The Momentum
Hello All,
This week is exciting for Notion Ink as it is a week before CES 2010. We released information on Adam on 18th December 2010 and since then we knew people will be expecting a lot. Things have changed a lot, but like in love, feelings haven’t. Your comments are more than inspiration for all of our developers and creates a solid feedback system (and help them revise the next update).
In the last one year one important thing which we have learnt is that you should never lose your momentum. In troubling times, the road becomes steeper and if you increase your efforts you can keep up the same speed as it was on flat road. And the best thing is that with the new increased momentum, when the road in indeed flat, your speed increases dramatically.
There is something I can share more on the hardware front. 3G devices will work on 2G networks as well (haven’t tested in all the countries and with all the carriers, but we have tested in India, China and US with some carriers, theoretically the 3G module supports 2G networks, i.e. EDGE.) SMS will also works and if there is any developer reading this, you can think of brilliant ideas of how with a simple sms you can make Adam do things remotely.
Today we show you a video (with sound
) shot by one of our EAP Partners, Mireo, and they showcase a Mapping application. We were really excited to see it working on Adam and took permission from them for posting it here. See it for yourself:
(Seems something killed the sound after 1 min, will try to update full one later (there is voice notification) )
There were a lot of people in the EAP 2 selection list. Notion Ink will soon start communicating with good news with EAP 2 members.
With Warm Regards
Rohan Shravan
My comment has been in “awaiting moderation” hell for quite some time now. I have posted it twice already. I never had this problem before. Anyway, maybe the 3rd time is the charm. I realize that people are now enclosing links in quotes to avoid the chance of their post getting stuck in limbo.
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The tab switching is no longer shaped like a fan like was shown on a previous blog:
“http://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/browserb.png”
It would be nice if the semi-circle is formed like a steering or scroll wheel icon that is animated to rotate when you use your thumb to do so. Rohan, check out Emblaze’s s-Play menu using the Intuition UI for their defunct ELSE smartphone. It’s a better implementation of tab switching. It’s really cool. I wish the menu browser is like that with the Adam but since they have shelved the handset they are instead looking for licensing partners to use their UI. Maybe the EVE could use such an amazing interface using one handed operation?
“http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/02/else_smart_phon.html”
“http://www.firstelse.com/#/Touch/ThesPlay”
Am I crazy, or did the post about tomorrow disappear?
No. you’re not. What is going on? Is this a sign of something big coming?
Yah, that is strange…
@Rohan, what is going on? Is wordpress having a meltdown?
Weird… You can still access it here:
“http://notionink.wordpress.com/2010/12/29/the-post-coming-tomorrow”
Hi Rohan,
Thoroughly enjoying the videos being posted.
Any chance your next video will clearly show us the backside and bottom side of the Adam?
Still no new post?
It was bound to happen. As reported on Notion Addicts Someone has put their Pre Ordered Adam on Ebay:
“http://cgi.ebay.com/Notion-Ink-Adam-Shipping-Jan-9th-sell-unopened-/280607890841?pt=US_Tablets&hash=item4155889d99″
When I looked the bids were closing in on 800 us dollars. Adam is going to be in Demand!!! If production does not keep up with demand prices will be insane…..
It will be interesting to see how much someone pays for it…
Price is now $720. Incredible
Yes
. Seems some die hard fans of adam are looking for that piece of adam
IS Adam going to be available in stores or just to be purchased online?
Up to this morning, the votes for 2010 Android Person of the Year by androinica:
-Rohan Shravan, Notion Ink (43%, 3,739 Votes)
-Cyanogen, Team Douche (42%, 3,670 Votes)
-Sanjay Jha, Motorola (6%, 492 Votes)
-MIUI Team (4%, 384 Votes)
-Andy Rubin, Google (3%, 271 Votes)
-Peter Chou, HTC (1%, 93 Votes)
-Verizon (0%, 43 Votes)
-Omar Khan, Samsung (0%, 40 Votes)
-Mikael Hed, Rovio Mobile (Angry Birds) (0%, 38 Votes)
-Rishi Chandra, Google TV (0%, 19 Votes)
-Ralph de la Vega, AT&T (1%, 6 Votes)
Rohan is up by 69 votes! So, go vote, all Adam fans, silent and visible.
please new news / post / video . thanks .
Have any of you noticed that the “Introducing Eden – III” video has been removed? I wanted to get another look at Sniffer and noticed it’s been removed from youtube. What gives?
Here you go: “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OM6zhLvk7A”
You can find all videos under Rohan’s youtube account at “http://www.youtube.com/rohanshravan”
Rohan,
r v getting a video today..?
Today new news and video.
Jaaayh….
Bring it on (pretty please), Rohan +Team!
Why is NI not yet putting an official video? Most of the information in some way or the other is already out, I am not sure what they are trying to hide. Sometimes I get the feeling that their marketing dept doesn’t want them to be successful(I am not blaming them but that’s a feel I get sometime). Every one tries to advertise a Mt. Everest when they have a sand castle. It’s the other way with NI. Does NI wants to release the product in silence? So if there are any issues with the product initially they want to get it rectified before larger public knows.
What ever it is, NI has a beast and they are advertising as though they have a kitten.
Apple would have advertised day & night if they had something like this, and would have made sure no one can even reach them.
Yes but Apple also has an immense amount of capital to invest in massive marketing campaigns. They are probably waiting to get the free publicity from CES. Sadly that could be a mistake considering Motorola/Google look to being unveiling a new joint tablet with Honeycomb. That would take all of Adam’s “free” spotlight.
Pooooooost?