a screen as well, you can use it as your keyboard also). (Please note, technically Adam’s way of using the screen as touch input for your computers does not make it fall into traditional digitizer domain, but it’s rather an intelligent implementation and hack in to the system)

  1678. Not to be pedantic or anything, but US patents are not granted by the Federal Communications Commission.

  1681. +1

    me too

    I like the tablet, even not knowing the myster feature, that will just be a bonus.

    the apps it is coming with, the chip, the screen, all are worth buying it without holding in my hands first.

  1682. Thin line between being trusting and being gullible. There’s a thin line between skeptical and cynical too.

  1684. I don’t think people worry about being scammed. You think he would make several prototypes, which are shown on youtube. Create two different websites, and all of these screenshots/renderings/logo contests, just to take your money on pre-order day and never send you a product?

    I agree I think there should be a video of the final product released, but I’m sure he’s working on it. Everything has been far to professional, for this all to be a scam.

  1687. Okay reread Rohan’s statement on the initial pre-ordering:

    as promised, the first access would be given to those who had commented in this blog “before the last post”. To carry out this, all selected will be sent a confirmation email and pre-order link which will remain active for 6 hours from the receipt of that email (keep a tight view on your mail box including your spam filter!) Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to

    The key here is the pre- ordering emails link will last only six hours and pre booking (Ordering) is also only for a 6 hour period. That should mean the link would not start working until 00:00 AM IST. To prevent frustration Emails should not arrive until slightly before the link is active. If your email has not arrived yet I would not be to worried.

  1688. I´d take the 3G, if you don´t use it now then at least you have the possibility for the future. You cannot add it afterwards (or have a dongle sticking out). And $50 is €38 so little difference for this feature. It also adds value when you sell it in the future.
    Veel succes met je keuze.

  1689. And a repost of this from my earlier comment as it’s coming up a lot:

    Just FYI since it’s going to come up:

    Band V (W-CDMA 850) in Australia (Telstra NextG Network), Thailand (True move and DTAC), New Zealand (XT Mobile Network), Brazil, Canada, the USA, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela, other parts of South America, Israel[2], parts of Asia (ITU Region 2 and ITU Region 3), Poland (Sferia/Aero2 – hspa+ internet only)

    Band VIII (W-CDMA 900) in Europe, Asia, Australia (Optus and Vodafone regional/country 3G networks), New Zealand (ITU Region 1 and ITU Region 3), Thailand (Advanced Info Service) and Venezuela (Digitel GSM)

    Source is wikipedia

  1690. Okay, I have digested the post more now and I have questions. The features page says storage expandable to 128 gigs. What does 8+ gigs of internal storage mean? And how do you add 120 Gigs with an SD card? The biggest out now is 64 gigs but even if you had a 128 gig card then you are at more than 128 gigs.

    Also I don’t understand your strategy on the 3G radio. Why not have a single quad band chip that works everywhere? By having two radios with just the two bands you also keep yourself out of Japan which doesn’t seem smart since they are big tech consumers. Having different radios for 3G just doesn’t make sense in today’s mobile device market.

  1691. I am excited about the launch. A video and clear specs would help people and its fans.

  1692. “Adam is launching with the same price in all the countries”

    I’m so glad you’re doing it this way. Usually, companies like Adobe and Microsoft sell it for $X in the USA, and then replace the $ sign with a £ when selling it in the UK, so the British have to pay 1.5-2 times more, even though they are not 1.5-2 times richer than USA.

  1693. Sorry, one question please: in Spain we have 3G at UMTS 2100, which one of the two 3G models I need to choose? Many thanks,

    Alberto (espariz)

  1694. How about the 3G frequencies? I see 900 and 850, and I can’t find anymore info on the website! Help a girl out?

  1695. tethering -> not a problem (esp. not with a android phone running 2.2+)
    a dongle -> I doubt it, as you won´t have the appropriate drivers.

    BTW you can always buy a 3G version, use it without a sim (wifi/tehering) and when in the future you decide it´s worth it, get a sim (pre-pay or sim-only subscription)

  1697. I am commenting for the past three days but i am listening to this blog more than a year. So will i be accepted for the preorder? can anyone answer me…..Even rohan

  1701. I don’t think they have all patents in yet. And they have been very careful about that. Apple does the same thing. The ipad didn’t even have a name a couple of months it was released!
    And most people just trusted the company. I know it’s hard to trust a start up company, but like Meva stated, isn’t enough what we had been given?

  1702. Is it possible to switch between panel and fullscreen mode with all applications or is that just possible for a few?

  1703. Reading the comments out of 10000 people here probably 50% would not part with their money without seeing

    1) Video – demo etc
    2) Shipping dates
    3) Return policies
    4) Support – We all know how Google handled this.
    5) Clarification of mystery device – its a product and hard cold cash now.
    6) Android market access

    But Rohan really needs to clarify those details for others to get in. Can we get a poll going? Personally I dont care and will still order it as long as the shipping date is confirmed and does not change as I just want to see this succeed.

  1705. correct me if i am wrong, but is this not the hands down best tablet (android) to ship before xmas?? and no doubt the motorola will be expensive, locked down, and on verizon who is known for being a bully.

  1706. I don’t want to say it but I agree, I mean I watch the videos from past and the I know it is beta maybe even alpha stage but the touchscreen is so unresponsive.

    I know this is not the case now I just want to see it. I think we are a little to late in the game also to say the lawyers or investors will not allow it 🙂

    I don’t mean this comments to be rude its just 2010 and things as simple as FREE Ustream work. I use it like crazy at DIYProjectorKits.com

  1707. fiat lux = let there be light
    And i guess the light is there, but i still can’t reach it.
    Now when i have pre-ordered Adam, i have to start reading the blog about Eve.
    I hear she is really pretty =)

  1710. I’m still really worried about that Bezel…. Please be thin as you mention so many post before, that’s the one thing that could kill it for me… 😦

  1712. Fair enough. I know I’m being a little harsh but my heart is set on this tablet and my mind won’t change. Perhaps I’m a little O.C.D. but you’re right. The question is valid and people want to make the most informed decision possible. I just laugh at pointless threats “doesn’t help the situation at all”. If you don’t do this then I won’t buy!… Little bit juvenile…

  1713. I myself thrust NI for the following reasons
    – They gave a preview at CES2009 – which got me dreaming.
    – Rohan has kept us informed during the development process. – what a ride 🙂
    – Pixel QI demonstrations – the best outdoor and indoor for reading. 8)
    – Longbox partnering for comics. – what a way to keep you occupied during the bus ride.
    – Content and usability with vision is the king….

    Keep the light burning

    : )akobL

  1714. For everyone that did not get that, he said:
    12% import tax + 19% TAV makes a dollar from your euro.

    He is forgetting that the americans also have to pay tax added value and that this us not included in the pricing for them.

  1715. Wow, looks very nice. I’m glad I did not stay up all night (I was tempted). In a way, though, now the hard part begins… so many competitors now.

  1716. So we have preorder in a matter of hours, but when will the device be officially released? When will we get it in our homes?

    By the way, you raised the prices *glares*…… 😛

  1717. All the Joekers that don’t want to pre-order without videos or final product pictures, why are you polluting the forum now? Just get the heck out of here.

  1719. So We can use with ATT (850 & 1900) does T-mobile support 900 ? i thought they supported just 1700 and 2100 ?

    Assume they will be unlocked.

  1720. Do the series numbers of the 850/900 G3 cards refer to the frequency bands?

    850 (CLR) – Band V (W-CDMA 850) in the USA, Australia (Telstra NextG Network), Thailand (True move and DTAC), New Zealand (XT Mobile Network), Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela, other parts of South America, Israel, parts of Asia (ITU Region 2 and ITU Region 3), Poland (Sferia/Aero2 – hspa+ internet only)

    900 (GSM) – Band VIII (W-CDMA 900) in Europe, Asia, Australia (Optus and Vodafone regional/country 3G networks), New Zealand (ITU Region 1 and ITU Region 3), Thailand (Advanced Info Service) and Venezuela (Digitel GSM)

  1721. Its gettin’ late in Beijing, I’m gonna have to get up a little bit earlier tomorrow morning for the pre-order.

    Hope there will be some good news like video of the UI and others important stuffs.

  1722. Bloody hell people, it’s hardly likely to be a scam!

    And as for the pre-order e-mail, the six hours start at 00:00 AM 10th December India Standard Time – it’s now 10:16 PM 9th December IST. (04:15 PM UK time). Work it it!

  1723. @ Joe K – Oh Yes !!! I don’t think any new gadget can give me the same amount of frustration as IPAD did. And this looks so promising to me.
    1, 2) No videos – I am sure they will be under preparation. But before Adam what device has explained its features in such detail? I hope you can also read.
    3 ) Estimate on shipping? – dude! don’t u have an estimate of shipping by courier companies already?
    4) Mystery devices- so what about it?
    5) No details on support – Its just a preorder dude.. still to come to your nearby dealer. So why sulk about it now?

    Deep inside you also know you want it 🙂

  1724. Yeah, Im feeling the same way. It all started strong but the closer it gets without any real info, the more wary I am about the whole thing. Its a good thing he decided to do the “family first” business because I was in that rabid consumer frenzy earlier this morning/midnight est. and was ready to plunk down $500 without so much as a video.

    Now I’m thinking a little more clearly and remembering the other Android tablets I had been so excited about- archos, galaxy tab etc and the disappointment from when I finally got to test the things out at bestbuy. The only one that wasn’t a laggy, twitchy mess was the Galaxy and that one’s too small, plus there’s no way on earth I’m signing a data contract for it.

    Congrats Rohan, it seems like a really great device but I need some clear decisive info, warranty, shipping method, actual shipping dates, hands-on reviews from some good tech sites, and a video before I relinquish my hard-earned $$.

  1725. I am interested in hearing more about this also, as the description was kinda vague and didn’t really offer too much.

    Not that it’s anywhere near being a deal breaker for me. 😉

  1730. I’m only concern about NI preorder/prepay rules. Rohan should state the rules.

  1731. hell if they give me the option, i got 3 people in my family that want me to buy it, 1500+ from me ASAP! without a doubt!

    We believe in Rohan!

  1732. Fantástic Job !!! Can’t wait to have it in my hands!
    Please tell Dhl boys to hurry up!

  1737. bull we do not nead answers on this many of the questions are trivial like trakpad or if it will support chrome OS or Ubuntu
    we need to know if it have palm rejection, for if it do not have it, it is useless to write on

  1738. Kudos to you and your teams’ vision and execution. Looking forward to purchase it here in India. All the very best

  1740. You realize what you guys are getting ready to do? You’re about to lay down about half-a-grand for a brand new product, almost sight unseen, from a small company that’s never made anything, led by a first-time CEO in his mid-twenties.

    And, God help me, I can’t wait to have one!

  1741. @bruce I know, to be honest I want it all and I want it now from Rohan and his team, because he has convinced me he can deliver most of it. Patience is definitely a virtue. Let us look at these demands as more of a compliment to NI. We want only the best from them now lol. if I was really smart and not such a fanboy I would take my own advice and wait for reviews to pop up on the web, but I probably will take the plunge, but it would definitely be more assuring to get just a bit more info and “substance” behind the product. Granted NI is leagues beyond most companies when revealing the birthing process of a product, and I have GREAT respect for Rohan for taking this approach.

  1747. Not that any of these tech blogs fall under the subset of “reputable information”, I would still like some confirmation on this.

  1749. Oh and Rohan, That calculator looks Kick-Ass, nice job with Golden Ratio and Hyperbolic trig func’s…. AWESOME

  1750. I laugh at all who have absolute faith in a blog to purchase a $500 device without seeing any evidence of the final product in action. What we do have confirmed is that we will be seeing grammatical errors on the UI. Sad. Go ahead, pre-order it. I sincerely do wish this tablet is what we have all been hoping for, but just trying to inject a bit of realism here.

  1752. Taddaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!

    Finally!!

    Where can I order for the European versions?!?!
    Rohan is it possible updates are done Over the air (OTA) like HTC does with it’s android phones?

  1753. Bingo Joe K! Steve Jobs does LIVE demos of the new products, UI, and applications…so live, that sometimes they don’t work. Embarrasing? Sure. Does it give the consumer a bit of faith if the CEO of the company is willing to get on a stage and show off his gadget to the world LIVE? 1000% yes.

  1754. I hate to use the CAPS LOCK key, but this message calls for it:

    WE NEED TO SEE A REAL VIDEO, AND/OR REAL PHOTOS, OF THE REAL ADAM TABLET… AND WE NEED TO SEE THEM NOW!

    I honestly can’t believe that so many people are willing to fork over hundreds of dollars for a product they haven’t seen since the alpha-stage of development. That’s just nuts…

    I have been following this thing for a year, and I’ve pointed every fellow-geek I know to the website, blog, and other news regarding Adam… and I absolutely love everything I’m reading and hearing!!

    But… there are just too many outstanding questions at this point. I can’t bring myself to spend $600 on something with so many mysteries.

    ROHAN, why aren’t you responding to some of these very pointed questions?

    1. WE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NEED TO SEE VIDEOS/PHOTOS OF THE FINAL PRODUCT.

    2. If pre-ordering, when will the credit card be charged? At the time of the pre-order, or at the time the item ships?

    3. What forms of payment are available?

    4. What is the estimated shipping date — to customers — for the first batch of pre-ordered Adams?

    5. When will the first review units arrive at Anandtech and other reputable reviewers?

    6. Does the final version of the Adam have a rear touchpad?

    7. What max resolution does the camera record?

    8. How much memory comes pre-installed on the Adam?

    9. Does the inter-changeable color strip rattle, or does it fit tightly?

    10. What is your estimated production schedule (Adams/month)?

    11. Will the Android Market be available on the Adam at launch?

    12. Does NI have a trouble-ticket and technical support system in place?

    13. Will you be opening a standard discussion forum for the NI Adam where we can interact with, and receive direct support from, the engineers at NI?

    14. Are you planning to partner with any outside retailers, or will the NI facilities in India be the only location for all sales/support?

    15. What are the warranty details for the Adam?

    16. How/where will repairs, replacements, and returns be handled by NI? Will NI cover shipping to/from the NI facilities for warrantied repair services?

    17. Who has NI partnered with for officially-endorsed peripherals (ie. cases, adapters, screen protectors, keyboards, docks, etc)?

    18. What are the exact contents of the box that will ship with the Adam?
    —

    OK, these are just some of the questions that we STILL don’t have answers for.

    ROHAN, are you listening? You still have work to do…

    PLEASE?

  1760. How can I confirm that my comment was correctly counted? I want to ensure we are on teh pre-order list

  1762. I can answer to your both question! updating to honeycomb as already rohan said will be simple since notion ink does a good job on the actual version! so don’t worry about it!
    And now the second question the 3G card will not add that much its a really small chip that you add to your bord at its really slight it depends but it shouldn’t make a big difference from what is already announced 1.6 lbs (normaly it less that 50 grams of course i am talking about the old ones ;-))

    cheers,

    —

    Pj

  1766. Well, it seems clear that we get to use all the old apps, and as long as we get to install whatever we want, we can always just install another market like SlideME etc.

    I’d be pretty confident that we’ll get access to the market.

  1768. I have a feeling that the LCD version will still have pretty good battery life as well, just not the spectacular 15 hours. Probably 5-6 hours though, which would be fine for me. I’m afraid that it just made me wait on the pre-order. Now, I need some reviews and videos, etc.

  1770. not “till now” as that implies you just got it.

    I didnt receive the email even now
    or
    I still didnt receive the email
    or
    I didnt receive the email yet

  1772. Where are your shipping stores. If we order it in India, will we have to pay the customs ?
    (Or is it included 🙂 )

  1773. This yould be cool 🙂
    Hate taxes 🙂

    We have 20% Tax. Oh and everythink cost $=€+Taxes 😦

  1775. there has been product detail in the last few month then any other product in history.

    The Ipad didn’t have hours and hours of video and demo’s, it had a two minute show on stage with Steve, and a ton of fan boy hipe. After it was released there were reviews, but nothing before hand.

    The galaxy tab, had none. it had a bunch of independent blogger reporting the lastest rumors, and guesses of features.

    At most anything any of the potential upcomming tabs have had is a ceo on stage giving a very small glimpse of their tablet.

    The Rim Playbook is the only one that has release videos, but they are not live videos of the tablet, they are marketing renders. they are not an actual production tablet.

    We have seen the pre-production videos, and we saw the original videos of the initial adam at ces last year, which even if they didn’t improve a single thing since then, (which they have made vast improvements) it would be the best tablet on the market.

    So, yes, I have no problem pre-ordering, if you don’t wait a few months for it to be on a store shelf, probably late January or Febuary, and test it out then,

    Or wait for me to post a video of my unboxing, and first looks when I get mine.

  1776. Agreed. Apple gave hands on explaining all the features of IPad 3 months before the shipping date. Here there is no clear spec or anything. at the last minute, there are 6 variants instead of 4 and no dual band(forget the triband)

  1778. Thanks for the clarification Joe and Jim, I totally forgot about reading about “genesis” and XDA will certainly see to it for Google Market. I am very excited too about the Adam, apologies again for the rant- but this buildup of hype has consequences too. When you overhype something, it can only disappoint.

  1780. You have to use the reply button grom the last post, otherwise your post gets lost somewhere in all post. It a know pronlem by WordPress

  1781. +1 That’s exactly what I’ve been thinking, so I’m not worried.

    I love how the simple concept of just not pre-ordering has escaped the small brained nay-sayers and allowing the Adam to be delivered into the hands of someone who has some faith (and a major credit card which will just charge back the purchase if it fails to ship.)

  1782. Dude, you really need to show the actual product in use – a hands on, full preview, just some pictures if nothing else.
    I doubt the 1000s of people who have been commenting will just fork over 400-500$ for a hyped up imaginary product – which without physical proof the adam is.

  1783. Am of two minds about this. one part of me says just get it, have faith. the other says…. but it is $500….doesn’t cost an arm to wait, we have waited months already.

    Maybe the link to preorder will include a link to videos and real pics? Hopeful……

  1785. I would love to know if the Bluetooth can connect to my DroidX like I can to my laptop for tethering.

    Some people are confused, Rohan is not providing 3G service for these, just offering the option for you to add 3G through your own carrier.

    Many devices out there outside of the USA have options like this already or ability for dual cards.

  1787. Double hearted these hours.
    I want to believe in Adam, I want to buy in a few hours, but it’s still well earned money I’ll be spending…
    Having trouble not being able to see a production unit at work, in the same time.
    And not knowing about if the prices mentionted are all, or can we count on shipping costs and VAT as well?
    Not knowing when it will be shipped, and from where.

    Not knowing is breaking my heart.
    Please show a working Adam, a final production unit, Rohan +Team.

  1789. I wouldn’t have guessed that Notion Ink would be blocked in China! For what?
    Any why YouTube?

  1791. Looks like Rogers in Canada 3G GSM will work. Good thing thats who I have my 6gb data plan with 🙂

  1793. I have a Gut feeling that Rohan is going to provide more Details about the adam on the E-mail we are going to receive to pre order it … like :

    Adam doing the following things:

    UI
    Actual Pictures
    Demo Video <<<<<<< i Want This, just this is all i ASK !!!!

    -Sam

  1794. @everyone
    Any comments from rohan about the videos/pics?
    Plus I really want to know about the trackpad?
    @sowmya any news?

  1797. I am not sure it is a scam, but does seem like they are pulling a JooJoo: Take your money for a pre-order without showing anything.

  1799. CONGRATS ROHAN!…YOU HAVE MADE INDIA PROUD!…me being a bangalorean have been so so temped to just try n walk into your office n beg you to let me buy one directly from notion ink!!!..

  1800. Hello,
    I think that if you followed the blog and different websites, it looks very interresting.

    Sales: in Europe, don’t forget we’ll get also this nice increase of more than 19% VAT on top of the costs of product + shipping…

  1801. Mystery Feature : There are more than one mystery feature that are apparently “locked” in the device. These features shall be unlocked via a software update every fortnight. This is apparently a way for Notion Ink to stay in news throughout. Quite masterful marketing

  1803. I am reluctant to trust Slashgear as a reputable source of information, even if it is true.

    But I know that will not stop the slew of comments to follow that will identify this as a fact and proceed on that basis. 😉

  1804. “Taking the words right out of my mouth, on both fronts” 😀

    Comedy gold right there 😀

  1805. I think some guys here should calm down. You will get your ADAM. But not in the next few weeks. There is too much to do. And I think Rohan is a sirous guy, so trust him and all he has said and shown.

  1807. SAAAME :[

    Now I have to wait for the pre-order for the public.. *sigh*

    But anyways, will the Skype app support the adam for video calling? 🙂

  1810. CES 2011…Hmmm. Well, that’s the big unveil for all of the Tegra2 Android tablets. It’ll be crowded. Ah well, no playing with devices over the holiday.

  1813. Morning all; read Rohan’s new post. i with most that we’re lacking details people would want before ordering or pre-ordering. No pre-order email for me; don’t know about anyone else; don’t even know if I’m on that list. Will wait to see what happens now.

  1814. So an Indian in US really needs to buy 850 or 900.. When he travels he will carry one which doesnt work??

  1816. I am interested as well to know details of digitizer
    what do I expect?
    well I’d love to have good stylus for this device
    also to use it with PC (connected using wifi and detected by system as graphic tablet)
    and when drill PC tablet more, would be nice to use it as big tablet (black screen) because some people don’t like to cover what they write,draw with fingers/stylus or get graphic tablet option where you can draw on screen powered with your quad core CPU and adobe photoshop (tablet sending info about touching, PC sending view from screen)

  1817. Good questions. I excited about the product and I would LOVE to get my husband one for Christmas, but I’m starting to get a little nervous too.

  1818. Far from insulting I think it is only fair for consumers and especially die hard fans of the Adam to have these info. How can they be impatient when they are advocating caution?

    As a startup, NI understands how difficult it is to make $$. Likewise they should understand that $500 is not something that is easily parted with, especially for a student.

    I can’t wait to hold this product in my hand but I do like the $500 in my wallet too.

  1819. I hate to say this……

    I have been hyping the Adam to anyone who will listen since CES. The Adam is the reason I didn’t invest in an ereader. I made sure I made a bank run in the freezing rain so that I would have enough money to preorder the Adam today.

    But honestly….no videos? no shipping date? no real evidence that it actually exists? not even a full and updated spec sheet?… I am all for having faith in something, but they are promising the world with little to back it up.

    I want more than anything for the Adam to pan out…..but all this delaying and lack hard information is getting a little frustrating.

    The concept and philosophy of the company is great, but I am not just buying their vision, I am buying a piece of hardware with a specific software functionality set. Problem is I don’t know anything about the hardware or software other than what I am begin told and a few pictures…….

  1821. Actually, it claims that they will START shipping AROUND CES which is the 6th to the 9th. That means received by around 10-18th ish i would guess

  1823. “Does the color strip rattle”

    Really? That is one of the 18 most important questions? I’m not trying to be mean, it’s just funny to see what some people are concerned about. I would have never thought to be concerned about a rattling color plate.

  1824. I am afraid that in each of the examples you are wrong, there was a great deal of press hands on time with the iPad and the Galaxy before relase. The playbook has yet to be released but has been cropping up in videos and pictures all over the place. Add to this that those are all well established upmarket goods makers and you tend to know what to expect.

    We need something like that for the adam for people to trust the product they are ordering.

  1827. Oliver, I could not have said it better myself. I just put my credit card away until I get some word on these questions. I’ve been burned before on a Tablet.

    Rohan, please let us know. The notion-ink website is nice but i have friends that can put a website like that up within 30mins flat. Let’s get some real information. We want to believe but faith isn’t going to justify almost a week of my salary.

  1828. Sorry Fanboys but i am really sceptic about this one. I am following for about one year now. Rohan promissed so many things, and he is good in promoting this product. Have you already seen the good and professionally made productpictures, he promissed? There is a rare number of “real” fotos, the rest is just renderwork.

    Yeah, all guys here are fans and Early Adopters. But don’t we have the right to know what we can expect and proof, that we can expect something, especially when we pay a good amount of money?

    Shipping dates? Customs? Pixel Qi? Trackpad? Warranty? Content? App-Market? 3rd-party support (flight control?? 🙂 )? production-start? Service-policy?

    Hello guys, you are a startup not the reliably big company, which is known everywhere.

    Could this be the work of just a bunch of guys, producing some wooden models, making some nice videos, and carrying fanboys around long enough to get a few 1000 orders: Nice way to make money? Rohan you see, there needs to be some more proof, the world is not that sunny as you like to paint in your stories … I’ll keep my money until there is proof, that is well spent.

    The only thing that generates a little trust: Pixel Qi, at least there is proof that this display exists. This one would have been to hard to make it up, wouldn’t it?

    I wanna conclude by referring to titanic-magazine
    Server at Amazon $1200
    Flowers for the swedish votaries $32
    Telling the world the truth: priceless

  1830. I am so happy to see so many who waiting for video thats already exist as this will give opportunity for the really serious. Pls, pls stay on the sidelines.

  1832. XDA will unlock it for everyone. Personally, I hate locked features. If I pay for the full monty, I expect the full monty!

  1834. Well, it’s been worth waiting. These images are nice. I’m waiting for a video of Adam in action. We only seen Android running on Adam, I want to see Eden, Genesis… Anyway, that’s great.

    The price cut is only for the “simplest” offer though, last time price was mentionned, the Transflective version (Pixel Qi) was at $450. Still less than the featureless iPad. 🙂

  1836. It looks like it as Rohan said to Sam “you will get to see ALL these details on the pre order page”
    Lets hope so- it seems likely:)

  1838. I would love to see more information about the product with video + Image. If I do not see it, I am still going to order adam.

  1840. i would be a little wary about preordering without all the details; go and take a look at the EXOPC forum and you can see what can wrong with the pre-order process (deadline after deadline missed, ui still in beta, touch screen issues) and this is from a company that has been very upfront and transparent about what they do. mystery may be great for drawing people in but it has its limits.

  1843. Mystery Feature : There are more than one mystery feature that are apparently “locked” in the device. These features shall be unlocked via a software update every fortnight. This is apparently a way for Notion Ink to stay in news throughout.

  1844. Congrats to one and all at NI !!!. Waiting for the Pre-order email/link. We trust in NI and hope and wish that it establishes itself as world leader in technology. Couple of requests Can the pre-order guys receive a card with group photo / signatures of the founders of NI along with shipment. My kids will love it. Will we be able to visit NI office to see our Logo submission in your Walls. How can we get an access code?

    Good Luck and Best Wishes for a Bright Future Ahead. Smart Work never goes Waste !!!

  1845. you know, democracy, the Tienanmen massacre, enviromental destruction, carbon emmisions corruption….

    the list is endless

    fighting for transparency is our job the world over, from proxies, to wikileaks, truth wants to be free.

    And N.o.b.e.l .P.rizes too

  1846. Here are some suggestions for NI:

    (Obviously, folks want to know a lot more before ordering such as seeing a video, 360 degree views, customer service/support options, expected delivery times, warranty, OS, etc.)

    BUT, two other things I recommend (rather, I personally need before ordering)

    1) A map/chart showing which bands for 3G are appropriate for which country. I honestly don’t know if I want the 850 or the 900. Gosh darn it, can’t you be multi-band (ideally global?)
    2) A sense of what pre-ordering would mean – full payment now? Yikes. Or, a hold but no actual charge until delivery. Or a small deposit then balance on delivery?

    What about customs/taxes? “Same price” seems to be FOB or otherwise how does one reconcile with countries with 17.5% VAT vs. no sales tax?

    Assuming these are all taken care of, I strongly urge NI to answer many of the “obvious” questions with an FAQ page on their company website. That is especially true for non “family” – even I have trouble following all the comments – just too many at this point…

    RT

  1847. Ok, the guy from Apple. If you don’t believe them, just keep away. They need sometime to do the stuff. They are still small and working on big things, so it takes time. If you don’t want to pre-order, just don’t!! Buy it after Adam eats away your “Pad”.

  1848. WTH?
    ppl can sponsor a company, w/o posting comment when a news is written…

    … So, I win a Adam? xD

    please, i know you have many comments which aren’t interesting.. but mine’s asking (imo) a good question… i guess. 🙂

    anyway, your product seems better than it could 1 year ago 🙂 Congrats 🙂

  1849. You could conceivably forgo the 3G version entirely and use the Adam with a wifi hotspot – one that supports different SIM cards and 3G / 4G / EVDO USB modems.

    You’re not going to use your US SIM for data roaming in India, or vice versa, are you?

  1851. So I’ll be able to pre-order now, and then send you all the details (credit card #, expiration, etc) sometime down the road after you send me the tablet?

    Sounds about right to me, if you get my meaning . . .

  1852. Apologies for typos; back real world and off to Apple store to get this keyboard/laptop fixed. Enjoyed dreaming along with you, Rohan.

  1853. HI ADAM Team,

    Congrats to all of you for the great work you done here. I wish you all that ADAM may revolutionise the world of tablets.

    Actually was waiting for ADAM for sooo long………..

    regards,

    Ekam

  1855. Finally we have information about the digitizer! Sadly it isn’t an active digitizer, which is a little sad but I’d willing to get a bluetooth keyboard.

    Will be able to use the digitizer to take notes **without** hooking it up to a computer?

    Also I don’t believe I will even consider ordering the device until one or both (but preferentially both) of the following are done;

    1) A video of someone actually using the ‘adam.’

    2) A review done by a tech-blog. I would suggest either SlashGear (as they have been particularly nice to NI), however the better bet is to give it to as many blogs as possible to review so we can get a real idea about the device.

  1858. Around CES? You know what, that’s fine. It’s what I expected anyway. I suppose the reason we want to see videos and stuff is that NI is a startup. While phones do often get leaked you don’t often see that with lots of other electronics so I guess I shouldn’t be too worried about it. Now would I like to see a prototype review? Of course I would. Then again, I’d be ordering with visa – if I don’t the item I’ll get my money back. If I don;t like it, I’ll return it. So I guess I’m not too worried about that. I think I’ll get an invite to pre-order and what’s more I think I’ll take them up on it.

  1863. I am guilty of adding to this rant, but it’s pretty crazy to see the mood of this blog turn a full 180degrees. Seems to be a different set of people speaking out now. You had the (1) Cult-like/Fanatical blind faith followers of NI and the blog
    (2) Hopeful but silent fans of the NI Adam
    (3) Total Skeptics

    Previously it was all #1, but now looks like right now basically #2 and #3 posting lol.

    I applaud all you skeptics, it is absolutely your right as a consumer to demand this information especially from an international company.

  1864. In a nut shell we need more of the essential information..
    Here are a few:
    1) There is no information regarding delivery, postage costs or estimated delivery dates

    2) we can pre-order but when will it be dispatched? and where from?

    3) we need more evidence of the product working, videos, demonstrations, reviews, trailers that make us want it desperately! and are not rough “phone quality” youtube vids.

    4) if there is any support?

    5) will it be sold via retailers in the near future?

    6) Clarification of the mystery device

    7) market access

    8) returns policies

    9) more accurate pricing

    10) a clearer comparison and information regarding the varieties

    Im soo excited about this product, its just there are too many loose ends at the moment to warrant paying $500

    It would be good to atleast hear that your working on the above clarity issues.

  1865. So which are the vendors in India.. It would have been nice if we could integrate both the bands in one so don’t have to make this research.. or better yet Rohan, can you post a small list of vendors per country based on request you have seen to get them pick the right one…

  1867. Shipping estimate. Date it will shipped and approximate date of delivery. And shipping would most likely from Taiwan or china. That means the delivery will be in US customs inspection (It did for ipad) and hence more delay. When will it finally reach?

    And hopefully, the account will be charged only when the product gets shipped and not right away.

  1871. I know that I heard these rumors before, but has anyone confirmed/denied a reduction in price for students? It would go a long way for me to buying on pre-order if I knew there was a student discount.

  1873. Cool post, but really – no word on flash memory?? “8+Gb” is pretty vague, and flash memory is something that could be a deal breaker for some people. There’s no way I’d want to spend almost $600 dollars on a tablet that only had 8 or 16gb of memory.
    Also, “2 variants in 3G, 900 series and 850 series which takes the variant numbers to 6!). (For specifications please see our website).” I checked the site, and still no good information on this to be found.
    I suppose we’ll know once people start ordering them, but I was really hoping for a clue before then!

  1876. Here is one of the most recently released vids showing adam playing 1080p and the speaker quality!

  1878. more for us, if it sells out when you realize the developed trust should have been enough, there may be some on back order…..

    that said, I am sure videos are being made as we speak, and the warranty will be as good or better than the law provides in your area, which is what it is for ev ery jurisdiction and almost alll products, shipping will be in the range of comparable shipping costs, because the lowering of the price for the base unit proves adam will be as cost effective as possible.

    They have developed trust

  1879. I would like to pre-order if at all possible. I have been following the Adam since the beginning of the year. Hope I can get in on the pre-order. Thanks.

  1880. Anyone know where to get data enabled SIM cards in the US? My cellular service (Verizon) does not seem to carry anything like this…

  1881. Hi,

    @Sunaadh

    i`m Russian and must tell you that you would be very surprised if saw the how badly many originally english programs translated into russian, so i think it`s not a big deal in this particular case as application is not even available for us so far, of course it`s not the excuse for developers, let`s wait – time will show.

    Sorry for my poor english.

  1882. You guys seem to forget, investing in big companies isn’t hard to do but NI is a new company that is a little scary. I believe it will all be fine.

    Like Rowan said, just a call to your credit card company otherwise.

  1884. That´s the general way of doing a pre-order…..
    (and the correct way is that your credit card is not billed until just before shipping.)

  1885. so what if there is a ‘smiley’?
    Why so serious????

    @ $550, there is enough hardware in this baby..with the Android on it, there isn’t much thats going to go wrong on this.

    If half the features live up to its promise, the money is well spent.

  1888. Some more information on the pre-order would be nice. More specifically about the payment as mentioned before. Would love to have one of these though, can’t wait to see one in action.

  1889. I second Oliver. Please show us a good, HD video of the device in action (preferably the final production product). Youtube now accepts 4K res videos. You do that and you can have my 25k rupees in exchange for the Adam.

  1892. Rohan,

    You guys at NI look like you’ve done an amazing job on the UI, and you have the specs to make the adam a strong competitor.

    Thanks for paying particular attention to the Honeycomb vs. Eden topic b/c if you’re product is outdated two months after launch there’s no way it’s going to sell.

    Few things I’d like to know that I’m sure you’re planning on releasing in the next few weeks, but I’d prefer to know now:

    Ship date (post it here, slashgear says you say early Jan)

    Real pics of the device

    UI demo video (nothing fancy, just show it booting up and running a few basic apps and browser)

    Genesis store details- will we actually be able to get anything specifically for adam?

    list of apps (NI and 3rd party) at launch

    warranty + return policy

    Despite these outstanding issues, I plan on preordering the adam b/c I believe that you guys at NI have the right idea and will do a good job.

    Best of luck!

    -ptf237

  1894. +1

    i’m also disappointed of the lack of any public info about shipping and warranty, only a promise that those will be mentioned on the pre-order page.

    do we really have to stay for hours to read pages full of legal mumbo-jumbo?

    -in europe will it be shipped from within the EU ? (if yes then you don’t have to pay import tax)
    -what’s the warranty duration (minimum legal warranty in EU is 2 years)
    -what’s the general procedure for service / RMA ? where are the service centers located? (or planned to be)

  1895. May have been commented already, but haven’t had chance to read all comments. Many have asked about warrantee and return policies. Since answer to that and many other questions would normally be included in a users guide, could you post the users guide? Still waiting to see upgraded Notionink.com and hopefully my email

  1897. Thank you my friends! MUST leave now to get this thing fixed. Have not lost hope; just tired and frustrated; probably as is Rohan now 🙂 Please take notes for me …

  1899. Well if it is true only the first round of pre-orders will be shipped by CES in January AND I am not in the first round, I will have to skip purchasing.

    I mean, there is bound to be a whole slew of new tablets with insane specs. Many might even be running Honeycomb and not NI’s interpretation of it.

    The only spec I find worth holding out for is the Pixel Qi display. If it shows up on another device, I will certainly remember the failed and drawn out revealing I just spent 24hrs waiting through.

  1900. More great questions and suggestions. I really hope the company responds, and quick. It would be a shame to see their rollout turn into a debacle. I really want to see this succeed, darn it! Apple needs a kick-ass competitor to jolt it out of its superiority complex.

  1901. I agree I have been very excited for this for months but as much as I know I want to buy adam I just couldn’t do it on the information that I have so far.

  1902. I love this concept, as concept is apparently all it is at the moment. If there are videos, more pictures, dates of actual release etc etc in the preorder then fine.
    If not I will wait, simple.
    The trouble is so will a lot of others and can a small company like this afford such a delay in orders?
    If it can’t the company will fall flat on its face and those who have handed over their money will likely those it.
    No matter how honorable Rohans intentions are.
    Of course I want one, but it’s too big a gamble without further information for me and it is a gamble.

  1904. I know but im sure some of the haters posting here haven’t even tried looking for any of the old videos which are out there. Just trying to quell some of them and show if it was this good then it will beeven better by the time it is released!

  1905. I hope that is no customs duty for adam in europe and, in special mode for Italy,

    I’d watch an youtube video made by you of new baby! 😀

    thx very much rohan

  1906. Will one of these 3G variants work with the Verizon network data plans? I know very little about the difference between 3G networks. I know Verizon has a different system than AT&T, CDMA vs…well what ever the other is.

  1907. There will be more then for all of us who have developed trust in this company. And there will back orders for those who don’t have that trust.

    A video would be great, and I am sure there will be a video, and warranty is covered in law.

    The Apple fans are well known FUD’ers

  1909. Panel doesn’t exists for the app???

    All your bases are belong to us. mhuhahahaha

  1910. I will use my visa too. So, there is an umbrella there in case it odesn’t work out.
    But, I trust this is going to be fine.

  1916. I believe ALL that stuff that you guys ask for is going to be answered in the pre-order page. The pre-order for the blog ussers do not start until 00:00 in india, that means 1:30 hour more (or 7:30 more for the open pre-order) so we just DONT KNOW what the website will contain until then.

    JUST WAIT few hours and have a look to the website and after read ALL the info that will provide ask for the not answered questions if there is any. And please, stop saying bullsh** like scam or such until there is a reasson for it, this is just a BLOG!!

    Regards

  1917. @Eddie, Wish you had asked the same of cruz and other such tablet manufacturers/sellers in USA/Europe. They just listed the specs and opened it for pre-order.

    No demo video, no reviews, no photos.

    Rohan has been giving more info in the past and that’s why you see many posters asking for info which he’ll definitely provide. And many have said that they’ll still pre-order without the info.

    Rohan always has kept his word and will do so in the future.

  1918. So you are saying that if it takes another year to get you an Adam you would be ok with that? Rubbish no one is asking anything of this company that is unreasonable. 1. pictures or video of a working model. 2. Estimated ship date. 3. What is support and warranty going to be. If a company cant answer those questions even at the preorder phase they are not ready for the preorder phase.

  1920. @Paritosh

    I can live with that … will be there Jan 9 … maybe Rohan will bring mine along and sign it?

  1921. I am really waiting to see this product. Good luck to Shravan.

    Though many of the questions on the face of it are valid, still people have the choice NOT to pre-order but I am more than happy to place the order.

    This world is bigger than what big corporations think and Notion Ink definitely has its rightful place. Only time will tell how successful they are.

  1923. @mrzeal

    nice to see a sane voice.

    everynaysayers (also very recently convereted from yeasayers) have thrown their logic away.
    Scheduled MASS PRODUCTION was after FCC CLEARANCE. and according to Rohan they got FCC JUST RECENTLY!

    Pre-orders are suppose to get further flush funds to ramp up production. WHAT WE ORDER BECOMES FUND FOR NI. They get their profit afterwards not NOW.

    EVERYONE IS DISCOUNTING THE FACT THAT THE FINAL DESIGN MAY BE STILL BEING MADE/ASSEMBLED. (what with the logos, bezel, glass colours etc etc)

    PRE-ORDERS WILL ALSO GIVE A FAIR ACCOUNT OF WHAT THE NUMBERS OF INIVIDUAL MODEL DEMANDS IS GOING TO BE.

    SO PEOPLE PATIENCE!!

  1924. once iFixit gets hold of the Adam they will dismantle it to the last screw and integrated circuit… no mysteries will remain then :))

  1927. LOL… fair enough. I was just brainstorming questions, and that is a new question I had after reading the new information about their solution to the color issue. I honestly dont look forward to a strip of replaceable plastic…

    But, you’re right… of all the questions listed, that’s easily the least of my concerns.

  1928. the clock is ticking slow now. The suspense of not being sure if to receive an email or not…

  1929. J’aime ! J’espère qu’après les préorder on pourra vite les recevoir !!!!! j’ai hate !

  1930. I’m going to wait until there is more info or until proper reviews are out. I’ll probably get one, but I’m not impatient at the cost of £350!

  1932. WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SOOO GREAT!!!!!!!!!!

  1933. please let me be one of the first to pre-order!! Santa or Rohan hook me up with the tablet that will rule them all, even in sunlight!!

  1934. Seems like all my feelings have been expressed already, so I wont rewrite the same. There is no way I would be willing to buy a product from a company that has never actually released a product, with out very detailed information (videos, pictures, detailed specs, reviews, warranty, etc.)

    That said, I really do believe this is going to be an excellent product that I will eventually own, but there is no reason to take such a huge risk.

  1936. your final price in Germany will be:

    (device prize + shipping costs) * 1.12 * 1.19 where

    12% is customs duty (german: Zoll)
    19% is VAT (german: Mehrwertsteuer)

    1.12*1.19 = 1.3328

    so if shipping is about 30$, you will end up in:
    (550$+30$) * 1.3328 = 773 $ = 585 €

  1937. As a student, my main concern, is what the note taking (handwritten) software might be like. and like an earlier commenter said, whether or note the screen actually IS a digitizer and allows the use of a stylus to write. allowing a user to have their hand laying on the screen and the program not freaking out.

  1938. So many doubters now. And to be honest they are quite rightly concerned.

    No video of device.
    No Warranty details.
    No preorder emails.
    No Rohan comment on these concerns.(Which for me is the greatest concern)

    Are we the subject of a huge practical joke?
    Would Rohan go to these extreme lengths for over a year
    Can anyone tell us what has NI delivered in the past?

    So many unanswered questions and I cannot understand why? What is the point?

    I commented once before “Adam seems to good to be true” and there is the saying “if something seems to good to be true then it probably is!”

    Whatever happens, the specs of the Adam and how they have captured our imagination will surely result in devices in the future that go a long way to meeting them. So there is a plus side if things go belly up 🙂

  1941. i think i will wait till other people get them and review them… makes me feel safer that way.

  1942. if the preorder email comes at 0000 IST the server will most likely be intermittent, due to everyone trying to preorder.
    hopefully ill be one of those few who will get to experience this DDoS

  1943. 19% VAT but you should also add 10…20% (or more) for customs duty / import tax if it sent directly from china/india/outside europe.

  1945. @Cathy
    “To Ol Pal Cathy, with love, Rohan”
    Hmmmmmm……..now that would be a keeper!

  1946. I posted a comment and it was on the wrong Post. . . weird.

    Anyway, I just wanted to state how excited I am to be able to pre-book my pre-order of this product.

    Merry Christmas to me.

  1948. Glad to hear this is released finally. Would love a comparative review of the two different screens for viewing photos (i.e., which is more accurate and bright indoors and out?)

  1949. I have been following this since its unveiling at E3. I want to say congratulations for all of your hard work and I cannot wait to buy this and show everyone what true innovation is.

  1951. This is generally true – Paypal can be a big fight, Mastercard slightly less so, and Visa even less. No info from me on Amec.

  1952. Yeah, I’ve been wondering about that as well. Jeez, reading through this blog has really reminded me how many open questions there are that I need answered before I should order one of these. Darn it!

  1953. Although I have been reading and monitoring Notion Ink for some time, I have not previously felt the need to post. I think it’s great that so many people support this new device and feel that Rohan has opened himself up to criticism usually avoided by pioneers of a new concept or technology. That said, my optimistic skeptism presists as it would for anything new prior to seeing reviews and tests of the product. The build towards release date has been exciting, I just hope that the upcoming independent data supports my anticipation. I will continue to anxiously wait for my tablet purchase.

  1954. @Nishit

    Thanks for the link at slashdot.

    Once we have ours, it will all be about marketing Adam to people outside the family.

    Anybody sees any other press-releases, reviews or other info then please share. Our interest there will help NotionInk and it might put some interested fans at ease.

  1955. na na paritosh u missed the main ingredient

    “To Ol Pal Cathy, with love, Rohan 🙂 ”

    now that would be perfect

    i think i need some chocolate and a big mug of coffee

  1956. You know, re-reading Rohan’s post, it almost seems like he’s saying the the OS is …”Android based” with some deep alterations. For example, it seems like he’s saying that they’re using a more current kernel than is in use in 2.3 (otherwise known as Gingerbread), and seems to insinuate that Eden is closer (in functionality) to the as of yet unreleased Android 3.0 (otherwise known as Honeycomb). Now, what isn’t clear, is if the NI custom alteration were made to 2.2 or 2.3, though it seems more likely that they were working with 2.2(Froyo). Of course if it’s not shipping until the 6th of Jan….well, we’ll see. I wonder if they haven’t mentioned whether or not the Android market will be available because they’re waiting to hear from Google.

  1957. feels like black friday. everyone got there sleeves rolled up laces tied tight. ready to go. on your mark, get set, GO!!

  1960. insult?

    if anything they are insulting us

    we have given them every chance, offered help

    written the questions we need answered

    but now the point has come, they haven’t offered to ship the product for free

    and we must atleast see to it that we don’t give away our hard earned money

  1961. Please the time for teasing is over, we would really like to order but we need that information. We (or at least I want to know what I’am getting when I’am getting it and what the conditions are)

  1964. Looks like I may have to cancel that Archos 101 (or maybe gift it out for Christmas!).

  1966. For folks that are bewildered by the lack of hands-on videos, shipping dates. Relax! There is a good chance the info will go live along with the pre-order page.

    That would still give you everything you need to know BEFORE you make a decision, wouldn’t it?

    Also, with the “preferred” pre-order being open for 6 hrs, you’d have enough time to check out any details that might be published.

  1967. That’s correct, the critics are correct as well in saying that an investment of 500$ on trust alone is a wager not too many people will take.

  1970. everynaysayers (also very recently convereted from yeasayers) have thrown their logic away.
    Scheduled MASS PRODUCTION was after FCC CLEARANCE. and according to Rohan they got FCC JUST RECENTLY!

    Pre-orders are suppose to get further flush funds to ramp up production. WHAT WE ORDER BECOMES FUND FOR NI. They get their profit afterwards not NOW.

    EVERYONE IS DISCOUNTING THE FACT THAT THE FINAL DESIGN MAY BE STILL BEING MADE/ASSEMBLED. (what with the logos, bezel, glass colours etc etc)

    PRE-ORDERS WILL ALSO GIVE A FAIR ACCOUNT OF WHAT THE NUMBERS OF INIVIDUAL MODEL DEMANDS IS GOING TO BE.

    SO PEOPLE PATIENCE!!

  1972. Even after being an avid follower of this blog & believer in NI, if I am confused as to the lack of proper info even at this stage, I can understand the general mood of the blog. Hope things get clear soon! :). I have a feeling Rohan wanted to keep up the timer in the site and could not complete whatever he wanted.

  1973. i agree with u jay i had so many arguments with my freinds over adam . i cancelled everything today telling my wife we will see adam today and my wife said wow this what u have been seeing everyday whats new and if u want to buy a product even without seeing it then promise me that henceforth everything u will buy is blind no need to go in a mall to check tv, ipods and all that . i mean my wife just asked me 1 question if NI is going to send this to the whole world and start a revloution dont they have a single adam in their office now to show u a video after so many guys are asking for it . just clicking some pics frrom a cellphone will also do . or my question is if they caqnt do that why cant they tell us the reason . i still dont understand why we have to say please for a product ? its a moral duty of NI to send us a video . things happening here are not normal .

  1974. @Sowmya
    Now how could I have forgotten that ever elusive, most sought after, smiley! 🙂
    Maybe gift wrapped with a bow on it along with some chocolate!

  1975. i have been posting comments too since the first 3 original posts but not as much as some users in here, i mean there are some comments in here just to raise the count, so my question is do i count as a pre-order candidate or no?

  1977. These questions are also on my mind. Answering them will dramatically help me choose.

  1978. A few comment pages back, Rohan replied to a comment. He did in fact say that it would be on the pre-order page and that you should not click “Next” (I assume to do the actual pre-ordering) if you want to read it all. I’ll try to find his post and put the link.

  1979. I’m wondering that so much of the “old” followers are so silent. I think that means, that they still have gotten the email and that they aren’t allowed to confirm the email or to share the infomations from the mail.

    If I’m right, can’t undersatnd why I haven’t gotte the mail or why I’m kicked out of the family

  1983. @RK, yes the difference with the cruz was that you have a company like Borders who will take your returns. I was able to go to the store and play with the cruz tablet on display in person and saw that it was just not enough for me. I had purchased the cruz reader initially (the one with the capacitive screen and promptly returned it the next day). Apologies again for my skepticism, but with the Cruz and the Viewsonic Gtablet- there was a easy way out, drive to the store and return.

  1989. People peace out ..

    lets not bring emotions into decisions and let everyone make their own decision.. Every consumer has to get convinced with things that are important to them.. so they have the right to ask/not ask and show their patience/impatience.

    Peace !!!!!

  1993. Hope that Eve is a Paper back* sized tablet, something that can fit into a pocket, and is easy to carry around. As nice as the Adam is its too big to carry around, and my phones too small to read a lot of stuff on.

    *110mm x 178mm or 130mm x 198mm

  1994. I am not an Apple fanboy and I have only ever owned one Apple product. That being said Apple does not do pre-orders they put the product out. They were at Apple stores before you could order online. This is a startup company and everything the have showed you are drawer mockups. If you did preorder and then found out you wouldnt get your tablet for nine months. then what?

  1997. Sweet. I have been checking my gmail account for my invite, since that is where I have been emailing Rohan from. I get nothing.

    I have finals next week and was checking my uni mail and I got the invite. I forget that my postings here were from my uni account! Although it was in my spam folder. Better check yours too.

    I took a screen dump and uploaded it for those who want to see it.

    http://goo.gl/PWDBU

  1998. @harvey186
    Everyone is in the same boat as you. Keep the adrenalin under control. 🙂

  1999. I am not holdng out too much hope though judging by how the pre-order has been handled so far.

  2001. “a dongle -> I doubt it, as you won´t have the appropriate drivers.”

    thery are available eveywhere for every provider. Ubuntu automatically notices my dongle, and asks from a list of four, which company I use

  2003. Why would Rohan talk to slashgear instead of answering his loyal followers first?

  2004. @rowan fire

    dont. the initial 6 hrs is for “family”. Rohan deserves this right to treat. Lets not spoil it

  2005. But the pre-order does involve you committing up to 550 dollars right off the bat, site unseen with regard to the product. So if you or anyone else feels like doing that, then more power to you. But it is the epitome of unwise shopping.

  2008. “Cool post, but really – no word on flash memory?? “8+Gb” is pretty vague, and flash memory is something that could be a deal breaker for some people. There’s no way I’d want to spend almost $600 dollars on a tablet that only had 8 or 16gb of memory.”

    That doesn’t really bother me when it has a card slot and USB. A 32gb sd card is what, $40? 8gb on board is not a problem for what is primarily a cloud device, especially when you have inexpensive options to expand as you see fit.

  2009. I don’t think that this is a scam at all. I believe NI’s intentions are good as a company and they want to put out a complete and amazing product. However without any additional information this is making me wonder if NI’s funds are running dry an so by opening a full price “pre-order” it would bring in some needed revenue to continue production and manufacturing cost of the product? -Just my thought, no hard facts to back them up-

  2010. OK guys one hour left for and than the rush starts 🙂

    But without me, because I haven’t gotten the mail 😦

  2013. @rowan fire

    WELL SPOKEN

    There is a day for believers and there is one for followers.

    In doubt? Then wait for the believers to have one (free of risk when they pay with major credit card), read the reviews and order then.

    You will just be one or two weeks after the first batch, so why complaining so much now?

  2014. Wow! Too good to be true…kept the ipad and the sammy tab at bay for this.
    Just a few thoughts…can we have a video of it in action? The UI looks very functional.
    What is the inbulit storage?
    What is your shipping date?
    What is the price in INR? Do we have an advantage here vis-à-vis our foreign brethren 🙂 ?
    Return policies…updates/upgrades…and finally…bring it on!!! You’ll have done a fab job and hope it lives up to all the expectations!

  2016. Perhaps your answers will come through the pre-order link… It might have a video or more details about what we’ve been asking about.

  2017. Well I think that they have a prototype ready at this point that is VERY similar to the final product… I think many people here just want to see that one in action with Eden before ordering… so why this wait with videos?

  2018. @Sara_Smiles
    Slashgear must have given Rohan a phone call. And they are one of ADAM’s fans.

  2020. I think you misunderstood what I was saying…

    I have nothing to spoil. It’s just Rohan’s reply to someone asking where they can find out more detailed info. Rohan says it will be on the pre-order page and that you should take the time to read it before clicking “next”.

  2022. I have been bouncing off walls for a few hours now, I don’t think any device has ever given me such a high! (I’m plugging the ears of my Nexus One as I say this) Just FYI Rohan, there are a few grammatical errors in the screenshots. They might be trivial, but they do ever so slightly take the sheen off what is an incredibly polished-looking and well-organized UI. The ones I could catch were:
    – Browser screenshot: ‘Panel doesn’t exists for this app’ – should be ‘exist’
    – Music player screenshot: the DMB song is Satellite, not ‘Satelites’

    I hope I’m not coming across as a grammar nazi, that’s not my intention. We all know that Notion Ink and Rohan will be raked over the coals for even the smallest stumble from now on. I for one cannot wait for pre-orders to start! I’ve seen enough to know that I want the Adam. After following the blog for a year, I know more about this device than Steve Jobs could have revealed about a device in one of his great presentations!

    Good luck! Cheers!

  2024. lol, I know we all were singing praises till yesterday and suddenly when it comes to parting money from our wallets we are turning edgy, but still it was a very big downer for me to see the price for the top models go up. I’m in the uk, so $549+20%VAT (beginning from January) + Shipping costs(please say itll be free? if not then estimating at ~$30) = $678 dollars almost touching 700! I can see the adam slipping out of many peope’s budgetary reach now. Or we settle for the lesser versions, but honestly, Pixel Qi is one of the defining features of the Adam. I will probably have to go for the 499 without 3g, still its more expensive than what I was expecting. plus the REVIEWS man! I really hope you guys are dishing out Adams to slashgear etc and are getting ready to launch the sleekest marketing campaign ever!

  2025. And about t-minus one hour until the pre-pre-orders begin. Here’s hoping Rohan didn’t forget about me. (And really Rohan, how WOULD you be able to forget about me? 😉 )

  2026. @harvey186 may be right?

    the old followers are not posting!

    Again doesn’t make sense, just tell us we missed the boat and we’ll wait for our turn anyway.

  2027. Thank you so much Rohan and off course everyone at the Notion Ink Team! 1 Price for all countries, I still cannot believe it. I do not remember any product that I wanted so bad!

  2029. I cannot seem to find anything in the bolgs here (perhaps too many to go through) but will Adam have access to the Android Market? That’s a deal breaker for me if it doesn’t.

  2031. Your credit card only protects you for 30 days against fraudulent charges. When they find out you gave them your credit card number they are going to say sorry but we cant help you. Why do you think places like paypal are still in business if all you had to do is call your credit card company.

  2034. looks like you dont have to worry much. You will be going for the 549.99.
    Since I wanted 3G with both 850 and 900(for US and India), my mind tells me to stick to the 499.45 variant 😦 Never thought I would have to consider this.

  2035. Or for that matter, perhaps we could place our pre-order, but without payment, because there’s no way I’m committing to payment for the device before videos/photos/support info/Android Market details are released.

  2036. daxcx iam sorry dont take me wrong do u read mills and boons ? if adam was created with love i agree with the same love why cant they a post a pic and video or atleast tell us a honest reason of why they cant. we will support them for sure.

  2037. @Joe

    are you lurker/ new commentator/ old follower? if you are long then what have you learn?

    what would you mean wise? Hey the hardware is tegra 2 (Galaxy pad? …huh?)
    the screen is pixel qi!, the ram is 1 gb, the the HDMI, 3usb ports

    So enlighten me what do you mean wise? (HD video u saw?)

  2040. Yeah emotions aren’t cool

    Nobody got the email guys we will all make it through the day, no heart attacks…no panic attacks. I want it just as bad as anyone but it is still just a toy.

    Breathe

  2042. NO, different companies have different spectrum, north america has both spectrums, both canada and th US use both, ask your provider which they use, dont by the device till you know which your phone company uses.

  2047. Sincie Slashgears 1st cover of the Adam a year ago, I have gone from states of being interested to beiing enthusiastic, from excitement to states of depression. Fom being sad, to being angry and finally being resigned to waiting. And it was all worth it in order to feel this great feeling of exilaration. How can I not preorder?

  2049. if the officer processing your order decides that this is a different type of device, then NO, it’s not free… it’s up to the whim of whoever you encounter

    Monitors, depending on technical equipment 0-14%
    GPS devices 3.7%
    MP3 Player depending on technical equipment 0-14%

    oh speaking about MP3… has NotionInk paid the mp3 license fee to the fraunhofer institute?

    if not, all adam devices can be confiscated by the german customs authorities and you’re out of both tablet and money.

  2050. great! you’re right. So no customs duty (my assumption of 12% was for the last clothes I bought from US). Result is 522€!

  2052. Welcome Adam(good name:)) to the new Athen.

    We are currenly working on bringing BI on IPAD. Facing lots of challenges duw no flash support, HTML5 standard. Hopes new Adam will make our life more easy.

    Hopes Adam can eat Apple!

    Baby

  2054. and do u think by not giving vital details which the guys are asking here is a new way of realtionship between consumer and manufacturer?

  2058. Yeah, at this moment the rollout is teetering on the brink of debacle land, and there is very little time to salvage it. Mark my words, if they go straight to pre-order without this necessary and required info, ALL of the tech blogs will have a field day with tearing into NI, the company that expects a flood of pre-orders but have provided little info on the points that are being mentioned. You’re call, Rohan.

  2059. ANYONE WHO ORDERS THIS DEVICE WITHOUT SEEING A VIDEO WITH THE ADAM WORKING IS A COMPLETE FOOL. ROHAN HASN’T ANSWERED ANY OF THE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE ASKED. A BUNCH OF SHEEPLE BEING LED TO THE PASTURE.

  2062. Lol. so how many been waiting in front of their pc / laptop/ tablet since yesterday evening…..?

    And i was worried i was gonna miss out on the 1st round because i just got back from work 😉

  2065. So we have 6 models with 6 differents prices, but isn´t said nothing about internal flash storage. That´s mean there is only one option about internal flash? At the end is only 8GB? 16GB?32GB?

  2067. even the new samsung galaxy tab comes with that. there is no rationale behind having one variant per band. very very very very disappointed. you added nice features like b/g/n and gps but you missed big on this?????? i dont understand the reason for you not providing quadband when that is the standard now.

  2068. Has anyone noticed that no development groups are announcing they have a product that runs on Adam, No SDK on the web site that can be downloaded either. This is looking more like vaporware rather than a real product. And now no video of the product and no answers to the Android market question. Not looking good at this point. Very disappointed.

  2069. Due to the panel system I do not think that Google will have a big problem with allowing Market access. They also created Eden which is been optimized and might also allow for market access.

    I do remember Google saying that they allowed Samsung Market Access because of the amount of work they did to make Android run well on a tablet.

    I really hope it comes with market access out of the box but even if it doesnt someone will hack it on soon enough

  2070. @Ed
    I couldnt agree any less, thats what struck me after i read the first couple of posts!

    I am gonna go get it , though i may not be lukcy enough get the preorder link
    Rohan – Can ya help -i have always been following the blog but never posted till D-Day

    cheers\K

  2073. Rohan
    I think you really dropped the ball with the band thing.
    There are a lot of people who will not know (including me) what to buy.
    Also it makes traveling problematic but I’m sure you know about this already.
    I hope you’ll fix this in Eve.

  2074. Yeah.. why the need to talk to Slashgear. Answers to us first please. Why are they putting up the delivery dates.. We need to hear from you – Rohan.. An update to the questions asked.. Off to lunch..

  2075. Been a silent follower of this blog for a while. Must say the images look absolutely stunning. Good luck! And yeah, looking forward to the pre-order link.

  2076. I’m a HUGE fan of what Rohan and the NI team have been doing, but the most recent turn of events (lack of videos/photos/shipping date estimate/support info) has me unfortunately thinking very differently. There’s NO WAY anyone can honestly defend how they’re handling these aspects.

  2078. And people

    @vector @rowan etc have pointed out YOU can cancel the transfer of YOUR CREDIT money.
    Lets try to understand Rohan’s difficulty.

  2079. Unfortunately if they unveal there, they will be lost in a sea of tablets. If they want any kind of market penetration they need press coverage before CES.

    NOTE: positive press coverage, what is going on now is not positive.

  2080. All those that are demanding photos, videos, are within your right to make the demand before purchasing. However Videos can be doctored, although I doubt Notion Ink would do so.
    I really don’t believe a video is going to do Adam or any other tablet justice. Those who are willing to take a leap of faith and pre-order without videos should not be called stupid.
    Some may have more cash then they know what do do with. Some might spend 500 dollars on a night out gambling. Others will order with Visa and send little Adam back if they don’t like him. Still losing the shipping costs. Others may buy many and attempt to sell them on Ebay for a profit. Which might big if Notion Ink can’t keep up with demand. Life is full of risks and the pre-ordering of Adam is a small one. How many have taken a vacation and spent 1000-or two thousand dollars and more and then had a terrible time? How many have bought an Automobile that was a lemon.

    I for one have waited a year for Adam. I have invested hours in Adam, the blog and even the wait of the last few days. Will I throw away my chance to have him sooner, for lack of a video. With all the other ways I could waste 500 dollars by accident or on purpose this is one I worry the least about. And if I don’t like Adam I will place him on Ebay and get back most or more of the money I spent. I will pre-order and I resent being called stupid.

  2082. ROFL Rick Rolle’d indeed. For now. OMG I WANT TO BE SO WRONG ABOUT THIS SKEPTICISM!

  2083. And I appreciate that they are fellow fans, it just seems like information should be posted by Rohan here first.

  2085. Oh ye skeptics!

    This is a pre-order, not an order for the item in the store. Get real! Don’t use your extensive knowledge of dark theories on NI.

    Here’s from Wikipedia entry for Pre-order:

    “A pre-order is an order placed for an item which has not yet been released. The idea for pre-orders came when people found it hard to get popular items in stores due to their popularity. Companies were then given the idea to allow people to reserve their own personal copy, before the release, which has been a huge success. Pre-orders allow consumers to guarantee prompt delivery on release, manufacturers can gauge how much demand there will be and hence how large initial production runs should be, and sellers can be assured of minimum sales. Additionally, high pre-order rates can be used to generate publicity to further increase sales.”

    “The highest grossing pre-order as of November 2009 was Microsoft’s Windows 7 operating system, followed by Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.”

    If it’s already produced, they would have shown you the real images. Apparently they don’t want to risk showing you production quality images.

  2086. Rohan, you are screwing us all.

    There are two types of people I see posting:
    1. Those who have to have this device even if they don’t even see videos on it, etc.
    2. Those who are mad because they have been following your blog for how long? For a year. And then you raise the price on us! (honestly, who is going to buy the LCD version?). I was perfectly happy buying the pixelqi + wifi for $450. If you want to lower the price of the LCD version then go ahead, just don’t raise any promised prices on us.

    Secondly, why are you giving us just 6 hours to preorder? That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard of. What if I’m in bed and don’t want to preorder until 7 o’clock?

    Besides, you haven’t even given us full video on the device or anything. You haven’t even given us a shipment date! So how am I supposed to say “yes, I want to preorder in these 6 hours because I know nothing about the device or if I’ll even get it!”

    Explain Rohan, Explain.

  2088. no one received the email yet and if you read Rohan’s post – the difference is really only all of 6hours for the early birds & others… so just relax and do some deep breathing and listen to light music and may be drool over a bit on Adam pics!

  2090. SOMYA, I CAN’T!!!! MY KEYBOARD HAS BEEN TAKEN OVER BY SOME BUTTON MONSTER. HELP…….AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 😉

  2091. IST is GMT+5:30, so it’s just under an hour away for members. I, however, have received no email, despite considering ordering two just because I realised I have enough (thanks for making the prices make sense, Rohan. There’s no greater disappointment than seeing $499 and then getting charged £499.)

  2093. I’m willing to take the risk on the pre order. I believe in this product, and I’m willing to risk $500 on it. I spent more than that on pinball parts last month.

  2094. with less than 1 hour to go has anyone actually received an email? I have posted on the blogs, but nothing so far, dont mind if i am missed out but want to know….

  2095. obviously this person is new to the forum. Your comments do not deserve answering. Those of us who have been looking at this forum for months now know exactly what is going on and we welcome the preordr because Rohan has answered most of our questions. I advise you do some research in the previous blog posts and come back when you have dont that. Or just wait for us to get ours and we will post videos on Youtube

  2096. I have been waiting a lot of time for this news. So I’m very happy.

    Congratulations, Notion Ink.

  2097. I am sure all the questions will be answered before pre-ordering. Also i think the BIG launch and shipping will be done parallel during CES.

  2098. DNC contracts, perhaps? But I would doubt they would release an SDK when they are probably just finishing up beta work; which seems plausible according to their previous post about their apps being in beta testing.

    I think it is a safe bet that pre-ordering is for an incomplete model.

  2101. I choose to do what i want with my money.and i have faith in Rohan,Who do you think you are to question our choices.

  2104. I will take a chance, if it not what I want before it is ship I will just cancel my order. If they do not let me cancel my order, i will just cancel it with my credit card company. American Express will deal with it. It not like they are going to ship it the minute you order it. You will be lucky if you get it this year. There is plenty of time to see more information about the product before it is ship. If I do not see anything, cancel the order…

  2105. I think your Caps lock button is stuck, troll. Don’t pre-order, it’s pretty simple. More Adams to go around to the people who have faith in it and its makers (or I guess according to you, who are foolish enough.) Whatever, drool while you are watching the amazing hand-on vids and reading the great write-ups as you wait because all of us sheeps have pre-ordered and now there won’t be any for you. =p

  2106. For anyone with questions about Google Market:

    From Engadget:

    We just heard from Rohan again and he tells us that the Adam will likely run Froyo. Instead of Google’s Market for apps, Notion Ink has its own content and application store called Genesis. We pressed him for more exact timing and pricing, but apparently our charming personalities couldn’t get him to give up anymore at the moment.

    http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/notion-ink-adam-on-track-for-q3-after-all-may-have-more-aggr/

  2110. Great news Rohan! We wish you all the success as your baby takes its 1st step. Keep up the good work…
    Luv to have my hand on your baby….

  2111. Yes moi aussi mais la date de dispatch semble etre le 6 jan… tien d ailleurs je trouve pas la page de pre order?

  2112. i am in the same boat as you are in. following it very very closely from day 1 and still having these doubts in my mind. hopefully these things get cleared very soon. a sample video will shatter all my doubts. 🙂

  2116. I´m an old follower… and posting…. but if I don´t post for half an hour my comments already vanished from the first page.

  2117. This message is for Albert Weitz. I am definitely not new to this blog. Since you know EXACTLY what is going on, please answer these questions for me.

    1. WE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NEED TO SEE VIDEOS/PHOTOS OF THE FINAL PRODUCT.

    2. If pre-ordering, when will the credit card be charged? At the time of the pre-order, or at the time the item ships?

    3. What forms of payment are available?

    4. What is the estimated shipping date — to customers — for the first batch of pre-ordered Adams? (ANSWERED… kinda… sorta… “around the same time as CES 2011″)

    5. When will the first review units arrive at Anandtech, Slashgear, and other reputable reviewers?

    6. Does the final version of the Adam have a rear touchpad?

    7. What max resolution does the camera record?

    8. How much memory comes pre-installed on the Adam?

    9. Does the inter-changeable color strip rattle, or does it fit tightly?

    10. What is your estimated production schedule (Adams/month)?

    11. Will the Android Market be available on the Adam at launch?

    12. Does NI have a trouble-ticket and technical support system in place?

    13. Will you be opening a standard discussion forum for the NI Adam where we can interact with, and receive direct support from, the engineers at NI?

    14. Are you planning to partner with any outside retailers, or will the NI facilities in India be the only location for all sales/support?

    15. What are the warranty details for the Adam?

    16. How/where will repairs, replacements, and returns be handled by NI? Will NI cover shipping to/from the NI facilities for warrantied repair services?

    17. Who has NI partnered with for officially-endorsed peripherals (ie. cases, adapters, screen protectors, keyboards, docks, etc)?

    18. What are the exact contents of the box that will ship with the Adam?

  2118. falsch, du musst nur Einfuhrumsatzsteuer zahlen, das sind Mehrwertsteuer (19%).

    Zoll zahlt man bei Computer-Teilen nicht, dazu gehören: Laptops und natürlich Tablet.

  2122. Well, thats all we have to go on until MR CEO decides to inform his customers of the truth.

  2123. 850 and 900 are available from diferent providers in the US and Canada, and if you cant use your device, use a dongle. If you are flying around the world enough to need such things, you already have adapter dongles for lots of things

  2129. Hey Nishit:
    Let me start by saying, I am absolutely placing my pre-order the moment I am allowed…no Videos necessary for me or you …or a lot of the others who have seen Rohan and NI develop this product, through our interaction with this blog.
    BUT
    Let us not discourage people who are asking for a video before they will place an order – as majority of the people would want to do see a video before they shell out 100s.

    Besides, they would not be on this site if they did not like the adam. It is natural for people to get frustrated when they are not given what they want to see.
    In the past, Rohan has successfully turned frustration into positives by unveiling enough information as was appropriate from a time line perspective. I trust them to do the same again.

    Democracy rules because there is always respect for the opposition, however small a minority they are… 😉

  2130. Well if it is my opinion to call those people stupid or foolish, then I am entitled to it. 🙂

  2132. If they don’t have a finished product they shouldn’t be taking preorders. It’s just that simply. Because if they cant raise the capitol to put out the first batch for another 6 months then that pricing goes out the window. You should at the very least have a firm ship date when asking people for 500.00 dollars of their hard earned money. Besides thats not how business works . You have investors for capitol of putting out the initial product. If you want the consumer to raise the funds for you , I am pretty sure thats were IOP’s and stocks come up. So your logic is very flawed and if thats the way NI does business no matter how great of a product they have their business will shut it doors in a short period of time.

  2133. once iFixit gets their hands on an adam device to disassemble then all the innards will be exposed and there will be no more mystery 😀

  2135. checked blog for any updates 6:20am (california) nothing had changed…got to school took final logged on and so much has happened im so happy =) so far today has been pretty eventful and it had just started.

  2136. Joe, how about you sit down and shut it. I’ve seen *numerous* negative comments by you so far today saying the same thing. How many more are you going to post it? Again (and I don’t know what this concept is so hard for people), don’t pre-order. It’s really pretty simple. And actually, it’s probably preferable to someone who is willing to take the leap to order and who might not actually get one…so yeah, just don’t pre-order.

  2137. I hope it says on the pre-order page if the device is CDMA or GSM….

    I’m not even certain I need the 3G functionality, I have my phone and can tether it… don’t need two bills, and it won’t fit in my pocket. I wonder if there will be sync capabilities between the Adam and regular Android phones.

  2139. And make your decision to pre-order based on what you see on NI website.

    For me that’s already huge. I’m going to pre-order.

  2142. +1 @rowan

    Besides no one has anything to lose here.. you feel NI wouldn’t deliver after you pay.. you call your cc company.. But I am sure that NI will not let this happen

  2143. … Preorder will be open until the ship, 6 hours is for those blogging and excited… calm down maybe? Looks at this 2 ways… its only $500 bucks… or its only a piece of electronic hardware… You have been waiting a year? whats a little longer?

    Most of us have faith in Rohan, those that want the high end top of the line dont mind a little increase… we would have paid 1k for this device if it was from apple…

  2144. +100

    Exactly

    If Notion Ink / Rohan cant answer atleast 60% of these question, they dont deserve our money on preorder.

    No real Adam = No money

    Sorry

  2145. i hope someone who doesnt wanna preorder forwards me the email !!!

    hope they have an option to change the email ID !

  2146. You still have 15 mins and I still have 6 hours and 15 mins try and contain the excitement. Hope we all get it.

  2148. Thanks Bruce for explaining the basics of pre-ordering.

    As a company (or CEO) I would be so frustrated when I offer something special to my fan-base: an option to order BEFORE the everybody else, and then being burnt so heavily because that same fan base suddenly wants all the marketing tools (video’s, photo’s, reviews) that only happen AFTER the launch.

    Rohan doesn’t force anybody here to order now. Those who have faith, can do so at pre-order. Those who prefer to have more info, can wait until the first video’s and reviews are out. That will happen just days after shipping takes place.

    Thanks Rohan, for giving us the pre-order option. Just keep doing your job the way you have been doing it these months. Do not run faster then you can and Notion Ink will be welcomed as a hero at the finish line.

  2149. that not all the info, 850 and 900 are just the GSM freq. 3G in the EU is 2.1GHz. the use of the word series make it difficult and Rohan should state the full tech info. the EU uses bot 900 and 1800MHz so I would presume “series” includes both, but given the lack of any real info no-one can be sure

  2150. Adam: I don’t see the need for 3g either. I have a cell already I can tether to, and there is more and more free wifi most places I go.

  2152. I think a mass E-Mail will be sent out at Dec 10 – 00:00 because no one has got the E-Mail yet.

  2153. Pictures and Video? I know it’s obviously not ‘Vaporware’… I’m just really eager to see it in action 🙂

  2155. Easy now, i don’t want to complain about anything. I just want to know a bit more about what i’m buying and confirm the things I they have said. They are very good at building up the excitement (and that’s awesome because we have every right to be exited), but they haven’t really showed us they things we are exited about.

    But don’t get me wrong, i really believe in NI and I want to buy it ASAP when i know it’s gonna deliver 🙂

  2156. Right, but you know what they say about opinions. They are like something else I can’t say on the blog…

    And you’re acting just like one.

  2157. Rohan,

    Simple questions, please respond:

    Will Notion Ink have a Warrenty/Return policy?
    When will Notion Ink be able to post a hands on video of the device showing a fully functional UI?

  2158. Agreed. I am part of the “family,” and I haven’t received a thing. I am willing to be that the e-mails will go out really close to pre-order time to keep people from attempting to pre-order early. As for all the concerns of potential buyers, I understand completely what you are saying. However, I am giving Rohan the benefit of the doubt to a certain point. I am waiting to see what the pre-order page has in it. Historically, Rohan has listened pretty well to what we say here. He is in the know of what we want. I expect to see something there. More information to take into consideration before the pre-order, so I will be able to make a decision based on it. I think we should reserved the hatred or love for pre-order until then.

  2159. plus – I have a feeling that the google e-book store will be integrated too…hopefully..may be ..:p
    I think the genesis intro saying “Your search for content ends here” should mean collaboration with a biggie in this space…

  2163. Yes… being a family we should have access to such information before Slashgear or any other have!!!!

  2165. Old videos are useless when the entire device has changed dramatically since then — both hardware and software.

    We have yet to see a video of Eden in action, and none of the recent blog posts have included real photos.

    It’s actually quite ridiculous…

  2167. Um, Windows 7 and Harry Potter??? Slightly different scenarios there…both of those had just a teeny tiny little bit of reputation going for them. You can do a site-unseen pre-order for something like that, no problem. Even if Apple accepted pre-orders for a new iPod or iPad, thats no problem, because guess what, their reputation speaks volumes. Unfortunately for NI, they have yet to build a reputation seeing as house this is product #1, which is totally fine. HOWEVER, why would you not want to do EVERYTHING you could in your first product’s launch to ensure there are no doubts (or at least very very few) regarding that product??? You don’t have to be a marketing expert to realize this.

  2170. Are you referring to wifi tether or USB tether? WiFi would drain your phone too fast… I want to dump my SIM into the Adam and ditch my phone… might switch back when the novelty wears off and tether but I don’t want to limit myself

  2171. they do not have supply to meet current demand…. obviously if they posted all the info and preorder exact times and just opened it to the world only a very very small percentage would get though. They are doing it like this so the people who originally posted and were NOT all negative and skeptical will get their preorders first (even though it seems we all are in the dark.. those select few we know who we are and are definitely NOT in the dark 😉 ) already have the things we need to prepare for today. While the other types that are all worried are gonna end up getting it after we get ours and review the hell out of it to boost their confidence since they have NOT been following this whole time…

  2172. I choose to believe the Adam will be delivered as promised and will definitely (pre) order one if the opportunity arises. Looking forward to flashing it at coming meetings at work as well as being ‘the’ device to capture thoughts and other stuff………….almost forgot reading all those PDF’s about a bunch of technical stuff while lying in bed or sitting in the sofa 🙂 and still be able to take notes, send an e-mail etc. etc. etc. ……

    About the mystery feature, yes the touch pad on the back would open a lot of possibilities, or maybe its just a DLNA feature :-), hoping for the first…………….

  2175. no order, no adam
    more for us, none for you
    you can back order after you read the review in your local paper

  2176. I didn’t just stay awake and in front of this computer for over 24 hours for “coming soon” coming soon post did I?

  2178. Deepak, pre-order will be available for all …worst case you have to wait 6 hours longer than others…

  2181. Nah, most likely the devs working on it are under NDA so they can’t talk about it/announce their products.

    Just because the SDK isn’t available to all and sundry doesn’t mean it isn’t available to some. (But would be nice if they put it up with an emulator after they open for preorders… )

  2183. I would like some word on forward compatibility with future Android OS versions. Historically, custom builds done by companies like Samsung and HTC have only made things worse for users. I was really excited about Adam, but until there is some official word on whether I will be able to run a stock OS come Honeycomb, I don’t think I will make the purchase.

  2185. i dont wanna get into this, emotions are on a high in this blog
    I love NI and i have a huge respect for Rohan.. majorly cos he let us be who we are and heard us out without cold shouldering us ..

    People following this blog are familiar with him and his ways and few are ready to trust him and the team and they are little more aware of ADAM than the others. At the same time i personally feel it is not nice to shove our beliefs down someone’s throat but open the doors for them to understand the concept, the product and abt NI themselves; which will convince them far better. (every person even the NI lover would have started from here)

    at the same time, i feel;

    lets not bring emotions into decisions and let everyone make their own decision.. Every consumer has to get convinced with things that are important to them..Financial conditions are different; needs are different. so they have the right to ask/not ask and show their patience/impatience.

    Peace !!!!!

    I am sorry if it sounds preachy, i did not meet to offend anyone, just my rational mind talking !

  2188. @Soumya

    Though I am not one of the doubting thomas’es, I don’t blame if someone doesn’t pre-order without seeing a full blown video of hands-on demonstration from boot-up to running applications.

    BTW, you are an old timer to this blog, where are Gecko and Phillip? I haven’t seen any comments from both for a while now.

  2189. Will you be able to pay through other means then a Creditcard ? Like Ideal (netherlands) or paypall ? or something like that?

  2190. @Rohan
    Where is my Genesis developer info? 😛

    And preorders start in 40 minutes!

  2193. Definitely agree – especially on will it be sold via retailers in the near future. But I’d also add clarification on the flash memory – “8+gb”? What does that actually mean?

    Also, I don’t think the (correct) critical feedback should be taken as negative trolls or new outsiders trying to be downers. I think these are reasonable points brought up by people who want Adam to be great and Notion Ink to succeed.

  2196. oh yeah?

    have you the an IOTA OF IQ to develop a device like adam? What about the 600 pages of logistics of production and marketing? Do you think its so easy to say “you have investors”, “part with hard earn money”?

    Do you read comments or post comment just to comment?

  2198. Posting as well. No e-mail has shown up, so please, all ecstatic people…a couple of notches down. The oldies are just watching the newbies freak out. That’s all. We have a little more faith in the company because we have been watching it longer. That’s all.

  2203. I totally agree with you Abby. I believe in Notion INk and I believe in this product. I’ll invest $500 on that.

  2204. Alright-now that my craziness has settled, I’m sure more info will pop up before pre-ordering opens up. As mentioned-it’s just a pre-order.

  2208. Thanks Narada,
    So in USA, we are stuck with at & t…?
    Rohan has not mention any arrangements/ discounts from Wireless careers, did he?
    Like all Apple products (with wireless capability) get discounts due to Lock In with at & t…

    Notion In really needs to keep these products somewhere like Best Buys, Fry’s of the world, where people can touch it, use it, tech media folks can write reviews about it etc. Apple is very good at this. This will help build confidence that these not just photoshop gimmicks.

    Also, someone mentioned Custom duties if delivered through DHL….
    Notion Ink needs to clarify ALL components of cost – giving us chance to know what will be the Final cost to have it in hands.

  2209. If anything goes, I would consider myself as one of the ‘old’ followers.

    Yes, your concerns are valid.
    Yes, Rohan is being coy about details.
    Yes, everyone is eager to get into the pre-order frenzy.

    But do understand that in this final hour; You, as a consumer can make the decision to buy a chance and a gamble to get something that Notion Ink may or may not have been working on to deliver, ahead from the rest of the world who do not bother with latest and greatest tech.

    Yes, the final product that you may or may not hold in your hands could be buggy, even not up to your expectations. But do note that you had made a decision to pre-order it.

    If your concerns weighs more than your faith in a company that is trying to make a difference in a revolutionary way, then order after CES2011. Order after end-users like you and me had throw in their reviews, order it when tech-blogs had dissected through it thoroughly. Order when, YOU the consumer is satisfied about what you know and what you want.

    I know what I need.

  2210. chill out… NI hasnt written any inception program yet to infest our minds and steal the money etc… when they provide the link to pre-order there would be enough ‘legal talk’ as in T&C which you can read leisurely if interested and press the button if and only if you agree… else no-deal… it happens every second on the web as we all know

  2211. I have to say, I’m disappointed. This post, for all its dramatic flair, revealed nothing of any value.

    Video or it didn’t happen is the law of the web. NI ought to know that, so either post a video or accept de-fact vapourware status.

    And this is coming from someone who’d genuinely love to have one of these things, and who has followed it for months. Indeed, I’m pretty sure I know what the mystery feature is. But if it never ends up in my hands, it’s like finishing Myst: academically interesting but of no consequence at all.

    Video, or it didn’t happen.

  2212. Translation: “Look at me! I’m a moron, who thinks he’s more important because he uses all caps!”

  2214. Lets not be STUPID.

    Lets be well informed and practical.
    Lets not get carried away. Put your thinking caps on.

    Hey NI wants success!

  2215. NO denying in the above mentioned point..But what withholding Rohan posting a video?.

    They even don’t have single pieceof ADAM?

  2216. WOAW it’s so great !!!!!!!
    I hope that I will have this e mail tonight 🙂
    I didn’t really understand about when we will get it.
    If I am living in France, I should have the email the 09/12/10 at 10pm isn’t it?
    Thanks a lot 😉

  2217. Might want to pre-order if I get more details (photo, video), so send me the link 🙂

  2220. well said, but I think the info that 90% of people are asking for at this point are things that, without a doubt, should have already been addressed, well in advance of any pre-order. I mean we’re talking very basic, elementary, no-brainer stuff here, and I’m shocked that Rohan isn’t addressing it. And I’m not talking about anything even remotely proprietary here, nothing that his investors/attorneys/company wouldn’t want him to say. Those aspects, in my opinion, are near impossible to defend…unless of course he really has no answer for those questions.

  2221. Good post.
    However, you have to agree some people have valid points (not talking about the tone, but the content. There is an inherent distrust among people, and adam has always been too good to be believed).
    As Rohan mentioned in a reply upboard, most of the answers shall be answered on the pre-order page. Hopefully this is the case and these comments shall die down.

    One last thing to remember, people are emotional about this because they care. If they didnt, they wouldnt even be here.

  2222. can you please post the link from where you pre ordered .or did you receive it to your mail .

  2228. I’m not sure if it’s too late to get in on the pre-order list… But I’m just gonna comment here and hope for the best!

  2229. Of course… i did have questions and i have already raised them
    i also would like to have videos/information about genesis and i am surprised at the lack of information.
    thats why i feel it is not nice to to ask someone to not raise questions that they have simply cos i love NI and i respect Rohan.

  2231. Oliver, my friend, you cant have the cake and eat it too… if you want to be among the first few who will have the experience of Adam then pre-order, else heaven is not going fall, you will have a million pages on the web written and may be that many pics/videos if you wait some weeks …

  2233. anyone else notice the mouse cursor on the web browser image (“i love this browser” etc etc etc)?

    is this a hint of the track pad. i initially suspected a print screen error from a PC but there is also a tab at the top which says “full site”!

    Who knows?

  2234. Well in Notion Ink’s defense, this is only a pre-order, not the official launch. The majority of us have read the many blog posts written by the ceo himself and a TON has been revealed . I for one believe that Rohan’s posts are of much more value than a video.

  2237. A lot of interesting information there, but I still miss some info:

    -an actual video of the Adam being used
    -Woohoow preorder, but when will we get it?
    -What will get with our Adam? Sleeve? Charger?
    -Can the preorder be canceled?

    I am a fan of the first hour, but I remain sceptical. Rohan gives us plenty of information and nothing at the same time.

  2240. GEEEZ .. i can see people want something better than ipad.. but not ready to believe it yet, that there can be.. i think Adam is going to eat the apple in full and not just bite it..

  2243. @rohan
    Can i surf the web using wired broadband on adam?
    Since 3g is not available everywhere in India,I wonder how can it reach masses especially students in villages? And i hope u will give some discount for those..

  2244. Some of the loudest skeptics have called those of us who will pre-order without the demanded answers, “fools” “sheeple” “brainwashed” among other things. You might be a Pollyanna, but I’m not. It’s funny how you think it’s their “right” to express themselves that way, but that we shouldn’t respond.

    I don’t know about you, Polly, but I’m quite annoyed seeing a flood of people who have probably never heard of Adam or NI before today come here and post trolling comments. It’s one thing to be skeptical, but some people are taking it rather far. If they don’t want to pre-order before they have their questions answered, then the solution is mind-numbingly simple…they don’t have to pre-order.

  2245. btw being emotional is different bringing emotions into decisions
    I cannot buy ADAM just cos i am in love with NI
    at the same time i should not hate ADAM just cos i hate NI or i love apple
    just make a decision based on ur needs..

    The fact is yes, i am emotionally connected with this product.. but my economic decisions are not based on it, it is based on my current financial condition and other needs as well.

  2247. Hey Rohan,
    first of all, CONGRATULATIONS !!!! 🙂

    The day has finally arrived ! I am proud that Indians can also do products : they are known for services till date.

    I am unhappy about one thing : the professionalism is missing. The website is not updated yet : no details, no user manuals to look at before we pledge $500 or so. Software and Genesis etc links are not updated yet ! And in some sense, this mystery feature too indicates that its kind of kiddish.

    As somebody told in his comment : “US guys need it to be told plain and flat on face, over and over again” – that too, is missing.

    I know that the product and software is above expectations. It may set standards. I know that people here are aware of things and are more than willing, but its your part of the duty to detail it all. by default.

    Congrats again !
    akash

  2248. It has been mentioned here that the tone has seemed to change in the comments, and I would agree.

    We were expecting the blog post to provide the video and additional details as well as the pre-order info. Instead, we get the pre-order info, but no hard proof (360, Video, actual photos) of the device itself. Many of us have been dreaming of this pre-order day forever, but now that it is actually here, and it may come time to fork out $500+, without actually seeing the product in use, something inside us (logic) is trying to reach out to what has been driving us for months (emotion). While we still believe in NotionInk and can’t wait to hold the device in our hands, for many of us, dropping $500 is a big deal so logic and emotion start battling.

    For now, lets wait and see what the preorder requirement is. If it is merely a placeholder, then all of our comments and concerns may have been for naught. If we are though expected to pay everything up front, then wow, I can tell you my internal battle will be fierce!

  2251. One things is for sure here.

    NI will be discussed in a many of marketing classes in schools worldwide soon.

    Either as a success (I hope so) or an ultimate failure in public relations.

    Many are concerned for just reasons as time has taught us…

    Please see:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_in_a_poke

    However I must assert that as an investor in many a business sometimes you have to take a chance on a worthy payoff.

    On the specs given I am a true Inkie.

    If answers of warranty, shipping and payment are addressed the they will have my order.

    Now please do not think I am in any way doubting the efforts of NI, actually the opposite really. These chaps may be the next Apple or Microsoft investment.

    I hope so. We all need something to believe in. Why not this young fellow and his team of enthusiastic developers.

    Order or not, Wait or not, but give those who do or not respect to follow their own minds.

    peace among Inkies and doubters… That’s what the world needs. 😉

    mindless ramblings of a tired mind.

  2252. This is AMAZING, I have been waiting of this tablet since I first saw it. Nothing short of Pixel Qi for me!

  2254. Soon we all will know if Rohan Shravan is EVIL or GOOD.

    If I’d believe in God, I’d probably pray for the later.
    But as one of the atheists among us I still can hope and I’m able to believe in mankind.

    Therefore I hope Rohan will soon be able to stand in front of anybody and say:
    “Now, with no doubts left, come my friend and join us on our train into the future.”

    At first there is believe, than there is hope, and in the end there’ll be knowledge!

  2255. i never said u don’t respond. u gotta respond when u feel offended…..Of course those words aren’t nice to hear… but a verbal duel is not gonna serve the purpose.!

  2258. Let’s just wait for the information on the pre-order site.

    It makes no sense to ask thousands of questions in a blog nobody call follow or even answer. Even if Rohan wanted to answer all your questions, it’s not possible.
    I will read all information on pre-order site carefully and afterwards I decide if I order.

  2259. 1. WE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NEED TO SEE VIDEOS/PHOTOS OF THE FINAL PRODUCT.

    2. If pre-ordering, when will the credit card be charged? At the time of the pre-order, or at the time the item ships? (according to policies in the US, CC can not be fully billed until shipments are made, if you see a charge on your card it is most likely a reserve charge to set aside that money and it is not transferred until goods sent (even if this is not true you can always dispute the charge with your CC company and they will return the money and it will look very bad to NI)

    3. What forms of payment are available? (will be disclosed in order form but I would expect most CC, from my uunderstanding though, EAP required wired money because the payment gateways were not up and running, Rohan said now they are so I would expect to pay with a CC)

    4. What is the estimated shipping date — to customers — for the first batch of pre-ordered Adams? (ANSWERED… kinda… sorta… “around the same time as CES 2011″)
    (when you make a preorder you never know the ship date, you can preorder a game on gamestop and you dont have a guarantee that the game will be released on that date, you are just reserving your copy)

    5. When will the first review units arrive at Anandtech, Slashgear, and other reputable reviewers? (they may be EAP participants and not be able to publish anything due to NDA, time will tell. I bet they are preordering just like the rest of us. Most of us willing to order now dont need a review, we have been involved in the development and trust Rohan)

    6. Does the final version of the Adam have a rear touchpad? (image on slashgear shows the back of one and it could be a touch pad or it could be a access point cover, we dont have confirmation on this but it is not a game changer for most of us. I consider it an accessory that is not necessary)

    7. What max resolution does the camera record? (specs say 3.2MP look up the conversions)

    8. How much memory comes pre-installed on the Adam? (Should say in preorder, but again not a concern to me bec there is a micro SD that can expand it. prev posts have said 8, 16 possibilities…)

    9. Does the inter-changeable color strip rattle, or does it fit tightly? (LOL I dont care, I would suspect tight but I really dont care)

    10. What is your estimated production schedule (Adams/month)? ( most companies production models are 100k a month, this has not been specified and not a reason to not preorder)

    11. Will the Android Market be available on the Adam at launch? (Rohan has illuded to no guaruntees because of how custom the device is, but most of us suspect there will not be an issue and if there is, it wont be long before some third party releases a patch that will allow you to do it or at the very least, side load apps)

    12. Does NI have a trouble-ticket and technical support system in place? (yes, will be explained in order form)

    13. Will you be opening a standard discussion forum for the NI Adam where we can interact with, and receive direct support from, the engineers at NI? (maybe explained in order form, but I dont usually use these. I use forums like notion addict first. I tend to get more info faster from piers than actual) companies.

    14. Are you planning to partner with any outside retailers, or will the NI facilities in India be the only location for all sales/support? (initially we have been told no, if they can handle the traffic themselves this is not a problem, but I dont think it will be long before a retailer pics it up. You want a cheap device? buy it from the manufacturer not a retailer…)

    15. What are the warranty details for the Adam? (order form)

    16. How/where will repairs, replacements, and returns be handled by NI? Will NI cover shipping to/from the NI facilities for warrantied repair services? (most companies today require you to chip them the product and they will eat the cost of shipping it back. That is what I would suspect)

    17. Who has NI partnered with for officially-endorsed peripherals (ie. cases, adapters, screen protectors, keyboards, docks, etc)? (accessories are going to be made by anyone and everyone, is a partner necessary? they are trying to get their own product out the door. I am sure they have someone in mind but this wont change my wanting to preorder)

    18. What are the exact contents of the box that will ship with the Adam? (will be in order form)

    I am trying to get this out as fast as possible to you, no proof reading

  2261. Agreed!. I am desperate for them to succeed due to partisan reasons as well as the company, Rohan and his way of doing things have grown on me over the last year.
    I have had multiple people ask me if i am either an investor in NI or will get a commission on each adam sold the way I evangelize the product 🙂
    It is my hope and belief that all of our questions shall be answered most satisfactorily in due course.

  2263. .
    Oh please, it’s just 6 hours ahead, it’s not like it’s gonna be a week or even a day.

  2264. Yes I do and have. I have followed them from the start. I do also understand that the are not the first to develop a product and that the are not first startup to do so. The simple fact is I am hoping for something truly great here, at the same time I can’t be too excited at the notion that the last working prototype seen of the Adam is a year old and running only android and not eden. You can photoshop and write down on paper whats in your head all day, but the truth is no one I mean no one as seen a model of the Adam working in a year. I am also saying that if NI continues to do business this way it will not matter how superior there product is. The will only have the business of those that really follow them and 10,000 or 100,000 even is not enough to keep the company going. That means the company would shutter and even the faithful would have to abandoned the product without updates and support. A person can create a products the likes the world has never seen and it fail everytime with a poor business model.

  2265. @Rohan Shravan
    Not to be pickey but I’ve blogged on the previous specials as indicated by you, but it’s 30 minutes to pre-order and I’ve haven’t received my email yet. Please advise. My money is burning a hole in my pocket!

  2266. Well said. You are free to do as you please with your hard earned cash. NI has been running for a year with no income from a product and it time to pony up or sit tight the choice is YOURS.

  2267. This is HOTNESS!! I wish you & your company all the best with your fair pricing around the globe.

    If you build it, they will come.

  2269. I don’t understand.

    Adam have 6 variants : LCD (wi-fi only), LCD + 3G -900 series, LCD + 3G -850 series, Transflective (Wi-Fi only), Transflective + 3G -900 series, Transflective + 3G -850 series

    It’s means: wi-fi only, 3G, wi-fi + 3G ?

  2272. Yes. And we all want NI to be successful.

    Although I can understand people’s concern at this point.

    A video of the final product in action would definitely mitigate many people’s fears.

  2273. me neither, I’m starting to think “Fiat Luz” is just a teaserpost and the real unveiling will follow shortly. The not yet updated main page, the nonexistent infos and mails seem to bolster this theory

  2277. “Video or it didn’t happen is the law of the web.”

    What would you like to see video of?

    And how would it prove anything?

    Or are you being metaphorical?

  2278. CHILL OUT.

    Read what Bruce wrote at 22:45 and wait for the information to become available.

    You apparently want to PRE-order. Well, unfortunately for you (and some others today) the PRE indicates PRE-launch, so also PRE all the things that happen during the launch such as proper marketing and tech info, reviews, etc. etc.

    Wait till the launch. Then see if you are happy with all the information that then will come from hundreds of sources (including Notion Ink) and order.

    To me the approach of Rohan isn’t a sing of incompetence but it is a sign of keeping the human touch in an extreme busy environment. He wants to do so something to the fans and offers us a pre-order option before he has to fulfill the thousands that will be ordered by companies such as Best Buy, eXpansys etc. For that I applaud him as it might even go against the wishes of some of
    the large distributors who will try to get exclusives from him.

    Nobody is forced to order today, we can all wait until the launch.

  2280. I would also like to see a video. Something showing boot-up, frames, flash (although already done), market access, browser, web cam. The last video posted that I can find was in October and that was showing a 1080p video of a July broadcast. Really excited about the Adam, but will probably wait for laptopmag or liliputing reviews OR wait for availability from Amazon/JR/NewEgg. Other tablets have “similar” hardware sans Pixel Qi and almost all have been panned, due to software, UI, lack of flash 10.1, lack of market access (i.e., hardware is not the issue). Hands-on video would be extremely helpful.

  2283. .
    Oh for the love of, ppl it’s just 6 HOURS! If you have been stalking so long, 6 hours is nothing.

  2285. Please! Ihave been waiting for my e-mail but I haven’t get it. I read blog very often but I haven’t write in it. Please I want to get the link to pre-order

  2286. Nope. Though I am hoping to have made the list, if anyone will see it, it will be you. 😉

  2288. I simply fail to see why they withhold video evidence. It’s suspicious behaviour in an age of video, for a company that otherwise shows such savvy in internet culture and memes.

    I’ve followed this the whole way along since their demo way back when at a tech show. There is a consistent pattern of Rohan ignoring or teasing customers for information that, frankly, is essential to customer confidence from a startup.

    It’s one thing when an established company plays coy, because the odds that they’ll eventually deliver are generally pretty high. But startups always carry the risk of promising until the grave, and for a company *with the ability to prove themselves* to refuse a video is highly suspect.

    There’s a genus of fan out there that’ll assault me for speaking my mind, but I simply don’t get Rohan’s refusal to prove that the new, much vaunted Adam exists. All we’ve seen since their last TV appearance could easily be computer renders, and all it would take to prove its existance is a cheap video.

  2293. Rohan did say that the link in the email will be valid only for six hours. So it follows that they will send out email when pre-order for the family begins. Or may be (hopefully!!) few minutes before that. 🙂

  2294. where were u ..so did u get urs?? and any reply to ur email from rohan if it concerns with some genuine concerns ..

  2298. @Sowmya,

    I had to run some errands…

    I have not heard anything yet. Still waiting. And getting very anxious!

    I know Rohan is very busy, maybe they are running behind. He usually responds to my email and I sent one with an urgent need for a reply and have not heard back. He replied to one earlier, but not since. So my guess is they are working on getting stuff to us.

  2300. Nothing yet
    probably after 00:00 IST.
    you have 6 hours to order.
    in the mean time rohand will prbably update some details.
    so please stop asking details until after 00:00 IST and wait.
    Some of you could wait for an entire year but now the last 20 minutes it is becomming a problem?

  2302. Totally convinced now that the absence of comments from long term posters is due to them being the chosen few i.e. you get preorder but you must not comment on tthe blog anymore. I thought all contributors were in the family ??

  2303. Believe in NI and ready to pre-order the $550 variant 🙂 I hope it ships from India!

    All the best,
    Ishwar.

  2306. Well said Noel 🙂 … The only thing that’s bugged me that I have ever complained about was the past release dates that were missed. I know I’m not in the dark and can’t wait for my link!

    Where are you mr. link¿?

  2307. Er, anything. There is no real evidence of an actual device. Any pictures we’ve been given for the last few weeks/months can be easily rendered, barring those that show a deactivated shell that might be hollow. Lately, all we’ve seen are screenshots of interfaces, stuff you can bang together with a moment’s photoshopping.

    A video of someone using the device to do something, anything, would actually prove that:
    a) They’re masters of CGI, highly unlikely
    b) They actually have the device they claim to have.

    All this talk of magicians doesn’t help with the credibility issue. Where’s the tablet?
    I’m not even that suspicious personally. I wouldn’t want to be, given the personal investment I’ve given this company in the last few months. But I fail utterly to understand any reason not to ease customer concerns with something as trivial as a use-case video.

  2308. oohhh… the mind numbing wait! rohan please show us the final device and ui… and please send me a pre-order link…

  2309. Does anyone know if the pre-order is going to be like a typical pre-order where you place a hold on payment and it is paid when the device is shipped?

    Or is this the type of pre-order where payment is made in full at time of pre-order??

  2313. The lines in my Inbox are blurring….all I see is a certain Adam…the eyes are starting to tear…of happiness/anticipation..still staring at @ 50 mails all seemingly from Notion
    :-D…

  2315. Have not heard anything…. 😦

    And it’s not like Rohan not to respond. So he must be very, very busy. I do not have any concerns that will prevent me from being the first one to send my money. I’m as ready as can be. Bring it on!

  2317. YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! recieved pre order email from Rohan.
    Will make my order now:D

  2320. On the cusp of the beginning of the pre-orders. 15 more minutes or so.

    E-mails and credit cards ready? 😉

  2323. just to give some solace

    Apple is total dictatorial as far as company secrets are concern.
    Video of M$ courier (was a render you want that?)
    What do you think of video of playbook (third party?)?

    Now a picture is thousand words but a video is hundreds of thousands. Imagine an imperfect one?

  2324. Hi, nice to see the device launched. Will you ship to suadmerica and if so, how much will you charge? I’m in chile and would like to buy an adam.
    Regards

  2325. “but I’m quite annoyed seeing a flood of people who have probably never heard of Adam or NI before today come here and post trolling comments.” Are you sure “these” people have never heard of Adam or N1 before today. I like you and the many others have been following “SILENTLY” for many months now. I just think Rohans tactics and failure to disclose important information is terrible. You have decided to order a device based on someone telling you what you will be receiving. Why did the Ipad have video footage months before it’s release?(Trust me, I hate Apple) You are going simply on what a complete stranger has told you to expect. Foolish in my opinion.

  2326. Different ways to hit F5:

    With your eyes closed.
    With point of your pen.
    With antenna of your cell phone.

    And my favorite:
    With your coffee mug. (You have to tilt it, but without spilling any)

  2329. A 6 hour pre-order window, followed by regular orders, without a video of a production model and a shipping date is pre-mature. I understand that it is not the official launch, but this won’t inspire much confidence in my opinion.

  2332. @Richard

    I’ve been away, which concern in particular are you referring to?

    I am ready to order with what I know (and don’t know)…

  2333. So by your logic we should pre-order something we haven’t seen and something that’s likely to change based upon how many people pre-order?

    That’s not encouraging for a long term product.

  2334. I like the calculator, it has a button golden Ratio

    doubt it will really have that, but it was a nice touch for the screen above.

  2339. Hey, a query to help me decide which model to go for…how will the 3G work? Will you need to put a sim card in…and if so, can I take the sim card from my phone and use that? Or will I need to buy a separate data contract?

  2341. Rohan.. need videos and more images.

    I’m willing to get the pixel qi 3g version (hope this is 3g+wifi). but first i need to know how the lcd version and qi version compare in displaying colors.

    Please make sure that people got enough reasons to preorder. I can’t say how many would be willing to take a leap of faith.

    also give a list of the ones selected for pre-preorder. I was posting from a long time in this blog but i’m not sure how you would get my mail id. I wish to be one of them but i gotta see adam first..

    videos-images-hands on for different versions of screen-different usage scenarios..

    also, where is the battery calculator?

  2343. okie cool then.. since u were stressing on ur email.. i tot u had some doubts
    at the end of the day please dont tell me u were an insider 😉
    oh i really wish i was able to preorder !

  2344. in 1986 first i used pc now i am waiting for my tablet pc. adam is best and cheaper then other tablets

  2347. YESSSSSSSOnce you recieved mail like i did you can select a few video’s and lots of pictures attached to the mail from NI.
    Now have to make up my mind on which model i’ll buy.
    Mail recieved 2 mins ago

  2350. It has been a long time in the making.. it is just like Christmas Eve.. Lol Hopefully my one post per blog earns me an email. If not I have time since I am deployed at the moment. Take care!!

  2351. We’re not informed, that’s the problem! The lack of information!

    I want the Adam to suceed. On paper it sounds fantastic. But I can’t make that commitment based on a few words that call me “family.”

  2352. It’s not Apple. That’s the whole point. Apple has been mass-marketing hardware and software for decades.

  2361. So he can’t show us because the competition will see it? if it’s better than the competition, he should show it off. If the product is as good as stated, it will only increase launch buzz.

  2364. I want an Adam as much as anyone but I really need to see some unbiased reviews and videos of the tablet in action.
    No mystery features – I want to know what I am getting for my money.

    The people on this blog that have raised tse same concerns have a point and no amount of rabid fanboyism can change that.

    The Adam looks to be a game changer but it must be judged just like any other piece of tech out there competing for your hard earned money.

    I have followed NI since the beginning and believe they will put a phenomenal product out but by this point they really need to produce the information that an informed consumer needs to make a sound decision.

    $500+ dollars is not just a pittance it is a LOT of money for the average buyer.

  2365. If anyone is interested: I’ve got an email recently! But it was from someone else! ^^ Not the one we all are waiting for. xD haha

  2366. diffrences in memory don’t need to be checked by the fcc so there still may be options there

  2367. Dec 10th is my B-day Rohan…
    Please send me the link to preorder…
    please, please, please ? 🙂

  2368. @mozeu you just have to wait till they switch to regular ordering. Pre-ordering is optional…you are not required to do it just because you posted a comment on the blog…:)

  2369. in Banking it is called ASBA : A pplication S upported by B locked A mount.

    5 mins to go in Bagalur, India.

  2370. notion ink has not cleared FCC tests. they do not have a FCC ID .

    buyer beware.

    ask them for there FCC Id and if they give you Y2G it’s a guarantee I’d which anyone can get.

  2371. folks lets step back a bit here….there are lot of self-contradictory arguments going on …. either you believe in something or not simple… to use the cliched slogan ‘either you are with us or not’ no ifs buts…

    I am sure everyone heard of ‘unconditional love’ thats what pre-order is all about
    ask Rohan/NI for pics/videos by all means but you cant make that as a pre-condition to pre-order… its not a bargain/negotiation table we are at…

    back to the pics/videos… how many of you are actually thinking from NI’s perspective … from what we can see there is lot of parallel work in progress here… in project management terms its called ‘fast tracking’… but there is a limit to how much you can fast track.. in this case, the key and probably the only driver is the legal aspect around FCC, patents…
    Rohan said this many times over… he can’t say a word till he gets the ok from his legal team and rightly so… same goes with pics/videos

    if NI had basically copied a generic architecture/technology they would have put a live webcast for us to see everything they are doing… but we know thats not the case here… every bit/every ounce/gram of this device and every s/w feature is geared towards giving us the customers an experience we never had… so NI wants to protect their hardwork as much as we want to insure our 500/600£/$ etc.

    sorry if this offends anyone but I think there was an unncessary spike of negative energy here and just wanted to make sure we dont go on a tangent here and miss the bigger picture / mission / vision that we all dearly signed up to along with NI

    lets be the change we wanted… and that means give and take … and pulling together rather than working against each other…

    have a good evening/night all and the rest of the week….

  2372. Rohan, I need the Adam in my hands before Feb. Is that even going to be possible?
    Even if I pre order, will I be able to see it before Feb? Please say yes dude~!!

  2375. https://notionink.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/fiat-lux/comment-page-5/#comment-42565

    Being that I’m the one who made the comment you copied, I’ll respond. Yes, I do happen to plan on pre-ordering. You don’t want to that’s fine, whatever, but you’ve already posted, rudely (imo) several times…we get it. If your questions aren’t answered, don’t pre-order. It’s not a hard concept to get.

    Also, I don’t have a doubt that many of the people posting today came here after seeing the Engadget or Slashgear article. Maybe *you* didn’t, but don’t be dense and self-centered to think that just because you started being vocal that it means all the other sudden posters have just been lurkers…they came out of the woodwork last blog post when they were stressed about not being able to pre-order bc they hadn’t posted before.

  2377. Like many others, I came late to the “blog Party”. I have been excitedly reading the blog for a few weeks, but never posted prior to a couple of days ago. I dont know if that will earn me a place in preorders or not, but either way, I sincerely hope that ADAM is the smashing success I think it could be. Cant wait for more details, vids, pics, etc of a finished version along with posts and reviews from every day users. I have held off buying an Ipad in lieu of Adam’s release. Hopefully I (we) won’t be diappointed.

  2380. And then… a friend long not heard from is calling…
    Why now, please call back in an hour.

  2382. greg just wanted to ask u r u pre-ordering this without a video or real pic and more questions which r asked on this blong pls reply with ur reson if u can.

  2383. Rohan’s been quite clear that there will be no emails until at least noon IST, at which point you’ll 6 hrs to decide and then it’s open to the public. So maybe in that 6hr time frame there will be more info available.

  2385. 5 mins to gooo :)…but sadly…i wont be pre-ordering :/
    I am a Student , following adam since long time….but short of cash :(!!!

  2387. “I was posting from a long time in this blog but i’m not sure how you would get my mail id.”

    Because when you leave a reply, it asks for your name and email address. if you gave a /valid/ email, that’s where the pre-order notice will be sent to. If you didn’t give a valid email, then you aren’t going to see it.

    I know I posted a few times during the EAP announcements, but I haven’t gotten a pre-order email yet. 😦

  2388. Bsed on Rohan’s description, I think there is away to use your tablet with your PC like a Wacom, and possibly do it wirelessly. So you can write or type on you Wacom and teh writing/typing will be on you PC. But I don;t necessarily think anything has been done to improve the accuracy of handwriting and typing beyond what you get with a capacitive stylus. I’d love improvement to be there, but I really have had pretty good experience with a capacitive stylus (Targus brand) and other devices. So it’s not make or break feature.

  2389. “The Mystery Feature. It will still be a mystery! 🙂 One of my wish was to design a product where every fortnight you can receive a new update which isn’t just a security bug fix, but a discovery of something which already existed, sort of un-locking a part. This is my first attempt on the same lines!”

    Possibly because there iwas never a mystery feature. Just something else for Rohan to use to gas us all up.

  2390. ?!? Pre-order is almost here and I have been checking my email but have not received my invitation to pre-order early! I have been here for a while, and even applied to the EAP! What gives? 😦

  2395. Official notionink.com website is down, i guess new features are getting uploaded

  2396. I bet that we won’t get any emails by the so-called pre-order start time. Yet another joke from NI. A complete PR disaster.

  2398. Its funny that people can be frustrated just for a pre-order reason that lasts for 6 hours. For all that you know, maybe you would place the money sooner. But the shiping might happen together for pre-order and regular orders.

    Anyway, I would be happy if I get a pre-order mail, as I have commented in the past. Though I dont know if Rohan has a date/time from when he considers the blog comments.
    And if the pre-order mail doesnt come, then thats fine as well. It will take another 6 hours.

  2400. Hopefully NI’s mail-server doesn’t have any issues when it sends out all the pre-order notices in 3 minutes. 😛

  2401. This is not aimed at the average buyer. This is more for the early adopters. And $500 isn’t a lot to risk to be on the cutting edge of something that could be as big as this.

    This is nothing like this on the market, and unless more people are ready to take a risk there never will be.

    I know it’s a gamble, but it’s worth it to me to support a product that I really think needs to be brought to market.

  2409. i’ve been following adam for about 5 months now but only commented a few days ago. i don’t know if i’m in the family or not. I did e-mail him about a month ago about a few questions i had but got no reply.

  2410. I think some goofup happened in pre-order setup.Otherwise no point in keep us awake

  2411. They have a finished product, that is what is submitted to the FCC for Certification.

    if they change it, they would have to get recertified.

    so calm down, the product is finished. They have to ramp up production for the launch, and that takes time, but they are done with prototypes.

    He has stated several times, they want a big unveiling. Opening up for pre-orders is a nice gesture to the fans, you are in no way obligated to purchase one. this is not the big unveiling. He said he wants the biggest audiance possible, which probably will be at CES 2011, Maybe sooner, but likely there, it will be here it is, and it is shipping NOW.

    everyone else will be showing their prototype tablets that will ship several months in the future, Notion Ink will stand alone, with an assume tablet that is shipping.

  2415. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ROHAN, DON’T FORGET ME, AN EARLY POSTER AND APPLICATION APPLICANT.
    LOVE,
    JOSHUA

  2417. This wouldn’t be a fraudulent charge dispute. It would be a charge back as you never got what you paid for.

  2419. This could be a memorable scam.

    Brainwash people reading a blog that they have an excellent product. Use awful marketing principles to market the product. The supposed product is so good that the followers don’t care that they have not seen the thing in action – not even a picture. The followers are soo happy that they can pre-order a product that only exists thanks to the words on one blog.

    !0,000+ brainwashed followers pre-order the product without knowing the full specs and aftercare.

    Rohan takes $4 million+ and does a runner.

    Not bad for 2 years work.

  2420. @grey d sowmya
    me 2…will order ass soo i get the mail…what model will you ppl will be ordering ?me will go for wifi-piQI…nt sure abt the color……what u ppl say…which color?

  2425. It’s the opposite.
    I’ve the cash but I haven’t writed a comment on this blog before :s

  2427. Since the beginning of time there have been doubters and prognosticators, why expect them to not show up. This is the biggest show in town, promissing change and innovation

  2429. I dont care now if I lose my place in the queue, I am not going to sit here all night waiting for a email that should have arrived by now.

  2435. I am looking forward to getting my hands on Adam and playing around with Eden. This will either be a Christmas gift for my wife or a birthday gift for me :). Either way my wife wins. Now if I could just get an email with the pre-order link, I will be all set. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

  2438. Why o why have i never posted on this blog before..i want in 🙂

    6:00 ist = 01.30 in europe…wish i could sleep out tomorrow 🙂

  2446. I refresh this forum one second past 00:00 and there’s already five past-00:00-posts here 😛

  2450. you do that without losing your money and wait till launch time where you will “see” to your hearts content will have your third party reviews. Its timing ,buddy. So its your faith NOW IF you want to pre-order (of your own will, NI wont force)

  2451. No, I wish I was an insider. But I don’t know anything that you don’t. But Rohan has been nice enough to respond to several email messages over time. I truly feel like he is a friend! And from all I know about him, I trust him. So I don’t have any concerns at all…

  2462. Ding dong Ding Dong Ding dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding DongDing dong Ding Dong

    No-one is hom 😦

  2469. if they got the email i dont think the will be responding for a few min :).

    It will prob take a few for the mail system to get them all out anyways….

  2470. Ah, I can’t figure out if I should get a 3G model or not. Argh! If I got a 4G USB modem, would it work with Adam? This is what I need to know, because I live in a 4G area and it would make more sense to simply get Adam and use a 4G USB on those occasions when it’s not used with WiFi or offline altogether. But I really have no clue about the compatibility. Crud. Does anyone know? I’ll keep poking around the Internets looking for a good brief on the topic, but haven’t found one yet.

  2473. its almost impossible to get everyone an e-mail exactly at midnight ding 😉 many stages of that can lag you know 😀

  2474. The counter still says 1 on the website, no email, and no new blog post… sad 😦

  2475. @BALLI

    John Biggs(or his ilk),
    Do you know that one of the most attractive features of the PS3 is that it gets updates now and then with new features which keeps increasing it’s worth? Now why can’t that happen with ADAM? iPhone had an disables chips for a long long time before they were switched on(bluetoth/FM). So, if NI tells you something is there which we have not turned on, they are at being more forthright than your beloved deep pockets Apple. Now stop shouting your mouth off from the rooftop.

  2479. I’m concerned at the lack of videos of the product, I really am. Rohan, we need videos buddy. Until I see videos of the device I’ll not be ordering sadly. Besides, I’ve not had an email anyway.

  2484. No offense, you but are the one getting carried away here. People like to spend their money on things they can actually see. Given there are quite a few ADAM demo videos out there from interviews and CES, but those were prototypes – not final production units. There are also people who like to read real reviews of a product, written by some 3rd party that was granted access to the product, before they make a purchase (let alone a preorder).

    I’d like to pre-order based on what I’ve been reading and following up on with this blog (for the past year), but again, I won’t put my money down on something that has no real proof of current existence besides pictures and the creator’s word. For all I know, it’s perfect based on *his* preferences, not mine.

    No offense to Rohan and the Notion Ink team, but the reality of the business world is that businesses do not care about people, they just care about sales. They ultimately don’t care how many of their products I buy and use and brag about, they just care that they make the sale.

    So, before you preach on behalf of a company that doesn’t even know you exist, you should think twice about telling people how they should use their money. It’s actually quite rude (unless you are a marketer, then it’s expected).

    Keep in mind Rohan already mentioned the next gen NI tablet after the ADAM which means, even when you get this one, it will be out done by it’s successor IMMEDIATELY.

    p.s. – I can’t stress this enough –Businesses don’t care if a consumer is donating half their salary to charity, or that they spend their weekends caring for someone else’s grandmother, or that they are racist, or that they steal. All they care about is *that* sale and that their product survives a competitive market. That’s business. It’s not bad, it’s not good, it’s BUSINESS.

  2487. 2 minutes past and all I see is silence from the commenters! I’m not in the pre-order crowd because I fully admit to being an avid lurker since the first weekend special, but I’m dyyyying to know what’s happening!

  2492. Joe my resentment is gone. You do have a right to call someone stupid if you think they are. Of course I have the right to the opinion that calling someone stupid is an unintelligent inconsiderate remark. That does not make either of our opinions correct, just different. I also have the knowledge that I’m not stupid. So my initial feeling of resentment was uncalled for. You also know that your not unintelligent, so there will be no resentment on your part. As far as, inconsiderate. that is just an opinion as well

  2501. Has anyone got the email. How about regulars like Greg or Soumya (or umpteen others). Please confirm. 6 hour delay aint that big a deal but this is definitely a misstep that they have not posted specs for each one of 6 models plus photos and video. it does not make sense to use 3d render this late in the stage when we are ready to pre-order.

    Still I am tempted to buy 🙂

  2505. c’mon NI…you rejected my beautiful logo at least allow me to pre-order!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2506. @BALLI

    John Biggs(or his ilk),
    Do you know that one of the most attractive features of the PS3 is that it gets updates now and then with new features which keeps increasing it’s worth? Now why can’t that happen with ADAM? iPhone had disabled chips for a long long time before they were switched on(bluetoth/FM). So, if NI tells you something is there which they have not turned on, they are at being more forthright than your beloved deep pockets Apple. Now stop shouting your mouth off from the rooftop.

    edit – comment corrected

  2522. Dang, every time my blackberry buzzes with a new email my heart beats faster … stop pro-longing the agony ….

    email please?

  2531. They are likely going to launch it publically at CES, if they do it now, then at CES the competition will have already made marketing videos of how their tablet will do the same thing, off coarse it will just be a production video, not a real product. But people will go wow, I waiting for the playbook, it videos look great.

    Everyone seems to think the video of the playbook is an actual demo of the playbook, it is not. it is nothing more then a video production like a tv show.

  2537. server’s probably unable to handle the traffic… i still don’t see any updates on the site or email in my inbox

  2545. The NI site was down for a few minutes but it’s back up with no change… I don’t have my email yet but if you get one please post that you received it.

    dph

  2546. whats to stop people from sharing link with everone when they get the e-mail for pre pre-order?

  2548. well if Greg doesn’t have one yet, then there’s no hope for anyone else!

  2549. a 6 hour wait is a litle too much… will be 1.30 am here in the netherlands in 6 hours… too much.. please send that e-mail.

  2551. +1000

    I do tend to bear irrational thinking quite calmly.

    The sales have not started. (to silent me).

  2553. Just a mind game Rohan is playing. It would have been lot better if he did not play “unveiling game”…..started wasting our time by saying “stay tuned. Again after he finished with Adam-Striptease……he wrote “few hours” instead of a particular time….again people started refreshing pages hyterically. Again…..his last post….mail and link thing compelled us to remain stuck with comps. Huh…..do you have any respect for other’s time, Rohan?

  2559. All of a sudden I can’t get a connection to Yahoo! I think this is some kind of conspiracy to keep me from getting my Adam! Yahoo is blocked here at work so I have to use my phone to check and now it’s failing me………..

  2561. The second day i sitting here just to reload the site

    EAP 2 -> no email
    blog since don t know -> no email
    following twitter since febuary-> no update

    so i have to search for more secrets at website 😀

  2562. LOL! Check out the tags on Engadget’s article about the Adam bezel. (Obviously the first render was mistake. The bezel on the right is not proportionate to the bezel on the left so it was corrected on the 2nd render):

    TAGS: adam, fail, misleading, notion ink, notion ink adam, NotionInk, NotionInkAdam, photoshop, pre-order, pre-orders, shady, slate, tablet, vapor, vaporware

    fail, misleading, shady, vapor, vaporware? They are a bunch of Apple c*ckmunchers!

  2568. Watching my spam folder intently!!! Never loved it or glanced at it with so much of anticipation!!! There is a mail THERE!!! Sh*t it’s pill-spam!!!!

  2570. AS for trying to decide on which model… It’s Pixel Qi for me all the way. LCD was never a consideration as I want the different display modes and power saving of the Pixel Qi. Pixel Qi is of of Adam’s best features… The it just comes down to $50 more for 3G. well, I’d rather have it than not and regret it later, and $50 is not a deal breaker for me. So I plan to get 3G too.

  2575. I think Rohan never intended to fully unveil the Adam today. He is saving that for CES. So the pics are all we have to live with for next one month.

  2576. Website appears to be there… but there doesn’t seem to be anything new on it.
    (… is my ISP does evil caching stuff?)

    As to lack of information: Orders by credit card are going to be safe enough. I certainly won’t be pre-ordering via any other means.
    And if they take the money before the device ships, then I’ll be ready to call it a scam.
    As it is… there’s enough here for me to think it’s a worthwhile risk, startup and all.

  2579. ppl all over the US are being unproductive on their jobs right now waiting on an email from NI lol!

  2585. Still no mail….you know, i’m starting to get bugged….first the VERY SLOW reveal and now a delay in the e-mails.

  2590. Good point and I’m not sure that it even makes a difference… Does it? I’m guessing they’ve got more than 5,000 to start with and I read on slashgear that they won’t ship until January 6th so I imagine it’s not a big deal.

    dph

  2597. I haven’t posted in a while but I was invited to the EAP a couple weeks backs, I would have thought we would be getting some more info regarding that still can’t wait to get one, I’ll probably be getting my wife one as soon as I can! @Rohan where is our EAP info?

  2600. It’s just that we overflow the server with traffic every time we reach one of these deadlines. It’s been like this for the last several deadlines lol.

  2602. they arn’t going to change anything about the tablet, other then fix any bugs they find before launch,

    What the pre-order will do is help then adjust productions runs to effeciently produce the 6 variations of the tablet.

    they aren’t just going to produce an equall number of each, they need to see initinal demand so they can fine tune it.

    Also, pre-order will help them test their systems, payment gateways, shipping, logistics, etc. We in effect are beta testers of the order system. which is fine by me

  2608. no invite yet… i managed to get a smiley out of you for the digitizer, but no chance to pre-order! email me!! 😛

  2612. Does anyone know the “for sure” colors? I went back to the voting blog and it looks like Titanium Black and Metallic Blue are choices. Anyone know for sure, not that it really ‘curse word’ matters?

    –Joshua

  2618. Earlier there was a scramble for updates..
    Now it even more mad rush for the mails.

    Still no mail for pre ordering

  2623. I went back to the voting blog and it looks like Titanium Black and Metallic Blue are choices. Anyone know for sure, not that it really ‘curse word’ matters?

    –Joshua

  2631. Nothing; too depressing for words. Really feel for all you guys here who, like me, have posted comments for weeks, positive and negative, shouldn’t matter, we all care that’s why we are here, felt like part of a family. You still are to me guys. Take Care. Will be back later but expect no change. … .. .. .

  2635. You crazy kids. It was pics or it didn’t happen in my day. Redtube has spoiled you!

  2639. Ditto. I just want to make sure that the 900 series is the right one for me (in India). Rohan’s post says that the website will clarify, but I don’t see anything there yet. And of course, I haven’t yet received the email – so all this is pre-mature!

  2641. Come on. Change that binary counter.. Its well pas t 12 here in Chennai, India.
    u cannot get the world back by holding ur clock not to move. can u?

  2648. Is the You Tube channel actually owned by rohan or is it a fan?

    @Rohan Shravan
    Though i have not got any mail yet, still it would be so much better if NI could just release some more info now.

    1) A Video with a few demos
    2) Actual hard disk capacity of ADAM, spec sheet says 8+
    3) Does it support Android Marketplace and all other android apps?
    4) Is the back trackpad there or has it been removed?
    5) When will we get the Adam delivered, or at least when will it be shipped?

    Please NI, amazing so far, let it be this way going into the orders!

  2650. ***ING MOTHER***ERS PIECES OF ****

    I got an email – from Amazon gift ideas suggesting (I kid you not) socks. First they kill off Wikileaks.com, now they nearly clot my arteries with sheer rage.

  2652. So far got a few emails from Nigerians to get millions of $ , from WOW admin to activate some of my accounts I dont own ,

    Even some some chain emails but still no email from Notion Ink.

  2653. its 00:00 IST in india.. i didnt get any pre-order email…..
    please check your mails and inform if any one got in any extra info????

  2655. I agree with some of the other posters…Perhaps the servers are being over taxed or perhaps he hasn’t quite figured out how to differentiate new posters from old posters. at any rate the EAP applicants such as myself should have received an email by now.

  2656. That depends on the information that Rohan says will be in the email (if I get one). I need to see it working in a video.

  2657. Yes, the Pixel Qi screen is what I’ve been holding out for. Otherwise, I probably would have broken down and bought another Android tablet already.

    I have an OLPC XO-1 and love the screen.

  2658. What a day of mixed emotions! I’m ecstatic about getting to order and disappointed I have not got an email yet. I’m tired from not sleeping much, and hungry. But I’m not leaving this PC until I get to order!!! 😉

  2659. Sadly only mail i got after 00.00 IST on DEC 10th read something like “New On iTunes: Best Album & Song, Festive Cooking Apps, 99p Film Rentals, TV and More”

    I have posted here before…. and was about to throw my PC when i saw the above mail…

  2660. Welcome to the world Adam.
    Well, welcome to the universe…..
    Please Rohan, give me the email to preorder………

  2661. At least you are at work I set the alarm to get up at 2:30am here in australia 🙂

  2664. Rohan blog update was normally at around 2 pm ist. but today(in fact yesterday) it was at 8 pm. If we apply the same logic the “NI blog family” members may get mail in 6 am IST!!

  2665. I’m waiting for the e-mail 🙂 I think that I will refresh my inbox a lot of time until I receive it ^^

  2667. If you read the above post, he says it’s going to be white, but in mid-Jan, they’ll launch interchangable colors.

  2668. the count down on the website is still ‘1’.

    Hopefully people will start getting emails about pre-order soon…
    I have added @notionink.com to my spam filter…just as a precaution…of course in the good hope that I will be included in the first batch…
    waitng eagerly…

  2670. Sadly only mail i got after 00.00 IST on DEC 10th read something like “New On iTunes: Best Album & Song, Festive Cooking Apps, 99p Film Rentals, TV and More”

    I have posted here before…. and was about to throw my PC away when i saw the above mail…

  2671. I think that Rohan & Co. have more important issues to think of right now… traurig aber wahr 😦

  2674. Well, I didn’t get a pre-order invite. I guess my Christmas dollars will have to go to someone else. There is no way I am going to be in the second of pre-orders, not when then first round get’s shipped the second of January. I need a tablet before the semester starts… that was my deadline.

  2679. no email, rhode island, USA… lol anybody else crash their browser from constant refreshing?

  2680. not good NI… you’re losing credibility. why don’t you post on your blog or at least tweet?

  2683. Gecko, Philip, Sowyma–thou popular bloggers three–didst thou receive thine e-mail? Speak truthfully, kind souls!

    –Joshua

  2687. am sleepy here..2.45AM in Perth Australia..

    I have another 8hrs before i loose internet connection and enter the deep ocean…

  2689. Something is fishy………NI is unable to keep words………their website remains as such…no updates. No mails and links to any one of “family”. 00.00 IST is already 15 minutes past………….huh
    Was this biggest organised joke?

  2690. No video no pre-order. Rohan please post some videos (“s” as in plural) on your new youtube channel please.

    You are just giving people and tech sites to criticize Adam (I don’t like it 😦 ).

    So please release video of the UI, Adam itself, everything else.

    Oh and check this guys comment about what should be there. Ok I’ll just quote him (no copyright infringement intended):

    “1. WE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NEED TO SEE VIDEOS/PHOTOS OF THE FINAL PRODUCT.

    2. If pre-ordering, when will the credit card be charged? At the time of the pre-order, or at the time the item ships?

    3. What forms of payment are available?

    4. What is the estimated shipping date — to customers — for the first batch of pre-ordered Adams? (ANSWERED… kinda… sorta… “around the same time as CES 2011″)

    5. When will the first review units arrive at Anandtech, Slashgear, and other reputable reviewers?

    6. Does the final version of the Adam have a rear touchpad?

    7. What max resolution does the camera record?

    8. How much memory comes pre-installed on the Adam?

    9. Does the inter-changeable color strip rattle, or does it fit tightly?

    10. What is your estimated production schedule (Adams/month)?

    11. Will the Android Market be available on the Adam at launch?

    12. Does NI have a trouble-ticket and technical support system in place?

    13. Will you be opening a standard discussion forum for the NI Adam where we can interact with, and receive direct support from, the engineers at NI?

    14. Are you planning to partner with any outside retailers, or will the NI facilities in India be the only location for all sales/support?

    15. What are the warranty details for the Adam?

    16. How/where will repairs, replacements, and returns be handled by NI? Will NI cover shipping to/from the NI facilities for warrantied repair services?

    17. Who has NI partnered with for officially-endorsed peripherals (ie. cases, adapters, screen protectors, keyboards, docks, etc)?

    18. What are the exact contents of the box that will ship with the Adam?” (palehorse on SG)

  2691. OK, I think Rohan has to give an update soon, because a lot of people are waiting for the mail. And if all mails are out they can go to bed for the next 6 hours.

    Rohan, please be so kind and tell us if we should wait for pre order or if we have to for the public order.

  2692. can anyone do a differencefilter on the 3 (!!) different images



    no matlab here sorry, but maybe we get a ip to preorder, there have to be something 😉

  2693. GOOD work!! I looks like a really nice device but the size is just to big for me. Is notion ink planning on releasing a 7inch version? The thought of carrying around two devices does not appeal to me.

    Matt

  2694. None from NJ, USA yet. On a related topic, look at the broad range of countries/states/provences represented in the comments above. Global community indeed. :o) Disappointment in the wait notwistanding, to me that’s pretty darned cool.

  2696. I’m one… My CFO just came in and saw that I was refreshing the site. He knows I’ve been waiting for this so he was kind and said “Order one for me if you can and I’ll come back later” – great guy.

    dph

  2697. Tough there are lots of things I want to know, surprisingly the one that I am curious about the most is how much storage it will come with… Hoping for at lest 32GB.

  2700. I feel the exact same way, Greg. I will be doing the same thing. The Pixel Qi screen is a huge feature for me.

  2701. He said it would be matte black with a white strip around the side that we will be able to customize in the middle of January when some partner company will have them available.

  2704. Server is getting hammered. I saw it throw an error once. I think notionink’s email system is down and so no one got an email 😦

  2706. @Sowmya

    Can you reply back once you get email. Not knowing what to do next is a problem…

  2707. Anybody have a clue whether to order the 850 series or the 900 series for India????

    Still awaiting my email 😦

  2721. sadly my good fellow, I have yet to get my email, but I believe it shall come soon or my inner fan boy will die.

  2723. You guys are crazy posting where you live and that you haven’t received emails… WTF? Just stay calm and when one person get the email many will too…then you can go posting where you live etc, lol

  2724. I was interested to try other tablet before adam comes so that i can love my adam more and registered for pre-order (EXOPC and WeTab) but never got email. I don’t think will get one here either.

  2727. Got a new page, so I thought I would comment. Lol. No e-mail yet for me either. It will come when it comes.

  2729. folks, this is nuts. my clicking arm is actually cramping up, going to twiddle my thumbs instead.

  2731. It’s well past midnight. Tired of waiting for email to arrive. Will see in the morning….:(

  2733. same here no emal for me too………. its ral sad.. dont know whats really going on….. 😦

  2734. I think the emails are gone..thts why there is so much traffic on the notionink website

  2744. Default Adam comes in Matte Black Color with white strip, but this strip is replaceable.

  2749. No email here either in Sweden and Im a EAP2 member so hoping that will qualify me for the pre-pre order

  2752. i wait for a very long time
    i need to go to sleep!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    i have headache!!!!!!

  2761. not yet! since it will be a sort of ‘bulk mail’ going out to a lot of recipients make sure you guys check your spam/bulk folders also

  2769. I’m not sure how WordPress works. Does NI have access to our email addresses if we aren’t WordPress members?

  2773. Ok the excitement is nice, but some people are trying to keep real deadlines at home here, I have a project due yesterday and REALLY am trying to give time to NI. Guys really? I waited until 3am last night I have no sleep in me…..

    REALLY????

  2775. My comment was a reply for Greg’s

    Me too…
    Is it going to be a Happy B-day for me Rohan?

  2776. well if you are awaiting an email think logically.. you have 6 hours from the time of getting the email to place your preorder.. as long as you check within those 6 hours you should still be able to preorder it….

  2777. No real pictures, no videos, no mail… I put a lot of trust in NI and Rohan, I hope that I will not be dissapointed!!

  2778. I just got an email telling me that I won US$ 100 million. Bye bye loosers, I’m off to the islands …. wait a min … why does he want me to wire funds to Nigeria??? hmmm…

  2779. OK, I think I will leave now. Nothing new from Rohan and no email. I’m very sad. I thought I was a part of the family.

  2780. Even Greg is getting tired… and my wife got a new nickname for me: Grumpy! My employer is going to fire me if I stay glued to my computer… 😦

    Please Rohan, help us out!

  2785. I’ve not lined up like this since the very first Star Wars Movie, this is exciting. Australia, still nothing

  2786. I suspect they are in some trouble, running against time. They are unable to keep words specially about time. They hardly have respect for other’s precious time. I am sad to say that this was very poor and unprofessional show by NI. At least I did not expect this…..even if they are new company.

  2789. Unless the email contains a confidentiality clause, stating I can’t tell anyone I go it (I can’t image that it would), I will let you know…

  2793. Any news on the ship date, after we can pre-order? I am assuming there will be more information after we click on the pre-order link.

  2794. next time some kickass product comes along, people try to ignore the hype until it arrives,

    anyways 3 months from now every other kid will be holding an adam, but without the headache and the heartburn.

    and if thats not the case then more headache and heart burn…..lol

  2800. I’m interested in one of these. I know cell phone carriers have one with 3G and you have to pay a monthly data fee. How does your 3G ones work? Wifi would be enough for me I’m guessing. I have been researching some other tablet and now I want to read up on this and see specs.

  2806. A repeat post from me as it’s appearing again.

    Band V (W-CDMA 850) in Australia (Telstra NextG Network), Thailand (True move and DTAC), New Zealand (XT Mobile Network), Brazil, Canada, the USA, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Venezuela, other parts of South America, Israel[2], parts of Asia (ITU Region 2 and ITU Region 3), Poland (Sferia/Aero2 – hspa+ internet only)

    Band VIII (W-CDMA 900) in Europe, Asia, Australia (Optus and Vodafone regional/country 3G networks), New Zealand (ITU Region 1 and ITU Region 3), Thailand (Advanced Info Service) and Venezuela (Digitel GSM)

    Source is wikipedia

  2807. Very exciting can’t wait to get my hands on one! Congratulations and thank you for all the hard work!

  2808. That would be quite unrealistic. The sort of people who would be interested in features like “Tegra 2”, “Pixel Qi”, and especially “Linux kernel v2.6.35” aren’t the sort of people who wouldn’t understand how to contact their credit card company and reverse the charges.

    Now, if Notion Ink starts demanding payment with Western Union money transfers… :p

  2809. gaahh, my browser isn’t refreshing and showing new comments…can’t…take..the..suspense!

  2810. I think they are putting up the new site…once that is done, they will perhaps send out the mails with the links.

  2812. Rohan, please break the silence on why no emails to anyone…I am sure there got to be a reason for this..Also, please clarify on the “demo” because consumers like you and me believe in seeing..I hope you and marketing team understand..2 cents.

  2815. What is it with all the “no email” comments?

    It’s like a freakin’ Where’s Waldo gone bad….

  2822. Got it!!!!

    Your attention, I mean. 😉

    will the pixel-qi variant have higher default storage memory?

  2823. No, OK. I now have enough of a clue to know that makes no sense. But can my husband (who I’m buying this for) use a SIM card from his Blackberry in the Adam as long as it is enabled for 3G either through hardware or by using a USB modem? Anyone????

  2824. No emails yet!! This is not cool. Rohan don’t keep the family waiting. If no action, atleast have some communication going.

  2826. Tech specs is down. Maybe is changing…
    “The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.”

  2830. when did rohan say they got a approval from fcc? or this is somthing which u r assuming and why cant ni guys post the same wht u said it would be like from the horses mouth dont u think so ? i never in my wildest dream think NI is a scam they have come on tv here in india with thier product what we need is a simple video or real pics ok i understand what u say but why cant rohan make a post saying what problems he has for not posting the video and a date when he thinks he can post 1 . then guys can decide here whethere to take the dive on pre-order or not . dont u think its so simple ? either show a video if not tell us why u cant and when u can . it will be less effort then rendering pics right ?

  2833. Rohan,
    Awesome news and thank you for taking the time to pen a very detailed post. Looking forward to more details in your weekend post.

    If I may step on the soapbox for a few minutes….
    For all the folks who seem caught up in the nitty gritty and jumping ahead to talking about returns, channel partners etc, take a deep breath (or several) please! Take a moment to acknowledge the information confirmed or shared this week. Remember, this is a mid-week post. I’m pretty sure there will be more information forthcoming about the logistics and pictures before the product actually ships.

    I understand the passion around the specs and every small detail, since I am like that too, although to a much lesser degree than years past. I remember being very concerned at a bicycle store, noticing that my bike’s gear set wasn’t the top of the line Shimano, didn’t have better pedals etc., ignoring the fact that I was getting a great set of more expensive wheels and a bike several hundred $ below market value. I was just blinded by this insane desire for perfection and I had to have all the bells and whistles I had read in the magazines and in online reviews. The owner almost berated me and said “Just go ride, man”. I didn’t like that message at that time, but I realize how true that is. Even after a 60mile (about 100km) ride I didn’t feel as though my bike was a problem.

    If you need any more perspective, look at the hue and cry that the “uber-geeks” and tech journalists raised when Steve Jobs did the following:
    1. Introduced a Mac with no floppy drive
    2. Introduced an iPod with no FM radio or expandable memory
    3. Introduced the iPhone with no copy-paste, user replaceable battery or expandable memory and forced you to sync with a PC running iTunes.
    Did it matter to the 80% of the population which seems to take more joy in just using something? Not at all. These are the most successful products out there and have a great following among the geeks as well as the mainstream population.

    I learned this harsh lesson myself as a Product Manager when I designed an application and took feature suggestions from a very vocal set of power users while designing it. Long story short, I’m very proud of all the functionality I introduced, but I could never get adoption to go beyond 40-50% since the “mainstream” didn’t care for the features or thought it made the application too complex.

    Here’s hoping that Adam manages that difficult task of making the feature crazy geeks happy AND getting enough mainstream support from the general population, to make this the best selling Tablet out there.

    Lastly: bigger companies with well defined distribution channels can and do have different retail price lists, but the decision is not driven by the end-user Sales Tax or VAT which can be a huge nightmare to manage when you have a global customer base. Its great that Rohan is being very transparent about the pricing and to me it seems fair. Here in Silicon Valley, I pay one of the highest Sales Taxes in the country at 9.25% while folks in Washington and some other states pay zero. I don’t see how Notion Ink can make accommodations for different regulations and taxation schemes to ensure the final price is the same for everyone.

    Thanks
    Prakash

  2838. That post is from months ago; According to comments it does have Android market access and (to my knowledge) from Rohan.

    Even if it didn’t by default, it could be sideloaded 😉

  2840. Well i am not throwing tantrums and i am prepared to wait.. could u kindly give me time so that i can set an alarm and go to sleep…

  2841. I am waiting to get my link so i can pre-order my notion ink adam tablet…. im so exited

  2842. I have been following the release of Adam in the hope that when (…if) it really is successful and famous, I can tell my grandkids that “I was there”. However, my heartfelt feelings for folks eagerly waiting for a mail. But sadism inherently creeps and I should say this is fun. 😉

  2843. site is up but developers page is still down … i am guessing this is because of traffic

  2846. Yeah, His server is gettings its ass kicked…

    You all should get off the NI website to free up bandwidth so the email can get out…. Or Rohan can just shut the site down for a while 😉

  2847. Was the timing wrong? No E-mail and I am starting to go into mood swings. What happened, anyone, pls answer, is anyone out there???????

  2850. Phew…fastidious checking of GMail pays off! The email contains a thank you from Rohan and a link to an external payment processing firm. That page has a counter of some sort that is winding down. It is at 3847 right now and drops about 20 every thirty seconds or so. Is this the number of units available? Anyways, I got my order in. Woohoo! I’m going to ask my Dad if he wants me to order him any as Christmas presents because the orders are verified against the email address list.

  2853. Hype we generate and anticipated deadline ~ traffic on main site
    -> heavy pull = site goes down.

    So you can quit hitting refresh until you get the e-mail with the LINK.

  2854. The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.”

    means it s overlioaded so dont post it and say they are changing stuff

  2856. Even if there is some Hiccups , I will not complain. For a start UP what ever happened here is HUGE.
    Hats Off
    It’s just a bit of patience is what I need.

  2857. 1. Why microSD over SDHC or SDXC?
    2. Why only a 3.2mp camera, my EVO has a great 8mp?
    3. Why the choice between 2 radios why not just put both 850 and 900 in it?
    4. T-Mobile USA uses the 1700/2100 MHz AWS Band for its 3G and HSPA network is this radio in every adam or left out all together? I will not touch AT&T

  2859. hey guys,

    what’s ur take on adam capability for writing hand written notes?. what stylus will the capacitive screen support? (is wacom compatible?).

    This is extremely important for all those students/researches buying it for e-reading and to annote their notes.

    Also, apps for hand written notes recognition and auto conversion to digital texts ?!!

    Pls throw light on these, if u could..

  2860. Freaking amazing, and very much my current thoughts right now. People are nothing short of entertaining.

  2861. The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems

  2863. Obviously I’m not the only one autorefreshing the NI-page, Rohans youtube channel, this blog and my mail =)

  2868. Well its now almost 2pm est and no email… i have been posting on the blog often for a few months at least and am surprised i havent gotten anything.

  2872. Slashgear has mentioned that they have confirmation from Rohan that shipping will be around CES 2011 i.e. Jun 6

  2874. so if you stay inuk and visit india should i buy Band VIII (W-CDMA 900) ? how does it work ? is it 850/900?
    dont know. help..

  2876. So are you claiming to have ordered one without seeing any videos or pictures of an actual adam working?

  2877. no email yet, anyone got an email so far? site seems to be intermittently crashing as well…

  2879. no on knows if the Adam switches on yet, never mind complex questions like that.

    Rohan will get back to you on that one in a few months.

  2881. No Email here as well. On weather to pre- order not: You can always pre-order and then cancel the pre-order if you feel Notion Ink does not come forward with enough to satisfy you in going forward with the purchase. They should not charge your credit card until the item is shipped. Shipping will not take place instantly so you would have time to evaluate Mr Adam a bit more. I will go all the way and make my personal evaluation when it is in my hands.

  2883. @Nikesh So when is the date of shipping ? Some details u could share from the mail ?

  2885. I believe in a humane society.

    People(our family) in certain parts of the world need sleep. Rohan, If the emails are out or they are imminent let us know. I can last ok in the uk as its only 18.55 but others are tired, and I truly feel for them.

  2888. welcome Afganistan
    maybe we could all say our country and see wher we are all from.
    also say local time.

    The Netherlands 19:55PM

  2893. so if you stay in uk and visit india should i buy Band VIII (W-CDMA 900) ? how does it work ? is it 850/900?
    dont know. help..

  2895. Great news for all who loves innovation. Want to comment about engadget.
    Engadget is lobbyist for apple rather then journalist of tech gadget. So no need to worry about those creatures.
    Keep it up i Rohan with innovative ideas. Also keep writing on this blog..may be about Eve…Adam-2…

  2900. Woah! Is this old or new news? This seems pretty significant! That would be one more hour from now. 😦

  2901. I know what we can buy Rohan for Christmas… A wrist watch! 😉

    Just giving you a hard time. I know you are super busy and everyone at NI is doing all they can to keep these rolling along smoothly. We all really appreciate it!

  2903. @raviraj

    there are permutations and combinations of reasons/possibilities. See its not so simple like you say. the above comments touches a wee little of what is happening backstage.

    About the FCC, are you sure you have been following the blog if you cannot assimilate that info?

    Again I say you will have your hearts fill WHEN it is right.
    At the moment its your choice not to preorder!! 🙂

  2907. Nothing on my end either. Hoping for decent memory size in response to Greg’s comment but honestly I’d be happy with 8GB. I have a class 6 16GB microSD card and I would be completely willing to get a 32GB one. I just hope the adam can properly take advantage of the cards (some phones aren’t even capable of class 6 speeds).

  2910. Anyone realised that another Company with the same initials is located at the adress of Notion Ink? National Intruments …. no proof no product

  2913. Yeah. I used my Amex so if it doesn’t come, I can have them issue a charge back. If I don’t like it, I’ll load stock android and wait for the new Motorola tablet to drop.

  2917. I’m not sure the website is being updated. I’m thinking that the host server is being overrun by the page requests of those seeking more information or signs of some sort of P.O.S. interface and simply can’t handle the strain.

    Which is a good thing for Notion Ink. It would be interesting to see if, given that their tablet is so amazing, they could possibly manage to produce a million tablets in three months like the Galaxy Tab.

  2918. Rohan, this is your moment, it’s going to make or break Adam, we have all been waiting so long. You will lose a lot of credibility if the e-mails don’t go out soon. You are leaving the door open to all of the nay-sayers to talk about how right they are.

    You and your team have worked so hard, obviously you may have needed more time to pull these things together. Why have a countdown clock if nothing happens when it reaches 0? Very anti-climactic and disappointing, not to mention for those of us that have posted on FB and tweeted this to all our friends, we are starting to look like idiots because we have nothing to show for our enthusiasm.

    This is not a good way to get/retain customers.

  2921. Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)! Let’s take a look at the image on the left.

    Hmmmmmm !!!

  2922. New Engadget post says Notion Ink pre-orders “will only be open to tried-and-true fans (apparently, they exist!)”

    Yes, we do exist. Frankly, I think it is incredibly rude, how dismissive Engadget is of Notion Ink and all of us fans.

  2928. some people asking
    Size+Weight

    * Thickness: ~14 mm
    * Width: 191 mm
    * Length: 269 mm
    * Weight: ~1.6 pounds

    System on Chip

    * NVIDIA Tegra 250
    * Dual Core Cortex A-9
    * ULP GPU

    Memory+Storage

    * 1GB DDR2 RAM
    * 1GB SLC
    * 8+ GB Flash
    * Micro-SD Card support

  2932. But wait.. adam has got to have an appointment alarm. Well, back to the drawing board on that Christmas gift.

  2933. austria time is 19:57 now…so a few hours left to stay awake….in worst case till normal order is online !

    rohaaaaaaaan…..all the brave bloggers are waiting for your mail…..
    just click send and watch notion ink’s inboxes increasing fast !!!!

    many greetings form vienna !!!!!!!!!1

  2935. FFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU??????????? 14 more hours? Now which one is a troll, Rohan or his official site

  2937. I clicked on the order link, and it said not yet, come back at 12 pm PST…which is 3 am EST, which is not the original 7:30 PM everyone has said…so confused!

  2946. I still have not received an email. Have some of you? I’ve double-checked my spam, and nothin’.

    Any thoughts????

  2948. I tried that once with the Wii. “Nah, I’m gonna wait and see…”. When the days came near though I was one of the first to pre-order it. 🙂

  2956. Greg I am expecting you to get an e-mail. I have voted in the polls and posted on the blog but not very often. So I am not sure I will. When you receive your e-mail will you let us know?

  2957. I’ve been waiting for the Adam for such a long time. I never replied to any blogposting here but i read everyone since half a year ago.
    But my enthusiasm dies in this very moment. First because of a counter which is kind of useless because it is in another time universe … or sth like this… second because the none of the ‘family’ seems to get the promised pre ordering email…. notionInk what’s wrong? In this very moment its so wrong to behave this way 😦

  2964. Ok all ladies & gentlemen….

    Its signoff from me. Hope will get ADAM in dream & by tomorrow in morning in email and by next week in my hands!! might be blogging though ADAM multi touch key board

  2966. Hello,

    Any chance to view a video demo of the final product ? I can’t find anything (only demo’s with the unfinished product from months ago).

    Thanks.

  2969. Rohan….I woke up to preorder…:/

    Now you’ll make us wait an hour…oh, I spy something!

    Restless Legs make a couple of hard mistresses…

  2974. you know… all said and done, we haven’t seen too many real solid live product shots or videos of this thing. we saw a few pictures of mock-ups from the factory but that was it. why so many renders and pretty UI pictures but no solid pictures of the adam in action? if you talk to anyone outside the forum about this, they are going to tell you that you would be crazy to order a product with so little real-life evidence of existing, let alone working as mentioned. shouldn’t be too hard to show real life product photos or videos… why is there none? i am just playing the skeptic here, it’s something i tend to do. but it’s not an illogical question!!

  2977. nice find… but i am leaning on the disappointed side now with the lack of information and missing of deadlines!

  2978. 12 pm PST is one hour from now… This is starting to get Hamlet-like.
    This waiting and stopping, etc., reminds me of Eliot’s poem “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.”

    LET us go then, you and I,
    When the evening is spread out against the sky
    Like a patient etherised upon a table;
    Let us go, through certain half-deserted streets,
    The muttering retreats…

    Take a look at it.

  2984. GOT E-MAIL

    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink

  2987. Are you just joshing us? This is not cool. Rohan stated 0:00:00 IST (Indian Standard Time) which was 30 minutes ago!

    There should have never been a countdown clock if they weren’t ready.

  2995. I’d like as much internal storage as possible. 16GB microSDHC cards are still the sweet spot right now. 32GB is still a little bit expensive. Yah, I hope the card reader has good throughput and takes advantage of the faster cards. It seems like NI has put the best of everything into adam so I can’t imagine it won’t.

  3000. I got it but server is down, will only accept visa or amex. What a bummer, just cancelled my amex and only hve mastercard. Have to figure something out.

  3002. How about a *vacation*? If I’d been working for as long and hard as I’m sure Rohan has, that’s all I’d want for Christmas! 🙂

  3007. Why the damn bi-polar times? First is at midnight on the 9th IST. Then it is EST, then PST and then Rohan says 00:00 on the 10th IST with everyone else six hours later. But the order page on the site says to come back at 12pm PST which is an hour and half from the missing 00:00 IST release.

    I am done. If there is no video at 3pm PST, I will riot.

  3011. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

  3017. I like everything I’ve heard so far and would love to preorder, but the choice between 850 or 900 is annoying I am travelling between America and Europe so what now?

  3018. Can’t wait to test the battery life on this tablet pc. Finally something that beats ipad in every feature including price.

  3021. http://www.notionink.com/order.php

    Check out that link – It says come back at 12 pm PST – That’s in about an hour’s time.. :-)…
    I’m tired of waiting for this… Going to sleep – a little disappointed… 😦 nt the way i expected it… Suspense is fine this’s stretching it a bit

  3023. this is the e-mail:

    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

  3032. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

  3035. i think i know what is the hidden feature!!! From a software application you tell the camera to rotate. So you don’t manually rotate the camera but you can be more discrete and point the camera to the person/scene you want to focus on from the application. Finally there is light.

  3036. Just listen outside. I will be yelling “I got it, I got it!” loud enough to be heard all across the world… 😉

  3037. Rohan,
    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only.
    Why no mastercard????
    Best regards, Aad

  3039. You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only.

    Seriously????

    ok. i’m outta here (mastercard).

  3040. Got the mail… IT WAS IN THE SPAM FOLDER!!!!

    it says

    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:
    ********************************
    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink

  3043. Engadget – With that said, the tablet still hasn’t cleared the FCC and we still haven’t seen any live photos of this stuff in action, so click that pre-order button at your own risk.

    what crap is this?

  3045. LOL, > 3:29 : “You are siiting in a chair in the sky”
    So why all the complaints ? Hello Dude : You’re flying !
    Nice one Todd 🙂

  3046. Okay. Got the mail which ended up in my Spam.

    And even though everyone figured out the /order.php link, you would still need a email and mystery code to go along with it.

    So pls stop refreshing at 12pm PST mmkay?

  3055. It’s hard to judge the situation out here! Bunch of dedicated fans, that Rohan’s calls as a “family”, are literally wasting their time. Some definitely might be enjoying too! I think enough of suspense any more. Let’s get straight to business. You seem to have a breakthrough product and every one has been sincerely following it’s evolution and, I equally trust your attention to details. But, personally, this is just not about liking the product that your team has helped to assemble (no doubt about that), time has come for people to buy and use it. It’s no more fun waiting for long hour’s in front of the computer screen for the web site to get updated! My sincere request is, try to handle the situation by posting appropriate times of update and other details as hundreds have asked, at times sadly begged, for. Thanks lot and my sincere wishes for ADAM.

  3059. thanks for speaking the truth, your one of the few people who actually understand what we should be doing.

  3062. nope… ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-( ;-(

  3067. What….. I’ve been waiting a YEAR and they now won’t take MasterCard…. What the Hell.

  3068. I didn’t post on the blog but I sent email inquiries a few times. Check my IP address NI. I’ve been on this site religiously for the past 6 months. Show some love.

  3070. “you are sitting in a chair in the sky!” LOL

    thanks todd… hopefully there is enough +ve energy left in the blog to cancel out all the negativity that floating around….

    keep the smiles on folks

  3072. Will we be notified when server is available or wait and refresh until we get in? aand Rohan, why no mastercard.

  3075. or… NOPE! 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦 😦

  3080. from noreply@notionink.com

    subject: Adam Preorder Link

    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink

  3081. 1) SDXC (SDA 3.0 compliant) uses “exFAT” and SDHC (SDA 2.0 compliant) are not backward compatible. so cannot use them unless u have those slots in other devices.
    NI has gone with generality than tech savvy on this. People use Micro-SD on phones.
    2) 3.2 mp is decent enough. Higher is good to have but…$ ?!?!
    3) because all countries do not have both active. one of them is enough. choose urs.
    4) I don’t know of US specs..excuse me on this.

    Hope i didn’t sound rubbish..
    just trying to kill time trying to answer as i wait for preorder mail !?!?

  3094. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:
    http://www.notionink.com/order.php?…[the rest of the URL is user-specific, so I’m omitting it intentionally]…

    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink

  3095. also got my mail just now (it was in the spam folder, so check that!)

    -like others have experienced the page says “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”

  3096. Not greedy, I, but are we allowed to buy two, one for ourselves and one for a spouse, etc.? Merupula??

  3097. ok I live in the pacific north west, so I live in the pacific standard time zone. Currently its 11:07 so only 53 more minutes.

  3102. yeaaah I got my email…….

    but I dont have cash ……if anybody in india want I can share the link

  3111. Regarding GSM frequency bands

    Can I use my Adam on business trips to the US (850) when I order the appropriate version for EU (900)? How is this handled for other tablets?

  3114. Mine was in spam, but I can’t order now. cause they only accept two cards, that I don’t have.

  3117. Can’t wait to preorder, have been excited about getting an Adam for a long time now.

  3121. What if we get a fake link disguising as NOTION INK and make everyone of us order 😉 he he

  3124. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

  3127. No email yet.
    also no Visa only Mastercard.
    Ill wait for the stores then.
    or don’t buy at all if they cant even get peaple to use mastercard.
    or paypal.

  3132. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

  3137. I did not get mine yet… Are yo guys really getting yours? Are they going out alphabetically?

  3139. Those comments and suggestions make a lot of sense Rahul.
    Everybody’s brain is storming with quesitons… 🙂

  3142. Thank you Spinifex,

    Your research is among the most worthwhile comments that I have seen today.

    Praise to Notion Ink as well as they seem to realize that there is more out there then computers and advanced User Interfaces (although i am happy that they focus so much on that as the UI will give me my satisfaction).

  3144. Very famous date…. :-))
    Does anybody know about android language packs for exsample german……???
    it would be easier to use if the own language is available….

  3145. got the email …in Belgium..in spam folder!!!!

    but it says that I can use only VIsa and I use Masterdcard…why Rohan …why ?

  3146. i have visa….but no mail….spam folder is empty….inbox is also empty…
    the blog mentioned was
    Week-End Special – XI
    am i right ?
    there did some postings….so i should get mail….

  3149. engadget is rude to anyone, anything or any product that threatens apple in any way..

  3151. No you can’t. Same problem exists for smartphones and other tablets, unless they incorporate a modem for both frequencies.

  3159. Still got no email gutted, what time do i have to wait up to order dis in the uk.

    anyone else wondering y you can only pay wid visa or american express anyone a little worried. y not matercard

  3160. I’m still waiting for the pre-order link to appear.

    Dmitry: “You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only.” 😦

    But what about us folks that have only MasterCard ?

  3164. Ohio USA has the e-mail. Will wait to see if further specs are given at ordering time before ordering. Otherwise I will wait for more informaion. CAVEAT EMPTOR!

  3171. I made comments, but no email….. I am losing trust with NI. Do not make a statement and fail at that task. That is just as good as lieing. I hate liers. So per-order is delayed, another lie.

  3173. w00t – got my e-mail in my spam folder at 00:35. Not sure I’m ready to actually pre-order, but still feels nice to be included 😛
    Check your span folder people!

  3174. My guess? Perhaps there is an email throttle set so that the order site is not overwhelmed. Hence people are receiving the emails rather slowly. I hope I am correct and that I would eventually receive the email.

  3175. I am so sick of waiting it’s not funny… It’s just one more waiting game after another! I wish Rohan would just explain what the heck is going on…. Redonkulous

  3176. Same situation here… got my email, but only have a MasterCard, no Visa… talk about a let down.

  3177. Boom! Pre-order email received!

    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

    Link has email address as part of the link.

  3179. You will have the same option with the adam tablet, if you wait for it go be in a store, which they have already said they would have shelf availablity.

    If you want to pre-order you will have to either accept what Rohan has said, in the blog he stated, they would have a support network.

    if you want to hold it in your hands like you did with the cruz tablet, then wait for it to be in a store, like best buy, Best Buy already posted a picture of the Adam tablet on one of the web adds, but it was for a different tablet, they quickly took it down and made the picture a generic tablet.

  3184. Go Adam, Go! The images look great. I can’t wait to hold one in my hands. I don’t have the money yet, but I’ll start saving ASAP! 🙂

  3185. Prakash! A voice of reason! (Who let you in? Begone! Reason has no place here!)

    (Just kidding. 🙂 )

    Thanks for all this; I agree, a certain degree of chillage, cleansing breaths, and patience would probably be a good thing right about now.

  3187. I see you three all the time, and until just recently, I hadn’t noticed your blogs. Good to see you back. I am and old schooler like you, and I did definitely chat. However, not as much as you, so you prolly don’t know me. 🙂

  3188. i’ll not preorder before i see a latest video of the adam working. its disappointing till now 😦

  3193. what letter does email adress of people who recieved mail start?

    maybe its alfhabetical

    mine starts with “B” so i should be on list early?

  3194. They should have put in UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz) radio like the iPhone and many other smartphone.

  3200. Congratulations on bringing Adam out to the market. I however do not like your one price for the world, since the your cost of doing business and the affordability will never be the same everywhere in the world, so there is nothing wrong in differential pricing for different countries. Pricing is always key, after proper marketing and product quality that will drive sales.

    Good luck with the launch..

  3202. That would seem to be a complete was of time, technology, and to me would seriously increase the failure rate for something that’s so exposed. Good guess but I doubt it. Would be so much easier to manually rotate the thing. And quicker. Can you imagine a motorized camera in there? Slowly turning 180 degrees.

  3203. It’s 3am here already!! Gonna lie down for a while and wake up awhile later after the initial 12PM PST crowd done their orders.

  3204. Haven’t got one … maybe it’s not enough to take part in the logo contest to be part of the family T_T

  3208. I Shouldn’t have used yahoo mail for registering. It’s always slow in processing emails.

  3210. Washington definitely has a sales tax.. It’s around the 9% mark in my area.

    As for your point about accommodating for taxes, you’re right. Sales tax, VAT, whatever else, are just how the government collects funds. Companies shouldn’t be expected to be compensated less, if the government in your area wants to be compensated more.

  3221. Wow, Visa or AMEX only. That sucks.

    I have four cards I could use on this — personal, business, Capital One and Paypal. All are Mastercard…

  3225. If the above email is true then you cant at the moment.. wouldn’t one with logic already know that answer..

  3226. no email 😦

    what’s going on here?
    why using IST? it’s confusing.

    UTC is worldwide understandable !!!

    waiting for email or in worst-case for general ordering.

  3228. don’t worry sowmya…by now, Rohan would know you. so, you will probably get an extra special invite with a discount 😉

  3230. They removed the webpage now. It was for general pre-order.

    Yes, 12 pm PST is 1:30am India Standard Time. Let us see what happens.

  3248. Domain is @notionink.com
    Adam Preorder Link

    Mine got into the spam somehow. 😛

  3249. ok guys, check your spam folder.
    gmail also marked it as spam.

    please sit back and relax, it’s 11 o’clock.

  3254. Wut…. Damn it. I only have Master Card…. why has it been excluded? At least offer Paypal or something if you exclude it!

  3256. Anyone answered these questions?

    1. WE ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY NEED TO SEE VIDEOS/PHOTOS OF THE FINAL PRODUCT.

    2. If pre-ordering, when will the credit card be charged? At the time of the pre-order, or at the time the item ships?

    3. What forms of payment are available?

    4. What is the estimated shipping date — to customers — for the first batch of pre-ordered Adams? (ANSWERED… kinda… sorta… “around the same time as CES 2011″)

    5. When will the first review units arrive at Anandtech, Slashgear, and other reputable reviewers?

    6. Does the final version of the Adam have a rear touchpad?

    7. What max resolution does the camera record?

    8. How much memory comes pre-installed on the Adam?

    9. Does the inter-changeable color strip rattle, or does it fit tightly?

    10. What is your estimated production schedule (Adams/month)?

    11. Will the Android Market be available on the Adam at launch?

    12. Does NI have a trouble-ticket and technical support system in place?

    13. Will you be opening a standard discussion forum for the NI Adam where we can interact with, and receive direct support from, the engineers at NI?

    14. Are you planning to partner with any outside retailers, or will the NI facilities in India be the only location for all sales/support?

    15. What are the warranty details for the Adam?

    16. How/where will repairs, replacements, and returns be handled by NI? Will NI cover shipping to/from the NI facilities for warrantied repair services?

    17. Who has NI partnered with for officially-endorsed peripherals (ie. cases, adapters, screen protectors, keyboards, docks, etc)?

    18. What are the exact contents of the box that will ship with the Adam?”

  3261. After all this, those of us who do not have the right payment card will not be able to order, I can only use MasterCard or Paypal, why the restriction?

  3265. If anything I am going to order 2, as this will be the ipad killer might as well have a boxed version for me to sell later when it is famous for being the first Ipad killer.

  3269. I got my email. All I did to get it was to do one simple post this blog before they announced they would be doing this for the family.

  3271. Yep, I got the link in Portland, Oregon. Same thing…tells me to come back at noon my time, which is 45 minutes from now.

    It was in my spam folder in Gmail, so definitely check there!

  3272. Received the e-mail 4 minutes ago.
    But I see no videos and no real pictures, are you kidding me Mr Shravan?

    Do you actually think that I will put out 550 dollars and buy Adam without seeing it on video or atleast real pictures?

  3275. So… if i finally get an email, or wait another 6 hours, i still won’t be able to buy since Mastercard and Paypal are more common in Europe??
    I’ve been sitting here for 13 hours now.
    Great.

  3280. Mine was also in the SPAM folder of GMAIL.

    Cannot order because it opens only at 20.00 (in GMT+1)

  3282. i got the email .yippieeeeeeeeeee my email starts with ‘d’. it says preorder will start at 12 pm pacific time

  3295. Just fyi, posting links won’t work as they’re based on a ticket system it looks like.

  3297. The best way to loose a big batch of customers is having no MasterCard option… – maybe MasterCard is not that important in America (i really don’t know) but Europe is really different and you are somehow excluding 50% of people (at least in my home country)

  3299. Rohan … seriously how should I pre-order if I don’t have only PayPal and MasterCard

  3301. Dude, patience!

    Why would they lose cred? Hang in there. Go get some decaf and chill. 😉

  3303. lol how has greg not gotten an email. unless rohan is not sending him one because he will be getting a special link(maybe with some discounts)

  3317. I suggest you remove your email address to avoid spam.

    Other than that, if it’s either sorted by nickname or email address (v…) I need to be patient.

  3318. Im reading that only visa and american express will be accepted…. If mastercard is not accepted, then you will be loosing out on a LOT of business. I would suggest using a third party like paypal if necessary. I can tell you right now that you will have lost my sale if you don’t take mastercard or paypal. Please give a reason for this decision.

  3322. Got the e-mail, also in my spam folder (gmail). So check there!

    Cannot pre-order yet though, it get the message “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”

    I hope meanwhile more will be known about when to expect delivery etc.

  3323. Its gone very quite around here doest this mean I have missed out or are there still others waiting?

  3326. Sad day…I have AMEX and VISA, but no email.
    Guess I will have to spend my Christmas money somewhere else.

  3328. I can not believe it… no email. I have followed and posted for over a year. I have even submitted a logo for the contest. If anyone is unable to use their pre-order due to credit card or lack of funds, I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to use it.

    Matthew
    matthewmcdowell@hotmail.com

  3331. Ok good, now get a nice camcorder to record a nice thorough review 😀

    I never got mine (maybe coz mine is not registered WP account).

  3332. I guess that us MasterCard only holders are being locked out of the pre-order process – that’s a real bummer and a horrid last second letdown.

    Why, Rohan, why no MasterCards ?

  3334. Been on this website a couple of times to check up on things for a couple of years (first in Geneva and second now here in the netherlands)
    Anyways looking forward to it, already sold my Ipad to be able to buy this one XD

  3340. Got the email in spam @ 8:14… but I also cannot order as I only have a Mastercard 😦

    Why oh why??? American Express but not Mastercard???

  3341. Okay. So no email for me. If someone has a link and won’t use it (for any reason) please send it to me. Reply to my comment and I will get back to you. Thanks.

  3342. It’s 11:18 AM PST LOS ANGELES. 40 minutes to 12 PM PST! I don’t know it makes sense to any one!

  3344. hey,
    even for a spacecraft launch, NASA has countdown at just one place following one time zone.
    here we are, reporting from all quarters of the world, counting from different time zone for that one launch..great isn’t it?

    when was the last launch for which so many crazy people were waiting online! atleast its better than waiting outside apple store full night..even that’d be fun ah?!

    As Rohan said, this launch process should enter history book ! we all can tell our kids 20 yrs from now that u were part of this hitech craziness !

  3348. I got the e-mail little disappointed i don’t have Visa or Amex.

    I got, mastercard, paypal, ideal etc etc but not the 2 above.

    Greetz,

  3350. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

    pst!!!??

  3358. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link

    🙂 🙂 🙂

  3359. For people who received the email. after clicking the link does it give any more info like pictures/videos of adam before you pre-order??

  3360. Bummer. No email. 😦

    It appears I am not official, even though I posted and sent in logos for the competition.

    Oh well.

  3363. I just received an email. I really didn’t expect that. You surprise me every day, Rohan.

    That said, some hands-on video would be greatly appreciated before deciding whether or not to preorder.

  3365. I am really upset, I hope having good spam blockers didn’t hurt me. UGH. Seriously and I have my mastercard in hand.

    My Outlook junk mail is empty.

    Seriously, tired, upset….not sure what to think.

  3367. subject: Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!
    from: noreply@notionink.com

    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only.

    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink

  3371. Got an email!!! I was one of the people who posted on the blog post announcing the preorder rules as well.

  3374. Oh well, I guess by now I should be used to the adrenalin rush and sudden crash. I hear that’s what all junkies experience and thats why I try to stay away from addictive situations. But This was really very slickly done. I will now pull back and wait, fingers crossed and hopefully I can hold on to resolve, unti CES2011 and see whats up. I don’t want to sound petty and unjust but after a year of ups and downs, I believe I am entitled. And I do believe the server is down due to traffic,etc, But I have to go into rehab and withdrawal.

  3378. No Email for me. No infor for those that were in EAP 2 that were supposed to get to order two weeks early….no love…sigh

  3380. One question:
    What does Rohan mean about the digitizer? Does Adam have it or not?
    Will I be able to take notes or not?

    Thanks a lot and sorry for my ignorance in technology : )

  3381. mastercard must be disallowed for now because its website got hacked by wikileaks avengers ..

  3386. I am quite disappointed: I am one of the (few) who even gave NI my private email adress on facebook almost one year ago (not to mention a number of posts here) and did not receive the email (yes, I checked my spam folder already).

  3390. it is worse to wait when others have received the mail than to wait with everybody 😦
    i mean, it will never be clear if you would get one or not 😦

    congrats to those who received it !!

  3392. Received my eail at 11:13 AM PST (California) in SPAM email folder. Thanks… would love a video.

  3397. I have yahoo email and have not received anything…

    I just had to make sure that my spam folder was set to “empty once a month” intead of “immediately” … I hope I didn’t miss my chance to preorder…

  3399. Got to know all the nuances of my Spam folder…Spectacular! Now have to start again!
    Never hated the “Hooray, no spam here!” sign evar (sic) !!!

  3405. I cant believe i have no email yet?! Still hoping but will be so disappointed if i dont get one- especially when i had been told by email that i was part of the preorders!:( Still hoping!

  3407. Just got it…

    I’m on needles….

    I have got all thees songs popping up:

    Queen:
    It ain’t much I’m asking, if you want the truth,
    Here’s to the future, hear the cry of youth,
    I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now,
    I want it all, I want it all, I want it all, and I want it now,

    Keep the light burning, and the dream alive.

    : )akobL

  3409. Got my email – Colorado….

    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!
    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.
    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

  3410. Count me too Sowmya. But the sad part is even if i get one, I will not be able to order as I have Master Card Only 😦 😦

  3415. Well

    Haven’t seen any email coming. It is about 00:46 IST. Should I be worried ?
    I haven’t anyway chosen.
    Pixel Qi or LCD ? Who can help ?
    I would love to get the Pixel Qi featuers but would not compromise on the quality in LCD mode. Too important when you watch a movie.
    First review (Feb 2010) in engadget was pointing out the less vivid colors on Pixel Qi. Is that always the case ?

    Robert

  3416. The emails are streaming in. Just wait patiently, it took almost an hour from the specified time to receive mine.

  3418. My email came at 2:10 PM eastern USA
    They may be doing them in batches.
    Here’s hoping you get your email also.

  3419. No email for me despite comments and EAP. I thought EAP submissions were guaranteed a pre-order?

    Can’t work out what the selection criteria is.

  3421. I’ve commented before and even see it when I Google it but still haven’t received an email. Just sad. 😦

  3422. You guys must have some Marketing material to sell ADAM..

    Share with the Family.

    It will give some confidence before buying $500 ADAM.

  3425. Also not received a link (posted before Rohan’s announcement)

    tbh, I would be unlikely to pre-order anyway without a video of the device in action and a release date.

  3433. Same here. Marked it as not spam + important.

    The link is personal for each person in case anyone is wondering.

    I wonder if it’s possible to order more than one. I kind of hope not – it would mean I get mine faster…

  3434. I would suggest you go out and buy yourself a prepaid visa gift card with your mastercard 😉

  3440. I’m sure NI didn’t go “Ew no we won’t be using your service”. Mastercard probably wanted too high of a payment.

  3441. As long as i RECEIVE my adam by 1/13 i’ll have it for my 10 hr flight. I might have to overnight this B*tch

  3442. cool! got my e-mail as well…
    check your SPAM folder people.

    Not sure if I will pre-order without looking at videos. (The adam should be pretty nifty with that no? ) >)

    Nice going Rohan! A bit jerky in the end but that is expected. All the best for the rest of it!

  3443. I’m just happy they are taking AmEx. If this is vaporware, AmEx will fully refund any charges without any hassles.

  3448. All the guys with pre-order links:
    After you are done pre-ordering, could you guys please post back here if there are any more details through the pre-order process regarding many of the questions raised?

    Thanks, much appreciated.!

  3456. I haven’t received any mail till now 00:51 IST 10th Dec. I can’t wait any more. I have been following the blog for a long and receiving notification of new posts from wordpress.com

  3457. But I don´t know if 900 would work in Spain… Supposed to be here 3G at UMTS 2100, will it work at 900? Many thanks!

  3463. When I click on link, I’m getting

    “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST! ”

    People in UK need to hang on for 30 mins more

  3464. Can you possibly share the link? Still waiting for mine, think its stuck in my work email filter. rburns007@gmail.com This wait is killing me (not going into work for 6hrs) 😦

    Thanks!

  3466. YAY for pre orders , but a big BOOOOOOOOO to mastercard being hacked and not being able to use it >< damn hackers!!!

  3467. OK, I will now leave for ever. The reason: I have written a lot of comments from the beginning on, I have signed the developer site and I was on the waiting list for EAP2. And now, I get no mail for pro ordering. That’s not fair and I can’t understand why.

    So, I now I will wait for ADAM until it’s in stores or ADAM 2, I don’t know in the moment, because I’m very sad.

    I’m also wondering why Rohan is so quiet. That’s all so worst.

    I wisch all guys which have gotten the mail a lot of fun.

    Bye bye together

  3472. Just to clarify, those who got e-mails have specific links with their email embedded in it for ordering purposes, so I would think that the page will be useless otherwise for those thinking they can just go on at 12pst

  3476. just received the link!

    Thanks Rohan and Notion Ink

    just one thing: would i be able to order thru my visa debit card too! or only credit card is required coz my cc limit is only 20k! & I’ud prefer to pre-order the top most model & hence it will exceed my cc limit as per the prices mentioned in your post. 😦

    I guess I’ll have to pay the fine for exceeding the limit of my cc in that case!
    😀

  3477. it will be more difficult to get any money sent back if everything is not as it seems. Basically do it if you trust the whole thing and believe that the adam will live up to the renders and teaser softward videos online.

    I have not got an email, if i do I wont be ordering as I have no proof of the actual product.

    Shame,

    Ryan

  3478. I also have Mastercard only! Why is Mastercard not an option! I have my email and wanted to pre-order but I have no Visa or Amex!

  3482. nope, I havent got it as well.. I have definitely posted in november and made a long post about the edits to the new site. search nsriram site:notionink.wordpress.com on google and it shows at least a few posts. for sure my email is valid cos for a while I was getting emails from wordpress and I turned that off by deleting the membership on wordpress site (too many emails)

  3487. Nopes.. Thats the identifier they are looking for, the email Id and the key.. they are linked I suppose, and hence you get access to the link which otherwise opens 6 hours later to everyone.

  3488. Hmmmm I don’t have a Visa CC……do I risk the debit……..

    Woooo! Scary times 🙂

  3489. people please if you are not getting the Adam and got the e-m copy to me I will getted

  3498. Like they haven’t been, they have been calling it vaporware, saying it will flop badly, etc for months, in the last two weeks they have ratcheted up their war of words.
    How can it get worse.
    And to the questions above, most all have been clearly answered many times in the blog and on the current web site

    1) There is no information regarding delivery, postage costs or estimated delivery dates
    I imagine you will see that on the pre-order screen, no one has click on purchase until your cart is complete and shipping has been added
    2) we can pre-order but when will it be dispatched? and where from?
    He stated no later than CES, possibly by X-mas.
    Where from, has not been stated, but technically if you are ordering from Notion Ink, India that is where it is where it is from, weather it ships from some other point won’t change that.
    So for pre-orders, you are buying from India, if you wait for a store purchase, then you will know your location
    3) we need more evidence of the product working, videos, demonstrations, reviews, trailers that make us want it desperately! and are not rough “phone quality” youtube vids.

    4) if there is any support?
    He stated when describing the production phases that support was to be provided.
    5) will it be sold via retailers in the near future?
    Yes, it has been stated more than once, the whole pre-order on the web was a recent addition, originally it was going to be launched only in the USA first, via retail outlets, followed in a few week in India and then a scheduled roll out to the rest of the world.
    6) Clarification of the mystery device
    that is not going to happen until the full official launch that was stated many times in the blog, you should make your decision on the features that have been revealed

    7) market access .
    Stated on the blog, he specifically said, Android market access, as well as genesis

    returns policies
    ? this has not been addressed specifically, if that is a hold up, don’t pre-order

    9) more accurate pricing
    He gave it to the penny above.
    It is completely unreasonable to think they are going to post a matrix of the world import duties and taxes, and conversion rates.

    10) a clearer comparison and information regarding the varieties
    How clear could he have been above, two type of screens, and wifi or 3g, with the two frequencies of 3g

  3500. GOT MY LINK 🙂

    noreply@notionink.com to me
    show details 7:19 PM (6 minutes ago)
    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

  3509. For those waiting for an email, have patience, I’m sure it will come.

    I’ve run mass mailings before, and for new services (who are getting marked as spam), it definitely takes a while to send to a couple thousand people.

  3510. I don’t have Visa or American Express. 😦
    I don’t know what I’m going to do now; I really wanted to get this.

  3512. Nothing for me yet either. And I was even accepted into one of the programs we aren’t allowed to discuss, so I will be mucho disappointed if I don’t get an e-mail.

  3514. I promise that if I get the email I will go to the nearest Apple store first thing in the morning and change all the wallpapers of macs and ipads to a picture of Adam. I promise.

  3518. man i still haven’t gotten my e-mail yet. granted i replyed before but not under an account with wordpress. but my e-mail was required to write a comment so i hope thats good enough

  3524. hum, no email here. I have posted though only 1 or 2 times. Nothing in spam yet either 😦

  3530. Thanks NI team and @Rohan for keeping me excited and making me feel like a kid again excited about Christmas. I’m looking forward to ordering my Adam in about 30 min. Top of the line all the way. I’ve been saving up for this all year long.

  3531. I received now Adam Preorder Link, but page is temporaly unavaiable
    Look to spam in mail people!

  3533. For anyone that has done the pre-order, how much $$ are they asking for to hold your pre-order?

  3537. the link was in the spam folder in my mail, so guyz plz do check your spam/junk/trash folder in your mail account!

  3544. Sowmya,

    Not to worry. There has been some change in the timings. The notionink.com does say PST. I too have not received any mail yet.

  3551. Got mine 🙂

    Here’s what to look for !

    noreply@notionink.com to me
    show details 7:19 PM (6 minutes ago)
    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

  3553. I was sad reading your commenta while i didnt get the preordering email, when a new email have just appeard now.
    Thats right rohan, i am also from this family 🙂

  3555. How did we decide on only two credit cards?

    Credit card stats:
    •Visa credit: 270.1 million, down 11 percent (Source: Visa.com)
    •Visa debit: 382 million, up 18 percent (Source: Visa.com)
    •MasterCard credit: 203 million, down 22 percent (Source: MasterCard.com)
    •MasterCard debit: 125 million, up 1 percent (Source: MasterCard.com)
    •American Express credit: 48.9 million, down 9 percent (Source: AmericanExpress.com)
    •Discover credit: 54.4 million, down 6 percent (Source: Discover.com)

  3557. Being a member of wordpress better not be a requirement. I thought it was just being subscribed to get updates on Rohan’s blog and commenting on it.

  3561. Odd…I just received the email. Not only have I not commented before the last post (lurked, but not commented), but I get redirected to the “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!” page.

    I did send in a comment through their form…that could be why I got the email.

    Nkk

  3562. Got my pre-order link 15 mins ago but my problem it says they only accept Visa and American Express.

  3567. Got my mail!..Gmail Spam folder…it says that i can pre-order from 12pm PST..Thanks Notion Ink!

  3570. hmmm anyone wanna give me their preorder link and their credit card details?….no takers?

  3573. email from oo.com.au but nothing from Notion 😦 Don’t know how much longer I can stay up have to be up in a few hours.

  3581. Hi Rohan,

    Exciting news! Congratulations!
    Could you please update the specs on your website. It is still not clear which 3G frequencies Adam will work on. I understand 850 and 900, but can we have a full list?
    Though I doubt it will cover 1700 for T-Mobile US, but it would be very helpful to have full specs on Radios (i.e. info on everything – HSPA speeds, EDGE, GPRS etc.).

    Thanks,

    -Jamil

  3582. I just received my email. 1130 PST USA
    No details about ordering, just the time and link.
    LCD or Pixel Qi

  3584. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

    xxxxxx

    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink

  3585. It would appear those who commented on Week-End Special XI are making the cut. At least I did, anyway! Thanks NI! 😀

    Also, as others have said, watch your spam folder on GMail!

  3589. Here is an idea, if you have ever posted here under a different email address, be sure to check that account too.

  3594. Dammit – this is killing me. I should be eligible and I’m going to break my phone refreshing so much. I’m thinking it’s Yahoo’s fault……….

  3595. hmmm could it be going in alphabetical order? because i have a “W”… fingers crossed!

  3607. Some people I know who have been posting for a long time haven’t – maybe he’s doing it in waves as the site is already a little shakey right now and everyone preordering at once may be a problem?

  3609. @ Lucky email receivers with VISA and/or American Express.
    Does it say the deliverytime/deliverycosts?

    Any extra info?

    Thx for answering.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

    PS nope me have none too and also only MasterCard

  3619. I spoke too soon. Just received the email, and it was in the spam folder too.

  3624. Definitely agree – especially on will it be sold via retailers in the near future. But I’d also add clarification on the flash memory – “8+gb”? What does that actually mean?

    8+gb Means it comes with 8gb and you can add additional via the •Micro SD slot or usb storage.

    “Also, I don’t think the (correct) critical feedback should be taken as negative trolls or new outsiders trying to be downers. I think these are reasonable points brought up by people who want Adam to be great and Notion Ink to succeed”

    I agree, but they are asking questions as if the whole blog and the post that have been made ever week for the past several months don’t exist. It seems they want every answer in this single post, when in fact their questions for the most part have been answered many times in the past.

  3625. I have a mastercard and if its true that ni is excluding mastercard users I am going to be highly pissed. I have held out getting other products to wait for this tablet following the progress and showing support waiting thru this whole willy wonka/riddler type of puzzles and saving my money up for the last month and a half and waiting only to be told u dont accept mastercard. my card is a debit card that my direct deposit comes on because I prefer not to have a full credit card if I was able to get approved. I dont think its fair and if I cant use what I have my hard earned money on im gonna take my business elsewhere

  3626. I got the pre-order email. But the link asks me to come back at 12 noon PST, which is like half hour from now.

  3627. I didn’t sign up with wordpress and I got the email – I only did a simple post to this blog before they announced they were going to do this family pre-order.

  3629. Pixel QI of course! Well, unless you live in a cage and can’t get out in the sun 🙂

  3630. @ Jim
    in that case wud i be able to pre -order it by exceeding the limit of myy cc, am ready to pay the fine for exceeding my limit!

  3631. It looks like only gmail addresses are coming through at first? Anyone at yahoo/hotmail?

  3635. No email received (France) but it seems that we have to wait just 5 hours to pre-order it.
    So, in France, i would be 10th December 2010 at 00:00 AM 🙂 (maybe ;p )
    So, three and a half hour to go !

    Question : the indicated prices don’t include the VAT, I suppose ?

  3636. thank you for the email including the ordering link (it went into the spam area but I found it 😉 )

  3638. Rohan this is really a let down…. hole Europe uses MasterCard!!!!I really wanted to pre-order…..

  3645. I received the mail. Guys check junk folder. I found it on junk folder. May be big companies intentionally putting into junk folder while crap messages comes to your inbox.
    Whatever, I got a link but when I clicked, in Notion ink’s site says
    Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!

  3647. maybe you already have more information then you think. read the email about being on the waiting list again. maybe they cross-referenced the blog email-addresses with the people in eap as to avoid serving them multiple times.

  3651. @Rohan,
    I’ve been checking and waiting for over 13 hours now, and then finally…
    I can only be a buyer with Visa or American express.
    In Europe we are used to pay with Mastercard or Paypal.
    All this waiting for Adam and nothing?

    Not cool. Serious uncommercial.
    Now what?

  3652. Yay.. got mine too. Mine was in the spam folder as well. But there was no information other than the link to their store that asked me to wait for some more time.

  3654. This is the greatest news I heard this week!

    Thank you for your great work, I’m already holding my credit card next to my computer and I’m ready to shovel off snow from the roads to enable DHL faster transport 🙂

  3659. ok thanks….
    my first post was at
    Week-End Special – XI

    still wondering why no mail comes along….

  3660. I got mail but didn’t comment on the blog until after special X1 so i shouldn’t have got one. Anyone else in the same situation? Anyway site down. But need puctures before i buy.

  3663. No some sort of email about CAD software for free but still no NotionInk.com email 😦

  3671. don’t cry, don’t cry, in a couple of hours you can preorder! 🙂 big hug for you! i didn’t get the link neither, i will wait for tomorrow to order this beast and beauty!

  3673. Got my email as well – it was in my Gmail SPAM folder… As for sharing the link it looks like it is specific to each user as it contains our email addresses and an auto-generated temp link in the string.

    dph

  3677. I haven’t gotten email yet either. Been on site for a few weeks and posted last fri or sat. Before the final post.. Will haveto be patient..

  3678. need more about the tablet???? REALLLY??? how does one get an email and not know enough about the tablet…?

  3682. Well Feeling a lot of disappointment , will not be able to pre-order one because I dont have a Visa Card. I did not expect that Master Card will not be a payment gateway. But then life goes it like this 😦

  3684. So did Visa and Paypal! So that theory means Amex should be the only payment method, outside of first born, or vital organs…

  3686. Heb jij wel Visa of Am. Express dan?
    wat een tegenvaller, heb Mastercard en Paypal is ook prima.
    Wat moet ik nu doen?

  3687. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:

    http://www.notionink.com/order……

    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink

  3688. wow ive been following this blog for a very long time, and have been on the notion bandwagon since day1. I do not like that some people are getting emails and some are not. I was full willing to plop down 500bucks on a item i wont recieve for another month, but now i think i am going to reconsider. Horrible way to tease loyal followers…..

  3692. Any chance you can share it? I did post prior to that, but I fear mine is stuck in my work email filter. rburns69@hotmail.com. I’ve been up all night waiting to order and I can’t give up yet! *sooo tired… :)”

    Thanks!

  3693. It’s the fact for better or for worse, but it probably should have been noted previously so at least those who could would have the ability to obtain in time for the preorder. :/

    I can’t complain myself on the sun is shining, birds are chirping side of the fence though. 😉

  3697. I guess u dont have to pre order , the most number of commenter is going to get it for free. just send your shipping address to them 🙂

  3698. Pixel Qi just as clear as LCD? Like for watching HD movies? Couldn’t find any info or comparison info.

  3699. Dang Netherlands here and no mail… ssssshh… oh well 5,5 hrs for me to pre order then…

  3700. Hello,

    I just got the link in the mail (weird, like 2 minutes after I read it on the blog). I don’t get paid til monday so I was wondering if there is anyway I can mail in a check, bank check, UPS check or postal money order or something? I feel bad that I’m not ready til then but don’t want to miss out on the pre-order tomorrow at noon.

    So, question is…Will one of the payment options be mail in a check, or are we just doing cc payments?

  3701. what about delivery cost ?
    Warranty how’s work?
    case?
    dock charger?
    where is the 3G 2100 only 900 or850 is useless for me
    the have to be 850/2100 or 900/2100
    with all this questions not answered!
    PLAYBOOK” BLACKBERRY” PROMISED TO BE UNDER $500″ FROM WELL KNOWN COMPANY ) IS THE WAY TO GO NOW

  3704. I recieved the mail too, but I don’t have a VISA or American Express. At least not within the 6 hour time frame.

    Is there a way to pay by PayPal?

  3705. I believe they are still sending out mails. Possibly explains why the form is still not open. Once all the emails are gone, they might release it (I hope)… Hope I get an email…not sure though! 🙂

  3706. @flyguyismi +1

    Same here – I sent emails about pre-orders/suggestions about 6 months ago, but nothing on the annoyingly crowded blog. So are they saying that “posters” that posted negative comments on blog about NI and Adam are considered NI Family? What about spammers??
    Not a good way to kick things off in my eyes…

  3708. Anyone who got the mail and not pre-ordering, please forward the mail to mig25iaf@gmai.com, I know some people are telling it might not work and the mail is user specific, I will just try it out guys, please send me if someone is not using.

  3711. Damn i was sad no email,but i just heard on the news Students have attacked prince charles in his car,At least some news to cheer me up

  3718. I think it is going through GMAIL first…

    and majority of Euro uses MasterCard..

    What happened to Euro being an important market?

  3719. Well what european time is it available to order??? and where?
    Is there a language pack to use the adam in german??

    i read here for weeks….and i´m impressed what wonder kind of tablet here grew up 🙂
    thats really great!!!

    Greetings from germany to all from notionink,
    Sleazer

  3720. Damn!! Confused on which one to go with. as i will be shuttling to india an us for sometime.

    1. go with transreflective +3G 850 (att in us supports it but none in India)
    2. go with transreflective + 3g 900 (none in us but a possible support from airtel in India)
    or safest option
    transreflective with wifi and a connect card, if adam support it..

    -Murali

  3727. It’s not a question of “faith”, it’s ‘buyer beware’, all of use being so ‘unaware’ of the end product, or what we are actually buying, how can any of us actually beware?

  3729. Getting nervous now. I’m sure he’s sending in waves, which is probably why the delay until 12pst to allow all the e-mails to get out, but still nervous just the same…

  3731. Pre-order messages are going out. Here’s the meat: “Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.”

    So, what that SEEMS to be saying is that if you don’t make the pre-pre-order cut, what that seems to be saying is that anyone can pre-order starting at 6pm.

  3733. I still didnt get email… And some folks who got email need more and are still thinkin’… What the ….

  3737. HAHA just came back from work to open my email and I’ve got the pre-order email Ohyeeaaaaaah!!!!

    Now as I profusely sweat with my finger reaching the big red button, should I shed all common sense, cautiousness and due diligence and pre-order or should I wait for people to get them, read reviews and then buy? Rohan where are those videos!!! Hope you’ve sent Adams to Slashgear. Hate engadget don’t give them a free one. oh man Rohan you better have a slick marketing campaign being polished in the Notion Ink garage and ready to launch otherwise everyone will be drowned in the confusion and ‘Should we now, should we wait’ uncertainty.

  3738. Same! I commented on Week-End Special XI and I got mine… also ended up in the spam folder for GMail.

  3748. I got an email. I’m UK, long time reader but only commented on the preorder announcement post (the one where he said it’d be commenters only). I’m also not a WordPress member. Hope that clears some stuff up for people.

  3749. Woohoo! Got my email Now I have to find a wi-fi hot spot along the interstate to place my order!

  3750. nope.. my email id starts with s if it is alphabetical then its still crawling out.. although its hard to understand why a simple email script would take so long. I have sent email using a shell script to tens of thousands and it doesnt take more than 30 minutes.

  3752. well more important than the pre-order itself, has anyone actually seen the pre-order page to see if any of our important questions are answered, as promised???

  3753. Got mine, says it opens for me at noon, Visa or AmEx only, like everyone else.

    I’m of two minds. On the one hand, *squeeeeeeeeeee!!* on the other, slight nervousness, since I don’t have a ton of money, and I would really like to know warranty policies. I’m rough on my gadgets, and want to know that it won’t be out totally if I brick it in eight months…..

  3756. I have G Mail and not received anything in email spam or otherwise. Commented many times, but got tired getting an email sent to me for every post and requested no more emails looks like I unwittingly black balled myself. Did they give you special login or ordering# or just the link?

  3758. In my excitement I neglected to publicly thank the Notion Ink team.

    Thank you very much and I wish you all much success with your inaugural tablet!!!

    dph

  3759. I recieved my link to preorder. No Mastercard. Will paypal be an option of MC. I mostly use those two

  3761. tssssk!!!!
    didnt get an preorder email.
    did contribute to the blog several times.
    and yes, long before the last few blogs.
    And nope, its not in my spamfilter.

    This makes me sad!! :/

  3762. I’m happy i’ve actually convinced myself I only need the wifi version, with so many “mifi” and usb devices and 4G poking its head out, theres no sense in 3G built in

  3763. I’m sure you have a friend who does – ask to borrow it and you’ll reimburse him/her. 🙂

  3766. The more and more of this day that goes by…i am thinking about hopping to another tablet. Apparently notion doesnt want my business, even tho Ive added them to FB and joined their addict forum. This has been a horrendous way to setup preorders. So many question remained unanswered. Shipping? Warranty? Accesseries? ?return policy for defective units? Customer Support? This feels like a mom and pop setup

  3769. Same here…

    I’ve been a lurker, but replied to the newest update special, to which my knowledge was not going to make me eligible for preoder…. But I’m not complaining. Now… If we could only see that mythical beast in action…..

  3770. Ik heb ook Mastercard.
    Mooi klote dat je alleen Visa kan gebruiken.
    Dat paypal niet kan is niet zo heel erg alhoewel ik dat ook heb.
    dan maar wachten tot hij in de winkel ligt of bij Amazon.co.uk waar je wel met mastercard kan betalen.

  3773. I have to say I agree to that! 🙂 That’s why he changed it to members! ;)… End of the day NI needs business…and as u urself had mentioned earlier…they need all the customers!!

  3780. where is my mail???:) m eagerly waiting , m have been here for 6 months ,watching all the posts here , n posted few though not many….

  3784. If it’ds only gmail, I am seriously miffed, we could have been told this a while back as I have a gmeail account but chose to use my blueyonder mail address

  3788. Yeah me too, and to see that people who only now started to comment got the link and we didn’t makes me mad

  3789. Although i can still buy it, i still feel a lot of peoples anger on this board with the limiting of card options. Im sure he’ll update us with either Mastercard being an option or at least a reason why. Maybe its only for the early adopters to see how smooth things go. Maybe they just didnt get the clearance from Mastercard in time. Leaving out the second most used card in the world would not be a wise decision unless there were some unforeseen circumstances.

  3794. The only friend that i can call at this hour of night is out of station with no phone access :(. So no hopes now

  3806. I was thinking the same thing but how would you be able to open a dispute if NI does not list a phone number, only an address on their website. I’m going to call Amex to confirm before pre-ordering.

    I want to believe

  3812. Got my email !!!! Yay Notion Ink ADAM 🙂

    Can’t wait to place the order.

    Thanks Rohan and TEAM

  3815. @sowmya

    hey its a long list. I got mine from my real email id (registered very long ago)
    Patience.

  3816. I am guessing that their is some problem with there original payment gateway plan and they have put forth Visa/Amex for stop gap for 6 hrs in the mean time they can revive Master card and paypal services..

  3817. Yeah, this is horseshot. I posted, but didn’t sign up with WordPress either. And I have f’ing Mastercard.

  3821. Rohan,

    I do not think the common users are going to pre-order without seeing the actual videos (though I’ll order one). It looks like you are taking a huge risk here. People normally go by reviews / information available on websites like engadget / gizmodo / slashgear / cnet etc. So publish some videos and send some sample ADAMs to those tech websites (not everyone knows about notion ink blog)

  3822. I’ve got two questions:
    1. Is the Android Market enabled in the WiFi version?
    2. Are you gonna spelling check everything (“clip board”, “panel doesn’t exists”, …)

  3825. 2010-12-09 20:18:16 H=(maiserv.notionink.com) [115.248.176.245] sender verify defer for : could not connect to mailserv.notionink.com [184.106.170.178]: Connection refused

    : (((

  3827. so disappointed that i didnt get an email. even though i posted and even participated in the logo contest. *sigh

  3829. I’ve decided to go with the Transflective (Wi-Fi only) version and tether it to my Nexus One when not around a wi-fi… seems to be the best compromise of cost vs. features for me.

  3832. 550 usd + VAT + other taxes is almost my salary for TWO entire months over here, there’s no way i can afford it 😦
    maybe i can find one that happened to fall off the delivery truck :p

    And no, i’m not willing to dig into the bank credit card just for adam… i’m not that much of a sucker, the interest rate is ~28% apr :((

  3835. Are you going to order, if there are no other informations?
    A video, more real fotos and things like that?

  3837. I can not see that link in my inbox either????
    I have my visa ready 😉

    When will Adam be shipped?

  3843. Is it really true I wanted a tablet but the iPad was just so expensive, I was looking for a better option when I heard about the Adam tablet a few months ago I am glad to know it wasn’t all just talk

  3849. Not sure if I will get one, as I lurked but didnt post until after the “announcement” about posters getting first crack at orders…Either way I am excited to see and her about everyones experiences with their Adams.

  3850. Hey guys, got the email. 14 more minutes. Awesome.

    I am curious however, what’s the return policy on this thing?

  3852. where is my email ??:( m have been here for 6 months , enthusiastically watching all the posts by rohan et all ,though not posted many…

  3855. If you can’t order because you don’t have the proper credit card please please send me your link…not sure why I have not received mine 😦 jason79 “at” gmail.com thank you very much

  3857. Damn, if your creditcard has a limit of 20K, you got a gold card me thinks.
    Lucky you.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

  3861. Nope. Nothing here either. And I’ve posted at least a dozen times over the last few months and have been following the adam here since before that. 😦

    Maybe they are still sending them out.

    Some folks who didn’t post until Rohan mentioned it the other day have gotten emails.
    Go figure.

  3866. Mr Shravan you are free to take your sweet time to release info on adam. I’ve just transferred to a university and my fees is tripled.

    Take your time, I’m not buying gadgets anytime soon. 😀

  3867. Yep kind of offended. Didn’t get one either.

    Oh well enjoy everyone. Most likely will be different waves of shipping anyways.

  3870. Re-posting with my gmail id just in case Rohan, you are watching this and can resend to this id instead of the yahoo one 🙂

  3872. Not sure if I will get an email or not, as I lurked but didnt post until after the “announcement” about posters getting first crack at orders…Either way I am excited to see and her about everyones experiences with their Adams.

  3874. I am still really upset that I have been waiting since early 2009 and now you tell us about the extremely limited payment methods. This would have been great info on one of your previous posts.

  3876. Well I decided to work while I wait :)… So sleep is not a problem.. as long as I get to see some videos and get to order.

    Else M going to Rohan’s place for a Pick up of the same tomorrow .. 🙂

  3877. Boo hoo 😦 I didn’t get a pre-order e-mail.
    Perhaps it’s because I asked too many questions like….
    Will Android Market be up on the Adam, or can we directly load Apps from an .apk file,
    or what 3g carriers in the US would Adam work with/
    Inquiring minds need to know.

  3879. Can anyone that has recieved the email mention if they got it using hotmail or yahoo? Bit worried about them possibly being blacklisted stupidly.

  3886. I was one of the original 43 logo submitters and comment on this blog regularly and have not received an email yet.

    Getting kinda angry.

  3888. @jai

    No dont think like that (atleast you guys).
    There were people registered long time back. you know I still havent got through this email id.

  3890. I was just thinking getting the 3G for when I travel to Asia/Europe. In the US I’d use the wifi hotspot on my phone.

  3891. so is the built in 3 g single band? or dual band 850/900. Rohan you said you want to be global what of us who travel around 850 or 900 is not really going to do much. Any news on the bands for mobile phones? Still no email, starting to fad due to requirement of sleep.

  3895. you do not have to be a member of wordpress, I got my invite at an address never used with wordpress or google…

  3896. Some other ppl who have posted regularly haven’t either. I’m curious if anyone using an email other than gmail got it?

    What did you use?

  3898. Is this just a US release? I see all the prices seem to be in American Dollars, not EUROS or Pounds. Will anyone that gets a link be able to order it even without having a US address? Just Curious. By the way, it’s 2:50 PM (EST -5 GMT) on Dec 9th here as I am posting, still over 24 hours before it is available for pre-order friends and family.

  3900. Well, that’s irritating.

    A mail from notion ink has hit my mail server… and has been greylisted.
    (I run my own server, greylisting is an anti-spam measure)

    Log:
    2010-12-09 19:21:05 H=(maiserv.notionink.com) [115.248.176.245] F= temporarily rejected RCPT : greylisted.
    Now I’m wishing that I’d thought to look up their mailserver and whitelist them!

    But it looks like *some* mail has gone out. Won’t know what it is until their server resends it, though!

  3903. Same here for me,
    I recieved my link to preorder. Payment by Visa or Amrican Express. No Mastercard or paypal, which I always use…?!

  3905. GMAIL Users !!! Be sure to check your SPAM folder… that’s where mine was!

  3913. Read the posting ones more and you will see that its the same price worldwide.

    Just convert it to your currency and ad Value Added Tax and Customs if any.

  3915. Guys, please check your spam folder. My preorder email also came in spam folder. So please check your spam folder as all the people who have gmail address the email is going directly into spam folder.

  3920. No e-mail received yet. 1.21 IST, 20.50 European ST, a long night to check the mailbox?

  3925. got the link

    got a visa card

    got the cash to burn

    do i preorder??? hmmm???

    I waited so long for this tablet and have had to defend it against so many doubters, non believers, and apple fan boys it makes me sick… BUT there are some very good points people had made about some of the concerns with this “launch”. 7 minutes to decide

  3926. For those who did get that email would you please post some ordering details (available storage and what not) on here after you finish?

  3927. Any AOL e-mail accounts get an e-mail? I shouldn’t have used my junk e-mail account to register.

  3937. Yeah, I did. What about the top 43 for the logo. Will it come in the form of a rebate? but preordering wont begin until 12:00 PM PST

  3940. omg… its finally releasing…

    I am really excited for you guys and also to get one…
    A big hug and cheers to the entire Notion Ink team for your accomplishment…
    you people are real heroes !!

    Cheers !!
    Abi

  3941. All I’ve got to say right now is whoever’s Adam was the source of the photos of the UI has Excellent taste in music, Tool, RATM, prodigy, rammstein, this could easily have been a picture of my future adam…. Rohan is this yours?
    -C

  3943. Vector didn’t. I didn’t. Civil didn’t… and we are all using email other than gmail. Also, we’ve all been posting for a while.

  3944. even if it means that Rohan is dispatching emails in batches.. i am terribly disappointed…
    I havent got a email, its already 1 25 am in india, no msg.. I atleast deserve a reply..

  3945. Got the mail! In the SPAM folder of GMAIL. It doesn’t say much more than you already know:

    “Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:”

    I would still love to know availability etc. I want this device because I’m an academic and would love something I could read .PDF’s on in natural light (hence, I’ll get the Pixel Qi screen) and take annotations directly on the file. Even better if it would support firefox plugins like Zotero. Plus a camera so I can see my girlfriend in europe anytime I want 😉

  3946. Heh yeah same here… Hotmail really sucks and is really slow, I thought I had my gmail listed hah don’t I feel like a fool 😛 Ive followed for a long time, just wasn’t here to mingle only for updates. I also used my mail.com address which is really slow as well. Should have used Gmail or I just wasn’t included in the pre-order. Either way it’s cool

  3949. Got mine and it wasn’t even in the spam blocking area 🙂 Thank You for the pre-order opportunity.

    Kali

  3950. So this is fantastic… I’m in the same boat… No Visa / Only Mastercard. I’m going to have to go get a pre-paid visa and guess how much its going to cost for shipping?… any thought to get one of these puppies to Canada? $50… $100… $150? how am I suppose to know lol

  3951. can the software digitizer handle a stylus? will it be able to distinguish the stylus from my hand? (filter out my hand?) I think not.. 😦

  3959. Hi all,
    As Rohan said, check your spam folder. Found an interesting email there!
    BTW, the pre-order server is responding 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable. Too much demand!?!

  3960. Haha with an array of windows ready to upload video content during the launch I hope I hope. 😉

  3962. I’m feeling the same way. My phone has 3G and I can tether anyway. Most likely I wouldn’t ever get around to getting service from another provider (since my Cricket won’t work AWS spectrum in Vegas). I was also under the impression that $500 would be for PixelQi and 3G, can’t spend more than that anyway.

  3963. check your spam. I found mine their. notification wont work if the email is sent to spam. so just go ahead and check your spam

  3965. Rohan,

    Will U pse amend your statement that “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST.”?

  3968. Received the e-mail, though my first comment was on the “Week-End Special – XI” post. (My wordpress account does exist for longer already, though.)

    Anyway, I’ll be waiting at least for a next blog post with official information regarding shipping and warranty. I assume that’ll happen within the 6-hour pre-pre-order frame.

  3970. It seems that only Gmail users get the email!
    Other providers block it, I guess.
    Could everyone who received and email say which provider did they use??
    Just interested

  3985. I think its weird that e-mail gets pushed to my android phone faster than my g-mail account. But its a close race

  3992. I am sorry i might sound like a child, but i do feel a little disappointed and let down cos i heard that the family would be given the preference and it is already 1 26 am in india..i am struggling to stay awake.. and I have not got any email

  3993. After a long wait, the Indian government has decided that it will auction 3G spectrum, and will allow foreign players to participate in the bidding. The spectrum is going to be released in the 2100 MHz band, which would make it compatible with rest of the world, barring a few countries such as the U.S.

    check these guyz:

    h**p://gigaom.com/2007/11/13/india-finally-has-a-3g-plan-wimax-in-the-mix-too/

    h**p://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html

    4 minutes to go!

  3994. Come on now..hope you can debut this at the CES shoe next month. Too much talk and little action… We are still behind you, make us proud…

  3997. Heard word that you can only pay for with American Express and Visa… I don’t have either. 😦 Can someone confirm?

  4001. Same with me, I am a little disturbed that no one has posted their experience with pre-ordering yet and what information they were given during and after the process.

  4002. Got my email!
    Gmail put in spam !!

    they said to check at 12pm PST.
    6 pm PST will be opening for all the others!

    hoping there will be more details available then 🙂

  4005. Got the email, Gmail, and got my Visa card ready, I hope the ordering system can keep up with the load 🙂

  4008. I have been checking both folders 😦 I commented before on older posts but not this paticular post I don’t think. Anyways if you have an extra link pretty please send it my way

  4009. If I didnt receive the mail,I am going to apply through above mentioned link
    Eyes are buring…..

  4012. Waiting for almost a year. What are you waiting for????

    Most of us would if we had the early pre-order.

  4014. That seems to be the case. Even gmail invites went to spam. My provider deletes spam as it hits the inbox. So there goes my invite.

  4015. Rohan please resend us, the hotmail, yahoo, etc. users, the e-mail via an other e-mailadress…. we want a piece of adam sweetness !!!!!!

  4021. I’ve about had it !!! I joined the logo contest I’ve joined this blog and I get nothing this is no way to start. lets really upset our fan base just to give some people extra time.
    I was up all night last night for the worlds biggest let down I left work early yesterday and I was still willing to order just on that I’ve seen. But now I’m not sure if this is how Ni is going to do business I think I’ll look someplace else. I don’t see you being around in a year if this is what can be expected. I commented yesterday that there is a fine line and you have blowen that line out of the water and lost millions in sales pitty I really like the look of your product.

  4024. Ugghh i’m really gonna hate my work’s bandwidth in about 2 min, bottleneck city. I swear to god the whole company runs on a DSL line or something

  4032. OMG I feel like I’m about to have a pretty big orgasm x__x
    THIS IS SO PERFECT. It’s the tablet I’ve been waiting for over a life x_x

    Hands down, Notion Ink, you won ><

  4034. …Well I can’t read that well, he heh:

    Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST…I will have to find out what IST time is, he heh.

  4038. nope…I have a yahoo account and didn’t get it. Quite furious about this…There was also supposed to be a “steep discount” for people who submitted logos and were accepted into the final 43…

  4040. I’m more concerned about which 3G provider will be available in my area. Right now T-mobile seems to be the only one that will allow me to buy only a data plan and a SIM card. The others make you add talk time and a phone if you aren’t a customer.

  4045. Hang in the Sowmya! You for sure have to be included and your mail hasn’t gone out yet. That, or maybe Rohan isn’t letting you pre-order cos hes going to send you a free one!

  4046. I got the email!!!
    I have to admit, I have never been so excited about a product before.
    Having said that, I’m still a little apprehensive about pre-ordering. I really really want the adam. I’ve been following it since it was first announced.
    But there are still many questions. I know, the specs look great and the screen grabs look awsome. But we haven’t seen an actual production adam do it’s magic.
    Would it kill the guys at NI to put a video of a working final production adam?
    It can’t be because of patent issues and investor concerns anymore, since they’re willing to take people’s money for it.
    Also, what about the return and warranty policy? After all, we are being asked to buy a product blindly. $500 is a lot of money to just give away on faith.

    Fiat lux — YES!!!

    But also…… Caveat emptor

    P.S. I’ll probably end up ordering the thing just because I want it so much. Hopefully, some of my and other’s questions will be answered before the actual shipping date.

  4053. …Well I can’t read that well, he heh:

    Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST…But when we go to the link it says:

    Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!

    Which is right now (but nov 9th, not 10th) so is it now or tomorrow?

  4054. I hear you…I as in the same boat. I’m on the east coast, it’s 3pm, and I haven’t slept since the night before last, because of this. I’m pretty down about it too.

  4057. Still waiting for my email… No where in the spam or inbox.. Notwithstanding the handful of most critical questions remaining unanswered.. I think I ‘d still put my money on the line!

  4058. I guess without having received and email one would have to wait another 6 hours as the link in the email references the email address and some cryptic password…

  4061. I’m not sure if I’m offended or disappointed. I probably wouldn’t have pre-ordered anyway, but it still would have been nice!

  4064. Oh my God, I have just seen, that my mailserver is down. I can’t reach the provider site !!!

    That’s abslout worst !!!! Years of Years no problem with the provider and now his server is down.

  4066. The emails may not be sent out all at once, a lot of email clients make you send out in batches, its a lot of emails to send.

  4067. yup no luck here.. i am starting to not like the feeling.. if family is given preference. it looks like the last here…

  4068. Nice, I received the email (Spam box)
    But, something not really great : I have a Mastercard, not a Visa or AMex.

    I hope I will be able to pre-order with my mastercard, otherwise… I’m going to change my card ! (Do I have to change my card, just for that ?) And paypal ?

    Anyway, I’m looking forward to it !!!

  4069. Time!!! and site is down 😉

    But I’m not pre-ordering until I’ve seen some actual footage……

  4070. I even participated in the logo contest! Have spent hours to make a nice logo! And where is my “family mail”? Nowhere to be found! 😦

  4076. hey don’t worry u’ll get your link soon! i also felt the same way and frustrated, so i went out and took a stroll in the chilly winds outside, came back and refreshed my mail thinking that just in case, and u know Voilla! it was there!
    cheer up!

  4084. LOL!!! I love it redonkulous. I thought I was the only person that said that. I’m with you, there’s entirely too much stalling going on. It’s like a kid waking up on Christmas day running downstairs to open presents and being told, oops not yet. One more day. Ooops, not yet, 8 more hours, oops not yet. I’m so sick of waiting I’m giving up. I’ll check back in 2 months and see if we’ve reached a level of standard business practices. Unless of course I get an email! Then I’ll run back and hope I’m not disappointed yet again.

  4089. I can see your point but it has no sense to me. Every android device can act as input device for pc. Digitizer is strictly related to active stylus and pixel precision. For me as engineer, device without precise input and palm rejection is just a toy 😦

  4100. This is wonderful news! I cant wait to order Adam !
    Why isn’t Mastercard supported?? Will other payment options be available when the public pre-order opens?

  4101. okay, the reason the mail is going into Spam blocks is a common misconfiguration in email systems. Basically, notion ink’s server declares that it won’t send email via the IP address the mail is coming from. That’s probably because they had to set up special mailshot software to send to so many people so quickly.

    Here’s an explanation with a bit more data:
    http://www.openspf.org/Why?s=mfrom;id=apache2%40mailserv.notionink.com;ip=115.248.176.245;r=server_name_elided

    (yes, I’ve removed my server’s name from the above. Obviously 🙂

  4102. but. it does not mention when will it be arriving our homes!! I mean.. we can pay and pre-order.. but does it mean that I will be sent this week?

  4103. I got the feeling the mails were send to gmail-users (for commenting purposes).
    Buuuut duuuh of course, adam ->uses Android -> belongs to Google -> gmail peepz first!

    In case of copyright infringement or wahtever, I thought of this myself.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

    PS now let me go to my corner for using Yahoo mail.

  4107. so, its high noon here in PST world…tried launching the link to the pre-order site: IT HAS BEEN OVERRUN!!! hahaa! 😀 it is a good thing i guess, everyone trying to access the same server at the same time, causing it to glitch and slow down…gotta love the message:

    Service Temporarily Unavailable

    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

    Apache Server at http://www.notionink.com Port 80

  4110. agh!!! why did you guys post the link!!!! now everyone and his dog will be heading to that link and crash the site. fools. why couldn’t you just leave well enough be.

  4111. it’s past 12pm PST and I still get the same message when clicking on the link from the email… Can’t say i’m surprised…

  4120. Congratulations! You are standing at the edge of a great accomplishment. Keep going strong!

    I am a project engineer, and I would love this small, all-in-one device for my day to day activities. One thing I need is a replacement for a notebook. To replace a notebook you must have an active digitizer touch layer and a nicely weighted pen. It doesn’t sound like the adam will have this feature, but I thought I read earlier that it would ship with a pen.

    I also remember that this tablet would be designed for students, and students require notetaking ability. That is why I assumed the Adam would have a digitizer layer for pen input.

  4125. If you use Gmail, check you spam folder.
    I got the email but the site says to check back at 12pm pst. As far as I know it’s already 12 pst. About 2 minutes ago.

  4128. no email for me either :(. BTW Rohan, the people who reached the final 42 in the logo competition when do they get to recieve their discount?

  4132. Yeah! I got the e-mail. As most of you suggested, it was in the spam folder. When I tried the link it said come back at 12:00 PM Pacific Time. I seem to remember from Rohan’s post that it should have started at 00:00 hrs IST.

  4136. Service Temporarily Unavailable

    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
    Apache Server at http://www.notionink.com Port 80

  4139. It’s down alright.

    Service Temporarily Unavailable

    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
    Apache Server at http://www.notionink.com Port 80

  4140. Wow, I have to say that I am pretty impressed with the UI. You guys definitely thinking outside the box, which is very refreshing.

  4142. 503: server at notion is smoking..

    Service Temporarily Unavailable

    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

  4145. its 4am man .. i have been up since 3 am yesterdat.. thats 25 hrs..
    can i please order pay and sleep..its still a working day tomorrow

  4148. are they still sending batches out, or are we waiting in vain. (first post was in VIII)

  4153. My link works finally (said server down until a couple of seconds ago), but still says “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”

  4160. It must be going Alphabetical, it would make sense, i see people with emails starting with As and Cs getting theirs, but not like lmnop yet, mine starts with a J so il comment when (or if) I get it!

  4163. Didn’t see when they said they would actually be shipping (meaning the date)??

    Sucks for us silent guys who have been following this thing from the beginning. But at least dont have to wait long to order

  4168. i have my email and I’m using the link, but it’s still saying come back at 12 PST, it’s been 5 minutes already and nothing

  4172. Got mine a while ago, it was in the spam folder. Check your Spam folder. The pre-order site is anavailable as of now.

  4173. when i click on the link it puts a lot of + in the link, i removed the + sign and it looks good.
    this happens because there is a space in the link after your email address, you can also remove the space from the link and you should be good

  4178. this is bad afternoon PST and still nothing. I think I’ll change your name to

    a dumb no show ink

  4179. Can you imagine that if we ever do get to order and we send our cc info through, the website will probably crash and our cc info will be sent into neverland only to be picked up by the bad people.

  4180. I feel disappointed as well. Did not receive an email. Had followed NI for almost a year. Posted a few times since the first pre-order announcement.

  4182. Anyone had any luck getting an order through? It keeps saying not yet for me even though its 12:06 PST now…

  4187. no link…i have been posting on notion ink’s blog from long back 😦

    Guys you should have gone for something like amazon aws for hosting..sad to hear abt the server crashing..you should have expected it and been prepared!

  4188. Really was expecting tears of happiness now, no tears of disappointment and unbelieve.
    And tears of hurt eyes from watching my screen for almost 14 hours now.
    No e-m and my cc is Mastercard, or Paypal.

  4191. This has to be the worse pre-order fiasco ever lol

    how to win friends and influence your potential customers

  4192. When the Eden comes out I sure hope you’ll include me in the pre-order…
    It’s nice to include those that have defended NotionInk on other websites, anyways, well wishes on your sales may they surpass the IPad…..

  4195. this is getting to be pathetic, its past 12pm PST now, and I was a commenter for months and no email.

  4196. thats what i thought. mine starts with a “w”… i just hope i get an email within the next 6 hours haha

  4197. Thanks for the per-order link, but Í don’t have VISA or American Express, same as Harold Roberts above.

    I have Mastercard or Paypal.

  4198. Dear Notion Ink.

    I really really want to buy your tablet. I follow this product sinds te beginning. Please when can we see a Hands-On video. People can Pre-Order your Tablet but nobody ever saw the final Product Running live. We never see the software running live on a video..

    Please Notion Ink. Stop the secret game and show us your baby…I really can’t wait to see your tablet.

  4200. I swear they must all have their clocks set back a half hour over there; 1:36 am but all the clocks there read 1:06. 😛

  4203. What languages will it support? :S (Sweden? ÅÄÖ)
    Android 2.3 supports a great variety but this is Eden.

  4204. Got my email, I’m extatic! 🙂 Hope the restriction for order using VISA and American Express cards only is not going to last: seems silly, frankly, to refuse good customers. What’s wrong with my MasterCard,or Google checkout? Anyway, my partner has a Visa (and one of the 3 I want is for him), so hope it’ll work…

  4205. Okay i guess even i have something called a patience and i do not want to put it to test esp at wee hours in the night..i am leaving.
    good luck guys.
    have fun

    Ps: i am utterly disappointed at the fact that family would be given preference was quoted big and i am also feeling let down cos its been hours since i am waiting and no response yet. I understand you are super busy.. but atleast deserve a decent reply.

  4209. wait… u will get soon…. email blaster takes time…

    otherwise site down now…. due to HEAVY TRAFFIC

  4212. Service Temporarily Unavailable

    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

    Apache Server at http://www.notionink.com Port 80

  4214. 😮 No Mastercard accepted? Bummer, I’m a Mastercard user as well. But I do thank the higher power for a selected few of my family who use Visa 🙂

  4216. I sent an email off to info@notionink.com, Greg, and have not received anything back. can you at least tell us if anything in the preordering system mentioned discounts for either students or logo submitters?

  4217. everyone needs to relax! there is still 6 hour of preorders left and email is not always instantaneous it can take hours to arrive if the system is overloaded. if your real fans don’t lose the faith in the last hours of the wait, the adam is coming the wait is over. a month from now we (those who actually want one) will all have one in our hands:D
    C

  4223. this is the stuff that worries me. if notion ink can not prepare for a launch with only such few people how are they going to open the gates 6 hours from now on to everyone

  4224. I am really impressed by the final presentation and looking forward to demo video of user interface and software.
    No preordering for me, but I’ll wait…

  4225. Yep, I am 100% sure that Notion Ink are going to deliver a 100% awesome, but guys, I think the most important thing for Notion Ink to do now is to hire a good marketing director (hey i’m available ;)) A lot of the mistrust or edginess felt by everyone is really because the marketing, while often being great fun, has been abysmal in greater measures. First, the confusion over the models. second, limited payment options, and third, most important, no videos, no pre-sale expert tech reviews, no video commercials actually showing the Adam on youtube, nothing. I think all the Notion Ink guys are great engineers but are fumbling a lot in the marketing side. But I just hope everything goes smoothly for the team, they’ve worked so hard for it!

    Also the million dollar question : how many units are being produced? Will the Adam be sold out in a few hours? or will it be released periodically in manufacturing batches over the next few months? I hope they follow Steve Jobs staggered production strategy, which will facilitate in growing the momentum. But it all depends on what the ceiling is here – 10,000? (then one off) or 100,000? or 500,000 (then definitely staggered release)?

  4226. Any bets on whether or not Rohan got any sleep in the last 24 hours? I would feel sorry for him but that is what he gets for keeping ME up for 24 hours!

  4227. My guess is that users on non-gmail are not getting emails coz of the RBL listing. Pl write to rohan – am sure he’ll help out

  4230. Come on! I’m sure that Rohan and team are trying to solve DDOS problem! Imagine how angry would everyone be if the site drops in the end of transaction? Or smth like that!
    Keep patience, don’t refresh each 5 seconds, let the website breath!

  4231. I hope they manage customer services and tech support better than this! Very shaky out of the gate….

  4232. Does sending them an email count? Because I sent them an email in April, does this mean I’m family?

  4236. @Jai i may be able to help you if give me a mailadress

    I got an extra one due to misspelled adress.

    Cheers

    //Jakob

  4237. according to a schedule that slashgear posted, the adam should be arriving in people’s hands around the time of CES, which is January 6-11, 2011. Pre-order today, to be the first to receive come a month from now…four precious weeks of waiting…tick….tock…..tick….tock!

  4239. Quite a bit pissed off. I own a MasterCard which has bought me absolutely anything online the last 10 years.

    Now I have the pre-order mail, but am unable to order the tablet anyway. They must have seen this coming, a warning or something would have been nice….

  4240. “Service Temporarily Unavailable

    “The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.”

    heh. nobody’s gonna be able to pre-order until you all stand in line! LET THE SERVER BREATHE, FOLKS!

  4242. Isn’t it already past 12pm PST (on 9th December anyway)?

    Any one in the UK got an email yet?

  4244. I keep trying buy it tells me to come back at 12 pm PST. It is after that time. I think someone has made a mistake somewhere :(. I’ll keep trying though in the hope that the issue is fixed soon.

  4246. No email, guess I’ll be hitting the sack. I’m just disappointed that I’m not recognized as part of Notion Ink family 😦

  4248. Although some of the people with preorder slips have gone silent. 😛 Still getting the “wait til noon” message myself.

  4249. Maybe they will open it up for orders as soon as everyone receives their email……

  4253. Just remember people, when you order, if you don’t see HTTPS your information is being sent plain text over the internet 🙂 and last I checked, notionink.com’s SSL is broken.

  4255. +1

    but first….let us first have the adam in my hands

    @rohan
    been waiting man :(…..where is the email……I’ll need to get a new F5 key for my keyboard now

  4257. I can open the page, but the message still reads “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”, even when the clock is ticking 12:10 here in California

    Waiting eagerly 🙂

  4258. Some guys have mentioned in their comments that only Visa CC is accepted. This is totally insane!! I have never heard of a start up refusing customers just on the basis of a CC. There are so many questions remaining to be answered..The storage in tech specs still reads 8+ GB flash. What do i make out of this? No videos of Adam in action?

  4259. Guys what’s this, we can’t pay with MasterCard? I won’t get a preorder e-mail but I hoped to order the Adam later. Seriously now, this is THE most popular card in Europe. And I don’t have anything other.

  4260. Check your spam folder if you use Gmail. That’s where mine was.

    Still can’t get to the order site though. I’m happy to wait though.

  4261. I’m starting to think maybe ordering one of these isn’t such a great idea after all. 😦

  4265. Yes! email!

    – You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. 😦

    I have only MasterCard and PayPal.
    Please give an opportunity to pay!

  4267. Its already 1.40am here in india still no mail recieved. Im planning to wait for another 1hr 😦

  4272. Well. Said my friend. No video. No return policy. Questions not answered..
    Guess its too risky to pre order. 549 is a lot of money ….

  4274. YES, got the email, just waiting for NI to update their clock so that its on time. However it is a little unstable now, but I guess that is to be expected.. 🙂

  4278. Actually people are right We need to see some good videos

    I am all up for preorder but my wife is pissed off with me and doesnt want me to throw money .

    I tried showing her how it would work but then she ended up saying buy ipad instead

    Rohan please get some good videos out soon

  4279. This is on his YouTube page: 1 hour ago

    RohanShravan Those, who had commented in NotionInk blog “before the last post”, check your email (including spam folder!), there’s some news for you!

    Nope no news here

  4280. Guess the pre-pre-order will start at the same time as the pre-order? XD Oh man, or maybe they did the PST conversion from IST wrong.

    No sleep for NI tonight.

  4282. WOOHOO!! I got email. Yes it ends up in the Spam Folder in GMAIL. Will there be any Hands ON video demonstration? Plus. Will it support Wacom Pens? That will be Totally Awesome. hehehe

  4286. The links cannot be shared. I would give you mine since I only use Paypal or Mastercard, but they are user specific.

  4287. Well the site hasn’t changed a bit….
    So no luck for the people who want to pre order.

  4288. It’s a shame that I only can pay by Visa and American Express 😦
    Why not Mastercard of Paypal???
    I think there are many people who can’t pre-order that way.

  4290. According to my clock it should be 12:11 pm PST right now, but the website still states :
    Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!
    Ok, what now?

  4292. I haven’t gotten an email yet. None in the spam folder either. I don’t have a gmail addy.

    But I have another suspicion: Rohan said something about people posting anonymously being at a loss. I wondered then, what that might mean. I’ve been posting into this blog for months now and I’m just starting to wonder whether there is an actual registration method somewhere. I don’t know what exactly I have done to join this blog, but my avatar name and email address appear in the boxes above the text box.

    There seems to be a way to register on the root site (wordpress.com) and perhaps it’s possible to post by just entering a nick and email addy in the fields above the text box without prior registration. Perhaps that’s what Rohan meant by annonymous.
    If so, I’d be disappointed.
    I read that Sowmya who’s one of the most avid posters in this blog also didn’t receive an email. @Rohan and team: This should be rectified. I don’t want to miss out on the family only preorder option due to falling victim to a wanting blog software. Not only is this blog buggy with posts ending up in non-chronological order, but it is also completely minimalistic. I really don’t know why everyone’s using it at all. In essence. Please, just do a user count and determine the top 100 posters here with the highest post count or average word count and send them emails again.

  4294. They don’t know where you’re from by looking at your e-mail, so they’re sending e-mails all over the world.

  4295. Come on where is my mail :\
    I had waiting this time for a so long time to not have it 😦
    What about the paiment?
    Can we use mastercard, paypal or something like this?
    Visa is not really use in Europe :\

  4298. I’m sure glad I installed that “auto-refresh” Chrome extension !!! Set for every 5 seconds and it’s still coming up with “Not yet ….” and the occasional 503 error.

    Oh the waiting is killing me !!!!!!

  4299. Where the hell is my mail. Is this thanks i get for folliwing the blogs die months? Respect 😦

  4301. Hear, hear mrzeal,

    Slowly the realistic comments come forward. Let those that have fallen in love PRE-order and everybody else wait till pictures arrive of the beloved.

    I am sure that there will be enough Adams for all of us.

  4303. +1 – and as in the case of sour grapes 🙂 – little skeptical in putting in my credit card details with the server crashing like this. I have worked on payment integration solutions and this is a dangerous situation. Still believing in NI vision and Rohan, however, IMHO, they need to pull up their socks to realize the dreams!!!

    I sincerely feel they should’ve at least tested their server capacity before opening the flood gates! Hope they learn from their mistakes fast and come out victorious! 🙂

  4304. Maybe If Notion ink would have tied up with an online retailer like Amazon . This would have been easier. Amazon will little tiny bit of the pie and All logistics including payment will be handled correctly.

  4305. Same Feeling Here.Feeling dejected and I am also logging off. best Of luck NI and your new family.

  4310. I can only image how long updates for this device will take to roll out. We will probably get teased to death before gingerbread comes to adam.

  4313. Sweet! I got me my pre-order email. Its saying to return at 12pm PST. Which is….either right now or in 24 hours. This seems like a strange time for pre orders to begin?

  4317. Got the e-mail – no access to website yet. Still says “wait for 12 pm pacific” or doesn’t load.
    Anyway… we have 6 hours…

  4321. Well, I got back from getting my keyboard fixed (no charge, with thanks to the igenius) … feeling a bit sad as no email for me; apparently not part of the Ol Pals family … ah, well, it was fun dreaming; family can let the rest of us know how you like it when you get it.

  4322. I haven’t received an e-mail yet ..
    Although I wasn’t a regular participant of this blog, I’ve faithfully followed it and recommended this device to friends, because I believe in it’s potential to be the best gadget this year, and ADAM 2 the best gadget of 2012!.
    Also, I posted here before Rohan’s announcement, so I was expecting to get an e-mail.
    It would be nice if they explained here if EVERYONE will get an e-mail, if it’s random, or if a person has to meet a certain level of participation to get one.
    Besides that, it would be nice if they could explain what’s happening for the order page not to have been activated already, although it’s past 12:00 PST.

    I really hope it’s because you want to send everyone their e-mail first, so there’s hope for mine 😀

  4328. Service Temporarily Unavailable

    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

    Theres movement!:D

  4334. No email here yet. Gives me time to rethink ordering before seeing photos, videos, etc.

  4335. Credit cards used would have made a great voting poll. 🙂

    Oh well. I wiish you all luck.

  4336. Rohan…I have not received my email for pre-ordering, what gives? Please accept Discover!

  4339. Haha no email on Hotmail here either. I guess it’ll come. If it doesn’t than I guess god wants me to wait for the first footage of the actual device 😉

  4340. Solve what? The servers are refusing traffic because they’re filled to capacity with people F5ing just to find that ****ing “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!” again.

  4347. I had commented on the blog but didn’t receive a e-mail. I used my yahoo address. Will have to wait another 6 hours.

  4348. It already 1 45 am… AM

    people please see it is AM
    i have had 5 mugs of COFFEE, 2 five stars and one big bar if dairy milk!!!
    I apparently dont drink alcholic drinks…..i dunno want else to drink to keep me awake !!!!

  4353. Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link: But says not 12:00pm…PST

  4354. I only commented using the info provided on the blog (name & e-mail), I never signed up for wordpress, but I did receive a pre-order email.

  4355. Just got the link also. Mail starts with p. Thank you NI!
    Was lurking around from the start of the blog. Never posted, until the Weekend Special XI. Voted for the colors and logo. Marked myself on the distribution map. So there is some hope for other lurkers olso.
    The link says: “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!” Hope to be able to pay via Paypal as it seems that my Mastercard is not supported directly. Also worried about the European prices.

  4356. I have been following and commenting since I saw he video of CES back in February. No email either. I figure even if I had an email the servers are bogged down to the point I wouldn’t be able. Also, i am waiting on a video or two of an actual Adam

  4357. Seems like they moved the site or added an additional server, the site is showing 2 different versions of the background. It’s loading for me now.

  4360. Patience, people. Go outside for an hour or something. They aren’t going to run out, and getting your preorder in six hours faster doesn’t mean your tablet will get to you any faster. Let them do their thing and relax. The day is here, after all!

  4361. i think pre-orders are for max 1000 people as per rohan’s original promise. he could have easily set aside 10,000 for the silent readers. for the rest its still six 6 hours for pre-order so relax a little bit.

    that aside rohan should post something fast before the mob gets angry

  4362. Yep I agree… I won’t order until I’ve seen this smooth working device on video…
    It also helps that I don’t have Visa or Amex… What happened with Mastercard or Paypal?

  4363. these guys need some guys experienced with basic web configuration.. e.g., how to scale apache httpd etc. its not that hard to write a shell script to send emails reliably. Rohan: I know you guys are overloaded but you need to make sure that small things are done well. this is not a student project; get some experienced people on your team (unix admin etc)

  4364. still optimistic about getting an email. although as the preorder time has passed my optimism is slowly dying. Guess im not considered family even though i participated in the logo contest and have been an avid follower of rohan’s blog updates

  4365. well Sowmya, even though I havent posted that much here I always read your messages and all the others, who are, what I’d call, the real family. I’m just one of the lost cousins, I just posted a few random times (but don’t worry, I haven’t received any mail either).

    I think, well, i’m kind of sure, that it isn’t Rohan sending the mails, it might be the commercial office or somebody else who is in charge for the preorder. Probably these people don’t even know who is a long time poster. It looks like those who received the mail are almost all newcomers of these last few days. The preorder list might have started from that very last post, wich counts the highest number of contacts.

    Don’t be upset, even though I understand your feelings, they are probably going through a very busy and crazy moment. Rohan will make up to it 🙂

  4367. Go get yourself a pre-paid Visa dude… Here in Canada Money Mart sells them and you can dump whatever you want onto it and instantly use it

  4368. Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!
    ???
    It is after already
    Some mistake??

    Anybody is able to make pre-order??
    Greetings

  4370. Still no preorder mail, but I no longer mind. My mind tells me I really should wait for some decent images and footage.

  4371. Really? I thought we used a lot of VISA in Europe as well. At least it’s more normal to have a VISA than a Mastercard where I live. Most people actually have both VISA and Mastercard (I do) and very few have anything else.

  4374. Not sure if anyone saw this, but I don’t remember ever hearing Pink Floyd sing ‘Baby, Baby, Baby, Ohh’

  4379. Got the link but don’t have visa or American express only MasterCard so that sucks so much. Please add MasterCard and as others have posted please let some of the tech sites review. Not many people will buy without hands on reviews and warranty info and return policy.

  4380. It says wait till 12 pst but its 12:18. And I was going to use google checkout to buy this why does it only support visa and american express I don’t have either of those… 😦

  4381. am getting mostly 503 errors!
    or come back at 12pm PST! doesn’t make any sense! Rohan can u update the time please ?
    otherwise you are just going to get DDOS’ed

  4382. I can’t believe it !!!!
    I did not buy an IPad because I was believe in Adam…..
    Today, I did not have mail, no more informations about the product, waranty, …
    In the case I would get it, I do not have visa premier or american express…. Only a mastercard, as the bigest part of European custumer…..
    The only one question I got at this time is to lnow why I had believe in this product.
    Bye India

  4384. I made only one post prior to the ‘cut-off’, and put in my gmail address when I made my comment, and checked ‘Send me site updates’ to make sure I knew when there was a new post. I recieved my preorder email at 1:07pm CST (11:07am PST). I havent subscribed to anything on WordPress prior to this, so it seems to boil down to other email servers rejecting the email as spam or something.

  4385. Why worried about Eurpoean prices…Prices will be the same every where…so with your stronger currency you will be able to shell out less Euros, as compared to USD…

  4386. I’m waiting to see if this materializes today as well. I would love to see this tablet come to fruition–especially if they can come up with that Android DLNA client that was discussed before… 😉

  4387. I think the emails go at at Dec 10th, 12:00 am IST (an hour and a half ago) and the preorder page comes up – or was meant to – at Dec 9th, 12:00 pm PST (20 mins ago).

  4388. Changing my mind on Adam because of misleading customer service, getting Archos 101 instead!!!!

  4390. Yes they will. and 100.000 special agents with only one interest: closing you order succesfull.

    I don´t know what happens here, but after waiting so long, i´m afraid of getting the email when it is to late to be part of the “family pre order”. seems that family kicked me out.

    It is my bithday in 2h41… on 10th dec… seems not starting well

  4391. We are never late. It is the I ndian S tretchable T ime who is the culprit. I had an apology from gmail for the server breakdown exactly at 00:00 hrs Dec 10.
    Overload. I think we may have overtaken all the previous records

  4392. I was told long time ago that the Argentine business people are the toughest, than later someone told me that the Indians are even tougher. Now, I know why.
    Even Sony Erickson does not do this kind of marketing! 🙂

  4394. What is the from address on the email. so I can add it to my approved list, so the spam filter does block it

  4395. I am not upset (yes i am am) but i am sleepy and i ahve been up since morning glued to this!!!
    my body deosn’t deserve this torture ! i need to sleep ….

  4396. The pre-order link keeps saying come back after 12pm PST. It is past 12pm PST now and still same message.

    HELP !!!!!!!!

  4398. I’m sure what they accidentally did was set the script to work on this:

    [b]12/10 12:00pm PST[/b]

    Instead of:

    [b]12/09 12:00pm PST[/b]

    As it’s the 10th there and the 9th here. 😛 That’s what I’d consider to be just a slip of the finger and they’re all probably scratching their heads now. 😛

  4399. Received my pre-order link… yipppeeee. Site is still down though…

    For the folks still waiting to hear back, few pointers:
    – check your spam for noreply@notionink.com
    – payments can be made thru Visa and American Express only
    – Slashgear says that NotionInk has confirmed shipping around CES 2011 (Jan 6, i think)

  4404. I’m hoping it isn’t up because they were having problems sending out the e-mails and they are waiting until they get them all out.

  4405. Alot om impatient people here eh? Be calm, of course they cannot send out thousands of e-mail in a second or two. Everything would end up in spam and their provider would be looked down.

    If you know you’ve commented and registered you will get your email, I’m sure. I got mine 30 seconds ago.

  4406. It’s 12:20 PST and I’m still getting “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!” – no worries if they’re having some technical difficulty I can wait until 9:PM tonight (My time) to order. I wish we could get them in the next week or two but I read that they start shipping on January 6th.

    dph

  4407. I’m really hoping he has a separate login for the logo designers, seabee… several of the designers who submitted logos are having the same issue.

    Rohan also told the logo designers who were in the final 43 we would get a steep discount, so perhaps we are in a separate batch of emails?

    not looking good though.

  4413. Glad she made you come to sense…

    And Rohan, if you read this just want to tell you that you have lost one customer.
    No video, no real pictures and the order site isn’t even working. Is this how you’re gonna handle future customers?

    You haven’t even talked anything about warranty. I wanted Adam so badly… Ah well…..

  4414. Quit whining and get a real credit card… Argh. Seriously. Small start-up TRYING to launch. Cut some slack. Credit card processing costs $$$.

  4415. Just got into the link again, it still says 12 pst time, so …using math, the 1 is still at the top of the website, could mean that it was meant for 12 pm pst time on NOV 10th, which is in just under 24 hours…else, they are unable to even put a splash screen up saying they are working on the e-commerce part and it will be up soon. I’m guessing that it won’t be up til tomorrow. On the email it does say regular pre-order will be available at 6pm PST time, (6 hours later). I don’t think any of you will have a problem getting one if you want..They gotta have at least 100,000 units I’m guessing.

    -David

  4417. I haven’t had this much anticipation since I ate that 2 lbs block of cheese ….

    and I feel just as constipated waiting for the site to come on line.

    Give it some Ex-lax already!!!!

  4418. I did not think I was going to say this but I am a bit bummed.

    After posting many comments in the last few months, trying to help out newcomers and such and discussing about the device in what I thought was a constructive way I did not get an email, and now am reading in comments that my MasterCard or bank transfer will not be allowed anyway!

    Most European creditcards are MasterCard anyway so what is the deal with that?

  4419. Received my pre-order email in my Gmail account, but it went to Trash folder and had to push it to my Inbox folder.

  4421. I sure hope NI knows what they’re getting into… with this many people, even one little issue is not going to go over well (not specifying the “8+gb,” not updating the “come back at noon” preorder page, people aren’t sure about security, etc.) and I can imagine most people will run into problems just because of the boatloads of people trying to order at once… Come on NI! We want you to succeed!

  4422. If you did not get your email, check your “spam” filter box. I use gmail and that is where I found it.

  4425. I’m sure what they accidentally did was set the script to work on this:

    [b]12/10 12:00pm PST[/b]

    Instead of:

    12/09 12:00pm PST

    As it’s the 10th there and the 9th here. That’s what I’d consider to be just a slip of the finger and they’re all probably scratching their heads now.

  4427. Another one of my guesses – this time on the Mastercard bit coz we faced a similar problem last year. Payment gateways in India have a fair bit of verification processes (and rightly so!). Mastercard for some reason has an additional verification process on businesses seeking to accept MC online – sometimes as much as even 7 weeks. It’s possible that the NI team got caught by surprise but a heads-up would have been nice

  4430. very simple way to avoid all this grief is to create a link using a jsp that will actively send an email to users.. So if a user enters their email the jsp code computes the link and sends it by email to user.. damn simple and immediate..

  4431. Well Apple had issues activating the iphone with its servers getting overwhelmed… and NI has servers overwhelmed too..

  4432. Ok wise men here, atleast let me know what i have to do to stay awake..
    I am giving myself another 15 min…
    I have alreayd had 5 mugs of coffee, 2 big bars of Indian dark chocolate, one bar of milky chocolate.. and i am eating another one.. this will last for another 15 min..
    i am giving up otherwise!!!!

  4434. If that mail doesn´t come i´ll will allways remember this as the most wasted day of my entire life…

  4435. Got my email. It’s going to the SPAM folder in GMAIL. Please check there. Sorry if this is duplicate.

    BTW: The pre-order link is not working as the site is down. When I did get through it said to come back at 12 pm PST. I believe it’s already past 12 pm PST. So I’ll use CSMA protocol and back-off for a few minutes. Maybe! 🙂

  4437. Sowmya, you have not gotten an email either? What about Greg, gecko or the others ?

  4440. @Cathy don’t despair even for people who got the email, the site is not working and there is still more than 5 hours remaining. I am sure the email will get to you. I am more sad about the botched pre-order process. It was the first real test and they failed miserably. I hope they can bounce back from it.
    Keep the faith….

  4443. @Greg, @Sowmya, @others – Didn’t receive the mail…and doesn’t seem that I am gonna receive it also! So here I am….going to sleep…. good night and good morning to all here… enjoy trying to pay…i will see in the morning and will decide whether to pre-order or not…Since I didn’t receive the priority mail…feeling little bad honestly… :)…

    c ya guys tomorrow… @Sowmya – anyway you are not going to do a pre-order… you can see the mail tomorrow I feel. Take care of yourself and sleep 🙂

  4444. Egads third time is the charm.

    I’m sure what they accidentally did was set the script to work on this:

    12/10 12:00pm PST

    Instead of:

    12/09 12:00pm PST

    As it’s the 10th there and the 9th here. That’s what I’d consider to be just a slip of the finger and they’re all probably scratching their heads now.

  4446. Only visa and ae please add MasterCard and also please send to some tech sites for review.

  4447. @People who havent got any email!

    Please check your spam boxes !
    i got my email at around 12:40 am IST
    Plus the only difference between email and no email is 6 hours why getting so tense ?
    The mastercard bit is scary though.
    whats going on rohan ?

  4448. Any word on the battery life of the various models? I’m wondering if the lowest end LCD model is worth it at all….

  4451. Anyone else get the sinking feeling that we might have to wait another 24 hours? Just realised that it’s still Nov. 9 in LA.

    Rohan’s last post: “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST”
    Message on the pre-order page: “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”
    What if that means 12 pm. PST on *Nov. 10*?

    NI, you guys seriously need to post a clarification of some kind. The traffic to your server should give you some idea of how many disappointed (and sleepy, in some time zones) people are out there right now…

  4453. Folks, we are all adults here (well, most of us). What is your gut telling you right now? I really don’t know what to THINK at this point, but my gut tells me to proceed with caution. Any company that continues to delay, FOR A YEAR, a device… Then, on launch day does an unveiling (brilliant) followed by an order time which is NOT kept (confounding), is either extremely GOOD or extremely FOOLHARDY. I’m hoping for good…. (Calm down, gut…)

  4460. Let’s stick to at most two refreshes per minute shall we? I suspect that a lot of people are hammering F5…

  4467. Visa would be OK with me but MasterCard is preferable. Only…haven’t gotten that email yet, so…

  4470. i never got mine and ive been EVERY DAY clicking to see that counter go down and
    digging in source code.

    sigh 😦

  4473. I received two emails. One when I sign up and made comment before his announcement and again when he made his announcement about being part of the family. The second time I did an official one with wordpress.

  4476. If you rub your leg below your knee and just to the outside of the shin bone this is Acupuncture point ST 36. It is supposed to help you keep going when you have nothing left!

  4478. got mail… thanks to notion ink for that.
    but I dont have credit card.
    I have Net banking by which i can transfer money to any Indian bank account, pls… someone who can place order for me, i will transfer money into his account…

  4479. Yeah, and who knows if Mastercard was not willing to give competitive terms to NI? In any case, I hope they will work out an arrangement soon.

  4482. I am so sleeply now

    If I go to sleep then my 6 hours will get finished and by the time i try perhaps preorders would have finished

  4483. Something i do when i need to stay awake is listen to energetic songs…always worked for me when i have to be up on standby for support changes… along with sipping hot water.

    HTH
    -Murali

  4484. A thought just popped into my head. Do you suppose we have been inadvertently stress/load testing the site for NI? I mean, presumably NI could have a count of the mail batches and the approximate number of hits. If so Rohan, I think you’re going to need a few more boxes!! :o)

    Still no email and not overly sure I had qualified but, know what ‘go live’ can be like. Hang in there!!

  4485. I have 2 theories right now. 1, the folks that are auto refrshing are going to cause a DDoS on their servers and may crash them, in which case I will be upset with you auto refreshers. 2, the server times are off by 30 minutes due to the Time in India and someone forgot to take that into consideration and hopefully Rohan and team will get that fixed. So please stop trying to bring down the site with these auto refresh plugins and just wait a few more minutes.

  4486. The order page is not active yet. Haven’t been able to order.

    CHECK your JUNK MAIL folder, that is where I found my Pre-order invite.

  4487. Call them, should be a local call for ya…. its a shame if you dont get one. you have been the most patient all day, while keeping the mob at bay…..

  4488. Has anyone been able to order yet. My link just sends to a page the states “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST! ” , about 24 minutes past that. I’ll try again ~30min. Got to admit, I have not been this exited about a piece of hardware for a long time.

  4498. wow, there really is a lot of stress on the server. I am sure there are enough to go around. Let us give them some room to byte

  4502. No e-mail yet, think my provider gonna shut my account due to excessive use of “refresh acconut”

    Come Mail show your face..

  4505. As a linux system admin, I request that you guys think about the following:

    1) SSL is broken on notionink.com. All data (including credit cards) is not transmitted securely.
    2) I doubt that this server is PCI Compliant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payment_Card_Industry_Data_Security_Standard

    Please be careful when ordering from notionink.com. I have my email, I have been following for sometime. I am telling you this as advice, not as someone trying to get you not to purchase the item. Protect yourself first before you end up dealing with the credit card companies.

    Joe K.

  4506. I don’t see how this gives anyone confidence in NotionInk unless you are of the “i must have it at all costs” mentality. In which case more power to you. Wish I could adopt the same attitude. Seriously, i really wish i could.

  4508. all right just for today I will help the big mother 🙂 , I will keep you company until you receive the mail, here is still 21:27 so I have plenty of time before sleeping 🙂

  4512. I bet they are holding up because of hotmail and live. (Those always reject email that is sent in batches bigger than 2 or 3 recipients.) NI probably got a ton or mail sent back as soon as they sent it…

    Did anyone get email that uses hotmail, live, MSN, etc?

    @Rohan is that what is going on?

  4514. The link has is md5(email + salt), so the link will only work the the specific email. No one can use any other link.

  4516. OK, I understand that …
    But I think that paypal is less expensive that visa no?
    It would be more easy to people to get it.
    Europe seem to be important for them…
    I do thnik that they will have so much custuers with theses details.

  4518. Wow..Are they hosting the Purchase off of their Main Site?! Yikes! Maybe they should have farmed the E-Commerce portion out to a site that can handle just the commercial traffic.?

  4522. you need to trust people! do not think negatively! have you heard about any corporation who failed to deliver on its promise? Business people are the most trustworthy, their word is like gold, that is the reason they never need lawyers – they never surrounded by them.
    So just be cool!
    and who cares about shipping and handling and VAT when you have the sexiest (for at least a few weeks) unit on the market. 🙂

  4526. have patience…… NI has created a great product and they are good at that …. Master of one….. so would have problem the site …. you should appreciate the fact that he not jack of all and master of none …. take a deep breath 🙂

  4528. 2am nd I got to go to office early morning
    GOOD NIGHT

    got the mail but I will try 2 order tomorrow morning.

    EYES ARE DEAD

  4530. no that preorder was for a very important family member !!!! and wa supposed to be a new year gist.. though it will arrive after new year..

  4532. Paypal cannot verify non-US/UK sellers. Using PayPal without a business presence in those countries could be a detractor…

  4533. I am anxiously awaiting ADAMs arrival.
    But somehow there are these little things that make me wonder:

    “panel dosn`t exists for this app”

    If this really is a screenshot from the (final) UI….I wonder what other charming slips
    will await…:-)

    Still: good show so far -please let it become reality.

    (never wanted to do this:) What is the difference between pre-ordering a tablet now or six hours later if you have waited for roughly a year?

    all the best, S.

  4534. ok its past 12pm PST but page from the link in the email still says “not yet, come back at 12pm PST”

    dont know what’s going on

    oh and btw, what with not accepting mastercard?? or paypal for that matter??

    really, i expected better….

    i would have put my money down, no questions asked, but with all these blunders happening, i might actually wait for a video or a review now

    @Rohan Shravan, i trust in you sir, but please sort these issues out. I think we atleast deserve some sort of video look at EDEN at the least. please put it up soon…..

  4535. Is there someone from Germany, maybe from Bavaria, who would order me an Adam?
    Didn’t receive an email and don’t have the right creditcard.

  4537. Duh… I just figured out that “fiat lux” means “let there be light”. Now the post title make sense….

  4538. Does it drop down 30 every 30 seconds because it is counting down the number of seconds before the preorder hours are over ?

  4539. Got my email 😉 . It’s going to the SPAM folder in gmail. Please check your spam folders.

    BTW: the pre-order link is not working as the site is overloaded. When I did get through – the response is that it’s not 12 pm PST yet. Well I know it’s well past noon PST. I’ll use the CSMA protocol and back-off for a few minutes.:)

  4542. I should be on the list but haven’t received an email and I used my hotmail address…hmm…

  4546. No pics, no video’s no mastercard!! It is very unprofessional. Don’t think I will pre-order.

  4547. What a bunch of cry babies! Is it the end of the world that you can’t order it right this instant?

    You guys are spoiled.

  4548. I’m almost willing to bet it’s they set it December 10 PST rather than December 9 PST, regardless of what the official statement is. 30 minutes is a pretty big miss for what is undoubtedly a script ready to redirect the servers. 😛

    Alternatively, they just got the conversion wrong.

  4549. ohh…in that case…wait for 15 more min… 🙂 I am going to sleep… :)… bye… and c u tomorrow….

  4550. oh come on now.. it is 12:30 pm PST and my family wants to get back on the road…… they are tired of this starbucks after thirty minutes of me hitting F5

  4551. A new product, a new company, and a new web ordering system….

    You gotta know Rohan is kinda busy right now. Have patience guys, I haven’t received an email yet. If I don’t get it, I’ll probably just wait and order tomorrow.

  4553. I got the invite and checked found the same “Come back at 12pm PST” message, so I went to NotionInk.in (notion ink’s Indian site) and found the same message. Hope it gets fixed soon. 🙂

  4554. I’m getting so upset to see no E-Mail in my inbox or spam folder… Someone has dropped the ball on this one for sure. Rohan… Smack the one responsible around a bit 😉 … Someones going to get a hurt real bad – lol – gotta love Russel Peters 🙂

  4555. I don’t understand why so many people want the e-mail. Why do you want it?
    I got the email, but for what? The link doesn’t work, I didn’t receive anything of value in the mail either…

    If the “pre-order” site eventually comes up and there are NO videos, I will give away my pre-order link to the one who deserves it. Maybe someone who has been here for the longest…

  4556. I know of several people, including myself, using hotmail (live, MSN) and yahoo who haven’t received one yet. I don’t believe a single person who posted about getting the email has been anyone other than a gmail user.

    Beyond disappointing to say the least.

  4560. @david Swain I am in EST zone and my email said I could post 12:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. That would be 9:00 pm for me.

  4561. Even though I commented some time ago (before the deadline!) and took some of the polls (logo, color) I still got no mail with pre-order-link in my mailbox. I have to go to bed now, cause I have to get up very very early for my job. All those months of excitement – sorry for the drama – about adam (and even more excitement since Rohan said commenters would be able to preorder first)…I’m pretty disappointed.
    Have a good night/day, folks.

  4562. I use a hotmail account here in hthis blog and I haven’t received a mail from NI.

    I was hoping that they will use my personal emal adress, because they have used it for EAP mails.

    But I also have no mail on my personal adress.

  4565. Why don’t you wait until the ordering site is up to jump to conclusions about its security…

  4568. You have waited for months guys and you know this product is revolutionary…give them a few hours to sort out their server issues guys….take a break and come back! Best Wishes to all…..

    if you have posted and havent received a mail..well, they may be with holding sending further mails as the server crashed..so just wait up..and in case they do not send, all you have to wait is 6 more hours! and the pre-order period is going to be long as Rohan said! so just chillout…you will get your Adam pretty soon…

  4569. No has reported getting in……..This link was left on the blog earlier:http://www.notionink.com/order.php It may get you in even without email. I’ve tried several times and Rohan’s Notion Ink as problems….delayed reveal post and now pre-order confusion Not a great way start a New Company’s launch

  4571. No. Paypal is probably more expensive, and they are used to charging flat transaction fees. Once a webcomic artist apologised about Paypal continuing to charge a $3 fee for a $10 donation.

  4576. So…. I have a preorder email…. and the time has passed, but the preorder site is still not working….. 😦

  4579. Got my preorder link. Came about an hour ago 2:24 EST. Hiding in spam box. Still no able to get to it like everyone else says tho lol. I can wait.

  4580. You have waited for months guys and you know this product is revolutionary…give them a few hours to sort out their server issues guys….take a break and come back! Best Wishes to all…..

    if you have posted and havent received a mail..well, they may be with holding sending further mails as the server crashed..so just wait up..and in case they do not send, all you have to do is wait 6 more hours! and the pre-order period is going to be long as Rohan said! so just chillout…you will get your Adam pretty soon…

  4582. after much deliberation… i am bummed 😦 …. i know , lot of emails to send, some dont get sent, some spam problems, yada yada yada. But honestly , have been lookin forward to this day for so long , that it turned into cat and mouse game here. Just kept us waiting for a bit more. Which is ok by me, but i wanted the mail or atleast the preordering to begin by now. SIGH! waiting is ok for me. But keep ur word na? and try and send the mail. i give up as of now. need to sleep. sore eyes and thumbs beg for rest. i give in. hope notion ink team awakens when i sleep. Cheers! (Still) Respect!!

  4583. I could be wrong but I think MC and paypal would rip into their profits. I would absolutely love to use either though.

  4584. So don’t pay the money. Other people will gladly give it for the device because the pricing is solid. Bye now.

  4586. Upset to have watiting it for a so long time and to don’t be able to order … to do not have any more information about waranty, return policy & co
    How can we make a so beautiful project and don’t be serious about that 😕

  4587. My Pre-order link does not work…

    the screen yet says “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”

    well it is 12:30 PM PST… so if you can send an explanatory email… with some feedback mechanism… the emaiil we received was from noreply AT notionink.com

  4590. awww! This would be the biggest tragedy of the blog if Sowmya who entertained us for months did not get the email when, I, who pitched in with a couple of comments last week, got it. If there is any way to give you my pre-order link i’d do it 🙂

    Though I am very much on the fence here with the lack of videos etc. Someone said there is some activity in Rohan’s youtube channel, so hopefully something should be up soon. Meanwhile you can eat an apple to stay awake, healthier than all the caffeine!

  4591. I’m on yahoo and no emails. Even if the invite is there, NI’s ordering process is screwed up. what a mess.

  4592. I never knew I could be angry about not getting any spam! ahahahaha what am I to do… will this be yet another wasted day of work… another night of no sleep… I just don’t know… my brain wants to break down and go into hibernate mode!!!!!!

  4594. How to pay in US$ ,for Buyers from india?
    please help, i have ICICI bank debit card, written VISA on it.

  4601. like that post.
    you are family! Just make sure you are out of the corner by 6:00 pst
    when everyone can order. Cheers

  4605. everyone’s link is custom for your e-mail. My link has my e-mail address in it. I doubt you will be able to order w/o a custom link so they can track it.

  4607. enough is enough Past 2 AM ..will check early tomorrow whether I received mail and I can order

  4609. Since you’re all just refreshing and getting all sad like me, I’ve decided to go ahead and start ##notionink on irc.freenode.net 🙂 Let’s not take their server down and vent out on the channel instead.

    Hope in, IRC folks!

  4612. Well, looks like it’s not going to be tonight. The nice thing about hosting the blog somewhere else than your main website is that if there really are problems, the first thing you do is let your customers know on the off-site blog. They didn’t.

    Good night.

  4614. Gecko didn’t get an e-mail either, although it’s vaguely amusing to go rooting around the spam folder. Gecko doesn’t have a visa or american express, either. Couldn’t Rohan even set up with Paypal?

    Gecko isn’t around here much, either, due to a family illness (hospital has free wifi, could use an Adam if I had one). I’ ve been pretty harsh on Rohan’s customer relations before, and I still think he should get someone who knows how to handle these things better than he does.

    Many outstanding questions – what about 3G partners in the US? What about the memory (I’m hardly the first to ask about this; but maybe Rohan forgot the others. That’s what memory is about). I’m a little disappointed that the 3G is all single band, so we can’t switch sims and have service in both US and Europe/Asia/Brazil. When I get old and stupid, what if I want to go to Brazil and have plastic surgery? (I don’t know if that’s still fashionable, but I try not to be a slave to fashion.)

    I don’t understand the weather app at all – the jpeg says “New Orleans,” shows a picture of New York, and has a weather report from Hell. This probably bothers me less than most people, since I live in New York (although I’m not there now).

  4615. Got the link but it still says to come back after 12PST but it’s past that already. if I try again states the server is unavailable. To excited to sit back any one else have luck?

  4616. I agree a chill out is good. Notion may have created a great device, but sure are rookies at this online launch…..

  4618. Well it seems that the NotionInk website is generating 503 errors and is nothings being updated. Presumably the site uses a web-based CMS, which explains why no updates as any updating process is terminated when Apache freezes. Maybe they do the old-skool way: SSH into the box, shut down Apache to ease server load, and then scp the files over. It may have overheads with the encryption process but it is sure-fire way.

    They should also look into alternative web servers like LigHTTPd considering all the interest they are generating on the interwebs 🙂

    P.s. On a side note, my preorder mail did come through. (Yay Rohan!!!!) No spam or anything… (even though my mail is handled through google apps) And I just commented previous post and this one… So all you hardcore NI evangelists, hold on!!!! Mail has to be sent in batches or the mail delivery server gets flagged as a spam origin!!!!

    Cheers everyone!!!! Let’s get drunk with Adam till Eve takes to Eden!!!!

  4623. WHAT?? There are only 4 times zones across the continental US; the difference from California to New York is 3 hours; 12 PST is 1 MST, 2 CST, and 3 EST.

    How do you get a 9 hour difference???

  4626. think if this is going to be the biggest scum ever…It would be so huge that I’d be cool! We are going to buy something we don’t even know if it exists 🙂

    still waiting for my email 😦

  4630. My link sends me to the “wait until noon” page. Is my math wrong or shouldn’t they be allowing pre-orders about now?

  4631. i have done both, however the only comments i had before the post to make it into the pre-pre-order was just the comment box. i only got a wordpress account yesterday

  4632. price is in us dollars and the price is for everyone…. and dude google “virtual visa”

  4635. Maybe they turned it on and went to bed – it is 2 AM there now. 😦 Which means we won’t see any activity until probably at least 8 AM IST.

  4636. contact you bank and as them to turn on ability to charge as CC to your debit, if they allow this you can run your debit as a cc

  4637. Mine arrived at 7:02 GMT (UK) but landed in Spam folder as well.
    And it doesn’t work so far, too.

    Just let’s wait, it WILL do soon, I’m sure!

  4638. I wish they’d tell us what is going on with the pre-order page… We still can’t get in and it has been 40 minutes…

  4640. Emails are still going out. I just got mine even though the link still says to come back at 12pm PST.

  4641. To all those wondering about the CEO of Notion Ink Adam : here is a vid about him talking about his views about launching a business in our times.

    I just think that Rohan is a genius. Having brilliant ideas is available to each of us, but bringing these ideas to life and making them available for everyone is what distinguish ‘having a brilliant idea” from “making it happens”.

    Rohan Shravan may be the Steve Jobs of our time. He is bringing out a device to the world the same way Steve Jobs did bring Apple. Except that Rohan is doing the same thing in a totaly different world. He has to deal with Globalization, Internet and the way we as consumers evolved over the last 10 years. If you look at it closely, you will find out that the Adam is a real Revolution in every way.

    Kline.

  4642. I have a verified account and I live in Norway. I don’t think it matters where you live. They bill you a small amount of cash, you check your bank statement for a passcode, you enter the passcode in your paypal profile, and voila; you’re verified.

  4643. Exactly same taught here Syed. I have a same point of view. And epically with the million dollar question?
    I’m visiting their office tomorrow to give the feedback & also to get my answers.

  4644. How do you know that we can “always” cancel the order?
    Hell, you don’t even know if the device got any warranty….

  4654. Wow, I don’t even know what this means!

    I subscribe to the blog and I post in the comments with my email address.

    Do I not qualify for a pre-order email? Is there some other level of posting? One where I have a wordpress account?

  4655. Check your spam or junk folder. A lot of people have gotten theirs already. Now only if the pre-order page would go live. I keep getting:

    “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”

    It’s already 12:39pm PST

    Good thing Rohan got us all used to waiting…

  4657. Technically an hour and 40 minutes, since they were supposed to start then, but then asked us to wait another hour…

  4658. @anand shah It is only 6:39 PM Pacific Time Zone, another 6 hours to go until midnight

  4661. Can you please show where and how you reached the conclusion about the broken SSL? Why did you need to claim that you are a linux system admin?

    Don’t spread FUD here.

  4664. there is no difference. a wordpress login also registers on this blog as an email address.

  4666. Why only VISA or AMEX???????
    After waiting for almost a year, I can’t buy one, because I have only have Mastercard/Paypal/Google checkout/Ideal (dutch payment method)!

    😦

  4672. Yeah, but that would involve some actual communication from NI, and clearly that would be asking for way to much. It is NI we’re talking about.

  4673. If I hadn’t read your post I wouldn’t be jumping around like a litte boy the day before Christmas! Didn’t even think about the SPAM folder!

    Thanks a million! 😀

  4674. As a Systems Engineer I request that you do not make conclusions about the security of a site that has not yet been turned on. Notion Ink may be offloading SSL to a third party payment processor. Lets wait and see. 🙂

  4678. you know, all this waiting has allowed me to think. up until this point i’ve seen nothing but renders and pictures. sure, months back we saw some hardware running a stock version of android but those things are a dime a dozen. i haven’t seen a video of the real deal yet…despite the preorder email, i think i’ll wait….i was about to order a promise…

  4679. The post says

    “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)! Let’s take a look at the image on the left.”

    but the link says 12 PM PST, which is 1.30 AM IST

    seriously am I missing something here

  4680. for most here this is the 4th countdown….. and the posts were late or misleading due to the language barrier

  4681. At least you have your e-mail…

    I haven’t received one yet (and yes, I checked my spam).

    It’d suck if I wasn’t included in the “family”.

    😦

  4682. I don’t understand how WordPress comments section works because I get lost every time I come here so I am not sure who will read this post. Anyway, I am hoping someone will and really expecting Rohan & NI team to value my opinions.

    Dear Rohan & Notion Ink,

    Up until today, we enjoyed interacting with you even though we don’t know each other personally. All of us awaited Adam’s arrival and it is finally here. But how you have been handling the pre-orders since yesterday, unfortunately gotta say, is wrong all around. You put the blog post and then disappeared. All the claims about NI being vaporware are live again thanks to your unresponsiveness! More than 50% of the people who commented before haven’t gotten the pre-order email so you have to fix that immediately. Also you need to update this blog now with the most current photo & video of Adam so people will understand that they are not banking their half a thousand dollars to a vaporware company. Seriously, what were you thinking??

    Come on, Rohan. You & your team are more professional than this and all of your hard work does not really deserve this.

    Take my words as sincere feedback and do what’s necessary.

    Regards,

  4683. To Rohan

    Well, its been a long wait .. and i was literally glued to my comp since the morning..
    But its been a very disappointing end, that i have not only received any email, but also no decent reply..I also feel let down cos the Family was supposed to get the emails first. I understand u r super busy and u are working to rectify things.. But at my end, it is already 2 10 am, My eyes are drooping and i have been waiting patiently all this while.

    so i guess i have to make a choice .. and i have to leave.. Good luck NI…

    Other bloggers- have fun ordering ur ADAM..

    Ps: u made me drink 5 mugs of coffee and eat another 4 bars of chocolate,

    PPs: I am feeling very disappointed and i am not liking the feeling!

  4685. I think the reason Mastercard is not included may have to do with the hacking of Mastercard servers due to the Wikileaks.

    FYI, AMEX charges the businesses more than visa/mastercard in terms of service fees.

  4686. hey guys the mail says..

    “Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Thank you for all your support and encouragement over the past year. It gives us immense pleasure to open pre-ordering exclusively for fans like you for the first 6 hours. Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    You can place your order using VISA and American Express cards only. Please use the following link:
    http://www.notionink.com/order.php?e=******@gmail.com &p=6eca16e431a58afaa9922e14526ffa2a

    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink”

  4689. Waiting for all the e-mails to go out doesn’t sound like a good idea to me – it just means the server will flake out even more when everyone’s trying to submit their orders, and it prolongs the wait. Start pushing people through – it’ll be a lot easier on everyone in the long run.

  4690. So hard to wait patiently and even harder because Rohan hasn’t said a word…

    @ Rohan… You said on your blog post specifically that it was 00:00 AM IST and the site apparently says 12:00PM PST. Which one is it because neither one of them worked… Throw us a rope¿

  4696. Something definitely went wrong here, if the preorder mails are only valid for 6 hours, it makes little to no sense to open the preorder page in 24 hours. I’m guessing DarkWinterNights is correct and we’ll see a clarification from Rohan and the guys at NI when it gets morning in india. Until then, I guess nothing can be done.

  4697. This is so much FUN. People

    1. Not Getting Emails are worried
    2. Getting Emails are worried
    3. with ONLY Master-card are worried
    4. No Customer Support from NI are worried

    This is fun..

  4698. @Rohan

    Please get back online on the blog, and update people. Please don’t go away when they need you to tell them what’s going on if there are indeed problems.

  4703. In most categories Visa and MasterCard are cheaper for merchants than American Express. I believe this holds for online tech vendors. Anyway, I highly doubt MC would cut into their profits any more than AmEx will.

  4704. Got the link. It says to come back at !2PM, PST, but I think that was fourty-five minutes ago.

  4706. anyways they are facing something they didn’t expect, come on, number 2 wordpress site worldwide, I think they are running and screaming around the offices. I don’t envy a bit of them in this very moment.

  4709. This last minute glitch from NI is actually making me think, maybe i should wait until reviews/videos are out on the internet, and then maybe make an informed decision.
    2011 is gonna bring a ton of tablets to the market.

    All said and done, NI Adam is just an Android tablet. (With due respect to the incredible work done by the NI team !!)

    Wonder how soon we’ll have root on the Adam, and custom roms 🙂 (Cyanogen, hope you are listening already). Hope they dont have any bootloader protection like the moto milestones or Nand protections like the G2.

    Btb, where my email ? 🙂

  4710. congrats! seems only the ones who posted with real full names are getting this email then?

  4711. Everybody needs to find some more patience…. There are a lot of empty threats and spoiled childlike whining on this board right now. Keep the faith! This is a small startup company made up of a very few very young individuals who have been working very hard to put something epic together for us. have some respect for them, yourselves, and the rest of the community before posting whiny nonsense on the board…. Honestly, it’s getting hard to read through all the complaining. I miss the insightful posts of the old “family” and the humor of Gecko- now it is a free for all full of selfish children yelling me! me! me!

    You will either get an email or you won’t… At the very least you will order 6hrs after the first order. Is it really that big a problem- I have been waiting for a year now as well- with no email yet- it’s ok… I have lived a full life without this tablet and I will continue to do so until it arrives and after. It is an object- be careful how much value you give to your tools and toys- as much as you love them they will never love you back. Go outside, reflect, take a walk, listen to some tunes, visit a friend, watch the boob tube- most af all RELAX!

    Sorry- my rant is over….

  4714. @greg,
    I also can’t understand why Rohan leave us with out any information. That’s not the way we know from him

  4718. we r all still waiting for preorder here and u r already talking about “customer service” :O

  4722. Make you sad? I have been subscribed and followed for 5 months and contributed alot and no email and no explanation. I am sad 😦

  4723. He is right about broken SSL on NotionInk.com… ssl_error_rx_record_too_long error. But that doesn’t mean it will stay that way, or that they are not offloading payment processing.

  4724. I don’t have any problem with any of the actual various delays that happened in the past 14 hours or so, it’s just the lack of communication I don’t understand…

  4726. Ok, well life goes on. I’ll post if I have any success getting in later. I have a feeling these e-mail slips are going to be useless and it’ll just be everyone doing one big order together. Best of luck to all who have received these slips.

  4730. go buy a bunch of visa giftcards? or a loadable visa giftcard from walmart or gas station?

  4732. The Attack Of The iClone!

    The astroturfers and FUD mongers are out in force tonight. I didn’t know iSteve was so scared of losing his job.

  4733. They haven’t updated it for specifics, but on the Oct 9th post Weekend Spoecial PArt IV

    he said warranty period would be 2-3 years

    “In the Mass Production Stage : Manufacturing Engineers to plan and manage Production Process Quality; Requires test facilities and quality engineers to improve the product and process; Over time. These engineers come to know the product extremely well and are best positioned to provide sustaining engineering. And finally the Sustaining Support – Stage: Deals with changes that occur because of introduction of a faster processor, failing or end-of-life components or improved components; Sustaining Engineers also provide the highest level of technical support when problems occur during use over the product’s 2-3 year warranty period.

    This image will give you an idea of how Product development changes Countries over different stages:”

  4738. I think for some people it just hasn’t come. My spam is almost empty, and I haven’t gotten a thing in it since the pre-order now page was posted except junk. Been watching like a hawk, too.

  4739. Haha! That made me chuckle. It won’t be wasted. You got to be a part of this whole Adam release shindig. I didn’t get one either, but I’m not going to cry… much.

  4740. Can anyone give us an explanation please?????? PLEASE?????? PPPPPLEASE??????

    I mean from NI

    “Servers crashed” something seriously

    thanks,
    Mike

  4742. Rohan,

    Ragards to you as well.

    Tasks for your programmers.
    1. Get the ordering in site going
    2. Get all the email addresses, date wise and send them pre order emails.

    Logistics:
    Mastercard and Paypal should be acceptable. They pretty decent in terms of funds security, I bet you knew it already.

    Please highlight the text relating pre-ordering (or move it to up top or a new post for that alone)in the blog post

    🙂

  4744. 11 very unproductive hours at the office. Now to go home and sit in front of the computer for another 6 hours. C’mon Rohan give us a clue

  4746. I have to go to work in 20 minutes and there’s a strong chance I’ll miss the pre-order window).

  4749. quit whining FFS! , they have done everything as planned till now, they never told us tht they’ll post a video or will offer mastercard services, so wait a while and lets see wht happens!

  4750. childlike whining? r u kidding? if you are exchanging $550 upfront with no guarantee of a return i at least expect some support as to what is going on…

  4751. what are you talking about?

    that’s exactly how rohan operates this ship, just tease and never any concrete information

  4754. wait… when/where did NI communicate that they needed an extra hour? Was that something posted in the thousands of comments here, or are you counting the lame “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!” as that communication?

  4755. TO ALL: RE: email notification

    I have seen a number of comments where people have said they did not receive their invite to pre-order. I found mine (gmail) in my “Spam” box. Apparently, such a large group was sent out, some email programs thought it was spam. Good luck

  4757. They should have just allowed you to enter your email address on the pre-order page and it verified whether you’re able to pre-order instead of getting hit by all the spam blockers.

  4759. I guess people other than those using gmail are not getting their email. Is it NI’s capacity problem or is someone denying them service???

  4760. Engadget did not always speak that way about NotionInk. I think in the beginning they were quite exited too: Until some event caused a shift.

    Well, but even so, they will love to try an adam.

    Have Fun.!

  4762. One of more for hotmail users and too tired to wait, I hope everything will be ok when I’ll wake up (work tomorrow 4 a.m.)!

  4763. That’s awful. I saw you post a lot. I’m so sorry.

    Mine hasn’t come either… Let’s hope it’s because of a server crash, or other technical difficulties.

  4765. Hey there’s nothing wrong with feeling upset, frustrated, or annoyed with Rohan and NI. Remember, do not get caught up thinking that Rohan is your friend, he is a business man and you owe him nothing with regard to being nice or any other special respect. While he may be a very bright individual with great ideas, he is at the end of the day no different than any other person who is trying to sell you something. And you, as the consumer, have to look out for #1 (i.e., yourself), and no one else. So if you feel pissed or let down, you have that right to express yourself, no love lost, and none of this being all nice and sweet stuff just because it is Rohan the Savior.

  4767. well still no email…. too bad try again later. I was really hoping to pre-order this asap, but i guess im going to have to wait a little longer.

  4768. Konami code didn’t seem to work on unlocking the pre-order sight so I’ll come back later and try again.

  4769. One more hotmail user and too tired to wait, I hope everything will be ok when I’ll wake up (work tomorrow 4 a.m.)!

  4770. Even I did not get my mail…waiting with my VISA and Amex.

    Not sure why I did not get mail…is it ’cause I only posted in the last 4 blogs?

  4774. I’m hopping my preorder link links me to some videos or something. I was really looking forward to this preorder, but I cant buy without some more details and videos.

  4775. people just saw the free strip tease and ran away

    rohan the people need to hear from you even if its just a smiley : )

  4779. VISA FIX: go buy a loadable Visa gift card, can be used as CC- can be found in any loc they sell Gift cards, grocery stores, gas stations. etc

  4781. Strange. I got *two* preorder emails, with different (presumably) valid ids. I’m still not sure if I am going to be ordering (I’d prefer to use Mastercard– my Visa’s pretty tapped out). I plan to try the MasterCard anyway (assuming the gateway is SSL!)

    But please reply to this post and I’ll see if I can pass on one of them to someone who makes me laugh.

    FYI– I’m out for the next 2 hours tho, but it seems like the preordering is still stuck at “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”

  4783. Vow!
    I got my pre-order email (went to spam) at 12:56 AM IST.
    But clicking the link says ..”Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST! “.

    (point is i was checking my mails till 12:45 AM IST and felt enough waiting and was on the way back to my room from work..Just plugged in now to surprise myself. Voila ! I got it..)

    Waiting for pre-order site to open soon. Already have my credit card ready..

    Mohan,
    IITM, India

  4784. PayPal is also available in India (besides the other 190), so that shouldn’t be a problem.

    The problem would be the integration to the shop, although I hope they’ll add the option, since it’s my only option…

  4786. That screen shot is showing what happens when you open a panel for the first time – After the first time, there will be a panel there.

    At least that was what the caption said.

  4787. I have been posting since June, and I didn’t get a preorder email.
    I too have been booted from the family.
    Disappointed Dave

  4791. Like everyone else I’m finding that the pre-order site is still not ready, but Rohan and the NI team don’t owe us an explanation. In fact, they don’t owe us anything and I will wait until 6:PM PST to order if I have to.

    dph

  4792. Rohan,
    Could you please use the remaining 11 hours or so to include Mastercard??
    Best regards, Aad

  4793. Unlikely seeing how the “hacking” was just a ddos on their websites, had nothing to do with payment methods or security. Incase you didn’t know, you could compare a ddos to how we keep overloading the notionink site causing it to crash. Also Visa had also been hit as well so that wouldn’t make much sense.

  4794. Indeed, and im sure Ni guys must be working there arse-off day n night to get things right for us, obviously they’ll never want there product to fail.

    i wish NI all the best for efforts tht they r putting in!

    making and building a product that can compete with the likes of ipad is one real big achievement, dont spoil it just becoz u didnt get the pre-order 6 hour early!

  4795. Congrats to all that did get their pre-order link. For those that did not “Life will go as it will not as you or I would want it to.”

    Did not get mine, will ck back around 4pm PST.

  4796. did i say that?????
    if someone says u will be getting an email and u keep the otehr person waiting.. it is natural to feel let down cos i am at the waiting end..
    Mr Joe.. its fine.. been a part of this crowd for a long time now.. so naturally i do wnat to have an answer.. and its alreayd 2 30 i am not wrong in expressing what i feel..

  4798. Well, you’re hardly the only one…

    And how about being over here in the US when you got up in the morning *yesterday* and went to work or school and then came home and stayed up all night waiting for the veil to be removed…and then only to be baited with a “pre-orders start in a few hours”….so then it’s another *whole* day of being up to make sure you get one.

  4799. +1, I second that.

    and I’d add, they are still inexperienced. Wich is not a fault 🙂

  4800. Got my link an hour and half ago. Too bad I’m not going to use it 😦 If only Rohan had posted some videos of the ADAM being used..

    Details, Rohan, details!

  4802. A woman gets on a bus with her baby. The bus driver says: “That’s the ugliest baby that I’ve ever seen. Ugh!” The woman goes to the rear of the bus and sits down, fuming. She says to a man next to her: “The driver just insulted me!”

    The man says: “You go right up there and tell him off – go ahead, I’ll hold your monkey for you.

  4803. though I suspect most of us would be happy to pay a little extra to be able to use Paypal and take that load off NI

  4804. @Joe K – I too am a Linux Admin not that that really has any point, but notionink.com is not an SSL site, that does not mean that their ordering gateway is not SSL backed and since the closest we can get is to notionink.com/order I assume that there is going to be a link there that is going to go to an ordering site\payment gateway which Rohan mentioned before, that is the site all that needs to be SSL NOT notionink.com. As for PCI compliance only the payment gateway needs to to be PCI compliant…

    So unless you have gotten to the point where you are checking out entering your CC info etc and know for a fact that SSL is broken probably best to hold your tongue. I also run a decent sized website eg 1million+ hits a day and have to deal with PCI scans and auditing etc so this is from my experience.

  4806. How does SSL come into picture, when we are still in http and not https?

    We have to see where the order page gets redirected to. before that how have u concluded that SSL is broken?

  4808. This is almost the funniest thing since my grandmother’s false teeth fell in her soup…. are we supposed to believe that NI can put togther an iPad killing tablet when they can’t even run a server or stick to self imposed deadlines?

    Are we expected to be trusting (gullible) and order something that costs $500 completely unseen, no pics, no vids, no warranty, no Mastercard, no lots-of-other things? This is stretching my faith in NI/Adam now.

    Sorry Rohan but this is starting to look disorganised and unprofessional. For the sake of your business credibility you need to tighten this up, otherwise you will be slated in the reviews irrespective of what the potential of Adam is. First impressions count, and this one isn’t looking so good.

  4812. isn’t it already 12:53 pm pacific time?
    So why the link tells me “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”?

    Confused????

  4813. Also Sowmya, I understand how you’re feeling. Well, on my end it feels more like being dissed and excluded.

    I hope they extend the window of opportunity for pre-ordering so I can make it (I am seeing exactly what I can do to make it).

  4815. I have been posting since September and haven’t got any email and yes I have checked my spam box repeatedly. 😦

  4818. still haven’t gotten my email and ive definitely posted way before the preorder info. i have an aol account. did anyone else with an aol account get their email yet?

  4820. “There once was a man from Nantucket, Who kept all his cash in a bucket.
    His daughter named Nan, ran off with a man… And as for the bucket…
    Nantucket!”

  4821. So im sure this one has been said but ill say it again. I cant keep up with the whining. You guys cant wait 20 minutes to preorder something you have both not seen, and have ZERO knowledge of when itll ship. Im all for preordering but seriously, you are THIS eager and you have no clue when it will actually ship.

    Patience.

  4824. Jesus. It’s like a real-life Stanford Prison Experiment in here with all the mood swings. Obviously NI is having some IT issues. Obviously the long-timers would be bummed about it. And it’s a big world with lots of different perspectives about what’s important to them – videos, reviews, payment methods, wait times, discounts, minor price variations, etc.

    But you need some perspective. Yes, if you’ve been posting a long time you’re looking for a reward – looks like some people are getting it. And that’s nice. But what we have here is a technology startup pimping a product so they can make some money for themselves and their investors. The idea that they have some elves double-checking some list to make sure this person or that person gets preferential treatment so they don’t get their feelings hurt is a bit naive. Obviously someone had a list of something or no one would be getting an email. And obviously they are having technical difficulties so I’d take your exclusion with a grain of salt. What’s a few more hours? Or days, or weeks? If they don’t get the product to market in a timely professional manner no one will suffer more than the vendor and the vendor knows that far better than any of us. they’ll either get it done or they won’t.

    But let’s face it. If it’s a great product it well sell just fine whether or not a few folks get their feelings hurt at the outset or not so save the vitriol. If they get beat to market at CES by similarly impressive products they’ll lose share. If this is the best thing since sliced bread it’ll sell like hotcakes no matter how late they are. So chill out.

  4825. NI team might be a bunch of techies… But its seen that they are quite immature in doing business at a large scale!

  4826. I can’t wait to buy one, hope soon can be open to everyone,

    Cheers,

    Will be great with Honeycomb!!!!!

  4827. So, did we have to have an account with WordPress in order to get a pre-order email? I never registered with WordPress. In fact, as dumb as this makes me sound, I didn’t know that there was a way to become a registered user on WordPress. I just book marked NotionInk.WordPress.com after clicking on the blog tab at NotionInk.com months and months ago. Every post I put up I used the “Leave a Reply” section like I am now. Has anyone Received an email on Hotmail.com?

    No Paypal?….. This might be a deal breaker until that payment option becomes available….

  4828. The length is 128bits, it could be something else, but md5 is very easy and common to use.

  4830. @Amit said, on December 10, 2010 at 01:50

    > Slashgear says that NotionInk has confirmed shipping around CES 2011 (Jan 6, i think)

    This validates others and my speculation that Rohan will use the media opportunity at CES 2011 to publicly discuss the ADAM and NI, and announce ‘shipping now’. Further, the mystery sensor may be revealed only at CES 2011.

    Great to have Slashgear report this. This means that we only have to wait for a couple more weeks to see reviews and the early adopters’ experiences trickling out.

  4832. did i say anything of that kind ?????
    if someone says u will be getting an email and u keep the other person waiting.. it is natural to feel let down cos i am at the waiting end…

    Mr Joe.. its fine.. been a part of this crowd for a long time now.. so naturally i do want to have an answer or some kind of an information… and its already 2 30 am i am not wrong in expressing what i feel…..

  4833. Look at it this way….if this fails, you can act all smug and say “I told you so”, and if it succeeds, then you get a killer tablet. Either way, you win.

  4834. Pre-ordering is not working. Rohan- a comment please? We’d love to know what’s up. Thanks.

  4835. Guys i have the pre order email but what i think a lot of people are missing is that i think pre orders start tomorrow. Same time same channel. Reread rohans post and it says 10 December. Thoughts ?

  4836. Hi Rohan,

    I have a couple of questions. The first one is about the “Backside track pad”, I don’t see it anymore even in the specs page of your website nor in the details that your shared with us in your last blog? The other question which may be many have asked about it, is about the shipping date. When should we expect it to be delivered if we pre-order today?
    The answer will not affect my decision, I am already predetermined to place my order today if the website allows and doesn’t crush (I am already experiencing problem here in Houston,TX and it is still 4 hours to go). I am asking this because I know at least ten people who might be interested to buy but without a specific time frame for delivery it will be hard to convince them. If you count on us to spread to the word about Adam, please let us knowhow long will take to ship it.

    Best regards and don’t worry to much. I guarantee you you will have at least 100,000 hits before the end of this week.

  4838. To Rohan and Sowmya
    Hi Sowmya. I feel exactly like you do. I haven’t gotten an email either. Can it be that you also used just the method of entering your name and email once above the text box for posting instead of creating a user account on the root site (wordpress.com) ? If so, that would explain why some aren’t getting emails. I feel with you and I HATE this blog software. Rohan and team might be busy in the following days, but when they got time, they should be looking into this.

    Seems to me that what happened is: family LAST. People who just jumped onto the band wagon at the last possible event have received their emails by now. All the while, the old faithfuls are sitting in their gloomy gray chambers. If the family-first promise cannot be realized due to this stupid blog software, then I will join you in being deeply disappointed. Rohan and team should rectify this. There aren’t many ol pals here, and honestly, someone who has regularly submitted dozens of posts over the past couple of months shouldn’t maybe fall under the same category as someone who submitted a single post at the last possible day just to secure his/her preorder option. It would have been nice to give something special to those special posters, just a symbolic thankyou note. The preorder option serves this well, BUT it is now given to far off accquantances whereas the core family is left outside in the rain.

  4839. I’m sure this blog will have overtaken that Oprah Winfrey soon just because of all this commotion.

    Now that I think of it, nice plan NI 😀

  4840. guys …just go ahead and buy a prepaid visa or Amex card …available at CVS , stop’nshop and pretty much all decent stores…
    It might cost you 5 bucks extra but its well worth it..
    Luckily I have my Amex right here with me…and I have my link …just waiting for NI to open the orders page…
    I m sure they will….It could well be a DoS from some crazy guys, or just too many requests at the same time…
    Just remember, all babies go through teething problems…As family, we just need to be supportive..

  4842. maybe they dont want to sell them anymore and rather use them all theirselves…muhaha

  4843. To the powers that be:

    FUDsters are spreading lies that your SSL is broken. People trying to access the order page through the HTTPS protocol will see a SSL_Error_Rx_Record_Too_Long error in Firefox, but Internet Explorer will just return a ‘cannot display webpage’ error handler.

    http://www.lodesys.com/blog/2009/resolving.php

    It may actually be a problem with browsers, and not the site.

  4846. Too bad I didn’t receive an e-mail… I’ve been on this blog for a very long time, I even participated in the logo design contest.

    Well I hope I can experience the adam very soon 😀

  4848. Well…let’s face it…no info about warranty or return policy…so it’s a risk that buyer should become aware of. Shouldn’t sell a product without a defined warranty.

    Also, people should be able to post criticism so that NI can improve their service!

  4849. I learnt you got link. Congratulations . Does your mail starts with g?
    Mine starts with d . I didnot get it .

    Thanks in advance

  4850. Try UP DOWN UP DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A B A START

    It worked in Ninja Turtles

  4851. Because it isn’t a problem the is only for her? It seems a lot of hotmail/yahoo/msn etc are having problems and the only email that has been reported so far(that I’ve been able to see) has been gmail. I’d rather have Rohan make a new blog post or update this one than to have him respond to a single person in the comment section.

  4855. I honestly don’t mind waiting the extra time, I just don’t like being told one thing and expecting it to happen and then it doesn’t…

  4859. says 10 December IST @ 00:00
    This equates to 9 December EST 13:30 hrs..
    so the commotion is valid…but unnecessary..

  4860. Dude, what is the boob tube, sounds interesting =).

    To everybody who received the mail, we (or just me) get it : look in the spam folder.

    Now continue with the stress out.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

  4861. Wow dont wanna whinge but i have followed NI since CES! Must have posted well over a hundred times! But no email! Great thanx for nothng:(

  4862. Rohan’s good hearted intention to include family first seems to have turned into a huge mistake. Number 1 the link was already found and put on the blog. It appears unless they make you sign in in some way ( If You ever get to access the page) that anyone who has the link which (I just reposted) Can use it to get in. If anyone could get in at all. 2. Many folks who are regular blogger’s,which includes myself, did not get their emails. Which is why I feel no remorse for posting the link, I just reloaded that page and it still says Not Yet come back at 12:00 PST How Rohan can solve this mess I’m not sure. He may have to close this thing down and start over. He may need to bolster his servers and get some help setting this up right. I feel so bad for him he has worked so hard……..

  4863. @Sowmya (and tarwinia). There is obviously a problem NI is dealing with as per email deliveries.

    Though it is disappointing right now, don’t let yourself get too down. I will bet Rohan will take care of you. No matter when you get to order, he will get you on the list to ship first.

    Right Rohan?

  4865. I think you are right on that one… it’s very possible it will be the 10th at 12pm PST

  4868. Whoa,

    really looking forward to pre-ordering one. I hope my calculations are right and the time difference is 4,5 hours with The Netherlands :).

  4870. It’s possible that the emails are taking longer to send than they expected, and they are holding off on starting until all the emails are sent out….

  4872. I received mine also at 1:18 CST. It went to SPAM. So when the site is up, my pre-order is in. Then another month or so till it is shipped.

  4873. didn’t receive my pre order link , :((((

    i’ve been following and commenting over 5 months now ugh

  4875. haha me too 🙂
    Hope you get the link . . I’ll just wait the extra 6 hours if I don’t get it this time around 🙂

  4876. Got the link – but says get back 12:00 pm PST.
    Rohan I’m a fan, glued to the screen for past six hours.
    I gotta lot f work tomorrow, its already 2:30 am here India and if I’m not wrong you guys are still sending emails or uploading videos or something went wrong.
    And video is a must.
    For those of you who have mastercard ask you VISA friends to help you out until the pre-order site is up.
    I’m gonna sleep now. Got my interview in the morning. I’ve patience and can pre-order later when the traffic is low.

  4879. I have not received a link for pre-orders for the Adam and have been part of the blog since first of 2010. Are emails really being received for pre-orders? Also noticed a lot of the “ol’ bloggers” have not been a part of the blog the last couple of days.

  4880. I was going to get me one of them Adam boys, but this shoddy product launch has changed my mind.

    Even at the product launch, there is no one answering customer queries, for a loooooooooooong time; I dread to imagine how the customer support would be once I buy this.

    Envisioning a product and building it is all fine, but selling it is a totally different cup of tea. I wish they would have got some one more professional to handle the release, than fresh-from-college grad.

  4881. Big Fiasco. Not sure if I should be sad or angry… Come out and apologize Rohan. I know it is a big day for you.. Time to do some damage control. Come out clean. You have a credibility issue now.

  4883. Just checked paypal take a 1.4-3.4% cut +0.20 GBP from sellers in the uk, how much do visa/mastercard cut? If they are comparable, really paypal should also be made an option.

    I dont have visa or mastercard. But I have visa debit, does that count?

  4885. Here’s what the logic should go I think:
    Do you think –
    -> Notion Ink is a scam? YES: don’t order; NO: continue
    -> Notion Ink wasn’t as slick as usual today AND that affects your confidence in them? YES: wait for others to order first; NO: continue
    -> Notion Ink hasn’t posted any videos yet AND if they did you’d pre-order?
    YES: wait for videos; NO: continue
    -> Notion Ink is made of people like you and me (albeit smarter, but still people limited by physics, chemistry and biology) AND they are trying as hard as they can right now?
    YES: wait for the site to come up and order; NO: keep pestering yourself in ‘public’ whining like a baby for not getting the candy that the other baby got
    -> You realize how addictive even the most benign thing can become in this cyber-frenetic world that we have made?
    YES: Go to sleep/start working/take a deep breath and order when ADAM is available; NO: keep pressing F5 and hoping that no-one (including yourself) would notice how weird you are acting…

    Sorry, most of that last message applies to me as well, but I couldn’t resist getting snarky having seen so much of the activity on the board

  4886. No, I got the email through my own account. No google.

    Although like every one I can´t get access although the mails says I should.

  4887. They are probably only using the broadest range card company that offered them the cheapest price…they are obviously passing along the savings to us (based on that specs/price ratio). 🙂

  4888. Been waiting for this tablet for decade. I’ve been keeping track of this tabby on Slashgear for a long time.

  4889. If you can pre order now it’s great and if you can pre order after six hours it still be great because we are not getting the Adam not until 6 of January. So please be patient

  4893. Been waiting for this tablet for decade. I’ve been keeping track of this tabby on Slashgear for a long time. Can it view Hulu?

  4894. Still holding the fort down. All this work and to quit now? Hell no.
    Let’s get this going rohan!
    We’re here to help and support.

  4897. ya u beautifully echoed everything i had to say

    May be to others it sounds like whining.. but .. i dont like the feeling esp after Rohan said ‘Family’ first and here its all a catastrophe.
    its 2 30 am , i atleast feel we deserve a better answer than the dignified silence he maintains.. I dunno what is going on there, but there are people here waiting so patiently as well..

    I have waited enough and have added enough calories, i guess my body does need to rest..

  4899. “To carry out this, all selected will be sent a confirmation email and pre-order link which will remain active for 6 hours from the receipt of that email (keep a tight view on your mail box including your spam filter!) Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST” that is midnight in india, that was 2.5 hours ago

  4901. I wouldn’t suggest NI take additional PR risk by resorting to differential pricing for Visa or Amex and Mastercard. Rohan did say earlier that the payment gateways were up and running, so probably it was a commercial decision.

  4906. Since it has full flash compatiblity it should, unless Hulu specifically blocks android based devices.

  4907. The link they send contains your email address. I assume only registered emails will get through. On the other hand though, it’s possible some people are on the list and did not get an email. In this case, people who feel they should have been invited should take the link, fill in their email and give it a whirl.

    But FYI, they go on sale TOMORROW, not today. Rohan said dec 10 in this blog post. Did people not see it?

  4909. Hi guys,

    I received my mail at 12:29am IST (2 hours back!!). However it was in the spam folder. Just realized that.

    But the sad part is that the link in the mail is busted, requesting to wait till 12pm PST, yest PST.

    Another technical glitch.. I am willing to give them time.
    But Rohan , do respond to some of the comments to put out the fire happening here, regarding full specs, videos, etc, so that the non-family guys can take an informed decision.

    I am calling it a night (2:35am here). Hope to wake up early to see if the pre-order link is up and the mood in the comment section, upbeat 🙂

    Cheers,
    Arun

  4910. That would require too much work from their side. This way it’s just a matter of generating some random codes and sending out mails. I can understand that they have better things to do than to set up proper solutions for pre-ordering.

    Good idea though 🙂

  4912. He let it make it simple for all u guys. epically @chris.
    Notion Ink is at sleep after so many days of hard work. They will answer all u’r questions tomorrow.

  4913. Unfortunately it is needed. I will not be thinking of even looking at my wallet until I have seen 3rd party impartial reviews and perhaps pictures of people from here using them.

    Sorry guys,
    Ryan

  4914. I’m sure I’m on the preorder list and I haven’t received one yet. people have been saying that Hotmail and yahoo emails aren’t getting through due to bulk sending and perhaps NI don’t want to open the preordering till they have successfully sent out all the preorder emails. This is just speculation though.

  4916. No Communication. That is NOT how you run a business.

    And I am supposed to trust them with my money.

    Notion Ink = JooJoo

  4917. FFS, what’s with this attitude that there’s a secret conspiracy of “FUDsters” out to get NI? If the SSL on NI’s website is down, it’s a matter of checking the URL: is it “https”? If no, don’t order. If yes, carry on. Don’t waste everyone’s time with missives to the faithful about FUD. You’re embarrassing everyone else involved by making us look like a bunch of fanbois.

  4920. Great point bro. Though I don’t think there was any advice in the giving. It was more of a statement, followed by a question, followed by couple of sentences of personal opinion. As to getting off on this, I think allowances should be made as it has been a long and lonely night.

  4922. Still no link
    ….. coffee ….. F5 …… coffee …. F5 ……..
    ….. coffee ….. F5 …… coffee …. F5 ……..
    ….. coffee ….. F5 …… coffee …. F5 ……..
    ….. coffee ….. F5 …… coffee …. F5 ……..
    ….. coffee ….. F5 …… coffee …. F5 ……..
    …..

  4923. “The old man stood in the rain, uncaring,
    Viewing the place the storm had swept;
    And then with a cry from his soul despairing,
    He bowed him down to the earth and wept.
    But a voice cried aloud from the driving rain;
    ‘Arise, old man, and plant again!'”

  4925. Sever issues? I can understand that.
    Under-estimating the pent up demand and day-1 demand for pre-orders? Maybe.
    Complete and utter silence from NI regarding the obvious issues? Unacceptable.
    A simple post would suffice. Here, I’ll give you the text to use:
    “Dearest followers,
    Although our intentions here at NI were to provide you with the opportunity to be the first to receive ADAM, we did not anticipate the volume your enthusiam for our child would generate, and our servers are unable to accomodate you at this time. Please be assured that we are feverishly working to bring the pre-order page online. We will post to this blog one (1) hour before re-opening the order page so you may be prepared.
    Sincerely,
    Rohan”

    It’s that simple.

  4927. I am using Outlook and have not gotten anything either. I don’t know anything about the difference in the systems though.

  4929. Dear Rohan,

    i’ve been up, behind my laptop refreshing pages over and over again for 14 hours in marathon now.
    Been following the development for a long time, enjoying the growth, and posting by leaving replies since half of November now.
    No e-mail for me uptill now (_@dds.nl), and no way to pay (Mastercard and Paypal are common use in the Netherlands).

    I’m confidend that you and your team are doing your best (and more) to get it all fixed, and you really try to make happy costumers. To keep all the different time zones in line. The delivery of this beautiful baby is hard labour :0)

    Really need to get some sleep. No nice, comforting dreams though that one lovely Adam is on its way towards me. Really was expecting tears of happiness nonight, no tears of disappointment and unbelieve.
    And tears of hurt eyes from watching my screen.

    Hoping desperately your stock is large enough for one more order of mine in the morning (Netherlands/Europe).

    Kindest regards,
    Karen

  4932. Paypal is way more expensive, for my business we pay a little less the 2% fee for visa/mastercard and over 4% for paypal

    I know for different types of businesses and how the card will be taken the rates vary widely, it is way more expensive to take a visa card over the internet then it is to have the card present and have it swiped.

    And Visa and Mastercard don’t automatically approve certain business type, if the card is only over the internet, it is much harder to be able to take the cards.

  4934. no luck for the link for me getting sent to the email address i have used for the posts before..

    but then again like someone said it might not even be shipping untill janurary and thus wouldnt matter too much about being in the first 6 hours or so.

    il wait till tommorow and see about that link, if not, no biggie, but i do say this i know of at least 6 people including myself who would buy this with pixelqi (as they are all studying the same direction shall we say as me)

    anyways i wish everyone the best of luck and hope that a few will move onto writing/bettering some apps for the Adam

  4935. You do have a point, but also this is one of the few times a company has basically said they are creating an “A” list of people who are guaranteed a first crack at something that at least on paper has everything a consumer needs to give up their laptops. Myself for example can live without a CD drive so long as I have another means to carry more memory with me. Plus with the USB drive I can buy an external one that I can use when I absolutely have no choice but to use a CD. Mr. Rohan Shravan has basically told the world that he has hand selected people he feels were most willing to share their thoughts and hopes for his first product, people he feels contributed something. And some people are just desperate for it.

  4937. I hope for a mail with a preorder link.
    Welche Lieferzeiten gibt es für eine normale Order?

  4941. This is not a product launch, it is pre-release. Product launch will probably be at CES.

  4942. Go to sleep and set you’re timer for 2h15, You schould have done 1 full sleepcycle by then. If you then check you’re mail you will be in the 6 hour span and not miss the preorder

  4943. Hi all,
    Need Guidance.
    I just received my email for preordering and the link to it. However, they only accept Visa Card and American Express cards, both of which, I don’t have. I have 2 master cards and a debt card which happens to be a master card to.
    Can anybody tell me if I can “buy” a visa card? There are these sites that offer “prepaid” visa cards. Would that work?
    Thanks for your guidance

  4944. No email here yet.

    However, though I was excited to preorder, now I’m ambivalent. The bezel thing bothers me a lot and NI has been super cagey about it. Let’s put the bezel question to rest once and for all: take some big pictures of the real thing!

  4946. wtf? It’s 1 pm pst and the server is still saying “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST! “

  4947. Hi

    this is ridiculous!! there is no shame in having technical problem with your site however when you have this blog to inform people about your design, philosophy, etc can’t you inform NOW “please wait till we rectify the issue” rather than let people speculate!!

    Also even if I have followed this blog like a religion I don’t want to put money up front on a product that doesn’t have a single demo video. I am the consumer and you have to satisfy me to make me buy this. it is as simple as that, that’s how business works.

    Please dump your marketing team for this last meet glitch or confusion. Not at all professional.

    Hope things get better soon. otherwise i am afraid you will loose the market pretty fast.

  4949. I make it to be the very early hours of the morning in Bangalore. I don’t think we’ll be hearing from him for a bit.

  4950. Repost of important information:

    1) Pre-order emails to GMAIL end up in SPAM FOLDER.
    2) It hasn’t let ANYONE pre-order yet. There’s only a page with the puzzling message “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”.
    3) They only take Visa and American Express.

  4951. Its almost 3:00 AM in India and we are still waiting for a update from the team! How long for atleast a small update and informing your customers?

  4952. Oh, one last thing. If I were me I’d remove an image that said ‘pre-order now’ unril I got my shit together because we cannot pre-order “now” according to the popular definition of the word.

  4953. I guess I will not be getting an order link. Just checked my email and spam and nothing…
    I will wait along with the rest for my turn when it gets here…and be happy to do so…

  4956. I have been posting to this thread for days – but I have gotten my pre-order link.

    It’s too bad, I’d really like to order the device now – but things happen for a reason… gives me time to re-think my decision.

  4958. Believe me, I hate IE too, but this seems to be an FF specific problem. There are some people on the previous page touting the error to be a broken SSL (by unnecessarily trying the HTTPS protocol), and using it as a pretext to spread doubts about the security of the eventual transaction.

    When the gateway does open, it should go through HTTPS, and NI should have the SSL firmly in place by then, hopefully.

  4959. When Rohan called all you guys “family” you were all happy.
    Now that they run into (technical) problem with site, you are all against him.

    What a supportive family! kudos 🙂

  4962. +a lot. Don’t worry kids, we’ll all have a nice Adam’s christmas 🙂

  4963. Really, the decision to launch preorders at exactly 12:00PM was a bit dumb. Depending on who you ask, 12PM is either still part of the day before, in which case we’re all 24 hours early, or it’s the first moment of the next day, in which case we’re correct and this payment thing is a huge glitch.

    The clever thing to do would be to open at 00:01 or after, which is definitely “The Day After”, avoiding the uncertainty over timing.

    Pretty dumb. But a mistake any human can make. I think the Visa/AE thing is more of an issue. Seriously, AE? I thought that credit card company was a joke? What happened to using a globalised payment system? Even the bank transfer method used in the EAPs was less bothersome than demanding a VISA.

  4964. Okay everybody cool out we have all jumped the gun!!!! Pre orders do not start Until DEC 10th!!!!!! Here is what Rohan wrote:Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!

  4966. “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!”

    00:00 AM IST (India Standard Time) is 12:30 pm Mountain Standard Time where I live, which means it is 11:30 am Pacific Standard Time.

    Anyway, if you look at the time stamps of messages, yours says 02:30 which is 2:30 am in India Standard Time. When it says 06:00 everyone should be able to start doing the pre-order…

    I don’t know what the deal is with the message on the notionink.com/order.php page is though. 12 pm PST was over an hour ago.

  4969. But he followed the pair to Pawtucket,
    The man and the girl with the bucket;
    And he said to the man,
    He was welcome to Nan,
    But as for the bucket, Pawtucket.

  4970. In India it is the 10th of December. Check the timestamp on your post (and this one).

  4973. No rest for the wicked my friend!! It’s go to market time and you have to bring your A game.

  4976. No hulu. Im typing from an android phone on froyo. Hulu blocks mobile ip adresses. They set up apps for the Apples so you have to pay monthly.

  4977. preorder? how, when?
    My last two comments where “moderated”.
    Not impressed.
    I am hoping to be able to preorder.

  4978. okay guys heres the deal..

    there are probably hundreds of thousands of email that are going out. that will cosh Rohan a lot of money! also, any email marketing service, can NOT send out that many emails in 1 second! emails are sent out in batches after every 20 mins or so. they are scheduled from the service provider itself! so RELAXXX

    now.. if all the emails aren’t sent out.. the order gateway will NOT be available.

    and on the site , it still says “1” in the top right corner…. to which im guessing that… when it becomes “0” … its time to BUY and the gateway is up and runnin.

    now with so much in flow of traffic, there is a possibility that the servers / site might get over loaded. So, for the ordering gateway to be open and available (without any problems), Rohan would have to make sure that the site is able to handle the traffic; which im sure he has calculated it,.. and this could be another reason why every one has not received the pre order emails. the emails are going out in batches… 😉

    so PATIENCE PEOPLE! 😛

  4980. It is 2:43 a.m. IST right now on 12/10. They are 10 1/2 hours ahead of EST. Almost 2 hours past pre-order time for those with “family” emails. Has anyone successfully ordered one yet?

  4981. I’m sorry, if I was launching the flagship product for my fledgling company, had intentionally built up the anxiety levels of my existing (read CUSTOMER) base, I would NOT be sleeping right now.
    I should be watching the figures for my pre-orders sky-rocket, but, if there were problems, you better bet I’d be working as hard as I could to get those issues fixed, AND, I would be letting people know that we knew and were working on it.

    So, what am I to expect if my ADAM breaks and needs service? Send it to India, and TRUST that they’ll send it back to me someday in some type of working order?

  4983. @Joe
    i am very sorry..
    I am extremely sleepy that i missed a few lines of yours!!!! and got the meaning wrong..

    Yes as a consumer i am disappointed with their unpreparedness
    As a so called family member i am very disappointed and feel not given the said priority

    I do trust Rohan but my patience is also being tested here…

    anyways i really need to sleep .. sorry once again joe !!!!

  4985. I have to agree, it is a bit disturbing when I have been looking at that photo for HOW many hours saying Pre-Order now, then to hope I get the email, then to wait hours for a pre-order link that says to wait for a time that has expired over an hour ago.

    It is not hard to change the page to indicate what is going on and what to expect. It would be nice if for once we would get corrrect information.

  4987. I can’t believe there are no ads on this site. With over 3 million hits to this blog; that’s a lot of eyes on ads. I guess Rohan doesn’t want our attention drawn away from the Adam, and that should say something even if they are having some issues. In the meantime, I’m enjoying all the comments and curious to see what happens tomorrow.

  4988. Anyone still interested, I use a verizon.net email address … and no, no email anywhere including spam folders.

  4992. Oh! i got it, what the big conspiracy is all about.
    NI doesn’t send mail 1st to ppl from the competitors mail servers. Epically Hotmail,live (Microsoft), Yahoo, rediff ect. But favors Google gmail users! tat’s the catch.
    feel Sory! for all those of u out of the NI paramters. they jut don’t like u. too sad 😦

  4993. Hulu does specifically block Android devices…. There is a workaround app, but it’s not the best hulu experience

  4994. Okay everybody cool out we have all jumped the gun!!!! Pre orders do not start Until DEC 10th!!!!!! Here is what Rohan wrote:Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!

  4999. yes and that means that pre-orders will begin on the 9th of December in every time zone west of India! 6:00 AM IST on the 10th of December is still the 9th of December in all of the America’s.

  5002. @ Dan said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:24

    > This is almost the funniest thing since my grandmother’s false teeth fell in her soup….

    Aww…c’mon dude. Don’t stop now. Tell us what happened next.

  5003. Ok, I think NI has a lot of server problems. Shit happens, you know 😉
    But I can’t understand why Rohan gives no update here to cool all down. In a night like this, Rohan must be available here and post some offical updates about missing mails and server problems on pre order side.

    That’s we are looking for.

  5004. Well to be polite, you may not be able to pre-order, but Rohan did say they would be in Europe and they have people on the ground there already. So, you can wait to buy the tablet in a store soon enough. I know Apple didn’t open up to Europe right away, so, this is no different.

    Remember they weren’t going to originally sell over the internet, it was to be a retail release in the USA for launch, then a few week later launced in India followed by additional countries. They just recently added the entire internet order system so it is understandable they have some bugs to work out.

    In fact I am sure the whole pre-order process is for just such a reason. Even the pre-order selected roll out to family, let’s them test the systems with real world transactions,

    You are reading that the servers are already having problems, imagine is they opened it up world wide all at once, They would be overwhelmed, this way they can try to deal with the problems as they come up.

    I would suggest a little patience, I too haven’t received an email, and I have been posted since September. but with it this close, i am not just going to give up now.

  5005. Again Rohan,
    You guys all need a watch, May be you did not send the link for teasing you guys….haha revenge. But still i will get it atleast by travelling all the way to bangalore.or i will take the protoype from your home rohan 🙂

  5006. hohoho we were but the sheer number of responses got us pushed out of the way soooooo fast. Normally we have 200 replies, now 7000+

  5008. Got the email ..in spam
    Link is still not working though … well I’m in no hurry ..waited so long ..can wait for few more hours.
    I think they will open the pre order once all emails invitation are sent.

  5009. It’s about 2:45am in Bangalore right now. I suspect that some switches didn’t get flipped, or someone didn’t think they had authorization to escalate a support request, or something.

    This shit happens.

    When whoever at Notion Ink is responsible for the website gets online to check status of orders, they will escalate, it will get fixed, etc. I doubt that will happen sooner than a couple of hours from now.

    In the mean time, I suggest to the North Americans: Get some work done. And to the South Asians: GET SOME SLEEP!

  5011. I probably won’t get an email because I didn’t post before WS XI.

    I have Amex, so if anyone in the UK who hasn’t the right credit card wants to send me their link we could see if 2 Adams could be ordered? (1 each)…

  5012. “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!”

    This is what he said:

    00:00 AM IST (India Standard Time) is 12:30 pm Mountain Standard Time where I live, which means it is 11:30 am Pacific Standard Time.

    Anyway, if you look at the time stamps of messages, yours says 02:30 which is 2:30 am in India Standard Time. When it says 06:00 everyone should be able to start doing the pre-order…

    I don’t know what the deal is with the message on the notionink.com/order.php page is though. 12 pm PST was over an hour ago.

  5013. I bet Microsoft thought the emails were spam and blocked them. Now NI is trying to figure how to send them properly?

  5018. its already 2 hours and 46 mins past 00:00 am IST on DEC 10th when you posted this lol dont think anyone jumped a gun

  5020. Its not December 9th in the USA yet.. Relax I’m sure they are determining where your hitting the site from by the IP address.

  5022. I’m sure they accidentally put 12/10 instead of 12/09 PST in the form by mistake.

    It is the 10th in India, so that’s not really a surprise (especially if they’ve been scripting no stop for the last couple of days).

  5024. Don’t know anyone already asked this question or not!! What is the difference between 3G -900 series and 3G 850 series?
    Thanks

  5025. this is a sad day for all that have loved NI from the start I might not have posted much but I have followed this and seen it grow. I was ready to buy even without a video. but if this is the type of service we can come to expect I’m out. I wish you luck NO SHOW INK your going to need it after this very bad start. If when you come to the stores I still haven’t bought anything I might come back to you

  5026. it would be great if it could be paid for by Mastered. I will be unable to purchase if only via Visa. this may block a lot of people from ordering …

  5027. Everyone please relax. Its a startup with limited resources. Rohan is the CEO. Startups run into issues.
    As the CEO, what should he be focusing all his energies on? Fixing issues or posting here. If he were giving updates here, I would say, “Go and do your job, why are you here”.
    He does not have an army of PR people.
    Cut him some slack. Everyone’s waited for a year, whats a few more hours?
    Yes, he made a commitment, but I am sure he is not intentionally doing this. Its their effort of years and they want to see it come to fruition more than any of us.

  5028. you guys are retarted if you believed notion ink. go ahead and waste your time on here.

    staying up all night. Rohan is nothing like Steve jobs, dont insult Steve.

    unless NI has proof it had a working product, don’t waste your time

  5029. my thoughts exactly. I think somebody can do a socio-pscyhological analysis of the comments on this blog from last year and write their masters/phd thesis on mass psychology around consumerism?
    Just a wild idea.. maybe this is rohan’s PhD thesis 😉 a real live sociological experiment.
    We are all lab rats!

  5030. I’ll gladly volunteer to help! I’ll work for cheep, too … just mail me an Adam and we’ll call it even.

  5033. any1 who doesn’t want the pre-order link pass it along to me. im willing to waste my money this awesome tablet, so if your having second thought about ordering plz pass it to me

  5037. Do you have Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo?…. and are you registered (have a login account) with WordPress.com or do you just use the “Leave a Reply” section down at the bottom?

  5038. I posted comments for only once ..though I’m following the blog for almost year and I got the email so people have patient .. I think everyone will get chance to preorder.

  5039. NI, this was a false start, let’s have a second one. Set everything up again and let’s do it tomorrow night. :p

  5040. @ Adam Z said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:27

    > …you get a killer tablet

    I, for one, do not condone mindless and blood thirsty violence and would avoid wanting anything to do with a murdering tablet device.

  5042. Get a account with service like aweber, mailchimp and push millions of emails all scheduled to reach at almost the same time. No point mailing customers from own server which hosts the website and is also on high load.

  5050. According to post…”Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST”
    …but it doesn’t say what year!!!

  5053. Is there something like a self-help group for adam addicts? It seems I’m having severe withdrawal symptomes

  5055. A bit ironic considering that your time is spent quite productively here. Go back to your cave.

  5056. It most definitely is the 9th here in the US. In fact, it’s 4:22 in the pm Eastern Standard Time (EST)…same time zone as New York City

  5062. He stated on the OCt 9th – Weekly update IV – The eden

    the warranty period would be 2 – 3 years, no we haven’t heard anything since, but even at 2 years that would be great, even one year would be good.

    “Sustaining Engineers also provide the highest level of technical support when problems occur during use over the product’s 2-3 year warranty period.”

  5063. Have comments been shut? I still can’t get on the website, and it’s 1:23 into the offering. I see no further comments here, which makes me think comments have been close?

  5065. @Rohan

    I just remembered having problems like this when the MX records of my site were not published properly. Yahoo used to reject the emails from my server.

  5070. thats one of the best Adam fans/addicts out there… if I remember correctly hs name was Gigantor!

  5071. Startups run into issues, that is verry good possible. But it would be nice if someone from NI informed us that they have some problems and that they are trying to fix it.

  5073. Huh. In the part of the USA where I am, it’s 4:23pm on December 9, 2010.

    This date-line stuff can be a bitch, I know, but don’t be throwin’ me back in time.

  5074. Well Rohan, there are two Kay’s who have been posting here, i hope you sent both of as an email:)

  5075. Dude, I’m in awe of your genius and would like to subscribe to your newsletter. Seriously, not kidding.

  5077. I don’t know how they are sending emails. I have the experience with sending long mailing list 20k+, you cannot send emails that easily , for huge mailing one should take into account how frequently mails should be sent and the mail shouldnt go into spam. 5k mailing list is too much. If they are using gmail app then it will take even longer. It took me six hours to send emails to 20k people and more than 1k reported they didn’t get it, despite I took correct measures for email headers to avoid them getting into spam. The pre-orders could have been allowed in phases. By now everyone feels disappointed, since its just the beginning I expect other hurdles. We are with NotionInk take your time allow pre-orders continent wise, that would help each one of us.
    PS: At least say something or put more info on your website so that I can sleep.

  5080. dude post an update on the main post… your comments are going to be lost in the mass of comments

  5085. Rohan,

    Sure you are under a lot of stress at the moment; hope you have some good music on to help. Hope to get an email and be able to order that Adam when you’re ready; and still dreaming of getting it signed at CES 🙂

  5086. Rohan stay calm…even if everybody is screaming..is not a tragedy if we will order later…
    Good luck.

  5089. WTF.. following this blog for months!! Posted on it and still NO preorder mail??
    Verry dissapointed.. Not a nice way to threat a long time fan 😦

  5090. “Faith is not simply a patience that passively suffers until the storm is past. Rather, it is a spirit that bears things – with resignations, yes, but above all, with blazing, serene hope.”

  5092. @Rohan,

    do you know about the problem with the hotmail accounts and to you have a solution for it ?????

  5094. no website order form – no demo video – no money.

    I got to go to work now and cool off!

  5101. I’m so confused. Has anyone actually ordered? I got the email in SPAM and clicked on the link. Come back at 12pm PST. That was over an hour ago. What? Wait another day? Checking again a little later I guess. I hope all variants and colors are available.

  5102. Actually, the delay in sending people their pre-order codes would make very much sense, if the pre-order page had opened at 12pm PST as planned, since this would’ve kept NI’s servers from being overwhelmed by too many orders.
    I’m guessing one of the webadmins fucked up, which made that whole thing backfire and result in unhappy people and a DDOSed webpage.
    Be lenient on the guy responsible Rohan, no need to get heads rolling before the launchdate

  5104. Ok…I got my email (yes). I also may have came up with a solution for the mastercard problem. I went and bought a greendot pre_paid visa credit card for about $10 and uploaded the amount I wanted on to the temporary card.. the permanant card comes in 10 days. But you can order online are over the phone with the temp card. It also works with a money network visa from wal-mart. Ima cross my fingers and hope it works..but it least I got my email

  5107. If that is the case:

    1) The product launch was planned in an unprofessional manner. Any Tom, Dick and Harry would tell you that such problems are bound to happen during a highly anticipated launch. They should planned for this ahead of time.

    2) At least, someone from NI should let us know that something is being done. Not responding to so many disappointed people is not good service. Wish they brought in someone professional to handle the launch, rather than a college kid.

  5108. I also noticed that … but who has it worked for … certainly not anyone here. I have a feeling that much more information will be shown to us on that page as well due to the fact that people were asking him a lot of questions especially about warranty etc and he said it would all be shown when you preorder

  5111. I could go along with that if he would keep us posted as soon as he saw a problem I should have made a new post I’ve said all along there is a line between building excitement and upsetting people I think they be so far over that line it could kill them.
    if you open a store and have the best product in the world but bad first impression your doomed. that is why apple does so well not a great product but hell of a first impression.

  5115. Stop pretending everyone lives in the States.

    In Europe in a lot of countries you can only get creditcards from your local banks. These are very often MasterCard certified. MasterCard is HUGE in Europa, unlike Visa and American Express which are huge in the US.

    If I were to apply for a Visa card it would take several weeks to get one. Unlike the US we can’t just spend money we don’t have. We actually have to prove there is money to be spent, which takes time.

    Simply put: Not accepting MasterCard and paypal means a loss of sales from Europe.

  5116. @Aaron R said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:48

    > Isn’t that the definition of a start-up…

    Actually, not necessary. A start-up can consist of folks with a lot of industry experience. A start-up does not necessarily mean a company started by a bunch of inexperienced folks. So, Aju is not incorrect in his sentiments and / or observation.

  5117. Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!

    I think there’s a typo error! mebbe 12 pm PST is actually 12 pm IST! what say!!??

  5122. You do realise that even though email often arrives in a few minutes after it is sent, it can take several days to actually get through?

    And as someone commented earlier, yahoo, live and hotmail could all be blocking this as part of their bulk-mail policy. Which means it could be re-sent a bit later.

    Lastly, if worst come to show, and you don’t get the email, then you will still be able to pre-order it just a bit later. With a rumoured shipping date of early January they should have ample time to manufacture enough units to cover all pre-orders.

    Good night!

  5123. Hey Rohan,

    you might be stressed out but that’s business man, be specific what is working email or order page as Greg asked.

    what about the demo Video or samples of adam with pics etc. You planned 9th Dec nearly 3 weeks ago should have promo and other stuff ready by now. Do you think people and mass media will buy your product without any hands on?

    I am sure you are smarter than that…

  5124. Hello Rohan,
    nice to know that you’re still alive. If you need a different email address to contact us, please let us know.

  5126. so. its now 1:28 PM EST on November 9th here in the USA….is this supposed to be 12pm November 10th?

  5127. Okay everybody cool out we have all jumped the gun!!!! Pre orders do not start Until DEC 10th!!!!!! Here is what Rohan wrote:Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!

    The blog Post has been somewhat Misleading The cloth comes off and words are pre-order now but read the date pre order begins. Is Rohan using us to increase blog hits by tricking us into thinking preorder is the 9th when it really is the 10th? The ninth was circulated to slashgear and crunch gear as well. The fine print has the truth it is the 10th He also kept us waiting and waiting result more blog hits. Why he didn’t he just ask us to hit. Why the slight of hand……..

  5130. It does say that, 10 December 00:00 AM IST…which was about 3 hours ago in India. It should have started by now

  5131. IST = Indian Standard Time
    It is now 3.00am in India. So looks like the NI family has to go with everyone else.

  5133. I got a link but it says to come back at 12pm PST….aaaa its 1:30pm PST hmmmmm
    could they be sold out already?? It was in my spam box gmail also….

  5135. The order page says 12.00 Pacific Standard Time, so let’s hope Sowmya gets her mail before that (and that she has Visa / AmeX).

    Best regards, Aad

  5136. if somebody got disappointed and wants to skip the preorder, I’d gladly take it even though I was sure I was going to be in the list 🙂

  5137. with NI… im guessin its a calculated thing thats probably being done right now, which is why the delay. And the pre orders are gona be open to every one after 6 am. so its all good 🙂

  5138. I got a live.nl account. (sister from hotmail)
    What if there is no way for me to get the email will I have an oppertunally to order it with the rest after the initial 6 hours?

  5139. @Rohan Shravan: Protip for future releases: Release for everyone at the same time, this will prevent alienated “true fans”, who have “a right to be the first ones”. Once you promise something, people will see its fulfillment not as a nice gesture, but as an obligation from your side

  5144. Still waiting in Germany with a web.de account. I sent comments from two different PCs – perhaps that’s one of the problems.

    But – even if I don’t get a pre-order email – I will be among the first to order when the order site it available for the generell public.

    Best regards, Thomas

  5145. The blog Post has been somewhat Misleading The cloth comes off and words are pre-order now but read the date pre order begins. Is Rohan using us to increase blog hits by tricking us into thinking preorder is the 9th when it really is the 10th? The ninth was circulated to slashgear and crunch gear as well. The fine print has the truth it is the 10th He also kept us waiting and waiting result more blog hits. Why he didn’t he just ask us to hit. Why the slight of hand…
    Okay everybody cool out we have all jumped the gun!!!! Pre orders do not start Until DEC 10th!!!!!! Here is what Rohan wrote:Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!

  5148. Duh is right. And Adam was created six days later. Fiat homo, or something. Rohan hasn’t
    been quite as good as God as far as sticking to a schedule, though, which is admirably humble of him.

    (no e-mail here, either, but I soiled myself rooting around the spam folder)

  5150. i have a hotmail account i have been on my laptop for more then 36 hours now just slept in middle for 4 hours , u have been following this blog since may and i have also commented since then . arguying with freinds how this is a best tablet. right now just 1 hour before had a argument with my wife about mne sitting like a fool infront of the laptop. i dont think NI is a scam i belive in them but like many followers i also wanted to see some video or maybe just a post of why a video or real pic cant be shown i would have appreciated that. i dint get a email maybe because i asked that its ok. hope people who got the email are able to pre-order it and get it befor x-mas and u guys can post some videos of it to us who dint get the email or a reason why there was no video or real pic shown. all the best to NI being a indian i want this company to be the best in the world.

  5152. Ummm, one has a 900Mhz radio the other has a 850Mhz radio. In the simplest terms, this means that one will work with most European carriers (the one with the 900Mhz radio) and the other will work with AT&T 3G in the US (that would be the 850 Mhz version). Google can provide some further information if you search for GSM bands.

  5153. Why should we be hearing such news from the media, and not directly from Rohan at this blog? After all, the folks at this blog are the ones who will be soon shelling out the cash, and not the media folks.

  5154. True, it does not. Am I disappointed? yes, and everyone has a right to. Am I getting all hot and bothered about it. No.
    If you have a relative suddenly admitted to the hospital due to a serious accident or illness, and you have planned a dinner with friends, would you even think of calling them ?
    If they are true friends, they will forgive and be there the next time again.
    Everyone getting early email was supposed to be “family”. I would hope my family does not turn on me as easily as this.

  5156. and Oh make it in big bold red on the top of the post to calm down the mob hysteria you have whipped up! 🙂
    Do you feel like creator of Frankeinstein? am not talking about adam but adam fans!
    Good luck, I Am rooting for you!
    When the rubber hits the road there are always sparks!!! (especially with a jet flyer like yours)…..
    Happy adam day!

  5158. All I can think is my email was rejected by my corporate firewall. Crazy really when you consider that EAP applicants are likely to use their company’s address but your mail servers will obviously be rejected by SPAM filters.

    If anybody at NI catches this please send an invite to craigyb00gb@gmail.com

    If you won’t do it for the fact I’ve been following this tablet’s development for a year now do it because my boss sitting at the desk across from me owns an i**d and rubs my face in its uselessness every single day. It’s time to take revenge with the Adam!

  5161. Maybe NI has figured out a way to get paid per click to this blog and the NI order page and they actually have nothing to sell. We will all get a big charge from our iSP just for clicking.

  5162. It’s 3AM on December 10th in India.

    IST IS GMT +5:30
    00:00 ON 10/12 IST IS 6:30 ON 9/12 GMT
    THE STATED TIME HAS PASSED

  5163. read the posts, rohan just posted there have been issued and preorders are NOW, not tomorrow… They are working on the problem NOW

  5164. lol relaxx man.. its gona happen 😉 its not as easy as it looks.. believe me! 🙂

  5165. read the posts, rohan just posted there have been issues and preorders are NOW, not tomorrow… They are working on the problem NOW

  5168. Also waiting for the Preorder Link to do actually something…

    I don’t care what all say.. i am still believing in NI, i just hope the shipping is really early january, and the Adam make it home on time before i have to leave on my trip…

    Man, long wait for this,
    thanks for the effort!

  5169. I was under the impression that they only take Mastercard. I have American Express only.

    Are you of the opinion that they’ll accept AMEX?

    Leo

  5170. when I click on my pre order email, I get the message – “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”, but now it is 1:35PST

    Is there an issue?

  5171. Lets see. i am waiting for someone with hotmail account to update if they received the pre order link or not. Or it will be a big blow .Since most north americans have hotmail Id’s

  5172. i think ill wait for a hands-on demo/review from one of the gadget sites before i buy this one. tho i really want it, i want to see it in action first.

  5175. Got the preorder link and been checking since 12 PM PST ..but no luck ?

    Is the 12 PM Pst preorder working ?

    Appreciate any inputs

  5177. I bet we can blame Microsoft! Really!!!

    My wife manages a small mailing list of less than a hundred people and has all kinds of issues sending to people who use MSN, Hotmail, Live, and a couple others. She has had to email a few individually, some she has to mail from a different account, etc.

    Email hosts do their best to trap spam and viruses, etc. Some put it into a spam folder (gmail), others simply bounce it back to the sender and the recipient never knows it was sent. It’s all good except for when you misidentify mail as spam. Microsoft looks at mail and if there are more than a hand full of recipients it could trigger the spam filter. If they receive a bounce of mail to a lot of individuals all at once but in separate email messages, all can trigger the spam filter. Etc… And they go to the extent of blocking the sender from sending to anyone if they think teh sender is spamming (sending a ton of email to people all at once, like what NI just did).

    So at this point if NI has been blocked and if you use one of these email providers you may not be able to receive any email from NI until Microsoft (or the other email provider) fixes it on their end. And that is like pulling teeth to get it done.

    Hence the reason I moved to gmail. I’ve had 0 issues with gmail. gmail rocks!

  5180. Come on Rohan.. if you are having any technical issues in starting preorder please update us… Or atleast change the message “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”…

  5181. And THAT’S the update we get from our fearless leader???? You’ve gotta be kidding me. I’m out.

  5182. No-one is threathening you, relax. Some really old old timers did not get it either. At least you are not stuck with a creditcard they are not accepting….

  5183. something! anything! ROHAAAAAAANNNNNNN!

    LOL, sorry, couldn’t resist. Felt like like a line from a filim (that’s film).

  5184. >Could anyone at all please post if they were successful with completing the Pre-order

    still get “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”

  5186. well, light was created on the first day, and Adam didn’t come along until the sixth day, so maybe we have 5 more days of this! lol…I sure hope not…

  5187. “It takes a lifetime to build a reputation and only a minute (or so) to destroy it.” This is very sad and I hope it’s not going to happen to NI.

    P.S I got my link, but…

  5188. there you go.. rohan replied 😉

    Rohan Shravan said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:49

    strangely its working for some, and not for some. Checking the issue!

    internet payment gateways can be real b*Tc%3s

  5189. Rohan…. it’s not working.

    Seems like the 6 hours will pass before those of your “family” will actually get the chance to pre-order.

  5190. Now I want the Adam just like everyone else, but the lack of communication is really starting to be somewhat sketchy. I mean, they are a startup, and problems will happen, but you’d imagine that since they have had over a year to get this going, they’d get it right. This is really annoying at this point.. The idea is to build anticipation and then LET THEM HAVE YOUR PRODUCT, not build it up to the point that people begin to get annoyed. This whole thing, while exciting, is beginning to leave a bad taste in people’s mouths and I’m beginning to question if I want one after all.

  5194. PRE ORDERS DO NOT START UNTILL DEC 10TH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE BEEN TRICKED

    ROHAN SAID IN THE ABOVE BLOG POST: Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)! Let’s take a look at the image on the left.

  5198. As it has already been said – we are appreciative of the opportunity to order early but if it doesn’t work for the rest of us it is not the end of the world… I’ve waited this long I can wait another 4.5 hours to place an order.

    Thank you to you and your team for putting together what may be a very good tablet… Hopefully I will know soon enough 🙂

    dph

  5200. I think that since not everyone has got the e-mail yet, NI has stalled the pre-order. Just to be fair to the ones that didn’t recieve their mail yet..

  5201. I bet you are really tired and stressed…. relax, drink some tea….. that’s what I do.

    I have no doubt that everything will work out eventually; nothing is ever perfect.

    I plan to buy an Adam, either way, Just wish I was able to get in on the pre-pre-order.

    Though I am a little upset about the situation, I understand and have faith in You and Your Team at Notion Ink.

  5203. there are always glitches in software. no matter how you try to keep them from happening nothing is perfect. just calm down and let them figure it out.

  5206. IST is India Standard Time. 10 December 00:00 AM IST would be 9 December 11:30 AM PST. In other words, Dec 10th in India started at 11:30 today in California.

  5208. Don’t take it personally. I don’t feel diseased and extruded, or whatever you said. NI messed up their customer relations rather impressively. I can’t help noticing that we’ve all been sold by Rohan’s enthusiasm, but his performance in the things we can actually see (website, customer relations, etc) comes up a little short. I *assume* he knows what he’s doing with the hardware. I also have a mastercard but no visa and, yeah, it would have been nice if Rohan had let us know about that in advance rather than putting us on a very strict timetable that starts – well, we don’t know when.

  5211. @chris said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:35

    > SOMEONE talk to US

    Hey you. How is it going ? Great party. Having fun, huh.

  5212. Preorders were supposed to start at 1:30est which is 00:00 IST (and EST is behind IST which makes it Dec 9 1:30 is 00:00 Dec 10) Right not its 3:40 IST Dec 10

  5213. They mentioned in a previous post that they were sure their payment system was working, but I’m wondering if they’re trying to quickly scale when they realize the power of thousands of people hitting f5.

  5215. IF EVERYBODY COULD JUST CHILL!

    The same way we take Notion Ink’s excellent customer approach (they let us in and let us influence their decisions) we have to take the fact that they are a young company doing pre-orders for the first time ever.
    When you get thousands of clicks and posts and the pressure is on, it’s understandable if there are delays left and right.

    And for those of you who still need videos to pre-order, if you are so unsure instead of ordering just wait for videos to be available. I am not saying it to be mean, if you don’t have peace of mind, nobody forces you to order.
    For me, if something goes terribly wrong I will ask my AMEX for a refund – it always worked for me.

  5218. Rohan, this really really sucks. No answer on all the important questions listed in the comments. Even if i got no email yet and have to preorder tomorrow, why are there no pictures or videos around? Even the picture with the preorder announcement is a rendering, are you kidding me? At this point, there HAS to be more information material available!

    There is no reason why you should make those informations only available WHILE doing the preordering process, as you said some hours ago.

    Greetings Alnerion

  5219. What’s the format of the URL? That way, if there are those of us who haven’t received an email by accident, we can try it with our own email.

  5220. Pixel Qi Wi-Fi only-Adam:$499.45

    Pixel Qi 3G-Adam: $549.99

    Not being able to order with a MasterCard: Priceless

    🙂

  5223. The blog notice said: “… all selected will be sent a confirmation email and pre-order link which will remain active for 6 hours from the receipt of that email … Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!”

    I take that to mean that the clock started at the time indicated in the email on the current day. (It’s past 10 December 00:00 IST now.)

  5224. FWIW, my pre-order email WAS in my Gmail spam, and it came in at 2:20pm EST. So I”m guessing they’re sending them out in batches. Sender was ‘noreply’ and the subject was Adam Preorder Link. Visa & AmEx only.

    However when I click on the link, it says ‘not yet, come back at 12pm PST’. It’s now 1:40pm PST. 😦

  5225. Hi Rohan,

    Please provide an update in the blog. Looks like everyone is getting frustrated. I know you guys are busy working on issues, but you need to focus on customer service as well as you guys are now officially open for business.

  5230. No need to bash America because of a notion ink problem,

    He was referring to pre-paid cards, so by definition, they wouldn’t be spending money they didn’t have, Maybe Europe needs to read first before they unjustly slam another person. It also seems like the European banks have a few problems of their own, How is Greece and Spain, and Scotland, doing by the way ?

  5231. Well, got my email and am waiting to pre-order. Sadly, I am begging to get more and more worried I may pass on this opportunity. I mean, I am a poor student – $500 is a big expense. When will they charge my card. . . Now? When it ships? When it is delivered? I don’t know about others here but I have to budget that sort of expenditure.

    Even more – Can I see this thing work before I commit to buy? All I ask is for a video and a complete, working website. I really hope this product is everything I need for school and work, but the risk that comes with making such an uninformed decision feels like an unintelligent financial move, especially given my situation.

    So, in short: Please give us more info Rohan! I want to buy this product, I want to get behind your idea; your dream – but you need to help me convince myself. I have been following your every move on this blog, and hope you can come through for me one more time.

    Thank you,
    Will

  5234. Did i get the pre order date wrong? I have the link but it says not yet, Thanks for your help

  5235. Go my email at 6.30AM AEDST 10/12 so only 2 hours ago, on gmail, followed link and then tried to go into other parts of site and advised under maintenance , so something is going on.

    Thrilled to get invite , but would like more detail of shipping date and tech support, warranties etc. There are always lemons with mass produced items and I seem to attract them. So hard not to cave though… must be strong, let me head rule.

  5237. Wally. Timezones. IST = Indian Standard Time. This is different than EST or PST. Very, very different. 10 December 00:00AM IST = 9 December 01:30PM PST.

  5238. Rohan, You owe a lot to all the folks here. no body will be this patient. Even folks who are skeptical is still waiting. That’s surprising.

    Riddles and now hide & seek. Will this game be played tomorrow too? 😉

    Just kidding, you guys must be tired and still working hard. Any more news on why most folks haven’t got the email yet? Any updates would be appreciated by all.

  5239. Frustrated only skims ther surface. I should have met the criteria in all ways but NO EMAIL! I’ve spent a year sitting on a plane with my iPad telling people not to buy one because something better is coming. They thought I was a Notion Ink salesperson by the way I gushed over the product. and now I can’t pre-order a first round one…? hmmmm…. Frustrated is not the word that’s in my mind….

  5242. People who didn’t receive an e-mail may not have anything to complain about in the long run, since it doesn’t look like the people who did receive links will even be able to use them in the pre-order time period. Pre-order supposedly ends at 9pm EST (6PST), and it’s already almost two hours into it with no apparent confirmed orders.

  5243. NIce try but I don’t use any MS e-mail. My e-mail (which goes to my own domain; lizards are most comfortable that way) is handled by Speakeasy, and I’ve never had a problem like this as a recipient. Well, that I know about, anyway. I’m guessing that NI messed up drawing up the list of e-mail to send to. Rohan’s message wasn’t very communicative.

  5245. Email link not working for me either – just keeps telling me to come back. Somewhat disappointing, but I never had an Adam before so it is not like I will not live to wait a while longer. It will be interesting to see if my suggestion to make sure the credit card address fields will accept my military U.S. State code Code (AP – American Forces Pacific) will be accepted. If not, then no Adam for me. Since they are using DHL and don’t seem to have a U.S. Postal Service Mail Option, then it will cost me another $20 or dollars to have a forwarding service send it to me. Not that big of a deal but definitely will be a barrier for others who will not take the extra step, and will buy an Ipad at the local military exchange. So, we will see if NI has segmented their marketing and distribution enough to truly compete with Apple that have their own stores, in store stores, and global distributors. Maybe in the future, NI will figure out how to distribute via USPS for U.S. Military customers.

    Still think it seems to be a much better product all around, so if I can get my VISA to work, then I will still take a gamble and preorder.

  5246. It’s the only dsperate reason I could come up with, I’m pulling my hairs out
    Anyway you’re right

  5247. i hope they heard our complaints about payment options and working on a solution for mastercard holders…like paypal or google check out

  5249. Something tells me Rohan and the crew are hypnotized by the weather app! Come on guys, I have been waiting patiently and now I have to head out soon! Hopefully I can order from my Droid 😉

  5250. @vishesh said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:36

    Hey dude, weren’t you suppose to goto to NI’s office? Did you get booted out by the security? Before that happened, were you able to determine how many type writers were present in their office?

  5257. TO ALL: My face is red!
    I have sent out a couple of comments: 1. re: finding your email in spam box is ok. But I also commented to a couple of you that the time to send them is 12:00 PM (midnight) Pacific standard time and that would be 9:00 PM my time (EST). I counted the wrong direction. It will be 3:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. I’m sorry for the goof and the fact that I need to get up that early.

  5258. It seems like the post is inconsistent within itself. Or needs clarification.

    Either way, there seems to be a major mess up.

  5260. Rohan,
    You have to communicate. Why is the link not working? People want a demo video.
    Don’t let us loose the respect and trust in your company and product. You have work for it too hard, and dont let it disappear by keeping your silence. Let the people know.

  5263. Rohan please dont take all these crazy posts personal, you are sleep deprived and we are children in a candy store. Once the preorders open all will be forgotten… unless the press drags on about it, but we dont like them anyway 😉 Notion Ink Faithful!

  5266. Hello all! Wasn’t really expecting to get a preorder link but I received one in my gmail spam folder. So if you haven’t checked your spam folders, please do.

    *Pre-orders for you will begin at 12 p.m. Pacific Time, and for everyone else at 6 p.m.

    Now it was my understanding that preorders will begin on December 10th at 12pm PST. If thats the case, and please correct me if I’m wrong; sense I’m on the east coast; the link wont be available for me until 3pm EST time TOMORROW. So everyone in the Americas please, be patient.

  5267. Are people still receiving e-mails? Because I know I never got one and I’m pretty sure I should have.

  5268. No need to get all pissed about this… It will come in time. its late were NI is at and i would tell them to get some sleep and open the orders to all when they wake up.

  5277. Still no email checked spam folder etc etc, think i could be black sheep of the family. Ah well. Never seem to be in the right place at the right time.

    BTW are emails restricted to just gmail?

    If so, I know why i’ve got nothing!

    Also would dearly like to know if anyone in the uk has an email?

  5278. Sleep deprived, so are we…… it might have been a better idea to load the new site on the 9th rather than put up a picture and tell us 6 more hours…. and after 6 more hours tell us its midnight!!!!!

  5279. Dear Rohan,

    You guys lack experience in putting together a scalable website and systems that work. Thats not surprising. In that case its best to focus on your core competence and let someone who has the experience and track record do those parts. Do not penny pinch in these matters. There are companies based in India that do provide scalable web services. Talk to them (example: zoho dot com based in chennai). these guys run tomcat clusters in their data centers with a lot of redundancy.. all my gmail (many gigs of it) is backed up here (on their free email account). they have paying customers for their CRM, discussion forums, wiki, and project management services. See if any of these can stabilize your operations; the cost is very little. Just accept that there are some things you cannot do well. Take help from those who can and have. Their CEO Sridhar is very approachable and all their customer service is top notch. Its not expensive at all and can save you a lot of avoidable pain in the future.

    –sriram

  5280. @ JPM328 said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:38

    > Dearest followers,

    Just one small correction. Change the above to read “Dearest devout followers,” or “Dearest devotees,” and then you are all set.

  5282. > If you have a relative suddenly admitted to the hospital due to a serious accident or illness, and you have planned a dinner with friends,

    Ah, this is something I can speak from recent experience with. Of course one calls the friends. That’s what cell phones are for. See those signs in the hospital that say “no cell phones”? I didn’t see them either, or at least it was convenient for me not to. I made some discrete calls. Might as well; a lot of hospital time is sitting around and waiting. (If your sister has a loud voice, you do have to send her down the hall to make cell phone calls, I found out.)

  5286. Hilarious .. So you had the faith.. joined early .. commited to get one before the price was announced.. And got the family invite…:)

    Extend your faith mate.. If you do get a lemon I am sure NI will work it for you 🙂

    Dont give up on the faith now …

  5287. So, I feel a bit unloved. I haven’t gotten an email. I doesn’t matter if I do because I don’t have a Visa or an American Express Card. And so far I haven’t seen anything about a student discount (which isn’t something that would keep me from buying, but it would be nice).
    *Sigh.

  5290. To someone that has received an email, is there a way you could share what email account it came from (or, atleast verify that the domain name is @notionink.com)? I run my own mail server and I’m trying to figure out if the messages are being immediately flagged as spam before they’re delivered (meaning deleted before they even have a chance to reach the inbox) or if notion ink is just yet to send it out.

    If my servers are deleting the email before it is even delivered then it could tell why others aren’t getting theres – if a message has certain characteristics that the server is sure it’s spam then it could delete it before it even delivers it to the proper inbox, but this usually only happens if the sender of the email doesn’t verify the server they’re sending it from, or doesn’t have somethign else properly configured.

  5291. I am very impatiently waiting for my turn to purchase the Adam, desperately hoping that all of the people calling Adam vaporware were wrong…so far we have nothing to prove otherwise. Come on Notion Ink, give us something to go on. The faithful are getting restless.

  5292. Roses are red, violets are blue.
    Notionink Adam is comming
    but to preorder is not true.

    Ok…send me a code…you have to have laughed at that…otherwise I will have to bring in a certain person from nantucket, whos balls….anyway…please send it to
    info@electronicswarranty.ca

    Thanks.

  5293. Really, dude? Really? That is your putative contribution to the blog? How sad. I, for one, am strongly looking forward to this Indian product. If you can’t “trust” an Indian product, why are you here?

  5294. lol, an alarm clock would remedy that. Rohan has previously posted that members of their team are working with as little as 2 hours of sleep per day to get this released, not a big deal.

  5295. This is the first posting I have seen where the time was figures out the way that I understood it…. but that is different than what is in the post above. My questions is which is it … 12 pm PST or is it the IST time posted above.

    Payment portal is already having fun…. will be interesting to what happens when it does actually go live. Hope to get mine without buying it twice (due to the payment portal issues).

  5296. I don’t, that’s I’m saying. I think the special “pre-order period” is probably going to be non-existant, unless they postpone regular ordering and restart this whole special 6 hour window once they actually get everything working.

  5299. stop whining FFS!

    here comes the stereo-typing, the guy already told tht adam is priced same for every country becoz they believe in one world and if u still regionalise it over a tablet then go suck it!

  5303. @willio said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:39

    > Welche Lieferzeiten gibt es für eine normale Order?

    At this moment, that information is being held in a highly secure area. We will know about it as soon as it is freed from it’s imprisonment.

  5304. Ha ha. there are some things that money and Mastercard can’t buy. Better buy a visa gift card and use it one time for this purchase. And it’s safer too as we won’t need to use our regular credit card.

  5306. WE HAVE BEEN TRICKED TO GET MORE BLOG HITS!!!!!!! WITH THE UNVEILING OF THE WORDS PRE ORDER NOW WE ASSUMED IT WAS NOW. NOW LOOK AT THE DATE ROHAN POSTED: YOU WILL MISS IT IF YOU READ TOO FAST

    Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!

    PRE ORDERS ARE 10TH NOT THE 9TH THIS IS NOT A STALL TACTIC!!!! it is COLD AND CALCULATED!!!!! i WANTED ADAM BADLY NOT SO SURE NOW

  5308. Well, off to bed now, I guess I’ll have to miss the preorder, page still not working 😦

  5309. FCC, true. Trust the group of con men gathered in silly-con valley in the name of producing ‘wealth’ (fictitious, it is).

  5311. Really? He couldn’t find 2 seconds to add “Hang in there, guys. We’re working on fixing the pre-order problem. Should be ready in a couple of hours. Sorry about that.” ??

  5313. I’ts beginning to feel like small children crying for papa rohan to bring us our toys =)
    Cut him some slack guys, I’m pretty sure the situation will work itself out.

    I’d love to know if it’s gonna be today, or if I can go to sleep peacefully, knowing when I wake up all my adams won’t be sold already.

  5314. notionink.wordpress.com/2010/12/09/fiat-lux/comment-page-16/#comment-46611

    I don’t know where you live, but here in the US in the chain pharmacies and places like Wal-Mart, you can go in an buy a card like the poster said. If you are quick, you can probably run out an get one before they get the email/preorder thing worked out.

    http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/prepaid/index.html For more info on how they can be used and the different types.

    The cards work just like a regular Visa. My family gives them (the gift cards, not the pre-paid) as gifts because then can be used anywhere and the person can buy whatever they want.

  5315. Is anyones 12 PM PST preoder working ?

    NI team appreciate some timely insights as for sure the time is runnin out!

  5316. Just wanted to point out there are many that are suggesting that 12 p.m. is midnight…12 p.m. is actually noon, 12 a.m. would be midnight, and this is further solidified by the fact that the time for everyone else is 6 p.m. If Rohan said the first people to pre-order would get 6 hours and the time for the pre-ordering to be open for everyone is 6 p.m., then subtract 6 hours and you get noon. So when he says it’s working for some and not others, that may in fact be the issue.

  5317. dont know why people are getting hung up over no email, its not working anyway so theres no point in having a pre-order email…….

  5319. @ Shouty McShoutkins from Screamsville

    00:00:00 Friday December 10, 2010 in Asia/Calcutta converts to
    10:30:00 Thursday December 9, 2010 in America/Vancouver
    http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc

    IST is 11 and one half hours (11.5) Ahead of PST.

    So 12:00 PST Dec 9= is 1:30 (A.M.) Dec 10th IST…. In fact I just reposted what you shouted about…. So your “DO NOT START UNTILL” should read, “already started”

  5320. FCC, true. Trust the group of con men gathered in silly-con valley in the name of capitalism producing fictitious wealth.

  5322. I’m not going to beg a company to take $500 out of my pocket. This tablet has all the right stuff in it, but until there is an actual consumer-ready model that is displayed, demoed, and reviewed, I’m afraid that my $500 is going to stay in my pocket. If Google was selling this thing, it’d be an entirely different story. You know, since they’ve been in business a while (even with the atrocious customer service). There are just too many unanswered questions for me to pre-order (if and when that ever happens; 12:00 PST was 1 hour, 49 minutes ago). And if you’re going to offer something, make sure you’re ready to actually deal with what you’re offering. Don’t say “Pre-order at December 10, 2010 00:00 IST” if you can’t actually adequately prepare or follow through.

    Still won’t consider purchasing an iPad though. F Apple…

  5325. Also, I wonder if the only users that are getting these emails are those that click “Subscribe by email to this site” down under the comment form, because I believe (it’s been a while since I’ve developed with WordPress) thats the only way a blog owner could get a hold of everyone’s emails.

  5329. ¿?
    got the link by email, but it’s not working.

    if you click the link, it sends you to a url with “++++++++” in it. It doesn’t work.
    if you remove those “+” signs, it neither does work.

    any hint?

  5331. Pssst. It’s been the 10th in India for 3 and a half hours now (IST). The time for preorders has come and gone. More than halfway through the pre-pre-order and not a single unit off the shelf yet.

  5332. I, fortunately, have Visa card but fat lot of good with no preorder email.

    This was always going to be a flooded market, thousands wanting Adam and thousands left out. Great news for those emailed, and I am pleased for you “family” members .
    Please spare a thought for those of us who feel abandoned.

  5333. Rohan send me a pre-order link and i’ll wash your car and walk your dog/cat, my visa card is very sad right now.

  5334. Patience people. I want my ADAM fix as well, but I’m confident everything will work out fine. Good things are worth waiting for. Patience is a virtue. .etc. 🙂

  5338. Very disappointment after spending 12months ..I didn’t get the mail…I think Rohan has betrayed Aussies..Any Aussies who got the mail??????

  5339. Link is not working, Hope it eventually will work . Been waiting for this for awhile.
    Was going to buy an Ipad in the spring, but after seeing the specs decided to wait.
    I guess I can wait a little bit longer, I waited this long.

  5340. Its the 10 th not the 9th you have been tricked for blog hits read my other posts before they get deleated

  5342. It should be even more red now….get some sleep!

    12 PM is NOON in any time zone…pre-orders should have began at 3 PM EST.

  5345. Very disappointed after spending 12months ..I didn’t get the mail…I think Rohan has betrayed Aussies..Any Aussies who got the mail??????

  5346. You tease and tickle, throw out riddles and rhymes. You use cryptic speech and cryptic counters. All with the design to announce something big on the 9th. You pump people up, fill their imaginations, raise them through the roof with anticipation and excitement.

    Then you make the announcement. Those of us who stayed awake ALL night are giddy. “Pre-Order NOW”. Kind of.

    Then slowly the air is let out of the balloon. We fall earth as nothing happens. NOTHING. “There’s got to be more,” we think. No, there isn’t. And as we crash down from the high YOU took us to, we look to you for answers and what do we hear from you?

    NOTHING!

    The complete lack of courtesy and respect Notion Ink shows for me and my time… time spent for months watching and waiting, sharing and evangelizing. You don’t even have the decency to keep me informed. You leave in the dark. No. That is not what I call family. That is NOT what I call business.

    YOU built the tension up. YOU hyped today. YOU wanted us to be excited.

    Now deal with the consequences and man up and start sharing or I will simple put the past six months behind me and move on.

  5347. why is there no videos yet? can we cancel our pre oder if a video comes out and it lags or has problems?

  5348. was a fair assessment of what is going on, but their numbers are off on the pricing…

  5349. Folks – please look out for email from “noreply@notionink.com”. That would have the pre order email.

    Still waiting from someone in NI to confirm when we can start the order…maybe a blog update from Rohan. That would surely reduce the frustration build up….looks like First Day First Show is becoming a no show…

    Also @Rohan: Please have Paypal / Amazon payment gateway for NI eventually. That would help ordering for people. You need not sell through Amazon, but still use their payment gateway.

  5350. going to sleep 😦

    I think I’ll just go for the “normal folk” order, maybe after seeing also a video, since I lost the chance for the preorder.

  5351. I dont want to hear that Adam booking is full and i have to wait few weeks for order.
    Please let me preorder one before that. I am waiting from Day 1. no mail yet in @in.com account yet. I can even come to your Bangalore office for pre booking if you say. Not sleeping at 3:30 am .

  5352. Rohan send me my pre-order link and i’ll wash your car and walk your dog/cat, my visa card is very sad right now.

    PS: can anyone tell us what the title of the mail/spam email is (incase ive binned it)

  5353. NI are having a lot of problems with thier servers, so they say. So don’t be to dispondent, every thing comes to he who waits.

  5354. We haven’t been deceived. It clearly says that preorders started at midnight on the 10th. i am sure our Indian friends can order. We have been over anxious

  5355. go back and read the blog.

    what actions have they done that in some way doesn’t seem questionable or shady.

    they said the have cleared the FCC and the havent just ask engadget.

    reading this blog is like reading Tony Robbins but for tablets

  5357. And I said WOO! pre-order email..
    Then I said F**k! Visa or AmEx..
    Anyone want a preorder email? I can’t use it so I’ll forward it to ye if you like.

  5360. few things!
    1. about the email. only because of the filter i’ve set (don’t send any email with notion ink to spam) i got the email. so if you expect it and haven’t got it, check spam.

    2. its 3:30 am IST & i’m beat, i’ve been waiting for hours after the promised 12 AM IST & the site at 2:00 am pst still tells me to wait for 12 am PST (“Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”). Is that 10 Dec 12 pm PST?

    i’m going to sleep now & i really hope i’m able to order the adam tomorrow, was looking forward to ordering this baby tonight, I hope you get the issues sorted out @rohan.

    good night all

  5362. 1. Yuo did’nt receive the email
    2. You receive the email but the link doesn’t work
    3. You receive the email but the link doesn’t work and after some time your link expired.

    I think the best worst case is number 1 🙂

  5364. Hah if that’s the case then it’s probably because all the Hotmail / Yahoo users. Those services are rather slow from my experience. I think we all know M$ is not very keen on getting our messages through! 😛 It’s all good to be honest as i’ve no probs in waiting, i’ve been following since Feb. a few more weeks is nuffin’! 🙂 peace!

  5368. Well, I’m well and truly fed up. A whole day wasted clicking F5 in anticipation, only to receive the email and link that isnt working. I would have bought regardless of whether I had seen a vid or not… But now I’m not so sure. What is the reason for not showing a vid before we purchase? It makes me think of those movies that forgo the premiere as the producers know it will be slated. Ho hum, really hope I’m wrong :-/

  5370. I have a gmail acc. I posted a few times before the recent threads. all they had to do was make a simple link where people could enter their email and it would respond if they were part of the list or not.. really simple. shows lack of experience in these matters. they may be great in imagining use cases for the tablet but not so great in communication or dealing with more mundane but ultimately more important issues.

  5373. no mail yet
    almost 2 hours from 12:00 PST
    I’ll go to sleep.
    And see what the morning brings.
    Rohan needs to explain a lot to all of us.
    i’ve been sabing a lot of money by selling my laptop and car radio and other stuff.
    just to find out i can pay with mastercard (or paypal)
    maybe there is a change tomorrow.
    but i dont think i will preorder.
    i was going to but i need more proof that the ADAM is working.
    Not that i dont believe.
    But something in me say’s just wait.
    I dont nee d it for anything so i have time to wait.
    In the mean time my Apple Ipod touch works perfect for reading on internet and mailing.

  5380. Why do people not know how to read time? Dec 10 0:00 AM IST has already passed. In the US it is Dec 9th, in India it is Dec 10th. 0:00 IST in India is 11:30 AM Central time in the US on Dec 9th. This isn’t rocket science and most of us *should* of learned this in middle school.

    World Clock: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

  5382. You guys need to chill out. It’s only a couple hours. You don’t have to sit in front of your computer F5ing. Go watch tv. Take a nap. Cook some food. Do something. He’s not going to put up our private preorder up for only 10 minutes when he gets it working. Give it a break.

  5384. I’m heading home from work… This has been one of the most depressing days in a long time… No E-Mail… No Pre-Order as promised… News of no Mastercard acceptance… Can’t load up a pre-paid Visa until i’m sure I can pre-order… I’m keeping hope but it’s gonna be a crappy ride home… be-back-soon-I-hope…

  5385. Apparently they only take Visa and Amex. If anyone wants to share the purchase of 2 Adams then we can try if if works with my Amex… I’ll post my email address if anyone says they want to try.

  5389. is there any great tech product tha has come out of India and has don well in real life not in theory.

    I can name so many products out of the silicon valley that the world uses

  5393. I think it’s time for plan B. Admit that things were not ready to go, that all the traffic is making the issue worse and that pre-orders will be added at a later date, no preferences, no suspense, no unveiling of a rendered image that ends with a “not quite” post. Instead just be straight with us.

    Get some video out on the web, make sure your customer service team is in place and then get the pre-order page going….

    I don’t know what to tell you Rohan other than it appears a lot of people were depending on this to happen today and it is becoming a big let down. I hate to think that Steve Jobs is sitting back in his office and chuckling at you…don’t give him that satisfaction, just do some damage control and take the pre-orders off the table until NI has a feasible plan for launching this.

  5394. Hi,

    I love ADAM and it is getting quite a lot of bad rep because you are starting pre orders before showing the actual device. If you can’t do so for legal reasons, please put up a post on the blog so it will quieten people down and lessen the bad rep you are getting because of not showing the videos.

    An ADAM and notion ink fan so wanted to give in the suggestion. I am a member of the family and have received my preorder link 🙂

    Thanks!
    Swapnil.

  5395. I’ve decided that I’mma wait for videos before I order, so people who get it early, do Unboxing/First Impressions, etc.!

  5396. Hello Thomas,
    I’m also waiting on my web.de account. NI already sent mails to this address. I can’t imagine what’s their problem.

  5397. Can you please accept master cards too?
    Some people including myself do not have visa cards.
    Thanks

  5399. @rohan,
    I seem to have lost my recent comment. I am confused – my invite said I was in the first group for six hours beginning at 12:00 pm Pacific standard time and all others at 6:00 pm. If that is the case, am I in second group? Why???

  5400. So, after waiting all day (and all year) I am about to give up. No information such as the simplest instructions on how to order this product. For example, go to the website xxxx.yyyy at n:nn est.
    Is all that too difficult. THIS isn’t a launch – it is a sinking.

  5404. alright, i’ve had about as much anticipation/excitement/confusion as i can take….i’m headed to the gym! guess if i miss pre-orders i’ll have to order mine when the rest of the world orders theirs! l8r

  5405. Bigoted, stereotypical, and uncalled for. Funny that you are hiding behind a lame username. Be a man and back up your words with your real email addy so ppl can respond to you in private. Lord, save us from the ignorant morons…

    And, no, I’m not Indian. I’m from the US, which sadly I would guess you are too.

  5406. can anyone tell me when date and time I can use my link to order the adam in the UK?????

  5408. You haven’nt got an email nor card, those with both have not got their ADAM, Everyone is equal, wish you all the luck in the world

  5409. So dissapointed … I’m in HK, I woke up at 6am but nothing 😦
    Actually nobody has successed?

  5410. I got a preorder invite but when I click the link it says “”Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!” I want to spend my money lol

  5411. As a company acting worldwide and a single price structure for the whole world, you should be able to select ONE time zone that matters…

    IST, EST, PST, GMT – there is a big mess! What is YOUR reference? This is all what counts. But your are constantly switching the reference, so nobody understands what you mean… Is the pre-ordering working as expected? Is there a problem in the ordering systems? Or do we simply refer to the wrong time zone? Has it started yet or not? Please clarify.

  5413. does any 1 knows how indians are going to order ? will it be in dollars or rupees? and which 3g model they must go for 800 or 900?

  5414. Read the original post here. It clearly states the time the pre-orders begin is Dec 10th 0:00 IST which is a timezone in India. You need to calculate your time based on that time, not 12PM EST.

  5416. No email here…guess I have to just wait it out Till I either get one or it opens up to others….

  5417. Luv the Adam but,

    – EMail was in my GMail Spam Label (not your fault)
    – No MASTERCARD payment (So I can not Pre-Order my Adam)

    PLEASE add Google Checkout/Mastercard/PayPal

  5418. glad pre-orders are starting but from what i have seen
    of the units ( NOTHING )

    and NO PAYPAL which i feel is the safest transaction if there are issues
    puts a dampener on the enthusiasm i had

  5421. Sad day, all of this drama has actually got me looking at other tablets now. Blasphemy I know, but I am tired of waiting for NI to get their act together.

  5423. How much long is the pre-order going to be? And when are going to ship the Adam itself?
    I really need this info since I’m going to enter at college at the end of January, I really would want to know when I’m going to me able to use it at my programming class :D:D
    Bye. congratulatios. Success.

    Juan Pablo Ospina.

    jpospina8@hotmail.com

  5426. Rohan posted some are working and many are not, they are working on the issue through the night… without sleep… hard for us the customers. everyone be grateful!

  5427. Guys…

    It doesn’t really matter if its a technical problem or the organization was screwed up. The CEO is hosting a blog. There was probably never a product like the Adam where the progress and the problems have been disclosed to customers this close to realtime.

    What you typically get is an anonymous annoncement to wait for the nth quarter of 2015, and the next time you hear about the product is when it was already shipped to tech reviewers and journalists.

    So please be patient. I’m sure Rohan is really unhappy about these problems and the whole team is probably doing everything in their power to fix it ASAP.

    If you don’t have a VISA and really need to order right away, you can probably ask a good friend or relative to order for you. And if for some reason only slashgear knows the current expected shipping date, this might as well mean that 6th Jan is a conservative estimate and NI are not sure themselves how fast it can happen. Failing the Xmas delivery would be very bad PR indeed..

    (PS: Still no mail…spamfilter disabled…but since its only 6 hours and probably not more than 1000 orders and possibly not even Xmas delivery, I can manage..)

  5429. I am not sure how a Co. with 30 pep is global… they may have sales around the world. but with out offices and pep they are not… IMO

  5434. I haven’t received my e-mail yet and I’m probably as antsy about it as most of the rest of you. But I’m also trying to be understanding of the fact that 0000 on 10 IST means MIDNIGHT where they are at. How many of the people compaining on here are at work at midnight? I’m guessing that it’s a minor percentage. So I’m hopeful my e-mail comes soon and if it doesn’t then I should still be able to do a normal pre-order tomorrow. Would I PREFER that they allow Mastercard? Yes, because then I could get points on the card I use predominately. Is it unexpected that they made a decision to use only Visa and AmEX (assuming I’m reading the other comments correctly)? No. Just look at all the Olympics commercials where Visa makes a big deal out of being the only supporter or card accepted. Chill out people. It’s a toy. Not something we can’t live without. Yes we all want it. I already love mine and have been waiting most of this year for it to come out. Is it going to kill me if I don’t order it today? No…and it won’t kill you either. So, relax…drink your favorite beverage, and go kiss your significant other. Come back here later. 🙂

  5435. snarky comments aside asshole, my post wasn’t a declarative statement, just an optimistic foray into the possible.

  5437. Read the original post above, pre-orders start at Dec 10th 0:00AM IST. Their website is malfunctioning or something which is why no one has been able to get in yet.

  5439. You are right, but this was all done on purpose to get blog hits. The cloth comes of and says pre order now, but was never meant to be now, but they knew you would hit it like crazy because most don’t pay attention. We were led like sheep to the slaughter, We kept waiting last night……for hours why…Blog Hits!!!!! The sad part is people stayed up all night and for what blog hits. If Rohan wanted blog hits why didn’t he ask…. His faithful would have hit hard, Of which I have been, but that wouldn’t be enough he wanted to beat Ophra so he used this tactic……I feel so bad now 2 hours sleep for what blog hits because I guess that is the way the world is. He can always say why didn’t you read closer. But he could have saved us our misery no it was and still is all about blog hits….

  5440. I believe the Adam exists. The ordering system doesn’t exist! I have left questions for months about ordering an Adam and the answer was wait until the launch (sinking?.) What happens if something goes wrong with the Adam? If the ordering system isn’t working then how could support be working?

  5442. This just does not look right. I am going to call it a day and wait until the product really comes out and then order it.

    Everything is built on hype for this product and there is no answer to my major concern as to whether ANDROID MARKETPLACE will be supported on this device. My guess is NO since they would have highlighted it from the beginning if it was in their plans.

    Anyway, good luck to all other fans waiting patiently to pre-order. And yeah, there is no f****** way I am going to buy an iPad or a Tab:) Guess i will have to wait more for the right tablet from the right company in early 2011….

  5443. Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!

    All lies.

  5446. Rats – I was hoping it would all be resolved before I had to leave work… Taking METRO to meet my kids at their school for a function and won’t be able to order until later this evening.

    It would be nice to see some videos of the final product working but I’ll be ordering either way. Also, someone had mentioned that the Adam wouldn’t have access to the Droid Marketplace and I thought it was… Can anyone confirm?

    dph

  5447. You haven’t got an email nor card, those who have both don’t have their ADAM, everyone is equal. Lots of luck in the future!!

  5448. I bet we’ll get a update in 4 or 5 hours (its 3:37am in India right now), It’s likely that the pre-orders will start at 12pm PST dec. 10 (I’m guessing) and the pre-booking that is refered to in the blog post was the beginning of the emailing.
    C

  5449. HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!! Thanks… that made me a bit happier! Not sure what he was hope’n for but… wait a minute… that’s like all of us in here… I take it back… you sir are mean! lol just joke’n

  5451. Prices are accurate enough. They’re rounding up by a few pennies. Fair. The only thing about it that I found misleading was the section about the Market. As I believe Rohan himself said; due to the way Eden is structured the Android Market will be available. But again, THAT amongst many other questions have yet to be fulling answered in a straightforward and public manner. And although I believe this tablet will physically exist in the near future, their assessment still referring to it as vaporware IS accurate at this point. We need the real deal soon NI. No more renders; at this point you’re wanting us to shell out (for some this is an expensive purchase) a lot of money for something that doesnt even technically exist yet. The least you could do is give us a few live photos, a video snippit. Something physical to go forward with. I for one am not preordering. Not now. Not after its open to the public. Not if the quantity dwindles. Nope. I want to either hold the device in-store and feel it out. Or at the very least see someone do that for me on video and allow me to make my own judgement. Fair? Fair.

  5457. Even the pictures shown above seems to be similar to the concept mockups posted in some of the earlier blogs. So, I am not sure if I am seeing the photos of the actual UI, or Photoshop renders.

    I get the feeling that NI was not prepared for pre-launching today but had to show / do something as people were getting antsy about the ordering in the older blog posts. As a response to it, they started showing the countdown to appease the unhappy commentators. I guess they misjudged their project planning.

    If folks walk away unhappy today, it will indeed not be good for NI.

    Regarding the pre-order email, I will happy to get confirmation comments from Greg, Tarwinia, Pratik, gecko or Sowmya that they received the email.

    Also I am a little surprised that we don’t see some of them here more often now-a-days.

    All in all, the launch party started with a bang but looks like it is going to end in a whimper.

  5459. I also did not get any link for the pre-order. I also participate for the EAP and got 3 weeks ago an email, saying that I wasn’t “chosen” neither in EAP 1 or 2 but I will get a preorder possibility, which also did not came? I am wonder what’s happening?

  5464. I am now wondering about the competence of the NI “board” and their “investors”.. Surely they should have given them proper advice on how to do these things? Does NI actually have solid deals in place with the Taiwan manufacturers? Or does all that hinge on the pre-order commitments. If they dont have investments to stay in the market for a year, it looks a bit shaky to say the least. I am not happy to voice such speculations but lack of communication can definitely amplify such concerns.

  5465. When it’s a delay after a delay, where the reason behind it is unclear, when there’s an actual wrench in the gears people are generally waited out.

    I still check back periodically and now, at 3:30 IST (2.5 hours from what will probably not be the open to public orders) there still isn’t a status update.

    There’s an appended comment regarding Engadget’s silly bezel comment, but nothing on this? Noone stayed up to make sure the pre-orders are working? Really?

    Crankiness is an acquired taste at over 30 hours of waiting, especially when each moment leads into the next with a promise of “just another couple hours.” (And that’s just for the announcement to preorder).

  5467. > I miss the insightful posts of the old “family” and the humor of Gecko- now it is a free for all full of selfish children yelling me! me! me!

    Me me! Where’s my email! Where’s a Visacard I can steal! Where’s my chocolate – oh, Sowmya ate it.

    Hey, I thought it was interesting (although not surprising, in retrospect) to learn from Sowmya that they keep chocolate in the refrigerator.

  5468. Speak for yourself please. I am holding out until we can get some decent footage or images.

  5469. I’m starting to feel like I joined one of those doomsday cults, severed ties with all of my friends (who warned me!), gave away my possessions, and went off to the woods to await the inevitable. Now it’s 3.5 hours after the world was supposed to end, and I’m feeling a little antsy…

    😉

  5471. My dad and i have been waiting for a year now and finally we can buy it we will not go to bed till then and if someone could forward me the pre order email at maxorejola@yahoo.com that would be great

  5474. wenn du pre order mail hast um 0uhr wenn nciht um etwas später. udn brauchst visa oder american expresss

  5476. +1

    I’ve got my mail, and it clearly says 12 p.m. Pacific Time

    If i ‘m right December 10th 12PM PST is December 21PM in Europe, to be exact in Spain or France,

    It also says Visa AND MasterCard allowed.

    Don’t know why people is so angry

    Regards, Raúl

  5477. A brief moment of dyslexia, or perhaps a finger slip? Good eye. A more reasonable explanation than a lot that are flying around.

  5478. So I got a link but…. I got mastercard. So is this Visa or AmEx thing just for the early round of pre-orders before it is open to everyone?

  5479. Hey, do you know that your user name is an Indonesian soup? It’s made with kluwuk nuts (there’s no English name) and is dark, almost black. Very tasty. Is it too personal to ask if you are the same?

  5480. I understand things happen, I also understand stalling for marketing reasons which this seems to be… however, what I fail to grasp is the need to keep up the “Not yet, 12pm PST” page. That is a very simple fix and would in my opinion reduce stress or negative comments.

  5481. Why not go to bed, and when you wake up in the morning it should be possible to pre-order.

    It’s not like they have 1k units available for pre-orders or anything (at least they have not said anything to that effect)

  5484. It doesn’t appear so. Not a single comment so far of anyone getting beyond the “come back at 12” page.

  5486. Rohan Shravan said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:49

    strangely its working for some, and not for some. Checking the issue!

    PS. I hope Mr. Jobs isn’t laughing.

  5487. 3:45 am IST here in India already.
    No email on live?…guess I have to just wait it out Till I either get one or it opens up to others….
    I guess NI only favors google & their android. And are backed by them. So bad luck to all Hotmail,Live users. 😦

  5489. The server is responding well now….but still has the message “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!” for me. I am in the USA.

    It does not bother me at all that things are running “late” I want them to be able to get the system the way it should be even if it takes a couple of hours ‘extra’ to do it. No worries.

  5490. @rohan Just a suggestion….dealing with community is a full time job…may be you need hire a full time community manager for this ! CM can update Twitter and Facebook as well..twitter probably is the best way to quickly send out updates to everyone …It would be very useful especially in a situation like this when people are waiting on pre-order page to completed and working…

  5492. Read my above post about how we were ticked. All emails were not sent out so more people would hit the blog….What a lousy tactic. And no I don’t like apple I am not a troll I have been a faithful follower of Notion and Ink and Adam. But we have all been used to gain blog hits. Blog hits give you publicity. We all were ready to hit the blog to help Rohan, but what a way to treat us……

  5493. I am getting the same message, “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!”

    G-mail sent the message to my spam so I am only now checking the link though.

    That’s the same message the page displays even without the hex code in the link. I hope it didn’t expire on me.

  5495. LMFAO, I was thinking the same thing! Call the NI tech support line and you might actually talk to someone who speaks english as their FIRST language (for a change, imagine that)

  5497. Oh come on. This timezone and date confusions are so silly. My preorder link says come back 12pm PST. It doesn’t even have a date (are we talking 9.12. or 10.12. ?) and it’s in that silly US format. Rohan didn’t you expect that there are users all over the globe? The date should have been at least in UTC with full date included. I am in Germany so for me using http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?day=9&month=12&year=2010&hour=12&min=0&sec=0&p1=137&p2=83 I calculated the preorder start at 20:00 UTC or 21:00 Berlin time. Now the question is which date, 9th or 10th?

  5498. ROHAN i believe you really do need to leave another comment on the progress you guys are, or are not making with the technical difficulties

  5500. Hi NI, you have had some of us hitting refresh (F5) for almost 24 hours now. It WAS really cool at first. Yesterday was great with the pulling of the cloth off, but even that got old after it taking so many hours. Then today we see the pre order NOW link and get the “well, not really now”. Then we wait for the 12 PST deadline for pre orders which was 3 hours and 15 minutes ago. We have been very patient, some of us waiting almost a year to get to this point and not going more than 10 minutes in the past 24 hours without hitting F5.

    You NEED to give us an update, is this a mix up in time zones, if so TELL US so that we can stop crashing your server hitting F5 over and over.

    This started out as a very cool marketing gimic, but now you are on the verge of losing some of the family. I don’t think it’s too much to ask for you to simply update the blog to tell us what is going on, or even put out a new blog…just do something to stop the maddness…PLEASE

    Having said all that, I am still sitting here planning to keep hitting F5 on the pre order page until A – it finally works or B – You tell us it’s 12 PM PST tomorrow (i.e in 21 hours from now)

  5505. Perhaps it might help if we ask the Author of “Fiat Lux” and Genesis to help turn the lights back on.

    Yes I am still looking forward to Eden.

  5506. You are really really unfair. And you’re sure you’re loyal Adam addicts? You are sure you deserve to be in the first batch? I very much doubt that. You should know Rohan much better if you were really following all the blog posts.

    Nobody has been compelled to pre-order Adam now or to buy it at all. So what’s the problem? Why don’t you simply wait until it will be available from the shelves in your next Best Buy, Currys, Media Markt or whatever?
    The ones who really WANT Adam will wait and will be patient with NI, the others don’t want to have it or should better go and buy an iPad or something of the cheap China Android crap.

    It’s really annoying to see this “forum” so massively spammed. And so I’m pretty happy with Rohan not to have decided to include the spam commenters of the last weekend update. Thanks for that, Rohan.

  5507. I was left out it seams… 😉
    If anyone wants to donate their preorder link… klick my Avathar to forward it.
    HUGE THX 🙂

  5510. Ok here you go guys, you keep saying be patient they are a startup company and are working through the night.

    They decided to have a pre-order, had thousands of people waiting…waiting…one more hour…waiting. I just got out of the military after 7 years, that is understandably hurry up and wait.

    But seriously I don’t care if you are a startup or veteran company. If you plan on doing something like this please at least keep people in the loop. So many people today have been upset. If anything to not see paypal being used was wierd.

    It is very obvious the servers cannot handle the load of this, what can be done?

    The one comment that Rohan threw into the big sea of comments, did they really not know this is going on?

    No one has a clue, and again for everyone saying be patient, Rohan has done a good enough job getting people to want to spend their money on practically nothing….well before you bash, the final image was even a render.

    I want to pre-order myself, but after 4 months of blogging, making sites to promote NI and everything and not to get a pre-order was very upsetting.

  5512. Still, for them this is yesterday that it all started. Still swinging at foul balls here, they are.

  5513. Pacific Standard time on the ninth, which hadn’t occurred yet when it first went up. Rohan has said himself that there’s a problem with the preordering, it’s definitely meant to be now.

  5516. Combination: well, if you mean that all the ills of the world have two causes, and one of them is Microsoft, well, it’d be pretty difficult to disagree with that.

  5517. Rohan, which slot is used for 3G HSPDA ? i guess standard like mini-PCI-ex or USB?
    I mean, if i select model without 3D, can i later disassemble it and put inside WiMAX or LTE adapter, like those made for notebooks ? Of course, there would still be question of drivers, i just ask about physica possibility of such upgrade.

  5521. and there is no point in having a pre-sale if we still havent been given answers to the most pressing questions that people have been asking here all day (shipping date estimate, Android Market availability, customer support, return policy, warranty, and photos/videos of the final working unit & UI).

  5522. I’m sorry, but the trust is gone. There’s been a steady flow of small issues constantly coming from the delivery of this product (which I was willing to ignore), but if they can’t get their major customer touchpoints correct, then there’s too much risk that everything else won’t come together.

    I was up till 2am (AEST) waiting for my pre-order, which never came, and now they STILL haven’t resolved this? I was certainly willing to gamble that the product might rock, but without video of the working product, without confirmation that the Android App Store will work for it, without even a working pre-pre-order web page, I can’t justify the purchase anymore.

    There’s fanboy, and then there’s fanboy. I guess I was just a fanboy. Maybe I’ll buy it after an engadget review (they might be haters but at least they’ll point out obvious flaws which SlashGear is likely to smooth over).

  5523. Well, I have been quite interested in the adam for quite a long time. I am excited to see that it is finally nearing release date. I got my preorder email today and can order as soon as the site is up.

    However, I am still disappointed that they are not fully disclosing information about this product before asking people to pay for it. I’d be fine putting my name on a list, but not putting up money without full disclsure. It’s one thing to pre-order the next great thing from Apple or the next version of the Xbox or Playstation. But, after all, this is a startup with a first generation product. It’s a bit of a risk buying any first generation product (even from Apple), but even more so when it’s the first product ever from a company. And, that company won’t even provide full specs, details, images of the product, demonstrations or even an expected ship date. And, what’s the difference between the 850 and 900.

    So, I am really looking forward to this product and in all likelihood will be getting one. I’m very excited by the PixelQi screen and having a tablet that runs full Flash (it is version 10.1 right?). But, until the company is willing to provide full information or a support line that we can call or chat to ask questions, I’ll be holding off.

    So, I guess there’s one pre-order spot that is open.

    Keep up the nice work and please start putting out all the information. When is the ship date?

    Cheers.

  5524. Mine was in spam too. I wonder if waiting to 12pm PST still means on the 10th for PST. It is still the 9th here in the States.

  5525. nevertheless: would it really be a problem to add a one liner to tell us what’s goin’ on?

  5526. Agreed, but until EVERYONE on this board and elsewhere realized that we, as consumers, control NI (not the other way around), we’re not going to get the answers that we deserve.

  5529. I’ll gladly repeat myself: You, sir, are a moron. NI want to sell stuff, what’s the point of getting publicity on a page, when there’s nothing interesting on it? No real data, no videos, no demonstrations, no nothing. Nothing to show off, nothing you would need publicity for, and most definitely nothing that would justify using the “fanbase” for something as petty as that.

  5531. Many comments were saying not to trust International company, Indian company or unknown start-up company etc etc .

    I couldn’t help but laugh. Remember apple’s statement that iOS4.2 would be available in Nov? Very cleverly they mentioned Nov and not the date. The Gold master version was released and leaked rumors stated that the public release wasn’t far ahead.

    And then they hit some glitch and it got delayed to Thanksgiving.

    Moral of the story:
    Unexpected things happen to any company on any front.

    So chill out. Even if able to pre-order, the product might only arrive end of Dec/Beginning of Jan.

  5532. For those still discussing the timezone issue. Firstly: it was stated at 00:00:00IST DEC 10. That is midnight local time there.

    http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?month=12&day=10&year=2010&hour=0&min=0&sec=0&p1=54&p2=155

    Now, the 12:00PST. On the preorder page. That is either misinformation, a typo or just plane mean hahaha. Who knows. Either way, there is just some miscommunication going on between all parties involed. Does that suck? You bet, if you really want to preorder right away, Im sure it does.

    But keep in mind, you’re not losing anything by being forced to wait it out a bit. (Well, maybe some lost sleep. Or you’re falling behind at work and its piling up on your desk. Though maybe thats a good thing; once you cannot see the website, maybe you’ll get some work done to clear some space:) NO ONE IS PREORDERING YET. You’re not in the dark here. And the thing isn’t real yet. Its not like you preorder today and get it tomorrow.

  5533. I think MORE tech websites and blogs need to publish stories exactly like this, to put the pressure on NI to give us the info we need.

  5534. aso, also erst um 0uhr deutscher zeit.. naja zum glück nicht so weit 🙂

    Ich habe zum glück ne amazon visa card, damit wird es wohl gehen

  5535. Small request, could you please place a count down timer on the preorder page?
    That would stop the torrent of comments asking, complaining, praying and cursing about when it will actually start.

  5536. Right, because that drivel is the end all and be all of any tech news, right? Please, that site couldn’t be more biased if they tried. Did you know you can request to the FCC that your device’s info be held in confidentiality even after it has passed? Bet you didn’t…bet the morons at Engadget don’t either.

    “short-term confidentiality which is intended to allow for the preparation of marketing of devices without disclosure of sensitive information to the public prior to actual sale of the devices”

    https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=41731&switch=P

  5538. I also – sadly – never got mine. Am pretty curious about how the dudes at NI will try to handle this situation.

  5539. Oh man, I’m unable to concentrate on studying for my final tomorrow, because of this friggin’ Adam.

    I’m more tensed of pre-ordering this, than my exam.

  5541. And by the way, if you read the answers to your post instead of spreading false information, you might become a little wiser.

  5542. Maybe it means Pitcairn Standard Time! 🙂
    Since it’s been like 5 minutes since the last one… This is for you know who …. (Starts with W… and ends with ally West).

    CAN’T YOU SEE IT STARTS TOMORROW, DEC 10th at 00:00:00 IST.
    TRICKERY! DECEIT!
    I LIVE IN A WORLD WITH ONE TIME ZONE!!!!!!! EVERWHERE ON THE EARTH IT IS STILL DEC 9TH!!!
    WE HAVE TO WAIT TILL 12:00 PITCAIRN STANDARD TIME!!!!
    😉 😀

  5543. gibt es eine möglichkeit hier in deutschland schnell an eine kreditkarte zu kommen?
    wirecard geht leider nur als Mastercard….

  5547. A bit annoying that it first says the price is a bit less, but then I see that the version I want (Pixel Qi + WiFi) is actually 50 USD more then first said.

    Oh well, should still be worth is. It’s just bad communication. Still no word if it’s a wide angle pixel qi screen or not. The amount of memory, the ‘secret feature’, battery calculator, etc. Guess I’ll first wait for reviews before maybe ordering.

  5549. YAY finally something happened on the main page. New sections:

    SalesPolicy
    Refund
    PrivatePolicy

  5550. 850 or 900 are teh frequency bands in which 3G is provided, it is country dependent.

    In mexico we use 850, and i know US uses 900 mostly..

    My question here would be … is Adam also supporting 2100 for future networks? i read the IPAD support 850 and 2100 for 3G.

    cheers

  5551. NI home page change!

    Now they have the following links in the footer:

    Sitemap
    SalesPolicy
    Refund
    PrivatePolicy

  5552. Santa Rohan is working on making your presents available . . be patient 🙂

    “Rohan Shravan said, on December 10, 2010 at 02:49

    strangely its working for some, and not for some. Checking the issue!”

  5555. It’s an Apply conspiracy. Steve Jobs is scared NI is going to kill the ipad, so he smart bombed the payment system.

  5556. Take a deep breath and do hold off the nasty comments. I’m sure they are as eager for us to have it as we are.

  5557. If they are to put back the Pre orders, then they should tell us, All we ask is to be kept in the look. its 4hrs into the “pre order” and we only have one line of info but no indication of what the problem is or what’s going on…… its not much to ask.

  5558. No because he wanted us to hit the blog hard and like little sheep we did. We have been scammed, Held hostage waiting then misled. I hope I can forgive him. I know he needed the publicity but let us think pre orders were today when all along they are tomorrow….It is beyond the pail….

  5559. I asked you 1st… And you really should better know the FCC’s rules, etc before you come trolling around here. See above to your “ask Engadget about how they didn’t pass FCC”.

    Rohan told us they did something special regarding the FCC process, and I’d bet they applied for short-term confidentiality.

    I hate trolls and the mentally deficient… Just go away.

  5560. I have gmail account and I did receive the pre-order link (in spam folder of course).

    I get a message saying pre-order will start at 12-00PM PST. But does not really tell the date. I assume they mean 12-00PM PST on 10th December. Current time in PST is 2-30PM on 9th December. I guess we have to wait almost 22 hours more!!!

  5566. ja klar: wirecardbank.de – da gibt es auch visa prepaid karte 🙂

    Sonst musst du eben einen Freund fragen etc.?

  5567. Just got another invite on my “bigpond” address , 2 hours after “gmail” so think patience is the key and if it’s 12PM PST 10/12 , that’s while yet isn’t it

  5568. Hi Rohan

    first I’ud like to say thanks for the link, second wud linke to bring to your notice the following:
    on the website on the bottom of all pages it shows but on bottom of this page it shows i.e. 4 links to same page, plz get it corrected!

    Regards.

  5569. Well I can not get a Visa gift card ‘everywhere’.
    To be more precise I have been trying to get a debit card from a bank here but they simply do not exist.

    The only way to get one is to order it from another country which means I have to do international money transfers to get money on it. But of course if all my trying to get one while actually living in Europe I somehow managed to oversee something please point me at it.

    Oh by the way, ‘pot calling kettle black’ sounds familiar ? You managed to be just as generalising as I was, so lost your right of speech there.

    @confusedzombie: One site wasn’t working, the other type is only valid in the US. (card is bank of florida or something like that) Half a year ago these tye of cards were not allowed in international payments when I tried.

  5570. well i try the link it tells me to wait for 12pm PST, that actually means that it’s gonna start in 21:30 hours (because right now it’s 9th got to wait almost a day XD)

  5572. Yes various policies but look like still a template?
    4.Method of Payment [Tempus: Please modify or add any other payment mode]
    i.Call us at _____ or make online order at ___________ (link)
    Beneficiary: Notion Ink Design Labs Private Limited Bank: Physical Bank Address: __________ Account No.:_________

    :O

  5573. I don’t think anything will be coming off any shelves for a while DWN…..
    Pre orders an’ all that……….

  5574. Soooo funny, Dunno if people already seen it, the Salespolicy is up (also Reund and PrivacyPolicy).
    Salespolicy is the funniest, it isn’t completed yet.
    You can find it on the website.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

  5575. @Rohan,

    (Reposted)

    I observed in calendar image the word “1 events” is grammaticaly wrong (singular vs plural). Please incorporate in your software update asap. Thanks!

  5576. that’s only to documents you request withheld, like internal photos, external photos.

    you can also request certain documents like block diagrams and device schematics be held indef.

    however your FCC Id is available to the public.

    I’d NI cant come up with the FCC Id that means they never submitted it

    you are a dumb Indian, not surprising.

  5577. Pretty! big technical glitch here at Subramanya Arcade NI head quarters!..recovery ETA 2 Hrs.
    Then we all can pre-order it! 😉 be happy! 🙂

    But the fan policy is simple. No Videos? -then- No pre-orders!

  5578. Hi Rohan

    first I’ud like to say thanks for the link, second would like to bring to your notice the following:
    on the website on the bottom of all pages it shows ‘Sitemap SalesPolicy Refund PrivatePolicy’ but on bottom of this page it shows “Sitemap Sitemap Sitemap Sitemap” i.e. 4 links to same page, plz get it corrected!

    Regards.

  5579. Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)! Let’s take a look at the image on the left.

  5581. I agree Charles. I was about to make a comment once I saw the one image of Justin Bieber’s Baby Baby Baby playing and was going to suggest some better music for Rohan. Once I saw 4 Tool songs on the next image, I realized I must have more faith in Rohan.

  5582. Pretty! big technical glitch here at Subramanya Arcade NI head quarters!..recovery ETA 2 Hrs IST.
    Then we all can pre-order it at 6:00 IST! 😉 be happy! 🙂

    But the fan policy is simple. No Videos? -then- No pre-orders!

  5584. Oh, just realised the visa site may still be down due to DDOS because of the Wikileaks fiasco. Everything seems to be working together to prevent me from buying the Adam.

  5585. Oh yeah, according the Salespolicy they accept, guess what : MasterCard.
    Still, waiting for the final policy.

    Daryl with the Greetz.

  5589. “YAY finally something happened on the main page. New sections:

    SalesPolicy
    Refund
    PrivatePolicy”

    Wow. That’s really freaky. For instance there are some typos and for ex. they say they take discover and mastercard which is obviously counter to what’s been posted from the order emails. On the one hand it’s encouraging that stuff is happening. On the other hand it’s beyond bizarre and a little disheartening that this stuff wasn’t ironed out and tested like a coup’e weeks ago. Weird to say the least.

  5590. @NI and Rohan,

    I don’t know what the problem is but the pre-order process doesn’t seem to have kicked-off. I received an e-mail with a link, but the thing doesn’t work. I am off to bed now. Will give it a try tomorrow. Hopefully, you guys are working overtime to fix the problem.

  5591. i only received a restaurant coupon in my spam box 😛 let us know if the link works yea ? 🙂

  5593. Thanks guys. In New Zealand both been used by 2 different provider. Why Adam can’t support both like the other smart phones. For now I know which one I need though.

  5594. 😮 Do you see that?

    No?

    That’s NI playing the worlds smallest violin……… 😀

  5595. I would love to cut him slack. I wanted so much for him to succeed, but he took his most faithful and coldly used them to to increase blog hits….The big reveal that said pre order now when all along it was nothing of the sort eager and excited we read right past The dec 10th pre order date. Rohan is very smart he knew just what we would do. Such Bad Karma

  5596. “YAY finally something happened on the main page. New sections:

    SalesPolicy
    Refund
    PrivatePolicy”

    Wow. That’s really freaky. For instance there are some typos and for ex. they say they take discover and mastercard which is obviously counter to what’s been posted from the order emails. On the one hand it’s encouraging that stuff is happening. On the other hand it’s beyond bizarre and a little disheartening that this stuff wasn’t ironed out and tested like a coup’e weeks ago. Weird to say the least!

  5597. I haven’t got my pre-oreder email, those who got theirs and having problem accessing the pre-order link, would it be possible to email them me….I’m in California so pre-order should be available now here which is currently 2:38pm as of this blog post.

  5598. Order you what the F. If you going to rag on someone do it right. Order yours or your. Not Order you at…. Come on man…….

  5599. never been more happy to see a mail in my spam 🙂

    rohan, now that we have come to this stage, wht prevents u frm posting videoas n more stuff?

  5600. oops! sorry to triple post! the page am reffering to you is this h**p://notionink.com/sitemap.php, my mistake here, I put left and right arrows in the above 2 posts and wordpress hid the matter contained in between the arrows! but nevertheless my mistake! 🙂

    Regards

  5601. There are changes in the website. Now you can read in the footer “Sales policy ” “Refund policy ” and Privacy policy

  5606. YOHOOOO!!! Free Shipping!~!!!!! a.Standard Shipping: This option is free on all qualifying products

  5608. This is the first time I’m actually wishing I receive some “spam” email! 😉

  5609. mr kalamonster do u know how to use adam ? what u think is better a video from the company on how to use adam or just talking abt how to use it in ur forum . atleast let people get it then they will think .

  5610. To all the ADD (attention deficit disorder) would-be Adam fanboys out there. RELAX!!! The world is not going to end. There really is an Adam. The NI team showed off WORKING hand built prototypes at CES in January. There have been full motion videos on the blog site showing Adams playing videos, typing, multi-touching etc, etc… Does anyone remember when Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad at the carefully orchestrated and planned for months in advance announcement event. Remember when his demo crashed and Steve yelled at all the bloggers in the audience to get off the wi-fi because they were overloading it. You would have thought that someone at Apple would have thought to have a separate wi-fi AP locked for the Demo only…. So given that NI is a new company cut them some slack on what amounts to some minor startup glitches. Are none of you people in IT? Stuff happens…. It’ll be along shortly and I can pre-order as one of the lucky ones in the pre-pre-order group….

  5611. This was a long day. Tomorrow starts the pre-order and 1 month later, at least I hope so, we can hold the Adam in our hands. 🙂

  5612. A bad joke, those policies?

    I’m starting to be seriously worried. I wish you guys all the best, really. I admire your dream.

    But try not to look too ridiculous, okay?

    And there still is no mail…

  5613. I think i am slowly hopping off the adam bandwagon. I never got the preorder email, but there is still alot left to be desired. How much is the shipping? What is the warranty? Any Android Market? Everytime i see a picture of the unit, the bezel looks smaller and smaller. Im still not sure what the final product looks like. It scares me more and more to plop down 500bucks to a company that hasn’t demonstrated proper customer service. I was in love with this device up until this morning, and would frequent the site minimal once a day. I will not be preordering until i see reviews and working video.

    “everything looks good on paper”

  5616. As much as you want to see these guys succeed, it is rather hard to avoid questions like this . . .

  5617. I see we now have a “Sales Policy”, “Return Policy”, and “Privacy Policy”, so there’s *some* movement, at least…

  5619. If I recieve a box from Notion Ink with Adam written all over it and it’s filled with clothes… then I’m gonna cry as well.

  5620. I get it trust me. For the better part of the last year following this product Ive been concerned not about the product but about the human side of this enterprise they are embarking on. I still have qualms about their marketing strategy and consumer relations but this is small potatoes right now. Really, I get what you’re saying. A little update would be nice, but I dont expect it anymore, so its just a wait and see game right now. The footer on the site being updated is good news. They cannot make any sales without that information available to the consumer. So batten down the hatches because the wheels are in motion. Still want pics and video before I jump in though 😦 I’ll wait.

  5622. You’ve done absolutely nothing but show anyone reading your posts that you are ignorant, foolish, and flat out wrong about the FCC issue. Glad I got to help out you for what you are.

    You can go back under your bridge…

  5623. NI is a startup, this is their first product, I don’t know what you expected, but I was expecting exactly this kind of entertainment, thanks NI for providing it, I’m kinda enjoying all the commotion 🙂

  5625. We have got a really good product, but the inexperience in the web design targeted at international audience is showing off here I guess.

  5628. you fail buddy, anyone can create a guarantee I’d , what you need is that plus a product code.

    NI doest have a product code.

    so no FCC ID for the Adam

    troll 1

  5630. NOTION INK SALES POLICY
    (3).Pricing
    States that
    If you find any error in the price of the product(s) you ordered, you must notify Notion Ink within two (2) days from the order date

    Its suppose to be two (2) working days!

    oh! after looking at this & incomplete points. There is a lot more to be done & worked out. Pre-orders are far from beggning! Not until another two days.

  5631. I hear you Vector. I don’t think it’s that difficult to give people an update on what’s going on, whether they’re having any technical difficulties or not. I too am feeling a little jaded, but I am still going to get an Adam, early pre-order, pre-order, or after launch.

  5633. I’m reading these comments and I’m getting a good laugh at alot of them. Calm down people. You will get to pre-order one at the lastest by tomorrow. Geez, it is not the of the world.

  5637. And your families name address and phone number if you contact them with their products……. So basically you email and phone contacts list is there’s

  5640. One of the questions is if the manufacturing scale/ability exists with NI’s partners, there is no need to constrain with this silliness (of exclusivity) within Order Entry system. Supply – Chain systems needs months (or more than a month in some cases) of execution from sourcing to finish. Hopefully, they have done all sourcing ahead of time.

  5641. @ Rohan Two suggestions to help manage the community better:

    [1] Ask people to subscribe to twitter and post updates to twitter stream
    [2] Use Disqus comments plug-in for managing comments

  5642. Looks like I missed out 😦 ended up going to bed about 3:30am Just got up to check the email and still no go 😦 well I will have to wait and order with the rest of the world. 😦

  5643. Ohhh dear god I checked out the new sales policy link… and it’s a half filled out template… with INTERNAL notes…! I really am cringing that they are starting to crack so early on… it’s killing me to see it :s

  5644. LINK is NOT working!!
    says “Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST! ”

    huh?

    It’s 14:45 now.

    Rohan, what do you say about it?

  5645. Well this is quite a turn of events. Everyone was extremely supportive and a fanboy until yesterday. Then today, with Rohan’s update (before the pre-order links were sent out), everyone turned against them, pretty much dissed them and told them they’d not order without a preview video, or a review, etc. etc.

    Then the pre-order links were sent out and now everyone is pissed for not being able to order it. Which one is it, guys? Are you mad and not ordering the Adam, or are you mad at not being able to order Adam?

  5646. Rohan – First… congratulations!

    The other thing I wanted to ask about are the email invites for the pre-orders. I posted in mid-November (last comment on Weekend Special Part VIII – see below) but I did not get an invite. Can you resent to the email address on this posting?

    Thank you!
    Clay Ver Valen

    Earlier post below:
    ————-
    Clay said, on November 14, 2010 at 00:17
    I’ve been following your progress for about 6-8 months now and just wanted to let you know how thoroughly impressed I am with the your accomplishments.

    Your work completely resets the bar on tablet design and I can’t wait to be line to buy one.

    Congratulations on all your work and love.

  5647. True. They state that you can get a refund with a 5% processing fee, before saying that returns will be subject to a 10% restocking fee.

    Well, at least after reading those documents, I can go to sleep, since there is no way I will place an order until the final versions of those documents are posted.!

  5648. Not sure it it was covered but the Web Site did update. The bottom has

    Sitemap | Sales Policy | Refund Policy | Privacy Policy

  5649. Let’s hope we will get some news from NI at 6:00 AM IST / 7:30 PM EST!!

    I am sure Rohan and his team have not slept. I guess no pain, no fame or gains.

    All the best. We are waiting and have full confidence in our NI product launch team.

  5651. What if a crazed terrorist had a doomsday device and I was the only one who could stop him but it required an Atom? OK, maybe I should go eat something….

  5653. Ok, Wally, we understand, and you may stop your trolling now and get back to 4chan or sleep a little (or read the answers to your neverchanging comments)

  5654. @Rowan Fire
    Ignore FCC. Looking at his comments, especially the use of “Mr. India”, I believe he hails from a country where the culture is to deride anything from India. No need to name the country.

  5657. Gecko at last!

    hav been missing you, googled a little bit about you and after looooooooooooooooots of googling i found that there are 2000 varieties of you are available on our planet and that my folks here call you “chipkali” and my little nephew is very fond of them, every once in a while he launches himself to catch these little chipkalis and those poor geckos errrrrr………chipkalis shed their tails and run to safety and my little champ then proudly picks up their tails and yells “see chaachu I cut the tail of the chipkali”

    😛

  5663. guys if this is doing anything positive is its showing the demand for this product… we are prolly giving them their estimates now without even ordering..

  5667. first all the links were named ‘sitemap’ …lol
    those guys are really buring the midnight oil..

  5669. now its starting to look like a real ordering site

    Copyright © Notion Ink Design Labs Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. | Sitemap | Sales Policy | Refund Policy | Privacy Policy

  5670. Yes but you can’t put all the payment and shipping functionality into place until right before you go live. Wal-mart starts prepping for Black Friday in January and THE WORLD’S LARGET RETAILER still can’t get everything right either. No IT system is ever perfect it’s only ever good enough and sometimes not all that good… Everyone needs to breeeeaaaaaatttttthhhhhhhh…… Innnnnnn and oooouuuuttttt…. 🙂

  5671. Quick question. What is the mouse cursor on the browser picture? Is it from a usb mouse or are these screenshots taken in an emulator?

  5672. I’m pretty sure the SIM card adapter is soldered onto the mainboard (next to the SDcard adapter) so there will be no way for a later addition. And I very much doubt that Adam/Android supports 3G USB sticks like the ones used for Notebooks (especially as I know the problems involved with these sticks in Ubuntu which supports a much wider variety of hardware). And just forget about PCI express, tablet mainboards are very specialised and completely different from PC hardware (probably except memory).

  5674. I must’nt have been classed as family, missed out on email. Have been commenting on blog for quite a while. 😦 o well as we say in Australia s..t happens. I will just have to wait for the ordering for the rest of the world.

  5675. Is there a relationship between
    – the quality of a company’s communication and
    – the quality of the company’s products ?

  5676. Wait! What? No master card … nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 😦
    *checks out how to get a visa card quickly* I think im going to be facepalming

  5677. “good to see they putting up the Sales Policy | Refund Policy | Privacy Policy”

    Not if you actually read the links. They are woefully in need of editing. I find it a little disconcerting that details like that weren’t edited and approved some time ago. And it’s really weird to put a work in progress like that on a ‘live’ website. Doesn’t make any sense. I feel bad because I know they’re scrambling like hell but it’s kind of just making things worse. The product is the product and that’s the main thing of course but the stumbling around does not inspire confidence.

  5678. I think we have seen very few, if ANY, real product or software. Its all been renders or caprures form emulators.

  5680. Notion Ink team
    Can you please confirm the Date of the PRE-ORDER, it seems there is some confusion going on around Dec9th vs Dec10th.

    Just say Dec10th 12.00 PM and people will go back to normal work.

    Surely Rohan is getting the first hand experience of mass mentality
    Till yesterday people were ready to pre-order..
    Today they want the Videos and product details…

    Yesterday they used to love Rohan. Today they doubt him…

    Guys, give yourself a break and give Rohan a break. He doesnt owe any thing to anyone.

    And we all are waiting for ADAM not becuase of any other reason but its simply the best in whats going to be available..

    So please be supportive of his efforts and pray for the success of the Product.

    I am siging off..After checking this blog contiously for last 3 days ( 4 hours sleep in between). no complains..No hard feelings.. Things happen.

    Good luck Rohan and ADAM see you tomorrow.

    Credit Risk Analyst.

  5681. I was going to buy a Galaxy Tab but decided to wait for the Adam instead. Now this pre-order fiasco happens. Links not working. No estimated ship date given. Half written policy documents posted. Too much.

  5682. So, anybody can post a copy of those preorder policies for the benefit of those who didn’t get the email? This is, assuming that they will be the same for everyone and that it doesn’t violate any rule. Just curious, that’s all.

  5683. You are right. It is time to lay it out like it is. Rohan and NI have had their fair share of mishaps, mistakes and d’ohs. What they also have is a revolutionary product. I went through those stages like “this is never coming out, or “their too unproffersional”, but it’s HERE. THe revlution is here. (And no, i’m not payed by Rohan)

  5685. @Rohan Shravan

    I don’t understand, on the “Week-End Special – XI” you have wrote: “The pre-booking will be available only for the ones who have posted a comment on this blog” but it’s not the truth…I posted some times in some previous Week-End Special but I’ve not received any e-mail (also checked in the spam box). I’m abash

  5689. Rohan and the rest of NI,

    I highly you suggest you change the refund policy currently listed as:

    “2.Five percent (5%) processing fees; 3.Ten percent (10%) restocking fee; 4.Additional ten percent (10%) repackaging fee, if the product is returned as open hardware or distorted package;”

    25% in fees? That’s going to be $100! This is the strictest I’ve ever seen (I don’t know if it’s the strictest ever, but the worst that I personally have seen).

    And you only permit 10 days to return. To the US from India, how long does that take, along with how much does that cost on top of the $100 NI will impose?

    That pile of red flags just got a WHOLE lot larger.

  5691. These comments are lost in a deluge but trying my luck again

    I did get the preorder link for 12 PM PST but the preorder site just says wait for 12 PM pst…well benn trying it for past 3 hours but no luck

    Does the 12 Pm PST preorder invite work ..if it worked can someone say how ?

    Thanks

  5692. Dear NI Team, As adamj84 pointed out don’t put out Sales Policy etc without checking. Better Late than with Errors. Don’t give the doubters food to chew on. Good Luck and Keep it going. Best Wishes to All there !!!!

  5695. The Biggest and badest joke I have seen !!!!
    Thousand of person who are waiting a product that they will not be able to buy in the same time of other…

    Why ? 2 reasons :
    1. don’t have the precious mail , as if they had post in time
    2. don’t have visa express

    Do you really think that we will wait February to buy it?
    I don’t think so! Adam is a good product, but not the only one.

    I really had thinked to buy it, but i am really disapointed about this order.
    No possibility to buy it, no more informations about waranty or retur policy…..
    5000 posts and no more post about notion ink …..
    It’s no really a good picture for the future….

    NOtion ink said that they would like to be present in Europe?
    I dont really think that they will have a lot of sell since this night.

  5696. ditto.. I am a gmail user posted earlier.. no email; I’ve sent email to a few thousand people using a shell script that works in a loop with a delay of a few seconds before each email.. it takes a couple of hours but it works. but if the headers are misconfigured then weird stuff will happen;

  5697. this to a lot of people is a dream product, but is it still a dream at the monent, wait till you see the reviews, you might have to wait another month or 2 but at leased you will now what your parting with your hard eaned money for. Find out the hole package first., and by the way I want the adam too.

  5698. I understand how that can be acceptable for usage inside India, but it should be broadened a bit for usage abroad.
    Maybe make it possible to use 10 days between receiving date and the return sending date. That seems a bit more fair.

  5699. From their Refund Policy:

    “2.Five percent (5%) processing fees; 3.Ten percent (10%) restocking fee; 4.Additional ten percent (10%) repackaging fee, if the product is returned as open hardware or distorted package; 5. The products normal postage charge; and 6.Any import duties or taxes that Notion Ink has paid for delivery of products to you. When you send your product back to us, we’ll process the returned product and notify you via e-mail of your refund. You can expect a refund in the same form of payment originally used for purchase within four (4) weeks of our receiving the return product.”

    25% fees plus duty/taxes and shipping (both ways) to return it. HA HA HA. There is NO WAY I am buying one with a return policy like that! ESPECIALLY since I don’t KNOW what I am buying!

  5700. Guys, let them work!

    Don’t worry If you have a visa or american express you already won the race to be one of the first to hold adam in your hands 🙂

    For me as a mastercard owner it’s clear that I have to wait much longer – until they accept mc or until a reseller does. Getting another credit card for just this order just doesn’t make sense.

    But hey – bad luck

  5702. Well, still no mail from NI despite having posted several times.
    Did I miss anything important?

  5704. “In the U.S. and India, we may ask for your Social Security number (SSN) and PAN number respectively but only in limited circumstances such as when setting up a wireless account and activating your ADAM. ”

    Good thing I live in Europe, I would NEVER give out my SSN/PAN number.
    However something scares me more then that . . . you actually have to ACTIVATE the Adam?!
    Ohh my … hope this only goes for when it’s bundled with a carrier.

  5705. Uh, yeah. Get some sleep. I won’t be placing a pre order either until I have some idea what the heck the terms of the sale are.

  5706. Guys , just visited NI website and found this

    Service Temporarily Unavailable
    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

    ——————————————————————————–

    Apache Server at notionink.com Port 80

  5707. they are a startup company,.. its a companies size and power that allow them to accept such low cost return policies. They are startup so it costs them if you decide you want it and then decide you dont want it.. you should know if you want it when you dealing with something so awesome.. lol

  5708. No need to stress out. I got the email at 11:18am PST (Pacific Standard Time) on 12/9. I proceeded to try the link from 11:55am PST 12/9 until now (2:55pm PST on 12/9) and the link still doesn’t work.

    The only people who really know what’s happening behind the scenes are the NotionInk guys and unfortunately I haven’t seen any replies from them. Until you find out that you really didn’t get one, I wouldn’t jump the gun about being “first-round” since the jury’s still out on the whole pre-order thing.

  5709. Rohan, please ensure this “pre-order” is not a laughing stock…Even though I posted commented previously, I did not get any email..I am okay for that..But please let the world know that NI can handle this kind of showdown professionally well…

  5710. “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!”

    If you go by that quote from this blog the public needs to wait around 1h30m for pre-orders.

  5711. I thought I had not been given a pre-order email, until someone mentioned about having received his pre-order link in his Gmail SPAM folder. So I checked my Gmail SPAM folder and lo-and-behold there it was waiting already for 3 hours! So you may want to check your email spamfolder too to see if it ended up there.

  5713. i know everybody is really frustrated, as am i…. as a 13 year old boy there is nothing more that i want right now than the Adam. I have exams coming up, and im too busy watching this blog and my email spam box to study!!! i live in the American Central time zone, and i will be extremely upset if the email is sent at lets say, midnight my time, and i dont check my email til 8. i was wondering if anyone knows if Rohans words are correct, and that after the 6 hours, ANYONE can order…. if so, all of the sudden, i’m not worried….. but if not, wel……. after 2 years of following the Adam, from prototype to what appears to be a final product, i am sooooooooo ready to get my hands on one!!! 🙂

    +1 if you agree!!

  5714. Did anyone notice that in order to get a refund the device has to have its shrink wrap intact? How can one play with the device without first removing its wrapping?
    I’ll wait for the reviews to come in.

  5715. Full refund and reimburse shipping if item is defective or DOA.
    10 days should be enough to determine that.
    JT

  5716. I checked everything and everywhere…
    And nothing. I’ll see what i’ll get tomorrow.
    Good night everybody !

  5720. I digress, as a start up, they are still on the brink of vaporware, and the people who will be reading that (us) know that while Rohan’s proofreading isn’t top notch, the adam is

  5721. I don’t know…. so much time to prepare things and do it right…
    But at the last moment everything seems improvised, rushed. half cooked and chaotic.

    Can’t fully understand what’s going on…

  5723. Well thats certainly not going to happen… I always learned at a young age to NEVER give out your SSN

  5724. I got the Email. But,

    I´ll place my preorder if the “term of sales” are completed, there is a convincing hands on video with almost half of the shown features working, and a Ten Day Shipment time line for refund? Thats almost impossible from europe to india…

    Lets see what will come.

  5725. No way is that going to fly, definitely not in the US. People are always spooked about identity theft and the like (for good reason, usually) – but giving out your SSN to activate a product? NO WAY. I hope this is merely a mistake of syntax or semantics.

  5726. Dear Notion Ink.

    I´ve been waiting for an email that was PROMISED for Family… for Bloggers and I was a Blogger. I read every post of Adam and I replied if I thought that I had to!
    I was never be anonymous. Your got my REAL Name, my REAL Email-Adress and yes my REAL Website.
    I was a fan… but now you made me very very frustrated. IST 0:00 is around 19:30 German time (MEST+1). I waites. Now it is 0:00 MEST and I got no email from you. I have Vise, EMAX, Paypal… I will buy Adam more than only one piece. but you said: No German Customer. You will get NO Email and you are NOT our Family….

    I try to order tomorror… but if I will get adam not as quick as the family, I will buy an other product…. I´m so sorry, I read about Adam from about an year ago,
    But today you made me soo angry… a family won´t do so.

    Holger

  5727. People have to stop using the excuse that they’re a startup so they can get away with a lot of this. NI is trying to be a player in a major market. Startup or not they need to get this stuff right.

  5729. Hi guys for those of you stating ‘MASTER CARD’ is not option please see the following link.

    They are accepting almost all the major cc companies except Paypal i suppose..

    h**p://www.notionink.com/salespolicy.php

  5730. This was supposed to help me with school, so far Ive wasted all my time trying to get one. i guess im going to wait for the regular preorder to start, because despite my many comments i did not receive a preorder email. 😦

  5731. Not sure about the payment method because I am sure that there are some things that they didn’t mean to post, like this:

    4.Method of Payment [Tempus: Please modify or add any other payment mode]

  5732. I’m pretty surprised that NI have gone ahead and launched a pre-order with so many questions unanswered. Leaving aside the fact that no one outside of NI has been allowed to preview the Adam. Any UI video previews have been renders but simple things like how are returns going to be handled, an estimated delivery date (really should have that if the device will be out in less than a month) and what are the final specs (back trackpad anyone?).

    The model everyone will want, PQi, now costs roughly the same as an IPad which has double the flash memory. This makes what might have been a no brainer preorder something I can wait for.

    What I suspect NI have miscalculated is that they thought that everyone would be chomping at the bit to buy the device because it has been so long coming while actually I think a lot people will be prepared to wait that bit longer for the details because they’ve already waited so long. I know that I can hold off ordering a couple of weeks until the reviews are out I’ve waited 8 months already!

  5734. The only thing you should ever need to do on an Android Product is supply your Google username and password that is it… For the Adam that may not even be the case because of the fact that we arent even sure if it will have Google products.

  5735. I received an email, but was directed to the order.php site that says wait until some time PST. Earlier posts seemed to indicate that there might only have been~3600 units and they may be gone. No matter. I was going to wait anyway and also do not have visa or AMEX.

  5736. Everyone,

    please notice that they are scrambling to get everything working, this is a start up company, this is their first time. Give them time, and please notice that you are not the only person waiting, and if you are truly family, and love this product you will wait, its simply what family does. So family lets wait together, its not like we are all alone, watch youtube, or write a paper, you don’t have to stare at a silver screen refreshing every few seconds.

  5739. People need to chill out, they are acting like this is the end of the world because things are not going precisely to plan, plans that weren’t even definite to begin with. The counter on the site is still at 1, not zero. SO STOP FREAKING OUT. Give Rohan time, I don’t think he will let us down now.

  5740. From the refund policy:
    “Notion Ink shall not be responsible for any damage or loss in transit and in such event Notion Ink will not be liable to refund any amount to the customer.”

    ??? What?? so its my problem if the package gets damaged on the way to me??
    Never heard that of a company…

  5741. Rohan,

    Time to get over with blog thing and put a professional video tutorials, user guides, help links on the main site. I know it’s coming but I was expecting it today with pre ordering so can see adam in action before I order 2 of these.

  5744. Don’t pay attention to this crazy dude, he’s been refuted over 9000 times already, I won’t bother anymore.

  5745. So why are you even here mate ? why dont you just go and order an ipad and be happy 🙂

  5748. Hi Rohan,
    it would seem you’re having a really bad day.
    Don’t know if you’ve received orders yet (hope so).

    I received your early pre-order invite (in my Spam).
    But when I try to access your ordering site (via your link)
    I get the following msg:

    Not yet, come back at 12 pm PST!

    Last time I tried & got this, it was 3pm PST.

    So you’d best get such problems fixed — you have garnered
    a good reputation (don’t let this phenom tear it down).

    Denny

  5749. Not if I don’t see a video, so that I know I will like it. Imagine if the screen lags and they don’t consider it a defect.

    Happens…

  5750. hi rohan and lovely team from notion ink

    most of us know many things about this ultimate quality product. we know – if you start a major sale – this is all part and parcel. it happens to many major company websites.

    and we know you guys are innovative and love what you do!

    you have given a time scale and it is not working. the best thing ( i think) is to give an explanation of what is happening on the blog , and say what correcting measures are being taken care.

    (i was upset because i didnot get the email link. but today morning cathy taught me to accept the things and look from other angles. so i will just buy as a non-blogger)
    yours
    shiva

  5751. No. It then becomes DHL’s (the shipper’s) problem. Notion Ink’s new policy documents are ridiculous, but this section isn’t why.

  5752. May be its all publicity stunt –
    May be its BIG HOAX
    May be lawyer pulled plug on something
    May be we are just going insane for something that might be available in the stores around the corner

    May be………Just leave things….

  5753. You can do a chargeback on your card. Enough chargebacks and the merchant will have a problem

  5754. Under distance selling laws only 7 days from the days you receive it is required, so 10 is better than most. and all you have to do is contact them within the 7 days, they dont need to receive it within that time.

  5757. Rohan, could you please send me the pre-order link as soon as the site is up and running?

  5759. @Rohan

    I am sorry to say but I just decided I am not buying Adam until payment options are resolved, return policies are normal and complete, and there is proof of there actually being more than a mockup and nice pictures.

    [Show us stacks of devices, show us the factory, show us 30 minute video of people using a few of them!!]

    You lost an ol’ pal, and an early adopter.

    Sleep well, Greg / Sowmya / gecko and all the other weirdos 😉

  5760. I hope not and this is just birthpangs of NI with regards to actual business. They have tremondous responsibility and should be able to scale up before CES 2011(Jan 6th) with the help of their partners.

  5762. phew .. everyone here needs a break ..
    In our otherwise boring mundane lives, we like to pretend that there is great exceitement ..
    Its just a tablet .. it will be out sooner than later .. there will be bugs that would need to get fixed .. processes that will be ironed out .. updates that will be made ..

    in 3 months time a good product might emerge ..
    note to self – deep breath , relax .. there is a lot more time to go …

  5763. Rohan are we going to be able to pay with PAYPAL, I have visa but dont really want to use it I always use PAYPAL…… please can you update payment methods to use this also…… please

    thanks Paul

  5764. I can’t remember when such great excitement about a product and a company has changed to great disappointment.

    I can live with not getting the pre-order email (though I have posted many times over the last month). I can even understand the web site not working and being inundated with hits. I can even accept that I won’t have my Adam by Christmas.

    But, wow. I just can’t believe ANOTHER teasing post with little actual substance today and still not one real picture or video. Still no clarity about basic specifications.

    And on top of all that, the (very poorly and hastily written) return policy causes me to lose even more confidence.

    And no response from Notion Ink.

    I have come to realize that expectation management is critical to launching any new initiative or product. One has to inspire people with vision but also make sure that people’s vision doesn’t get beyond what you can deliver.

    I think there’s a growing expectation management problem here, and it makes me sad. Notion Ink has a great vision for a whole new technology tool. But as launch gets closer, the actual execution is getting further from that vision.

    I don’t expect I’ll preorder today, after watching this blog, NotionAddicts, and NotionInk.com ALL day.

    Oh, I still want an Adam. I just have to wait and see whether or not the Adam that’s going to be delivered is the Adam I’m expecting. Too many unknowns about that right now. 😦

  5766. Dear Rohan,

    I hit the blog hard for you day. I hate to tell you my last entries do not show you in light I wished I could have. At 26 you have much learn. I feel you used your most faithful followers to gain publicity through increased blog hits. For so many at expense of late nights and great anxiety. The reveal that said PRE ORDER NOW was totally misleading. We your excited followers read right past that the date for pre order that was really 10th and not the 9th. Your too smart and knew we would, for we were flush with the thrill of the idea of your new Adam. Your followers hit the blog hard. Then harder driving that precious blog count. Yet they were still a day away from preorder and never had a clue. You could have stopped the agony last night before the reveal by breaking the news sooner, but you wanted those blog hits. Today when countless people were searching for emails that had yet to be sent and countless others were on the blog and pre order site you again could have stopped the agony by just placing the date 12-10-2010 tomorrow along with the time,but opted for more of those precious blog hits. This post will likely be passed over by you and your many followers, but at least my piece has been said and I am greatly purged of the ill feelings I was having.
    I may very well likely still purchase Adam. At this time I will give myself time to adjust to my days discovery. You are entitled to a little youthful indiscretion. I had my youthful indiscretions as well. I do still truly wish you all the best for you are doing so many things right. With Peace and Love…..Wally

  5768. you are right…. but what do you think of their policies, now i’m not so sure, i dont want to waste my parents money………

  5771. My link brings me to a page that says to come back after 12 pm pst (which has passed) but in your post it says that it will only remain active for 6 hours. What gives????

  5772. Seems a like a bunch of engineers and not enough support from English language experts and businessmen/women with international commerce experience..that is ok as far as we finally get a working product close to the advertised capability.

  5773. Wow, I started reading those terms too and am shocked.

    “You are responsible for shipping the products back to notion Ink, including shipping fees. If you have multiple products to return, you may put them together in one box with the packing slip.”

    I assume this means that if you need to send your Adam back for whatever reason you will be paying shipping costs to India!

    My fears of buying from a start up company are being confirmed here. If your Adam breaks down or if you want to return it you’re screwed big time. 😦

  5774. I’m aiming for a few hours of sleep, so the pre-ordering better not start for the next 7 hours!

  5775. from the sales policy:

    ‘Notion Ink must receive your payment within ten (10) calendar days or Notion Ink will cancel your order. On receipt of payment we will process your order and promptly dispatch your product to the correspondence address furnished by you.’

    What if my flat came furnished by my landlord?

    /sarchasm

    Looking at this I think I will be waiting until I can buy an adam from a high street shop following their returns policy. It should also mean Il be able to have hands on time before ordering.

    I may check the blog from time to time but I would not be suprised if this is my last post.

    Sorry Rohan, if this project is not vapour or a scam then i wish you the best but in the last week or so you have lost credibility.

  5776. Seems a like a bunch of engineers and not enough support from English language experts, website builder and businessmen/women with international commerce experience..that is ok as far as we finally get a working product close to the advertised capability.

  5778. Wow. That sucks. A start up which has never produced a product before and is selling a product no one has yet seen? Those are the terms? Uh, I don’t think so.

  5779. Seems a like a bunch of engineers and not enough support from English language experts, website builders and businessmen/women with international commerce experience..that is ok as far as we finally get a working product close to the advertised capability.

  5780. if it’s not possible to write a critically post than probably this is not really the “ADAMs family”.

  5781. Sometime the easiest things can trip one up. But, I am sure NI will do just fine in calming everyone’s unwarranted hysterical response to a minor issue of the pre-ordering not working like they had expected.

    I am sure everyone here leads a perfect life with no missteps. I am not one of them and neither is NI. But, I think what they have shown through out this past year is their transparency in handling issues without alienating their investors and still keeping us folks informed. I think they deserve a simple act of support just like it was before yesterday and understand that it is not the end of the world like some seem to be projecting it to be.

    NI has always had my full support and will continue to do so irrespective of small missteps. I hope they can count on the same from other “family” members. In the end the sincere effort is what counts.

    (Windows has been in existence for over 30 years and MS still hasn’t got it to work without bugs :-p) So, I think a start-up should be given a little more leeway especially after all the amazing work they have done so far.

    Cheers

    So, I would urge people to calm down. Let them iron out the issues with a little peace of mind and get back to us.

  5783. From the sounds of things, nobody, not even those who received their golden ticket, have been able to order.

    True?

  5785. That sucks so much!!!!!!!, probs not going to get one now, spend $400 and not even guarantee to get it in one piece!!!!!
    Might buy it from another store for a warranty

  5786. For those who haven’t received an email, but want to see the “come back” message and be frustrated like the rest of us, just type http://www.notionink.com/order.php and you can see it.:)

    But check your spam first, I thought I hadn’t gotten one, until I checked. Turns out I have had it for several hours!

  5788. yep, a friend and i discovered this when we were searching for the latest technology gadget that we thought would be big in a couple of years…… if i only had the know how to build one right then and there……………………

  5789. Just viewed the new pages on site, and having done so, I have just put my credit card back in my pocket. Very poor, Rohan, very poor – Having been very enthusiastic about the potential of your product and, most importantly, for some very specific applications into the defence world, having read in particular your new policies, I realise that as a company, you are way too immature to entrust such business to. If I can briefly point out my main concerns:

    1) Sales Policy – full of unresolved placeholders and clearly “cobbled together” quickly & badly.

    2) Refund policy – well, this may work in India (though God knows, I sure as hell wouldn’t put up with such one-sided Ts & Cs and rediculously high return fees), but this simply won’t float in Europe where these Ts & Cs break consumer laws in ways to numerous to mention. Put it this way, as a European, I am entitled to buy (almost) anything online, receive it, try it out and if not suitable FOR ANY REASON to me, return it in original packaging for FULL refund (only paying return postage). As you are a company who is/will be doing a significant quantity of business in Europe, you are bound by these laws. If you do not, I would take you to court in my country.

    3) Rights – in the policies there are many poorly worded statements which seek to protect NI as fully as possible by trying to give yourself carte blanche to vary all sorts of Ts & Cs, prices etc at your whim. Again, this will not float in Europe. As soon as you accept even a partial deposit as pre-payment, a contract exists which will enforce Ts & Cs AND prices as stated at the time of order. Any unlawful and or unreasonable Ts & Cs will be thrown out.

    4) Info policies – it is also ILLEGAL here in Germany at least (probably Europe) to ENFORCE that I receive even important comms from a company. If I choose not to want to receive info about Ts & Cs changes etc., I HAVE THAT RIGHT. If you do not compy, it is a trip to the Information Commissioner.

    5) Today’s joke of a launch. While I have been generally impressed with the “personal” and informative approach adopted during the past yead as Adam has come to fruition, and have quite lied the quirky “rough around the edges” approach, today’s formal launch has been amateurish at best. It has destroyed the faith that had built up over the last months. Confusion over dates/times/timezones are unforgiveably amateurish, the missing of self-imposed deadlines equally unprofessional and the standard of English spelling, grammar and general eloquence less than I would expect from a 10 year old school pupil. I am more tolerant of general IT problems (server overload, technical teething issues), but the former makes it quite clear that as a company, it is not one I can risk putting my faith, time and hard-earned cash into – at least not yet.

    So, Rohan, my commiserations. Today should have been a great day, and more units bought by me. But I will now be waiting. IF adam comes to high street stores, IF the feedback from reputable blogs is good enough, IF I see some evidence of decent customer support, product quality and business stability, IF other companies do not come up with better products in the intervening 6 months or so, THEN you might get an order.

    And until 24 hours ago, you would have had guaranteed multiple sales without a single condition.

    Oh well.

    Better luck next time, guys. I hope you learn some lessons.

  5790. It looks like they are going to have a Market of some sorts for the Adam… sounds like its going to be a Notion Market for its developer community that it will be opening up. Something also about a Genesis Market. All sounds very interesting.

  5792. Yes, let’s all troll our hardest to make this movie worthwile, FCC and Wally West are already giving their best I’d say xD

    Never thought being left waiting for a product could be so much fun =)

  5793. That sucks so much!!!!!!!, probs not going to get one now, spend $400 and not even guarantee to get it in one piece!!!!!
    Might buy it from another store when it comes out for a warranty

  5794. Unless you have some pressing need for this product right away, you’d be a fool to order it now. Focus, Justin, focus.

  5795. Congrats to the team Notion Ink and everyone behind the making of Adam. December 9th 2010 will be a great day in the history of India, as well as the tablet computing. Good luck guys! Hope the world loves your boy.

  5796. I have been noticing the confusion and ciaos going on in this blog since the clock struck… People are acting weird that they did not get the email… so what.. Adam is just being released.. Its going to be shipped anyways in Jan.. Good you did not get the email atleast you will get the use that money for another month.. Atleast you did not get into an hasty decision… and anyways you get to preorder it after 6 hrs.

    WordPress dose not belong to notion ink so its difficult to get all the emails out.. Probably they are clicking on each id and sending them the mail manually who knws.. So chill people.. just go with the flow…

  5797. I hope all of the doubters come back and post their positive feedback once they get the product in hand. I think it will be awesome, even if I have to wait for it.

    And I know that I’m a new poster, even though I have been watching for a while, but first people complain that it isn’t here, then there is complaining about websites and tutorials etc. How about the point of view that they have probably been working their butts off 24/7 to get it out in time for Christmas and hooray that it’s here? How about cutting them a little slack? If everything was absolutely perfect before launch, we’d be waiting a while longer and not getting the chance to get it before year end.

    Let’s see some holiday spirit!

  5798. well as I will state again, this is a start up company, they probably realized that they were missing some copyright documents, and legal documents and they had to get them written up. so just wait.

  5800. Our 10-day return guarantee means that if you are unhappy for any reason with your purchase, you can return it to us in its original condition within ten (10) days from the date you received the product, unopened (with any seals and shrink-wrap intact) and we will issue a full refund (less 5% payment processing fee) for the price you paid for the product. On doing so, you will be responsible for paying for the shipment and for the bearing the risk of damage during shipment along with import duties or taxes, if any, paid by Notion Ink for the delivery of products to you. We can only accept the return of opened products if they are damaged (other than the damage caused in transit) or defective. Please note that we reserve the right to send back products to you that have been returned to us after ten (10) days unless they are damaged or defect. **Notion Ink shall not be responsible for any damage or loss in transit and in such event Notion Ink will not be liable to refund any amount to the customer.**

    If this is the part you pulled that line from, NI denies responsibility in damage/loss when returning your Adam if NI received it past the 10 days.

    I guess you have to make sure that NI gets it back from you before the 10 days so you don’t have to risk it being damaged if they don’t accept your return and have it sent back to you.

  5801. i didn’t sleep in 40 hours i’m afraid to or i might miss it. if you could give an update for the time i can set my alarm i would be very happy.

    if you cant this is similar to torcher

  5804. Yes, but sadly it’s usually in the opposite direction. Generally, the worse the customer service, the better the product at a given price point. There are great products with great service, but they tend to cost more.

  5806. I feel like I am watching one of those fake wrestling matches where the hero gets beat up only to come out on top in the end… It’s time to make your comeback now…

  5807. So let me get this straight. I get an Adam and it does not power up at all. So, I send it back. Now as per the return policy, I lose 5% for processing, 10% for restocking & 10% for repackaging? Looks like this was put in by a school kid in an hour’s notice. Dear Lord, knock some sense into these people.

  5809. Pity they didn’t learn it from others. It seems the actual release and sales was not thought of a year ago… or even a day ago.

  5810. @Rohan

    You’ve done a great job nurturing your baby, but right now a lot of people have a very bad taste in there mouth.

    I would suggest:

    1. Meet deadlines that you put out there. I understand issues arising, but if that occurs you need drop the riddles and post a clear update as to why people are having issues.

    2. Clear up all the questions related to 3g models, shipment date, sales policy and payment options.

    3. Post more than just pictures of the final product.

    Hope that blogs do not pickup what’s going on in the comments, because if I was looking into this as a newbie to NI I would definitely be skeptical now and waiting for some hands on reviews by others. Heck even as someone that has followed NI pretty closely I am now quite shaken myself and if everything magically starts working with pre-orders, I’ll be waiting until I have my worries alleviated.

    Still waiting for the light.

  5812. you guys are right, i need to make sure that this isnt a piece of crap before i order it….. oh well, i guess i’ll just be content with keeping an eye on it………. if there was just some videos of this working, then it would be a no-brainer…..

  5813. @Rohan,

    Just put an end to all bad feelings that are radiating. All u could do is reply with details being asked for. atleast on the defaulted time limit..

    Hope u could save everyone’s time and display professionalism.
    No hard feelings ! We are just tired as much as u r but we r without news.

    Mohan.

  5815. Boy that would be rediculous if this was all a stunt to get the blog’s hit count up. I wonder how many people browse WordPress for highly visited posts? I can’t imagine it would be a very effective marketing strategy, especially when you have to expect a lot of mostly negative comments to go along with the missed deadlines. I don’t think this was a marketing stunt, but rather poor planning. He wants to get this thing out the door and doesn’t have the manpower to get things moving as quickly as he would like. The unfortunate consequence is that he is causing his followers anxiety and a massive loss of productive hours (too bad we can’t donate those hours to getting the Adam out the door!) I really wish this were the tablet of my dreams, with the support to go with it. Unfortunately it appears I will keep dreaming for some time to come.

  5816. So sleep and get up are your pace and order it tomorrow or day after tomorrow or anytime u feel like.. Its not like you will have the product in hand overnight.

  5818. @ Rohan

    nearly 6000 posts and sofar nothing seems to have gone according to plan, when do you intend on bringing us up to date with what’s happening?

    With the exception of your one line post, we have heard nothing in nearly 12 hours…..

    Please post an update soon, some of us have jobs to go to, while you are working hard on yours……but wouldn’t want to miss out on anything important

  5820. The sales policy says it accepts checks for you guys who don’t have Visa and reject prepaid Visas.

  5821. Dear Rohan:
    We know you are busy, but a short word of truthful explanation would go a great distance in diminishing some of the frayed nerves and bruised egos that have been wrought low these many continuous hours of blogging.

    In short, speak to your followers, friend.

    –Joshua

  5825. Did anyone with a yahoo account get an email invite???

    I think they probably got blocked as spam because yahoo has a filter that if a single email sends too many at one time it is blacklisted…..

    Can somebody please confirm a yahoo.com invite??

  5826. I didnt get my link, I’ve posted on everysingle blog, not a good start…this has left me deeply disappointed..

  5827. This is not happening, this is not happening, this is not happening, this is not happening, this is not happening, …

  5829. I also haven’t received any preorder email on my hotmail account either.

    Though I have been getting notifications of the last two posts since I registered my comment in one of those blogs to be eligible.

    The way this has come down is still making vapour-ware sceptics happy and smiling.

    All that promise, excitement and hype generated hasn’t been met yet.

    Come one Rohan! If you can’t manage first come pre-orders properly, what will happen once the floodgates are opened in few hours?

    Not sure if the company has adequate resources/personnel to handle the required amount of requests online.

  5831. People dont understand what preorder is …
    NI is not forcing anyone here.

    Adam has not been released officially as yet therefore their are no media hypes nor videos nor reviews.

    Pre order is meant for people who are ready to dive in because they have been part of the process and have faith in the company and the product.

    Pre order also is like a beta for the company before retail sales start rolling.

    Dont be suprised even after the preorder page comes up there may be glitches.
    All these experiences with pre order will help NI for full launch

    Please do not rant , have patience .You can always follow up the CES 2011 and order when ADAM is officially launched.

    I have seen development cycles for some product termed as vaporware.People dont realise that the developers are not here to scam anyone.Their entire reputation is on the line.

    So everyone take a deep breath and relax

  5832. Im not mad AND Im not preordering adam. Ive said all along I want to either feel it or at the very least watch someone feel it and give it the work-around so I can be an educated consumer and not lemur running off a cliff. Cant imagine Im the only one in here who feels/has felt that way.

  5834. Hey, is it just me or others…I have got the email with preorder link but can’t preorder says come back later?

  5835. hmm its only when they set up a wireless account for you on 3G, which is the routine with any wireless provider…

  5836. I agree that we should at least see details on the different models/pricing/availability/etc. by now even if we can’t pre-order quite yet.
    We realize this is difficult to manage, but at least give an update that is clear and explains the timeline and details.

    You are relying on the faith of a lot of people, but this won’t last without some information.

  5837. I was going through the privacy policy.. it reads:-

    When you visit Notion Ink website or Notion Ink store, purchase a product, download a software update, register for a program at a Notion Ink Retail Store, or participate in an online survey, we may collect a variety of information, including your name, mailing address, phone number, email address, contact preferences and credit card information. When you share your content with family and friends using Notion Ink products, send gift certificates and products or invite others to join you on Notion Ink forums, Notion Ink may collect the information you provide about those people such as name, mailing address, email address, and phone number. In the U.S. and India, we may ask for your Social Security number (SSN) and PAN number respectively but only in limited circumstances such as when setting up a wireless account and activating your ADAM. ”

    SSN!!! to activate ADAM!! What?? Why??

    Well.. I’m still hopeful that the order page shows up before the F5 button of my keyboard goes bad 🙂
    Holding on.. hopefully you guys are doing the best to sort things out.

    Best Wishes Notion Ink.

  5838. Not sure what has happened. Hopefully the product itself will be as wonderful as I expect, then all will be well. But I don’t have much good to say about the web development guys/order team. It pains me to say it but this whole pre-rollout thing has been completely botched. They simply were not ready and got crushed. I mean we have a picture on the company blog that says ‘order now’…. but you in fact cannot ‘order now’. That says it all don’t you think? My based on nothing theory is the money guys pushed them to make promises they could not keep. I hope they pull it out of the fire.

  5839. @rohan
    I am confused! My email says I am eligible to pre order during the first 6 hours (which I expected) Then it says I can pre-order at 12:00 pm PST. The next sentence says all others to order at 6:pm

  5840. Currently, I think someone filtered out everyone who posted after the according blog post, _including_ those who have posted before. However, that’s just an assumption which is unlikely to be true.

  5841. With almost 6000 blog hits already, there should be an explanation to all those that are spending
    valuable time trying to order. Maybe a short update would keep the masses from bolting and
    the rest of the tech community from laughing.

  5843. Wow, those screenshots are seriously impressive. I look forward to seeing some videos of Adam in action, but if these screenshots are anything to go by, you guys deserve some epic kudos.

    Unlike many here, I’m not interested in the pre-order, but I am interested in purchasing two Android tablets early next year, one for me and one for my wife. I think Adam should consider itself a serious contender.

  5844. Good lord.. Its like a blood bath in here. All this change in a span of a few hours?! I am displeased as well.. But, for heaven’s sake.. give them some breathing time.

  5845. Yea I want to know that too. Got a preorder link and was gonna order with the idea that I could use Android market (already payed for applications like Slingplayer that I often use) but by looking around in various sites some said that apps will only be provided by NIs own framework.

  5846. we just don’t want to miss out on anything important, so a few lines on the issue and when it will be resolved would be nice.

    been “breathing and relaxing” for nearly 30hrs now.

  5848. In India its government policy implemented after terrorist attacks

    Terrorist had used lot of prepaid sims and used free wi fi networks to send emails .

    That why every wifi network and sim has to be registed in India as of today.

  5852. Boilerplate policies? Scary stuff! Apparently technical support can be reached at 1-800-123-4567… or so the refund policy states for DOA.

  5853. simple. the flood gates ARNE’T gonna open in a couple hours. that is quite apparent.

    if they can’t even get the pre-preorders working straight, and they dont have a final draft of their sales policy down yet….there ain’t no way they can open presales yet.

    I would love nothing more than to be proved wrong, but that doesn’t look like its gonna happen

  5854. Seriously guys, who are you kidding, this is business, family has nothing to do with it.

    Pre-Preorder was a service from NI, not some kind of natural right for you people. Since the whole action fell through thanks to the “technical difficulties”, nobody needs to shed a tear.

  5856. Sorry…my bad..I did get the link but it says come back at 12PM…I thought 12 midnite is the time. I am confused

  5857. yea, but only in limited circumstances…

    “but only in limited circumstances such as when setting up a wireless account and activating your ADAM”

    although it is unclear what “Activating Adam” means.

  5858. @shiva – I hope you checked your spam folder. I was a regular visitor but never commented actively until last week. I received the link in the email around 4 hours back. You should have also got it.

    @Rohan – I think Shiva is right here. Just have a post that can explain the delay and if the policies are not sorted out, may be you can come clean by postponing the pre-order by couple of days or a week.

    – Ganesh

  5859. @sowmya @greg @gecko
    please respond if you email yet or not. we want to know if we are all a go or not in 30 mins.

  5860. T-minus one hour until pre-pre-orders are over ladies and gentlemen. Hope you’ve had your fill prior to general admission!~

  5861. Yeah, no thanks. I don’t do twitter – I’d rather see updates on the blog, where they should be.

  5862. this is from Notion Ink’s sales policy document:

    As soon as we receive notice of your cancellation …… we will refund the purchase price for that product after deducting:

    2.Five percent (5%) processing fees; 3.Ten percent (10%) restocking fee; 4.Additional ten percent (10%) repackaging fee, if the product is returned as open hardware or distorted package; 5. The products normal postage charge; and 6.Any import duties or taxes that Notion Ink has paid for delivery of products to you. ……You can expect a refund .. within four (4) weeks of our receiving the return product.

    f Notion Ink determines that you have misrepresented a returned product’s condition and that the product is not DOA, Notion Ink may impose a $100 handling fee.

    from the Privacy Policy document:

    8.Location-Based Services
    ….Notion Ink and our partners and licensees may collect, use, and share precise location data, including the real-time geographic location of your Notion Ink computer or device.

    erm seriously? I mean: SERIOUSLY?!
    The rest of the legal content is quite OK, but I find the terms that I have just quoted to be unprecidented and suspicious. It boils down to this: when I return the product, I probably have a very good reason to. Number one being that something is wrong or that I am disappointed with the product. Now, if a company crafts a product that is well done and high quality work, the percentage of dissatisfied customers plus the percentage of defect products will be very small. Theoretically, the better the product, the smaller that percentage gets until, eventually, a company might be able to pay a million dollars of compensation for someone who received a defect product. IF I happen to be among the unlucky ones who have the need to return the product, I presume to be in the minority and therefore be elligable to graceful terms. Instead, I’m facing fees over fees in such a scenario. Before I know it, NI has decided to subtract 20% sales price and alot a fee of 100$ ?!?!?!? Really?
    This is so gross that it leaves me with the suspicion that the product might of such a minor quality that a great reflux is to be expected which would in turn necessitate terms like this.

    I strongly recommend to the Notion Ink team to change these terms asap.

    Concerning the data collection: it is common practice to give the enduser the option of allowing the manufacturer or other party to collect location based data. What NI does here is to mandate every user to accept the data collection. The only way to refrain from these terms is to not buy an ADAM.

    Again, I would strongly recommend to insert a term that shows that the location based data will only be collected if a user explicitly opts for it.

  5863. Rohan,
    can you provide more specific details on the 3G bands/spectrum? The Tech specs don’t provide sufficient details.
    Here in Australia we have 3 bands used depending on your carrier. VHA & Optus using 900 (regional)/2100 (metro) and Telstra who operate on 850. These are the UTMS bands, not the GPRS (which I assume the radio falls back to)? Can you provide both the GPRS & UMTS bands for each of the two radios?

  5864. Thats why I’m nixing the pre order thing all together. Also. like others others, I want to see what it’s like with videos of an actual model before going ahead. better yet, I’d like to pick one up in a store (Best Buy) to see what it is like, then plop down my card and BAMM!

  5867. oh is the preorder not working for everyone else as well? The comments arent in chronological order and I cant figure out if im the only one affected

  5869. I think you got that wrong, if you receive a DOA (Dead on arrival) you can choose to get a refund, another one, or have the one you received repaired – at no cost (they even refund your postage which is actually better than the EU laws)
    Search for DOA on the page and you can see what I mean.

  5870. @Dennis: I’m back– that joke made me smile, but not laugh! Anyway, I’ve taken your email down. I’ll try ordering when the gateway is up. After I succeed with one of the ids, I’ll pass you the other. Will that be ok?

  5871. @Rohan

    Man, this is so messed up, change your head of marketing!

    And you can’t afford to repeat this!!

  5873. Fair is fair. If you make a promise and you cannot keep it, then simply apologize and explain what happened. No one is dragging us to purchase, but there have been “representations made,” as the lawyers say. If you are not certain, or reasonably certain that you can deliver, don’t say you will. If you are not sure you can deliver, then say so. If you make a mistake, immediately take responsibility for it. This is just GROWNUP COMMON SENSE.

  5874. I will never understand why so many companies handle these types of situations this way. A simple 1 or 2 sentence update comment would sooth the masses and calm the situation down. I dont think its asking for much. I have to say that with the brilliant marketing strategy so far this part of the launch has been a big let down. Communication is key and it is lacking at this point. I dont mean to offend anyone, and im not angry or pissed off. Its just common sense at this point. Im sure the Notion Ink team is probably putting out some fires and is very busy to respond to the threads at this point but a little update would go a long way.

  5876. i have commneted on this blog since june i dint get any email in my hotmail account thats ok . but the day it was posted that family will get first and all that i knew this will turn out to be a mess seriously. even now its better if the NI gys say that we are going to stop all this will update the webpage will give u a 360 degree view a small 30 sec video maybe a teaser with the product , show what the app store is . and then open the pre-oder again for everybody . if they want some family to be given it first contact them in private and give them adam or send some gift free one . but this is like a big joke on all fronts seriously.
    make a nice website write exact price details for europeans in euros, for americans in us$ and indians in ruppes and other country people accordingly. and then start the preorder.

    by the way i think rohan is alone in the office so he is working all alone because REMEMBER sales and marketing team are suppose to be in europe right ?

  5877. You know, I feel kinda bad for all this. I antecipated this much, should anything “off” happened… People would easily turn from cheering to questioning, complaining, demanding and eventually rioting and defecting.

    PLEASE take a deep breath and try to relax! Don’t act so impulsively on… pretty much nothing yet. If you’ve been following this tablet’s production for long (like I have), haven’t you done it mostly on faith? What was ever out there that made you so sure about Adam’s quality? Specs? Renders? A few videos on youtube? Was that concrete enough for you to wait until now? To so eagerly wait, that you were willing to “pre-order” right away? And because it’s December already and they’re not showing us the full hand (’cause they can’t or won’t or maybe because there’s no hand to show – not that you believed that until yesterday), you suddenly turn the table?

    Take it easy! It’s just a bloody tablet! Sure, we all expect it to be awesome. But still, if you held on for something special, because nothing else on the market so far pleased you, hang in there! It’s not the end of the world! If you trusted Rohan and the NI team up until now, with all the bumps on the road, what difference does it make to wait a bit longer? And even if it’s a bust, so what? Are they forcing you into splashing your cash? Soon there will be lots of cool tablets to choose from, anyway!

    Come on, guys and gals, is there really a need to crack your head like that? 😉

  5878. I had thought.. Man.. Here is an Indian business that is going to break all the stereotypes about Indian businesses as being unreliable, uncreative and unprofessional. Sigh.. it feels like some threw some cold water on my hopes.

    Well.. I hope Rohan and his team learn from it. They did a great job drumming up the marketing machine. But like they say in the Marketing world – always under promise and over deliver.

    I will be patient… and and I still believe in this product and the potential of NI as a company. The ideas that they published in this blog have struck many a chord. If I were Samsung, Toshiba, Dell or any of the other clueless competitors, I would have followed it seriously.

    Wishing you luck.. and hoping you get your act together

  5880. >in the U.S. and India, we may ask for your Social Security number (SSN) and PAN number respectively but only in limited circumstances such as when setting up a wireless account and activating your ADAM. ”

    It’s illegal in the US to require the SS number except for a very limited number of purposes, mostly having to do with taxes.

  5881. Rohan, I hope you are okay. Not kidding.. Who knows what the big corporates can do to kill this off. I was initially irritated as well. But now, realy who cares if you are few hours late to pre order, but just we want to make sure everything is okay and you have not been kidnapped!!

  5883. PLUS, quoting 99bits : SSN!!! to activate ADAM!! What?? Why??

    exactly! @NotionInk: please tell us you don’t plan to have an activation logic in your software.

  5885. I have had te link to pre order since 3pm EST on the east coast, still says come back at 12pm PST. I am really disapointed after loosing so much sleep.

  5892. Rohan,

    If NI requires two or even three weeks to work out the pre-ordering kinks, produce the required videos and other such information that folks here are clamoring for, please do take the required amount of time.

    It is important that your sales, marketing, support and product promotion also be on par with the effort you folks have put in creating the device. It would be unfortunate to have come so far with your visions and let sub-par marketing and product promotion hamper your progress.

    IMHO there is no need to rush just because the countdown has reached zero. I’m sure many of the folks can wait for a little while longer as long as all the required information is available for folks to make an informed purchase. But, do give us a timeline when you can feel confident of producing all the information and conveying it to us.

    Thank you.

  5893. I can understand everyone’s frustration as I am feeling some myself, but I can’t begin to conceptualize the massive task this must be for the little start up company. It may not have the glitz and glamour of the iPad release, but they surely do not have the resources that Apple does. If you are feeling tentative over a delay and need more information on what is exactly going to be included I can respect that, but for myself I’m all in. I’ve done my research and I know ADAM is the future. I’ll be happy to take your pre-order email and send you photos and videos if that’s what it takes to make you feel better.

  5894. 😦 its getting worse……. This is what happens when I click on the pre-order link..

    Not Found

    The requested URL /order.php was not found on this server.

    Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
    Apache Server at http://www.notionink.com Port 80

  5896. We have been for the past hour – dumba**… there’s abut 500 posts about the new links, shut the f*ck up already… dam…,

  5900. many people talk about the pre-order touble, you are lucky!
    I do not recieve any mail even my spam…….(I use hotmail……)
    so sad to not join everybody

  5901. And now it’s down… getting pounded…

    That’s a lot of shipping… sigh, $600 after shipping for the top model!

  5902. 😀 it is my parents money, but its also going to be half of my money… theyre matching what ive earned from helping old ladies with their computers 😛

  5906. @wally west. why are you still posting the same drivel.

    you obviously still haven’t figured out how timezones work. this is most likely just a load issue on the servers which they are trying to address. patience

  5907. Really, is this how it’s gonna be? awake since the night before last, no mail, and now this?

  5908. hmmm…. $50 dollars shipping? That makes my decision easier: I’m going to hold off and see some reviews of the Adam before buying!

  5909. Did anyone with a yahoo account get an email invite???

    I think they probably got blocked as spam because yahoo has a filter that if a single email sends too many at one time it is blacklisted…..

    Can somebody please confirm a yahoo.com invite??

    Please someone…. reply to this….

  5913. I really don’t understand the $50 shipping charge, that seems excessive and designed to piss of people willing to plunk down hundreds of dollars on a product that no one has seen

  5916. The product naturally has us all here, but come on, a 12 year old could set up a site that would have all the terms and conditions ready to go live!?! I bet the ship date is way off! Could they not have subcontracted this (the actual sales part)out to someone who knew what they were doing?

  5918. I am afraid to talk to my friends, I praised NI so much that I convince them to buy NI. Now they will be laughing at me… But, it will not be for my spelling skills but this BS from this start up company. You are giving start up companies a bad name.

  5924. email link broken….thats annoying. i cant even tell if i need to wait.

    but its all good, if i can get my hands on one soon.

    Rohan. Update. Please. Just so we know whats the ETA on everything.

  5926. Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!

  5929. Link was up for a very small amount of time. I could see only 4 variants in the list and all will start shipping on 9th Jan 2011. There was a 50$ shipping which is not in sync with the sales policy. May be it’s still being updated.

  5931. please don’t feed the troll, this matter has been discussed in great length over the course of the last two or three hours, by now it should be evident that he just does not want to understand and ist doing this
    a) “for teh lulz”
    b) to harm notionINK

  5932. well the link to the pre-order site went dead. I don’t care if it goes up though, after reviewing the refund policy (25% on something unopened that there has been no demonstration of is obsurd), the lack of information about what the actual product will be running (eve?!?! wtf is that? is it your own “HTC sense” just running on top of android or did you really just build a completely different operating system and thus would not support android apps? if that’s the case then it considerably alters what I once thought the adam would be) I will not be pre-ordering this product until a real picture of the product comes out, the sales and return policy are revised, and what is this nonsense about asking for my SSN? haha yeah right, i’m not sending my ssn over to a startup in India.

    best of luck on the launch, hope it is everything you say it is and you make me regret this decision. but with this kind of cashola and other good competitors coming out in Q1 2010 I’m taking the wait and see aproach.

  5933. i am confused now

    my network operator is orange and used GSM 900

    bbut Pelephone is a competitor that has GSM 850 and offers the cheapest rates for surfing packages

    so dont know what to choose

  5936. Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST! This is racism or sexism or some kind of ‘ism that is trying to keep me from my ADAM

  5937. yep the new line is up!!!!

    it says “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

  5941. Obviously Rohan did not mean people who posted here but there must have bee some other criteria for membership. I posted several times both before and after his dead line but no email was received (either in inbox or spam folder). Guess I’ll have to wait for the general populace pre-order which (if we can believe him) will just be a couple more hours.

    Very disappointing!!

  5943. They took the order page down. Now getting a 404 error. Page can not be found.

    Update:
    Now it says:
    This is not a valid invation link, sorry. Please check the email again.

  5946. Notice Rohan went to the trouble of pointing out the blog standings in Post. Blog hit counts get lots of attention slash publicity If you don’t believe it was an effort to drive that blog count up I’ve got bridge in Brooklyn I’ll sell you real cheap. I’m really done and over it, but these guys are smarter then you give them credit for. ……With Peace And Love…..

  5947. Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!

  5948. This is a real shame- i am very annoyed at not receiving an email! Same for everyone else in my position too- so far unacceptable!:(

  5949. Not been able to get into preorder since the published times using links received in email. Completely in the dark… has anyone successfully ordered?

  5951. These terms were most likely developed by a group of lawyers to cover NI’s butt from crazies out there and will most likely under usual circumstances need not enforce many of said policies. Although yes some of the items are like WTF, I have seen much much worse verbage from some of the larger more established companies out there.

  5956. Eh, I agree with most of this in part. Not fully. I guess I was planning on waiting for those things anyway before I purchased so I dont feel so cheated as the rest. But, this was never an official launch. At least not in the eyes of NI. It DID appear that way; they did make it appear that way. But I dont think their will be an “offical launch” until all the “I”s are dotted and “T”s crossed. This was just a preorder phase. I dont agree with the practice of establishing a preorder phase before the physical product is ready or will IMMEDIATELY be ready but alas, I am not NI.

  5959. HEY, those that are able to finally pre-order share the link with the rest of the “family” that didn’t get links because they don’t use gmail accounts…

  5962. “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email.”
    Nice one . . there’s no cheating you Mr. Rohan 🙂

  5963. HEY, those that are able to finally pre-order share the link with the rest of the “family” that didn’t get links because they don’t use gmail accounts…

    $5 Paypal if I’m successful in pre-ordering with your link…

  5965. They are company, not a charity.

    It appears that the cost of the product is actually much higher:

    1) ship to India for warranty work
    2) pay for shipping from India
    3) pay for duty and tax
    4) pay 25% in restocking fees

    That’s as much support as one gets for orders from China via ebay – which I don’t do anymore since I got burned too many times.

    Frankly, I don’t see the light.

  5967. Working for me right now!!!
    You can “buy” 4 different models and it says it ships January 9th

  5968. I mean , guys I think you can purchase the product now. But we don’t see a demo of the product anywhere?

  5969. Have you been able to order. There are countless comments from people who got the pre-order email but have have not been able to do so…

  5970. 500 + 50 for shipping is $100 more than i was expecting to pay. Now i have to really consider this.

  5971. Common everyone…

    This is a startup!! Shipping is usually a nightmare for even the best startups. Remember One Laptop Per Child? That winter, everything unexpected happened from stolen packages to misdirected ones to DOA units (mine). We hung in there for what Adam now exposes as ridiculous G1G1 toy (with the first and excellent PQi screens). Well, Rohan, it’s now your turn to do what your mentor Tesla expects: market this brilliance. What you mean by “family” will be tested by your return policy and other business terms. The siblings on your blog are savvy about tablets!

    Still waiting, cash in hand, for that pre-order invite, videos, shipping date for family pre-orders, and the bonus mystery feature you’ll let us unlock when the competition tries to upstage the Adam.

  5972. Ok, posted a couple of comments over the last months, got no wordpress account until last weekend, and so got no mail for pre-ordering; that’s ok, because it has been only one or two comments per weekend special; i can understand those off course, who had anticipated with more comments pfrom the beginning though and got no pre-order mail too. maybe destiny just saved me from a bad choice – if i had got a pre-order invitation, i would’nt have hesitated to order immediately i think, now i’ll wait till the first reviews and iPad2 will be released, and then take all the time it needs to deside which device to buy…

  5974. function updateTotal() {
    $(“#totalprice”).html(variantprice + ” + $50 shipping [limited period]”);
    }

    function selectVariant(what) {
    switch(what) {
    case 0:
    $(“#variantname”).html(“wifi”);
    variantprice = 375.33;
    $(“#variant”).val(0);
    $(“#shipbatch”).val(0);
    break;
    case 2:
    $(“#variantname”).html(“wifi and 3G”);
    variantprice = 425.33;
    $(“#variant”).val(2);
    $(“#shipbatch”).val(0);
    break;
    case 1:
    $(“#variantname”).html(“a Pixel Qi screen and Wifi”);
    variantprice = 499.45;
    $(“#variant”).val(1);
    $(“#shipbatch”).val(0);
    break;
    case 3:
    $(“#variantname”).html(“a Pixel Qi screen, Wifi and 3G”);
    variantprice = 549.99;
    $(“#variant”).val(3);
    $(“#shipbatch”).val(0);
    break;
    }

    + $50 shipping [limited period] ???

  5982. Not sure whats happening my link does not work..i get a 503 server not available error…this is sooo frustrating..I dont get then i get it then it does not work…

  5985. 50 $ shipping, totalling 600 and a cancellation charge of 5 % ? unclarified return policy..so once i put in a order, no way to change mind without some kind of monetary loss. will wait for some reviews.. i guess ?

  5987. Way to assume… I have Gmail and I have yet to receive an email either. Stop looking for something to blame.

  5988. Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!
    Yes it is up the site is up again.

  5994. So, I was able to get to the site from my mobile android device and was shocked that the pre-order was actually available! Unfortunately, I decided to switch over to my laptop to go through the ordering pages and read everything (hence why I want the adam with 10″ screen!), but when I clicked on the link from my laptop (after closing it from my android), I received the following error:

    You have already placed an order – during the exclusive period, only one order per person is allowed. To change or cancel your order, please send an email to preorder-support@notionink.com

    I take this as a sign to make sure that I didn’t give them the $550 ($50 shipping? Are you kidding me?!?!?!)

    Not sure what I’ll do now….just wait like everyone else 😦

  5996. Well, in the beginning I wasn’t “family”, I was just a cheerleader on the sidelines. No “family” email, and no pre-order links … guess I’ll be a silent cheerleader on the sides, hoping these guys succeed. Good luck to all.

  6002. It seems like you can cancel the order on the website before it starts shipping, but there will be a 5% fee for cancellation. No demos or anything yet.

  6003. I don’t know if I would get a Tab either. It’s a nice looking device, but there is going to be a deluge of tablets coming early next year. I’m planning on waiting around and picking something up in January or February: whenever the Honeycomb tablets come out. I’m hoping that Adam will be in the mix as an option around then, and the screenshots/mockups above make it look pretty compelling.

    Personally, I’m completely disinterested in pre-order. There’s no better way to get screwed than by throwing down money on something that hasn’t been reviewed by half-a-dozen reputable tech publications.

  6004. From Rohan: “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)! Let’s take a look at the image on the left.”

    From the order page: “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

    6:00 AM IST is less than hour away. 9:30 PM PST is almost SIX hours away. WHICH ONE IS IT?

    Is this ANOTHER change?

  6006. Its 5:20 am at my place here near Delhi, hav been awake all night, i guess I’ll not be able to pre-order coz can’t stay awake anymore, do need a couple hour of sleep at least, gotta got to drive 50 Kms to office daily, won’t be able to drive if stayed awake like this!

    Good luck to all!

    regards.

    :yawn:

  6007. I think a lot of the people who were huge fanboys (and girls) were assuming that before being given the option to buy that we all would be shown everything. I think a lot of people imagined the timeline being:

    1. Full release/presentation with marketing videos, demos, etc
    2. Pre-order for the family
    3. General pre-order

  6008. Well, I posted comments quite early with a gmail account but no preorder. In a way, that s fine, cuz as manys are stressing out, one should always wait for a proper review before investing in these fancy gadget…

  6010. It’d be fun to do some TamperData with the checkout…. lol…

    (“I pre-ordered 50 ADAM’s for a Dollar!!”)

  6013. Finally ordered… I’ve decided to trust NotionInk even though this has been hella of a ride today. I sincerely hope they will do their best to sort out these “teething” problems and not let us down!!

  6015. Placed the Order!
    My Card is now being Authorized

    No Social Security Number asked for in the order process.

    However, I found the shipping charge at USD50.00 on the high end.
    I hope it is a 24 hour shipping, at that rate!

  6017. NO! no email just get depressed !

    have to drink a loooooooot of coffee to not fall asleep at work!

  6019. I got in and if the only thing i have to pay is fifty for the shipping i’m not too pissed. However, i need to save more coins to get the one that i want right now because of the price increase.

    Another thought, I understand the frustration with the delay and I hope Rohan explains what happens after they got some sleep. the fact that the link came up indicates to me that they working on thr problem and got it solved, although it seems their server needs some help.

    What i can’t understand is the vitriol. Link or nor link what the hell is the difference. it everyone who wants to pre-order can and since it doesn’t ship til the 9th of january, i would think that they will at least make the effort to complete all pre-orders. people who don’t pre-order are the ones who are going suffer if it becomes populer because their may be issues of sell outs and waiting for the next batch.

    if you want to wait, wait. no one is forcing you to buy now. i couldn’t believe reading some of the comments here as if their was gun to someone’s head forcing people to purchase. personally since i need to put back a little more cash, i’m looking forward to hearing other people’s opinion and videos.

    anyway have a good night all

  6021. ARGH! I got most of the way through and something screwed up! Now my email link shows that I have already used it and I cannot order!

  6022. Ok so I got my email last night tried to pre order; couldn’t; passed out. Whats the word currently? Can we pre order? Should I continue to try to get through this error 503?

  6023. Finally got to the order page!
    But when I tried to checkout, I got a 404 error on “rabbit2.php”, and then got 404 error when I tried to reload “order.php”.
    Now It’s saying 503 error on every page.
    Was the program replaced while I was proceeding my order, or is it just that the server is too busy (as the message says)?

  6028. My order went through, except my credit card required a confirmation password that I don’t remember. While trying to get the info, it timed out and my order was declined. May try again later – but with a $50 shipping charge, I’m rethinking ordering…

  6029. Talk about a horribly tense waiting period! I imagine we are all glued to our emails hoping we will not be forgotten and will receive one of those golden ticket emails.

  6031. not sure about the color but prob they will choose the corresponding 3G band depending on the destination country…

  6032. Just Pre-Ordered my Notion Ink Adam – Pixel Qi with 3G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  6033. Strange thing i found from your blog and website.. You are releasing the product without complete details .. can you put some picture for 6 different products , and video of features of software you are releasing with this device .. (its not froyo , not ginger bread .. ?) .. I think Some of the video should be release for the products with detail ..

    How can someone believe before preorder without final product advertising videos ?

    As per your blog preorder should start 10th December 00:00 AM .. , Can you update for the delay to all of followers?

    May be you are going to open in some hours with details of all variants ..

    but when you say in your blog preorder now .. then it should be now .. not after 10 hours .. then 12 PM PST

    You could have delayed some more time your final preorder statement .. 😦

    Best of luck for all your efforts ..

    Bregds/Sunil

  6035. The ordering link just came up for me (3:40pm PST). When I got there I was presented with four ordering options, which is great! But, I was really hoping to learn more about the device. See some pictures (not renderings), a video demonstrating the UI. No, nothing, not even updated specs.

    I’m also concerned about the general Android experience. There still hasn’t be a response from Notion Ink about the availability of the Android Market. Nor any real mention about the level of synchronization between their custom apps and my Google cloud. For example, does the calendar app support multiple calendars?

    There has been no mention of supported 3G carriers in the US. Hasn’t this device been approved by a carrier yet?

    Notion Ink, we need more information…hopefully, you will have another article posted that will address my concerns.

    I’m sorry, but, with the information available, I can’t place an order. I’m very sad 😦

    Michael

  6036. Out of the box, Adam comes in matt black body and white strip.

    By mid January partners will start selling different coloured strips for you to customise..
    the information is in the post above

  6037. WTF..I was viewing preorder link and just clicked back to refer first page. Then when i go next page, it says i already preordered and only one per person !? None of the columns were filled and still it said i already preordered … Comeon, without my address and payment how will u find me?..ridiculous..

  6038. So people are buying, but we still have no video of other NEEDED information other than shipping is $50 and it won’t leave India until the second week of January?

  6040. its working now….. just ordered!

    FYI.. please visit our ADAM fourm and register so you can post comments. We want to support the Notion Ink family and everyone that in it, not just the few who got lucky pre-orders.

    Also, if you have a pre-order and are not using it. Please offer it up to one of our members! People are dying for these!

  6042. I see this even though I haven’t entered any credit card information the second time I clicked on the e-mail sent link :

    “You have already placed an order – during the exclusive period, only one order per person is allowed. To change or cancel your order, please send an email to preorder-support@notionink.com“

  6043. Order made. When can we expect them? Also, Android Market? I’ve already ordered and don’t mind too much if it’s not there, so if not then feel free to just email me to avoid whining from the people who REALLY REALLY want loads of apps for every task imaginable.

  6044. Anybody get this? What the hell? Thank you for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, the transaction was declined. Please try again later.

  6045. Are the mails all sent ore is there still a chance to get an invitation?

    Anyone received his/her mail in the last minutes?

  6046. Sir, please take your negative attitude somewhere else.

    The delays and hickups NI has experienced today was result of their not-so-professional handling the launch.

    But looks like you are trying to make career out of it.

    What a pathetic looser.

  6047. ty, I can’t believe I missed that, I read the whole thing.
    but I did mention in the order comment that I wanted the 850 version 😀
    Just to be sure

  6049. Okay I got the mail,
    I have the link but nothing works.
    Unable to order!
    It starts badly. I see many fans who try to excuse it as a NI start up. I do not agree I do not like companies that rely too much on their image but hère it’s still a beautiful chaos of communication.
    The fans do not care and are not objective but : invest more than 550 € ( price fees shipping )for a product whose delivery date is not specified,
    I can see no video “professional” or good views in situation .
    Fans say: “Buy with your eyes closed is the best!” .
    I have my doubts ….and I would like to hear advice from Rohan or his team. Besides the electronic quality of the tablet, it must be a merchant savor. …just a little….
    Why a youtube account has been created? Rohan has created? Is it a fake? Nô vidéo ?
    I want to give a chance to NI but risky ….i m sorry but i m not rich and with all events ( mysterious sensor, higher price, no video of the final product on action, chaos on pré-order) doubt now
    I m sorry but it’s not expansive to make a vidéo and it’s all That we have around the world to have a opinion and finaly to buy.
    May be i m going to buy a Adam in january but definitively not yet
    Good luck NI

  6050. Checking every 30 seconds on the link. I got through at first, but failed at rabbit2.php. Now all I’m getting is a 503, service temporarily unavailable…..

    It sucks to have waited all this time and not be able to order the damn thing.

  6051. I finally got all the way through without it crashing, plus a “Verified by VISA” stage, only to receive a strange “Card Bin Stop Listed” error that I’ve never seen before (card is fine). Now it won’t allow me even to reorder, since the system claims I already placed a preorder even though it didn’t go through.

    Ha! What a nightmare. Not worth it at all, I guess, since who the hells knows what I’m really getting anyways.

  6052. nah, I just finished looking at the previous comments and I spotted around 6 others who said they ordered too!

  6054. ANYONE KNOWS WHY I AM GETTING A 503 SERVICE UNAVAILABLE WHEN EVERYONE ELSE SEEMS TO BE ORDERING WITHOUT AN ISSUE.

  6056. “You have already placed an order – during the exclusive period, only one order per person is allowed. To change or cancel your order, please send an email to preorder-support@notionink.com”

    I didn’t even fill the form. and didn’t go to payment page. one click back and forth displays the above message..

    Guys beware..no clicking back and forth once u enter the preoder link..

    Mohan.

  6057. Apparently this is some kind of fraud protection issue with international transactions, but I don’t know if it’s my bank or NI’s card processor.

    And I’m getting 503 on my link now anyway.

    OK, I’m beginning to get a little annoyed. This reminds me a lot of the OLPC G1G1 program — a complete mess.

  6058. Gandi taught patience. But one buzzard said to another buzzard “patience, my butt. I’m gonna kill something.”

  6059. Thank you for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, the transaction was declined. Please try again later

  6061. If there’s anyone who’s pre-order link isn’t working and really want to order now, you can have mine.

    I currently don’t have the money to spend on Adam, and I was planning to wait for reviews and more videos first anyway.

    But, I feel bad having my pre-order slot go to waste when so many people are having trouble. I got to the site with it, so if you are really keen, you can reply back with a way to send it to you.

    I wish this had gone better for Rohan and Notion Ink, I’m not sure they fully thought through not giving us videos and actual people using the device. I really want this tablet to be amazing, since it *sounds* so much better than anything out there, but I’m going to have to wait till I see more actual products. I trust you Notion Ink, please pull through for us all.

    Molly

  6062. this time I put all the credit card info and then got declined and told to come back later with the site not available again!!! Can this be more frustrating.

  6068. 3G – both 850 and 900 bands are supported.
    ATT supports 850.

    Not sure about other carriers, please check your carrier website.
    No need for carrier to approve adam, it is unlocked device – you get to choose your carrier.

    NI has stated in the past that there is Market support. Can’t remember the post, but a user has received an email from NI to this effect.

    This is a leap of faith for me, and I am taking it.

  6069. Sorry I’m not buying at this time. I can’t pull the trigger just yet.
    Reasons:
    -No photos or video of the final adam.
    -No reviews by tech and/or gadget sites.
    -Ridiculous return policy on a product I have not seen working yet.
    -Warranty for only 1 year.
    -Nickel and diming for every service request.
    -$50 shipping!!!
    -Poorly functioning website that makes me doubt the seriousness of the company.

    I’m really dissapointed. I really wanted an adam, but the conditions to buy this are not acceptable.

  6070. Man this sure sucks. I made it to the last page of the ordering process, but can’t pay for the damn thing. NI….. not a good thing that Mastercard is not there. I still want the device, heck, I’d buy it right now… but since I cannot pay you…. 😦

  6072. Finally! -got my order confirmation email!

    -it’s going to be a long month waiting for this!

  6073. Service Temporarily Unavailable

    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
    Apache Server at http://www.notionink.com Port 80

    i’ve spent hours on this, my boss is not going to be happy about this :(. I hope I can get through and ADAM is worth it.

  6074. I thought shipping is free? They should have Amazon.com take care of the procurement to make shipping free.

  6075. Ordered!

    Good thing I checked one last time before I went to bed.

    Now all that’s left to do is wait. Ehm… yeah.

  6078. I think the payment processor being used may be responsible for these glitches.. This error comes on google for India related transactions (fraud prevention related)

  6079. i’m going to hold on based on reviews. It ships the day I fly out for a month long holiday!! so i’ll be waiting I guess. 🙂 enjoy everyone

  6082. Well I’ve ordered one now the real waiting starts. Jan. 9 + shipping time is so far away…:D
    – C

  6085. @shiva,

    Sitting here desperately trying to catch up on work after a faulty keyboard and staying up all night waiting for Adam’s reveal, feeling a little sad and frustrated about my own missing family email, and got to your post. I am humbled and deeply touched by your comment; thank you 🙂

  6086. FYI all it was a $600USD flat charge for premium- there were no color or HDD options, no shipping electives, and processed through CCAvenue.

    Best regards. Time for a NI break for a bit to come back to the real world.

  6087. Sadly, I think I’m going to have pass. It says we also have to pay for any Duty charges that may be incurred.

  6088. Thank you for pre-ordering. Your credit card has been charged and the transaction was successful. Your order id is NIO######. Please note this number for your reference. =)))) I bit afraid, but anyway – I ordered!! =)

  6089. BTW guys you might have to refresh the page – not just close the window and click the link again. I did that at first, and then only a buffered version showed in the browser.

    So; use F5! (just don’t hammer it)

  6090. For those that were able to place an order (I’m one of the unlucky Yahoo/Hotmail email users that hasn’t received an email yet), were you able to choose the flash memory size? If so, what were the options?

  6091. http://notionink.com/salespolicy.php

    2.Shipping [Tempus: Please modify or add any other shipping mode] Notion Ink offers to you following shipping options:

    a.Standard Shipping: This option is free on all qualifying products. Products shipped via standard service are normally delivered within six business days after shipment. b.1-2 Day Shipping: For an additional charge, Notion Ink offers this expedited shipping option for most products.

    Their own site says standard shipping is free, why are people having to pay $50 for it???

  6092. I know it’s not really relevant to this blog post but I’ve been thinking; The technology created by Notion Ink is all related to creation as written in the Bible e.g. Adam, Genesis, Eden. but, once they’ve released the Adam, and then the Eve (whatever it may turn out to be) what will they call their next innovation? Surely it would be considered disrespectful or politically incorrect were they to name a device ‘Notion Ink Jesus’ or ‘Notion Ink God’. There may be something I don’t fully understand (whether it’s to do with the Bible or Notion Ink) but surely if they wish to have success similar to that of companies such as Apple or Dell then they shouldn’t have chosen a theme that gives them such little room for expansion. Just a thought that came to me as I was reading the post 🙂

  6094. I very much doubt they are actually dying…

    Though, given the Ts & Cs they are trying to impose, there must be more than a few heart attacks fainting fits!!!

  6095. Just finished my Order and now down $599 with shipping for the all out version. I’m excited, worried, and hopeful all at the same time. I’ll be looking forward to seeing some videos hopefully soon so I know what I bought. Until then, I will now have to wait until shipping date.

  6096. I have been trying all time to access, but 503 error keep coming…..

    I lost my will, going to sleep

  6097. I have to say that I had *no* doubt about pre-ordering. I was pretty fierce in several of my posts against really negative nay-sayers. I honestly have been following Adam since CES last year when I was looking into what ereader to get as my Christmas gift. I’ve held off buying something else even though I really had a use for it as a college student. I’ve defended the Adam to those saying it was vaporware and the apple fanboys.

    I almost wanted to cry when 12pm PST came and I hadn’t received my email yet.

    But now, after reading the Return and Privacy policies, I’m glad I didn’t place my order. It makes me so sad to say that, after following and being a hopeful supporter/defender for so long, but there is no way I can order a device with those Terms & Conditions.

    Hell, if you had to return the Adam, you might end up owing them to take it back (not really, but omg…). Also, it makes me *extremely* uncomfortable that a tablet manufacturer feels it’s reasonable to ask for my SSN # and can track my real-time location. No thanks, that is beyond uncool.

  6101. people who have ordered the adam for 600us$ can u atleast tell us what is the memory? is it 8gb, 16gb, 32 gb 128gb ??????? or did u pay for 8gb ?iam a indian why the hell i need to pay in us$ and why must i pay 50us$ when shiping from banglore to mumbai is not even 10us$ max to max can be 10us$ but no way 50us$. why can we indians kniw the price in INR? all this is so strange people are ordering without even knowing what is the memory size?

  6103. To squander the massive support and allegiance that NI had nurtured for almost a year is shameful. In fact, I am recommending it as a case study for MBA students.

    NI had fostered a devoted base of viral marketing agents that was worth more than several millions of dollars in media buys. The early adopter/culture alpha has the ability to even diminish the voice of naysayers (as was recently illustrated by their zealous rebuttals to the Endgadget allegation of Photoshop edited images of the bezel).

    That was then. The brand equity has been tarnished in just a few 48 hours. That is all it takes. Companies such as BP and Toyota are both reflective of how a brand that takes decades of hard work to elevate, can tumble in days.

    In this case, a new, relatively untested brand, brilliant in its inclusion of the consumer in the creative process, had managed to elevate itself to the stature of an “i-Pad contender” (an amazing feat in itself) only to alienate that same vibrant, passionate base in under 48 hours.

    If ever there was a case for hiring a marketing and/or PR firm, this is it…to mitigate the damage and convey the brand DNA in spite of setbacks.

    I am going to wait for the Toshiba 10.1 tablet in April for the simple reason that our shared concerns (which now include heavy-handed re-stocking fees totalling 18% of the purchase price) coupled with the shoddy “Silicon Alley” operations (they are 0-3 thus far with regard to meeting their own deadlines/statements) have cooled my enthusiasm for this product

    Perhaps my disdain for the Notion Ink brand is due in part to the sleep deprivation that so many of our cult market base endured in anticipation for the product. More than anything else, when consumers are a) being bombarded wtih choices and b) being compelled to scrutinize every purchase during this weak global economy, a company had failed to address legitimate concerns with urgency, honesty and empathy.

  6105. Darn, am i fucked? i rad in the mail that you can only use VISA or American Express cards. I only have MasterCard.

    Please tell me this is not true!

  6106. I’m am not a lawyer but I’m pretty sure those protections only apply if you purchase from a company that is in or has offices in Europe.

    That said I’m in the UK and will be waiting until there is somewhere in Europe that I can buy from as the Ts and Cs aren’t great.

  6107. Thanks Rohan. Ordered the $549.99 with 50$ shipping fee. Can’t wait to get one in my hands now. 🙂

  6109. Rohan,

    I haven’t yet received an email invite for pre-order (Along with many like me). Will we ever get one? Looks like many are getting and pre-ordering.

    Is it a nice gesture from NI to leave folks who’ve been providing feedback/encouragement for more than a year now?

    And why $50 for shipping? Is it overnight shipping? When can we get some desperately needed answers?

  6110. I want to book and pay for my Adam but the order process has crashed… I would like to pay for the transflective 3g 850 can you put one to the side I don’t want to miss out this is going to be the best product ever!

  6113. omg

    Thank you for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, the transaction was declined. Please try again later

    now i cannot preorder or change or do anything

  6114. Finally managed to pre-order…
    Can finally get the long awaited lunch break… 4 hours too soon 😛

  6117. After over 36hrs of BS im out this is a want for me not a need so you know what i’ll wait till i can pick it up at a store or amazon

  6119. My order failed and now i cant retry…..

    ROHAN HELP please i want to be part of the first ones to get this….. I saved for months to order it…

  6121. Your Adam with a Pixel Qi screen, Wifi and 3G: $549.99 + $50 shipping [limited period]
    Like that, no matter where?
    6 to 8 weeks? No more information about the product. Or what i am buying?
    No Return policy, warranty? anything?
    Sorry Notion Ink. It sounds like a big SCAM!!!
    You wont have my money this time!!!

  6122. I’m very disappointed in NI today as many have indicated on here. I am sure you were all were not expecting this; however you had many ready to purchase even without seeing the final product. Individuals including myself were never sent the email for preordering and now seeing all the comments as we do I am sure you will loose out on a lot of business due to folks lack of patience and they purchase from other companies which I’m sure will not be to the same quality. Even if I were to receive the email now I’m unsure I would make the purchase due to the bad taste NI has left. I am not saying that I will not ever purchase an ADAM; however since there is now time I might look deeper into other possible tablets coming around the corner. Especially ones that might be here in the United States prior to Xmas. I have no doubt NI missed out on a very large opportunity. Good luck NI!

  6123. they probably will go to a different religion next, and borrow some of the famous names from that.

  6124. I can’t understand why I haven’t been sent an email. I’ve been following this blog since June, I’ve given my email address on their first website, I “Liked” them on facebook and have joined in some discussions. I have also written on this blog multiple times before December.

  6125. I’ll email it to you, but please don’t pass it along to anyone else.

    Hope you enjoy it.

  6128. I still cant believe I never got an email… I have been posting for at least 3 months here… very disappointing

  6129. Tried to reorder – but now it says that I’ve already ordered. Guess they made my decision for me. Que sara.

  6131. No, there were only four options; Pixel Qi and 3G.

    I guess they’ll infer what frequency band you’re using from your shipping address.

  6132. Has anybody noticed on the music player shot it says “Alphabetical” But it isnt, and it says “F” is selected, but it isnt. I get a feeling these are just photoshopped concepts. You’re crazy if you part with that amount of cash without seeing the actual thing working.

  6135. Well-no invite email here. Guess it’s the good ol regular order process-when that opens.
    Though, doubt is there. However, I’ll give it time to see what develops. Haven’t given up on you Rohan-just waiting for a post man.

  6138. Still no mystery feature?

    How much are customs charges usually? i’m in the US

    I really want expedited shipping

  6140. Aaaaarrrrghhhhh!!!

    I went through finally to the payment page and it says the order number is invalid…

    This is testing…..

  6141. Have gmail, have preorder, link down, 503 service temporarily unavailable. Bit sad this isnt shipping before christmas but am keeping the faith so far, and there is a lot of faith involved in this. Please give us some more NI or youre going to get crucified by engadget.

  6144. Well, if I got it right, neither the EAP applicants nor some (or even most?) of the blog posters are given the right to pre-order as promised (at least regarding the blog posters)

    Of course there’s no actual right to pre-order for any of the above mentioned, but after Rohan’s blog post it’s somewhat unfair.

    For me (and some of the others as well), it means getting up really early to pre-order accordingly.

    I’m somewhat annoyed by now; following the blog about this particular device for about a year now, participating in the blog by commenting frequently, and after the promise (you might at least see it as one) still not having the chance of pre-ordering as promised.

    However, as it’s late in my country and I’m tired as well, I’ll fetch some sleep. Though some of the events are unpleasant, I’m still looking forward to having my hands on an adam.

    Sleep well, Europe.
    – EL

  6146. Visa will refund you 100% if is a scam you know that stop playing around… they have return information on there site.

    I do agree no Warranty information sucks but i am sure i will want the next one in 12 months .

  6151. Orders.php has this message: “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

    5+ hrs left for pre-order and still no email.

  6153. Arggggggggggggg Help

    Thank you for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, the transaction was declined. Please try again later

    You have already placed an order – during the exclusive period, only one order per person is allowed.

  6154. There is no option for storage size, honestly I dont even know what size it is they are offering.

  6157. Sorry guys, Dennis was the first email I got and I just want to send it to one person. I don’t think they’re getting as many pre-orders as they were hoping for, so I’m betting when it opens up to everyone you’ll still have plenty of time to order.

    And, it’s not going to ship till the 9th of January, so no serious rush.

    Wish you all luck!

  6159. Haha server is completely slammed. When they open it up to the general public in 20 minutes things are only going to get worse. 😛

  6160. Oh yea, now that I’ve spent my money I can’t wait to see the final specs so I know what it is
    I bought.

  6161. Rohan,
    I tried to order, but the order page didn’t accept MasterCard (as mentioned in the mail). Kinda disappointed…

  6162. waiting autorization XD for the preorder thoguh the won’t ship until 6 of january TT.TT

  6163. Congratulations to all those of you who have been able to pre-order. Better late then never. It seems Rohan and team are having a difficult time at the moment but guys try and cut them some slack. This can’t be easy. If there is anything I have learnt from working in IT, It is that it NEVER goes as planned unless you have had experience and done it a few times.

  6165. My order failed and it will not let me try again!! Now I’m starting to get pissed off!

  6167. Yes Gara I’m a troll a troll that has wanted FOR Adam almost a year. A troll that until today posted regularly with nothing,but praise for Rohan and Notion Ink. In so many ways I felt that he was working in the right way when so many other company’s were just after the dollar. I still believe most of that. I’ve posted many times today trying to alert people they were hitting a site that was not even ready to go. The dates were wrong!! It also became clear to me that Rohan wanted more hits. The reveal went on and on to drive hits higher. Pure torture for many. Why would you say Pre Order NOW when you really meant tomorrow? Hits my friend. You called me a moron my friend. You just refuse to look at what is in front of your face. I have a deep care for the truth and a great sadness when it is misused. I am ready to let go and move on forgive and forget,but knock off the troll crap and open your eyes. You are entitled to believe what you want and I’m entitled to point out the truth as I see it. I’m here because I care not because I want to piss people off. I still care about Notion Ink and their success. I have faith that they can right their ship and do the right thing. That is take care of their customers, for they will be nothing without them. If you have read the Posts many are already jumping ship. I am not one of them. As Eric Burdon said many years ago ” I’m just a soul who’s intentions are good Oh Lord please don’t let me be misunderstood. With Peace AND love to you Gara

  6168. and when I try to click the link again ..I get this message ..

    You have already placed an order – during the exclusive period, only one order per person is allowed. To change or cancel your order, please send an email to preorder-support@notionink.com

    So I guess my order has gone through…although that payment gateway SERIOUSLY SUCKS!!

  6169. yea.. that’s fine. I know SIM cards and WiFi require registration in India.. but what has that got to do with the PAN number being entered into a mobile OS.. we don’t know where that will end up! Agreed that a SIM card that you’ll insert to run 3G or the WiFi network you cling to has to be registered.. but entering such info to activate an electronic device is unacceptable unless there is a govt. gateway as a middle tier which makes sure to filter such info out!

    Besides SSN holds all your info, unlike PAN which is tied primarily to identify you as a tax payer. Giving away SSN like that is a little scary, because we don’t know whose tapping the wire on the other end 🙂

  6170. “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

    Following for nearly a year and that is all i get.. Hmmmm

  6171. Ok guy, iPad comes with free shipping, but it’s base price is friggin’ 500 bucks, go for it then.

    If you don’t get a link, wait for few hours, it will be available for everyone. But don’t try to throw a negative comment on someone who is upcoming. They are not as rich as Apple, so they cannot afford free shipping. In fact, their product is cheaper and much efficient.

    All negative commenters, get the hell out of here if you don’t have patience. There are people who can encourage NI by buying the product. Show up your asses when NI becomes strong.

  6173. ‘night to all. See ya tomorrow… 1:11 AM in France, been updating those wordpress links for the past 48h, and finally can’t Mastercard.

    I’ll follow the ADAM’s release from afar, I’ll surely buy one later…

    Greee-exhausted-g

  6174. Rohan say:

    All these details are available on the pre-order page. So now just dont press ‘next>’!

    Regards

    but i see dont details in the pre-order page ??? 😦

  6175. I got through everything and then it said my transaction was declined, yet when i tried to log back in it gave me the “youve already pre-ordered page. Also I am fine with the $50 for shipping, but whats with this then stating that normal shipping is free???

    2.Shipping [Tempus: Please modify or add any other shipping mode] Notion Ink offers to you following shipping options:

    a.Standard Shipping: This option is free on all qualifying products. Products shipped via standard service are normally delivered within six business days after shipment. b.1-2 Day Shipping: For an additional charge, Notion Ink offers this expedited shipping option for most products.

  6176. I was ready to order earlier today after following this product intensly for the last year. But after reading the information, or rather lack of information, that came out today from Notion Ink I have decieded to wait.

    It suddenly crossed my mind that Notion Ink have failed to never ever in any blog, article or mail said anything about if this device will be able to run standard Android apps. It’s one thing if they don’t get official market access….there’s always a workaround for that. But if Android apps wount work at all on the tablet it’s actually not an Android device, it’s just an advanced Linux tablet.
    Their own apps might be fine, and their interface might be the best in the world. But if the thing doesn’t even run “Angry Birds” or a simple Android notepad it is of no interest to me.
    I am really afraid that you are stuck with Notion Inks own apps. And if this product isn’t a success then don’t expect any new apps for it….ever.

    Event the most talentless of chinese iPad clones have videos of them in action and a clear product description that tells you fundamentals like how much storage it has, does it run Android apps and does it have marked access.

    I hope that I am totally wrong about everything. But I just can’t bring myself to spend 550 dollars on something I don’t even know the technical spesifications of. And that no living person outside of the company has ever tried. That would be as stupid as answering on spam mails asking you to give them your account number.

    I could afford to loose some money on this product, but I hope none of the poor 13 year old kids who post here bet all their hard earned savings on this product before they know for sure that it works the way they think. That would be really sad.

    If Notion Ink is not willing to let Engadget, Slash Gear or any other trusthworthy source even try a quick hands-on of the more or less final product then there is no reason to trust them. So everybody, please save your money until we know a little bit about what it is we are buying.

  6177. Sounds plausible. Too bad, I think this has sunk my ambition to get one for good. I’ll just wait for iPad 2 :-/…If only i’d known how much this would disappoint, I would have just bought an iPad months ago.

  6182. It’s true. VISA and American Express was the only choices they gave. They’ll probably open up for other payment methods later, although I really think they should’ve included Mastercard in addition to, or instead of, American Express.

  6183. Is anyone else a bit concerned with the terms?

    1. Notion Ink holds no responsibility for the shipments delayed or lost due
    to unforeseen & unavoidable reasons arising due to Man Made or natural
    circumstances.

    Can anyone find reference to shipping insurance for this device? You would hope so at $50 shipping and that $550 could go down the tubes…

  6185. On the declined order, my credit card company was suspect of that large of an order to India before they verified. Guess I’ll have to wait now that I get the only 1 order per customer response now on the link. Maybe it’s a sign.

  6187. Got my confirmation. just gotta wait till jan 9th for shipping. 🙂
    this is gonna feel so looooooong.
    bit scared coz i haven’t seen a finished product.
    I’m trusting you Rohan, don’t let me down!! 🙂

  6188. Shipping or delivering Dec. 9 … ah, that’s the day I’m going to CES … oh, well …

  6189. This is why I always insure my packages, even if it costs a few dollars more. However, you’re on your own if you’re returning it, and didn’t insure a piece of electronics for its full value, when it has to travel so far. NI needs to insure them fully on the way out, otherwise a lot of people will be upset.

    Ten days refund period is ridiculous, however. Especially for someone who has to ship it from the other side of the world.

    Customs can take weeks. I’ve had it take a couple of months.

    Usually, companies will take a return even if it arrives late, as long as you had a tracking number, and the box is stamped with a ship date that’s within the timeframe, but as NI is a startup and I don’t know how they’ll handle these things, and given the other problems with the terms, I’d like to see a bigger return period.

    What if you got it as a gift, and couldn’t even give it away for ten days? You don’t know how long it’ll take for a thing to arrive after you order it, especially from so far away as India, and I always order my gifts well in advance. Is the recipient screwed because you bought it ten days prior?

    It ought to be 30 days, minimum. 60 is preferable, unopened.

  6190. Because probably you dont know or your company is a mess… Redundancy, test environment, disaster recover, ITIL, etc… They have those tools to make sure everything goes according to the plan…

  6191. Here is my link. As much as I’m angry with Rohan, I still want to see a bright future for Adam. So hopefully the “admins” here will not get mad because the purpose of me giving the link is to spread Notion Ink and Adam….
    Rohan, only if you had some pics/videos and treated us like paying customers!

    First reply to this will get the pre-order link! Reply with only your e-mail.

  6192. Hmm, well…. I paid… it processed my card, but when I was sent back to the site I got a “Checksum Mismatch.” error… 😦 Did it not integrate? Do they have my order? I got a receipt from CCAvenue in my email, but I don’t know if it registered back with the site. Was there a page I was suppose to see with a thank you or something? What does anyone else see after they pay?

  6193. my payment was declined? now I cannot access. nice.. guess ill wait to see the reviews as well

  6194. Finally got though… What Visa or AMex? where is MasterCard? shoot Now I miss the boat! I have two Mastercards in my hand right now with a very puzzled look on my face…. When will MasterCard be available?

  6195. Sorry guys, as much as I have been looking forward to this and wearing out my F5 button with the rest, your terms make me mighty unhappy. Especially when we have so little information about the reality and finality of the Adam. 5% cancellation fee if I cancel my preorder, presumably in response to actual information you release? 5% fee if the device is DOA, really? I mean, REALLY? Customer paid shipping and return shipping for warranty repairs? Which is not entirely out there, but without further information I’m not thrilled. Very small return windows for shipping things around the world. In short, please revisit these policies… I won’t be ordering till at least some of this is more palatable. I’d really like to, though, it has seemed like such an excellent product.

  6197. And the people who entered in the NI Logo campaign, shouldn’t they get acknowledgment along with the people who inanely spread their drivel on all these “blahgs”?

  6198. OK… NEVER MIND…

    With no one from Notion Ink providing input to this blog, I AM DONE…

    Been an interesting year, but I’m over it…. C YA

  6201. I’ve been thinking; All of the technology developed by Notion Ink is related to the story of creation as written in the Bible e.g. Adam, Genesis, Eden etc. BUT, Once the Adam has been released, and then the Eve. When Notion Ink come up with a new innovation what will it be called? The only other things I can remember from that story is Fruit, a snake and God, but I can’t imagine myself in 10 years time browsing the internet on a Notion Ink God. Surely if Notion Ink wants as much success as other similar companies e.g. Apple, Dell etc. They should’ve picked a theme that gives them more room for expansion. There may be something I don’t entirely understand (to do with Genesis or Notion Ink) but the thought came to me as I was reading the post, so I thought I’d share it with you all. 🙂

  6206. Yeah I was SHOCKED to see that return policy. I mean Ive seen some bad return policies before on some shady electronics or camera stores, but this is waaaaay worse.

  6207. yea!! found the pre-order link on the spam section!! I am also a part of the ADAM family 🙂

  6208. yep, the shots are not from actual working models – notice the typos, etc. This is what makes me most worried. I was planning two preorders if allowed. now, I’ll pass w/out more info.

  6209. Poo.
    I just went through the pre-order process and got to the point where my credit card server prompted me for verification. Entered the password and was told I was denied. My credit union has problems figuring out what is a “billing address” and “home address” when queries are made and sometimes I just have to try one and then the other. Unfortunately, NotionInk now thinks my order is complete and won’t let me retry…

    Just a warning to be VERY CAREFUL entering your details – you get ONE CHANCE and ONE CHANCE only – no mistakes are allowed…

    I guess I just save $600.

  6210. Wow just heard about these policies…..people are ordering?? Have you seen those policies??? Wow….not sure I will be ordering one now

  6212. Hiha, I placed the order: Pixel Qi Wifi
    To bad shipping will not start before Christmas, but I am still happy.
    Leon, The Netherlands

  6213. My pre-preorder was successful at 4pm PST today. $599.99 total, including $50 shipping. Indicated shipping date of Jan 9th 2011. Received a confirmation invoice email, and confirmation preorder email from NI themselves.

  6215. I’m an active blogger for more than one year. I registered for EAP and a NI email told me that I can preorder before the world wide preorder starts.

    But I got no email!

    On one hand I’m so frustrated because I cannot order but on the other hand I’m so insecure after this dilettantish “release date”. Maybe I will thank NI not to send me an email which protected me from ordering.

    Good luck NI.

  6218. Some people faced difficulty, Some people were able to order smoothly.
    The first shipment due for dispatch between 6th to 9th Jan is already over but Don’t Worry there are 7 more shipments to go 🙂

    Official Announcement From Notion Ink!

  6221. Being awake all night was really irritating. It is family afterall (what say Rohan?), be little patient.

    Once you are done with ordering, it feels so good.

  6222. Oh…. I’m late..
    My country time is many different PT.
    Is there another way?
    mm.. It’s glooming day….

  6223. Congrats.
    I received a llink too but they don’t take master card and that’s all I have. Now, the site is down too!

  6228. very disappointed by this, I registered over a year ago my interest in the adam. The last few times I tried to post a comment it never appeared, when I went to post it again it tells me I’ve already posted. No e-mail for pre-order. I registered for the developer program. I’ve been following the development of this product for the best part of a year. I even contacted the company (no response, surprise surprise) – very disappointed by the way this has been handled. Yet I get ignored and no pre-order invite. Thanks very much

  6229. Same issue here…I think it is a sign, a sign to say “fugg it!” and move on with our lives…

  6230. Now that you have all our credit information, we need to know:
    – How to select color
    – How to select 3G band
    – Can shipping speed be improved, and anticipated shipment date (although various unrelated groups have speculated on thus)
    – Adding insurance to the shipment of the item (covering the $550USD purchase)

    And basically all the questions asked previously.

  6231. I never got a link which I felt discouraged but after those policies went up and 50 dollars to ship??? Is this all true????? NI????????????????? ANYONE???

  6233. Yes, they refund you if you act fast, not 2 months… And you should have proof you that you bought from a safe source and was responsible.

    “Cardholders should always regularly check their monthly statements for transaction accuracy. Financial institutions may impose greater liability on the cardholder if the financial institution reasonably determines that the unauthorized transaction was caused by the gross negligence or fraudulent action of the cardholder–which may include your delay for an unreasonable time in reporting unauthorized transactions.”

    After 2 months do you really think they will refund you? HAHAHHAHAHAH

  6234. I agree my friend! I have worked in the IT field for years. In my opinion these guys at Notion Ink are doing a great job with a few hiccups along the way. No big deal. As Axel Rose say’s Have a little Patients. These guys are gonna need all the support they can get in the coming months. The Adam is about to cause a lot of other company’s a lot of problems. Because the Adam will make there sub-par products look obsolete. And these company’s will without a doubt try to cause Notion Ink problems right back. We need to stick together as a community.

  6235. Well, the site is still belly-up for me. Going off to do something else for a while. Very disappointed after being patient for so long.

  6236. Got it…Did it…done. Got the big dog PixelQi with 3g…I sure hope it lives up to the hype…(thinking it will)

  6237. SSN??? Is this for real?????

    Hello my name is Rohan…id like to buy this and this and this, oh and here is my new credit card….wink wink…scary stuff sorry Rohan…SSN?

  6240. very disappointed by this, I registered over a year ago my interest in the adam. The last few times I tried to post a comment it never appeared, when I went to post it again it tells me I’ve already posted. No e-mail for pre-order. I registered for the developer program. I’ve been following the development of this product for the best part of a year. I even contacted the company (no response, surprise surprise) – very disappointed by the way this has been handled. Yet I get ignored and no pre-order invite. Thanks very much. Yet again it won’t post my comment

  6241. So much for family getting to order first. First I was getting

    – It’s not 12PM PST yet.

    – Now the site is down – getting 503.

    Congrats to those who were able to get their orders in.

  6242. It’s here, finally, but judging by the comments, I’m gonna wait just a teensy bit, I’ve waited nearly a year, what’s a couple more hours or days gonna hurt…though it kills me to say…

  6243. (replying to self.)

    I even received notification from NotionInk the order was unsuccessful, so they KNOW it didn’t go through.

    I guess I too will wait for the January launch before ordering… Pity.

  6245. ORDERED!! 3G+wifi ….now will I actually be able to wait until January without going crazy??

  6250. Vector,

    Have you ever tried to ship something by DHL? price up a delivery/ 3-6 day deliveries cost more then that esp from half way across the world.

    This isn’t shipping from a local warehouse.

  6253. The site is probably suffering from some serious load and their capacity and planning exercise probably didn’t account for this many transactions to be forthcoming. I recommend patience.

  6254. >grEEEg Could you reveal the address on your e-mail.

    I’ve been expecting an email, but so far it hasn’t arrived. Also checked my spam but not knowing where it came from or the senders info. hard to locate.

    LeoP

  6255. Confused, where do I go to order? I can’t find a link. I know I haven’t received an email yet, but I can’t even find a spot that tells me that I’m not eligible to pre-order.

    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

  6256. You are the first to mention this. While it is well in line with the other concept drawings we have seen, it is probably the time to show actual pictures today than it is renders…

    Well, that makes this decision easier.

  6258. It seems people are saying that this has been delayed and won’t start for another 6 hours. Just be aware of that before getting your hopes up.

  6259. Dear Rohan, I distinctly remember writing to on 2 occasions with my suggestions and once over your blog, not because I wanted to have any special rights of owning the device over others in the world. However, when you announced that blog NI commentators will get first right I thought lets wait for the email. 😦 😦 😦

    Sorry for the the fondness and keenness for owning the device before several others. Will have it after some reviews from the IT experts.

  6262. $50 to ship to US. Forget it! There will be more tablets with Android tablets coming out in few months. I can wait for a better deal. Gotta be crazy to pay 10% of tablet cost on shipping!

  6263. Well that explains it! My Pre-order Email got lost in that avalanche of emails i’m getting from the thousands of Notion Ink posts. I received it at 11:06 AM PT. It’s almost 4:30pm now as I write this so it really isn’t much of a difference now.

  6265. Hey Rohan….we know how Adam works and how is it better than the competitors….but u need to show this to others tooo…..
    UI is of utmost importance to ppl……u HAVE to put out a video of the UI before the general public ASAP…..trust me it will help in the pre-orders……

  6266. So I’m getting my order set up and address is different than my billing address ( a common occurrence). When I go to review the order it just places my billing address in both billing and shipping. Is anyone else having this same problem?

  6267. It is still on the post. He could have edited at ANY time:

    “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!”

  6268. I’m thinking to wait until they arrive @best buy or other local store-no shipping charge, more payment options,better return policy, etc.

    I’ve waited a year already, what’s a few more months! Omg-i bet the hubby puts an apple under the tree just to torture me-ugh!!

  6270. Can’t believe people are ordering without any videos, detailed specs, knowledge of memory, 850-900…..?.
    And $50 shipping!
    6-8 weeks wait!

  6273. Rohan!

    I submitted my pre-order, but Bank of America declined the transaction because they thought it was a fraudulent purchase. I called, they have approved it, but now I can’t pre-order because the page says I’ve already submitted an order.

    Please let me back in to I can re-do my order!

    Thanks guys

  6274. “Service Temporarily Unavailable”
    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.

    Whaaaaaat?!!!

  6277. Dear Ben,

    When truth is drivel then drivel shall set you free. Notion Ink does not have a server issue,and I completely understand the time zones. I have spent a great deal of time going over them the last two days. Notion Ink wants blog hits. You don’t have to believe it, My entire motive was to keep people from hitting A site that is not ready. It is still not ready and people are still hitting it. They were misled plain and simple. If you take the time to carefully read my posts you might get my point. Try the one below I replied to Gara with. Yes you have fed the troll, but the loving caring one. Peace and Love to you…

  6278. A lot of companies do not ship to addresses where the shipping address doesn’t match the billing address. It is a common way to commit fraud but ye. It isn’t unusual for companies to not accept different addresses.

  6279. ROHAN: “Pre-booking for them will start at 10 December 00:00 AM IST. After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!”

  6281. I did. I don’t get much spam thankfully. But the mail wasn’t there.
    I think I’ll pass on the product now. I just needed to vent my frustration. Thanks

  6282. Couldn’t agree more. I mean I don’t so much mind the no reviews part, but EVERY other point you make is shocking, I mean truly shocking. I’m beside myself that so many people are dropping the $$. Goes to show how many ignorant consumers we have in the world. Hate me if you want, but a fact is a fact.

  6283. yeh 1st didn’t mention taxes – 22% 😦 , now $50 shipping, we’re starting to get near ipad territory, BTW Ipad 2 meant to have retina screen, hmm……. interesting.

    But cmon Rohan prove the doubters wrong post vids and pics, how come noone has preview yet, i would expect someone like slashgear to have one yet?

  6284. I don’t think the 6 hour advantage is must of an advantage; I predict that the pre-ordering volume will be _significantly_ less than it could have been had this launch been handled successful.

    I was on the review screen, and was willing to take some risks on a new company, but 5% cancellation fee, an absurd $50 shipping, a laughable (and illegal) return policy, and absolutely no tangible evidence of a real made me reconsider.

    I’m not trolling; I have been excited about this product for a long time. But, this is absurd. This company will not be able to survive in the same league as tech companies today.

    I’m sorry. I hope I am being unreasonable with my expectations, and I hope this product has much success and does everything as advertised. But I think I’m going to check out the other products on the horizon.

  6286. I was patient, but got a weird error that rejected my card and now will not let me order. Awesome. Glad I held out for nothing.

    Useless.

  6287. Rohan say:

    All these details are available on the pre-order page. So now just dont press ‘next>’!

    Regards

    but i see dont details in the pre-order page ???

  6291. Order page coming up now. But how many gigs i.e GB is it? 16 or 32?
    and where is the info for 3G version?

  6295. well iv become very sceptical after reading returns and reading everyones problems, may wait a few days, see if any videos or anything goes out, before i shell out $600 plus import tax,

  6298. Dear NotionInk team,

    I would love to take the advantage of pre-ordering, but as hard as I tried. It did not work for me until now. First I got the message to try 12pm EST, even long after this point in time…. Now I get the 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable failure. Please help! I wan to pre-order, but I simply can’t due to system limitations.

  6299. Care to share how Adam works? How is the UI? Where have you seen it?
    Oooooh, you mean the “old” Adam that is on youtube which was posted like 9 months ago?

  6301. Yes, I know but I am passing along information people have seen a little while ago while ordering. I’m pretty sure he is running around trying to fix all these problems with pre-orders and not worried about his blog. I can’t imagine how intence a situation this maybe for him and on top of that it is 6am in India, have some mercy on the poor man and his team!

  6303. So…what? I just left work not too long ago, and the site had a wait till 12 PM PST message. I now come back online to find that some have gotten through, but now it has a 503 error. Does that mean in essence I had only an hour window for pre-ordering, which I blew because traffic was bad?

    Wow…

  6305. Finally placed my order, only to have my card declined because the *entire series* of cards it is a part of has been blacklisted. And I can’t try a different card because “you have already placed an order.”

    Hopefully I can try again when ordering goes public, but this is not inspiring confidence.

  6306. Get the f*** out of here. This just gets more laughable by the minute. I don’t even know what to say…

  6308. Got mine!!!
    Pixel Qi LCD, Wifi +3G

    If you have a valid early purchase email with link, ignore a screen that may pop up that your email order link is not valid, and asks you to recheck your email again.
    It’s bogus. The server it so over worked it’s throwing up random errors and codes. Keep refreshing your link but not to fast or you may bypass the order screen that pops up every so often, or you’ll pass the order page when you refresh again.
    Good luck.
    Yea, it was worth the wait.
    Sorry for the ones who could not stick around.
    But it does give you a better shot of getting through, though.

  6314. “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

  6315. Happened to me too. American Express denied the transaction for ‘prevention of fraud’.
    I called them and got the transaction prior authorized but now I cant order again as my email ID is counted towards ordering one Adam.

  6316. So what? 06:00 a.m. passed by, so where can I order?
    I’ts half past one at night here, I just stood up for that 😦

  6318. Is it open now for other bloggers who did not recieve an email?

    I am not sure how to pre-order

  6319. people who are buying still dont know what 3g band they choosed and what ssd storage they r getting.
    mr rohan shravan said that all details will be on the order page and there was nothing. iam not going to order it till i dont see a video review some pics and also answers which many old members have asked abt storage, market, it is 2.2 2.3 or 3,0 . if we can upgrade or not.
    lets see the product at ces in jan even people who have ordered can see the video if NI is going to be there.
    whenever i have taken any decision based on impulse it has allways been painfull .so i prefer to wait now. if i like the product after review i will buy , if not technology dosent stop here there is asus, and rim comming up. atleast we will have perfect info on wht we r buying.

    i wish all the best to NI and just no 1 pulls them in consumer court here since detailed specs of wht u r buying is not mentioned .

  6321. People are saying that the overall launch is delay by 6 hours. General public orders will slip in to the morning. You should probably get some sleep.

  6323. Well, no reason to worry: when you finally get on the site, the payment is through an https page.

    Haven’t tried yet if I can use my privileged pre-order link more than once (otherwise I just have to wait a few hours, they won’t ship for a few weeks anyway), but they don’t ask for quantity: you can order only one Adam at a time.

    And the choice is down to 4 variants: clearly they will take the responsability to send you the right 3G version for your country – let’s hope so!

    Apparently there is a uniform shipping fee of US$ 50 – fine for me, and makes it easier, but probably not so nice for customers in India or China…

  6325. Yeah, interestingly enough, the promised details (i.e., answers to everyone’s questions that have been posted here all day) were conspicuously absent from the pre-order page. How hard is it to provide info the the people who are YOUR CUSTOMERS!!???

  6326. Alas, I still have not received my pre order link.

    When will the ordering open to mere mortals?

    Will there be an ordering link or tab on the regular Notion Ink website?

    Can’t wait to order my Adam

  6327. Where is my email Rohan? I posted when you requested, been following for months, and no email link?

  6328. Yeah, I’ve been waiting a long time, telling others…I got to the checkout screen and read the return policy and service policy. I just can’t buy this and find out that I don’t like it come January.

    If I purchase it and I don’t want to keep it, I would have 1) Lost shipping costs, 2) Pay Shipping back, 3) Pay a 5% charge to return, 4) eat the customs fees of $50, 5) Possibly face a 5% damaged packing fee, plus 3% restocking fee. Even if I leave off (5) that’s a loss of $175 to return the product. That’s is 1/3rd of the product’s cost!!! I don’t even know what the think looks like when running! That is way too much risk.

    Notion, I wish you guys the best of luck. I hope you hit shelves in the US or Canada so I don’t need to deal with your absolutely crazy shipping and return procedures.

  6329. Standard isn’t open can’t all night (France) long behind my computer … i’m sad the timing don’t correspond to what was annonced.

    Maybe later

  6331. Yer I cant get into the pre order page. Come on Rohan you have talked it up so good and now the last hurdle.

  6332. Ok, cant use it at the moment anyway (MasterCard user) so the first to reply to this with their email can have my preorder slot

  6333. hell yeah! pre-ordered adam XD.

    first time in my life that i have pre-buy something with so little knowledge about it.

  6334. Darn I only have a mastercard, it just won’t accept it!

    Why offer worldwide and exclude the major card common in Europe?

  6335. Yup 50 dollars to ship so your total would be $599 for the high end, nowhere did I see any tax prices. There is also a 5% cancellation fee of your order. Im going to wait a bit and see what rohan has to say about everything.

  6336. So, I got the email, but this is all I get every time I refresh. So far not going too well 😦
    Service Temporarily Unavailable

    The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again later.
    Apache Server at http://www.notionink.com Port 80

    NI, please make this right, send me another email if that is the right corrective measure.

  6338. @shakeelc

    Thank you kind soul; no sleep for 24 hours; I wonder why … yes, I meant Jan.9 … guess Dec. 9 has been on my mind of late 🙂

    Only reasons I’m going to CES: I have a business trip requiring me to be in Las Vegas then, so … And, CES opened a new category of membership for less than $50. U.S. that gets you in the last day, Jan. 9. Oh, and the silly hope I had of seeing, carrying, having, getting news about Adam 🙂 Ah, well … Thanks again!

  6341. nope at the moment

    “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

    You have to wait another 3.5 hours 😦 which sucks. they haven’t even released details on models you can choose from!!!!!!

    Plus they don’t even have an order page!!!!!!!!!! You have to type this in to get to the ordering page:
    http://www.notionink.com/order.php

  6342. So now that everyone is free to order how are people finding the servers? Lots of failures due to traffic?

  6344. I now got the error message: This is not a valid invitation link! Hmmmm????

    Sorry, I am totally lost and frustrated. Please, help!

  6347. Hi! If you could email me your pre-order, that would be amazing, thank you so much! My email is kuemerle5 [at] hotmail [dot] com

    Thanks again!

  6348. OK, got through, and my card was accepted. And yes, they charge the card now, ahead of time, and then ship in 6-8 weeks. At least that’s what it said when I got through.

    Did it say something different than 6-8 weeks for other folk who got through?

  6354. +1

    I was so excited when I heard commenters would have an early pre-order, I told my friends and family. I was practically bouncing and giggling with geeky girlish delight.

    Now I’ve been awake for 36 hours, and I don’t have an email, so apparently I’m not family, and I’m very disappointed.

  6357. Yeah same issue. This is a really bad sign…What happens on Jan 9 or whenever, when they try to ship out 100,000 of these damn things? Seems like it wasn’t really thought through, but I wonder why they couldn’t just put a guy on it full time to make sure it was properly hosted, etc. before ordering started.

  6360. It is time for the public order and I can’t find a link to an order page. Any clue where to order from?

  6361. It would make sense if Rohan told everyone else now where we could go to preorder… Or at least make another post with more information

  6362. So, does anybody know if this has a year warranty or anything? That would be nice. I don’t want this to clunk out on me in 3 months and be out $500.

  6363. Forgot to add that I am very disappointed with the whole order process. 😦

    Now I read that the pre-orders are over.

  6370. I’m a huge fan of the promise of this tablet, but let’s face facts here. Everything about this “pre-order”/launch/dog-and-pony-show just smells bad. This might be the only product out of the box that’s worse than Google on customer service. The website doesn’t work half of the time. And for those of you that threw down the coin today? You guys have huge balls of steel. That’s a lot of faith you’ve put into a company that has yet to show a single working device. Yeah, I know those screenshots like nice, but they are all computer generated and none of them come from actual photographs of a working unit.

    A few words of advice for you guys at Notion Ink:

    Get your act together. This operation smells like a scam. I hope it’s not, but it has all the signs of a “trust us, hurry-up and buy, and we’ll send it to you eventually” operation that quite frankly, sounds way too good to be true.

    I’m impressed with the product and ideas, but not the way you guys thing business should be conducted. You guys should have stuck with design and let actual businessmen work on selling your product.

  6371. Yes, but do you believe the actual _expensive_ of shipping is $50 uniformly to everyone on the planet?

  6372. look beyond the shipping….. return policy, no clear specs.
    From what I read, people don’t know what exactly they are ordrering. I think after all the fan-following (I have been following this site for the last 7-8 months), NI should at least respect the it’s fans, if not customers, by giving them a decent treatment.

  6373. I’m a huge fan of the promise of this tablet, but let’s face facts here. Everything about this “pre-order”/launch/dog-and-pony-show just smells bad. This might be the only product out of the box that’s worse than Google on customer service. The website doesn’t work half of the time. And for those of you that threw down the coin today? You guys have huge balls of steel. That’s a lot of faith you’ve put into a company that has yet to show a single working device. Yeah, I know those screenshots like nice, but they are all computer generated and none of them come from actual photographs of a working unit.

    A few words of advice for you guys at Notion Ink:

    Get your act together. This operation smells like a scam. I hope it’s not, but it has all the signs of a “trust us, hurry-up and buy, and we’ll send it to you eventually” operation that quite frankly, sounds way too good to be true.

    I’m impressed with the product and ideas, but not the way you guys think business should be conducted. You guys should have stuck with design and let actual businessmen work on selling your product.

  6375. Current Message:

    Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!

  6377. mr francois brutsch yes u r son of god so u r fine with 50us$ fees right ? not nice for indians because dhl or anybody for tht matter dosent even charge so much here . so its not nice really. by the i hope u will be fine with 8gb storage or 16 or 32 ? iam sorry maybe u dont even know right but anyway its fine for u . u r really cool

  6378. Is there shipping insurance on this device; if so, if the adam tablet is somehow damaged or rendered useless in transit, will I be refunded after paying $50 shipping? If so, With an Adam? Or with Cash? Does the $50 I pay for shipping include insurance for the Adam tablet device.

  6379. Guys! this website is acting up .. majorly!!!
    I messed up on my order by putting in the wrong zip code, and I am not allowed to re order !!.. arggggggg it says ive already used up my code .. but it didnt go through .. any clue on how to reset it ?

    the servers are taking for ever to refresh too.. cmon guys .. NI you should be better than this !

  6380. Make credit card company declined my order because it thought it was suspicious activity and now it says my pre-order has already been used so I can’t try to re-enter my order! CCAvenue’s customer service number goes to ebranch or something and the number they gave me for CCAvenue goes straight to a voicemail… WTF.

  6384. “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

  6385. This is getting stupid now i kind of get into the pre order page and it says Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST! WTF it said 6.00am IST

  6386. one question: “…active for 6 hours from the receipt of that email” what if you receive the email, but you are in different time zone so you are not able to pre-order yet?

  6387. $50 shipping isn’t bad considering you will have to pay sales tax if bought in a retail store.

  6388. I didn’t get the email. How sad is that. And I have been commenting for the longest time!

  6390. The email includes your email address as part of the parameters… I would guess that is to mkae it so the link can’t be shared. Though I have not tried it without an email.

    Ordered… now have to wait 6-8 weeks for it to ship and then what about another 2 weeks or so for it to arrive? Oh well.

  6392. Sent email, will send link when you respond (to make sure address is correct, and no typo :D)

  6393. Hi everyone,

    Sorry, we’ll have to wait another few hours. After several trials to access the order page this is what I got.

    “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

  6394. So much for being apart of the “Notion Ink Family” I have been following this for weeks, post after post. Did I have to have an account with WordPress? All I have been doing is posting via the “leave a reply” area at the bottom of the page. If so, that really sucks. Has anyone been getting the email sent to Hotmail? I always knew I was the red-headed step child that nobody liked…..

  6395. which site do you pre order now???? it is 607 ist
    where do you preorder help me please !!!!!!!!

  6397. mr francois brutsch yes u r right within india paying such fees for shipping is crazy. i can takr a bus and go to banglore from mumbai in 10us$ see the product myself and decide if i need or not.

  6398. Still very excited to see the product but I may wait for a local retailer and a confirmed ship date. I’ve become addicted to free shipping and 6-8 weeks is beyond CES so I may as well wait and see what they come up with.

  6402. You are correct. The worst part is that really all it would have taken was an hourly update post to let us know what was wrong and to address some of the device questions.

    How can you lay out $599 for a device and you don’t even know how much storage it has!

    Good luck all.

  6403. Got a follow-up email after the order saying my order was successful, with details of the charge and all. I guess I’ll have to be happy that by charging the order right now, I can claim it on my taxes.

  6405. Come on guys, this is the second night without sleep …
    Olny to buy ADAM.

    You said: “After 6 hours, it will be open to everyone (which would be 06:00 AM IST)!”
    And now I can’t order again???
    You are really about to lose a fan, you know?

  6406. Signing off. I’ll order when things are in order. Everthings happening seems convoluted. Preorder link not working. Error 503. So many questions unanswred. Don’t want to become a blind follower.

  6407. This is in fact true, however they usually do not then provide a form FOR said billing address, they just force you to use your shipping address. Over all the experience at checkout has been….subpar at best, so perhaps this IS the case and they just poorly executed it. If so, then I will not be able to order the Adam until this is fixed. I currently live in Indonesia where it is not possible for me to get a credit card and all of my current cards are based in the U.S.

  6410. Just to note, if it come with 16G memory that would put it in the same price range and the iPad….. if it come with less, better screen and a camera is all it can boast about.

  6412. ROHAN, please do us ALL a favor: in your next post, I would like to see you *honestly* defend the terms of sale/refund policies listed on your website. Seriously, I’d be truly interested to hear you, the head of your company, legitimize those points, as well as the exorbitant shipping rates (or for that matter, the fact that “free shipping” is reportedly mentioned, but mysteriously not offered). If nothing else, you owe us this as your customers/prospective customers. I have in my time seen some rather outrageous return policies from some rather lower-class electronics/camera shops in New York City, but yours goes waaaay beyond anything I’ve seen.

  6413. I have a yahoo account and didn’t get an invite – having followed the Adam saga for many months (since it was first announced) I was always hoping to be able to order as soon as it was released.
    However, having spent many hours tracking and hoping to pre-order on the 9th as promised by NI, and only seeing the hype but no real concrete data, I have finally given up and am now giving up and going back to the real world.

    I am still hopeful that Rohan & NI will soon get throuh their start-up issues and will be able to finalize all their sales and support policies, implement a proper sales processes that can take orders, respond to enquiries in a timely manner etc, set up a contact phone number etc.
    Let us see what the weekend brings….

    It was a nice dream while it lasted!

    Cheers to all

  6414. The site is down…i got my “golden email” and now I cant order because the site is down…this is some bs. By the time the site gets fixed for pre-pre orders, regular pre orders will have started so whats the point of the invite. I was at work when the pre orders finally started..sorry that I work for a living and cant sit in front of a computer screen all day

  6415. For those of you waiting for the open pre-orders:

    http://www.notionink.com/order.php

    Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!

    JFYI that’s 05:30 UTC, 06:30 CET (central european time) in the morning and 11:00 IST (India Standard Time)

  6416. I didn’t get the email either . . . are people with yahoo addresses still having a problem?

  6418. just managed to get through .. but now undecided on the preorder seeing the returns policy ..
    hmm .. decision postponed for 3 months

  6419. Well its expandable because of the SD slot and you can plug an external hard drive in.

  6421. I finally got through to the order link and it said that it was pre-order only until 9:30PST My conversion of time zones says it should have been now but whatever…

    -Greg

  6422. They aren’t just loosing one either. Pre order has been shifty and there hasn’t been any video and people aren’t liking it.

  6424. Are you Rohan from NI? Then why are you answering for him?

    Also, may I ask you for how long you’ve been following this blog and posting on this blog?

    Did you see the statement “folks who’ve been providing feedback/encouragement for more than a year now” and understood it?

    Did you see all other statements posted by me supporting NI all through the day? Please take the time to read them all before criticizing as you did.

    Apple’s tablet is $500 and it comes with 16GB memory. Adam was supposed to have 16/32GB, but now it says 8+ GB. And don’t go pointing to micro-sd. It’s not being given free. It adds to the cost.

    iPad’s efficiency has been established over the last many months and for your kind info I’ve been using it. Adam’s features are good and I helped in that process by giving feedback over the last one year. But efficiency will be known when only when it is used.

    Apple’s pre-orders were Fedex-ed free of cost. It’s not a matter of they’ve money, these guys don’t have money. NI is up against apple and other tablet makers and everything counts.

    Folks like me made this site/product strong and gave lots of positive encouragement to Rohan and NI.

  6425. Forgive my ignorance but, doesn’t this only apply when you buy the product from within your own country? i.e the seller has a shop situated within germany?

    I believe if they were to sell from within stores in germany your laws would apply BUT if the seller is from another country without a store in germany. I don’t think it works that way.

    I can’t see how you would drag a company not from germany through your courts when they don’t exist in your country. Again forgive my ignorance if this statement is not correct it is just how I thought the world works for buying stuff over the net outside your country.

    I guess buyer beware. I am not happy with the T&C either but I am still curious as to how you would take them to court etc outside your country?

    Appreciate your input and corrections to my misconceptions

  6427. I agree this smeels really bad. I think this is one of the best scams ever created. Where are Sowmya and greg and gecko at now. They were on here all of the time and now on the day of the release they have nothing to say…very starnge…Rohan has nothing to say…again very strange. If I were to embark on something supposedly this huge I would definitly answer the people.

  6428. +1

    Thanks for not sending the preorder mail so you decided for me.

    Good night. Need some sleep.

  6429. That’s not a valid invitation link, sorry. Please check the email again.
    ???????
    ???????
    ???????

  6431. I agree. If you open up your Adam when you get it and then decide to return it, they deduct 25% of the price AND you have pay for shipping! That’s a lot worse than any brick and mortar retailer I know, and they tend to be the worst.

  6433. If you’re getting a 503 and expect it to work with no invitation email, here’s the proper info: “Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!”

  6436. i think i need to wait for the website glitches to be resolved and other shipping / refund terms to be clarified. I have waited for 1 year, so another 1 month should not matter

  6437. @Rohan, PLEASE HELP!

    Boy am I sad and frustrated right now… I know I’ll get this straightened out. But I better share what happening to me so you can prevent it from happening to you.

    After being on the computer for a day and half waiting for pre-ordering to start, I end up having a problem with the system and now I can’t get one ordered! ;-(

    Basically I went through the entire ordering process, checking everything twice to make sure I entered everything correctly only to have the order be declined at the end.

    It tells me to please try again by when I do it tells me I have already ordered and can’t order again…. Grrrrr I understand why but it is frustrating none the less.

    It indicated it was declined because of “unauthorized usage”. So I called my bank and they said it was because the purchase was outside of my normal spending pattern. (ie: I don’t normally spend large amounts online with a company overseas.)

    So after a frustrating phone call with the bank, they have noted my account so that it will go through when I attempt the transaction again. (Now if I can get NI’s system to let me run the transaction again life would be good).

    HERE IS MY ADVICE TO EVERYONE: Call your bank or credit card company BEFORE you attempt to make the purchase. Let them know you sill be spending up to $600 online with an over seas company. Tell them the company is Notion Ink but the transaction will most likely show up as CCAvenue.

    If I would have known this ahead of time I would not have the problem I have now. I sure hope I can help get this straightened out. I’d hate to miss out on the pre-order because of this. But at this point all I can do is post here and send email to NI and Rohan 😦

    It is not NI’s fault, but they are the only ones that can help fix it at this point…

  6439. Almost 2 A.M. and I have finally preordered my Adam! 😀 The only thing worrying me is that there was no choice between 900 and 850 mHz 3G, but I guess they’re smart enough to send 900’s to Europe. It was actually very assuring to see that I got transfered to my own bank here in Norway to confirm the credit card charge here. So anything that happens will be insured by VISA. 😉

  6440. Yeah, We have to pass the HealthCare Bill FIRST then we’ll see whats in it “Nancy Pelosie”

  6442. And FYI, though I’ve been a longtime follower of your blog and company, I regret to say that I have decided not to purchase the Adam. Actually the bigger reasoning for me is the lack of real-world photos/video of the final product (also never seen this before, a company trying to sell people a product that they really have never seen), as well as so many other questions left unanswered, like the actual internal memory size of all models, and the presence/absence of Android Market. But I’m guess your next post will dance around these issues like many others have in the past. Oh well.

  6444. The actual policies appear when you make the purchase, and they apparently are more clear and simple.

  6445. I decided not to preorder and wait for more information; The shipment date in the preorder form says 9 Jan, and after an hour says 6-8 weeks.
    I prefer to wait till all thing become stable.
    I am still in love with Adam, but waiting for another 2 months won’t harm

  6446. The links finally works. But NI, you just screwed it up more. I ain’t buying an ADAM tablet for sure until I see complete reviews etc. Come on….

    $50 for shipping from India – are you kidding me:)
    25% return charge fee if I dont like it or have any issues excluding shipping back to India.

    Thank you NI, you just proved that you are another typical Indian company. I can say that since I am an Indian myself 🙂

  6447. Guys

    I coulndt complete my payment details. Can I get some help please to complete the order. Obviously cant use the link again as it considers it as an attempt toplace a new order.

    rgds

  6450. I understand that NI is overwhelmed…but I guess they underestimated the response or were under prepared. I am still getting HTTP:503, its already hours since i’ve started trying to get the link to open

    TEAM NOTIONINK – CAN YOU GIVE ME AN ALTERNATE LINK AS THE ONE YOU SENT DOES NOT WORK. PLEASE BE DIFF AND GIVE US A BETTER LEVEL OF SERVICE. THE LINK DOES NOT WORK.

  6451. guess this is just like a real familly some members get treated better then others some get invatations to special events and some don’t ( still no email for me so I’m off to bed)

  6452. So I managed to go through the first pre-order steps. As expected, no payment options. I cant order since I only have MasterCard. Disappointed….

  6457. ok so the time is up for the first 6 hour pre-order , what is the order link the rest of us can use that rohan promised in the post?

  6458. Same thing happened to me…. wish they could’ve though of letting us try with a different card or giving the bank time for pre approval…. blows

  6461. Finally a true regular and you get screwed. Sorry Greg but it seems like vaporware or a Unicorn as i like to call it.

  6462. OK like an hour ago the comments had a post from “Notion Ink Team” reading that the first wave of ordering is over and will ship between Jan. 6-9, and that there are 7 more “waves” of ordering. Scroll up and find it.

    I just spec’d out a DHL order from bangalore to Wisconsin and they could ship it now and have it here by Monday, which is pretty damn fast, they estimated about 125 though so i’m sure that was express shipping.

  6467. gregs, soumyas, geckos, nishits … I hope you finally managed to order ..
    Though I strongly feel all this is a little like ’emperor’s new clothes’ …

    In your private forum and emails, please question Rohan on all that has happened … Seriously .. for a kicka** product, a video can only help. rt ?

  6470. in the blog Rohan said we can pre order from 6 AM IST. I am the unfortunate ones who didnt get the email.. woke up at 3:00 AM to see if I have got one 😦

    now at 6:00 AM at last after the site opened it is saying 9:30 PM PST…..which is 11:00 AM IST…

    why so…

    Rohan — lets not let the indian flag down.. come on man………..

  6471. @Mastiff, can’t choose between 900 and 850. What if you’re in a zone that supports both like Australia but you have a preference? Faith in the ordering system is dying to be honest as I’ve also got a service unavailable for the last 3 hours with my pre-order link.

    Think I’m going to wait this out. Unfortunate as the hype around the device seemed to be justified but the finishing touches leave a lot to be desired.

  6474. I didn’t get one either, and my spam folder has four emails in it. I keep checking, but no new mail in inbox or spam.

  6475. I thought the most expensive Adam is $498? Why are people saying that they spent $549, does that include the shipping or is there another $50 on top of that for shipping? According to the their FAQ, Mastercard and Discover card are accepted but the pre-order invitation I got says only American Express and Visa are accepted. Where is the warranty policy? I’m afraid to buy now since the company is in India not in the U.S.

    After all that, I think I’ll wait until it hit the shelves at Best Buy, Fry’s Electronics and Amazon.com

  6476. went to order mine and said my password was wrong and that my order failed. Now i cannot go back to reorder. i am very upset with this, i have been waiting for so long.

  6478. @everyone

    pre-ordered pixel qi with 3G

    and prompt confirmation.
    🙂

    *CES 2011 waiting for the launch*

  6479. I have an e-mail out to NI asking about the SSN thing:
    —
    To whom it may concern:

    I recently noticed the “Adam” tablet, and am very interested in buying it. However, a small section of the Privacy Policy listed on your website has given me pause:

    … In the U.S. and India, we may ask for your Social Security number (SSN) and PAN number respectively but only in limited circumstances such as when setting up a wireless account and activating your ADAM. …

    This raises two questions:
    1) What business reason do you have for collecting SSN/PAN information?
    2) Is activation of the device necessary for its full and unobstructed use, and if so, can it be done without providing SSN/PAN?
    I am very sensitive about disclosing any personally-identifiable information, especially when said information is very damaging when collected and used indiscreetly. I would appreciate clarification on these issues at your earliest convenience.

  6480. Rohan, please don’t take the whining of people here to heart. This is where you find out the limits of a blog. Most people here are acting like spoilt kids – and I think that is the average person behavior on the Internet. Tesla did not get fame because of trash like this. Crybabies.

  6481. The web site is running on Rohan’s laptop which just ran out of battery…it will be back up as soon as his battery is charged 🙂

  6483. What is the deal with the return policy? Everyone seems upset about it, but noone has said why? Can someone who read it please let us know what the policy is?

  6485. Hi!, those who already preordered can you confirm the following:
    Shipping cost / country
    Delivery method

    thanks!

  6486. Yeah, in reality you’ll be out the 25% for total fees, plus the exorbitant shipping you paid to begin with (which by the way apparently doesn’t include insurance!), PLUS shipping to send it back to who knows where…so to summarize, based on a top-end model:

    $137.50 (return fees)
    + 50.00 (original shipping fee)
    + 30.00 (rough estimate of return shipping)
    ————-
    $217.50 TOTAL LOST on an Adam return!!!!

  6488. Why no mail for me, what have i done Rohan to deserve hitting the F5 button for nothing? 😦

  6490. it is a common practice for a company to ask your social when signing you up for a plan like a cell phone plan. they maybe using it for the 3g stuff. Other than that ther is NO reason to get this unless you are financing the purchase of this product

  6491. I’m registered, have commented numerous times, and no joy. And yes, I’ve checked my spam. I’ve only gotten four spam mails today, and I jump each time.

  6493. Very dissapointed. All that talk about being future ready and your servers aren’t even scalable to handle the crowed. Oh and then there is the lack of support for the mastercard. Absolute Piss.

  6494. Bit disappointed and a bit confused — sucks that I didn’t get a pre-order link (not sure what happened there) but there seem to be larger concerns…

    I’m going to wait a bit longer – like many on the board, I think it’d settle some anxieties if we could see some photos/videos of the final product. The refund/delivery terms are a bit weird too

    fingers crossed this gets sorted soon, there isnt anything this good on the market -yet-

  6495. wow…that was brilliantly said. I have been eating the hype of this product and was going to plop down my hard earned cash, but after seeing this embaressing debacle of a release for a company that has yet to beproven on any level and has zero amount of customer service is insane!!! Im not going to invest until i see this product shipped and on various blogs in real time.

  6496. Well, i have to say I am a bit dissapointed and frustrated…
    At first i got no email for preorder, well ok, maybe a technical problem.
    Now i got the mail from a buddy and the next thing is, NI is just accepting VISA and AE…
    It seems that there is no possibility to do the payment with a MasterCard…

    The real frustrating part is, i was waiting for Adam since it was the first time in the news. Now I am willing to give my hard earned money and trust to a company which is placed on the other side of the world…but it is not possible.
    So i will have to wait again… maybe i will get the possibility to get the Adam sometime but until I have to wait…

    I was really looking forward to this day, but now, the only thing i got today is some kind of frustration…

  6499. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE someone in the know at Notion Ink – HELP.

    What is the total memory you are shipping with the Adam?

    The tech sheet says 8+ GB Flash.
    (THIS IS SO VAGUE!!!!! and a very important fact for a purchaser to be made aware of before making the decision to buy).

    Is it 8GB or more – what is it?

    Please confirm clearly?

  6501. @Greg

    At least you had the satisfaction of ordering it. I did not even get an invitational email.
    Pah!!!

  6502. i was able to access the preorder page. it mentioned $50 shipping [limited period] i guess after that limited period, the shipping prices may be less. i by mistake pressed F5 and again i started getting 503 😦 how about memory variants?

  6507. Very disappointed. All that talk about being future ready and your servers aren’t even scalable to handle the crowed. Oh and then there is the lack of support for the mastercard. Absolute Piss.

    My happy ending to reading and waiting over the last year was to order 4x units.

    Negative sentiment achieved.

  6510. Well if that’s the case, it’s 7:03pm CST (Central Standard Time) so it should be another 27 mins or so at 7:30 CST

  6512. Basically, Notion Ink is making you put up 5% of your order to see the video and get your questions answered. Because if the video shows a laggy panels or the answers you get don’t satisfy you, they will charge you 5% to cancel your pre-order!

  6513. I understand that, but at least to me, the wording is confusing. It seems to imply that to activate the device itself, with or without a wireless plan, requires one of those numbers.

    No matter, their reply shall clarify.

  6515. Sorry, during this period you can only order if you got an invitation over email. Preorders will be open for everyone at 9:30pm PST!

    WTF?

  6517. And there go the investors… if they weren’t happy when a few people spilled their secret emails I can’t imagine what thousands of frustrated/angry/confused blog comments will provoke. I really think NI should have anticipated the consequences of this failing.

  6518. Oh I’ve seen the policies, they are clear…but that’s not the problem. The problem is the how ludicrous the policies are themselves!

  6519. The more I think about this the more mind boggling it is that NI’s web development and legal and accounting teams didn’t have a better handle on all this with the inevitable currency, payment method, shipping concerns that were bound to arise. It really is stunning. I actually believe in the product still but the infrastructure for supporting a major product roll out has been just staggeringly ham-handed. I don’t know what else to say. My only guess is that they are having financial problems and the money guys forced an early rollout before they were ready in order to raise some cash. I feel bad for Rohan – an engineer undoubtedly caught in the middle. The product will save itself if it’s a great product but I sure wish it had gone smoother.

  6523. I was in middle of the order and suddenly it started showing server not found, Rohan:- Can you please look into this.This is so disappointing . I wanted to book 1 Adam for me and application broke and my oder is not more completed.

    Please look into this.

    Thaks
    Mukesh Sharma

  6525. Whoa check it out, on the NI website main page all of the links for the policies/terms have been REMOVED. Perhaps they’ve wised up about how INSANE those were???

  6526. I was in middle of the order and suddenly it started showing server not found, Rohan:- Can you please look into this.This is so disappointing . I wanted to book 1 Adam for me and application broke and my oder is not more completed.

    Please look into this.

    Thaks a lot
    Mukesh Sharma

  6527. I might wait till this weekend update to pre-order, perhaps then there might be a demo and/or more pics.

    It just seems a little too sketchy at the moment. That and the fact my link gives me a 503…

  6529. this is because you have not read the contract of similar devices with as much scrutiny as of now

    GPS function could be one, for location services.

  6532. UK Price is Approx £480 including import duty @ 5% and the new VAT rate @ 20%

    Transflective version (Pixel Qi) 3G variants at $549.99 = £350
    Shipping $50 = £32
    Total + 5% (approx) import duty = £382 + £19.10 = £401.10
    Total +20% VAT = £401.10 + £80.22 = £481.62

    Still significantly cheaper than top IPAD (way to go ADAM)

  6533. Anyone else notice that “sales policy” and “return policy” have disappeared from the home page…what’s going on? Im studying for finals, surely the least we could get is a video clip or a preorder link…

  6538. What happened to the policies? I wonder if they’re having some problems with the amount of people coming in for pre-orders.

  6541. I would have purchased a 3g PQI device tonight if a) it was available at 730pm EST as promised, b) there was some proof of actual devices existing, and c) there was better communication from NI.

    On a major launch like this there should be one person in charge of communicating with the public. A 5 hour delay without a public notice is absurd and no videos of a working product is extremely suspect.

    I have been following this product since CES last year i think, whatever it’s initial showing was and have fervently touted it to my friends and family. But i will not be purchasing a unit now until i get one in my hands in a retail store, and if that is after the ipad 2 then I’ll be buying it instead. NI has exhausted my patience.

  6542. Yeah, i woke up to some exciting news about the arrival of Adam. But i’d like to know where’s the pre-order link for others. Anyhow, congrats Rohan!

  6543. On a related note, just realized that the links to the policies/terms on the main NI website were just TAKEN DOWN. Could it be that they’ve wised up??

  6544. I have to say that if NI has any sense and wants to get ahead of the bad press they should disable comments. This blog was great for gathering data and early interaction but it’s not going to do anything but harm them now. They should pull it immediately and spend their time fixing their problems.

  6546. The store link should be working now. I just got home, checked the email… clicked the link.. and BAM! Gave my credit card number happily for an expensive Shipping ($50? Really?) and delivery in 6-8 weeks.

    Countdown begins. Worst case, 16-18 weeks? @Rohan come through for me brother… let it be close to 6 than 8. 🙂

  6549. its working now….. just ordered!

    FYI.. please visit our ADAM fourm and register so you can post comments. We want to support the Notion Ink family and everyone that in it, not just the few who got lucky pre-orders.

    http://www.tegra2tablets.com/

    Also, if you have a pre-order and are not using it. Please offer it up to one of our members! People are dying for these!
    Reply

  6550. sales, privacy and refund policy links are down. I hope you guys saved the pages so you can have any sort of argument later as those were what was present for your binding contract. I had only saved the sales link myself

  6552. Someone grew a brain. Everything in those policies was embarrassing – never should have been posted without serious edits.

  6554. overjoyed for you
    I cant even get through to your pre-order site

    if I miss, I miss, i’ll just have to wait my turn

    congratulations

    big kate

  6555. Well said mate!!! Sorry but it looks like a big SCAM!!! 0 pictures, 0 review, horrible customer service, site is down….
    Well who bought it have balls of steel. indeed!!!
    I will laugh when after 2 months you try to get your money back and Visa say: sorry, when did you use your card? 2 months ago? Did you see the product you bought? Did you read any review? Tell me more about the company? ????????????
    I hope i am wrong, but i think i am right!!! Sorry guys…..
    Please NI do something..

  6556. Yeah, no email here either.

    I don’t think we can expect personal replies to emails to info@, but I tried anyway.

    I think the worst part is no blog updates to tell people what’s going on. This silence from Rohan is driving me nuts.

  6560. I was just thinking that the 8+ GB maybe a sly way of saying 8GB on board and + is however many GB you have in microSD cards. I would be fine with that, but it would be sort of annoying to have been kept in the dark as to the meaning. That being said, I have been to India (family), and I can easily see how someone would take “8GB plus expandable storage” to 8+. However, there should be a native English speaker on that staff, especially if their release is global.

    -Nkk

  6562. i think it is available for general public now. it used to say jan 9th before but now saying 6 to 8 weeks. what is going on??????

  6564. Not sure I am gonna buy it now, Rohan’s lack of response on the CC issue is fishy. No way I am not gonna bother getting a VISA just to order a tablet.

  6566. to everyone:

    this link “http://www.notionink.com/order.php” is currently working for me. You just click and your on. Everything works fine.

  6567. This is pretty crazy, I’ve been watching these guys for over a year, I didn’t comment early enough to get a preorder, fine, but now that I’ve waited the extra 6 hours, I still can’t order? This is really frustrating.
    I don’t know if I should forget about it or not, just found out 50$ for shipping, and it wont be here for Christmas. This a very weird roll-out.

  6569. I just ordered!

    Please visit our ADAM fourm and register so you can post comments about your ordering experience. We want to support the Notion Ink family and everyone that in it, not just the few who got lucky pre-orders.

    http://www.tegra2tablets.com/

    Also, if you have a pre-order and are not using it. Please offer it up to one of our members! People are dying for these!
    Reply

  6572. In the mean time, I’m sure there are plenty of people who will be more than willing to head out into the bloggosphere and help spread the word to the many tech sites about what has gone on here. Its not good or bad, its the truth. It is what it is.

  6573. 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable – ERROR Update

    The web site is running on Rohan’s laptop which just ran out of battery…it will be back up as soon as his battery is charged 🙂

  6575. Thanks guys, allowing Netbanking was a good idea. The wait for 6-8 weeks is criminal though, and it will be killing for us fans now that we will start to see reviews online.

    In my case, it could get worse if the Adam is shipped while I am traveling and I have to call home on Skype to find out how it looks and feels. Even worse, I would lose the chance of waving it in the face of all those smug people who keep on showing their iPads off at airports.

    However, on the brighter side, I hope that the extra time means that we will get more applications in Genesis and updates on the Adam when we finally receive it.

    O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!

  6576. I went to the pre order link and I see the different variants.
    But what if I want to buy a unit with 32 gb on board.
    Do I have to wait a while longer or a lot longer?

  6578. I’d hold off on purchasing at all until next week folks.. it’s not like you’re going to get it any sooner 😛 I can guarantee you that there will be zero line waiting as nobody (average joe) has heard of Notion Ink just yet. Everyone is almost guaranteed one even if you want until launch day itself. You can tell every friend you know and it won’t put a dent in production. Unless they just scale down completely on purpose to cause shortages and anticipation (Nintendo Wii anyone heh) there should be more than enough. Let their server regen a bit, scale it out a bit, and just wait it out a few days, no rush guys! Relax! 😀 It will be a great product, unique and unlike any other droid device to date. Goodluck! (I’m going to pick up the Flagship Pixel Qi – 3G next week.)

  6580. Well, I found a way to resubmit the order (don’t ask). But guess what, the second time through it was declined again! Double Grrrrr. 😦

    So I called my bank again and after they verified a few things they stayed on the line with me while I placed the order for third time and this time is went through successfully. 😀

    All I can say is I must truly be addicted because I’ve never worked so hard to purchase something before.

    Though I am glad it happened to me rather than someone else. Someone else would possibly be mad at NI for it. But it’s my credit card company’s fault, not NI.

    As long as you guys know about this stuff ahead of time (and prepare for it) you should not have any problems ordering.

  6581. guys the page opened. but it is saying that customs duty can be anywhere between 0-100% of the item value.

    had very bad experience with indian customs… if this product ships from china will it mean i might end up paying more money than the normal product cost and shipping fee….

    please let me know fast so that I can order

  6582. ok guys whats going on here? dont get me wrong, still loving the potentiality of this product, but seriously where is it? deadlines been here and gone and still nothing tangible. I (as much as anyone on this blog) want to order this baby but if we cant get anything substantial to cling onto then why should we bother? At the end of the day no matter how you put things this is still a product and we are still customers wanting to put our hands on this product so a little transparancy wouldnt go amiss. Whilst Apple do things we dont all agree with at least they put their money where their mouth is…

  6583. If you aren’t using your link, please send it to this Soldier in Afghanistan.

    jase.jalone@ gmail.com

  6585. Yeah noticed this too…and yes they truly are embarrassing, couldn’t describe it any better myself…aside from maybe ludicrous, or outrageous.

  6588. I guess my posts didn’t count so I didn’t get in the first round of pre-orders. I can accept that, but it’s now 6:45 am and I still can’t find a link to go order one. Oh well, I guess I just need to be patient.

    Etienne66

  6589. There is news of mastercard service being hacked by wikileaks supporters, and recently someone said other online payment services providers were also being affected by denial of service, perhaps same for bank of america. The site errors maybe due to heavy traffic.
    Lack of videos, not understandable!

  6590. I think there was a limited amount for early shipping (6-9 Jan) now the available stock it 6-8 weeks due

  6593. Lurkers ARE family too. I am saddened by the fact that some clown who dropped by once to leave a nasty comment about how this thing isn’t as cool as the iPad could be given for a pre-order spot over me. I am someone who has dreamed of a tablet such as this for years and championed this device since I first heard about it at CES. Ive watched and waited as this blog and device grew from infancy only to have NotionInk now spit in my face and tell me I’m not family. And yetl I stayed….camped on your doorstep all night refreshing for little more than a tease…then this morning another tease…then a come back in six hours with all the other uncool people…then come back in another five hours because things are borked. 😦 Yet without a ship date or even single hands on or review I sat here for the past 24 hours WAITING to preorder this thing…you better think again who your FAMILY is NotionINK. Now I hear 6-8 weeks……you are really seeing how far you can stretch our relationship before it snaps.

  6594. Finally went through! YAY!!! I’m going to be excited for weeks! Can’t wait Rohan!!!!

    WAY TO GO!

  6595. Unfortunately, I think Notion Ink has just lost my pre-sale for one of these things for the time being. There just seems to be too many problems and quite frankly, this is a substantial purchase and should anything go wrong, I’m out almost $550?!? I don’t think so.

    Why I won’t be pre-ordering:

    1. Website seems unreliable and it feels like I run the risk of a 503 error in the middle of the ordering process.
    2. Not using a widely trusted payment gateway like PayPal or Google Checkout.
    3. As others have said, there are no recent pictures or videos of the Adam being used IRL. While I believe that this product is real, it just makes me a little uneasy.
    4. Should I need to return the Adam I am going to order (wifi only with Pixel Qi display), it’s going to cost me over $200!!! That is insane for a company that does it’s business through the internet. I have never heard of a worse return policy even at brick-and-mortar stores. Here’s some math to consider:

    $125.00 (return fees)
    + 50.00 (original shipping fee)
    + 30.00 (rough estimate of return shipping)
    ————-
    $205.00 TOTAL LOSS on an Adam return!!!!

    5. Too strict of a return policy (as noted before). I also have a feeling that Notion Ink is going to be pretty hard-nosed about DOA products just judging from everything that has happened so far and NI’s policies.

    For those of you that do end up pre-ordering the Adam, I hope you love it and I will hopefully be getting mine when all the dust completely settles in 1-2 months.

    Good luck Rohan and the Notion Ink team!

  6596. After waiting so long to buy this product, I’m finally staring at the order page. Too bad I don’t feel confident enough to push the button! $600 isn’t pocket-change for me, and there’s no way that I can dish it out without actually seeing a non-rendered picture or video of the product i’m buying.

    But thanks to those of you who are taking the plunge, I hope it works out for ya. I really look forward to some good youtube reviews! Then I’ll buy it after it’s honestly tested out.

  6599. What an irony was waiting to pre-order for the last 24 hours after all the struggle i see the order page and i am able to order but after seeing the return and sales policy and the way the whole pre-order thing was messed up , i want to hold on until Adam is sol through their Logistic partners in the respective countries .

    i would rather buy this from Amazon and have the guarantee that i can return it for free in case of issues and get an immediate replacement . I have no doubt about the product itself but i am skeptical about dealing with this ridiculous return policy , also on the order page it say it would ship in 6-8 weeks given that , there is no way this going to ship by CES.

    All the best to Rohan, looking forward to buy the Adam sometime in the future but not now.

    Thanks

    Anil

  6600. I’m at the public preorder page at http://www.notionink.com/order.pnp and it worked for me. I’m staring at the “proceed to payment” page and don’t know if I want to move forward. Hard for me to give someone my hard earned money without being able to see the final product…….oh what to do….

  6601. @Rohan (Long post: not angry, but rather disappointed)

    Posted before the deadline and still no email.
    I don’t like this separation of NI’s customer base. Why are “family” members more important? Every customer should be treated equally.

    After looking through the sales and refund policies, I am even more disappointed. Regardless of whether NI is a start up or not, this is really ridiculous with the lack of efficient communication and the extra fees.

    “Prices are exclusive of, and you shall pay, all taxes, duties, levies or fees, or other similar charges imposed on Notion Ink or on you by any applicable taxing authority or authorities (other than taxes imposed on Notion Ink income) related to your order.”
    How much are these charges?

    “a.Standard Shipping: This option is free on all qualifying products. Products shipped via standard service are normally delivered within six business days after shipment. b.1-2 Day Shipping: For an additional charge, Notion Ink offers this expedited shipping option for most products.”

    The Adam tablet is NI’s only product, surely it must qualify for free shipping? $50 shipping that others reported is not reasonable.

    Returns for unopened products are “subject to a deduction of five percent (5%) from the purchase price towards processing fees” and “Notion Ink will charge a restocking fee of ten percent (10%) for the returned product and additional ten percent (10%) repackaging fee if the product is returned as open hardware or distorted package.”

    People rarely return products unopened, so the restocking/repackaging fees will need to be applied. The fees total 20%. 20% of $499.45 (the wifi/transflective version I wish to buy) is $99.89. Returning an Adam will cost $150 (includes $50 or more for return shipping)!!

    Meanwhile, the storage is not specified and the shipment date ultimately cannot be trusted due to spontaneous delays and issues experienced today for pre-orders.

    Please consider selling Adam from reputable sellers either online or in stores. Paying $150 to return an Adam, the general lack of information (no video, real pictures,etc.), and the upwards of waiting 2 months is too risky. For now I will wait.

    Hope everything turns out ok.

  6602. The Notion Ink website was updated but I can’t find where to pre-order. Anyone find out where to go?

  6607. Well, got my order in – Pixel Qi LCD + WiFi. Don’t need 3G. Already have it on the Droid X.

    Ordered, got the confirmation screen and received an order confirmation both from the processing company and from Notion Ink.

    Now it’s waiting time. Hopefully soon!

  6610. Aw come on, you can’t be serious

    Merchant URL is Incorrect.

    Sorry, Your order cannot be processed as the website is not authorised for Transactions through CCAvenue.

    Please contact the Webstore Administrator to report this error.

  6611. Crap. Mastercard here too. Oh well. With shipping/arrival times well into January already, I suppose I can wait.

  6612. i have commented on a bunch of posts before the last one, and i have been following for more than a year. however i did not get a pre order link.

  6614. Same thing happened to me, so I went back to my email, re-opened the link and it allowed me to go through the order process again. I used a different card (my debit card this time ((scary)) ) and it worked perfectly.

  6615. Oh, mercy. My pre-order actually finally went through. I hope I won’t regret this; I have to admit that my confidence is shaken after all of the delays and problems.

  6616. First order attempt failed as I had No Script running for the CCAvenue website, which must have messed up the credit card authorization as it sat there for 20 minutes, before I manually refreshed and got the decline notice and follow up emails. Took me another hour before I was allowed to order again, this time successful.

  6618. I went to the pre order link and I see the different variants.

    But where is the option to select the amount of memory, I want 32 gb.

    I will wait until I can buy the version I want the way I want it.

  6619. Amazon charges 20% restocking fee for computer products, but it pays for return shipping…

  6620. Thank you for pre-ordering. Your credit card has been charged and the transaction was successful. Your order id is NIOxxxxxx. Please note this number for your reference.

    Yay, looking forward to the arrival!

    Advice: if you’re worried about the correct 3G version, ask for the relevant one in the special instructions box. Just an idea.

  6621. Looks Like the PreOrder link is back… Although it is not clickable for me…

    I did post few comments way back in OCT. No email in my Gmail SPam folder either….
    Would like to get hands on this beautiful product, been waiting all along…
    But may be wait till all the (at least major) questions are addressed.

    Moreover, I would like to SEE this product first hand, somewhere in a shop where I can play around and get feel for few minutes.

    Pre Ordering from a new venture company based on just screen shot, may be too much of a risk. Again I am ‘Early Adapter’ but not ‘adventurer’ in such cases.

    Who ever gets hold of this promising product, please upload video’s on the YouTube for others…

  6622. Never had to do it myself for anyone. I *have* ordered stuff from across the globe, though. But they were big companies… so I guess they had better deals. But as I said… I was more than willing to pay 🙂 Ad you’re right… in grand scheme of things… it’s not that expensive.

  6627. OK what??? I got this from their preorder confirmation page

    You can initiate a refund process within 7 days of your product receipt under the
    following conditions stated in below points
    – seriously???? It might tame more than 7 days for it to even get to me here in the US……

    2. Notion Ink offers a no questions asked return policy. If you wish to return
    your product under this policy, you must open a case by emailing
    preodersupport@notionink.com & ship the product back & a Letter
    with reason for return to Notion Ink & after evaluation of your case & the
    product, Notion Ink will refund the amount after deducting the Shipping
    fees & service fees of 5%.
    – You just said its a no question asked return policy, why do I need to letter as to why I’m returning the item.

  6629. OMG! What is this!?!?! I’m expected to give this company $600 with zero info?? I see no return policy, I see no warranty, I see no pictures of the final product. For all of you that are preordering, you must have major faith in this startup that has never actually delivered anything.

    All we know is this company is supposed to be releasing this amazing product that we all have been waiting for. But at this point, where is the proof? How do we know this isnt some major scam?

    I thought for sure I would have submitted a preorder today. I am very shocked it turned out like this. Maybe I’ll get over my anger and buy one in a month or so once we actually see something.

    My thought is if this is really a great, forward thinking company thats supposed to revolutionize the tablet….why such bad preorder execution? This is supposed to be the easy part!

  6631. Guys,
    Please dont buy it. Too risky!!!
    0 picture, 0 video, 0 review, 0 CEO comment, 0 customer service.
    Return policy too dodgy.
    Visa wont refund you if they ship you a brick and you have to return it..
    specially after 2 months!!!
    Dont be stupid!!!

  6632. it says that

    “Any Customs duty, clearance charges, handling charges or taxes levied by
    the customs or the Government of destination Country will be borne by the
    buyer & Notion Ink suggests that these charges can vary from 0% to 100% of
    invoice value as per Country norms.”

    do any one have any idea how much this will be in USA?

  6633. Please stop spamming about your forum or stay off the internet! You’ve stated many times that you ordered just to get people to your forum. SPAMMER!

  6635. Time to pull the plug for now… Not shipping until Jan so lets see what the next few weeks brings….

  6636. The Colors

    We have 6 variants. If we add 2 colors, we will have 12 variants, and so on. Managing these many variants is definitely not a good suggestion. But the color fight existed long before we posted that Poll, and we’d one more surprise for you! Default Adam comes in Matte Black Color with white strip, but this strip is replaceable. Starting Mid-Jan our partners will start shipping different colored strips and you can customize according to your own preference!

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  6639. Got it! YAY! I was going through the process so quick, I hope I ordered the right thing!

  6641. Looks Like the PreOrder link is back… Although it is not clickable for me…

    I did post few comments way back in OCT. No email in my Gmail SPam folder either….
    Would like to get hands on this beautiful product, been waiting all along…
    But may be wait till all the (at least major) questions are addressed.

    Moreover, I would like to SEE this product first hand, somewhere in a shop where I can play around and get feel for few minutes.

    Pre Ordering from a new venture company based on just screen shot, may be too much of a risk. Again I am ‘Early Adapter’ but not ‘adventurer’ in such cases.

    Who ever gets hold of this promising product, please upload video’s on the YouTube for others…

    OOPS>>>> the preorder logo is gone again.. and I cannot post comments. First attempt failed, and reposting is giving duplicate error!

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  6645. “You can initiate a refund process within 7 days of your product receipt under the
    following conditions stated in below points”

    You do know that product receipt means after you have RECEIVED the goods, right?

  6646. Having a really hard time pulling the plug with a $50 shipping fee, especially when all I know is that it’s going to ship via DHL, and that apparently if it’s damaged in shipping, I’m out of luck. For $50, it should be coming express and it should be coming fully insured.

    It’s also not clear if they are charging my card for 100% of the sales price & shipping fee /now/, or when it ships.

    I’m a little leery – and I’ve been an Adam cheerleader since CES.

  6647. I noticed that too…NI lack of anticipation of what they would need to supply their product to their costumers like sales structure /communication is frankly worrying….

  6648. If you accidentally click back on the congratulations screen and you receive two emails does that mean you card has been charged twice

  6649. Wow. No can order. 😦 No Amex or Visa cards in my wallet. Ah, well. Maybe I can find a friend with a Visa or Amex. Looks like it’ll ship while I’m out of the country, as well. Such is life. The soonest I’ll get an Adam is March, then. After a year and a half of interest that’s not that much longer to wait.

    Still – I’m not surprised that its a rough start for NI with the preordering deluge. With all this (very effective) marketing and the narrow 6 hour window for an international pre-order pool… yeah, not surprised the website is swamped and glitchy. My heartfelt condolences to those who were disappointed with it.

    But 6-8 weeks for a product that just cleared FCC isn’t a terrible wait. If manufacturing is a go (which is what pre-ordering hinged on, most likely) then they have to ramp up production, make sure it all works well at volume and iron out any issues that come up. Believe me, if this is the first run you don’t want to receive it next week. You want it to go through all the QC steps it has to before it is shipped.

    Congrats to the very busy NI team! My condolences to you, as well, for the rocky pre-order start up. You never know how well it’ll work until you see it working under load….

    Aloha,
    Chris

  6650. same got to the final ordering stage and couldn’t pull the trigger.

    Hope it all works out with you guys. For me, theres no point spending money now rather than later…its so long until you get the product anyways, and by the time I wait 6-8 weeks some other news will probably leak or come out. MotoTab, Galaxy T2, Ipad 2 etc. If I could see real pictures and videos id buy it in a heart beat. Right now just seeing these rendered pictures, I cant do it.

    Hope it works out for all you guys thoiugh

  6652. I gotta say, I’m somewhat bugged about the 6-8 weeks thing. Basically, you had to be on the computer non-stop all day to get that magical hour window that hit apparently as I was driving home in heavy DC traffic. Certainly the time frame was completely random, as it didn’t correspond to anything they published. Up until 5:30 EST all I got was the 12:00 PM PST message. When I get home, I see many got through, but now the page was dead. When I finally made it, I’m now at potentially 2 months out. I really hope its closer to 6 weeks, but would have really liked Jan 6-9.

  6656. Wahoo, I have now placed my order and the count down has been set for delivery. 🙂 I am happy and now at peace. :)!!!!

  6657. Can’t order. The form won’t accept a different billing and shipping address. I am not having this delivered to my Apt…

    Guess I will have to wait til they can get their site sorted.

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  6660. As mentioned, due to the failure of the pre-order process I am no longer assured of the capabilities of the Notion Ink team. Sorry guys, wish it would have worked out but you really need to have released more information before this.
    Enjoyed watching you grow for a year!

  6663. I have a problem with this ordering thing because there is no validation on the shipping or billing information you can just leave it blank after you click the buy button ,and then you keep going and they ask you for shipping and billing again WTF. This is not right.. what is going on here?

  6664. Well said. I was ready to pre-order, but as soon as I realized my card would be charged now and the item would be shipped in 6-8 weeks, I stopped. Given the delays, even though we’re only talking hours, during the order process, I’m concerned about potential delays in getting an item that I’ve shelled out big bucks to get. I’m also concerned about receiving a damaged item or having an issue even if it’s within the year warranty and needing to ship to India. I’ll have to wait to hear from some actual users in (let’s hope) 6-8 weeks.

  6666. pre orders are open.. but am very skeptical now after seeing 666 USD + Customs
    do I have to pay customs in india considering notion ink is an indian company???

  6667. I know you have been showing some slant, Shilpi. If you check Rohan’s youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/RohanShravan, you will notice that he has said just a short while ago that more updates are coming.

    All of you have to appreciate that Notion Ink is not a garage startup any longer, and it has to go by certain procedures mandated by its investors and recommended by lawyers.

    They can’t show you product videos, especially the UI, until whatever legal obligations they have are fulfilled, copyrights assigned or claimed etc. The same goes for product photographs, although Rohan has been showing us many of these on the blog from time to time.

  6668. No MasterCard payment option $!$!!@#!@ and all this waiting for nothing now … really … what the @^*&^& … CCAvenue takes MasterCard why not for this transaction? WTF WTF WTF

  6669. Can someone who has ordered this device, check out the item detials with DHL, and check if it is insured?

    ITS IN THE TRACK AN ITEM SECTION!

    Please check and reply!

  6671. Rohan boss,
    There are a lot of spelling mistakes in your writing and your software.

    Please use a grammatical correction.

    Consider this to be of utmost priority.

    I simply love the work you and Notion Ink have done, all the hardwork you and everyone have put in.

    PS: For example in the picture with the words “Panel doesn’t exists for this App”, the correct wording will be “exist” instead of exists. These small things are hugely important, and hugely irritating to users if they encounter these. It makes one lose some amount of confidence. Please address this with the utmost seriousness!

    sincerely
    Gagan

  6672. what are you talking about, at most its 650 with tax? where are you getting 666 and why do you keep spamming it?

  6674. ANALYST RECOMMENDATION: WAIT TILL JANUARY TO ORDER

    After observing everything going on here, going through every detail, my judgment is to WAIT TILL JANUARY to see if you want to order. By the time reviews will be out and also they may start selling through retailer.

    I have been a regular poster and did not receive the email. The shipping cost and return policy are insane. 6-8 weeks to ship is also unacceptably long.

  6675. I may have ordered One gives me an order Number say declined and then below that say it may be a successful or failed order. Emailed ccavenue ( the processor) and Notion Ink hopefully I don’t have to wait a week to find out if I should resubmit. oy

  6677. I got there too but then get bounced at ccavenue with a merchant ID error. This is really trying my patience. Not to mention what are all those terms you have to agree too…especially this one

    “Any Customs duty, clearance charges, handling charges or taxes levied by
    the customs or the Government of destination Country will be borne by the
    buyer & Notion Ink suggests that these charges can vary from 0% to 100% of
    invoice value as per Country norms.”

    So on top of the $50 shipping are they saying I could be charged $400 to get my item through customs?

  6678. I just pre-ordered 01:25 UTC. Did not have a pre-order email. If it’s a scam then they’ve got me! 🙂

  6681. this is what i got

    Thank you for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, the transaction was declined. Please try again later

  6683. do you know if your shipping has insurance, i have contacted DHL and they said i would have to check after ordering the product

  6685. Uh, it isnt shipping for a while. And when I was in the order page I didnt see anywhere that it stated shipping details such as that. Not in the Terms and Conditions anyway. Its states the same info that is on the website. Anyway. See images I posted above of all the screenshots.

  6686. http://www.notionink.com/order.php just worked for me, without having a pre-order e-mail link….

    So I’d say the floodgates are open!

    One note: Tried two VISA cards, one of which wasn’t enrolled in 3D secure. That one failed, the other I registered for 3D secure on the fly (took two attempts to match the expected speed 🙂 and that one worked.

    Got a confirmation and everything.

    What a night!

    And what a ride these last couple of months!

  6687. @Rohan: one could go to step 3 (external payment) even not entering any user details. Would be nice to get it fixed, when you’ll have free human-hours 🙂

  6688. Terms and conditions have changed from previous purchases (for the better)…I pasted the new terms on a previous post, not sure if you guys have seen it

  6691. Rohan, I guess everyone is still waiting on a video demo of the product before they can place an order.

  6693. Got my order in! I’ll be waiting in great anticipation!
    Just one more request. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE upload a video of the actual product that I just supported. I and others will greatly appreciate.

  6695. On the site, it just says 3g, but nothing about which bands it uses…. Does anyone know? Does its 3g radio work with T-Mo, or did they just go with AT&T in the U.S.?

  6697. $50.00 for shipping…

    Amex and Visa only…

    Not a chance. The big boys are gonna eat your lunch, Rohan. My business is going elsewhere.

  6698. Oohh, that is a juicy tidbit for the circling sharks. There is literally no reason to ever type your SSN into an unknown device with full internet access. Imagine if Microsoft demanded your SSN when activating windows? Rioting in the streets, I imagine.
    NotionInk may ask for SSNs, you may provide them with any old string of numbers.

  6699. Rohan, you must’ve been up all night (and possibly longer), handling the pressure along with your team. Your energy and commitment are commendable. I guess all those hard years at engineering must be plenty of help, isn’t it?

    Now just give us the preorder statistics by 12pm IST today, so that the world can see just how popular the Adam has become.

    We would love to see how professional your photography (and videography) skills have become, and how good a use you put your DSLR to, without much ceremony. However, do take a short break. You more than deserve it.

  6700. I went through the order process, but eventually decided to wait… The return policy is a bit of a worry, in addition to the custom/duty policy which they claim can be up to 100% of the invoice amount!!! Anyone have any experience with this, or have any realistic idea how much duty/custom fees may add to the purchase price?

  6702. Big Fan by the way and was all set to get it on Preorder but now gonna hold back

    Firstly people looks the adam is only 8 GB no variations on the page to choose memory size or the color .

    The page says only 4 variations LCD+ wifi and Transreflective+wifi and the same combinations with GSM

    look at this
    http://tinypic.com/r/16hrg5e/7

    Not to be pessimistic but i dont think you guys are anywhere near a launch with this kind of stuff

    The order checkout page is very unprofessional, i have seen florists in india have better payment and checkout pages,

  6705. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! You’re kidding! I tried to order three times using my VISA and each time I get:

    Thank you for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, the transaction was declined. Please try again later.

  6706. Seems as if not being able to sleep well finally pays out:

    I somehow managed to preorder my adam. Now, I’m somewhat worried about how the G3 band will be selected: Will it be chosen it by country, which would be at least logical?

    Now, all that’s left so say is:

    Hello World!

    (I might be overfatigued. However, I just preordered an adam, making me the happiest nerd by reading “Congratulations for being the proud owner of an Adam!”)

    Sleep well, still-not-sleeping Europe!
    – proud EL

  6707. I was able to preorder when it first opened. At the time, their website showed no extra customs charges for the US. The sales page they pulled down said you had to pay them, but that they would mention them on their website. I wonder if theyre going to try to charge me extra for that later.

    I should have cached the entire website

  6708. I’ve been waiting 6 months for this thing, I got to the order page and now I don’t think I want to order this thing. How much memory is this 600$ thing with a ridiculous return policy going to have?

    So many questions unanswered, I am going to wait it out now.

  6709. It’s obviously after 06:00 on the 10th IST ( in fact almost 07:00 AM) & no apparent way for those of us who posted but were not sent email (or the general public for that matter) to pre-order. Very disappointing!!

  6710. This is what I got.

    Thank you for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, the transaction was declined. Please try again later

  6711. well I’m a bit peeved, I tried ordering the PixelQi 3g but ofcourse kept getting the payment timeout error crap….
    Ended up restarting the whole process but this time decided just on the PixelQi wifi and babooshka it went through!!! YaY now just cross my fingers I’ve not been scummed out of $500 buckaroonies and I’m a happy camper. lol. You know for some reason I think Apple has been able to change the market so much so that we now accept purchasing these kinds of products in blind hope that they will change our lives……. An interesting world we are now part of huh….?? I’ve bitten the forbidden fruit.

  6712. ten thousand thundering typhoons!!!!!(m a tintin fan 😉 )….m finally done ordering 🙂 🙂

    ordered the full blown version. its Rs. 29999 and the order page worked like a charm. Didn’t face any issues. yipppppppeeeeeeeeeeeee

    @NI
    trusting you blindly. hope u deliver the goods

  6714. Well, ol’ pal VB did not even get the invite yet !

    But am not disheartened though. I felt that sufficient information was not provided to help me make a confident and informed purchase. So, I am prepared to wait until it comes to the local stores and / or read reviews of the product (with photos and video of the actual product).

    Folks, who have already pre-ordered, have mentioned that wait time is going to be around 6-8 weeks. This will also coincide with a probable CES 2011 announcement and subsequent product reviews by the common review sites.

    I also did not feel too comfortable with the current return policy as most of the legal terms seem to apply to Indian consumer laws. Hence I would like to wait until it arrives in the stores in the U.S. so that local consumer laws will apply for any local purchase.

    Just my $0.02.

  6715. Does anyone have any information on custom fees? It says 0-100% !! that could really change how i approach this…

  6716. So is the 6-8 weeks really how it will the to ship. Any chance it will be in a store in the USA before that

  6717. dont.

    Leave it for the LAUNCH

    *oh what a Shakespearean Drama here. The world is a stage :-)*

  6718. I’d love to order one, but I’m very hesitant given the lack of proof ( for lack of a better word ) that this product exists and works as stated.

    Can we have some current photos and video of the device running? It’s interface?

    Will this device have access to the Google Android Marketplace?

    Thanks,
    dhardison

  6719. No pre-order for me ? I had commented earlier on the blog. Was waiting eagerly for the pre-order link mail.

  6720. Well this has been a journey ! even the ordering was ala camping out for a black friday and stretched across a day and half ! Order finally thru ….and heres wishing you all the best !

    We are here behind u ! Go!!

  6722. @Rohan: one could go to step 3 (external payment) even not entering any user details. Would be nice to get it fixed, when you’ll have free human-hours 🙂

  6723. Never got the Pre-Order email. Ordered via ‘notionink.com/order.php’ and everything went fine except the page dying on me after payment completed. But, got confirmation mail from CCAvenue and refreshing the dead order page showed confirmation message. So, I guess the nail-biting suspense of ordering is over me.
    No glitch in Payment for me (something I love about Japan).

    Now a question to all who ordered:
    ————————————————-
    Under shipping it says ‘6 to 8 weeks’!!

    Is it the time AFTER which the item will be shipped?
    Or,
    We can expect to have Adam in hand within MAX 6 to 8 weeks?

    Hope its the second!

    Best of luck to all for your pre-orders!

  6724. New terms still fail. If they send you the wrong one, you have to pay 5% to get it replaced with the one your ordered!

    “If the product is defective/ Dead on Arrival/ Incorrect, you must contact
    Notion Ink at preordersupport@notionink.com & open up a case for
    Return. In this case you need to ship the product back with all the original
    packaging, accessories etc along with the letter from yourself stating the
    reason. After the inspection of the product & evaluation of your case,
    Notion Ink will refund the entire amount minus 5% service fees of the
    invoice value. You can also opt for the replacement product at no extra
    cost except the 5% Service Fees of invoice value.”

    The RISK is too much with a first release. Especially since we all know first runs are bound to have lemons.

  6725. Hi Rohan, Though I was blogging for 12 months, you didn’t send the email on pre-order. I have ordered the ADAM with Pqxi +3g. My order number is NIO13793XX for your reference. Hope you will ship to me on time!!!! I didn’t betray you..

  6727. With any other preorder I have done, my card was not charged until it was shipped. NI wants my money now without even telling me how much storage the thing has, and I lose money if I cancel. This is a dealbreaker.

  6728. Hello Rohan,

    I, as are many others here, are hoping you can answer some of the many other issues in regards to the Adam that are posted everywhere.
    I have been following you and your company for roughly six months now and have been eagerly awaiting the ability to order.
    I have the purchase up in front of me ready to click the go ahead button but I am now hesitating.
    I think that the people that have built up the fanatism for this product that we are seeing deserve a bit more than what we have been seeing this last day or so.

  6729. lol… On a more serious note, I am sure Notion Ink has done a great job building up the hype of the product (And I am 95 % sure that the product will live upto the hype) but I hope Notion Ink does not make the same mistake that Google did with their Nexus One. And seriously, I dont mind the little tease that @Rohan puts on his blog posts once in a while, but when the time to unveil finally arrives, I expect no more tease.. One wrong move can lead to the most hardcore fans turn against you.. It takes a lifetime to build up trust and create a fan following but only a second to lose it…

    You guys have done a great job so far…
    But we need to have demos, videos, some working model in action…
    And I hope you understand its serious business…
    Please dont screw it up at the last moment…

    Thanks.

  6730. i dont see why this has to be released at ces. no offense but only tech nerds watch that, cuz im 18 and i enjoy electronics and ive never heard of it the only way i find new stuff is if im searching for it or i see an ad on tv. just a joke i am no longer going to preorder. maybe amazon will get it and preorders will be better on there haha idk they should have had at least a simple ui video for this, and if im waiting til january might as well wait for other tablets with honeycomb, ive wanted this for so long and im sure itll be a hit but idk i dont want to pay 550 for qi. maybe someone in the us will have it for cheaper next year, besides i want this for college which doesnt start till fall so i have some time and by then the acer iconia might be out idk who knows.

  6733. Hoping this all gets sorted out. I can see the order page fine now, just want to see a bit of clarification on a few things before i push the button. still hoping for a great product.

  6735. These really are some sketchy return policies. Pray to god or whoever that you get a good one the first time and never have to return it.

  6736. Rohan, many people have raised genuine doubts regarding the process and stuff, can you please take some time to clear those up and prove that people like me who pre-ordered are not wrong in doing so…

    1) want to know what happened in last 24 hrs
    2) why shipping date changed from 9th jan to 6 to 8 weeks
    3) storage capacity
    4) video of UI.

    please do it..

  6737. Ordering went fine — even had to refresh once during the process. No info was lost.

    Already got the confirmation emails.

    Don’t believe any of that sour milk that the other people are talking about. That’s just stupid talk. They are obviously shipping these as soon as they can get them out. I’m glad I ordered as fast as I could.

    The site seems to be working very well now.

    Order now! Can’t wait to see you with adam in hand. I know I’m going to take it everywhere!

  6738. Me to have been posting for months but didn’t get any email in junk or normal box. ;(
    I have given up and decided to just wait for initial reviews because apparently they have very particular pre-order requirements.

  6739. I got to the payment page and found they wouldnt take mastercard or discover. I mean who takes American Express and not Mastercard?
    I guess I’ll have to wait. 😦

  6740. @Rohan: one could go to step 3 (external payment) even not entering any user details. Would be nice to get it fixed, when you’ll have free human-hours 🙂

    And thanks a lot, seriously! I managed to order one with 9 January shipping date, hopefully it will ship in time.
    Although I didn’t get any reply from you about my “logo infringement” claim, but I ordered anyway. I hope you’ll contact me and say thanks later 🙂 Or am I tooo conceited? =)

  6742. I’m not sure if this was discussed or not, but is there a downside to the Pixel QI screen? ie… No multi touch support or lower resolution?

  6743. Whatever happened to the Titanium Black and Titanium Gray colors????? And why was the price increased from $498 to $549? What is the reasoning behind it? I thought the $498 was a great price to undercut Apple’s cheapest iPad. It also looks like they have not finalized the logo since there isn’t one on their website. It will just appear when they come out in stores.

  6745. So much for me ordering. My piggy bank just got emptied for some painful car repairs.
    Awesome 😦

    Couldn’t it have died tomorrow. Then I would not have felt guilty about spending the money on an adam.

    Oh well. All this waiting, and waiting, and refreshing has been fun, in a sick, deranged sort of way.

  6746. Looks Like anyone can order now….go to main site and click the pre-order ribbon!!

  6747. Good point…overall its an improvement in the terms, but agreed it doesn’t really help you if you do get a lemon.

  6748. My $0.02
    From the blog post I think pre-orders are going to be CC only process. I don’t think it’s a limited time “pre order”, and they can’t possibly have enough preorders that they won’t be able to manufacture. So, if it’s not a pressing issue for you, I’d suggest waiting it out.
    I paid with my CC, but I could’ve just waited.

  6751. Eating my own words.. I wanted to order but $600 with shipping.. For a product that only supports 3G for half the world.. If I travel from US to India, i cant use 3G is not acceptable for me.. Finally I need to browse after spending 600 dollars without carrying a MIFI device with me..

    Sorry.. 50 dollars for shipping??? This is like ATT activation charge.. Add it to price..

    Well though I understand the reasons. 100 dollar price hike is too much for me ..

  6753. I will be Hyderabad in 6-8 weeks time, and would like to meet the team first hand. Will not use the invite email for pre-order. If any one needs it, you need to place an order on zumali. 🙂 lol .. JK

    Send an email to me at rashmi at zumali dot com

  6754. Highly disappointing you weren’t commenting when all the people that have been supporting you weren’t able to pre-order.

  6756. It really isn’t NI’s fault…

    I’ve had another credit card company decline stuff before too, because it was outside my normal spending pattern. We were in Utah one day using our credit card and then in Las Vegas the next doing some shopping and they declined it. They were only small purchase amounts but it appeared to the bank that maybe someone had stolen my card and was using it to buy stuff. They do this to protect you but it can really bite you in the rear!

    The only issue here is the temporary imposed limit of one purchase because of the preorder. In the future if a transaction fails you would be able to resubmit it immediately.

    I just got all stressed out form bing on the computer for so long waiting… In fact I need to get away form it for a while. I can’t see straight anymore. 😉

  6759. What’s going on with the invites? Friend of mine who l directed to this site made one comment this very day and lo and behold he gets an invite to purchase an adam.

    He just called me and informed me he made a purchase of an adam.

    Where is my invite, Rohan????????????????????????

    LeoP

  6760. I am so fricken’ furious right now! Not only did I get the special email, but when I tried to order the site kept saying come back at 12pm PST. Well I did that, to no avail. Then finally the link works, but it worked at the same time they opened it for EVERYONE!!! So, now I don’t get the quick shipping, I have to wait 6-8 weeks, because it was open to everyone they all got in there in seconds and got the January 9th delivery, while I was a couple minutes late (I actually was in the process of getting a vasectomy and was checking the system from my phone DURING THE PROCEDURE). In the time it took me to walk into the house the preorders had begun and I was screwed). AND it was still within the
    6 hour window that was supposed to be reserved for “family”.
    I had the money in hand ready to go and have been waiting for this moment. I have followed and posted in the blogs for some time. It pains me to say I will not be pre-ordering the Adam anymore. Absolutely not. 6-8 weeks! I will wait with everyone else.
    It literally brings a tear to my eye. Waiting 6-8 weeks as part of the ‘family’. That whole family thing was a farse! Just unbelievable!
    Rohan, I love you and your ideals like a close friend, it is most saddening to be let down by the ones we love.

  6763. Guess those of us who submitted logo ideas won’t be getting any type of discount after all. Oh well…. I still have soooo many questions that I’d like answered and still haven’t. One of my big ones is whether the Android Market will be available or not?

  6764. Tried to preorder
    The order review page timed out and ad to be refreshed.
    Reached the payment gateway and cannot get the confirmation of transaction. Boy am I worried… Now the sales policy page is not coming up – cannot even put in an email to update them about the issues.

  6766. I’m really surprised you guys are all ordering this thing. I was sure I would be among you as I have been waiting for almost a year, however my judgment is it would be a HUGE mistake

    1. How much will this thing really cost after it comes to your country?
    2. What happens when i get this thing and its broken or blows up in a few weeks? Ship it to India? How much will that cost me?
    3. Where are all the videos and pictures of this thing? No Demos? no 360 view?
    4. Do you really think this is actually going to ship within 6-8 weeks? Based on the lack of images and videos, I don’t even know if the company has even seen a final product.

    Every warning sign is going off right now. As sad as it makes me I wont be buying 1. Maybe in a month or so if everything looks better, but not now for sure.

    I really wish you guys all the luck with your new purchase and hope it works out!

  6767. Exactly. Why can’t Notion Ink partner with a retailer (Amazon.com, Newegg.com, Bestbuy,etc.) to sell the Adam? All of the issues with payment, return fees, trust,etc. would be gone.

  6768. Lol I think you did it backwards. I’m waiting, personally. I don’t have a visa anyway. (no I’m not sending anyone my invite)

  6769. why everytime i try to buy it and submit my visa it gets declined and i get an email telling me that : card bin stop listed.
    what the hell is that

  6771. I was able to get to the preorder without an email, appears to be fully open to the public, I got all the way to the payment page…….

    They honestly are going to charge $550 to my card and then charge me ~$30 to cancel? What if it never comes out, did I piss away $30 bucks? Not that it will break the bank, just seems fishy…..

    As much as I have been wanting the Adam, waiting for a year, and then the past 2 days staying up watching the blog, really upsetting to have it turn out this way. Hope everything gets sorted. Good luck to the Adam team, waiting to buy after some more info, like more definent shipping date, realistic return agreement, and an actual video of the product I am buying….

    Good luck to those that preordered, braver then me….never been a man of faith….

  6772. Didn’t get the link in my email but managed to pre-order by just going to http://www.notionink.com/order.php

    Some advice – Don’t use IE (I had problems) so use Chrome instead. For those who are ordering from India (like me), the amount they charged for the 3G + WiFi + Pixel Qi is Rs 29,999 (Bata price!). The good part is CCAvenues allows us to use netbanking, SBI credit cards, debit cards (possibly Itz Cash card – not sure though) – basically the works!!

    No commitment on time of delivery. Now have to just wait and watch.

  6773. Hi all, what an emotional couple of days!

    I received an invitation email, but was told to wait due to timezone confusion. I retried a few times and got a few CRAP-THAT-SERVER-IS-BUSY messages. Order went through but had a dummy spit just after payment, came back with website error, just hit refresh and immediately got back to NotionInk.com with a “Thanks, you order number is …”

    Quite excited to have finally been able to order and when the dust settles and we have our adams it will have all been worth the waiting and aching hearts.

    Received confirmation email from the payment firm, then confirmation email from notionink which I have copied and pasted below (minus my personal details of course)

    Peace out, adamholics!

    Phillip

    ——————————————————————————————————-
    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Congratulations for being the proud owner of an Adam! Your order details are given below:

    Order number: xxxxxxxxx
    Adam Variant: Adam with a Pixel Qi screen, wifi and 3G
    Total amount: 600(inclusive of shipping charges only)
    Full Name: Phillip Mark Gummerson
    Billing Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AU
    Shipping Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AU
    Contact Number: +61 xxxxxxxxxxx

    We have charged your credit card. If you want to change or cancel any order, you must do it atleast one week prior to the date of shipment of your device. Any changes made on a later date will not be accepted and no refund will be processed.

    To cancel an order please email us at preordersupport@notionink.com. We charge a 5% cancellation fee.

    You will receive your device shipping details as soon as we make the shipment.

    Warm Regards,
    Notion Ink

  6774. Rohan, many people have raised genuine doubts regarding the process and stuff, can you please take some time to clear those up and prove that people like me who pre-ordered are not wrong in doing so…

    1) want to know what happened in last 24 hrs
    2) why shipping date changed from 9th jan to 6 to 8 weeks
    3) storage capacity
    4) video of UI.

    please do it..

  6775. Thanks for the preorder link.

    You take the European market serious? Please, begin with some other payment options.

    Thanks for the ride but it seems you didn’t consider some use cases.

    It’s a shame.

  6777. Ok, up until today I was a huge fan. Guys this is odd, you are charged full price today…..you dont even have an option to say how much memory, color, anything?

    Have you seen it will cost you over 200 dollars if you are unhappy with this? I didnt think it would matter up until now either but HOW HARD is it to show the real device? You are selling these now.

    I dont know why we havent heard any hard evidence from Rohan. Besides on YouTube saying the servers are going to be better.

    People are worried Rohan, this is alot being thrown at them last minute.

    ???

    Mike

  6778. So – Pixel Qi WiFi and 3G – in UK is $550 plus $50 shipping plus 3.7% customs duty (from what I can work out on HMRC) plus 20% VAT (after 1st Jan!) + duty handling fee (+- £10) at the current 1.5 exchange rate comes to a grand total of £490!!! My card will be charged now for a promised delivery in 6-8 weeks and there will be a 5% charge if I cancel before shipping.

    They must be joking – I don’t even know how much memory it’s got – 8Gb??

    I can buy a 16Gb WiFi + 3G iPad for the same price and have it by Monday.

  6781. Come on moderation, what is the problem? Is there a problem with the detailed Warranty Terms & Policies, Support Details & Procedures???

  6782. Actually, the link started working a good hour and a half before it was let loose to the ****munchers, and the 6-8 weeks thing is an error, they said it’s still going to be CES release. As for the rest, it is a pisser but we all had the same problems, just grow a pair and man up. Pun not intended.

  6783. “Sorry, Your order cannot be processed as the website is not authorised for Transactions through CCAvenue.

    Please contact the Webstore Administrator to report this error.”

    WHAT SHALL I DO?

  6785. @Greg
    If one has registered with VISA itself before for online verification, and uses VISA, then it just redirects you to the VISA website where you enter your password and viola, you’re authorized. I just did it after the site opened for everyone, but did not get a shipping date.

  6787. I’m thinking of passing on the pre preorder.

    I have yet to get an answer to what I believe everyone should be asking, what is 8+gb of flash mean. I hope it doesn’t mean the Adam will only have 8bg of internal flash.

    Add to that the ever escalating price on the unit and the $50 shipping charge, and I think I’ll wait till I can order it from Amazon.com with their very often, free shipping, or some place like that.

    Besides, it is not like it is going to show up on your door step in the next week or two.

  6789. Wait for 2-3 hours… or try tomorrow. The pre-orders are still going to be around. I barely got through, and was concerned through the whole process that the website might fail. So, take my advise and just wait it out. Adam ain’t going nowhere.

  6790. $647.85 after exchange into CAD (includes shipping and GST).
    Does not however include duties

  6792. call your credit card company, my order dint go tru because they thought it was someone ealse using my card. Just call an tell them that you are going to use your credit card to make this purchase and they will authorize the payment …good Luck !!

  6793. The new image with panels on homepage looks clearly PSed 😕 ……the edges are saw toothed…

    But more importantly can we not have a home screen view with app icons / tray… with a beautiful, calm wallpaper of the seas.. 🙂 and maybe (just maybe) a video too……..Correct me if am wrong…but Nothing…(abs nothing) instills more confidence than production quality pictures and videos….i guess we have been so used to being sold fancy packaged goods. (The pictures in the blog don’t look production quality – atleast some like calenda- please give it a thought)

    On a thoughtful note – I realize/imagine the NI office is buzzing about and lot of updates/changes/last minute decisions etc …..but this does not have to necessarily show through the way it is right now….. presentation is the key….or as my dad says in other words…..if you ever happen to see the kithcen of the fanciest of restaurants yhou’d never dine there again 🙂

    Just my 3 cents .. 😉

    Well wisher

    PS. btw i didn’t get the email too…though I have often been commenting and am also in EAP || waiting……..not that I plan to buy adam (or any tablet) yet but it would have been nice to have had that option and feel part of the family. Oh welll maybe I’ll just marry someone from the family to be a part ;)……

  6794. Two diff cred cards and three pre-order failures. Now watch three of them show up on my doorstep in March or something. I really wanted this thing but Notion does not want my $$$.

  6795. Ok Placed my order… went with pixelqi with wifi only, wanted to get the 3g but just 850 and 900 does not cut it for me i need 850/1700/2100 for being able to go where i go most and use it..

    100$ for shipping ? hope that covers customs etc etc too.

    -Murali

  6796. Ya my payment was declined during the exclusive and so now I apparently will have to wait longer for it and still pay the high shipping cost…..Sadly I think i will just wait awhile cos now I guess I just have a few questions. Sorry Rohan, I am still supporting you and NI tho.

    Heres to hoping that even though I wait I will still be able to get it sometime in January…..

  6797. Agree with people, that this is a huge leap of faith. Not a bad thing to do around Christmas. Only wish that the delivery is also during the holiday season (which looks unlikely based on what the NI team seems to have blogged elsewhere).

  6799. If I ordered the Adam for myself in the UK where will it be shipped from?
    Also, will there be a UK distributor as the terms and conditions are not reasonable enough to meet UK Distance Selling Regulations 2000, covering the purchase of unseen products?

    Thank you

  6800. Just to touch on what Zach mentioned above. Can any “Family” members who pre-ordered during the “Family” window confirm that you were given the January 9th as your ship date?

  6801. I haven’t received pre-order link. I have made tons of comments. What could be the reason? Where can I order? Where can I see the colors I can choose from? When can we see the “In action” video?
    I want a link to the order? I am sad I am left out after posting tons of comments 😦

  6802. $50 shipping… not possible to pay using MasterCard… please, give me a break! This is not funny! Shipping is way too expensive and if you want to reach Europe, MasterCard support is a must!

  6803. I want to believe in NI but unfortunately this is Koolaid I just cant swallow. This much of an investment from my end is only going to be possible If i see the device working. I really expected more out of today with promo videos ala Apple. Problem is with Apple I will drink that Koolaid no matter what because they are built upon reputation, unfortunately all we have is a kid from India that fills our heads with hope. As the old saying goes “hope in one hand and s### in the other, see which one fills first. Until I see working vids of this device I’m not paying for something which as far as you people that pre ordered know really does not yet exist or there would be videos up, proceed at your own risk sheep, I will be in the back……

  6804. The Price has a massive discrepancy! Just observed that the price for the top end should be $599, but is instead USD 663 or AUD 674. Almost pressed the payment button, dang! :O
    What are we paying this extra charge for I wonder.
    Any suggestions Rohan?

    Regards,
    Rahul.

  6805. The only bummer is that get ready to pay custom duty and VAT. Here is link to a calculator that tells you the extra amount you will have to shell out. I think they will be shipping from China. I just calculated for China to UK and it would be roughly around 80 pounds more

  6806. Used: http://www.notionink.com/order.php

    Successfully preordered PixelQi + WiFi, got my confirmation email and everything!

    Had to chat with my credit card company though… NI really should just set up paypal. US credit card companies don’t like the look of your Mumbai based CCAvenue…

    Also NI keeps sending me emails about my first preorder attempt that didn’t work, you really need to get this system worked out… Of course I’m ordering before you even have the official link for orders up on your website…

    Looking forward to more information in the coming weeks and a concrete shipping date!

    Best of Luck!

    -ptf237

  6807. Rohan,

    Why do you have to have the 5% cancellation fee before the product even ships ? This looks a bit troublesome first we are ordering without looking at any actual pictures or videos and now basically this cancellation fee makes it lose lose once we order and decide to change our mind.

    Most major retailers in US allow for the customer to cancel before the order ships out.

    Also the 10 day requirement for a return needs clarity, it is kind of hard to get product back to you in India, if thats where you want, within 10 days of receipt. Post marking withing 10 days is more reasonable.

    Most of your terms for returns seem rigid and penalizing the customer for shipping fee, for a new company where the customers are already taking a big leap of faith without looking at the product this seems a bit excessive.

    The refund policy is not available anymore but atleast this was what it was. Hopefully you are revising it.

  6809. Mine worked. Can’t wait to get. Separate shipping and billing too.
    Those of you who are so worried, about a scam, that’s what credit cards are for. If this thing turns out to be fake, you just report to your credit card company. Happened to me when Monarch computer went out of business. I had ordered $3000 worth of computer equipment and the company disappeared over night. I contacted my credit card company when the shipment failed to arrive and I couldn’t contact anyone and I got all my money back. That’s why you order with a credit card instead of a debit card 🙂

  6810. They will send you the 3G model you need based on where you live. If it is a gift for someone living in a different country (needing the other band) I’m sure you could work that out by contacting them.

  6811. I got that on the page but the email failed to state so. Im not sure how id go back and prove it now

  6812. Phillip, I got a similar email. The scary bit is that they say that this is “inclusive of shipping charges only”. Rohan already express concern on the customs duty payable in India (although NI is in India, it will still be an import as the manufacturing is in China) and I suspect that I may end up having to pay more for customs duties ….. Hope I am wrong.

  6814. I’m also using Yahoo and as of now, still haven’t received *the* mail. I didn’t know Yahoo accounts had a problem…

    I should have used my Gmail account from the beginning. If only I had known this earlier. Damn…

  6815. I have such a high hope for this … you guys fail hard. This is turning out to be the most disappointed product of 2010 and 2011.

  6816. The past posts stated that memory could be up to 128 GB. Since I will only be buying one of these (until they upgrade to next version), I don’t want to order a base version with minimal memory. If there were a memory configurator as part of the pre-order (with pricing), I would be ready to purchase. However, an 8 GB version would not satisfy my needs for this device.

    I was not included in the pre-order queue (followed for a long time, but only recently posted) and would have to make other arrangements to order by VISA card (not as easy for me as Mastercard). I was hoping for memory options for pre-order 😦

    Until additional on-board memory is available, I will unfortunately have to wait.

  6818. i’m totally with u eric..ts not a small amount..better later than to be sorry at this stage..

  6819. Good work to get up spare server infrastructure this quick, and thanks for opening the ordering for everyone. I didn’t get the preorder link, probably like many others.

    You got a huge storm of complaints here as a result of being so open with this whole process and trying to make everyone happy at the same time. But you also won a big community and a lot of attention. I think it is they right way, although you should try to be more conservative with the deadlines 🙂

    I hope the shipment works out okay. There can be big delays if the packet was not properly prepared for customs clearing. The DHL shipments should also inclue a reasonable insurance policy by default. All this info should be available somewhere.

    Best,

  6820. FYI to all

    THE NI STORE IS UP….MEANING…..NO NEED FOR AN EMAIL INVITATION FOR ORDERING……YOU CAN DIRECTLY GO TO THE ORDER PAGE AND START ORDERING……AND THE ORDER PROCESS WORKS GREAT….NO HANGUPS, TIMEOUTS AND OTHER CRAP…..SO LETS STOP CRIBBING AND WASTING TIME ABOUT NOT GETTING AN EMAIL AND START ORDERING…..’COZ TIME, TIDE AND ADAM DOESN’T WAIT FOR ANYONE 😉

    LINK TO ORDER: http://www.notionink.in/order.php

    Chow

  6821. 2. Notion Ink offers a no questions asked return policy. If you wish to return
    your product under this policy, you must open a case by emailing
    preodersupport@notionink.com & ship the product back & a Letter
    with reason for return to Notion Ink & after evaluation of your case & the
    product, Notion Ink will refund the amount after deducting the Shipping
    fees & service fees of 5%.

    haha good one “no questions asked”

  6822. What a waste of time, hoping and waiting for all this…. only to find it will be in the hands of the ‘selected few’ by end February.

    Guys, just get another Xmas present, and wait for what CES 2011 has to offer. I am sure that the other vendors will catch up soon. We’ll see HTC, Samsung and the rest of the guys with equivalent specs soon, and maybe with a Mirasol display.

    Just posted: http://www.engadget.com/2010/12/09/sprint-4g-tablet-coming-2011/

  6823. Thanks Eric,

    I understand your position. I have pre-ordered, and in my personal opinion I think NI will make good and it will all be fine. And honestly if adam is as good as it seems to be then you waiting a little while is quite right and quite understandable and will still be worth it.

    In 6-8 weeks there will be either some amazing rave reviews or not!

    All the best,

    Phillip

  6824. The process went smooth enough from Canada. I must say, though, that I really feel like I’m taking a leap of faith with all the terms, legalese, and order pages in general looking this hastily done. I wouldn’t blame anybody for waiting for a complete specification list, professional reviews, and a better RMA policy or brick-and-mortar retail presence.

    That said, I’ve got one Pixel Qi + 3G with my name on it. Delivery truck can’t come soon enough. 🙂

  6827. An Hour and a half is not 6 hours. And it was NOT an hour and a half, unless your link worked before mine. And your comment about, ‘we all had the same problems’ is kinda my point. The 6 hour window was either a lie (I would prefer not to believe this) or simply not true and a major mistake by Notion Ink and Rohan. The unfortunate thing is they made no attempt to fix, alleviate, or communicate this problem. It is not a manner of growing a pair (which would be even harder for me right now ;-)). There is nothing wrong with expressing feelings.

  6828. I saw this from someones post of the order page “To cancel an order please email us at preordersupport@notionink.com. We charge a 5% cancellation fee.”

    Why would they charge you a cancellation fee?? My thought is they need the money now to fund their operations and are getting it from suckers who do the preorder. Maybe they have a cash problem. Maybe some inverters fell through and they need money to actually manufacture these things. Too many unknowns here.

    Not to be mean…but you guys are all suckers. Even if it all works out, you are still suckers that got lucky. You should never buy something like this.

    Its one thing if you buy like this from a trusted company like Microsoft, or Apple, or Samsung….its another if you buy from a startup that has never done anything! Notion Ink needs to prove to us its a company that can be trusted, that its a company that can produce quality products. Instead they give us nothing and expect everything! WAIT WAIT WAIT! I love having things day one too and I’ve been waiting a year for this, but not worth it in this case.

  6829. @ Rohan

    Why would you require our PAN number, I am not able to understand. Maybe it is required when you import something, but in your sales policy available at website it says that Notion Ink is an Indian Company can’t understand why would I be required to share my PAN number with an Indian Company for buying a product!!! In summer we got a new AC for our home and we were not asked for our PAN number!!.

    Even when I shop from 20north.com “20North is India’s first and leading international shopping portal and is partnered with leading suppliers in the US to bring over a billion products to doorsteps anywhere in India” they do not ask me my PAN number!!

    Moreover you said in your post that there are now a total of six versions of Adam, whereas only four are listed at the pre-ordering page! may I ask why??

    I am very grateful to you for considering as to give me a chance to pre-order by mailing me the link, I am extremely sorry that i won’t be able to order it till this PAN number requirement is properly explained! I would rather wait some more time, I have already waited and can wait for some more time too! Kindly either give my link to someone else or cancel it altogether!

    One more thing: I think the shipping cost of $50 is overpriced at least for us Indians, coz Notion Ink is an Indian Company as stated on your website, can understand $50 as shipping cost to USA/Europe but not India, even Dell “whom you say is one of your favorite companies as all the monitors in your company are all DELL as you said in one of your posts earlier” charges only Rupees 900 as shipping/transportation charges to its Indian customers for a Desktop Computer costing Rupees 56000 “Rupees 900 = $20”

    Moreover the Storage capacity for the models that one will/would be pre-ordering is not specified, all other feature combinations have been explained by you in your earlier posts but neither the storage capacity of “Pixel Qi LCD wifi only” model which is costing the pre-orderers approx. $500+shipping nor “Pixel Qi LCD wifi+3G” which is costing the pre-orderers approx $550+shipping is defined/explained/listed/described there at the pre-ordering page!, this is not what I call maintaining transparency! with your followers/fans whom you call as your familly!!

    I’ud rather wait for sufficient details before ordering one for myself!

    Regards.

  6830. ROHAN SHRAVAN

    You must make clear to us all, does this $50 shipping include insurance for the device? If not how do we get it!

    If you are not a scam, please reply.

  6832. Hi A,

    As far as I know, in India , all credit card transactions have an upfront processing fee(which I think is in the range of 2-3%). This is unlike the US. So I guess NI is trying to get the processing fee back. But even with that, they should only charge the credit transaction processing fee.

  6833. first 100K went to “family” 🙂

    mine didnt say anything like 6-8 weeks. guess I am lucky to be in the first group !!!

  6835. So we dont know if it was an “Woopsy!” or if the “Family” is scheduled for an earlier ship date?

  6836. THIS SUX I ONLY HAVE A MASTERCARD NOT A VISA OR AMERICA EXPRESS. I WISH THEY WOULD HAVE WARNED US NON VISA/AMEX CARD HOLDERS

    NOW I WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE NO WAY TO GET ONE TIL 2011 SOMETIME AFTER XMAS
    DAMN I STILL WANT ONE
    SOL

  6837. Hi Amit,

    I have ordered a Pixel Qi WiFi only version, which is $499.45 + $50 shipping. The total price is Rs.27,425. The current USD/INR exchange rate is Rs.45.02, which is what I would expect NI to charge.

    If you add the charges up, there is an additional charge of 2,675 or around 11.89% of the original price. I hope this is the customs duty, but I have asked NI to clarify it. We might still have to bear Octroi though, which would work out at between Rs.1,000-1,500.

  6841. So are you going to receive it on January 9, 2011 or is it going to ship on that date? Meanwhile it’s already available at Amazon.com by that time with free shipping and no tax. So might as well wait for them to remedy this disaster of pre-ordering. We don’t see a concrete final product or a video. I’m a bit leery so I’ll pass for now. Very disappointed 😦

  6842. Okay, I have to get away from the computer for a while… Get some food, stretch my legs, etc.

    Talk to ya all a little later (unless I pass out ,and then I won’t be back online until tomorrow). 😉

  6843. for basic model(LCD+WiFi only) it shows $375.33+$50 shipping. I stay in india. and in the confirmation page it shows Rs.21266=$472.36.

    For high end model(Pixel Qi+LCD+3G) it shows $549.99+ $50 shipping. but on confirmation page it shows Rs.29999=$666.3483.
    why is this difference?
    And what about customs from 0 to 100%.

  6844. A little warning: Refund, sales, and privacy policy pages no longer exist. It will cost 20% + shipping if the package has been opened. Ships in 6-8 weeks + shipping time from India.

    It is likely will not have an Adam in your hands until Valentine’s Day in mid February. If you do not like it, you will have to pay $75, $100, or $110 (depending on the version you ordered) + return shipping.

  6846. Been saving up for this for a while now….When would alternative payment be available (Mastercard to be specific)

    Was so excited to come back from my exam to fill out the order form …. I should of read through the comments tho =P

    Hope it comes to Canada upon reveal day, hate how we are last to get anything techi >_<

  6847. ROHAN, how do you expect us reasonable people (not sheep) to order a product without a single picture of the final product? when is the post coming that will give us all the final details? what has gotten into notion ink? money first then information?

  6848. why is this comment always shown as the latest one? Have you hacked into the blog? Did you also change the T&C and policies? They are dissappointing.

  6849. 100% agreed. This is all BS. I dont think this entire Notion Ink thing is a scam, but signs are there. I couldn’t sleep last night thinking I was going to pre order today…now i’m just pissed.

  6850. Hey, all of you who are cribbing about the cost: Will you gladly pay Rs.38,000 for the Samsung Galaxy Tab, or Rs.34,000 for the Dell Streak? The Adam has better specs in all variants than both of these, so give NI a break, will you?

  6853. Rohan / NotionInk team,

    Besides all the WHINING that you are seeing on this blog from the majority of users of this blog, I would like to THANK YOU for all the hard work that has gone into Adam and finally getting it out there. People seem to have a funny idea that just because they can’t preorder it RIGHT NOW THIS SECOND that they are going to miss out, then some will compare to the iPad (WHICH IS NO WHERE NEAR THE LEVEL OF DEVICE THIS IS YOU MORONS) and some will say “I’m so hurt and let down, you LIED TO ME NOTIONINK! I’m going to go and buy (LIST INFERIOR PRODUCT HERE)”

    I for one as mentioned before would like to thank you for the hard work and ingenuity that has gone into this device, and I’m truly looking forward to what the future brings. I have successfully preorderd mine with no problems whatsoever, everything went pretty fluid.

    One question I do have however, is that on the pre-order page it made no mention to which 3G modem it had, I live in australia and the 3G carrier i’m on uses 850, how do I know which 3g modem we’ll get in the Adam as no option to select which one was there?

    Thanks!!

    PLEASE READ THIS!!!!

  6854. I live in Croatia and was actually surprised by the $50 shipping -i was expecting more based on the large amount of items I’ve ordered in the past. AND it’s DHL which i’ve only had great experiences with!

    Bottom line, $50 is a great deal for me, especially knowing it’s DHL.

  6855. Ok, that earlier sitepolicy said you guys accepted most credit cards. Now that link is gone and on the ordering page, It still only has Visa and AmEx smh. I guess ya’ll don’t want my $$$$$. Im dissapointed. Can you please change that asap to accept mastercard or paypal. Geez

  6856. check the spam folder. i found mine there but given the policies and shipping charges and import duty, i dont want to take a chance to preorder now.

  6857. I keep getting
    “Sorry, Your order cannot be processed as the website is not authorised for Transactions through CCAvenue.

    Please contact the Webstore Administrator to report this error.”
    Does anyone know what this is about?

  6858. I ordered from India and was not ask for my pan…
    but the local pricing policy is ridiculus!!!

    For the top model it states USD 550 plus 50 for shipping which is 27000 but then on top of that shipping it translates that to 29999 INR during the payment.

    What a shame !

  6860. ccavenue is rejecting many visa cards for some reason (card bin stop error) not sure why.. the actual bank people say that they are not rejecting.. no option but to try a different card.. this suggests that NI is losing some orders due to ccavenue.

  6862. I want the Adam more than anything but I think I might have to wait a little bit… I am scared about the lack of videos of the Adam in motion as well as the customs charges.

    Didnt they mention it would be sold elsewhere upon release? maybe ill just grab it on the release date from Amazon or whoever else..

    I still want it more than anything just am worried about the DOA return policy and the customs charges (0-100%)

  6863. I was rooting for Notion Ink and Adam and wanted to get in for pre-order, but looking at the mayhem now I’ll pass!!! will buy only if I can see and try it out…
    honestly with how things look at this moment, there is not much of a future for this. I wish NI can turn this around fast…

  6864. Tryed the pre paid visa thing but because my card is a temp card I couldn’t order online outside the u.s. so since I couldn’t use my mastercard and now this I will unfortunetly not be able to order an adam. Hopefully I will be able to experience one in 2011, but by then I may have found another alternative…very disappointed and sad!

  6865. I have been telling my friends about Adam and how it would be a game changer for months and now I am holding back on pre-ordering this. The NI team seems to be great at marketing but that’s where the greatness ends. I started getting worried when I saw Rohan posting about apps going being in beta testing as of last week. You got to be kidding me. You want me to place an order for about 600$s on a product that is still in testing and has no local support and a bad return policy. When I see the pre-order page it seems somebody just created it in a rush. So far, all evidence I have seen about execution has convinced me to wait for a couple of months. Too bad.. I was really excited about this product.

  6866. Couldn’t agree more. DHL offer a good service and $50 is CHEAP. I regularly ship stuff fromt he far easy and prices are pretty high.

  6867. The device looks awesome but I’m concerned about the security of the checkout process so I’ll wait until a trusted retailer starts shipping the product. Billing and Shipping info do not appear to be encrypted. As such, I chose not to proceed to Step 3.

  6868. I agree. I think this think will probably be really great when it actually comes out. But at this point its not worth the gamble. I hope within 2 months from now I have a cool Adam Tablet…but I wont be the first group to get it.

  6870. People are you crazy? Don’t pre-order jack until u atleast see it working.

    Rohan I’m seriously concerned… can we please see some video overview of the device.

    People you cant say he’s busy and all that… he shud be busy with this… Get us product details, not just that UI “artwork”.

  6872. i wonder y i didn’t receive a link!
    May b as someone said, u got to b a registrd member at the wordpress blog?

  6873. I feel the same way. Ive been waiting for the Adam for quite some time btu I am gonna have to wait till some reviews come up, or till (hoping for this) it starts selling at a store where i can try one out. I thought that there would at lest be a video of Adam in action, but i guess that’s why Rohan mentioned that the pre orders would be available for those who are “extremely interested”, other wise we are just “interested” and would have to wait longer to get more info as well as get our hands on one.

    It would be more appealing if pre ordering got my hands on one before Christmas, but to wait until perhaps late January, I might as well wait for it to hit stores (again, hopefully) a few weeks later.

  6874. Sure would have been nice if the would have told us they were only taking AmExp or Visa in advance. I would have gotten a prepaid card long ago.

  6876. Yes. Scheduled to ship Jan. 9, 2011
    Pqi,with 3G

    I noticed later that the date changed on the ordering page, but said Jan. 9th when I ordered.

  6877. I have a similar problem – they couldn’t authorise payment due to a delay in receiving a response from my bank. It did give me an order number though and email addresses for reporting problem and getting assistance. Have sent off my emails and am trying not to bite off my nails with nervousness until I get confirmation. I checked my online banking and there is a pending payment from the gateway company for the order, so hopefully it wil get sorted out quickly.

    So _seriously_ excited about this!

  6878. The truth about Notion Ink.

    When they changed investors, they were desperate for money as they are now.
    So they will use the pre-order money to manufacture and ads.
    imagine if 3.000 ppl pre-order
    3.000 * 650 = 1.950.000 – Enough money to build the system.
    But if something goes wrong = Your money goes to limbo !!!
    THEY DONT HAVE MONEY TO BUILD OR SUPPORT THE SYSTEM!!! Thats why they dont have videos or pics!!! The system iisnt finished yet!!!

  6879. i went almost till the order review page but stopped from ordering. it mentions i need to pay import/customs duty/tax along with $50 more for shipping :-(. even though i believe ADAM will be running smoothly, i am scared to put $600 without any real life photo or hands on video or updated specs. i would rather wait for a couple of months for ADAM to show up on amazon.com or local US stores. a little bit disappointed :-(.

  6881. I say get over it and if you are not interested or feel there is something better then go and buy it. I have been researching this market all year and I have still to find anything that even comes close to what the adam offers.

    There was a comment to moderate or take down until problems have been addressed. Well I believe that having this blog going with all the warts shows the values and strength of Rohan and the Notion Ink Team.

    Congratulation to Rohan and the Team. I have set the count down to delivery based on 8 weeks so if it arrives sooner the please will be greater. But I am buying the company and its philosophy so I believe that I am getting fantastic value. This is not just a product but and idea, a dream and its becoming a reality.

  6882. Those who are concerned with the mere 5% cancelation fee(pls do the maths, its barely enough to pay the guy that processes your email, plus 3rd party expenses) should probably check customs taxes…I have to pay another 85 EUR (not US play money) to get this thing across the border..

    Rohan, how about declaring this stuff as a toy? 🙂

  6883. Do you guys know if your item will even be shipped with insurance? I mean they are not liable if you do not get the item or if it is damaged???

    Think about it

  6884. What did you do to keep your comment hanging like that? It WP getting crazy? =)

    It’s so mean to see people moan here http://www.youtube.com/user/RohanShravan
    Let Rohan rest for a while!!! He hasn’t slept for, what, like 50 hours??? Let him do his job – he has already shown that he really cares about the product, so I trust him!

  6885. +100000
    please address. I had once developed a bias against people who had a good opportunity to learn and speak well but didnt…but seeing some wonderful performers with bad pronunciation and grammar, i came to terms with it! I know even i many not write perfectly…but a company/ CEO doing that doesnt reflect well!

    Best wishes…and again, may you have a million pre-orders!

    Regards,

    Pavan

  6886. Dark already ordered, one… was just giving a little more information from what you could expect as far as choices and price 🙂

  6888. All companies are startups at one time or another. It takes someone to take a chance sometimes to help them get off the ground.

  6889. Ordered. Abit disappointed that my adam will come 6-8weeks later instead of the 6-9th Jan like the other ‘old family’ members. 😦

  6891. well, here is an informatic degreed speaking

    you built a great device, probably the best one
    at the best price

    but you have NO organization and no transparency of terms

    when you reach the preorder area:
    – you have NO IDEA of when the object will be shipped
    – you find out there’s a 50$ shipment (a little bit expensve considering the mistery of the shipment)
    – there is no information about duties: the object can be shipped and then stopped at the frontier and the buyer must pay a variable duty tax declare from 0% to 100% of the price object; so the buyer can pay 1100$ for the tablet in the worst case (admitting that after he have paied duties he will be soon owning his device).
    – if there is a loss of every kind of nature you aren’t responsible (ANY????) you could collect all the money from the preorder and ship nothing declaring nothing because you are not responsible????
    – you write about 5% cancellation fee and you don’t specify at all shipment times and methods?
    – anyway when you try to reach the paying page you get an error of incorrect merchant url from the bank site
    – the fews that haven’t got this error have faced the obstacle of denied mastercard payment

    That’s all folks, take your damn tablet, and fell free to enjoy all the 10 i was ordering

  6893. All i can manage to say is wow!! And to think there is more coming is mind boggling 🙂

  6895. Who needs more than 8 gb on board when you can add an SD card? I don’t want to pay incrementally more for a product and the only difference be more drive space. With the SD slot you can have whatever amount suits your needs. Not to mention I can slide my current 16gb card in and be happy that I’m not paying more.

    Of course, I want be doing this until next year when I can try before I buy.

  6896. On top of those problems already posted, why can’t we preoder more than one unit in single transaction? Doing multiple txs one unit each would multiple up the shipping cost!

  6897. Or if someone along the line screws up and you get sent the wrong item. But something like that would happen. So far things surrounding the adam have all gone pretty smooth, no?

  6901. a retail partner would have been great. I’m sure they would have tried. Maybe they couldnt get the right deal or the retailer turned them down. I usually never buy anything that ships directly from another country unless its relatively cheap (under $50). I was willing to make an exception for this.

  6902. All, please remember that is a world wide launch in a single go. No phased manner.Ipad is available worldwide and i am also not sure (per website) that it is quadband for 3G. Generally companies do a phase manner launches, but Rohan has taken a lead to make it available through out.
    But considering such a huge task in hand, all these things, tax laws vis-a-vis countries, about custom duties, local taxes should have been made clear. The whole process is not crystal clear and the 50$ shipping charge is horrendous. For a bottom end adam, it is 15% of the cost which is very high.
    We are still not clear about the memory of ADAM and we still donot have any substantial gallery of pics (Lot of people have said this and i absolutely agree with it).

    These things absolutely have to made clear.

  6903. Agree with @Greg here. I would, however, recommend contacting them in a couple of weeks for that sort of thing. Chances of them messing up under pressure are much higher in these 2-3 days. I’m sure they’re getting flooded with such emails/inquiries.

  6904. Unless you live somewhere with more than one band available and you have a preference. Hmmmm conundrum!

  6906. If you are that concerned why are you even posting here and in the discussion. Yes there are bumps in the road and yes there is a risk. Life is a risk but you just have to get and there and do it. I strongly believe you can’t predict the future you have to go out there and create it. Notion has done just that. So take your worries and concerns and go and sit in your bunker. The end of the world is not far off 2012 is just around the corner.

  6907. Forgot one…

    – we have no clue how much flash memory it comes with… suppose we must assume 8GB

  6908. I’m with you Vector. I’m really disappointed today. I’d had a number of red flags this entire process that I was willing to forget it today went well. But today has been a HUGE mess. Now I’m thinking of just waiting on the motopad or the htc one.

    Really, if it’s dead on arrival, I get charged a fee?

    It’s family up until it’s time to make money I guess. Very sad today. My wife even commented something must have happened with the Adam.

  6910. Finished my pre-order a few min’s ago, but about 2 min’s after the transactions i got a call for my banks visa department, i interrupted her at the first moment i got, told her i was expecting their call and is this was about my purchase from India? She said yes and we had a laugh about it. I think they will be making a lot of those calls.

  6911. People, let’s remember that this kind of pre-order DOES have some risk involved -if you have any problems with this and want to see more videos, pictures and reviews, then WAIT! Nobody is forcing you to pre-order!

    I ordered because I’m an addict and I take full responsibility for any bad consequences.

    My advice to people whining and ranting about this -just wait another month or two and you’ll have all the reviews, photos, videos, etc that you want, but PLEASE stop polluting this blog with your rants!

  6913. I can’t believe I wasted this much time to find out I can’t buy one? The only card I have ever owned is a Master Card. Never had this issue before… WTF… So much time wasted. Who would of imagined a major payment method would be rejected… Do you want money?

  6915. I see you have a valid concern. Hard to justify buying this device if you weren’t going to buy something else ANYWAY. iPad/GalaxyTab would be a lot more expensive and not give all the things this provides, but I am having similar thoughts as well. I wanted to order two. One for myself, and another for brother. I think I’ll hold on the second one and see how this one turns out.

  6916. Hm, well, I guess I’ll take a risk with it. Rohan has risked much, so I’ll risk a bit to get what still appears to be a great product. So, thanks for that, and a tentative congratulations, good sir.

    But…

    Like hell I’ll pay a 5% restocking if it comes down to it, though – if it never shipped, it was never removed from stock, and cannot be “re”-stocked.

  6917. @Rohan/NI Team:

    Failed to order with VISA. I’m tired of this transaction (10 tries). And every time it fails with an error message “Card Bin Not Listed”. It shouldn’t be this tough. If you can take phone orders, please provide a number.

    Well it goes without saying that if it’s easy to buy, that’s a major + to buy.
    If it’s this tough to buy, it would cast doubts on your other attempts: customer care, phone support, phone orders, etc…

  6919. Rohan,

    i believe in this product and want it to succeed, but, after the fiasco today, i can think of exactly two things which should bring back the faith and help in promotion too:

    1) Start creating professional 5 minute videos – just one a day exploring features of Adam.

    2) And, send ADAM by overnight shipping to the top 30 gadget sites all over the world (mainly USA, you know why).

    When customers will see the devices in the hands of these critics – all customers will have instant trust in the product and stop worrying that this might be a scam. I am sure most of the customers dont really care if the reviews are negative – all they care at this point is that the product is for real!

  6920. What is the ‘limited period’ part in the ordering screen? Anyone?

    -> Your Adam with a Pixel Qi screen, Wifi and 3G: $549.99 + $50 shipping [limited period]

  6921. Wasted quite a bit of time researching and supporting this product. It may come out and be the ipad killer, however I certainly will not be participating even after whining about not getting a pre-order email only to get one that never worked until it was open to all.

    I have to agree with other posters in regards to all the shipping costs associated if there is an error, bad battery, etc. Man I was all over this, then again I was all over the Edge too and I have not heard another thing from them since their big “preorder.”

    I was expecting a lot more and the more you reveal the more smoke I feel is being blown up certain orifices. I honestly had hoped you had secured a major player in bringing this product to life but we have a few pictures of aps that look like they came from windows 3.2.

    Thanks for a good tease, maybe I will come back when you are willing to put out!

    Wow, I feel bad for all of us who stayed glued the last 24 hours and months and years. Couldn’t even reward us with a video or memory size and you are charging the FULL ammount now. Skkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkketchy!

  6922. Why cant i choose the colour i want ??? Only option is between the diffent models, not more specific like colour and so ?

  6924. Total agree with your statement, if people are concerned and worried stay home with chicken little. He also has said the sky is falling. 🙂 lol

  6925. Agree with half your comments.. May be they have a cash problem. But if they have done business before they would know first thing to do is keep the initial customers happy… I was ready to shell out 500 dollars and get a global 3G with Pixel Qi. not 600 dollars and get a product which I can use only in half part of the world.. I dont care about images, videos etc.. but atleast specs and cash should match my expections.

    But I wish them nothing but good luck.. its just not for me.

  6926. Agreed. And I’m willing to help and I was planning on it. However, they should be doing everything in their power to show us they deserve our trust.

    How about sending off a demo unit to Engadget or someone for a review?
    How about some demo videos showing all it has to offer?
    How about a worry free return process? “we are so confident in our product that if you are not happy within 30 days, ship it back for a full refund. shipping costs on us!”

    I’m all for helping a startup and giving them my money for a good product. But they are basically saying “hey this Adam thing is awesome and better than anything out there…here are some photoshopped images and a busted preorder process….please give us your money!….TRUST US!! 🙂 ”

    a startup like this needs to do some extra work to prove to use they can deliver, not less.

  6927. Someone check Wikileaks and see if they got a video for this.

    This big reveal for the ninth is nothing more than promise. You’ve shown us NOTHING real. All talk. And the photos, they are not screenshots, but Photoshops!

    Part with my $650 knowing that if you send me the wrong order, it will still cost me a minimum of 5%; not too mention a lemon!

  6929. Rohan …I have been following adam journey for more than a Year.I got preorder mail.I wanted to placed order…BUT TILL NOW I DIDNOT…why???
    First : price even for pixel qi -Wifi model is 27k in INDIA almost 100$ extra on 449$..which seriously way to high.AND it is not making me feel happy as you said in CES previous year
    second :lack of information: even pre-order page does not have product details..true image of 4 versions???… what we are going to get in sale package??..seriously are your investor are stopping you EVEN Now to supplying the other details…when you are charging “such” a sum only on the basis of bond and trust that we have created together over a year.

    seriously Rohan you need to give us some details..why suddenly price has been increased of pixel Qi model …
    If you want to ignore you can ignore this one also.I’m not being sarcastic but disappoint…we have spend whole day infront of our PC/LAPTOP…not slept well (you choose IST midnight time even to start order.) and this is what we got..
    Hope you will do something to regain faith of many lost adam lover

  6931. Honestly, I understand why the return policy is what it is. Their shipping internationally and those logistics costs are not built into the price (as your brick and mortar example).

    Also, once you’ve opened an electronic product, you can’t resell it as new just because you don’t like it. Someone has to eat those costs and it sure as heck won’t be the manufacturer. All companies are created to make money. Not to lose it.

    Just because your ordering online, doesn’t mean it’s ebay or overstock.com. Those companies have sufficient distribution centers and an adequate margin to cover related costs. Not to mention they sale multiple products so they can afford to break even to sell through a product while turning a profit on others.

    It’s not magic, it’s business.

  6932. I love everything about Adam & NotionInk. But a professional image of the Adam, thats what I want to see, before clicking the pre-order link!

  6933. My advice to people whining and ranting about this -just wait another month or two and you’ll have all the reviews, photos, videos, etc that you want, but PLEASE stop polluting this blog with your rants!

    +infinite

  6934. You should try living in the land down under mate! It’s very hard being a gadget junkie here in Oz…

    Also waiting for mastercard… I don’t know why it isn’t supported though as Mastercard is specified on CCAvenue’s website as a supported card. 😦

  6935. I ORDERED and my TRANSACTION FAILED but

    CREDIT CARD WAS CJHARGED so I am talking to ccavenue folks(no reply from them yet)

    I recommend checking with your card company before retrying so that its not double charged

  6937. Agree with point one but instead of the Gadget sites what about the members of the family and they post. Get some real people to review and post. 🙂

  6938. I don’t know if @Rohan.S has stated this officially, but I can say with pretty high confidence that it won’t be available. Marketplace is a whole separate ball game, and Google has to approve the use and enable it for the device. If Marketplace was part of this, we’d have heard by now. The whole point of having Eden+Genesis is to overcome that problem.

    But yes, an official final definite word would be useful. Maybe Rohan has stated it before, but I just don’t remember.

  6939. I’ve been shopping online with credit cards for 15 years now and actually this is not unusual. VERY often have i run accross online vendors which for one reason or another do not accept one or another major credit card. The only exception to this from my experience is visa -can’t ever remember somebody not taking visa online…

  6941. Did any of you buyers read the agreement?

    “Notion Ink holds no responsibility for the shipments delayed or lost due
    to unforeseen & unavoidable reasons arising due to Man Made or natural
    circumstances.”

    So any lost shipment due to any man made circumstances cannot be garanteed? NO DEAL.

    “Limited warranty of 180 days on Battery, entitle for replacement if the
    Battery life is less than 50% under normal conditions.”

    What? 6 months of warranty for the battery, that’s it? Do you expect me to find this acceptable? It’s certainly not, a year minimum would be mandatory, and I would have to be confident that it can be easily replaced at a reasonnable cost. Right now, this does not make me confident enough to buy this product..

    Also, no precise memory specs and no possibility of expanding the flash memory now?
    ,
    Great design, but poor customer service. I can’t buy this until these issues are solved.

    I’m deeply disappointed.

  6942. Rohan …I have been following adam journey for more than a Year.I got preorder mail.I wanted to placed order…BUT TILL NOW I DIDNOT :(…why???
    First : price even for pixel qi -Wifi model is 27k in INDIA almost 100$ extra on 449$..which seriously way to high.AND it is not making me feel happy as you said in CES previous year
    second :lack of information: even pre-order page does not have product details..true image of 4 versions???… what we are going to get in sale package??..seriously are your investor are stopping you EVEN Now to supplying the other details…when you are charging “such” a sum only on the basis of bond and trust that we have created together over a year.

    seriously Rohan you need to give us some details..why suddenly price has been increased of pixel Qi model …
    If you want to ignore you can ignore this one also.I’m not being sarcastic but disappoint…we have spend whole day infront of our PC/LAPTOP…not slept well (you choose IST midnight time even to start order.) and this is what we got..
    Hope you will do something to regain faith of many lost adam lover

  6943. Wait, I’ve been gone for the past few hours at a work function. I just returned and refreshed the orders page (I was not a part of the pre-orders), and it’s letting me pre-order. Is this a scam? I have entered everything except my credit card info. I’m very wary since no one else seems to be preordering.

  6945. After spending most of the day in feverish anticipation, my brain finally kicked into gear and I realize that I have not seen any independent corroboration that this device actually exists. I can wait a couple more months at which time there will undoubtedly be comparable Tegra 2 tablets on the market from established players. I really hope the adam is for real and that the advertised dream is in fact a tangible product. Until that is proven, prudence requires that I wait for something other than rendered drawings and Internet pronouncements from one man. I don’t think that evidence that the device actually exists is too much to ask before placing an order.

  6946. I tried to preorder but got this error message;
    ——————————————————————————————————————
    Merchant URL is Incorrect.

    Sorry, Your order cannot be processed as the website is not authorised for Transactions through CCAvenue.

    Please contact the Webstore Administrator to report this error.
    ——————————————————————————————————————

    Rohan, please help fix this.

  6948. Unable to order…keep getting the message “Timed out due to delay in connecting to authorizing bank”. Is this a real, production order taking system?

    Rohan — Hope you and your team could have spent enough time in coming up with a reliable ordering system. Is this the same thing that we are going to see in the Product?

  6949. I think i’m going to be forced to get a different tablet… Gonna do my research boys… I’ll wait till they take mastercard and if they don’t and I find an decent alternative I’m out… Thanks for trying so hard and cutting out at least 1/10 of your customer base. I’m not going to sign up for another mastercard just for this… Thats f-ing crazy.

  6955. If you used MC or VISA it may be because of Wikileaks fans hacking into their servers because both companies do not accept donations to Wikileaks anymore, probably pressured by the US Government.


  6956. Notion Ink Adam, the highly anticipated Android tablet, will now be available from tomorrow for pre-order limited to selected people ( based on the comments made on their blog post which is extremely odd ) . Notion Ink ’s Adam is an exceptionally well designed10.1″ WSVGA tablet powered by Nvidia Tegra 2 chipsets which means that HD playback and gaming ( Adam also supports unreal Engine ! ) will be a smooth experience. It’s based on UI which is a * true * custom UI which runs on top of Android OS. What actually sets NI Adam apart from its competitors is the kind of work they have done with their custom layer. They have made tons of native applications ( including an Email app, GPS app, file browser, etc ) and will have their own application store which has already attracted tons of developers ( read more about the Genesis SDK here ) . You have the option to download from both Android app store and the Adam exclusive application store which is great for consumers. Notion Ink also promises a far more efficient way to manage multi tasking which allows interaction with multiple applications at the same time, we do no have much details about it though. Another killer feature is the transreflective screen which means better battery life overall.

    I never REGRET 🙂

  6958. : LCD (wi-fi only), LCD + 3G -900 series, LCD + 3G -850 series, Transflective (Wi-Fi only), Transflective + 3G -900 series, Transflective + 3G -850 series.
    Rohan,

    “Earlier we told you that the first version will start at $399. But now the LCD Wi-Fi version will start at $375.33 and 3G version at $425.33 (for limited period?). Transflective version (Pixel Qi) will start at $499.45 for Wi-Fi only and 3G variants at $549.99 (2 variants in 3G, 900 series and 850 series which takes the variant numbers to 6!). (For specifications please see our website). ”

    I do not see in the pre-order choice any of the frequency series mentioned above. I am a globetrotter and need an adam much is globally suitable.

    Also I am reluctant to pay so much for shipping; I have decided to wait until the adam appears in the stores locally.

    Hope we will be allowed to visit the blog.

    All the very best to you and to the NI team.

  6960. What about India’s Biggest Private bank ICICI bank, why that bank and its all Cards are not in list ? I am stucked at that, Please help me.
    If shipping is done in Bangalore/Hydrabad, can I save anything ?

  6962. Well, got my pre-order in, though I didn’t receive a confirmation e-mail (got the billing one, so they’ve got my money, HA!).

    Regardless, this is the tablet I’ve been waiting months for… hands down, it has everything I want and it comes in at a much better price point than all the others I’ve seriously considered.

  6963. That is the first claim I have heard of it being able to run apps from the droid market, don’t suppose you have a link to this little review?

  6964. Philip,
    Since you seem to be present here on site right now…I want to clarify something if I may..

    Did you get a confirmation email after placing the order?

    I did not get any thing, and I was in the first batch of preorders,and I assume you were too.
    I am unsure if my order went through. The payment gateway that was set up was taking forever, and finally gave me a denial saying my order number was invalid.

    Now I can’t get the 9th Jan shipping date, as the site says it will ship only in 6 to 8 weeks.

    I am a little bit disappointed (of course I have written to NI), but I want to make sure my experience is unique so I can decide whether to order again. Another 599 is too much on my Credit card , what with Christmas coming up…

  6965. For people who r holding back like me, let’s all wait for 1. Official launch 2.sample Videos 3. SDK release 4.any import duty details

  6967. Finally ordered, lol. Denied twice, then called my credit card company and had a little chat. All is good tho, gotta love Visa.

    Ok Rohan it is all on you now, can you deliver tomorrow? haha

    btw, for those who are interested Transreflective screen & 3g

  6969. Privacy, Return Policy, etc has all been removed from the home page. Out of sight out of mind I guess. If only Asange were here to clear this up…

  6970. one card got declined repeatedly.. second one also did.. called the first card.. they couldnt sort it out.. the second one authorized it after calling them and was on the line as I did the order again.. the main issue is that notion ink doesnt have a track record and such authorizations for a company registered in India raises red flags and it becomes harder to pay. these cards work otherwise without any issues. ccavenue apparently is being very careful here.

  6971. Don’t put the weight of an entire country on his shoulders. We should all take a step back and understand exactly what we are working with here. This is the companies first product in a new category of product. They wanted to give some kind of reward to their faithful. Most companies have IT issues on the launch of a new product but the difference here is that you have a voice. Most of the time, as an unhappy customer, you have no way to vent.

    Be happy with what you have. If this was my company, I would have shut down the blog for a couple of days. I wouldn’t want all the bad publicity. Just look at how many people have said, “ahh I’m gonna wait because of all the problems.”

  6972. Notion Ink, for the Eden please use PAYPAL, for transactions, it’ll be easier and please have the decency to send out pre-orders…
    I doubt they’ll read this…I would suggest everyone wait till this product proves it’s worth, since there is a lot of trouble trying to order it.
    “PAYPAL” don’t know why they didn’t use it, shame….

  6974. @Clarke
    At my place of work, the customer may not be billed until the goods are shipped. Without controls such as this, achieving sales targets loses its meaning.

  6975. Waiting for Eve!Waiting for Honeycomb! I wanna buy 3G transreflective version and its costing me about 599$ and for indian Rs 29999 and thats good amount and to spend that much at least I must see what the product exactly is. Dont wanna blame Blind Game. I think I must wait for adam’s review and later wanna buy it. it would be little late but its ok

  6976. HAHA, I actually plan on it after i land a job down under =]

    Hopefully it’ll be cheaper later when it’s released. Be nice to get some educational discount 😉

  6977. Same here – also waiting from a response from NI/CCAvenue to find out if my order actually worked. I really hope my order is in the system – I do have an order number, but no confirmation email so we’ll see.

  6978. Well, I gambled it—hopefully my trust is not misguided. And I went for the whole Shebang! 3G and Pixel Qi.
    I’m usually not an early adopter. I’m excited for this product.

  6979. As Rohan mentioned there are 2 variants in 3G, 900 series and 850 series but how do I choose the one I need?
    How many of you have ordered?

  6980. It would indeed be very beneficial to have put up more information on Adam, but this is a pre order which is geared to those who are extremely interested and who are willing to trust NI with their money in giving them an amazing product. This has been pretty chaotic so far, and the best way to clean it up is to have Adam be all that it is said to be and better. I am really hoping that it will be, because I really want one, but after having troubles with popular electronic companies and issues with warranty, I would like to wait till it comes to the likes of Best buy so I can try it out and get the warranty for it in case it starts to act up after 1yr.

    Even Ford motor company is having a pre order for the new to the U.S European model inspired 2012 Focus . IF you pre order one before Feb, you get a $500.00 discount, but from in small print under all the pictures and videos, they mention that the European version is shown and the US model will vary.

    I don’t believe that they were aware of this many people trying to jump in and pre order which bogged down the site ( I couldn’t even visit the website while at work due to high traffic) which in turn helped create many of these ordering issues.

    NI had a countdown to Dec9th, but didn’t specify what it was… which turned out to be the announcement of the shipping date, the various models and other information. Once pre orders are closed, I believe that more information will be released showing us what the rest of us missed out on. Hopefully that will come up when Rohan starts doing his 2 posts per week 😀

    Would be interesting if the shipping date was a trick and is actually 6-8 days, because for $50 on something that size, that should be priority mail.

  6982. I was ready to buy one.. but i only carry a Mastercard and a Discover Card… which aren’t accepted… guess i’m just SOL… Maybe they’ll add some more payment methods.. like Paypal since this is the online community…

  6983. Any of those who pre-ordered — any idea whether the money was debited to your card, or just an authorization taken? (Logic: Most online selllers take an auth first (like Amazon) and do the actual debit only just before shipping, that’s when they raise the invoice). With 6-8 weeks shipping, an authorization would be more proper. That also puts to rest speculations of this being a scam.

  6984. Friends and family,

    I didn’t hit the order button (earliest pre-order) because there was too much I still didn’t know.

    As for trust, I trust NI’s intentions, and I love the notion of the company (pun intended).

    But I want to see a delivered product or enough details to answer the Qs I raised in a previous post (which I can’t find, of course…:P) It’s not about intentions, it’s about product (rather, ecosystem!)

    {Recall Samuel Johnson’s line: The road to hell is paved with good intentions…}

    RT

  6985. http: // www . watblog . com/2010/12/09/notion-ink-finally-details-pre-order-and-pricing-details-of-adam-tablet/

  6986. This is the first time I’ve preordered something on the internet without seeing any reviews or demos of the actual product (except for the prototype).

    I posted a couple of times (got 2 posts that didn’t get through moderation) and so I stopped posting even after the announcement was made for preorder criteria.

    What made me take the risk? First, I could make a claim from my company’s staff benefit account (still sorting out the issue of whether I could use email confirmation to claim or not; also sent an email to notion ink for an official receipt in pdf or doc format). Second, I have come to trust Rohan by reading almost all his blog posts all these months. He seemed like a trustworthy guy with his candid comments in one of the blog posts about how he had ordered an ipad to see what he could do to improve on Adam (if I recall the details correctly).

    Now, if the product comes to me in a bad shape (or not as all as some speculated), I would be most devastated and not trust my intuition ever. 😦

    Keeping my fingers crossed.

  6987. Come on, guys. Settle down. There’s bound to be some glitches in payment processing with so many people on the system all at once. Just wait until tomorrow and try again. If you’ve waited this long, you can wait one more day.

  6988. I waited this long to do what?? to wait another 6-8 weeks? While I appreciate the work to have gone into ADAM, Notion Ink has not exactly met past dates on time. Therefore, my guess is that 6-8 weeks really means 8-12 weeks.

    I hate to be the one to say “The Emperor has no clothes” but this baby does not look ready for prime time yet. I’m going ahead with the iPad for now and will revisit the Adam in several months when a few of the rough edges are worked out. I do look forward to that but for now… i can wait.

  6989. Well, I have stalked this blog mericilessly for the past several months, spent hours and hours refreshing and scouring every comment today, was very upset I had to leave my computer for awhile for a work function, and then came back to find this mess. I want to have faith in the adam and what notion ink has promised, and I was fully prepared to order to top model with or without video/picture reviews. I figured my card would not be charged until it shipped. However, I just don’t feel comfortable with the return policy or warranty or long shipping time or hearing that even after taking a leap of faith, many of the orders are not going through. I literally had my credit card sitting on my lap and had filled out everything except the payment info – then a voice inside my head said: this is just not smart.

    I do hope I can confidently order an adam soon, even in the next day or two, but right now, something just seems a little too off (and I’m a hopeless optimist)…

  6991. Anyone have any problems getting there card to work, my card is always declined by our company, so we can not use it.

  6992. Wow there are a lot of ppl whining over silly things like local taxes it’s obvious you’ll have to pay taxes if you order from a different country, I have to do it all the time. Delivery times can’t be exact due to the amount of variables involved shipping to different countries (although a timeframe of the manufacturing batches might be an idea). The 50 dollar shipping is to simplify ordering and cover every country in the world not just yours, again I’m used to being royally screwed every time I order something from the states or oz. On the subject of the payment system being screwed up… meh stuff happens it’s impossible to trial run a system like this, you just have to depend on the third party providing the system and if they don’t work out it takes time to come up with an alternative. I’ve seen it happen with long established retailers. Personally I can wait a few days until the bugs are ironed out. As for the colour options it’s mentioned in the post above if ppl take the time to read it.
    Just my 2.62 cents

  6994. Card Bin Stop Listed:

    If you’re facing errors in pre-ordering with messages like the above,
    the following message pulled from tripadvisor website may be helpful
    in understanding it, but perhaps not solving it!

    “Card bin stop listed means that the BIN number (a part of your card number) is among a list of black-listed on account of fraud threat. There have been a series of card related frauds in international cards, as a result of which certain bins have been marked as suspect. I work in banking technology. BIN is the first six digits of the card, signifying which network and bank the card comes from. BIN is short for Bank Identification Number. There’s nothing wrong with the tourism website.

    – Deepa”

    OK, my card works in the US, then why did it fail?

  6995. Rohan,

    Please post a video of the actual device. I have many friends who are willing to buy this, but they need a hands on video of it. Hope you would find time and urgency to do so, to get the nay-sayers away. Thank you.

    Regards,

  6996. Hi I’ve posted many times too and did not get a pre – pre order. But not really wanting to order now anyway with all the confusion…but where on the site is the pre-order?

  6998. Finally I have been able to place my order.
    Rang up Amex to ensure the first one did not go through…
    I am thoroughly disappointed that mine wont be shipped by January 9th, even though I was qualified to be in the first batch of pre-orders, and have an email to show for this.

    I truly hope this is the last of the glitches, and wish NI and the community well.

    I have written to NI about it , but have not had a response. I understand they are extremely busy, so will hopefully see a reply tomorrow.

  6999. Yes, I want to hear definitive confirmation about the availability of Market, as this could really sway my purchase decision.

  7000. exceptional product.. but going to attract bad publicity next few days if they do not provide real demo of product, improve their immature website etc.

  7002. I cannot pre-order, I keep getting not authorized by CCAvenue, merchant URL incorrect…..

  7003. Well, I have been noticing notion ink since the beginning of this year, I had email you guys once, but never comment on your blog, I hope I could get chance to pre-order. Thanksss!!!

  7005. Not sure where you get your numbers from but my order (for top model) came to $599USD (with shipping) and my cc was hit with $612.30.

    I’m not worried about this being a scam as being a credit card order if it never comes, I lodge a dispute with the card carrier and get my money back (they are insured for this).

    Only question I have is how much memory am I getting 8, 16, 32 or (fingers crossed) 64gb.

    I honestly don’t understand everyones anger here or the complaints about shipping cost. $50USD for international DHL is cheap. Amazon charge a base of $30USD for international courier shipping and they have a great deal with the carriers going on. Buy any large books on ebay and they charge $60-$100USD for international shipping. This shipping is a good deal.

    I’m dissappointed the price on the top model went up $50, but including shipping the Adam came out $437AUD cheaper than the 64gb wifi/3G Ipad or $187 cheaper than the 16gb wifi/3G Ipad. I consider that a good deal considering all the extra’s on the Adam.

  7006. exactly… another reason why I will wait for the moment. Can’t wait to get one, but there are too many ?’s that need to be answered right now.

  7007. Has Anyone have any problems getting there card to work? My card is always declined by our company, so we can not use it D: I want to get an adam so bad D:

  7008. bwahahahaha. thats so funny, totally understand why you couldnt resist. Sorry you didnt get the email. I got it, but when I clicked it, it said to come back at 12 pm. booo Oh well.

  7010. This was disappointing for me. There’s too many non-refundable up-front costs for an item I haven’t even seen. As much as I feel I trust NI, there’s just too much of a blind jump here. The terms of agreements are just full of disheartening information.

  7011. all worked for me………..pre ordered. I took the risk. I waited for one, I didn’t want Ipad………..Samsung looks good, but this is looks great….all i can do now is hope that it’s great!!

  7012. I’ve wavered back and forth on the preorder about 10 times, but I’m ultimately deciding against… my reasons:

    1) Lack of actually seeing any finished product and/or any impartial reviews
    2) Lack of details about the “hidden” feature or the memory
    3) Expensive shipping
    4) Unfavorable defective-return and pre-order cancellation policies

    Just a little too much uncertainty for such an expensive investment. Still hoping to buy one in the days immediately following release, when hopefully these things aren’t still an issue. I’ll probably take the plunge if any two of those things are fixed… but for now, not quite there.

  7013. I had enough of people complaining because they were hyped and suddenly they changed their mind about a pre-order.
    If you want to wait because you don’t have videos, please do so in silence. Nobody promised a video before the pre-order.
    The same for people who get scared when they read the return / refund policy, or the battery warranty to be ‘only’ at 6 months….. we understand your point, wait for reviews to order if you want. I would rather NI having 2932 disclaimers than having none.
    If the 15% (or whatever it is) plus shipping restocking fee scares you just don’t order. I see it as a risk of $ 50 – $ 100 that one could take to be the first one to try a new product.
    Also, if something major happens (you never receive the package) your credit card will refund you.

    My point is, no one is pointing a gun at you and telling you to order, and no one told you to get so hyped (and therefore so disappointed) about the Adam.
    I feel sad for you, because if you keep on whining you obviously want to pre-order but you are holding back.
    So here I am, I placed the order, I know I took a risk into buying something unseen from a foreign company, and I am still excited about Adam.
    Pre-ordering anything is usually a risk and not for the average consumer.
    (by the way, order went smooth, I got 2 confirmation e-mails)
    Having said that, I hope the blog goes back into talking about what’s good about Adam and builds anticipation for the delivery….

  7014. Wasn’t an easy process – 3 Visa cards failed at the Verified By Visa step …. so had to start over and managed to get transaction through on Amex.

    Crazy thing to be doing at 3am … at least I have got my order in….. hope I can get delivery before my birthday at the end of Jan.

    Got (well ordered) the PixelQI + 3G

  7015. Although I have posted comment on this blog, I did not receive a pre-order email.

    Now, looking at problems in order process, I am not going to order till I see all the problems are settled.

    Looks like some lack of planning and implementation.

    May be this product launch experience would teach you guys a lot.

    But don’t take your customers for granted.

    Any problems in support area and JOBS job would be done by yourself !!

    I am venting my steam, but this is just a first whistle, hope pressure does’t build up further.

  7016. Is anybody else seeing this. Rohan why wont you let me order?

    Sorry, Your order cannot be processed as the website is not authorised for Transactions through CCAvenue.

    Please contact the Webstore Administrator to report this error.

  7018. I’m not preordering. As I’ve said before, the things that we can actually see from NI have been very poorly done. I gave up at the poor English in the terms and conditions for ordering.

    The very, very worst thing is Rohan’s lack of communication. Dropping a comment here doesn’t cut it; things get buried too quickly.

    How much memory? How many people have been asking that for weeks, and still no answer? How much will it cost to add more memory?

    Will is be possible to annotate PDFs (this is probably the single most asked question)?

    No photos, no videos. Rohan never even confirmed that there’s still a back trackpad, except by a cute little comment which we may or may not be overinterpreting.

    5% fee if the thing is DOA?

    No. This is a complete mess, and Rohan is missing. I’m going to wait.

  7019. seems to be the lag between ccavenue and the bank.. other than changing the payments processor, not much can be done. dont know what the downside of paypal is? how much more expensive is it, compared to ccavenue?

  7020. I partially understand what Notion Ink is doing here, but that does not mean I agree with it. I know they probably want to see some solid numbers before starting production, and that they probably need the funds to even begin production, but that does not work for me. $400-$600 may not be a lot for some of the people pre-ordering the adam, but it is a lot of money for me. If I am going to spend that kind of money I need to know what I am getting and I need to know it will work as promised. I need to know that the company is willing to answer valid questions about what our money is being spent on. I understand NI is a start-up, and for that I am willing to give a little…but that only goes so far.

    Another thing I don’t understand would be those posting telling others to stop whining and ranting about their concerns. So only fanboys can post on this blog? If I recall correctly it was all of the suggestions and concerns, as well as the fanboy “this is the greatest thing ever” posts that “made” the adam what it is or isn’t today. These people have legitimate concerns. We have yet to see anything in action and just a lot of rendered images and many unanswered questions as to the true specs of this device. Someone even made a post about doing a lot of research and this being the best product out there. Well, despite all of your “research” this product isn’t even out yet, so until we see something, those mythical specs mean absolutely nothing.

    I truly want this to be a great product. I have been excited about it since the beginning and have even convinced friends to keep an eye on it, and at least one of those has already placed a pre-order. But I have worked too hard for the money I have set aside for this device to spend it on something which has not even been produced yet especially when we do not even know the true specs. I will be waiting until more questions have been answered and I can actually see what I am buying.

  7022. Bruce, how could or would one know if one is in the first group? I ordered mine about 40 minutes ago–9:30 EST–and there was absolutely no info. about delivery.

    So, how would I figure that out? If it said nothing, does that mean I get one soon?

    Thanks, Bruce

  7023. I think most people with a visa or amex have ordered. The post rate has dropped exponentially.

  7024. It’s being shipped from India…. right?

    and hence no VAT or DUTY….

    in addition to 29999… this is final price….. with shipping…

  7025. ditto.. didnt get confirmation welcome email from NI.. I think their email system may have gone down. we’ll see if they reply to my email.

  7026. And how much battery life do the different screens have? And how well do the screens display photos. IIRC, the Pixel Qi display isn’t 24-bit…

  7029. look at the little mouse on the left top of the screen could be external mouse or back side track pad

  7030. Seriously?!? No M/C for purchase? Means I’m out. Is the M/C not working because of the attacks today? I hope that is the only reason.

  7032. LOL DONT! ORDER you will get it in 6-8 weeks, wait until january and instantaneously !
    FREAKIN FAMILY FAIL.

  7033. assume 8gb memory.
    Add more memory is only with SD cards or USB at this point.
    Never heard the PDF question before.
    No one promised Videos. You tube has a few. You saw plenty of photos.
    There is a photo with a trackpad.
    5% is pretty normal.

  7034. I agree with you Gecko. I tried to post the complete detailed Warranty Terms & Policies, Support Details & Procedures and it has been awaiting moderation for more than an hour…
    I hope your family is alright.

  7035. Hello all and especially to Rohan,

    I just completed my order with pixel q and wifi. Way back in the blog today I expressed some unhappy thoughts towards Rohan. and his team. I felt the followers were being Misled and tortured a bit to help drag things out and to drive the blog count up. It would be nice to top Oprah and generate some much needed publicity. I was also trying to warn a few forlorn followers that it wasn’t doing them any good to keep hitting the order site. Forgive me if I was a little unkind in my remarks. There is a lot to be learned by all in a business start up such as Notion Ink. Until this day I have had nothing but kind words for Notion Ink and Rohan. Today however was crazy and I watched a few potential customers drop by the way side. I hope they will return when more of Adam’s information becomes available. I have followed Notion Ink from January of last year and have been in complete agreement with their goals and how they want to relate to the ecosystem. I have, like so many others , taken a leap of faith on Adam signified by my purchase today. Their are still many details unknown to us most glaringly the size of our internal storage. I also never received an email for pre-order even though I posted many times in the last few months. Now I am in the 6 to 8 week wait group, but that is probably what I deserve. So in closing I say peace and love to Rohan and his team. May all the followers of the blog that want one get their Adam and after almost 48 hours with little sleep I am off to bed….

  7036. Just to inform you that I did not receive my email. I might preorder, though… Holly crap! $50 of shipping!!

  7038. Pixel Qi- Wifi for $550 = Rs 25000/- (Approx)
    It is very less compared to IPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab and also comes with a lot more features.

    What I don’t get is the 50$ shipping cost inside India. That is almost Rs. 2300/-
    Atleast the shipping costs should be on par with what exists in India. I am sure you can get them to ship the item in less than Rs 1000/-

    Anyway it is still time till I order one. I want the fully loaded model but that will take almost my full one-month’s salary. How I envy these rich foreigners and there huge pay checks! Less than a week’s paycheck for most (why then do they keep crying over the cost, I don’t understand :P)

  7042. This is just a thought, if you are selling this from your Hyderabad office location.

    Anyone from NI Please comment.

  7043. I am on the same boat with those who are a little wary of the T & C’s policy as well as the warranty on the battery. Since many US buyers will be ordering from India you might want to prepare for import duties. NI might not charge sales tax or export taxes but import taxes can be collected at the door by the delivery company. If they do not fail to collect them at the door then you will be in for a unpleasant surprise. This has happened to me before when I was told “no additional taxes” and had to pay for import duties before I could get my item from Canada.

    Those people who tell the others who are a little wary and skeptical to not order should not be blinded by enthusiasm and loyalism. Trust but verify is important.

    I trust that NotionInk will provide a great product but I have to verify that they can support it and have the infrastructure in place to do so.

    The T & C’s concern me and by the many posts it concerns many others.

    I am a business that wanted to get in with NI earlier on this year to get exact measurements to be able to design case goods for this product. I guess they had many others in place at the time. I will continue to pursue this after CES. I believe in the product and the bar that it can potentially raise but I also want to verify that it will not be a product that I have to support myself.

    I understand that a large scale product launch is not something even large companies pull off successfully often but it is usually launched with a lot more thought into the process.

    As incredibly detailed as ROHAN has been with the thoughts behind the elements, UI, and hardware NI as a whole put very little time into the “sales” side of the equation.

    The Mastercard is not the issue but it is the failed messages, the lack of detail, the lack of polish on the written language of the T & C and other policies that has many people concerned.

    NI as a company is fully aware of what it would take to setup a pre-order. They should have had the T & C’s, Return Policy and other things completed well in advance of today. They had attorney’s aware enough of possible Copyright Infringements throughout their development cycle so attention to detail is not what they lack. They have not scaled yet so putting key elements in place such as a smooth sales transaction, better written terms and conditions, phone support, and other “pre-order” items should have been planned many months ago. Perhaps it was but it wasn’t reflected as of yet.

    Rushing something to market without the infrastructure in place will lead to a possible negative image on a positive product. Perception is reality to many people.

    I will be at the CES show and I plan to visit their booth. I am as excited as anyone of you about this product but I have my reservations as many of you have as well.

    I am sure they will make changes accordingly and will be fine once they get rolling. Growing pains are never easy but hopefully it will be a good lesson learned as they continue to strive for excellence.

    Just because I express concerns like many have doesn’t mean that I do not want the product. I am not in a hurry to get anything as I have a several tablets to test currently. I want an Android powered tablet in the 10″ space that is better thought out than the ones currently in the market. I have an IPAD 64GB + 3G and it has worked very well and I hope to add the ADAM to my collection.

    For those who pre-ordered I hope that it every bit as good as you hoped. For those on the fence just wait for the reviews and then make your decision. You have waited this long another month won’t hurt. 🙂

  7044. $50 for shipping is insane!! Being in Bangalore I might as well collect it directly from your office, even if i get it a month late. Plus, students (at least in India) cannot get credit cards. So they can’t even order. You say its gonna be a student companion and the ordering process is anything but student friendly (also no discount announced until now).

  7047. After 4 failed attempts of Visa Verify and switching computers, I am finally on the “to-be-delivered” list. Brings me back to the 70’s “4 to 6 weeks for delivery”. Not complaining just my attempt at humor to release the stress that I hope 5 of these things don’t get delivered to my door.

    LQQK

  7048. if you need to get one tack onto the end of the URL on the notion inks webstie order.php to get to the order page.

  7049. Come on guys, if you are not confident then don’t order but please don’t act like engadget reporter and say this is scam. Most of us have been following Rohan for around a year and he clearly doesn’t seem the “scam type”.

    Anyways, let me try to address some concerns:

    (1) Shipping is too high – Notin Ink(Adam being first product) probably does not have any warehouses etc around the world and still Rohan has started pre-ordering for the entire world. Let us think, how can this works? Obviously “Adams” would be shipped directly from the manufacturing unit which is somewhere in China and hence the $50.00 shipping fees per unit. May be they could have negotiated a better deal with DHL/or opted for a different shipper but tell me which other so called tech product has been launched with same release date across the world?

    (2) Videos/ Running photos -> The device is in “Pre-order” phase and obviously some work still has to be completed and hence no video’s have been released. If you want and don’t have enough confidence wait for official release or for one of us to post pictures etc once we receive our Adam.

    (3) Entire Launch was not as anticipated -> I agree we(customers) did face a lot of hiccups during the launch yesterday, I will always remember the constant refresh until “Fiat Lux” post appeared, however why did we wait as much as we did? Simple answer, we believe in Rohan’s vision. We cannot compare the launch / preparation of Adam to Apple / Microsoft / HP / Samsumg etc remember this is Notion Ink’s first product and only reason Notion Ink has a fan base is that they seems to be truly innovative.

    (4) VAT/Taxes are extra -> Well this is probably why normally products like cellphones/ ipad etc are more expensive in Europe / India then US. However believe that if we still compare price of Adam and iPad(in US and UK), the discrepancy is more in case of iPad.

  7050. Come on guys, if you are not confident then don’t order but please don’t act like engadget reporter and say this is scam. Most of us have been following Rohan for around a year and he clearly doesn’t seem the “scam type”.

    Anyways, let me try to address some concerns:

    (1) Shipping is too high – Notin Ink(Adam being first product) probably does not have any warehouses etc around the world and still Rohan has started pre-ordering for the entire world. Let us think, how can this works? Obviously “Adams” would be shipped directly from the manufacturing unit which is somewhere in China and hence the $50.00 shipping fees per unit. May be they could have negotiated a better deal with DHL/or opted for a different shipper but tell me which other so called tech product has been launched with same release date across the world?

    (2) Videos/ Running photos -> The device is in “Pre-order” phase and obviously some work still has to be completed and hence no video’s have been released. If you want and don’t have enough confidence wait for official release or for one of us to post pictures etc once we receive our Adam.

    (3) Entire Launch was not as anticipated -> I agree we(customers) did face a lot of hiccups during the launch yesterday, I will always remember the constant refresh until “Fiat Lux” post appeared, however why did we wait as much as we did? Simple answer, we believe in Rohan’s vision. We cannot compare the launch / preparation of Adam to Apple / Microsoft / HP / Samsumg etc remember this is Notion Ink’s first product and only reason Notion Ink has a fan base is that they seems to be truly innovative.

    (4) VAT/Taxes are extra -> Well this is probably why normally products like cellphones/ ipad etc are more expensive in Europe / India then US. However believe that if we still compare price of Adam and iPad(in US and UK), the discrepancy is more in case of iPad.

  7051. It’s unfortunate that it doesn’t have quatryband GSM. I travel way too often to europe to consider ir. Meh, a mifi will have to do it.

  7052. Rohan, I truly appreciate your vision on this product and how thoroughly you’ve thought it out. You’re obviously a wold class engineer. Unfortunately, I feel your investors may have dropped the ball on you. I was ready to drop my money on this device until the recent developments cropped up. It’s possibly I misunderstood some things, but I wasn’t prepared to drop an extra $100 for the high end device, unusually restrictive return policies, and especially didn’t like the 6-8 week delivery time (at best). I understood I would be able to have this (for a lesser price) by Christmas or CES. I don’t recall the statements saying you can have it in this time only if you pre-order. I don’t expect you to respond to all inquiries, but don’t you have a publicist to address our concerns? I’m afraid to say this has just been one more let down for me in the search for a good tablet. As good as it may be I have to ask myself if it’s worth two more months (if not more) for the, “perfect,” tablet. I can say the same thing if I say I’ll wait 2 more years for another product. Some may say I’m whining, but I don’t seem to be the only that seems to have been misled. And if feeling a little let down and venting that frustration over something that has been promised for so long makes me a whiner, then so be it. I wish you the best Rohan. I do believe in your dream…just not your investors.

  7053. @ Ruby76

    You don’t have a problem with “only’ 6 months of battery life? Let’s see how you’ll react with an unusable super gadget!

    We’ll let you have our wishful thinking, let us have our concerns, shall we? Does the expression “free speech’ rings a bell to you? Or is this blog only for fans?

  7054. Last post. The East Coaster in me won out “If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is”. Thanks to those who “enlighted” me regarding Android (i.e., Robin et al) and those who made me laugh out loud (i.e., gecko). Hope it works out for all who pre-ordered. The dilemna of course is that there’s really nothing else: ExoPC has a crappy processor and battery life (wait for Oak Trail), Viewsonic G Tablet has crappy software (which can only be fixed by voiding the warranty or by upcoming Viewsonic update on 12/20 … doubtful), etc. etc. Might be back if I see it reviewed at Laptopmag or liliputing or see it at NewEgg.

  7055. has anyone ever thought that the pre-orders are a good (and perhaps tricky way) for NI to raise the capital needed to actually finish the product- it is very dodgy to charge fully for a product that has never been seen…no detailed specs (how does someone have the time to go through all the details of the golden ratio but can’t even go through warranty and sales info), and with a host of strange return and repacking fees. who ever heard of a 10 percent repacking fee, which could amount to $55. with the warranty they even charge you $9 plus shipping both ways to return a defective product.
    i hope i am wrong, since this looks like a really sweet product, but right now it seems like people are buying a really sleek advertising campaign.

  7056. I was able to order Adam successfully, was very skeptical after reading the comments but it was smooth as it can be. I was only able to view four variants, no color variants option available, I recieve two emails first for the order # and second about 10 mins later subject line preorder successfull, hopefully i get to meet adam soon.

  7057. That would be because is the US, it is illegal to charge a credit card prior to shipping. This came about because of Egghead.com in 2000. They passed laws against it because of the shady things they did. I know. I worked for them!

    Something tells me Notion Ink didn’t look at the legal requirements of each country they are doing business in. They ignorantly assume that we all must abide by India’s trade laws. But, the truth is, they must also be compliant where they sell their products; thanks to international agreements.

  7058. guys all looks spooky.. I called the number 1-800-123-4567 which was found in their refund policy and it says welcome to Vodafone…..

    refund and sales policy that was their on their website in the morning now says… 404 Page not found

  7059. I have a registered account on wordpress. But I dont use it to post comments. Have a gmail account. And found the mail in my gmail account.. Weird !

  7060. $50 for shipping is insane!! Might as well collect it directly from your office since i am in Bangalore. Moreover students don’t get credit cards here. So we cant order now either. What happened to student’s discounts. you should give them if you want to encourage it to be a “companion for students”.

  7061. Had out my cc last night, even this morning…by noon..not so much…then, as the evening rolled around (EST), I saw the order page come up and the excitement came right back…my CC was begging to come out and play. I click on the the link to pre-order, take one look at the page, and the CC goes right back in the pocket.

    Marketing tip to NI for the ADAM2 and EVE: Deliver the big bang with as much polish and flare as you did with creating the buildup.

    Today felt like nothing more than a capital funds drive for NI, with the only difference being I’m plopping down my hard earned $$ for a product that shows, on paper only-literally-you’ve SHOWN us nothing at all, a lot of promise.

    You’d have sold double the product today if you’d have done 1) a little bit of communicating with your masses right here on the blog you created for us and 2) shown us something, anything other than a webpage full of renders, to blow away that little voice in our heads that keeps saying “v a p o r w a r e b e w a r e”.

    That’s what kept my money out of your hands today.

    Don’t get me wrong. I still have very high hopes for your company and products’ success, and I plan on being one of your early adopters (just not one of your pre-adopters any longer). You’ve just got to show me the product, and I’ll show you the money…

    Keep on truckin’, and, most important, LEARN from what went on here today. Take the time to read the posts-all of them. I think what you will see is that we have not given up hope, but that we are starting to feel played. Pre-order day should have been detail day as well, and it wasn’t.

  7062. I really wanted one of these tablets. It sounds so much better than anything else out there. I’ve been waiting for months. I thought the “commenters get to order first” thing was kind of weird. Then the “Pre-Order Now” – NOT! game they played on the blog. But still I was checking the website all day, waiting for my chance. Now, still no video of a working product, 6-8 weeks to ship even though the charge goes through today, and a website that won’t take my credit card. I guess I could call VISA and get this charge approved, but this is really too far for me too go. I can’t do this. I think I’ll pick up a low-end Kindle for now, and give this company a couple of months to get it together. After all of this, I’m going to need some kind of legit review and at least a firm ship date before I will put money down.

  7063. “Little unprofessional journalism”
    If any has to learn about unprofessionalism, they got to learn from you. I am sure you have have learnt your lesson.

  7064. Why all the questions about storage, tech specs clearly state 8 Gb of storage coupled with no option of change at preorder means that it comes with 8 and is upgradeable via sd card is that so hard to understand. Wait nevermind these are the people ordering a product they have never even seen……..

  7065. Does anyone know how to sort out the shipment date stuff?

    Oh, yes, I am going to write a doctoral dissertation on mass-hysteria in the online, start-up technology business, with an an emphasis on qualitative research on the phenomenon of blog-delirium….AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!

  7066. …huh. Looks like the charge was actually placed. I will go along with this, so long as the product arrives and functions as promised. Otherwise, there will be the very ugly business end of legal action in a certain organization’s face.

  7067. It’s listed as an “outstanding authorization”. Not sure if my last comment posted, but in case it did, I want to clarify what the status is.

  7068. guys.. it looks spooky. i called the number in their refund policy 1-800-123-4567 and it goes to Vodafone Customer care.

    Cant imagine such a fancy number for NI.

    Also the refund and sales policy that was there on their website this morning is no more seen. it gives a 404. If any one needs it please email me. I have a print of it.

  7069. Rohan…
    I had few questions u need to answer in tomorrow’s weekend post…. Please…
    1. Is it Android 2.2 and soon upgradeable to 2.3/3.0?
    2. Who is ur financial backer?
    3. A hands on video of the UI!!
    4. y does it cost Rs. 27472 ($610) including shipping for Adam with a Pixel Qi screen and wifi wen its Rs. 24761($550) approx as per your post????

  7070. What a Royal Pain waiting to get into the site, only to find out that American Express or VISA are only permitted payment options… Add Mastercard and Get More sales.. Held us back from not preordering

  7071. I’m not sure what all the fuss is about.
    So the pre-order system did not pan out as many expected, not a big surprise or a big deal. The pre-order system is up and running now, so order if you would like.
    As for “family” pre-orders being messed up: not working as Rohan said, time frame, emails… I have never been in a family situation, mine and others, that did not have bumps in the pre-planned path. Like all family situations you have to take the issues as they come and try to keep the emotions down to a minimum.

    That being said, I am sad that MC are not being taken in the Pre-order stage. I would be another individual with a pre-order confirmation email if MC were taken. They are not and I cannot purchase an ADAM. Oh well.

    I have been hoping to purchase an ADAM since the first reports of it came out. I have told everyone that I know that I will be first in line the moment I can order one.

    I will have to wait. Sad, very very sad. I do believe that someday I will own an ADAM. Someday.

    All that is left to say is order or do not order. Just stop complaining.

  7072. Rohan…
    I had few questions u need to answer in tomorrow’s weekend post…. Please…
    1. Is it Android 2.2 and soon upgradeable to 2.3/3.0?
    2. Who is ur financial backer?
    3. A hands on video of the UI!!
    4. y does it cost Rs. 27472 ($610) including shipping for Adam with a Pixel Qi screen and wifi wen its Rs. 24761($550) approx as per your post????
    If u can answer all this question… Am buying it the very next second

  7073. In India, we have a system of M aximum R etail P rice (MRP), meaning box-price and a street price. I too will wait until all the hitches are resolved and accessories, made available.
    And the global 3G band width is a must for me.

  7074. Yep. I’ve spoken to my bank and they didn’t put a hold or anything on it – charge came in and they send back authorisation immediately, but CCAvanue still said couldn’t authorise. I’ve told my bank to leave it be whilst I wait for a response to my emails to either CCAvenue or Notion Ink. I’ll give them a little time considering the load they seem to be under, but will instruct my bank to cancel if I don’t hear anything soon.

    Also, another supporter for the request for people to stop ranting about lack of information, please don’t order if you are not happy, but there are those of us trying to monitor this blog for actualy updated information – especially on resolutions to some of the ordering issues and the rant spam is getting in the way.

  7075. Damn. I see the pre-order page and I’m tempted to enter all my information, but not enough questions have been answered. I think if you were to have a video of the Adam fully running with a tutorial, then a lot of people, including myself, would jump on board with the pre-order right away. Until I see some more information or a video, I sadly will have to take a step back and wait for more information. At this time, it seems to risky to to enter $300+ into something you have doubts about. Please, post a simple video of the device with some more information and you will notice and increase in pre-orders.

  7076. I don’t believe I have ever taken a financial flier quite like this before. I don’t usually operate on faith but I pissed away more money than this trying to help get rational people elected in the US (didn’t work as you can tell) so I figure what the heck. If it is a scam my wife will embarass me with it for a decade or so but other than that I can’t say it will really hurt so what the heck. Order went through smoothly and now the wait begins. I am figuring 8 weeks and will be pleasantly surprised if it is sooner. I don’t find the shipping all that bad, wife sent something to california that didnt weigh much more but was bulkier and that cost more than this so I am not sure why people think it is so much.

  7078. I am waiting. I just can’t, even though I have followed them for almost a year now, spend money on something I haven’t seen, nor one of the sites rating this product. It is no skin off their noses if I wait. Let us know when there is plenty of Youtube or other sites dedicated to information sharing. I believe in them, but I have been burned before.

  7079. Looking forward to videos and more news from you Rohan.

    While I’ve been following Adam for about 6 months now and was planning on purchasing today, I think I’ll hold off for a while.

    Now that your blog is shooting through the roof, perhaps it would be a good idea to bring in a notable 3rd party (news company or cnet or something) to check out the product which will get you some free publicity and also reassure your fans’ confidence.

    I sincerely hope everything turns out well.

  7080. Hmmm, I chickened out at the last moment. Had the order filled in and my credit card in my hand when a small voice told me to wait for an actual review. I would love to have this machine with the specs it promises but it all comes down to the user experience and I haven’t seen one video where the end product is tested. Show me an independent test and I will order faster than you can say iPad.

  7081. I wait to buy the ADAM in germany.
    Why?
    The shipment costs is to high, the deliverytime of 6-8 weeks are to high and i have no creditcard to pay.
    I am sad that my hope the ADAM hold in my hand before mid-January is destroyed.
    So i start to hope i can buy the ADAM in end-January or beginn-February in Germany.

  7082. Really disappointed I never got my pre-order mail. I feel dissed.

    But anyways. Before I order I need to ask something. Where are they shipping from/registered from? Before I order I need to know how much money I need which means I need to be ready to pay import fees. Import fees vary depending on which country I import from (I assume it’s the same in almost, if not all, countries). Which is why I need to know if it’s from China, India, or some other country so I can find out what is the biggest fee I may be slapped with.

    Well, I hope someone can tell me this.

  7085. Looking forward to videos and more news from you Rohan.

    While I’ve been following Adam for about 6 months now and was planning on purchasing today, but I think I’ll hold off for a while. All the sketchy news and lack of legal validity is scaring me a bit.

    Now that your blog is shooting through the roof, perhaps it would be a good idea to bring in a notable 3rd party (news company or cnet or something) to check out the product which will get you some free publicity and also reassure your fans’ confidence.

    I sincerely hope everything turns out well.

  7088. It seems it’s not taking my address properly it says that my billing and shipping addresses are the same, which is not the case… Anyone else with this problem?

  7090. 😦 😦 😦 😦 I agree… but very very disappointed… 😦 I dont need shipping, I can go and collect it from their Bangalore office.

  7091. Stop trolling trolls. If you just want to get, order for one. If not, wait for some time and stop commenting here.

  7092. Sent in the pre-order! Received confirmation email from ccavenue.

    Sincerely hoping that Notion Ink will work through any remaining glitches and fine tune their logistics. Please persevere and win over all the customers who have been hurt by the events of the past two days.

    Wishing Notion Ink and team success!

    Ash

  7093. Right, I got the same error and I had not yet entered any credit card info so this is different the the credit card being refused…

  7095. Same here gecko.
    I was following this blog for long and even posting comments. First I did not receive pre-order mail. Though now it should not be a concerned as it’s open for all BUT it left a very bad taste that talk about family and all were just boasting and nothing else.

    ANd now no concrete info.

    It is very painful to see that Rohan was interested in putting data about how his blog is Number 2 in wordpress(with a pic) which was not bcoz of popularity but bcoz of user’s anxiety over lack of info leading to frequent f5.
    Add the same team did not even care to post some real pic of adam.

    For me it’s too much of a red flag to order One.

    But more than that the feeling disappointment over the realization of loss of faith will linger for some time and I think that for a startup like NotionInk this is not at all a good Signal.

    And I suppose I am not the only one who share the same feelings.

  7096. You mentioned that you didn’t get an email, yet you somehow know what information they are asking for? From what others are saying, they don’t ask for a ssn. Stop creating a scare please…

  7097. Thank you for pre-ordering. Unfortunately, the transaction was declined. Please try again later.

    i even called my bank to verify the seller

    what should do

    ps i have enough money on my credit card

  7099. Hey, this is an open forum isn’t it? I am disappointed, and actually, have been providing some constructive critiscism…there are a lot who have been doing the same.

    If you need help with ordering issues, you should go to the T&C, there was some contact information…oh…wait…it’s not on the site any more….

    I hope you get your problems worked out, that your ADAM comes in short order, and that it is everything we all hope it will be!

    Post video, pics and reveiw when it does, and I am totally on-board!

  7100. Well, against my better judgment, I have put my money where my enthusiasm is. Rohan, this has been pretty embarrassing, but I don’t need to tell you that any more. There is much work ahead of you, a superhuman amount, before you make good on on the faith people are placing in you. Its been a rough learning curve for you, but I am sure you will come out of this experience a wiser man. You have a great product and a lot of work has gone into it. It is time to do some damage control and reveal more than perhaps you were planning to. Don’t go for the big bang at CES, if that’s what you were thinking of. It’s too late for that. Your credibility is at stake here, and there is nothing more important to a man than that. So, get some sleep, and start showing us what you’ve got. Best wishes.

  7101. Eric, you have raised a number of good points and I agree with you. But I have still preordered based on the tech specs and the “family blog”.

    I would like customer service policies to be stressed in all the legal jargon surrounding the shipments to customers, returns from customers and warranties to customers. Instead, much of the legal stuff shows its focus by beginning thus:

    “Notion Ink holds no responsibility ….”
    “The user indemnifies Notion ink ….”
    “Any customs duty will be borne by ……. you guessed right
    “Any returns coming …… take another guess.

    “1 Year limited warranty …….. a, b, c limitations

    “Return Policy ……. even if you received the wrong/damaged product, you get billed a minimum of 5% – service fees, it’s called!!!
    “A No Questions asked return policy is still subject to evaluation , you get billed a minimum of 5% …..

    So, I think the legal team and customer service at Notion Ink have a ways to go with the “family” expectations Rohan has instilled in us customers – and need understand they are competing with the Apples and Samsungs who stock, sell and distribute their products through chains known for their customer service.

    It’s been somewhat hard to say all this, but even family needs to take stock now and again, especially if we’re goin to be here for the long haul.

  7102. I agree with some of the fellow blogers here. I would like to see some actual videos of the Adam in action. Though this my opinion, as much as I want to pre order one I think I am going to wait a bit.

  7104. I paid with AMEX and usually the expense shows up online immediately. It is still not there now. I guess I will double check again tomorrow. Holds do not show up, so if there is a hold, then I don’t know.

  7105. And more over When I sacrificed my Canon T2i for it ( which I was planing to buy for the last 1 year), it left me more dejected.

  7106. I’m sad that things are turning out this way. I hope NI would not use many prospective customers.

    What is lacking is
    (1) a well planned marketing strategy,
    (2) a well planned communication strategy.

    The disaster of (1) is visible all over yesterday and today. So many fans including me
    refreshed their browsers every 5 seconds gulping the disappointment, and finally there’s
    this disaster again in ordering: How much for tax, howmuch for shipping — that breakdown
    was not there. Terms are not clear enough to rely on. Not all features revealed before charging. Not all cards worked, including some VISA cards.

    To the point (2): Despite the existence of this blog, people are not getting answers for their questions. At least they should be told something, but ignoring is NOT the right strategy.
    If you wanted to ignore, you should not have given personal replies in your earlier blogs.
    The biggest communication barrier is the refusal to show 360 degree visual of at least the prototype.

    Good technology should be matched with good marketing, and good customer care.

    How can NI claim its place among the fans and others?

    I think (1) They should employ a dedicated and fiery marketing head,
    and (2) They should also employ a fiery customer care head.
    (I’m neither so this is unbiased suggestion).

    I’m sure both the above two heads would suggest far better ways to turn things around.
    I’m actually disappointed that NI didn’t seem to have these two working
    sections.

    My 2c.

  7107. call ur CC make sure is international unlocked. US CC lock international purchases unless you call them. Then try again!

  7109. I’m sad that things are turning out this way. I hope NI would not lose many prospective customers.

    What is lacking is
    (1) a well planned marketing strategy,
    (2) a well planned communication strategy.

    The disaster of (1) is visible all over yesterday and today. So many fans including me
    refreshed their browsers every 5 seconds gulping the disappointment, and finally there’s
    this disaster again in ordering: How much for tax, howmuch for shipping — that breakdown
    was not there. Terms are not clear enough to rely on. Not all features revealed before charging. Not all cards worked, including some VISA cards.

    To the point (2): Despite the existence of this blog, people are not getting answers for their questions. At least they should be told something, but ignoring is NOT the right strategy.
    If you wanted to ignore, you should not have given personal replies in your earlier blogs.
    The biggest communication barrier is the refusal to show 360 degree visual of at least the prototype.

    Good technology should be matched with good marketing, and good customer care.

    How can NI claim its place among the fans and others?

    I think (1) They should employ a dedicated and fiery marketing head,
    and (2) They should also employ a fiery customer care head.
    (I’m neither so this is unbiased suggestion).

    I’m sure both the above two heads would suggest far better ways to turn things around.
    I’m actually disappointed that NI didn’t seem to have these two working
    sections.

    My 2c.

  7110. “Brand equity” gets “trashed” in 48 hours because people get pissy when everything doesn’t go exactly as they expect it to.

    People like you behave as though that fact of our present life is the way things ought to be. In fact, it’s actually a pretty sad circumstance.

    By all means, suggest this to your MBA students. And while you’re at it, let us know what MBA program you teach in, so we can avoid hiring candidates from there in the future….

  7111. What part of Alex oliveira post are you having difficulty with?

    Guys,
    Please dont buy it. Too risky!!!
    0 picture, 0 video, 0 review, 0 CEO comment, 0 customer service.
    Return policy too dodgy.
    Visa wont refund you if they ship you a brick and you have to return it..
    specially after 2 months!!!
    Dont be stupid!!!

  7112. i placed my order, but i’ll wait for at most 2 week to see what up their sleeves. if they cant explain themselves, i might have to cancel the order.

  7113. Even i just used url given by you and order my Adam in India. Waiting for it to arrive after 6weeks. ordered pxqi + wifi

  7115. Im not too sure if this would work on the adam (or any other android tablet)

    but in the android emulator, i managed to install the market (but it was more limited than the one on my phone) by installing the g-apps package of cyanogen

    therotically, if you are able to install apk files, you should be fine since you can create apk backups using astro on an android phone.

    A tutorial on my blog here:
    http://fc1032.blogspot.com/2010/12/how-to-android-emulator-on-windows.html

  7116. Finally got the order in! I am ordering 8 for my company and had to go through the whole check out process for each one! Would it have killed them to let me specify how many I wanted? Oh well, hopefully all will go smoothly. Don’t want to be in the dog house for recommending this over the Viewsonic.

    -Greg

  7117. I’m sad that things are turning out this way. I hope NI would not lose many prospective customers.

    What is lacking is
    (1) a well planned marketing strategy,
    (2) a well planned communication strategy.

    The disaster of (1) is visible all over yesterday and today. So many fans including me
    refreshed their browsers every 5 seconds gulping the disappointment, and finally there’s
    this disaster again in ordering: How much for tax, howmuch for shipping — that breakdown
    was not there. Terms are not clear enough to rely on. Not all features revealed before charging. Not all cards worked, including some VISA cards.

    To the point (2): Despite the existence of this blog, people are not getting answers for their questions. At least they should be told something, but ignoring is NOT the right strategy.
    If you wanted to ignore, you should not have given personal replies in your earlier blogs.
    The biggest communication barrier is the refusal to show 360 degree visual of at least the prototype.

    Good technology should be matched with good marketing, and good customer care.

    How can NI claim its place among the fans and others?

    I think (1) They should employ a dedicated and fiery marketing head,
    and (2) They should also employ a fiery customer care head.
    (I’m neither so this is unbiased suggestion).

    I’m sure both the above two heads would suggest far better ways to turn things around.
    I’m actually disappointed that NI didn’t seem to have these two working
    sections.

    It takes double the effort (may be more) to win back lost customers.

    My 2c.

  7118. PreOrders are open to all.

    Just made my pruchase. No waiting, got right thru. Transaction went without a flaw.

    Glad to have made the choice.

    LeoP

  7119. @Vector66 have your ordered one Vector? And it was difficult to recognize you with this new avatar.

  7120. +1 keep up the good work Rohan and team! Soon this will all get resolved and go smoother. I did not expect there to be this many people attempting to pre order… let alone spam the purchase links. They tried to be fair and limit people to only 1 Adam, but with all of these this traffic in ordering, it caused more trouble then it was supposed to fix

  7122. I wouldn’t call them crazy, they’re more or less standard when ordering from a site when the product is imported. I encountered this when looking for my phone and ended up buying from a local importer. Slightly more expensive, but in the end less risk of paying all those fees should a problem arise.

  7123. Wait a second, you yahoos have been watching this website , reading the blogs, voting on color schemes, submitting applications as developers, getting development prototypes (…and fighting over them)…reading CNET and CES reviews, watching yioutube videos…..and now you want to imply the product doesnt exist…really? Sounds a little insane to me. Like looking in a mirror, turning away and instantly forgetting what you look like.

    I understand wanting to be careful, really I do, I get it…but what I dont get is why you wasted so much time following the site and product development, to bring yourself to the launch date, then suddenly go cold. Thats self induced torture.

  7124. I believe, that if you are eligible, you will receive an email. If you are not, then you wont get any notice and will have to wait until ordering is open to public

  7125. Im sorry Rohan,
    For having just released a product there seems to be a lot of information missing about the adam.
    Can you please please release more information, post a short clip of you holding and using the adam, anything

  7126. got a specification question for you Rohan. Just ordered the Adam and now I want to order an SD card but your reader says MicroSD NOT MicroSDHC. Please let me know if it is really SD (hope not) or SDHC compatible??? big difference here

  7127. Pre Orders open to all.

    Just made my purchase, no waiting, start to finish without a flaw.

    Glad to have pushed the button.

    LeoP

  7129. Rohan needs a Director of Communications before Monday. This was my very first comment on this blog almost a month ago. I hope he gets to read this. Things are salvageable at NI, but just barely. Remember the line in the poem, ‘for want of a nail, the battle was lost’?

  7130. Not able to decide whether to go with pixel qi or LCD screen…….I definately want 3G variant but not sure about screen. I guess, I will wait till every detail is out and there is more info

  7133. $50 for a ~2lb package is reasonable… considering it is coming from the other side of the world. Did you know that FedEx charges about $35 to ship a 3lb package from California to Hawaii? For standard shipping. I was shocked when i tried to send my gf a goody package, but I guess that is the cost of shipping something across an ocean… let alone the other side of the world.

  7134. yeah, NI must really be getting a laugh about that…I can’t believe they had the nerve to put 18002345678 as their customer care number! Priceless.

  7135. now that pre order is open to all did you notice that the privacy policy, return policy, and puchase policy are gone from the bottom of the website now

  7138. Look more closely at that number. Its a made-up place holder. You were studying the unfinished masterpiece of their sales and legal team, who should be ashamed of themselves, along with the sales geniuses at NI who promised Rohan to meet the deadline and ended up besmirching his good name.

    Let’s remember that NI is not a one-man show. Not to absolve Rohan of all blame, but some people ought to be fired for today’s fiasco.

  7139. My ordered failed. I waited to see what really happened. And of course I went to the e-mail I gave them, and there it was. They said my bank didn’t authorized the transaction. I think I know what happened. I probably misspelled my name in one of the forms. They were very nice about it.
    So, I suggest you check your email, and you will probably find something there.

  7140. @Tarwinia,

    I did get an email, it had my email in the URL, however I was not able to get on particularly early, and am not sure that I gained any delivery benefit from receiving it. I’m not too bummed about this but just puzzled, also I didn’t want you to be too dissed that you didn’t get one, I don’t think it made much difference to me – Rohan?

    @elmelao,

    yes I did order, got a confirmation email from both financial company and notionink. Received an order number. Ordered Pizel Qi, WiFi + 3G. If I have to wait then I have to wait.

    @ GIJoe,

    Let me try respond…
    > Since you seem to be present here on site right now…I want to clarify something if I may..
    sorry, stepped away for an hour

    > Did you get a confirmation email after placing the order?
    Yes, it looks like this: (private info obscured)

    ————————————————————-
    Hello and Greetings From Notion Ink!

    Congratulations for being the proud owner of an Adam! Your order details are given below:

    Order number: NIxxxxxxxx
    Adam Variant: Adam with a Pixel Qi screen, wifi and 3G
    Total amount: 600(inclusive of shipping charges only)
    Full Name: Phillip Mark Gummerson
    Billing Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AU
    Shipping Address: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx AU
    Contact Number: +61 xxxxxxxxx
    ————————————————————-

    > I did not get any thing, and I was in the first batch of preorders,and I assume you were too.
    If you mean you did not get any preorder email, mine didn’t achieve much (but I could be wrong)

    > I am unsure if my order went through. The payment gateway that was set up was taking forever, and finally gave me a denial saying my order number was invalid.
    Yes, at payment time, just after hitting “pay now” or the like, I was directed to my own bank’s page for further confirmation (that’s just something my particular bank does) it failed to load the webpage, so I refreshed and got the confirmation. I think if you didn’t get a confirmation email (from both the credit card company and also NotionInk) I suspect it didn’t work. contact preordersupport at notionink.com and ask them if they have your order I guess.

    > Now I can’t get the 9th Jan shipping date, as the site says it will ship only in 6 to 8 weeks.
    Yeah, I am a little puzzled as to which deal I’ve been given also.

    > I am a little bit disappointed (of course I have written to NI), but I want to make sure my experience is unique so I can decide whether to order again. Another 599 is too much on my Credit card , what with Christmas coming up…
    Sorry, can’t really answer that one for you, hope it gets sorted out soon.

  7141. OK, so you have to pay in advance to pre-order?

    And cough up 5% fee if you cancel before it ships?

    Excuse me NI, but typical for pre-orders is to take your CC info but not charge you until it ships.

    I was pretty excited about the adam for a long while, but so many things have happened in the last few days that make me want to sit and wait.

    Still no actual pictures/vids of the device or OS, and NOBODY outside NI has even seen the production version.

    And you are willing to pay in advance for this?
    I will wait and see.

  7144. After all this expectation and wait,,, no B-day present.
    I couldn’t preorder, MC not taken. 😦
    Didn’t get the email either…
    Rohan, even though we have faith in you and Adam, I think NI sales and Marketing dept. have quite some unfinished work to take care of.

    God Bless,

  7145. The timing out or huge traffic earlier resulted in 3 orders being placed…..now i have to go and cancel two of them….

  7146. Can’t help you with the import fee stuff, but I found my invite email buried in a gmail Spam folder that I didn’t even know existed, until I read some comments here.

  7147. Don’t worry Cathy, I wasn’t included either :S

    And I’ve been on here quite a bit.

  7149. The shipping time and the lack of information about the student discount are going to keep me holding onto my money for now. As an added bonus, I guess I’ll get to see the reviews when they come up!

  7151. Instant debit doesn’t sound encouraging. Especially, when folks at NI know that shipping will take 6-8 weeks (as stated). The done thing is to take an authorization and debit the card when shipping and invoicing is about to be done — at that time, if the bank doesn’t pay up (for some reason), the pre-order gets cancelled (that’s how Amazon does it). Even hotels do that when you check in, but they don’t debit till you sign off the bill. Anyway, time will tell whether this is just something folks at NI didn’t think of.

  7153. @Phillip
    I was declined a second time. Maybe it is because I’m using a Visa Debit Card. I will have to check with the bank tomorrow, too late already. It’s 11″27 here in NY, and still have to do some work for my job.

  7154. no e-mail, nor Cathy nor Sowmya from what I gather.

    and well, there’s real life to pull us away, plus it’s pain in the rear to go through the different pages trying to keep a conversation going to responding to others.

  7155. Congrats on the launch guys. And for those who are speculating about the company. Please don’t , these guys are genuine !

    make us (India ) proud Rohan !
    For the first time ever I have seen a product availability in India ! 50 $ is worth the shipping . And to make a difference with consistent prices world wide is awesome !

  7156. Oh man you dont like my new avatar??? haha

    I can’t say I have. As much as I want one and it is alot. If I want to stay married and all I have to wait a little.

    Up until today well 3 am this morning when I stayed awake to watch a cool rendition of the uncovering of the render of the Adam to 12pm to 3pm to 6pm to almost 12am now.

    Something doesn’t feel right, and for all of you telling us to be quiet I will keep my mouth shut. I work hard for my money and I have seen nothing today to make me just throw it out into cyberspace.

    Will I still follow the blog and site yes. May I change my mind, yes. But I have spent alot of money without touching my gadgets, I run part of a DIY Projector company so I am not a name dropper.

    I have been in customer support for over 15 years, corporately and military. This is not how you treat customers. I spent over 20 hours in the last day following this and we dont even get explanations. Honestly I just want to scream personally but oh ill get bashed for that.

    I even put up a quick community in a day for everyone to hang out at and oh well everyone went to notionaddicts which is cool…but I dont understand what happened today.

  7157. Just looked at google maps and Notionink is next door to IBM, National Instruments and Cisco.

  7158. The order worked flawlessly.

    I got prompt email of my first failure without any transactions fees on my card.

    The same goes when i opened my CC for internet byuing.

    Good and clear payment service.

    Thanks,

    : )akobL

    Keep the light burning, and the dream alive

  7159. Rohan, is it really difficult now to put up a high-resolution image and/or video of the actual product and its variants ? please do it at the earliest.

  7161. just got a call from fraud protection department from my credit card company wondering if i made this purchase. should i be concerned?

  7162. You received two e-mails?
    I only received one, from ccavenues, none from notionink … what is happening?

  7163. Since I did not get the early family member mail, no point in pre-ordering too! I am waiting for the experience of the early adopters 🙂 and then decide whether to go ahead or not. Anyway it is going to be end Jan at least! Hope they get things sorted out fast!!!

  7164. My first blog post. Been waiting, watching and wanting since December.

    Congratulations and best wishes to NI on Adam, their first born.

  7166. My last post went into moderation due to URL. Trying a repost.

    Hi Folks,

    I have set up a google groups for folks who have preordered the Adam in early December with a leap of faith; the group is public and unmoderated (members can post). It will provide a more reasoned venue until such time we receive our Adams or watch with bemusement as it vaporizes into thin air. It will not spam your inbox and you are welcome to vent as needed.

    groups . google . com / group / adampreorders

    –sriram

  7167. ok, finally pre-ordered and I am really excited about it but a few comments
    1. 6-8 weeks shipping, so wish this was lesser, well it is pre-order 🙂
    2. the site for taking down the details isn’t as refined as the other parts of the sites, this should definitely be cleaned up. The site wouldn’t let me enter a different billing address and shipping address the first time it asked me this. pressing next caused the billing address to become the shipping address.
    3. price in INR is 29999 which is USD 650 + which is much more than the $ 550 advertised but still a nice price.

  7168. Yep. Same problem here. If I put in a different address for shipping versus billing, then it wants to ship it to the billing address!

  7169. The shipping costs are too high. 5k ? That is the one and only reason which made me not pre-order the product.

  7173. Are you asking if Rawon is very dark? very tasty? or Made with kluwuk nuts? Would kluwuk nuts make for a different type of crazy?

  7174. Rohan, print books of stickers saying “Proud Adam Owner”, like the ones Ubuntu / Canonical make, and ship them for free to everybody that has put in a pre-order.

  7176. For everybody having an aneurysm over the shipping cost, the main thing to bear in mind is that the initial shipments (that is, all of these preorders) are going to be coming either straight from Notion Ink, or stright from the factory where they’re produced. That’s direct, low volume distribution in a manner not so unlike what would happen if you or I were to walk down to the post office and ship a parcel. Go run some quotes from the shipment providers in your country to send a box to India and I’ll bet that in most of the world, $50 will only get you the cheapest, four-weeks-on-a-boat shipping option. Coming from Canada, most of the quotes I got were in the $100-$250 range (so I *really* hope mine doesn’t show up DOA).

    Once there are distribution partners in place, you won’t be ordering straight from Notion Ink and the shipments will be cheaper. Think about it – when’s the last time you bought something *directly* from any company that doesn’t have millions or billions in the bank? Direct distribution doesn’t get cheap until the company doing it is massive enough to support their own complete supply chain. The fact that Notion Ink is even attempting a worldwide launch like this is an incredibly ballsy move.

    I’m sure it won’t be more than a few months before you’ll be able to order from Newegg and Amazon, with all that entails with respect to payment options and return policies. Who knows – maybe we’ll even find out what the “mystery feature” is by then…

  7178. I almost wish they would have just released it with Android with a future update to the software they are creating. That is one of the things that has bothered me more and more as of late, how fast apps would be created if the Android Market was not accessible.

    Wonderful you mentioned digitizer, does it come with the Adam? What about Google’s e-bookstore? I mean really, I would have been on board with at least one video.

    I love a lot of aspects of your company but some of the things I find most important you seem to be lacking in. Honesty goes a long way, if you needed pre-orders for production we understand that. You could have set up a we a go if we can secure (x) number of pre-orders. I am telling you, when you first placed the privacy statement and refund information on the web page it was almost like you were warning us not encouraging us. Seems like you did everything to cover your back while giving no real assurance on your part. I hope you are able to get some sleep and not stay up all night watching your sales counter grow, I certainly hope it is not with a smile because you have let many of us down.

    HOnesty, honesty, honesty = customer loyalty.

    You may still get my money at some point and I wish I was as confident as those that can afford a costly mistake. You certainly would have had me if my pre-order email had worked!

  7179. I agree with every single negative rational comment on this blog so far.

    This is a complete joke. I am a reasonably skeptical person when it comes to new technology, especially as all the hype was being generated by the manufacturer themselves and not independent 3rd party reviews, but I must admit I too got caught up in the hype and had set aside $500 last night to possibly get a pre-order.

    Needless to say, the pathetic final hour actions of Notion Ink have COMPLETELY turned me off, and I am now needing to be convinced all over again regarding this “magical” product.

    People are asking about the shipping being so expensive, and after thinking about it for a while, I believe there are a few reasons:

    1. This pre-order bullcrap is clearly a money grab to fund the rollout of the product world-wide, so why not try and make a few extra bucks from the shipping? Ebay sellers do it all the time.

    2. Sure, if they only shipped to the U.S and Europe, they could establish lower shipping costs, but they are trying to set a blanket price for worldwide shipping. What about Australia, Asia, Russia? Covering all these extra markets sets a higher average.

    3. This is their first ever product. When DHL says to them, “ok, we can give you a discount on shipping if you can prove to use that you will ship more than 100k units a month”, what figures does NI have to back it up? A passionate small user base is a drop in the ocean compared to being accepted by the mass market, and it is clear that NI has only targeted the tech market – no TV ads, no internet advertising campaign, no freaking videos!!!!!!

    I have become more skeptical of this product than the guy trying to sell me leather jackets in the car park this morning.

    Finally, I have come up with a new company name – instead of NI, I will now be referring to you guys as NFI for the way you have handled the first release of this product!

    Reply below if you agree!

  7180. @Gregory Gray said, on December 10, 2010 at 09:27

    > Don’t want to be in the dog house for recommending this over the Viewsonic

    You should be glad that they will ship only after 6 – 8 weeks. This should buy you some time, hopefully, to find another employment.

    🙂

  7181. same here.. ccavenue but not notionink.. I send them an email, just in case. they dont have an auto-responder setup yet it seems

  7182. need to know if you are shipping directly from china to India does the price include duties and customs ? or will we have to pay extra to DHL ???

    “3. Any Customs duty, clearance charges, handling charges or taxes levied by
    the customs or the Government of destination Country will be borne by the
    buyer & Notion Ink suggests that these charges can vary from 0% to 100% of
    invoice value as per Country norms.”

    if i have to pay duties on the pricing 425 +$50 then this pre ordering the product is pretty bad idea (atleast for sane ppl in india)…

    and please do keep in mind you do have liability under Indian consumer court laws if the shipping doesnt occur or the product is damaged etc….just because you are shipping it directly from china doesn’t not absolve you of your responsibilities.

    i understand notion -ink being cash strapped and is looking for easy interest free money…however do keep in mind the hype can die down as easily as it is built up and the good will too can be lost very very easily…GET SMART..
    1) start following the US way of customer care …
    2) charge the card a few days before the product ships ..
    3) with duties and stuff you will see a lot of people ship to Singapore / us and get the product in (dual pricing will create black market)
    4) atleast work on a sort of walk in buy / bangalore / south regions…but most of all present a pricing in India which is uniform…

    I for one (and i have been waiting for it for a long time) will wait till JAN just way too many questions……

    thanks
    apurva m

  7184. Multi Touch has nothing to do with LCD or Pixel QI its a layer above.

    adam will work the same but visible in daylight with a PQI screen.

  7185. I do like it but it made the job of recognizing the old Vector(not by age ,in terms of guys following this blog) a bit tough 🙂

    I totally agree with what you have said.

    Leap of faith is okai but investing money into a thing which is raising so many red flags and in spite of them Rohan not coming to allay any fear is a bit precarious situation.

    For for a guy like me , who has taken a sabbatical from job to pursue his education, it will be not prudent to invest my hard earned money on a product whose CEO has ample time to drop clue for a mystery feature late into the night but when he is really reuqire to answer some hard facts he is no where to be seen(I am not sarcastic here but somehow this is the feeling which is coming into my mind and this is too much unprofessional from any business point of view).

    ANy startup builds its image from the faith of the initial users . And this is not economical publicity(as was referred to engadget’s article). This is a bad publicity which gonna hurt from a startup point of view. One wrong make many right’s wrong and here it seems there are many Wrong.
    P.S. I may be a bit critical here. but that’s what i feel right now.

  7187. Will NotionInk work with Netflix to introduce the netflix app on Adam or Eve ?
    Today one of the biggest disappointments with Android devices is lack of Netflix streaming.
    It will be a big boost for NotionInk, if they can introduce Netflix on their devices.

  7188. I am hoping that we will end up seeing a video this saturday… Rohan said he would be updating twice a week from now on so hopefully between now and the release date we will end up getting more information as well as some videos. It is especially bothersome because most of these images shown arent even teh final look and feel so they are useless to us… The terrible grammar sort of stinks too I would have hoped they would hire someone for localization purposes.

  7190. Hope that’s the case.

    oh, and I have hotmail and yahoo associated with wordpress and both accept spam (they put it in the spam folder, they don’t automatically delete) and it is nowhere to be found 😦

  7191. order full version and the ordering process was smooth with no problems at all. i trust Rohan that those who have ordered will get a good satisfying Adam as per current standards.

  7192. I think 6-8 weeks delivery is one of those underpromise and overdeliver situations. Could be wishful thinking. We will see.

  7194. Oh well oredered mine but sooooo annoyed! I never got my pre order email even though i hads previous mails telling me i would. I feel its so unfair! I have been following Adam for a year- posted well over 100 times on the blog:( Anyone else the same? It says shipping wont start for 6-8 weeks which is ages:( very annoying/sad day 😦

    Also now having read around the net NI is getting some seriously bad press and i am genuinely worried about my order and whether i did the right thing! 😦

  7195. MasterCard is currently not being accepted. You can confirm this by numerous previous posts.

  7196. @ bsmdbt said, on December 10, 2010 at 09:29

    > Thats self induced torture

    I believe the term you are looking for is “masochistic sadistic pleasure”.

  7198. order full version and it was smooth with no problems at all. i trust Rohan that those who have ordered will get a good satisfying Adam as per current standards.

  7201. I’m just so glad it’s basically over now. 😛 So distracted all day – didn’t get a fraction of the work I needed to get done and ended up working almost 4.5 hours of overtime to catch up. 😛

    Next time I’m just going to check in a day or two later – or at least that’s what I’d like to believe. Save myself a lot of trouble. 😛

  7205. Wow.. i wake up and i still do not have an email in my inbox…
    Grt .. i guess i am done waiting , patience has a limit !

  7206. Ipad2 = clone = little brother on steroids. A little pumped up. Probably some new apps, and more charges from Apple. same old story. Listen, even if I don’t buy the Adam, I will never buy any Apple product. It is not about this against that, is not about the Adam vs Apple caca, it is about the fact that Apple’s close system is not for me. I went through the college system, and failed a couple of presentations because the little Apple computer I had could not work with anything but Apple. I was young and stupid, but learned my lesson the hard way. If they change their way, then maybe. But I don’t think they will.

  7207. I ordered but it really doesn’t feel right! I know i am taking a massive gamble as it is screaming scam at me!! I hope i am wrong but now i am very worried. Its just having followed Adam for a year it was difficult not to order. The fact that they are tied in with Pixel Qi gives me some confidence as they i believe are definitely legit!

  7208. Eek… I can’t believe I’m going to say it. I totally agree with Gecko.

    The last two days have been a mess. I lashed ppl today for being negative, but I’ve had a complete turnaround. The faith and trust I had were spoiled by how this played out. The lack of an email was hurtful and very disappointing. Not having an email, gave me many hours to watch all that was happening and think about it. The last straw was their original policies. They thought they were REASONABLE enough to post?!?! Not to mention the mistakes in them too numerous to count. (They are only barely acceptable after being updated.)

    I agree also there are too many unanswered questions. How can you, Rohan, let your “family” and supporters order your product without giving them the info they deserve. $600 isn’t pocket change. The memory question has obviously been ignored, which pretty much tells me it’s only going to ship with 8GB. We saw badly taken pre-production photos. We saw ancient vids. There might be a photo with the trackpad, but again, that wasn’t a final model. That question has been asked over and over along with the memory–ignored. What was with the vague answers about the digitizer.

    Come out and say, “No, it doesn’t have an active digitizer.” Don’t play around with words so people have to unravel what you really mean. The same thing about what version of Android Adam is actually running on. I’m quite sleep deprived, but seems to me that question was answered directly either. It was more like “well, it’s a little bit like this and more like that.”

    It was inexcusable the lack of official communication during the mess today turned into. A little one or two line comment is not good enough. I can’t believe there wasn’t a post apologizing to those who missed the pre-order email, or for the few hour delay to pre-order for those who actually did get it. No acknowledgement that the original policies were obscene? You just quietly removed and changed them? That’s not cool. So under what policy do the 1st customers fall? Also, you removed the sale and privacy policies completely. How is that acceptable? You never addressed why you would need our SSN or why we would have to “activate” the Adam, or about “tracking” our real-time whereabouts. I don’t know I like the idea of being tracked, whether anonymously or not.

    I’m so sad today. Like not kidding. I could sit here and cry. I’ve been waiting for this day for a year. I’ve sang the virtues of Adam and defended it more times than I can count in that year. I just can’t believe this is how it played out.

  7209. Ok relax people…
    NI sucks a bit at building and delivering on expectation.Its their first product. But that’s it.. their only failure for me… For the money ($550 including shipping …may be they should have said from day one its $700 with free shipping and then lower it in the last week) this is the best device out there. We geeky fanboys-gals want it because it has Qi pixel, Tegra, 1080p movie, expandable storage, other oses, etc etc if for that money or even slightly higher you get all those features …then feel free to go elsewhere…otherwise i’ll buy one of these when they start accepting my credit card
    best,
    K

    PS: NI you should have hired some admin people rather than geeks to set up your credit card plans etc,amex really ?,…but lesson learned i suspect for you..but you have used your forgiveness karma with some of us as you .

  7211. What are you talking about? Trade laws… The product is not even cleared by FCC yet.
    So even if it is all good and everybody will get their Adams as promised in January, the product use in USA would be illegal or as they say now, undocumented 🙂
    Good intentions in mind, I do not think NI could further delay the release and wait, while going through all the legal international trading hurdles.
    Basically, the point of sale right now is considered to be wherever the money lands in, and it would abide the laws of that locality. It is like asking your friend overseas to buy you something and ship it to your country. So Rohan is that friend in this case :)))

    Though I was hoping that NI had already established wholesale/retail hubs at some high demand locations, but that is not the case 😦

    -JH

  7212. @Greg : You may be right there, but it does not make sense. I have a US address, but I may want to get Indian band ..

  7215. Me too Sowmya! I ordered any way but am seriously worried now! Ni are getting some seriously bad press and some is justified. Have a look before you order i say.

  7217. Visa and American Express only!!!! Well, that’s me out of the game. I have a mere Mastercard!

    Very restricted payment options. Will they open up at some point to include Mastercard?

  7218. Hi Rohan,

    Sorry to say but this is not the transparency I expected from Notion Ink. How do I choose between the versions without knowing what is what. I expected many of the clouds to clear regarding the Adam but still I see no light yet. All I see are little extensions of what you said all these days. Yet no solid images or videos of adam in the post. How do I make a choice of LCD / Pixel Qi? I need to know the amount of battery usage vs color displays of both so that I can put my money on one.

    There is not even an option to choose the color for the said variants. It would be sweet if adam ships with 2-3 different strips in the pack

    Even the price in India is adding more than expected shipping charge. Is there any other tax/duty being added?

    Still need more light. Is it possible for us to drop in to your office at Bangalore to grab one?
    Any note on when the Adam would be available on stores?
    Any note on when the final images and hands on videos?
    Pls more and more light needed. cant afford doubts.

  7219. Sensible. Sensible. Im right there with ya. The link to your community probably got lost in the sea of comments here. Hard to follow anything really. Ive been steadily relying on notionaddicts.com more and more lately, and less and less this blog.

  7221. Hi Wally

    Do drop in and share your wisdom at groups dot google dot com / group / adampreorders

    Dev, Gecko and anyone else reading this are also welcome

    –sriram

  7222. Hi Soumya,

    It is so strange that a die hard fan of NI like you hasn’t got the email. NI sorry to say this – but looks like somewhere you have misplaced priorities. Please wake up NOW from your dreams and realize the dream…pardon me for being harsh

  7223. @Greg : You may be right there, but it does not make sense.
    I have a US address, but I may want to get Indian band .. It if for buyer to decide what band she/he wants 🙂

  7224. well i am not ordering now! i dont like being treated this way when u esp sugar coat with words called Family… and waht about videos etc.. got any look at it when u went thro preorder page ?

  7225. I completely agree Vector! What a disastrous Launch! Shame really but i hope that’s all it is and not something more sinister!

  7230. its not about misplaced priorities, but i just dont like the fact of being taken for granted..
    with lack of prepardness, lack of information etc..

  7232. I got my email but couldn’t get in during the preorder time frame. I only got on after it opened up to the public.

    Not sure which is worse:
    getting the email but not being able to get on or
    not getting an email

  7233. That was hopeful and wishful thinking 🙂 But on the other hand there are a lot of negative points which many people already expressed, and ditto on that here …

    -JH

  7234. I have heard this before, can’t find it now, but that was part of the advantage for the panels – that droid apps would not be stretched.

  7235. Oh, the irony!!!

    notionink dot wordpress dot com/2010/08/24/disclaimer/

    A while ago, some Chinese “distributors” were claiming to take preorders for the Adam. Rohan’s response was:

    “So, be cautious and ask for images, videos first (And I bet, you wont find one)!”

    Well, Rohan, that’s EXACTLY what people are asking for now!

    So, a lot of us are going to wait. Eagerly. Expectantly. Because it’s obvious that the Adam has the potential to top any other tablet out there, hands down.

  7237. Seriously, I feel good that I did not receive the mail. Would’ve pre-ordered and then be tensed! 🙂

  7238. As for the color of adam what does anyone think of useing custom color strips .. My be cheasy

  7240. @ bash said, on December 10, 2010 at 10:07

    > will there be customs duty on top of this?

    I don’t think you have to report to the customs department for work.

  7241. It’s great day, possibly deserving an entry into the history books about how we all came together and started a revolution. Adam, as we love to call it, is not a tablet, it’s a dream come true for many of us. We have pushed the limits of current technology and raised the expectations from other devices as well, especially the fact that it’s not just hardware or software, but it’s both.
    It sounds very suspicious to me. 🙂 technology limit? 8GB. 3.2mp camera? History? Family? come on – you got a piece of plastic with some metal and software and you want to sell with the loudest marketing.

  7242. I have pre-ordered but feel that it might have been a mistake.

    It is sad and odd to feel like “family” one day and feel like one has been scammed the next… I hope this isn’t the case.

    I think what troubles me the most is that I should be excited… and instead I am worried and unfortunately disappointed.

    adam…(unrequited family member)

  7243. @Sowmya

    I run a website as a volunteer and have had immense trouble getting email out to certain email addresses, especially on yahoo and hotmail. Rest of the people used to get email, but yahoo would neither deliver to the inbox, nor give an error message back to my server. Drove me nuts at the time. I felt NI had a similar problem.

  7244. >For for a guy like me , who has taken a sabbatical from job to pursue his education, it will be not prudent to invest my hard earned money on a product whose CEO has ample time to drop clue for a mystery feature late into the night but when he is really reuqire to answer some hard facts he is no where to be seen

    just change the guy to gal, and put it in future tense wrt to sabbatical and education.
    .. i am on the same boat
    Cannot agree with u more..

  7245. Yeah i reallly think the games and teasing must stop now! Everyone needs as much transparency as possible! There is a real sense of worry on the boards and rightly so! They really need to come forward and show the adam fully even if they have to alter their marketing strategy- at the moment its a right mess!

  7247. +1. I ordered it. I don’t know what it looks like nor what it does? It’s all due to the trust i had so far. But I can assure half the folks who wanted to pre-order didn’t do so(even I hesitated as I found no information available on the product beyond Rohan’s post). Even Apple wouldn’t have sold a product with out displaying to the public.
    Instead NI should have demo’ed and have provided the pre-order the same day. I am not sure why hurry when they can’t display the product. What difference does it make opening pre-orders now,releasing at CES 2011 and delivering after CES? I don’ think it can be a christmas gift if we can’t have one at that time.

    In old Indian tradition, bride sees bridegroom for the first time only during the wedding procession (no longer exists in current times), so is adam for us.

    I trust adam would be a good fit for me, but haven’t ordered anything w/o seeing it so far :(.

    I am disappointed about their disclosure nature, you are asking $500 of our hard earned money w/o knowing/feeling what it is?

    If you can’t reveal, wait till you can reveal or don’t charger until you ship/return policy should be a complete refund including shipping costs for pre-orders[we ordered just by trust w/o knowing anything and you are not trusting us in our returns].

    Probably this is my first comment that’s not positive about NI and their release process (I have been a fan for an year now, commented tons of times, didn’t received pre-order mail : pissed off[assumed they would have missed by mistake]).

  7248. No please don’t do that; pre order he needs the funding for the project. it would be nice if he threw in that red cloth for those who pre-ordered. 🙂

  7249. They say there are two guarantees in life: Death and Taxes. I would like to submit a third: This upcoming Weekend Update will be VERY interesting….. or not at all.

  7250. While everyone is blasting one or other…. You need to understand that a Product launch is not an easy process…… as you know our 24 yr old CEO…..He’s done a tremendous Job…with a handful of team mates …..and a huge demand from all over the world….He and NI team deserves respect and support 🙂

  7252. I have GMAIL..
    and i ahve sent mass mailers as well to more than 3000 ppl..
    it is not that difficult..
    yes it does get stuck.. but not like 10 hrs !!!

  7253. Pre order not up for blog posters as said around 12:30P today (thurs). Instead up around 6pm. Tried to order a unit (pixel qi + 3g) for $549 and $50 shipping, but all 5 tries failed with my VISA card being declined. This smells bad. Something is telling me not to buy this, so now I wait. Let’s see what CES brings. Poor marketing, Poor Management, and Poor Logistics regarding the long delays and problems – cannot possibly lead to a great device with great support. Notion Ink may have just put the gun to their own head. If it walks like a duck….talks like a duck….must be a duck.

  7254. Once more because my message disppeard.

    Rohan if Europe is sooooo important to you and your company why is there MASTERCARD option if you want to order. If you have a creditcard in Europe about 75% of the banks give out the Mastercard.
    And gues………………………. I only have Mastercard!!
    So I cannot even order.
    You try to do limited bussines?

    Change it A.S.A.P. so you will get a lot more orders!!

    SAD greetings,

    Edju13

  7255. I was successful in preordering mine tonight after the original preorder time.. I never got an email.. I did have issues with the ordering process, but that I think was with AMEX, and the international order.. I switched to VISA and everything went through ok. Now I have to see how things work with the 3G and my carrier SPRINT. Don’t know how they will handle those of us with this device vs one they carry, and whether I will be able to get a sim card from them to use with it… If nothing else I will have to get a tethering unit for the web access..

    All in all Im happy and can’t wait to get it and start playing….it could have been smoother and more information made available about all the features and accessability to internet via 3G in various countries.. We will see..I sent NI can email asking questions about the 3G access maybe they will respond, maybe not…

  7257. @Sowmya
    Getting yahoo to trust a gmail server is infinitely easier than to accept email from your own domain.

  7258. I agree Gecko a complet mess!! I ordered too! I must be mad! I am just hoping its poor organisation and not something more sinister! Very worried at the moment and to be honest Rohans silence is unacceptable! The world is watching and its not going to be very impressed!:(

  7259. Hi,

    I am planning to do a pre order, only thing that I hope that you dont choose the 3G frequency based on the shipping address!! As I am not in India now, but will be back in a few months.

    Or else just give an option to choose the 3G frequencies!

    I hope that I wont get a device with a 3G frequency that doesnt work in India because of my current shipping address!!

    A little common sense will solve this problem!!

  7261. Looks like based on the comments many people who commented couple times got the mail for pre-order and me none :(. It feels really bad after following so long and advertising it at Apple stores.
    Finally I understand it’s just business.

  7262. That’s what happens if you get too philosophical:
    “either a LIE (I would prefer not to believe this) OR simply NOT TRUE.”
    Can you please tell me what it is?

    Anyway, you lucky you were able to order. I haven’t been able yet.

  7263. ofcourse ! Huge respect,

    that’s why u come out with stark facts and not sugar coat to please ppl..

    but when there is a glitch u cannot just overlook..
    I stayed up till 3 am, and now i dont have a email ( fine, but i still feel bad abt it)
    and no other information from Rohan… and alot of people not happy .. what am i supposed to assume.. 650 dollars is a huge money for me inINR!

    i am only surprised at the lack of preparedness of the launch

  7264. as much as I wanted to be an early adapter for this (hopefully) fine product, as much am I dissapointed now.
    No MasterCard, $50 dollars of shipping costs, (if I could order it: which I can’t).
    Really a bloody shame.
    I will wait for the product to drop in the stores and even for adam2.
    You could have had a lot of more pre-sales from Europe Rohan, by adding MasterCard as a payment method…
    Really a BIG dissapointment..

    Time will tell if it’s gonna be Notionink for me in the future…

  7266. The latest info there is over 8 hours old! There have been all sorts of issues raised since then, with no answers. This slow-motion train-wreck has been going nearly 48 hours without any real news or update or even signs of last-minute damage control. (Except
    crucial fine-print disappearing entirely)

    Traffic has gone from “Here, take my money!” to people slowing down to look at a car crash as they drive past.

  7267. Greg, as you are in US, any ideas on what customs/import info we should be aware of? I have not been able to find anything definitive.

  7270. Some thoughts.
    This isn’t the launch it’s the pre-order
    The launch MHO will be at the CES that is why no shipments for six to eight weeks. They don’t want any reviews untill after CES. It only makes sense.
    And that is a big reason why I didn’t pre-order. I’ll wait for the real launch and hope all the problems here have been solved. I have been following this since last Jan. I still want one but I don’t think it would be wise, for me at least, to order now.

  7271. Agreed with Gecko. I hate to say it but I won’t be pre-ordering.

    I could make it past NI being a start up. I could make it past not seeing much of the adam in action before pre-ordering(could always cancel without a penalty I thought). I could make it past the slipped deadlines(tech problems happen). Missing out on the “family pre-order) was hard but with enough info released I could deal with the extra waiting(info never came though). Shipping and taxes were expected.

    I could not make it past charges before the product ships(this isn’t normal). I could not make it past the frusterating lack of info and double talk. I could not make it past the T & C. There are so many things wrong with this, it is slightly better now but still haunting. The warranty is a complete joke I’d expect to see in cheap knockoff item, not a company looking to make a change. Returns were a jaw dropping shock. Privacy was startling. Tech support was nothing more than fill in blanks(which as of last check, still hadn’t been changed). The absolute worst though is the thought of agreeing to something that essentially says “By agreeing you also agree to any changes we may make”. I wouldn’t trust the Red Cross with such a contract, so I certainly won’t be trusting any business with it. I couldn’t make it past the broken trust I had for Notion Ink after these events.

    I wish those who pre-ordered luck.

  7272. Yeah, I went to the vegetable section in the local market here, and could not find a ipad. I though they sold it everywhere. So, I’m not gonna buy it.

  7273. “http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/12/09/the-notion-ink-adam-should-be-triggering-your-scam-a-meter-right-now/?replytocom=1604892#addcomment”

    Read IT!!!

  7274. In ordering, after giving my personals info, i get a message:
    ‘ Sorry, Your order cannot be processed as the website is not authorised for Transactions through CCAvenue.

    Please contact the Webstore Administrator to report this error. ‘

    Now what?
    Anyone any ideas? Please help.
    Sorry, just woke up, not really awake jet.

  7276. same thing! i have sent mass mailers from my own domain only.. I have faced problems but not to an extent of this.. see we never asked for this Family thing.. it was started by Rohan and when people who commented very late in the line got an early mailer while i stayed up awake till 3 am and not get one.. i am in every right to feel frustrated!
    i am sorry but i am not happy with the experience.

    I understand it might be difficult for Rohan and team as well… but Silence is always not golden, we deserve some information , some kind of a news from Rohan……

  7277. no, I am afraid…everything is still very dark… they made a BIG MESS out of it… you know this is a case of inexperience. I still remember the days when I was over-enthusiastic about things to the stage when I started wondering why we need seniors/project managers who doesn’t do a single line of code! We always have lot of ideas at every stage of the project so that if we don’t freeze at some stage, it will be a continuous process. We tend to overlook the fact that there are lot many things to do/manage before it actually gets to the customer. You need “experience” for that and it took me some years to realize that.

    NI needs some good mentors BIG TIME! They can have the youth to drive it forward, but they need some air traffic control too!!!

    I badly believed in them and still feel they can come back strongly if they take steps in the right direction. However, at this stage, things seem quite bleak.

  7280. Hey Wally, just for your info, I ordered trough the pre-order mail, and also there we have a 6-8 week waiting period, so don’t worry, you didn’t miss out a thing. 🙂
    Concerning the hectical night, I also noticed people were dropping out, because of the start-up problems, wich is sad. They even made me doubt, and believe me when I tell you I was allready convinced a year ago. BTW Iordered the full thing, cause I think 3G is important.

    enjoy your sleep

  7281. A father shark is swimming with his son deep beneath the surface. They come across a group of people from a capsized boat. He turns to his son and says
    “Ok son, what we’re going to do is swim around them in a circle once with our fin just barely out of the water. Then on the second circle we’ll show them more of our fin. After the third circle when we show our entire fin only then will we go in for dinner ok?”

    “But dad Im starving!”

    Regardless the boy has to follow his fathers instructions. They complete the third circle and only then do they go in and enjoy the feast.

    “Dad, I dont get it. Why did we waste all that time?! My stomach was about to eat itself!”

    The father smiles and says, “They sure tasted good didnt they”?

    “Well yeah it was delicious.”

    “Yup, they taste a hell of a lot better after you scare the crap out of ’em”

    ;)This was a joke a friend told me. It was funny until it popped into my head tonight, after all we’ve been through.

    Dont be sharks NI.

  7282. @elmelaso, mine was a visa debit, maybe your bank limits the amount of the purchase when its an overseas transaction…

  7283. I think everyone has to think twice before pre-order ,
    as a lot of things aren’t clear,
    term- condition
    over priced
    over price shipping
    and…
    and….
    total not a professorial way to do business Rohan,

  7284. @Andrew Britton

    Hey bro! Ol’ pal VB did not get any pre-order email either. But am not disheartened though. Couple of months ago a small voice in my head reasoned with me to wait for the reviews, photos of the actual device, and videos depicting the usage of ADAM by independent reviewers. Ergo, I decided against pre-ordering.

    But I do feel disheartened for Rohan though. As much as it has affected us, it must have been even worse for him. I’m sure the day (or couple of them) is not turning out the way he expected it to.

    This whole pre-order has turned into a PR nightmare for him. I feel that due to pressure (from his investors and also from his potential customers) he felt compelled to do the countdown to this day, even though NI are probably not ready yet.

    I saw that he has created a YouTube account on Dec 9th. Hopefully, he will post some videos of the actual device in use and hope that he will use a professional for it.

  7285. Maybe they are just that busy? I still have faith but am somewhat not surprised by the lack of info. I was the one who wrote them an e-mail about the logo problem, but I never heard back from NI. The only way I knew they had received my mail was due to Rohan’s Saturday update. I’m going to look at this from the bright side and hope that the lack of replies to everyone is that the are diligently working to have an enthralling post addressing all of our concerns this weekend.

  7289. That was directed at T. regarding www. notionaddicts .com. Sorry for the mixed metaphors (car, train)

  7290. Wow.

    I’m in awe. In a world where we check a 100 reviews about any gadget before we buy it Rohan has effectively persuaded people to buy an adam without giving away any details.
    I’m not calling this vapourware. That boat has sailed. Rohan wouldn’t let people pre-order if it was vapourware.
    And all this time I was of the opinion that Rohan needs a better marketing team. He alone is enough.
    I’m wondering who’s idea it was to put some vodafone number as their customer care number. Such a ‘mistake’ wouldn’t have missed Rohan’s attention.

    Kudos to Rohan. I’ve always been a fan of the adam. When it does release, I’m definitely going to buy one provided it lives up to the expectations set by Rohan.

  7291. A father shark is swimming with his son deep beneath the surface. They come across a group of people from a capsized boat. He turns to his son and says
    “Ok son, what we’re going to do is swim around them in a circle once with our fin just barely out of the water. Then on the second circle we’ll show them more of our fin. After the third circle when we show our entire fin only then will we go in for dinner ok?”

    “But dad Im starving!”

    Regardless the boy has to follow his fathers instructions. They complete the third circle and only then do they go in and enjoy the feast.

    “Dad, I dont get it. Why did we waste all that time?! My stomach was about to eat itself!”

    The father smiles and says, “They sure tasted good didnt they”?

    “Well yeah it was delicious.”

    “Yup, they taste a hell of a lot better after you scare the crap out of ‘em”

    This was a joke a friend told me. It was funny until it popped into my head tonight, after all we’ve been through.

    Dont be sharks NI

  7292. I was too much expecting from NI such as good real picture, good demo from CEO, product review etc etc as other good product launch from big company. As for now NI launches on the website and people are ordering on the description. Sorry NI, long time follower and it is my fault to expect too much from you. Epic fail (Sorry again for this harsh comment. I am in love and hate situation now).

  7293. and if u dont know when you order a custom built laptop it takes more than 6 to 8 weeks to get it. I consider this time frame relatively short, very short. ”so grab a pair and man up”.

  7294. Same here
    after ordering I also got mail only from ccavenues, if NI yet to set autoresponder , expecting mail from NI.

    by the way i checked spam folders nothing found.

  7296. @voxmanga A sane voice with a valid argument!
    I had waited for 4 months for my custom assembled laptop from Lenovo!

  7297. I received a call a few minutes after mine was declined from the CC fraud department making sure it was me. Maybe thats what is happening to him as well

  7299. dear Family!

    You are my family, you are all tablet fans. We start a revolution. We change history. I am in the process of developing a new tablet.
    TI will have Android 14 and 17 OS. The screen is fantastic, 10 inch full HD , 3D.
    internal storage 256GB. The battery is biocadmiumion – 54Hrs video playback.

    This unit also has a secret feature.
    hint: Tesla, Hubble, and Beethoven talking:
    Tesla: What is your favorite icecream?
    Hubble: I can,t see Mozart. Where is he?
    Beethoven: What are you talking about? I can´t hear you.

    The preorder starts:
    7CVŁ23

    There will be 13 models.
    The price will start 150 Euro
    (please do not think about shipping and handling and TAX/VAT etc.)

    The delivery is about 6 months after purchase.

    You are my family, we are together in this. You can start preorder first – you may or may not get an email with instructions. I love you all. Peace!

  7301. I feel for you. Have the same problem here!
    The strange thing is that Rohan wrote that Europe is very important for them and then they end up without mastercard!
    I feel like you!

  7302. Thats very seems really disappointing – I neither won a VISA or AmericanExpress (~ just Mastercard). Moreover you skipped the promised E-Mail sent out even though we waited till they arrive. Hopefully you got a good apologise for that and explain it to us…

  7305. ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN ROHAN………. UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW UI VIDEO NOW

  7306. yup no email.. i am not gonna hide the fact .. i do feel disappointed cos if Rohan had informed earlier i wouldn’t have sat up till 3 am in the morning!

  7307. I think i WILL NOT order one at this time, this all seems weird to me:
    – not a single deadline really started when announced
    – not seen any live device
    – a lot of articles in the net warn that the NotionInks policys are strange
    – VISA declined my transaction two times
    – I am a bit afraid of import taxes
    – there are NO tec specs (how many GB does the device actually have!?)
    – Rohan did not comment about this whole chaos up to now
    – …

  7308. I just tried ordering it 2 times, a $599 order. It rejected twice. I am in Texas, USA.
    Then I thought I will write to you. So sales contact email ID was found. I felt very disappointed. Not only becasue I cannot order, but more so for such a bad experience when I wanted to buy it. Your terms have right intentions, but your sales process, terms language, user interface, features of shopping basket all sucks. Looks like you made a great product, but may fail in selling it. What a shame!
    I will now wait to see it somewhere and if it is truly great product may be I will try to buy again. 2 years my wait, just shattered in 20 minutes, due to shabby work on sales process. Good luck and I really want you all to succeed. So if you get this fixed, let me know and world will be watching you on your service.

  7311. Its all good. I understand hahaha. When I say I rely on notionaddicts more I only mean in the conversation sense. I gave up a while ago about getting important info from NI themselves. They have a timetable and they are sticking to it (to their credit) despite demands. At least there you can have a linear conversation about specific topics. Though today most have revolved around the fiasco of this “launch”.

    I dont fault Rohan. I dont know the guy, but it just doesnt seem to make sense for him to put himself out there publicly and then “allow” something like this to happen. Something else is going on and its not positive. Only time will tell. I am of the lucky disposition where I dont have money tied up in the outcome; just time and emotional investment hahaha.

    That and a little reputation. You see I held out referring this to friends for this very reason (and I made that clear about a month or more ago in this blog). Im kind of the tech go-to-guy in my circle, and when I did finally start telling my associates about adam I had to use a disclaimer. That said, I would still feel horrible if any of them jumped in on the pre-order and some worse case scenerio plays out.

  7313. I feel so sad … If this project is real, if it contains the spirit Rohan talked about all the time I can not understand why you missed out on so many things concerning the release. The Policy is a bummer … sry NotionInk, I was looking forward to this day for so long, but you managed to spoil it all. I’ll be waiting until there is serious proof and the order process reaches a level that equates to such a globalized company, that you are talking about. Paying the whole customs-thing is unacceptable for me, and presently impossible, cos you do not even offer Mastecard nor Paypal or GoogleCheckout

    Greez from a shattered fan, shattered by your unprofessionalism
    Fanboys hold onto your dream, its the only thing thats left ^^

  7315. NOPE!! haven’t got a email.. i was up till 3 am.. and yes i am cribbing rite now !!!
    and i really tot ther would be some videos etc…

  7316. I convinced my mom and dad by showing them the discount I’ll get for designing a logo, so I’ll wait for the discount mail ! .. 🙂

    even I didn’t receive the link last night!! but why?!

  7318. A little info for US customers (possibly other nations as well). If you purchase online via VISA/MC/AMEX and do not receive you order or were deceived as to the nature of the product you can dispute the charge and historically the card company has sided with the consumer 100% of the time. They have written policies to that effect available online. You can also contact them and discuss the issue if you feel strongly enough about it. So if the Adam is vaporware or a total POS the likelihood of you getting your money back is extremely high and typically the card company will go after the bad vendor since accepting payments requires a legally binding contract between the seller or selling agent and VISA/MC/AMEX. Given the number of pre-orders likely being generated the payment gateway people have to have done their homework on NI because it’ll them that ends up being broke and in jail for grand larceny, wire fraud, etc, etc…

  7319. I got a mastercard and there is no support for master casrd….or paypal…why…was I saving for this reason..????

  7321. That was harsh.

    Look what she woke up to. Fortunately for her (I guess), she missed the messy part and now gets to view the fallout.

    Honestly, I have to say in my sour mood earlier today/yesterday?? I was a bit annoyed with some of her posts, but she has a completely valid points. The way this was personally handled was awe-inspiring (in a bad way). There should have been posts (and I mean an update to the main blog post, not something to be lost in a sea of fast-moving comments) from Rohan or someone from NI officially acknowledging all a significant number of “family” didn’t get their pre-order email. They could have at least apologized for the problem and empathize with those of us having to sit here and watch the other ppl who got them post “yay! got my email!!”

    Where was the post for the few hour delay in pre-orders for the people who actually did get the email. What about the post for the terrible policies? How can you just remove and change them w/o saying they’ve been changed. People had already ordered under the 1st policies, which I actually can’t even find the words right now for how terrible they were.

    It was a sloppy mess and *someone* from NI should have had their behind making official updates to the latest blog post. There is no excuse for how today was handled. I’m so sad. And she has the right to be hurt and upset too.

  7322. Why did they put the camera on the top right, I thought it was going to be in the middle? Does anyone have an answer?

  7324. I used ccavenue few times and their payment process sucks (little to no support). Probably NI would have chosen paypa/google checkout. People outside doesn’t know what CCAvenue is? I personally don’t prefer to use ccavenue(stopped purchases many times due to the lack of confidence).

    I think too many things are not taken care of DHL instead of fedex/UPS : DHL has more presence in europe/india than in rest of the world. I shipped 1lbs for $100 thru fedex for a 4 day delivery to india from US. NI should have worked much cheaper on bulk shipping. I don’t think NI would be shipping each adam separately to US (they would batch it all). Would it still cost $50? Apple also does ship from china (not manufactured in US), they don’t charge.

    I understand in India you always pay shipping charges unlike in US. Amazon sends a free return shipment with every shipment. The only reason I see here is NI chose cheap vs quality (not in adam but on sales/shipping).
    Hope they change it soon.

  7325. Now you can’t order at all?

    Merchant URL is Incorrect.

    Sorry, Your order cannot be processed as the website is not authorised for Transactions through CCAvenue.

    Please contact the Webstore Administrator to report this error.

  7327. HE MUST HAVE LOST THAT OLD PROTOTYPE TO MAKE A UI VIDEO HAHAHAHAHA I BELIEVE IN HIM UNTIL TODAY SO LET HIM PROVE TO ME BY A LEGIT UI VIDEO AND EVERYONE WILL PREORDER UNTIL THEN GOOD LUCK FINDING THAT OLD PROTOTYPE.

  7328. Same Here Sowmya. I also did not receive a mail. Waited till 2:30 AM and then dozzed off with lot of of disappointment.

    Btw are you ordering one? I am skeptical about it now with Rohan Surprise silence about it aggravating it more and more.

    I really want to know with what logic/algorithm preoder mail-id were selected.
    It’s not that i can’t order one now when it’s open to public. But talking about family and then many guys who were commenting here for long(Cathy tarwania.Sowmya and i supose Jai too did not receive a mail ), I have a right to ask this question.

  7329. Here’s a question about future upgrades. On my wife’s Android cell phone, to do an Operating System (Android) upgrade, I will lose a lot of the data if it’s not backed up (such as photos, etc.). Plus, every application that’s been downloaded needs to be reinstalled.

    Is this going to be the same upgrade dilemma for the Adam device.

  7330. I wonder why people where ordering so blindly. Even if most people on the forum support the NI (which I did until today) thats only about 5 or 6 thousand people. That is not enough to keep this company going. For a company that as already admitted to financial problems with backers pulling out and not really having the money to advertise I think the only way they could have made it is word of mouth. That word of mouth and first impressions are now ruined. With CES around the corner the latest and greatest will there to take more thunder. If you look at the major blogs were most consumers go for info the NI name is associated with scam now. I am not a hater of the of NI and am actually looking for a stellar product, but it will be really hard to now to convince more than 20 or 30 thousand people to buy into this now. Hell they lost half of the people who really wanted it today. Those number will not be enough to sustain a viable community for the product and provide the necessary support and upgrades needed to stay competitive. At the end of the day if this is not a scam I believe that Rohan did himself a great misfortune and might have doomed his company. No matter how great a product is you only have one time to make an first impression. They are not HP, Apple, or Dell they can afford to make mistakes and bleed money. Maybe Rohan did do it to get the buzz of a product up but when most of it is bad thats just no good. I hope that NI can rebound from this horrible day.

  7331. If Rohan has to give any information he’ll just make a new blog post. You don’t need to worry about his comments getting lost.

  7332. a table comparing the tech-specs in all variants would be answering a lot questions and help people around the world to pre-order with more confidence..

  7335. Oh, and no where on the pre-order page where the details/answers Rohan posted there would be. After everything I still almost preordered. I turned right around again when I saw there was *NOTHING* on that page telling me more than we already know, which isn’t much.

    I want to KNOW for sure if it has the back trackpad, I want to know if it only just has 8GB, I want to see the specs broken down for each variation, I want to know for sure what the hell version of Android it’s actually shipping with.

    For the people who paid, you don’t even know for sure if your shipping includes insurance…and NI exempts themselves from responsibility if it gets lost or damaged. You didn’t even get to chose the 3G band. You have to assume that someone will get it right when they ship it ?? What about the people who live in a place with a choice in bands?

    Messy…

  7336. I got a shrubbery… ;>

    I ordered and got a confirmation number as part of the order process but haven’t received any emails. I never even received the “pre-order” order emails which were supposed to be sent out to every one who had posted to the blog prior to Dec 6th as I had.

    Took the plunge anyway knowing that AE will cover me if this turns out to be a scam.

  7337. Having spent the last two weeks of intense marathon (and less so over the year) of “Notioninking” finally saw the veil unveiled to us in the usual “Rohan” way. Perfect and loads of appreciation to Rohan for sharing the product details in his usual style. I don’t remember any company doing this before! Did “drool” over the images, digitizer and the mysterious sensor. Good fun and heart felt thanks for the two weeks of fun, at times annoying! (part of the fun though).
    Now i definitely would consider buying it. Mr. Rohan, could you please update the product web site with the maximum details (i think each of the 7000 plus comments has something to say about it). I wouldn’t mind shelling out few hundred bucks to come down to Subramanya Arcade to get a glimpse of ADAM: that would be awesome! Is there an easy option for people in Bangalore?

  7338. I used ccavenue few times and their payment process sucks (little to no support). Probably NI would have chosen Paypa/google checkout. People outside India doesn’t know what CCAvenue is and how can we trust an unknown payment gateway? Would you provide your credit card info on an unknown chinese site?
    I personally don’t prefer to use ccavenue(stopped purchases many times due to the lack of confidence).

    I think too many things are not taken care of DHL instead of fedex/UPS : DHL has more presence in europe/india than in rest of the world. I shipped 1lbs for $100 thru fedex for a 4 day delivery to india from US. NI should have worked much cheaper on bulk shipping. I don’t think NI would be shipping each adam separately to US (they would batch it all). Would it still cost $50? Apple also does ship from china (not manufactured in US), they don’t charge.

    I understand in India you always pay shipping charges unlike in US. Amazon sends a free return shipment with every shipment. The only reason I see here is NI chose cheap vs quality (not in adam but on sales/shipping).
    Hope they change it soon.

  7339. I concur but its CEO’s responsibility to manage such things.

    Rohan has posted close to no information to what we might be ordering and the whole warranty, return policy looks real shady.

    No thanks, I’ll stick to my money till February if I have to.

  7340. I pre-ordered for a pixqi +wifi ( which is $500+$50) , so costed me Rs27442 which turns out that if I don’t consider any tax in India at exchange rate of Rs50 per 1$ . And the other reason is if you are interested in a product just take a risk and buy it. Simple philosophy is NANO car from TATA , there were many naysayers but it was launched. I pre-ordered and when it was alloted bought it . So rest of the big automotive companies started designing small cars for Indian consumers. So time will tell if NI team is Successful or not. I sincerely wish them Good Luck.
    Finally I don’t have any regrets and I will wait for another 8 weeks not a big deal to hold one in hand.

  7341. a professor of mine once told me that one thing
    in India he learned was that no Indu will say “no”
    to you.Fellow Indu professors would adamantly say they would
    be at a meeting and almost never arrive, His Indu students he would question
    would show him notes for their dissertation He would ask was it ready to be submitted
    and they would affirm it was,,and he would never see their completed thesis.He said it
    was like they didn’t want to disappoint you face to face , they could’nt say no.

    just a story mind you,,hmmm Rohan did you ever turn in that thesis??

    Speak or act with an impure mind
    And trouble will follow you.
    Buddha
    Dhammapada.

  7342. I have been following NI for a year. It seems they have made tremendous progress with Adam. Specs wise its the
    best product out there. I salute them for dreaming big and making Adam a reality.

    I will buy Adam in due course of time. For all the –>doubting thomasses<– out there i would say
    "Stop the Rant" since no-one has forced you to shell out $$ for the Pre-Order. Wait a few more months till
    things clear out before going for the buy.

    In all i Trust in NI to deliver the 'Best Android Tablet' out there !!

    *Peace*

  7343. yup that’s one of the things that is bothering me, people who commented last were given their emails and even if Rohan had posted saying that there is some glitch and preorders is open to all, i would have slept well and come back in the morning..
    I am not going to accept that there were so many problems in mass mailers, i have sent mass mailers from my own domain… may be they had other things to do ! understandable but yes a post is not gonna take more than a min…

    Now i do have some sinking feelings… The blog is too crowded.. and if Rohan wants to beat Oprah , yes he can stay silent..

    I am not ordering one right away, i do think we deserve some answers, i was hoping for a video as many said video will be shown during preorders…

  7344. Definitely… Atleast he could have just posted like videos and overviews of the device (which I was expecting) rather than this premature, unprofessional and shady pre-order system.

    You want my money, show the device and put it in Best buy or atleast a tech review site.

    Oh what happened to the student discounts?

  7345. I am sooooo disapointed. Rohan has everything on the adam so wel thought out. And yet payment wise, no Mastercard. WTF? I have never seen a credit card payment option without the mastercard. I did recieve a preorder email, but it is of no use to me. And believe me I would have preordered if I could. Apparently I will have to wait for a shop over here to sell it, if that ever happens. NOT a happy customer after al this waiting.

  7347. I am a fan but I am now reading other blogs that were fans of NI and the same valid points keep coming up. No one has been able to confirm their relationship with Pixel Qi or the Makers of the Tegra 2 chip. Plus no one has seen the UI work or a new prototype in over a year.

  7348. For Rohan,
    It’s been a tough day for everyone especially for you with all the comments. Muster up your courage and strength and do what you need to do. The dream should live on. Take your rest and decide wisely.

  7349. So sad … unable to have my pre-order accepted…. valid card (VISA) info correct…. but no joy…. who to contact to see why I can’t pre-order?

  7350. You should probably prefix India’s ISD code. India has 1800 numbers so it could be 00911800….

  7352. Lol. i dont believe this now. The shipping just changed from 8 to 12 weeks for the Pixel Qi LCD’s. Im out. At least i see a real product and get some real details.

  7353. I keep reading this was a bad launch, there system when down because of over demand and spam filters (i hope, i never got my email), people complaining that they can’t pay for the product, people need to take a step back. Yes i have handed over my money.

  7354. Its not making much sense to post comments now…I doubt if Rohan or anyone from Notion Ink are actually reading user comments.

    The pre-order has been disastrous….its hard to believe that the actual product wud be…

    I am a gadget freak and it seems now I have to settle with iPad only.
    Can someone recommend any other tablet with similar features as Adam?

  7355. @Rohan, please add NI’s customer support no. on the website. There’s just an email but no phone no. This would raise people’s confidence compared to having none.

  7357. Pre-Order completed – USA… Never got my “friends pre-order email” – oh well… I was mad as hell this morning but have gathered my senses and enjoyed watching the drama today – wonderful case study on a worldwide product rollout from a start-up tech firm.

  7358. Anyone ever ask what happened to EAP people ordering or developers? NO ONE HAS anything. Give me a video of a real one with a cell phone with you giving us the middle finger I do not care.

  7359. Well things gone a bit awry on your end man? But Rohan, I am with you. I have ordered and have sent you the order details. I know what it takes to bring an idea to such a scale. You cannot please everyone. Well why is anybody/ any investor stopping you from showing videos right now? If you want to keep a mystery feature- fine – keep it, but other things- that should be easy. Like from boot up to starting an app for first time after boot, some more apps and then small clips of specific apps?

    Please dont let us down now. I have vouched for Adam to every person I know out there – and I have as can be seen ordered too.

    And hey angry family members – peace out! We will have this sorted.

    4 Gripes /Not Sure points/ Questions-
    1. Indian delivery charges being the same with international delivery 😦
    2. No Master Card option!
    3. 8GB storage on top model?
    4. Rs. 29999 (More than $ 650) for for India is pretty huge? Partial refunds for ppl like me – anybody?

    Add to that, I can virtually come to your office and pickup one if I want – since I work out of Bangalore 😦

  7360. Same problem – “Merchant URL is Incorrect…”.
    cant proceed to checkout 😦

  7361. My personal opinion is there are a lot of cry babies on this blog. Anything worth while is worth waiting for. Just because something doesn’t happen on your time table and as you wish – you want to trash the computer, the company and the creator.

    Everyone has short memories and even shorter patience! When Apple came out with iPod and iPhone, it was the same response. Chaos!! Site down, phones don’t work, credit cards not taken and back orders for months, not to count the long lines at the Apple stores etc… And this is a roll out by an experienced, multi-billion dollar computer company. So how can you fault a little start up trying to create something special?

    Give the guy a break and quite whinning like a bunch of little babies. The world wiill not come to an end if you don’t get your adam right now!

    Nobody cares if you buy right now or not… If you doubt – want to know more – want to see and feel etc. Good idea… in about 90 days the product will be out and vetted and then you can make decision.

    In the meantime if you are so “hurt” and dissatisfied – get off this blog and go get a life!!

  7362. 🙂 Thanks. Atleast some one supported me here :).

    Somehow the most disappointed persons here are the guys(and gals 🙂 ) who were following and commenting on posts for Long(including me ).

    And I *don’t* see this as a cribbing. These all are very valid questions.

    A very honest attempt can be a post where at least these situation must be cleared about all the doubts which has been raised.

    In a long term money will not matter as important as the faith and trust of people which i think is the base foundation of any successful company for long term.

    And I again emphasize this is not economical publicity.This is a very bad publicity.

    I hope Rohan is still reading these comments and will come up head high with a new post (even if he has to accept a lot of mistakes which indeed have been committed by him and his PR).

    My teacher told me some years back while doing anything , Don’t create so much of hype which can’t be substantiated by you later on( as for an introduction of an essay where you write such a beautiful introduction that the examiner hopes are raise sky high which are not later fulfilled by your content in the essay(as you did not have the matching content at the first place) and you end up getting lower marks).

    Wished it was a balance approach by NI.

  7363. Couple of things to say…
    1) Ordered up a wifi with pixel qi…..yes there is a smile on my face.
    2) Do I want more info on ADAM? Of course but there are lots of things I want and since this is notion inks way of releasing ADAM to the world, then so be it. I am not the founder of what will be a very successful company and because I am not, I’m not going to judge them for how they plan on running their company.
    3) What I do know is that I am really excited for ADAM am glad to feel like I am part of the NI family.

  7364. As a long time follower of the blog. I remember a company in China taking preorders for the Adam, Rohan warned not to order and if in the future a pre-orders came up in the future to ask for pictures and video. We all have done just that and Rohan has refused to do so. SO what should I think about that. In his own words he said it would be a scam.

  7365. My gut is starting to give me the feeling that the Adam is a con. Weird phonenumber, lack of answers on some of the most basic questions. No footage of the actual device. Can’t find any information about Notion Ink anywhere. No employees on Linkedin, etc. The list grows quite fast.

    Didn’t get my pre-order email either. Anyone else on Hotmail received theirs? It might be that I’m from Holland that I didn’t get it. Anyways I guess that time will tell if I should be happy about not receiving my email or not.

  7366. I was stunned by how much irony was in that post lol. TY needed the laugh after the last mess of a day.

  7367. @Andrew I don’t think this is scam or anything…The execs are a bunch of young engineers straight out of college… and the half baked lawyers who advise them seem to have no international exposure whatsoever … from what I have seen so far I can confidently say that ..they may be not be good at running a website, setting sales policies for global consumers or communicating the status…but they are definitely damn good at building a great tablet…that’s my opinion….

    I am also worried by the sloppy logistics…possible shipping, return and customs nightmares ..but I guess that’s the price you pay for being an early adopter…

    I have to commend Rohan and his team simply for having the courage to even attempt to build a new kind of company and an innovative product…I hope they will learn from their mistakes and get their execution right from now on….

  7368. “In the US, it is generally against the law to advertise images of a product for purchase that does not represent what consumers can actually buy. This is categorized as misleading or false advertising. If Notion Ink doesn’t have a final production version of the Adam yet, they can’t go showing consumers pictures of a prototype next to a big button that says “BUY” if it doesn’t represent what will actually be in the box.”

    -Android Police

  7369. but ppl, other than the gripes – I am pretty much excited to have been able to order. And would love to help more people with proper advice and info once I get my hands on the device.

  7370. I am thoroughly disappointed. I received my pre-order link and was ecstatic. After swallowing hard after reading the agreements, I proceeded to order the tablet only to have it fail, 5 times.

    This is absurd. Why would my bank refuse this transaction?

  7371. pre-order page shows only 4 variants…..dont know what is meant by 3G -900 series, 3G -850 series as mentioned in the post by Rohan. Can somebody here please clarify? has anybody come across the 6 variants in the pre-ordr page instead of 4?

  7372. Hearty congrtulations Rohan and Notion Ink team for rolling out the pre-order. Finally the all the guesses on the countdown and the mystrery feature are over!

    While we all understand how busy you and your team had been over the last few days and months, you still did not address all our questions and queries on the product. That’s the reason you might see many of your fans not hitting the pre-order button yet. $500 is a big money for many of us and it’s becomes really difficult to take a decision based on the renders, features, specs and the discussions on the blog.

    Going by the blog post, I believe you have opportunity to at least double, if not more, the pre-orders simply by responding some of the questions. I hope you do it in your weekly post tomorrow. Till such time I hold on hitting the pre-order button.

  7373. u r right.. a post is very much required.. We have all been trusting Rohan and his team all the while and at least when queries come from the so called ‘family’ i guess they do need to be looked at !

  7375. I am not a fan of the ipad, I’ve been on this blog for 6 months and after tonight I am extremely disappointed with this preorder.

    $50 for shipping is way too much!

    The lack of information regarding the exact memory is disrespectful at this point. Are we supposed to guess how much memory were going to get?

    The return policy is terrible, way too many clauses. We have to pay so much just to have the product returned even if we never opened it.

    I love the adam, but I hate the lack of information. I’ve been waiting for this day since June 3rd when I found out about this amazing product, but because the fans have been put in the dark I am not going to be spending my money. Too risky.

  7376. For better or worst, I just ordered two Adams without an issue with my visa debit card.

    Had to go through the process for each order, but received confirmation number as well as an email from ccavenue detailing the transactions.

    ***NOTE TO ROHAN***

    Despite being disappointed in the promises of allowing logo designers a “steep discount” on your product, I have payed FULL price for two Adam’s. I have faith in the upcoming product and hope that you will deliver on your claims.

    I have defended Adam to the last and decided to put my money where my mouth is, I hope the company you’ve so dearly portrayed here will benefit from OUR FAITH in the future.

    Once again,
    Here’s to a successful launch,

    Send2Dev.

  7377. Ok. Thats cool. I am in your family. I order one based on your description. This will be evolutionary product.

  7378. Not sure if this ever made it up earlier. WP was having serious issues with posts earlier.

    >This upcoming Weekend Update is going to be VERY interesting…. or not at all.

    Thoughts? Demands? Questions? Answers?

  7379. I don’t think I could have been much more disappointed in how things went with this preorder. First the “family” emails yes I got mine, in my spam filter, late. Click the link, says wait till 12 pm PST, but it was already 12:30 PST, I figure oh well a few teething issues. Rohan where are you any updates??? ……….. is all I hear. Keep playing around with it Oh look terms and conditions. Oh this doesn’t look good not finished ____ waiting to be filled. Finally get to an order page around 5 pm PST. Yay, wait, I click the buttons and nothing happens refresh, refresh, refresh. Now I can push the button. Hum this is a crude order page but lets try it. Fill it in submit wait it put my mailing address in my shipping address back forward back nope can’t fix it. Well I’ll put both in shipping. I do that a lot anyway if I don’t know how things will ship. Well onward. Huh fees for DOA system I pay shipping 5% pre-order cancellation these seem a little high/odd. But I really want one. Hit the submit button. Fill information in again at CCavenue site. Submit yay I have preordered. Wait….. Transaction not authorized but your order number is NIO###### Transaction declined Your order may or may not have gone through to find out please email ccavenue. Ggggrrrr really I may or may not have just spent $550 plus customs duties. any word on the whole fubar from Rohan……… Email NI and CCavenue. Have I ordered an Adam???? 8pm PST response from CCAvenue “You have not successfully ordered an Adam”

    Maybe I really wanted a Sony Reader Touch anyway……..

    10 pm PST still no word from anyone at NI on today fubar preorder
    anyone heard of a dysfunctional family
    Notion Ink is trying to be a normal American family and today shows they are succeeding. and yes I am American but I have an abnormal American family.

  7380. Does anyone have ways to check their orders?? Did you create a login? I have FREE shopping carts that are secured that are better then this ordering process where they can login and see their orders. Really it seems like you just picked a box you wanted, put in your information and bammmoo you “own” a new Adam. right? Not even getting good confirmation to fight with.

  7381. Andrew – I think that both Visa and Amex will indemnify you against it being a scam – try and relax… start to imagine getting your adam …. we are all in the same situation.

  7382. 6 month warranty on the battery?? Why not 1 year like the rest of the product?

    We need to pay for every little problem.

  7383. One additional thing –
    In the order mail, the device model details are not visible. May be add that as an order update mail for existing orders?

    And a comparison sheet for the 6 variants in the website now is a must! With every inch of the spec. Of course you can hide that mystery feature of yours iif you want.

    Wait – is there an impending announcement (a big launch?) and you have fought it out with investors to get the pre-order for us before that? Gosh!

  7384. Same this and it’s the most hurting.
    Guys who prepare this blog post and strongly feel that Rohan has a final go over them as it’s been published under his name , have sufficient time to take a snapshot and show that they are the proud blog post positioned at Number 2(seems like a very big achievement in their view) but don’t have sufficient time to answer valid query from their potential customers.

    Sound very very odd to me.

  7385. Dear Rohan
    I have only posted once, but have been a lurker for a year. Cheering from you at a distance, and proud (as an alum from your institute) of what you were trying to accomplish.

    You certainly displayed your brilliance and vision, but increasingly so a certain degree of megalomania and a God complex. “Too smart by half” is all I can say to your clues over the past few weeks, and it was embarrassing to see a cult of your believers putting their lives on hold for each of these clues.

    What happened over the past 48 hours has been a major disaster. If you built your brand loyalty around trust in your own utterances and your blog, you simply can’t go MIA when there is a massive screw up.

    I can understand logistical challenges that might confront a start up like yours ahead of a launch.What is hard to condone is creative language, that I admit is dishonest.

    1) Prices normally are “end user” prices. What is this thing about VAT being on top of your base price ? Ipad – or any other gadget – have prices that include all taxes (which could be in the 100Euro i.e. 135 dollar range in Europe).

    What you have listed is simply misleading and wrong. If you can spend hours drooling over what Tesla did or did not do a century ago, couldn’t you have computed the taxes and transparently added them to your list price, instead of misleading teaser prices ?

    I must admit this is rather sleazy, and tarnishes the brand you were building up around your own integrity over the past year.

    2) Ditto for shipping costs. S&H is normally location specific. Many of us have ordered from products shipped from Chinese locations, but most brands build the price into the product – or at least clarify that S&H costs are supplementary where the price is stated.

    In your case, the S&H costs show up miraculously only when one is about to order.

    3) How do you expect us to be dumb enough to order a tablet where we do not even know the internal storage in the specs ?

    It is time you stopped this cute strip tease. It is adolescent at best. From one IITisn to another – GROW UP.

    A lot of people are trusting you with their hard earned money, and you are not being forthcoming even on the basics.

    Having succumbed – a bit – to the frenzy over the last 48 hours, having not received the promised email, I am waking up today wiser. Even though I find what you report on Adam to be terrific and I want such a tablet – you have simply lost a lot of trust in my book.

    I do not trust that the delivery would be within 6 to 8 weeks. I am almost positive NI will pull put a stunt like the IST/PST stunt yesterday when they couldn’t cope with user traffic. I am sure, you will say that the 6 to 8 weeks are actually not Earth weeks but Jupiter weeks and therefore x times longer on earth.

    I was ready with my credit card last night, but having seen the fiasco I will not pre-order for now. I still want the Adam, but I need the trust that it is from a company that doesn’t treat its clients as suckers.

    Advice to you — build back the trust with some straight talk to your clients. Don’t go MIA and then resurface with some stupid detail that is not central to our core concerns, or try to hide behind clues.

    Otherwise the same flames of internet passion that created the buzz around Adam can also fan out and burn what is- so far on paper – a revolutionary product.

    2)

  7386. Well, maybe….just maybe some of us “ranting” for info would actually pre-order if we got it. Like your issues are more important? That’s a bit self-centered.

  7387. My dear “invisible adam”
    I was too much expecting from NI such as good real picture, good demo from CEO, product review etc etc as other good product launch from big company. As for now NI launches on the website and people are ordering on the description. Sorry NI, long time follower and it is my fault to expect too much from you. Epic fails (Sorry again for this harsh comment. I am in love and hate situation now).

  7388. Dear Rohan
    I have only posted once, but have been a lurker for a year. Cheering from you at a distance, and proud (as an alum from your institute) of what you were trying to accomplish.

    You certainly displayed your brilliance and vision, but increasingly so a certain degree of megalomania and a God complex. “Too smart by half” is all I can say to your clues over the past few weeks, and it was embarrassing to see a cult of your believers putting their lives on hold for each of these clues.

    What happened over the past 48 hours has been a major disaster. If you built your brand loyalty around trust in your own utterances and your blog, you simply can’t go MIA when there is a massive screw up.

    I can understand logistical challenges that might confront a start up like yours ahead of a launch.What is hard to condone is creative language, that I admit is dishonest.

    1) Prices normally are “end user” prices. What is this thing about VAT being on top of your base price ? Ipad – or any other gadget – have prices that include all taxes (which could be in the 100Euro i.e. 135 dollar range in Europe).

    What you have listed is simply misleading and wrong. If you can spend hours drooling over what Tesla did or did not do a century ago, couldn’t you have computed the taxes and transparently added them to your list price, instead of misleading teaser prices ?

    I must admit this is rather sleazy, and tarnishes the brand you were building up around your own integrity over the past year.

    2) Ditto for shipping costs. S&H is normally location specific. Many of us have ordered from products shipped from Chinese locations, but most brands build the price into the product – or at least clarify that S&H costs are supplementary where the price is stated.

    In your case, the S&H costs show up miraculously only when one is about to order.

    3) How do you expect us to be dumb enough to order a tablet where we do not even know the internal storage in the specs ?

    It is time you stopped this cute strip tease. It is adolescent at best. From one IITisn to another – GROW UP.

    A lot of people are trusting you with their hard earned money, and you are not being forthcoming even on the basics.

    Having succumbed – a bit – to the frenzy over the last 48 hours, having not received the promised email, I am waking up today wiser. Even though I find what you report on Adam to be terrific and I want such a tablet – you have simply lost a lot of trust in my book.

    I do not trust that the delivery would be within 6 to 8 weeks. I am almost positive NI will pull put a stunt like the IST/PST stunt yesterday when they couldn’t cope with user traffic. I am sure, you will say that the 6 to 8 weeks are actually not Earth weeks but Jupiter weeks and therefore x times longer on earth.

    I was ready with my credit card last night, but having seen the fiasco I will not pre-order for now. I still want the Adam, but I need the trust that it is from a company that doesn’t treat its clients as suckers.

    Advice to you — build back the trust with some straight talk to your clients. Don’t go MIA and then resurface with some stupid detail that is not central to our core concerns, or try to hide behind clues.

    Otherwise the same flames of internet passion that created the buzz around Adam can also fan out and burn what is- so far on paper – a revolutionary product.

  7389. @ Jim said, on December 10, 2010 at 08:52

    > Sucks. They have your money and you have ???

    Sucks ??

  7390. This comment went under moderation due to a link. posting again

    This is turning into negative publicity now.
    http: // www. crunchgear.com/2010/12/09/the-notion-ink-adam-should-be-triggering-your-scam-a-meter-right-now/

    They do have some valid points which needs to be addressed as soon as possible.

    NI have to (HAVE TO) release pics and video asap(I don’t know what’s stalling that) . Also you need to clarify what’s 8GB+ mean(how much storage Adam will have 8GB?16GB?32GB?….)?

  7392. and i know i am cribbing, i will limit my post the fact is Rohan;s silence is getting him a negative press all through which is not good also..
    I dunno how long i have to wait… i do hope he comes with some videos..

  7393. Could you at least place your order?

    I never received the promised email but immediately ordered once the link went public & was greeted by the website with the 6-8 weeks thingy.

    Then a 50 USD shipping fee, for what? I am close to BLR and can drop right into your office whenever you tell me it´s there to pickup. Anything we can do about that Rohan?

    Plus the extra 3000 INR that suddenly gets added at the final order page that people in India have to pay despite Rohans promises of equal prices.

    Wonderfull, thats a great gift for following this for six months and staying awake day & night waiting and risking maddness for a mail that never came.

    And even all that would still have been worth all the trouble if i would at least have got the early shipping date.
    I looked forward for this day for so long, resisted all competitiors and decided to support such a wonderfull dream from a local company, but now i just feel sad.

    Rohan any chance to get the early shipping date to make up for all that rejected loyalty?
    Do you read this at all?

  7394. Ok, I cannot get the payment site to work. It keeps saying the merchant payment URL is wrong. I can’t fix it on my end. I think some simple info like memory, market place access, video’s, or may be a developer that has use this device, would put people minds more at ease.

  7395. Rohan,

    The people who are really your “family” are the ones that actually placed orders today. They are the ones that you should treat well. I would say you should send the units to the people who pre-ordered instead of the the “professional” review sites who are bashing you now. Things could’ve gone better today but you learn from your mistakes and improve on it. Focus on your task at hand and deliver what you promised to the “family” that believed in you. Once you do that, the whiners will want to buy your product. Just charge them $100 for shipping and handling.

  7396. I’ve commented before the news that early commenters would get early preorder access, and I never got an email. In Junk or normal Inbox. But, as we say “this thread is worthless without piictures”.

    Pre-rendered shots are all fine and dandy, but no real pics or videos are really a bummer. Also, it seems that 3 or 4 of my comments from today disappeared. Strange.

  7397. Looks Like these terms and conditions are laid out by AMBANI BROTHERS (RELIANCE INDUSTRIES).

  7398. I’m confident NI is well prepared. Stop criticizing FGS.
    Placed my order this morning (GMT+1). Today I will be smiling permanently!
    Thanx all @ Notion Ink

  7399. Hi rowan fire, if you have a copy of the initial T&Cs, could you post them to this thread? I am a bit curious to see just how bad they were. I ordered a bit later, and copied out the T&Cs just to be on the safe side, and I would like to see exactly what they changed.

  7400. No more significant preorder/launch. History fails. Family members disappointed. Wait for real product. See review when it becomes reality.

  7401. Just a curious question…does anybody know where the winner of the NI Logo contest is now a days?? Any idea if he was shipped the promised free Adam?

  7402. I have to agree with Crunchgear’s observation that Adam will be a disappointment. How in the world of five star reviews and Gizmodo style product leaks, people are tolerating a pre-release product order based on rendered pictures? Why are there no single shipping product photos on the internet? Why is there a complete silence in NI product page regarding color options? Why is there no guided tours of the device? Where is the beta tester comments on the device? Are the pre-orders a form of beta testing? If NI wants to live in that rosy world where engineers are in charge of device designing and marketing it will be like Acorn Computer Corporation but from India. I want to believe the posts saying I have already ordered an Adam, but for me to part with USD600 is a huge deal, and I would never do it for a device with no real demonstration that it is in existence in our perceivable dimension. I know, the investors can be pushy. But, for a start up it is really important to stand up to the investors who say you had to release the product yesterday. I have no idea what in the freaking freak is going on with NI, but my gut feeling is that it is not worth the pain to invest in this device especially considering the shady payment policy and return policy. The CEO run blog is a good idea to foster a family like atmosphere to potentials customers, and that works only if you act like you are a family. The moment you say, freak you customers, we are in the business of conning you and your friends, then the potential customers will lynch you. Keep that in mind NI. Thank you for not posting a single actual photograph of the device and for the love of god stop posting renders if you want to sell a revolution. Consumer Electronics Revolution does not start with Autodesk. It starts with a real product.

    Truly hurt by the unclassy act of taking huge pile of dump on faithful followers,
    R

  7403. Excitement plus lotsa ambiguities.. dont know what to do ?some one help, whatdya guys think? spoofy?? couldn be but im really concerned about DoA and fee and kinda things. in my pre order link it says 6-8 weeks for wifi pixelQ1 3G but in the www dot notionink dot com/order dot php it says 8 – 12 days. im buying this on credit cos im maxed out on budget , i cant afford this at this point but i really wnat the top end thing. i have th payment pge loaded but i am really holding back.

    Rohan like you posted the pre order link please give us an exclusive hands on (only for the eligible). but do something!!!

    its been a very long wait like an expectant mom. I really need to buy this thing please help! please comment on the speculations that exist. Its your obligation towards the 8K fans following you. Rohan you are our hero dont put us down.

  7404. Am not very eager to get an adam .
    I’ll check with the people who use it and proceed.

  7406. The other thread is a bit crowded.

    On my purchase when I was returned to the site, I got the error “Checksum Mismatch.”

    But I did receive an email from CCAvenue with a receipt and then another from notionink.com saying pre-order successful.
    So was there anything I missed on the “Checksum Mismatch” return.php page?

  7407. @Sowmya,

    Read all your comments above and agree 100 percent. Rohan himself has said constructive criticism is valuable. I also did not order for you or me. Didn’t get “family” email: could understand today’s problems with email; had a much bigger problem with no photos, no videos, no details and finally the changing or lacking details about customer service from U.S. NI and Rohan asked us to trust them like “Family” with our very hard earned money blindly, but someone there, most likely NOT Rohan, didn’t trust us with the details. I held my finger on the order button well into the “public” order, finally decided to take the risk against my better judgement, and then when I gave in and tried … no access to the order website.

    Two things, if you didn’t see: Rohan was in flight and has a short new post and promises explanations. Second, on the 8,000 posts above I think half were demanding to know why Sowmya didn’t get an email!

    Still sleepy; two hours of sleep in 24, but at least that istore fixed my keyboard in 15 minutes this morning, for free … it was a bad battery, swelliing up and pressing on the keyboard wiring while I was typing … you guys would have known to check that but not me … I know more about Customer Service than keyboards 🙂

    Posting here as a reply to you in hopes you might see it here. And no, I don’t really think this is a scam either, or I wouldn’t still be here; just badly managed by whoever was supposed to be helping Rohan with the promise keeping part of his vision. In real life, that’s my real job … and that’s where it often goes wrong.

    Let’s see what happens next; I’ve set a limit for myself of 2am tonight and then sleep. Cheers …

  7408. @Vector, @Himanshu

    Agree with you both. In this post Rohan said that he had talked about cutting the price of one of the variants farther. I remember this” Currently we will ship LCD and PQ Variants. Both available in Wi-fi only and 3G modes. I believe you will get a range of around $399 to $498 for these four. (Please remember I haven’t taken the fluctuations, so be little sceptical). We are also working on reducing it further down (let’s leave the good news for the future).” Which is from the Inception post. Doesn’t mention just one variant possibly being lower. But, he also says to be skeptical about the price. Should still have told us in advance what the prices would be. In this post he says that there’s great news about the lowest model being cheaper than thought. Doesn’t mention how the price went up on all the other models! I imagine they feel the low end model will sell the least. So they can afford to price it lower.
    Then, there’s the storage. There’s only one option now. We were never told that there was only one option. To me, 8+ GB means that there are different models. With 8GB being the least amount. Rohan never addressed it.
    The whole unveiling was a mess. Nobody knew what time zone they were using for the counter, when it would change to zero. I think they ran into issues with that. I think we would have been able to preorder when the cloth was removed. But they ran into glitches on their end. Which, they probably didn’t have cleared up by the time they started preorders.
    I’m not saying adam is vaporware. Just that they need to learn from these mistakes. I don’t have the money to get it right now anyway. And I’m glad I don’t! Would have been torn about it. Though my wife, that voice of reason, would have said it would be a bad idea. I truly hope those that preordered are right. For their sakes as well as NI’s. Once it becomes available in stores I will pick it up.

  7409. Greg decided to order one and succeeded. Sowmya and me never got a mail. I decided to not order anyway, hype is over and trust has gone. The lack of proper reviews and return policies is unforgivable.

  7410. Why are you people mad of ADAM,
    Just wait ,see it close,if you think its gives an experience
    or makes the life easier, buy it.
    And i believe its a good product.

  7411. Well, 6.40 a.m. in the uk. No email for me. Devastated. NO explaination about wether emails only went to gmail users, so much for we’re all a family.

    What annoys me most is that many who got emails can’t even order! – no visa or am express!

    Sorry Rohan and NI but really amateur logistics and preorder launch. I want the Adam, support your team, but feel no support coming my way – I have made comments on the blog for over a month, some negative, but that just shows people care and want things to go well. How about a reply for me? and others still without an email?

  7412. Adam is a consumer electronic device and nothing more than that. For a consumer electronic device it is a standard and logical practice to have at least one real product picture before you offer it for a pre-order. Legally it may not be the case, but if you want to wave the band of legality on fans patiently waiting for this device then I will buy something else. When people reveal harsh truth, it is not madness. It is called reality. Suck it up.

  7413. @billreyn
    Welcome Billreyn(seems like you are posting after a long time), Totally agreed with what you are saying.

    And as said by you, None of us are saying that it’s a vapoware but the way the whole thing was handled yesterday has raised more questions than answers.

  7415. Been following Adam for long.
    Got excited on hearing the preorder.
    Got skeptical reading comments.
    Googled and googled and googled and gogled and yahood and bingd
    Found a guy who works at NI.
    Contacted.
    Faith crept in.
    Preordered.
    Now entering wait state..
    …….
    Let there be light!

  7416. You are wrong, I am afraid – in relation to European sales at least. Given the volume of sales NI is (will be?) doing in sales, given that it controls the delivery process, I can legally go for ANY individual in the chain between me & NI if it goes wrong (VISA, DHL, any other agents or companies involved). And the Ts & Cs as currently stated break many European laws. I for one will now be keeping my CC in my pocket until this fiasco blows through. Rohan had several “no questions asked” sales guaranteed through me until yesterday’s cock ups. He now won’t be getting any cash from me until such time as this product is offered to me directly through a local, reputable, major high street store. And ONLY then assuming something better hasn’t come along.

    Don’t get me wrong – I think Adam is the most innovative product to (perhaps??) hit the shelves in 3-4 years. I am convinced by the tech spec (so far as I have seen one). But the business side is an utter shambles and unmitigated disaster. I can’t put my trust in that.

    And Rohan, given that you were so communicative over the last few months, I am extremely disappointed that on today of all days, particularly when thins have been going so spectacularly wrong, you have been NOWHERE to be seen. Grow some balls and start speaking to people here today. Showing a bit lf LEADERSHIP and NOW is what is needed. If you really aspire to be CEO of a global company, start taking some responsibility and act like one.

    Oh, and sack the lawyers who put together your ridiculous Ts & Cs and whoever advised you on the launch process (or lack thereof). Your reputation just bombed, and it wasn’t beacause if the tech side.

  7418. I don’t know what to say but. do know your credit card company will do what seems fit and cover your As$.. hopefully. not to be negative It all up to you. hes not being pumed with a supply of money like that of Microsoft or those other billion dollar corps. and i dont think you wait this long not to support the man/staff needs, in the long run its all about you. True not much hard visual facts to go on, so i understand why you would think that. If it was me, hayy i would be willing to donate $400. maybe they really needed it. 🙂

  7420. This is getting interesting. Just now, the Pixel Qi models are sold out as per NI pre-ordersite! Only LCD models are available. Really?

  7422. Being skeptical is in the nature of human. I agree with you on all points. Well spoken!

    Now let’s just wait and see. Give them a chance to deliver and fulfill their vision.

  7423. “But what the hell are you doing giving this company your money anyway? The terms and conditions prevent buyers from getting their entire pre-order amount back even if the damn thing never ships and you’ve never seen it. That’s nuts.

    Besides, CES 2011 is three weeks away anyway and it’s going to be a tabletpalooza. What’s the harm in waiting at this point? The Adam isn’t shipping for 6-8 weeks. By that time, the dust would have settled, the legitimacy of Notion Ink will be clear and there will be whole batch of the new hot tablets to choose from.”

    crunchgear.com

  7424. But what the hell are you doing giving this company your money anyway? The terms and conditions prevent buyers from getting their entire pre-order amount back even if the damn thing never ships and you’ve never seen it. That’s nuts.

    Besides, C=E=S 2011 is three weeks away anyway and it’s going to be a tablet-palooza. What’s the harm in waiting at this point? The Adam isn’t shipping for 6-8 weeks. By that time, the dust would have settled, the legitimacy of Notion Ink will be clear and there will be whole batch of the new hot tablets to choose from.

    crunch=gear.com

  7425. Did anyone consider, that the mystery feature could be universal remote control?

    Its implantet in the comming Mobile phone from Lumigon..

  7426. I have given up on this for now but I would like to post a comment regarding people talking about laws etc in the USA. It is my belief that these rules do not apply.. You are buying from a company in India, the rules you should be looking at as a consumer is that of India.

    If you are buying online from amazon.com or an American site yes they have to abide by your American laws.

    But another country? Honestly what can your government do to them? yes they can block the product.. warn people not to use it.. etc etc. claims would have to go through an international court of some kind.

    guess you could always just invade?

  7427. Pretty disappointed in this whole process. For starters, 6 hours is hardly a head start…I would have expected a couple of days at least — especially to ensure that head start is valid across time zones.

    More importantly — the price point! Sure you lowered the LCD models, but you raised the price on the others!! The only reason for the price difference is the novelty of the screen — it is actually cheaper to produce! In other words, why the heck are you increasing the price of the Pixel Qi models? It seems like nothing more than a cheap gambit for money, especially as this is the main selling point. It is now cheaper to buy an iPad, which (while missing features) has local (in most cases) and proven support whereas you are surviving on hope alone right now — there is no solid proof that the Adam even exists!!!

    That brings me to the last point — if you have units available, why don’t the major tech blogs have test units? Any smart techie will research a product before spending money. Omitting this tiny step is one point towards vaporware/big con.

    I have loved this idea and waited patiently for this product, but with the increase in price and the complete lack of transparency (as far as the actual product is concerned — you have been pretty transparent with the plans), I am skeptical. I would love a bit more information.

  7428. I’ve got a Visa debit card and pre-ordered but obviously from a different bank and country…!

  7429. Damn it, I can’t wait! Its like being a kid at a candy store all over again. I haven’t been this excited since the first screen shot of Mario 64.

  7430. Where and how should I order the device?
    Looking for some order forms, where are they hidden?
    Is there somebody out there who can help me out?
    I’m very gateful for your help!

    greetz,

    Paul

  7431. Don´t worry Sowmya, I think Rohan will be email you, you are the most talking person in this blog, your support for all us was great, many thanks for all…

  7432. WTF!
    no email received.
    site overloaded..
    and now pixel QI sold out!!!

    that makes a good chri$$tmas for Rohan, and a really sad one for me!!!

  7434. Rohan I was reading your blog almost continuously and I really tried to buy this tablet , and when finally I found also a VISA card, the site was not working and I went to bed .This morning it seems that Pixel QI Version it is SOLD out.I have to mention that I followed Adam since the beginning and I commented on the blog and because of the technical problems now I don’t have a pre-order :(. I don now what to say Rohan……

  7435. If it was really a scam you would think it’d be unlikely they’d “sell out” of any of the non-existent options. They’d just keep taking CC details etc until the scam was busted!

  7436. Now im really dissapointed, i was promised to be on the pre-booking, but never got a email. Now the PixelQi are sold out and im sitting here with nothing.
    Had almost no sleep cos waiting.
    Well, don’t know what more to say. When will it be possible to order PixelQi again?

  7437. Was awake till 3 AM IST Yestrerday copying and pasting the link sent to my email address!
    but, it used to tell me the same thing, come at 12 PM PST!!
    Now , when i checked, Pixel Qi is sold out….
    I was not buying for myself but for a relative of mine!!
    Both are very sad now!!
    and 50$ just to ship from China to India :O!

  7438. Well I did have my preorder link, but I wasn’t able to purchase Pixel Qi LCD, Wifi +3G, as the site was 503 all time, and now I wake up and it’s sold out. I think the preorder system didn’t worked well enough and because of that i’m without my Adam.

  7439. Was awake till 3 AM IST Yestrerday copying and pasting the link sent to my email address!
    but, it used to tell me the same thing, come at 12 PM PST!!
    Now , when i checked, Pixel Qi is sold out….
    I was not buying for myself but for a relative of mine!!
    Both are very sad now!!
    and 50$ just to ship from China to India :O!!

  7440. Well I have a couple of issues so here we go.

    1. What is 8GB+ Flash, as I recall prior to the new site the specs had 16\32GB Flash storage. I worry HEAVILY that 8GB is not enough space, yes I know I can expand it with an SD card that is not the point, I had other uses in mind for what data would be held on the SD card and applications were not it. Not to mention that it was a rather late change… Not a deal breaker but close and definitely a longevity worry.

    2. Android Market… This would be key, if Adam can access the standard Android Market, come out and say so, if it can’t come out and say it. It is easier to forgive a known limitation then a hidden limitation.

    3. A teaser hands on video should have been released. Nothing big just a 1-2min quick video demonstrating some basics that you have already shown us renders of. It could be just this easy, You sitting in a chair holding an Adam Saying “Greetings, my name is Rohan Shraven head of Notion Ink an I just wanted to take a moment to give you a taste of our adam tablet available for pre-order” Then hold the adam up zoom in to the screen and slowly rotate it 360 degrees one way and 360 degree the other way. Then more the camera over your shoulder, and turn it on, once it’s loaded go to the applications and launch the email client, open a pdf, open a web browser, open the music player. switch between applications showing the panels as well as full screen mode. Then camera back to facing you holding up the adam and say something like “Thanks for enjoying our teaser of the adam please feel free to go to notionink.com to find out more information about the adam.

    That video would server some important purposes, it would inspire confidence in your company and your product as well as inform what the adam is and can do. It moves it from being an imaginary item to a tangible product. It creates a sense of familiarity and anticipation.

    Like I said we have seen screen renders of all this, so investors should not have any issue with it being in a video. If they do then you need to approach them differently more like this… Hey guys You like money? Yeah, cool, I like money too… Great so now that we are on the same page, most people want a video of our product before they buy it, so lets just make a video showing the adam and we can open the applications that we have already shown them screen renders of. Then they will buy it.

  7442. I wanted to say Thanks Rohan and Notion Ink crew for making this device, I appreciate the amount of thought and effort that you have put into adam and really look forward to owning one. Best of wishes.

  7443. When will there be more stock of the pixelQi???
    I really want to pre-order one but doesn’t seem worth it without the pixelQi (for my purposes).

  7444. @Rohan Shravan

    You’ve said “Europe is an extremely crucial market for us” so I think you should have an EU reseller/partnership that guarantee duty-free goods because buying computer equipment in EU from China is the equivalent to have a hundred percent customs control whit a 20% VAT on the total price (shipping + actual cost of the tablet) in addition to some other possible taxes: it sucks! Think about it.

  7445. Rohan, et al:

    I am certain that you are swamped with requests for support, and am trying to be patient with my email that is currently out to preorder support regarding woes in the ordering process, but was hoping that i I post here there might be a chance that you will see it and be able to help.

    I received my early preorder link and went to book my Adam, but there was a problem in the handoff to the payment processor, and my order was lost. I was blocked out from reordering because I got so far in the process.

    I emailed preorder support immediately hoping for a response and a way either to continue my order, or start a new one. This never happened. When the preorders opened to the rest of the world the shipping date pushed back further than what I was to get, so I waited for an email from your preorder support hoping that they would be able to resume my order for my first round shipping device. I received no response, and now the preorder server is down again. I imagine this means it is fully sold out.

    I am quite depressed. Now it seems that I will not get my Adam. Not only that, but it seems that you have scrapped the EAP? So the commitments you made to participants in your emails about the rounds are gone without so much as a word!

    Please help me get my Adam! The order system went wrong, and I feel I did the right thing by trying to contact you, and not entering a frivolous second order in your system especially considering the 5% cancellation penalty that I did not want to risk having to pay for my first order should it be recoverable!!!!!

    R/ Josh

  7446. Rohan, et al:
    .
    I am certain that you are swamped with requests for support, and am trying to be patient with my email that is currently out to preorder support regarding woes in the ordering process, but was hoping that i I post here there might be a chance that you will see it and be able to help.

    I received my early preorder link and went to book my Adam, but there was a problem in the handoff to the payment processor, and my order was lost. I was blocked out from reordering because I got so far in the process.

    I emailed preorder support immediately hoping for a response and a way either to continue my order, or start a new one. This never happened. When the preorders opened to the rest of the world the shipping date pushed back further than what I was to get, so I waited for an email from your preorder support hoping that they would be able to resume my order for my first round shipping device. I received no response, and now the preorder server is down again. I imagine this means it is fully sold out.

    I am quite depressed. Now it seems that I will not get my Adam. Not only that, but it seems that you have scrapped the EAP? So the commitments you made to participants in your emails about the rounds are gone without so much as a word!

    Please help me get my Adam! The order system went wrong, and I feel I did the right thing by trying to contact you, and not entering a frivolous second order in your system especially considering the 5% cancellation penalty that I did not want to risk having to pay for my first order should it be recoverable!!!!!

    R/ Josh

  7449. All this time…. To get SOLD OUT!!!… Hope this is not a sign of things to come, I expected better.

    Shawn

  7452. I guess I should have been more clear:
    A lie would imply intent. To say something you know not to be true.
    Not true, in this case, may mean the intention to have had a 6 hour window, but it didn’t happen for any number of reasons and the issue was not rectified to conform to the original statement.

  7455. Well, after finally getting some sleep I have a new perspective on yesterday (and the day before). Wait. No I don’t.

    This “reveal” and pre-order launch was frightful. Even now with the posts from Rohan, questions are left unanswered. And some of those that were unanswered were not done so adequately.

    The selling out of Pixel Qi screens is very short sighted. Anybody with any understanding of the tech world would know that screen is the TRUE selling point for Adam. It doesn’t matter what you slap over Android. It doesn’t even matter how much internal storage you have or if your camera can swivel. The touch screen Pixel Qi is the pony in this show.

    It seems Rohan may be wising to the other side of business. If so, he best start having Pixel Qi ramp up manufacturing now! That is of course if Adam is the only one with that screen come January.

    I wouldn’t be surprised if some Chinese company undercuts Adam with the same specs, but a vanilla Gingerbread interface. And to truthfully, after being left out of the family because I wasn’t vocal enough before an unknown deadline, and being left in the dark for two days, I am okay with spending my money elsewhere.

  7456. Absolutely no sugarcoating, I agree! Rohan has the “home advantage”, but – and at the risk of being flamed – we’re no apple fanbuoys who’ll just take it and take it anywhere. We deserve and demand clear answers. Ofcourse we understand the pain of seeing this first creation arrive and are with Rohan every step of the way. However, some clear answers need to start arriving very soon!

    Cheers,
    Neel

  7458. ooooops… sorry for posting twice about the same thing, the first one I wrote had ‘awaiting moderation’ or something similar attatched to it. I always thought that ‘awaiting moderation’ was a euphamism.

  7459. Relax guys Just check it out – we are like all those people 🙂 Some turn back, some not
    Couldn’t help but to laugh =)))

  7460. Please send me the pre-order link as well. Anybody knows the actual shipment date.?
    Thanks,
    Neeraj

  7461. Hah who cares how many times you chime in, most posts were not even about the product or company, but about some pseudo ‘family’ hah. Get real, this is a tech blog not a social network. We’re here for a product, not for making friends. Flooding the gates with unrelated posts just made it worse. if you’re in the IT world you know you take everything with a grain of salt. In this field we see a new product release every month, this is nothing new. The only difference is usually it’s from a well renowned/respected company though. When it’s not, they usually fail in this market. Whether you work at NI or are this ‘sowmya’ character, you shouldn’t get any perks when it comes to business, that’s life.

  7463. “if you have units available, why don’t the major tech blogs have test units? Any smart techie will research a product before spending money”
    I agree! That’s why I will wait before ordering. We need reviews from the major blogs/testers!

  7465. +1

    A few posts ago they did have a few adams stacked together on a table.

    There were enough there to give give out as test units to major blogs.

    I mean, I bought my nexus one from reading engadget and other reviews. I didn’t see the product, but I had enough trust from reviews.

    I would equally trust Notion ink if they did the same thing.

  7467. Brand equity gets trashed when a company does not fullfill representations made to consumers and the media. Even a start-up should have recognized the need for a public relations consultant and an e-tail logistics manager. Key stakeholders in the nascent company would certainly understand the prudence of that investment.

    This is not a simple case where “everything doesn’t go exactly as they expect it to”. Try NOTHING went as it was expected to. In the current cut-throat consumer-tech environment, there is little room for mistakes. You get “one bite at the APPLE” so to speak.

    With regard to an MBA program, I recommend you sit in….UCLA Anderson SB & Extension program, Fudan Daxue, Shanghai (2011). You will certainly need more than that cavalier attitude to get you through a career.

  7468. I ordered too (yes many hurdles, many repeated attempts, and never found a pre-order email). I have faith in the product not just because of its specs, but also because Rohan has tried in the press, on this blog, and at the CES 2010 to convey his objective of delivering a quality product. … and I have faith also because of this extended family.

    The product per se is almost ready for the market. The backoffice operations still have quite a ways to go. I think they had priorities right – first things first.

    We have seen how things have evolved during the last several months. Ideas about the product have been shared, implemented or improved. But not everything. Yet almost every technical publication has acknowledged this will be the best 2nd gen tablet for the next little while.

    Focus will soon shift to improving backoffice operations – the logistics, the terms and considerations, policies etc The market beyond this family will not tolerate a standard that is less than the competition.

    The pain this extended family has gone thru during these last few days has also been deeply felt at NI (Ouch and Introspection). No doubt there is a lot more that needs to be done, such as readily accepting responsibility, making corrective changes and extending apologies to those who have been hurt – even if inadvertently.

    And this is where family comes in – to support each other when difficulties are encountered – especially when the goal is near. We have followed Rohan, on many a Saturday morning. He has shared a number of insights and asked our opinions. It is at times like this the family needs to continue the process by providing feedback and suggestions on things that need fixing or improvement, and feedback on whats going well (a mini SWOT analysis on an ongoing basis).

    So “Ol Pals”, jump in whenever you can, to extend a cheer or two to the little guys at Notion Ink. Tell them what’s going well, and how to be better where things seem to be messed up.

  7469. I ordered too (yes many hurdles, many repeated attempts, and never found a pre-order email). I have faith in the product not just because of its specs, but also because Rohan has tried in the press, on this blog, and at the CES 2010 to convey his objective of delivering a quality product. … and I have faith also because of this extended family.

    The product per se is almost ready for the market. The backoffice operations still have quite a ways to go. I think they had priorities right – first things first.

    We have seen how things have evolved during the last several months. Ideas about the product have been shared, implemented or improved. But not everything. Yet almost every technical publication has acknowledged this will be the best 2nd gen tablet for the next little while.

    Focus will soon shift to improving backoffice operations – the logistics, the terms and considerations, policies etc The market beyond this family will not tolerate a standard that is less than the competition.

    The pain this extended family has gone thru during these last few days has also been deeply felt at NI (Ouch and Introspection). No doubt there is a lot more that needs to be done, such as readily accepting responsibility, making corrective changes and extending apologies to those who have been hurt – even if inadvertently.

    And this is where family comes in – to support each other when difficulties are encountered – especially when the goal is near. We have followed Rohan, on many a Saturday morning. He has shared a number of insights and asked our opinions. It is at times like this the family needs to continue the process by providing feedback and suggestions on things that need fixing or improvement, and feedback on whats going well (a mini SWOT analysis on an ongoing basis).

    So “Ol Pals”, jump in whenever you can, to extend a cheer or two to the little guys at Notion Ink. Tell them what’s going well, and how to be better where things seem to be messed up.

  7470. Constructive Criticism:

    #1. The email client NotionInk currently has needs to be reviewed. Moving forward, NotionInk needs to establish a fail-proof way of getting to its subscribers. Whoever is setting the emails to go out needs to set up mailboxes on all current mail clients [yahoo, hotmail, gmail, etc.] and proof all sends to those mailboxes to insure they are being delivered before sending mass emails.

    #2. Notification of valid payment options at LEAST 24 hours prior to any pre-order initiatives. [Obvious in hindsight]

    #3. Keeping promises. There have been several times when we were told we would receive specific information. For example, at one point Rohan mentioned posting a chart with battery life versus competitors. We also heard about education and logo designer discounts. The company needs to stay on top of these things.

    I’m offering these ideas as ways to help the company succeed. These last few days have been rough, but the experience should make NI wiser.

  7471. Ofcourse NI is and will be believable – You see a live person, posting regularly on this blog and elsewhere. He is not hiding anything.

    In a project of this size, the major deliverables are nearing fruition – that is very obvious. The Adam has also received plenty of critical acclaim – even before launch. The haze is surely lifitng. FCC has it, so no longer vaporware.

  7474. At last I managed to order!!
    Roshan please note there are many who were ising the .in to preorder the Adam!! which fails in the last step. Please do somthing to correct the situation or you will be loosing a lot of PreOrders!!

  7475. At last I managed to order!!
    Roshan please note there are many who were using the .in to preorder the Adam!! which fails in the last step. Please do somthing to correct the situation or you will be loosing a lot of PreOrders!!

  7478. Sorry, man just read the reply, don’t know if you’re getting this reply :S

    all of the courriers retains any kind of electronic merchandise and you will have to pay the courrier (in this case DHL) around 60 u$s for the ¿air guide? (don’t know exactly the word in english, in spanish is “guia aerea”), after that (if you live in BS AS, other provinces i assume you will have to clear everything throug the courrier) you will have to go to the customs, but it’s not the customs that are behind the bus station “Retiro”. you will have to go to the international airport (EZEIZA) customs, where all the curriers unload their cargo.
    once you’re there, you will have to pay whatever the customs offical want’s to charge you. and belive me, they really charge you whatever they want.
    so, the only way (and it’s not safe either) for us to get any kind of electronic device from outside Argentina (importing), it’s through the offical postal mail (you will have to pay around the 50% of the invoice value plus shipping of what you bought). in other words, the seller must send us whatever we buy through offical mail (ex: for usa it’s usps, for us it’s correo argentino) or EMS (not sure about this one).

  7483. A lot happened while i was away, sad that i missed the pre-order 😦

    But all this only gets me more excited, cant wait to see the 1st of devices!!!

  7485. hey the preorder site already says ……. SOLD OUT!!!!!!
    is that some kind of a joke!!??Rohan!

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