My Box! (with more photos)

[Updated]: Just got these photos (were shot in HK yesterday)

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Hello All,

I just received my box from the Bangalore Airport, and thought should share few images with you. Here we go:

Those color codes are for shipment company to differentiate models and ship the right ones. They are shipped (air) from Hong Kong.

This extra box is the gift box and will bear all the damages that might happen while shipping, from scratches to dents, etc.

This seal is to make sure that your box was never opened, if you do get a broken seal, please report back asap to us. You will have 2 more seals in the inside box, and that’s the last check on genuinity. You can’t remove these seals without leaving a trace on the packaging.

This is the main box. 🙂

It’s not a cuboid!

That’s your Adam!



This is the stand part. Over the left is how the internal are designed, and over the right is how it is used.

The Booting!

After launching few panels.

Something which no other device will be able to do for a looooong time! Swivel camera is something we have a lot of expectation from. It’s a real big advantage. That’s Rohit by the way. 

Do read the manual first!

An update is already awaiting for you!

Test all the ports, connectivity, the speaker, etc.

And post it online, Adam has arrived!

I saw the comments and again they went on, no promises kept, I have not received, etc etc! My! Hold on for a while. For a little comfort, it might be good to know that all were air-shipped. This is how it happens. It starts from China Factory, then to Hong Kong where our main logistics center is, from there tracking numbers are generated again ( 2 tracking numbers, one from China to Hong Kong, which is not shared with you, and other from Hong Kong to your home, which is what will get updated on the site).

Now let me play with my Adam! 🙂

With Warm Regards

Rohan Shravan

2,547 thoughts on “My Box! (with more photos)”

  10. Wow!! Nice to see the first real unboxing pictures. Can’t wait for the next batch open for ordering.

    Rohan, by the way, is that box really designed to be used as a stand??

  20. Mr Rohit . congrats. Bestwishes.
    You have OPENED you Adam. what about customers!!!!!
    By the way did customers need to pay customs duty when it is couriered. This question needs clarity from your side ….pl.

  21. wow Thanks for the update the Adam looks great and the unboxing presentation is very good
    -c

  22. Great job on everything including the box which is unique just like the device it holds. Can we have a preorder round two soon? 😉

  23. Man can you believe that I’m in the top 10. Great pics Rohan. I’m ready to adopt Adam to the family :).

  24. WOW! WOW! WOW! Please Rohan, while you play with your Adam, could you have someone else send us the pre-order 2 emails! I am so dying to get my hands on that beauty! PLEASE!!!!! And for anyone complaining about the 36hr mark and such.. remember you were one of the lucky ones who managed to buy them before they sold out or got a chance to pre-order! I know the anxiety you are going through! Imagine all of us who didn’t even get a chance! DROOLING! SO BEAUTIFUL! I’m gonna put one of those pics as my BB 8310 :S and sleep next to it! Maybe my dreams will get 3G.. wait.. Edge jajaja!

    Night all and sweet NI Adam dreams!

  28. Wow… simply wowww….
    Rohan… now i want my adam… can i come to ur blore office and play for a while???

  33. Just curious Rohan, are there plans to do a second round of devices in the near future? The mastercard/american express threw a speedbump at me the first time round 😦

  35. I am so jealous of anyone able to pre-order right now!! None of y’all have any room to complain as said above.

  37. TY for the update Rohan. So your box shipped at the same time as the other first batch? so other people in india have their’s too? or is your shipment part of the initial that was suppose to ship w/o silk screen? I do not see the backs of yours showing FCC info in these pics… what is it you are saying the adam can do that no one else can for a long time? this is not explained… are you just videotaping? what?

    eta on airship from china for US?

    why let you play with your adam? you had it at CES right? where is mine ;P lol
    Please take my previous comments seriously about customer service and setting expectations with your customer base. It is very important.

  40. At Last! At long last!
    The unboxing enthusiasts are going to cry foul after looking at the pics! 🙂

  42. Congratulations to all who have this box on the way. MOST congratulations to Rohan and the Notion Ink Team for having IN their hands !!! Those of us who have stayed here so long never lost faith you would make this dream a reality.

    I do confess to a shred of selfishness … when, oh when will I get to order and play with an Adam … sigh … soon, I hope 🙂 Meanwhile, “dependent on the kindness of strangers … ” oh FAMILY now 🙂 to share all your experiences 🙂

  43. Will be gr8 if Notion Ink can also manufacture a protective leather like case. If you are going to hold this device (which has been designed that way) on your hand in a public space. I am sure there will be at least a few chances where it almost fell off either by you or someone passing by (while you were standing in a train, bus or a train station) just caused it.

  44. box is kinda bulky, but is a nice free stand while you wait for a better one to be professionally produced and sold

  45. Magnificent post, good info. Thanks Rohan. I’m ready for delivery.

    Let me think … what other manufacture posts information and pictures about the production and delivery process for all to see? Oh yeah, none!

  46. Hey Rohan!!
    Everyday, i open the CHECK PRE-ORDER link to check for updates on my Adam…
    and everyday, i’m disappointed to see the status not being changed. It still says “15th January 2011 – 22nd January 2011″…
    I have been waiting for like 2 months now to get my hands on my own Adam…..
    I even sent you guys a mail requesting an update on the delivery status but didnt get any replies :(….
    I am eagerly waiting for it….. i’m sure it’ll be the best gadget everrr….. Please send mine soon…

  48. Its silly trying to be first on the replies, but I did it !… then read the post. Rohan — perhaps only 1 person in 10 million does what you have achieved so far. We all (at least I) dream of having our own start-ups and making them big successes. U R da man… Please post your thoughts in the last 2 years in a post some day. I want to know what all happened. I do not think that any “start-up company” in the whole world is even dreamt of being compared to Apple’s iPad, let alone be taken as a serious competion to the iPad.

  49. Awesome is the only word i can say, just being so close to Subramanya Arcade, NI’s office in bangalore, i feel like barging into their office and pick one of the adams and run for life!

  50. Rohan, Can I be taken off moderation? I was off for a while and back on moderation again. All my comments just gets sitting out awaiting for moderation.

    Btw, you’ve been playing with yours for a while now. Can we have ours, please? 🙂

  52. MAn, I’m hyperventilating, and I didn’t even get to order one! I can’t even imagine how the rest of you feel…

    Come on, round 2!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

  54. XD Whoa, thats awesome! Props for the case/stand, it’ll help out a lot. The suspense is killing me! I hope my Adam comes soon.

  55. Thanks…I get tired of surfing this blog, looking for only the positive comments. Its hard to believe some of the mannerisms of adults over a $600 device. Im not judging…just observing.

  57. Does Adam come fully charged?

    And on a different note, what is the big deal with being the first one to post?

  58. o my god……..making me realy speachless !!! it´s wonderful device, specialy seeing it in action :-))
    i´ve heard, the plane which has my adam inside is a stealth, the one which brings it to my home faster than yours…..lol

    cant sleep now til delivery ….

  59. Thanks Rohan!! Expecting DHL man anytime !!! and waiting for the pre order 2 so i can oredder for my kids!!

  62. Yay! It’s gonna be hard to sleep tonight! Must.Stop.Hitting.Refresh.
    The pics look great, and the adam looks ever sexier. I like it how a little “look at me pose” built-in stand you provided. Well done whoever thought of that for adam packaging.

    OK… back to hitting refresh!

  64. More than a “big deal”, it’s one of those good ‘ole traditions of the internet and blogs. Kind of like “Jon was here”… but “Jon was here before anyone else!”. Right. No big deal.

  65. Wow. Looks Great Rohan! Cant wait for the new batch so I can get mine too! Wasnt able to pre-order with the others 😦

  66. I’m excited for you Rohan. I can’t wait to get my hands on mine once it’s here, assuming the out for shipping from Wednesday is accurate, here’s hoping to see it here within a week.

    Although, both good and bad feelings come from the photos. Good because, wow, it looks shiny and great. Bad because, wait, it looks really shiny? The gloss finish on that does not match your earlier posts, nor any of its previous showings at CES or in person elsewhere, nor does it seem like there is any type of internal matte glass. What happened to all the glass testing you did?

    I realize the official response a few posts ago was that there was an internal glass with matte, then an external glass with a gloss layer, and then a matte screen protector. The close up of the screen you have does not seem to show any matte finish, nor do I see the screen protector in any of those photos of the unboxing, nor on the device itself. It is highly disappointing to see all of the images you showed in previous posts of the matte glass layers you made, only to see it not actually used in the final product, and to not see the matte screen protector you mentioned in the last post about it.

    (I would /highly/ recommend you update the site, your features and tech specs page still state it has a pure matte glass that stops fingerprints, meaning it has to be the top layer glass, which the photos you posted here show it clearly does not. You could actually run into litigation for false advertising from people trying to hinder your progress, and they’d have grounds to proceed with said litigation)

    Regardless of any negitivity from that, this looks fantastic, backlight looks nice and bright, and the box itself looks clean. Congrats again.

  69. Hey Rohan – Android Community are running a story this morning about no response or discount for the Logo finalists? Shame that this ‘bad news’ continues to run, even while the Adam ships. Maybe a quick response will put this to bed.

    Personally, I’m fed up with the way the Android community is getting the knives out for one of its own, for very dubious reasons. But, it does show that customer service needs to be brought up to scratch. As for the logo competition, no update on that for some time, what’s the situation? And will those finalists get their discount?

  70. So when were these photos actually taken?

    Photo exif info says January 19 around 10 pm.

    But the date on the camera (Canon PowerShot SX10 IS) could be set incorrectly.

  72. That’s really neat, if some of them are missing later in the day you know who has been there to visit you 🙂
    Cannot wait for mine, sure excited!!!!!!

  82. +1, NI needs to be more proactive in communications especially on their website (atleast give a link for support to start with). Surfing blogs to dig information is painful & time consuming. For customers who have paid, they expect the company to respond to them with details in a prompt manner. That said, I appreciate NI’s openness, not many big companies go to the extent of information that this blog does. Totally agree with the last sentence of @AlbertWertz.

  83. Hell yeah! 😀

    cant wait to order next!

    Gonna go to college and be like…

    HEY STUPID IPAD USER… LOOK AT THE FUTURE BITCH!

    no USB on that is there!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

  85. Rohan and NI team, Excellent work. Can’t wait to order mine.
    @ all adamites- do you guys notice how the grate on the battery side of the adam is grey and not white…
    @Rohan, whats the deal with this? personally i would rather have a grey or charcoal colored one. But you said they would be white.

  89. @Rohan How are our tablets being shipped from hong kong, and how much longer before we get tracking numbers?

  90. Nice going. I guess this is the first time we get to look at the “Re-usable Packaging”. It’s great!

    @Rohan
    I believe you mentioned some artwork too on the packaging?

  94. Wow…. i’m waiting waiting waiting.. n my colleagues are waiting more than me… even before i open my office laptop i am asked ” Did the Adam arrive 😉 ? “

  98. Awesome 🙂

    Good innovation with the stand…maybe the case could have been leather, with this sorta stand. Charge extra for it…I’m sure people will pay more. It would be real classy carrying the leather case around, and using it this way when needed.

    Cheers
    Mohit

  99. Rohan…. not fair… you are playing with your Adam !!!

    I live stone throw distance away from your Office…. am coming in too….

    Can do a Cash deal with you !!! 🙂

    Pulling your leg, won’t intrude for now… but its very tempting !!!

    I know you are doing 100% that you can… I am really waiting to place my order…

  100. Look amazing! It’s great that you’ve already had time to push out an update!

  102. Pardon me for saying so, but that is a very negative post. Threatening litigation because it “appears” (from photos no less) that there is no matte screen? Really? Its that serious? Things you dont see as well: a charger. Ready to sue? No screen protector in sight??? Call the cops!!!! Where is your real evidence that it was “not actually used in the final product”? I think its safe to say, ANY glass, matte or not, WILL have some reflective qualities….its a fact of life.

  104. Hi
    Has anybody from India got their status changed to Shipped? (other than Rohan offcourse:-))

    I am still waiting and hitting refresh!

    Please update…

  110. AMAZING ROHAN! Absolutely amazing.

    Sincerest and most heartfelt congratulations to you.

    This right here is the culmination of your dream.

    And it looks absolutely FLAWLESS.

  111. “http://androidcommunity.com/notion-ink-adam-contest-entrants-denied-promised-discount-20110120”

    They get a tip that: spelled out the promise, and gave an example of a contestant who can’t get in contact with NI. All they say is “What do you think? Are you one of the people involved in this situation? Have you gotten a bigtime discount? Let us know!” and that means they’re stabbing NI? Really? I don’t suppose the articles about Samsung not updating to froyo on the galaxy s devices or the android sms bug etc would convince you that it isn’t a vendetta against NI, would it?

    A tipster brought it to their attention and they put it out asking about it. The ball is in NI’s court to answer what is going on with the missing logo discount.

  112. @Ashwin
    Nice one!

    @Rohan
    You should have a plan already to jack up the production capacity to a million units per month!

  115. How come nobody’s complaining about the quality of the pictures – not enough soft focus, or whatever? Or is that only a matter of time?

  116. Hey Rohan ,

    I have been trying to literate people in Japan about Adam , its sad to see no ones know about any table other than iPAD and Galaxy 😦

  119. Waiting for the pre order 2..
    I live in HK from where it ships…so near yet so far!
    Wish I could just hop over to a location here in HongKong and buy it off!
    Sigh!

  121. people try to hold it by at the top.
    That is so smooth and doesn’t give a good grip. Is that a design flaw?

  124. Is that the opening window of the office suite we are seeing in the last picture? I’ve been waiting to see that…

    The box looks nice. But I’ll admit I’m not likely to use it much. 🙂

  126. *I’ll* whine a little. Those pictures? WAY too focused. They need to be more blurrier, like they were taken from a cellphone.

    And at least one of them needs to be rotated 90 degrees for no reason at all.

  128. Excellent, congratulations.
    Will some Aussies please let me know how much import tax and customs duty we have to pay when you get yours?

  129. All versions come with a glossy, scratch resistant glass surface and a matte screen protector. It might not be precisely what we were led to believe from the 9th Weekend Special two months ago, but as long as the screen protector isn’t difficult to apply and has good optical properties, it’s not such a bad compromise. It provides both a choice beteen matte or glossy, and a disposable layer to take damage should one choose matte.

    It does leave me wondering what happened to the matte glass, though. It was one of the Adam’s unique features that I’d never seen anywhere else.

  130. +1

    Let´s go together, we go during lunch-brake.
    One of us has to distract the security the other one grabs the big box and leaves a bunch of cash in the same spot with a letter saying “Sorry Rohan, but we needed our precious”. 😉

  131. I’m sorry Greg, Rohan did the unboxing pics for you.
    Really glad to see them now, though.

    There’s a lot more you can show us, as soon as you receive yours!
    Can’t wait to see all…

  133. You are right, they simply look too good, not like what we are used to.

    They must be rendered…FAKE…FAKE…FAKE…lol 😉

  134. it’s matte. i think you are confused by blogs posting inaccurate information. please read the posts on his site

  135. “You could actually run into litigation for false advertising from people trying to hinder your progress, and they’d have grounds to proceed with said litigation)”

    They’re not threatening litigation if you read it again. They’re saying NI could run into trouble from people who would have intentions to take NI down.

  136. Wow, Rohan!!! Looks great. I am eagerly awaiting the next pre-order/order to open up since I wasn’t able to get one last time.

    I’m so jealous of all of you that are getting yours soon so to all those that are bummed about their shipping status not changing, be patient and grateful, you could be in my boat…

    Now, I will have to enjoy everyone’s pictures and videos they upload.

  137. I don’t think he was threatening litigation, I think he was warning him of the possibility. But I agree, that it’s a little premature to be calling foul, from a couple of pictures. Let’s wait until we can actually hold the thing before we declare what it is and is not.

    As for the website, I disagree with what others have been saying. I don’t care about the website, and I won’t until I get my Adam. It would have been nice to get more info earlier, but right now I’d rather have every member of the NI team focused on getting these boxes out the door. Even if the only thing they can do is fly over to China and start loading pallets, it would be a more productive use of their time then slightly changing the wording on a website that everyone has seen thousands of times.

    Think about it. What is the source of all the NI bad press? Not the website, I can tell you that. Its the fact that nobody has one. That all the claims, specs, and webpages in the world don’t mean anything if the device isn’t in some customer’s hands. I think people getting devices will be a lot more helpful to NI, as well as the community, then changing the specs to reflect a radio receiver.

    Just my 3 cents. Keep the change.

  138. isnt honk kong in china. rohan said ” one from China to Hong Kong, which is not shared with you, and other from Hong Kong to your home, which is what will get updated on the site”
    well anyways congrats to rohan and to his team and all of you who will get the adam real soon

  140. Greg, if you don’t mind, I would be interested in how much you have to pay in any other fees besides shipping. I’m in Oklahoma and I figured it should be about the same for me once I get to order one.

  141. (This may end up as a dupe post, and I apologize)
    I’m sorry Jarrod, I think you misunderstood my tone.
    You’re correct, a portion of my post was negative, and I stated as such. It was not meant to offend anyone, and I am greatly excited for my incoming tablet, as I was lucky enough to get in on the Jan 9 date.

    I’m not threatening anything. I certainly am not intending any malicious intent towards Notion Ink, as I am excited for them and want them to do well. Unfortunately, The USA is a lawsuit happy country, and there have been cases of US companies and residents successfully winning litigation against foreign companies in the past, although usually it’s product embargos rather than any type of real monetary gain, and I sure as heck don’t want NI to not be able to sell here, especially not if some other company sues just to stop them from succeeding.

    I’m mentioned that specifically to inform Rohan that what he stated in 2 separate posts (The most recent one stating that the “lcd/pq layer” is matte, but the external layer is gloss) does contradict what their own website, “http://www.notionink.in/com” states about the “full matte glass” preventing fingerprints.

    The evidence you request, that their glass tests were not used in the final product was from Rohan’s own post as mentioned above. Their original post about their glass tests from a few months back talked about them finding the perfect matte glass type, directly goes against his last post about the screen, stating that the glass is glossy.

    And you are correct, any type of glass can have reflection. However, matte glass is not reflective enough to clearly show someone’s hands and head when they’re taking a picture of the screen the glass is covering, especially not when that screen has its back-light on. Yet their pictures above show just that. Matte surfaces, by definition, diffuse light and images, not reflect it. A matte glass would be a transparent surface that diffuses light and images from the matte side. Glossy surfaces reflect. This is also a fact of life.

    I would love for it just to be a weird trick of the light, but that same reflection is seen in most of the photos that are dead on. Regardless, even if it is a glossy screen, I’m sure I’ll still enjoy the heck out of my Adam.

  145. So the traveling charges are very very very very expensive…. (US50 is unacceptable!)

  146. Outstanding stuff. How much customs duty did you pay? Did DHL clear it for you or did you do it yourself? Should I expect my device earlier (I am scheduled for 15th – 22nd shipping)? Oh, I have too many questions!!

  147. Hello Rohan,
    very nice and neat pictures 🙂
    Please do me a favour.please do update the tech specs abour the variants of 8GB flash before 2nd preorder.

  148. Hello Rohan,
    very nice and neat pictures 🙂 Congrats !!!!
    Please do me a favour.please do update the tech specs abour the variants of 8GB flash before 2nd preorder.

  149. Finally the day has arrived :). Apple bite (bitten badly) and xoom.. xoom…. (flown away). Now pre-order 2 update (waiting … waitng .. )

  150. .

    Rohan , did the customs harass you for duty or was it duty free in Bangalore? This will be important as we need to know what duty to pay when we receive in India.

    .

  151. Sorry, Greg!
    Rohan stole the thunder of unboxing- Anyway you can make a video of how to unbox, about the accessories, how to test the ports etc.

  153. Actually, Sriki, sadly, it’s not Matte. From Rohan’s own post, on the one labeled “:)” found here: “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/851/”

    “Read few comment on the glass, and matte nature. Here is exactly what it is. Adam comes with 2 layers of Matte Surfaces, one on the LCD screen, other through the Matte Screen protector on the outside Glass. Inside layer cuts the gloss on the LCD layer and colors are not washed out. For the outside glass we are using specially designed matte covers which users at their end can decide to use or not. It is finger stain resistant (oil component) and has same matte properties as on the LCD. The glass in itself is further scratch resistant. Hope this resolves the confusion. ”

    So the front surface (outside glass) is gloss, but they’ll have matte screen protectors shipped with them that will cut fingerprints and has the same properties as what they’re putting on the interior screen. If you elect not to use the protector, you will have a glossy touch surface.

    (note: the “screen” is the actual LCD/PQ surface, is /not/ the outside surface that you will be touching. you will be touching the glossy outside layer)

  158. Congrats Notion Ink !! We are with you guys in many ways possible that you can ever imagine. Get Going and Make A Ground for yourself and all of Us.

  160. Exactly. And that guy we are seeing? Rohit? Totally fake too. He’s probably just a cardboard cutout, or some random guy that was shopped in. You know, because the only person working there is Jon. 🙂

  165. @ Silver Stratton , I don’t want to be obtuse but I don’t see your point. Are you asking for a verification of the appearence on the photo and reacting to what you surmise that impression indicates?

  167. Wow…
    Congrats Rohan + Team!
    It all looks very professional and packaged with great care.
    Realising dreams? Yes, we can!
    “This world is but a canvas to our imagination.” – Henry David Thoreau

    @ ALL who ordered yet: ‘The hour comes nigh.’
    I wish you all many, many hours of luck with your Adam.
    Remember: Rohan is going to give us a next piece of functionality every other fortnight. So, the game isn’t over once you receive Adam 😉

    Private invitations would be sent when the first Adams sould arrive their owners.
    Does this count? What seemed so far away in future, is very near now.
    Getting anxious now. Mastercard is burning in my hand 🙂

  168. Would like to see Rohan keep his word and reward those that did a good job even though the design didn’t get implemented on the Adam. Keep seeing this question get raised here and there … it would be nice if Rohan could get away for a minute and answer the question, better yet answer it from the new unboxed one.

    Already missed deadlines, messed up on orders, and amongst other things … don’t add this to the list. Just keep your word Rohan

  169. I totally agree. I want NI to focus on shipping the units.

    My concern is I don’t want to see this new potentially great, potentially long lasting company, forced out of a market by a larger company that finds a loophole, like filing a “Unfit business practices” lawsuit against them based off what they could construe as false advertising.

    With NI now getting a physical presence in the market, if they end up as big as I think(and hope) they will, other larger, to remain unnamed, companies will start taking notice.

    Keep in mind there are companies out there that have stopped products from going to market because they said they own the patent on “interacting with virtual images through a touch interface.” While the lawsuits eventually got thrown out, thankfully, they went on for 6 months. That kind of ridiculousness could really hurt NI’s market share in the US, and I don’t want to see that happen.

  170. Wow, so exciting!!! You must know someone in the company to get to do the first unboxing. Sorry Greg. 😉

    I’m looking forward to more photos from around the world as I wait patiently for mine to arrive.

  173. @Rohan, please comment on this blog at android community before it spreads across.
    Let’s not let it happen on this auspicious day.

    Looks like you got a priority shipment being the owners. How come you have received shipments, you should be already having it in house during development. Is it for testing the shipments and final products you ordered them?

  174. Gotta agree, that is one handsome tablet. I was a little worried, when I first started following NI, that the curve would be ugly. I was one of the preorders for the G1, the first-ever Android phone. It had this awful “chin” that looked really ugly, and made it cumbersome to use. (it was so awesome to have gotten one of the first purchased first Android phones, though, that I didn’t really care).

    Now that I’ve seen so many pictures, I have to say that Adam is a very good looking piece of hardware, and that the curve distinguishes it. I’ll bet we’ll see a few tablets sporting a similar design in a little while.

  180. PQ+900? Hey Rohan, I believe you got mine accidentally!

    Appreciate if you could send it back with autographs of the whole team on Canvas and I’ll call quits for getting an opened package.

    You could get my address from the preorder database. 😉

  181. It was for testing and to understand the clearance processes. I opened the seal as you can see in the photo. If people still doubt, fine, it’s more because of anxiety. Tracking numbers are being updated (TNT was supposed to do that, but I am making my team send individual emails to all in the first batch).

    Regards

  182. “Pulling your leg, won’t intrude for now”

    You’re nicer than I am. I would have been down there with a stack of cash AGES ago… 🙂

  186. Thanx for the update Rohan.

    Cannot wait to get my hands on mine.
    I got bored already playing with my HTC HD2 with cyanogen rom.;)
    Time for a more sophisticated hardware platform… Adam!!!!

  187. Hi,

    Easy Miss Lizzy ;p
    All i wanted for friday was a good news.
    And i just got one 🙂

    BTW – “They” will seriously take us as fanatics after reading such comments ;p

    All best

    Zex

  188. As living in HK, my box should arrive quickly … but still no updates on the pre order page …

  189. Very true. Bigger and more experienced companies than NI have been bogged down or drummed out by lawsuits about this stuff. I’m sort of praying that the modifications made to Android source code will prevent them from being dragged into the Oracle lawsuit. Can you imagine finding out that DHL has all the shipped Adams, but can’t deliver them because of a court order? *shudder*

    I’ll bet Apple would gladly pay through the nose stop Adam from coming to market. If they thought there was a case, and that they wouldn’t be sued for suing. 🙂

  192. Can’t believe myself finally made my day on this blog today.
    You replied to me finally (after 100s of comments) !!!!! wow !!! jumping uncontrollably.

    All the best and good wishes for adam’s success. (Im)patiently waiting for Pre-order 2.

  196. Thank you Rohan and team – again you have found a way by photographs to really prove what you are doing – other than a typical bland press release that companies often use.

  200. Wow! What a great blog post for s wonderful start of the day. Adam looks amazing! I like it how the box doubles as a stand. Thank you Rohan for this great update. I guess we’ll be seeing unboxing videos really soon 😀

    Now, more than ever, people need to get the goahead for the pre-order #2 😉

  201. Rohan, I just wish you could have added a note about the Jan 15 – 22nd batch. There must have been several hundred comments on your previous post about that question yet you choose not to address it.

    I just don’t get why you are choosing to upset your customers. Is that really too much to ask?

    Btw, the pics look great and Congrats.

    In lieu of an answer (which i dont think i will get) I guess I will continue with checking the pre order page ever hour or so.

  202. Question on this pic. “https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_0177.jpg” I’ve noticed the Adam box isn’t protected with foam all around it. Will that damage the Adam? Is it all packaged way?

  203. Rohan I’d like to apologize on behalf of the doubters and panickers. They are like overprotective mothers and they complain and doubt out of love and concern. 🙂

    But what’s TNT? (tracking number team? Nah… Too obvious. 🙂 )

  204. Rohan,
    As I was flying home from philadelphia tonite back to south carolina I struck up a conversation with a graduate professor from clemson university … After talking about religion, economy, education, faith, war, religion … I asked where he was from … He is from india … So I said do you know notion ink? No he said … Is it notion inc he asked? So I wrote it down … Told him the story of adam … And the dream, leaves, the grip …. And said he must look “notionink.com” up when he gets home because he should be very proud for your country … True ingenuity is coming out from bangalore … congratulations on this achievement as he was intrigued by the very nature of my paying $549 for something I have never truly seen … If you ever needed a alpha tester sign me up! And surely if he goes on the blog this evening he will actually SEE an adam unboxing 🙂

    Sincerely,
    – Mark

  205. Albert Wertz,
    All you did these last couple of days was complain. Can’t you just give it a break!
    And you’ll probably give me crap also, for pointing it out.
    Fire away!

  207. Prema…

    That’s a MI 4 🙂 I guess Rohan would have already got Black Cat security and those tough looking characters on the perimeter !!

    But worth a try 🙂

    Joshua… well am being polite !!!! I don’t want Rohan to Blacklist me for stalking him till he gives me my Adam 🙂

  208. OMG – I’m like a little kid before x-mas. Can’t wait to get the bill from Danish Customs – will probably have to pay US$180 to get it into Denmark – but I am sure it will be worth it.

  209. WOW MORE PICS!! THANKS!!! I’m gonna put this updates on my Adam thread.
    “http://thisiskawaii.com/forum/topic?id=9202” Thank you for posting new pics 🙂

  211. CONGRATULATION TO NOTION INK & ITS TEAM FOR MAKING INDIA PROUD.

    Awaiting the details for pre-order2.
    Would like to see the apps being developed. Any previews????
    Hope Mastercard is included

  215. You have such a good looking tablet. 😉 Now I want to order my. Can you send me yours Rohan. I guess you have more than one 😛

  217. the dream is now a reality – congratulations notion ink – i am eagerly awaiting the time when this dream of using an adam will convert into a reality – ship date est. reads Jan 15th – Jan 22nd still – i live in shanghai, china and therefore was hoping to receive it this week/end – looks like not to be!

  218. Being sarcastic dear, just being sarcastic. 🙂

    I just think people need to calm down a little. Every single post there’s somebody calling “fake” or “lies”. If we aren’t careful, we might start to get a bit of a reputation… 🙂

    (p.s., also sarcasm)

  220. Rohan,

    cheers for the pics man!
    Any chance you can tell us how much duty if any..had to be paid per piece for the Adam? it would put a lot of us Indians at ease knowing the amount.

    thanks
    Kirtan Doshi

  223. We are already in that Category !!! Fanatics… Nuts about Adam !! any other words 🙂

    Prema and Joshua you both are very funny !!! am sitting at my desk and can’t control laughing 🙂 🙂 ….

  225. Rohan, when the ordering will open again? 🙂

    What about custom duty?

    As it is started moving, concentrate on customer service. Good service can make or break even a very good product.

    When we will be seeing these at Croma/Ezone, we are waiting for that day.

  226. This weekend is really going to be exciting. Can’t wait for it to arrive…………. I wont be able to go to sleep……….

  227. Except if you read the article on android community (which includes a link to a commenter post) you see that the logo discount winners have not been contacted.

    “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/delayed/comment-page-4/#comment-81265”

  232. A nice quote to start this wonderful day:
    “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”
    – Nelson Mandela

  234. Dam happy. Cant wait to feel it in my hand. I like the black box and its shape. I hope rohan start the 2nd preorder soon with large storage capacity + LTE.

  235. I can’t help but feel jealous of all those who will be shortly receiving the ADAM.

    Correct me if I am wrong, Rohan, but isnt that box made out of cardboard? And the stand too?

    If we need to send the ADAM back to you guys for service, I would have to send it in the original packaging, right?

    In that cse, I would prefer not to use the stand much. But I must add, it is an awesome idea to make packaging reusable:)

  239. I want also to play with an ADAM…
    So, 1st preorder ADAMs are already sent, let’s start 2nd round 😉

  240. Dear Tony,

    The first shipment (scheduled for 9th Jan) was a BIG one. And all our resources went in finishing that. Next shipments are relatively small in numbers. FCC pushed the 9th to 18th. And on the same lines, 15th batch is right now in production (can’t handle all the unpacked goods in the print area for certification numbers). But since the numbers were low, we were able to PULL all feb shipments in this months itself. Now what I have sometimes failed to understand is that how much information is good enough! Opening all the information has it’s own constrains as well. 15-22 still has 22 in it, but we all are (including me) very impatient! 🙂 For the best we made all the shipment through AIR, thats costly, but it’s fine cos what you all have done for us is just tremendous!
    Hoping that helped!

    Regards

  241. Looks Great!

    On a different note, why stack 10 boxes of adam when only 6 is suggested (as per the picture in the box)? Of course I want adam to safely reach its owners!!

  243. did any of you notice the box label?

    upper left corner:
    Notion Ink Adam
    Model no : NI3421A01
    cannot make out the next two lines..
    below that its CE and FCC trademark logo.

    right corner
    Name of Commodity : Tablet
    Quantity : 1 adam, 1 Charger, 1 usage Guide and 1 warranty card
    Month and year of manufacturing
    Can’t read the lines below that

    and in the end
    Designed by Notion Ink and manufactured in China

    😀

  244. As from the original Genesis text

    The 7th day (metamorphically) in Notion Ink terms
    “And Roahn saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good”

    Way 2 Go Notion Ink. Yours is truly the most inspirational entrepreneurial story of 2010. Wishing you the very best on what is just a start of an exciting history.

  245. Silver,

    Read this from Rohan’s post: “Inside layer cuts the gloss on the LCD layer and colors are not washed out. For the outside glass we are using specially designed matte covers which users at their end can decide to use or not.”
    Wondering if the unit in the photo is not carrying the outside matte cover?

  249. Hi Andromeda, these pictures making me feel as if iam kid again and standing next to a candy store.↲Somebody pls give me my adam..

  252. I am pretty sure that somewhere in the nook or cranny of the legal mumbo-jumbo will be a sentence saying……’product specifications may change without any notification…….’ I have seen seen it on all electronic products that I have bought.

  253. Rohan pppppppppplllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz open up the second round for orders!!!

  256. Great! Thanks for sharing pictures and info Rohan! Have fun playing with your Adam! By the way, any place where we can get accessories for Adam?

  257. very adorable pictures.. lucky few are going to have a great time..
    Awaiting honest reviews and … the Preorder-2.

  262. You can get one for free if you can lend your Adam to this company: “http://androidcommunity.com/carbon-fiber-skin-for-notion-inks-adam-is-possible-20110120/”

  263. There are still six layers of cardboard between the goods and the outside. For a 1.6lb device, that should be plenty to absorb the usual bouncing-around-in-a-truck that the delivery guys put the boxes through. There’s lots of room between the top and the screen, so the glass shouldn’t break if something heavy gets stacked on it. There’s a little bit less clearance for box-piercing damage, but even with a foot of styrofoam, all bets are off when there’s a hole in the box.

    In short, the outer packaging is very much adequate but not excessive. It always bothers me when we receive a package at work large enough to hold a tire, but filled with a couple sticks of RAM and absurd amounts of packing paper. We also get desktop motherboards shipped 2000km in what is essentially a pizza box, and they always show up just fine.

  264. Rohan told in one of the last postings that ADAM comes with a matte screencover- anyone can decide what one prefers…

  267. Rohan, Can I drop by at the Bangalore office and pick my Adam? 😉
    Its tempting to know that I stay so close and yet can get a glimpse of ADAM…

    (oops, did I not mention I am waiting for the second order) 🙂

  268. Rohan, Can I drop by at the Bangalore office and pick my Adam? 😉
    Its tempting to know that I stay so close and yet cant get a glimpse of ADAM…

    (oops, did I not mention I am waiting for the second order) 🙂

  271. Adam status .
    Yesterday -> in HK.
    Today -> all were air-shipped (according to Rohan’s post)
    Tomorrow, or the day after that, or the day after that -> my Japan!

    Great news!! Thanks Rohan.

    Maybe I can enjoy the three-day weekend!

  272. wow good to see Rohan in a happy mood. You done it and we love it.
    Rohan as you are upgrading adam storage Capacity in future will it be possible to see adam with 4G/LTE, USB 3.0?

  273. Good to see unboxing finally.

    I had hope that Greg would be first to post unboxing vids, but it really doesn’t matter as I will still wait for Greg’s videos (with expert comments of course).

    I don’t know why I am getting a strong feeling that first update will unlock the mystery feature (might be calling capability!). I do remember Rohan mentioning in one of the previous posts that update will not be just update, they will bring new features to you.

    Who all are with me? 🙂

  277. Haha, I know exactly how you feel- I feel the same way. I’ve felt like this was when I received my new camera this week and I’ll certainly feel like this when I get the news of preorders and my Adam shipping. I’ll probably have a heart attack from excitement when I get my box home 😀

  278. @All “Who had Doubt”

    “Love me most when i deserve it least, because that is the time when i need it Most”

  280. @Rohan
    Thanks for the update!
    9th got pushed to 18th, which is 9 days. Applying the same delay, 15th at the worst gets pushed to 24th. Since you say “15-22 still has 22 in it”, I think you are still trying hard to push to 22th.

    Great, THANKS! 🙂 🙂 🙂

  282. i really hope mine’s in there

    @rohan one question
    were you on the 9th shipping date or the 15th 😉

  283. You are only looking at their HKG hub. what about the shipping between the Chinese factory to HKG?

    If you are so worked up over $50, request Rohan to allow you to self-collect at the Factory itself. LOLz.

  284. It was revealed at CES that the BONUS feature was an FM radio that happened to be included in the chipset they used for controlling wireless connectivity.

  287. The update a few posts ago says that the internal SCREEN has a matte surface. That is to say the layer behind the glass that you touch is matte, and there is no evidence that that screen is not matte (you would not be able to tell either way from just a photo).

  288. @Joshua

    “…You know, because the only person working there is Jon.”

    That´s simply hilarious!
    Thank you! You just made my day! 🙂

  289. +1

    Please someone clarify whether or not we have to pay custom Duty in India after paying a heafty $50 shipping charges for a Product innovated by Indian…:)

  290. Good time to roll out accessories – I don’t mind bundling a good leather case with a stand for my order.

    Any chance to get one with larger flash memory storage built-in?

    Pre-Order 2!!!
    You have to beat Apple before they want to announce iPad2 or something.

  291. ohh..I lost countless heartbeats while I went from one snap to another…..I cant imagine when I unbox my Adam….though It’s far way…pre order 2 please..plz plz plz

  292. +1 Can’t wait for the 2nd wave or ordering + some really good reviews to come out on the device!

  294. Hi Rohan,
    It would be great if you can have a section on your site where people can post their PERSONAL REVIEWS on the product.

    Nice to see reviews and interviews of you and about Adam in Media and on Youtube.

    All the very best.

    Would like to know in detail the COST OF DIFFERENT MODEL for ppl in INDIA. When the order is likely to open again.. i started saving some money for my Adam 🙂

    Regards,
    Leela

  296. Rohan congrats on the shipping. well done. I have a suggestion.
    I believe in the future tablets are going to become as powerful as our currents computers and are going to replace them a

  298. Wohoo real great and nice pictures!
    Could you give us an update on retail or preorder2, come we have waited long enough 😉

  299. Rohan congrats on the shipping. well done. I have a suggestion.
    I believe in the future tablets are going to become as powerful as our currents computers and are going to replace them as central units in the office which can be carried away when you want/need a mobile unit. In the case of an office use, the main way to use it will not be on a stand ( especially the bow your are proposing, is useful but not very stylish )but as a big pad laying flat on the desk, wireless connected to a larger screen. In that case I suggest you develop a keyboard that wd adjust to the tab. I suggest splitting a current keyboard in halves and adjusting each part (physically or wireless) to the pad right and left. In this situation the tablet could be used as a mouse but also as a digitizer to draw or write and may be one day … as a scan.

    Just a few thoughts from someone who believes tablets will not always be on his hands.

  302. Under the principle of “one country, two systems”, Hong Kong has a different political system from mainland China.[19] Hong Kong’s independent judiciary functions under the common law framework.[20][21] The Basic Law of Hong Kong, its constitutional document, which stipulates that Hong Kong shall have a “high degree of autonomy” in all matters except foreign relations and military defence, governs its political system.[22][23] Although it has a burgeoning multi-party system, a small-circle electorate controls half of its legislature. An 800-person Election Committee selects the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, the head of government.[24][25]

    Courtesy :Wikipedia 🙂

    “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong”
    Btw You are in China right now,Joshua ?

  303. Yes, this one came into my mind, too:

    “Everyone says “that it is impossible”, then someone came along who didn´t know that, and did it” 🙂

  304. Me: అంతా మీరే చేశారు… మొత్తం మీరే చేశారు(You did everything)
    Rohan: ఏమైంది శ్రీనీ (what happened, Srini?)
    Me: ఇంకా అర్థం కాలేదా? మీరు యెప్పుడూ మీ Blogలో best post రాద్దామని చూస్తారు.
    best photos ఉండాలని చూస్తారు. (you never ask when we want it to be shipped) కానీ మాకేం కావాలో ఎప్పుడు కావాలో మీరు తెలుసుకోరు.
    Rohan: 9 సార్లు design change చేశాం శ్రీనీ!!!
    మె: ఆవును…. 9 సార్లు design change ఒక్కసారి కూడా early market release చేద్దామని ఆలోచించరు.
    iPad కంటే బాగా రావాలనుకోవటంలో satisfaction మీకు తెలుసు. అందరూ vapourware అంటూ ఉంటే వినే బాధ మీకు తెలీదు- నాకు తెలుసు.
    ఆసలు నాతో మాట్లడితేగా తెలిసేది నాకేమి కావాలో. ఏదైన ప్రొబ్లెం వస్తే Android police తో specialగా మాట్లాడతారు. నా (read my) coments చదువు Rohan, reply ఇవ్వు Rohan.
    Rohan: I usually read your comments
    Me: చదువుతారు కానీ రిప్లై ఇవ్వరు. ఇస్తే ఒక్క 🙂 ఇస్తారు. నాకు ఎలా ఉంటుందో తెలుసా?
    ఎప్పుడు ship అవ్వాలో మీరే select చేస్తారు. కానీ website update చెయ్యరు. కొద్ది రోజుల్లో వస్తుందని మీరు నన్నే కన్విన్స్ చేసేస్తారు.
    హెయ్ శ్రీనీ ఇదిగో Eden ఇదిగో leaves ఇదిగో sniffer అంటారు. నేనేమో సంబరపడిపోతాను.
    మీరేమో FCC approval, CE approval అని delay చేస్తారు.
    ఇన్ని సార్లు delay చేస్తే ఎలా Rohan wait చెయ్యడం?
    ఛివరికి unboxing కూడా చేసేసి wait చెయ్యమంటే ఎలా Rohan?
    wait చెయ్యలేక నరకం చూశాను రోహన్,… నరకం చూశాను.
    ఈ కొపం, చిరాకు. ఎవరి మీద చూపించాలో, ఎలా చూపించాలో కూదా తెలియక చివరికి ఇది రాస్తున్నాను
    ఇప్పుడేంటి? ఇంకో 3-4 days అంటారు… OK wait చేస్తాను.

    fun aside, thanks for the unboxing post Rohan…waiting for my adam…
    with love
    Srini

  306. I don’t think the number six suggests a stack of six. Along with the other symbols (umbrella, glass, up arrows) it rather shows which side is UP.

  310. @Rohan: What about the stand? Cardboard could collapse after few uses isn’t it? I see the box shape and the cardboard togheter make right sense, it make “the place where Adam could rest safely”. There will be a shop or something like that? Could we have the opportunity to have, as exemple, the stand in some plastic?

    … stlil waiting for some clarity about: when pre order 2 begin? How many customer will be selected (1000?), when will arrive the “normal production”?

  312. “http://androidcommunity.com/notion-ink-adam-contest-entrants-denied-promised-discount-20110120/” (forgot the quotes last time and ended up in eternal limbo)

    Reposting it on this page in hopes that Rohan or somebody at NI will see it and address it.

  316. @ Joshua Price said, on January 21, 2011 at 12:04

    >..But what’s TNT?..

    It’s the mystery feature that comes packed in every Adam. Handle it with care !!

    🙂

  319. The 2nd wave will probably have the Titanium Black or Grey edges. Would be interesting to have a different color to differentiate it from the 1st batch. Also I prefer it over white.

  320. HELLO ROHAN;

    tHIS IS REALLY GREAT TO SEE,I am so happy to see this……………we feel proud to say atleast we believed in you and tried to support you as far as we could……..I couldnot order first time 2nd time also I am not sure.Bcoz I dont know when i will be shipped….As i will be coming India in Feb,May be i can buy when i am in India….If i do the second preorder willl I get by feb?Also does students have any discounts…..if u clear this i dnt have to wait for that………..
    Awaiting your reply rohan,

  322. Here’s a secret: Great products and solutions don’t need influencers. Influencers need great products and solutions.

    You proved it…

  323. When we can see on shelf: buying it by exchanging money on counter or swapping our debit card. At present only people with credit card can purchase the product.

    What about local service centre near one place.

  324. No, I’m in Illinois, USA. I just work very late, since I am a full-time student, and have a wife and two children. I also write for Tablets.com, and my own blog, so I’m always late on something… 😦

    But I had no idea HK was so different from Mainland China. Does that mean that citizens of HK may have more intellectual freedom (such as the ability to view online content marked as harmful to the government) than mainland citizens? Or is that “foreign policy”?

  328. This are the pictures we like to see.
    Next time some pictures with end-users using the Adam and pre-order 2!

    🙂 🙂 🙂

  331. I have a question for you, wonderful Rohan.
    Will merchandise and accessories be sold soon? I shipped my Notion Ink to my fathers house in the US so I can have it when I go on holiday, yet I live in the UK.
    I would need to buy a new charge cable for the UK right? Will I ever be able to buy one?

  333. Did you see the latest pics? So many Adams!
    Yours are on their way, guys…
    Catch some sleep and buy your food supplies while you still have time for those bland issues 😆

  334. I`m so proud of u guys!!

    Really good work!!

    So I want to order mine now!!! I was not able to and now i freak out because i have no chance to get one in the next few days!

    yeah, i`m jealous.

  336. Has anyone else noticed these interferation circles on adams screen on the last foto?
    Is it because it is a foto, or is it supposed to look that way?

  337. You will have to pay customs when importing the Adam (I doubt NI will pay the customs for you), but I don’t know about India/China.

    Where I live (Norway), the total price for the best Adam, including shipping and customs/taxes is about the same as the cheapest iPad, if not somewhat cheaper. I suppose it’s pretty much the same in other countries as well.

  339. Nothing is ever done karen, we evolve and that’s the future promises us to be good and better. I hope Adam evolve into our lifestyle need.

  340. @ JRon_FL : 6 in that format suggest Max 6 boxes to be stacked. Arrows next to that shows which side is top. Wine glass and Umbrella are self explanatory. In fact all are self explanatory. Its part of packaging standards internationally and breaks any language barriers.

  342. I understand the concern of the concerned and Rohan should keep his promise. I’m sure he will. What I find a bit unfair about the article on androidcommunity is that it says “Rohan seems content to ignore the question: ” (then the post containing the question is linked and copied in as proof and reference) but the DATE of that question is January 20th and the date of the article is January 21st.
    So, if Rohan, CEO of a company of >100 employees AND human being with a private life doesn’t read each of the 500 blog posts that are submitted every day and doesn’t respond WITHIN THE SAME DAY, then he is ignorant?!

    Let’s see how the story ends. If it turns out in the end that the logo finalists will not be receiving their steep discount, they will be able to post this information in this blog for everyone to see. But the Adams are not even shipped yet. Let’s give Rohan time to address these specifics. It’s probably easiest in terms of logistics to handle the logo finalists like all other customers concerning the billing and shipment process and then later refund them a certain amount.

  343. Its gloriously beautiful. Just so I’m clear… The black stand does not come with the Adam. Right? Prob should have read above first. Thanks Rohan – from South Carolina ISA.

  344. Oh my I can hardly wait for the second round of orders and so hope to save up enough money asap!
    This is such a leap forwards in userfriendlyness, I see these being used everywhere. From the office to school, finally replacing all that paper!

  345. Did we ever get a confirmation on the number of Adams that were part of the initial pre-order? By my count, there are 60 boxes in the most recent photos. That said, there could be another stack just out of photo, or this could be the first batch for pre-order 1 with others still being manufactured. It would be interesting to know what the total number of pre-orders were.

  348. I hope i get my Adam in the month of January, planned so many thing with it even a unboxing video but i guess i will be late doing so.
    Its been a wonderful journey from Dreams to reality but its not the end its just the beginning of new light spreading the dark night. Lot of hard work will bring sunshine and we are with Rohan to lift the candles high up. It amaze me when i judge myself how a product can rule our mind and soul without even seeing it.
    And thats why i say “Experience is the new reality, and this is ADAM’s new world”

  349. they sure have more independence. Remember when google.com was attacked by Chinese cyber attackers, Google started to redirect all search queries from Google.cn to Google.com.hk just to bypass censorship and regulation in march last year

  350. And my mistake, Somehow from your previous posts I had tht idea that you were visiting CHina or something on the same lines 🙂

  351. Atul its less glossy and we see very less reflections. Its shows matte in nature.

  354. This is what we wanted to see! And thankyou Rohan for sharing the shipping process with us. Lot clearer now and will look forward to seeing a DHL vehicle coming down my road!!!

    Hope Greg gets his first, great guy, deserves it.

    I have mentioned it before, but feel so strongly that NI need to get the website moving fast. I hope the investors realise that Adam could be a huge success if it is produced in sufficient numbers.

    Well done NI team.

  355. Me too.

    Private invitations would be sent when the first Adams sould arrive their owners.
    What do you think, does this count?
    What seemed so far away in future, is very near now.
    Getting anxious now. Mastercard is burning in my hand 🙂

  356. Please visit notionaddicts.com, there are threads for different countries with detailed breakdown of what the final bill every one will be foorting.

  357. Perhaps you can sell yours to someone here! I can see that there would be a few takers!

    😉

  358. Please visit notionaddicts.com, there are threads for different countries with detailed breakdown of what the final bill every one will be footing.

  360. Google should redefine “smile” for android.

    I should be a square box with a squarish smile, the code is :]. I am sick and tired of seeing the same smiley (the commoners use) everywhere.

  361. Have you noticed that Rohan is apparently videochatting with Rohit? I wonder whether this feature comes out of the box. If so, is it skype or what else?

  362. Hurra! Great pictures Rohan. Now seriously when can I order one? Really…I’m getting depressed here,

  366. Great post love the pic’s I am so excited.

    Please open the pre-order 2 very very soon with Mcard i.e. next 24hours or I will miss out as have to go offshore.

    Great to see NI dreams being realised. 🙂

  367. Rohan and NI team!

    Its a big day for adam! Finally the first thorough unboxing pics came from NI office only.

    Its great. Today, it is an important day in my life also, as i defended my phD work.
    Finally the 5 year work is coming to some conclusion! i am happy! and i can now actively
    involve in this blog! last 2-3 weeks were hectic.

    The box is really nice! cool! i am eagerly waiting for my adam. its 15-22 Jan, slot.so i hope by next week, i will get mine.

    Keep it up! Please update your site with FAQ section and a forum!
    I am sure i will having lots of questions!

    Warm regards!

  368. My shipment is from 15 jan. to 22 jan.

    In Denmark, where i’m from, we don’t work weekends.

    The time in china is now about 17:00 and it’s friday, since I havn’t got a tracker ID or any other update I expect that my adam will not be sent before 22. jan.

    So my questions are
    1. When can I expect that shipping info is update (Eg. from 7 to 17 – monday through friday , local time china )? So I can give my F5 button som rest 🙂
    2. When do NI expect that all from 2. batch is on the way to the user ?

  371. yup… happy birthday adam, happy birthday! 😀

    Cheers to Rohan, the NI team and all of us crazy fans!!!

  372. Thanks, Karen, for the Thoreau quote! Wonder if Rohan knew it? I wouldn’t be surprised 🙂

  375. I am not too much of fan of the box as as a stand alone solution. Looks a bit cheap; especially compared to the classy ipad dock or even to the archos solution.

    Just my opinion.

  376. Really nice!
    You lucky one. Hope to get onboard of the second wave of preorders.
    What if not?
    Don’t know.

    Hope to get hands on Adam till April!
    Then I go to a study-visit to Norway at the University of Bergen.
    I’d like to show my fellows there this device in action.

  380. No Way..
    Check the photo tagged “After launching few panels”, you can almost see Rohan clicking the pictures… definitely a glossy screen.

  381. Thanks for the unboxing!
    Please open up the Preorder 2 as soon as possible!
    The more pictures and Videos I see the more it feels like torture for me 🙂

  383. It was perfectly clear that the screen would not be matte. You could see the protector film in all CES videos and on Rohan’s last pictures here in the blog. And is was to readhere in the comments as well.
    What are the other disappointments?

  384. I fail to understand what is the use of matt surface on internal screen underneath the outer glass?

  385. That’s not a fair comparison: those are very pricey accessories, while this one is just a smart way to pack an item. I think it’s brilliant. If you need something more classy, we need to buy something else (which will probably costs 1/4 of the pricey iThingies).

  386. Of course not as this Adam in the pictures came straight out of the box and thus not having applied the film as the buyer has to do it him/herself.

  389. You are right, so it is unacceptable!! If the promise is a matte screen, why the units that are going to be send are glossy?

    I want to use the Adam as a e-book reader, among others functions obviously, but with a glossy screen…… 😦

  390. does this mean i’m getting the “pink” dot? i’m going to get so ragged…
    looks like the pink dot’s Qi + 3G (900/1800)

  393. Some guys are freaking nuts here.. Just wait until your adam is delivered and then blame if you guys don’t find the screen protector inside.. I am sure, NI people aren’t that stupid..

  394. price is not always a barrier. With Archos the tablet is even less expensive and it has a permanent stand alone foot. Whow wants to have an open card board box on his desk permanently?

  395. price is not always a barrier. With Archos the tablet is even less expensive and it has a permanent stand alone foot. Who wants to have an open card board box on his desk permanently?

  397. I will most likely sell it, I think an e-reader with a large screen and annotation capabilities will better fulfill my needs.

    Anybody interested in buying? I live in the Netherlands and I ordered a 3G+Wifi+PQ variant (January 15-22 delivery batch)

  398. “For a little comfort, it might be good to know that all were air-shipped”

    There is no update on my status.. it still shows as 15-22… when will I receive mine? Its not fair that you are having good times with your adam and we are still waiting desparately for an update..

  399. Ok…we have an understanding, and I do thank you for not being on the offensive.

    And, a lot is left up to interpretation, I suppose. Didnt he say a matte-type screen protector could be used? Looking at it from that viewpoint, there is a distinct difference between matte glass and a matte screen ptotector. There is a lot of glare there, but I attribute it to the brightly lit room…and perhaps the opacity setting can help? Well, lets hope for the best 🙂

    I cant wait to get mine either…Ive been getting teased by my team (Im in Afghanistan) about buying a “K-mart brand” tablet. Ive already bought a 32GB microSD, and a couple of 16GB mini USB sticks, and a Belkin case for it. Im tempted to order a stylus, but Ill wait. Im sure you all will have yours before me, since mine has to go to the US and then here to Afghanistan. Now that I think about it…Ill have one well-traveled adam!!!

    With Respect,

    Jarrod

  401. @Fons – One of my friends is interested in buying. He is also in NL. How can he reach you?

  403. A tale of waiting for the adam: I’m home in the U.K for the weekend then back to the UAE for 3 weeks on a customer visit. My wife will leave the UK on Wed next week to visit me. I’m hoping my adam arrives before Wed so she can bring it with her, otherwise I won’t see it till the 2nd week in Feb at the earliest. I’m so gutted that I missed the 9th Jan batch in ordering, but then again it could be worse – I could have missed pre-order 1 completely like some people sadly did, so I shouldn’t complain. Still, @Rohan, anything you can do to speed our orders up would be greatly appreciated. Many in my client’s organization are also keen to see my adam because I have talked so much about it. Quite a few of them are Indians as it happens and I’ve suggested they should be very proud. Good post today by the way.

  407. Man, I want one too. I’m waiting for so long now and I can’t wait any longer. I hope I can order one soon. They look really great.

  409. Don’t get too excited about “Out for Shipping”. I am tired of seeing that statement after every refresh. 🙂 Tracking number change would be the best!!!

  410. My friend tried first but it went to moderation so I had to post. So technically he was first. 🙂

  411. This is salt in the wound for the people who couldn´t preorder because of all the technical problems and the Pixel Qi version being sold out in no time. Very cruel.

    Did Notion Ink also ship some units to the reviewers? I would like to see some full reviews soon.

  412. Off to buy the same (Swiss 🙂 ) keyboard and mouse! In awe of the final result, the quality of the packaging, the combination of the device and the company logos… I’m sure it smells wonderful as well!

    To those who lecture Rohan on how to please the customer, he is clearly taking his cue from the leader, Apple, in making no compromise on design and beauty. I’m so happy I will soon get my Adam.

  413. It wasn’t clear until a very recent post (at least to me and some other tech-review blogs).

    Notion Ink is doing a good job technology-wise but they are doing a lousy one in communication, marketing and support.

    Just to enumerate some other few disappointments:

    * No Android Market and Genesis is not open yet (an app ecosystem is fundamental).
    * Eden is pretty laggy.
    * The annotation capabilities of PDFs are non-existent (otherwise it would have been announced already) and I would have liked to get a digitizer (there was no promise here of course, so here NI is not to blame).

    I’m not saying the Adam is going to be disappointment for everybody, it is a great device. Probably I should have waited a bit more instead of trying to be an early adopter.

  417. Well Fons, what will it be? Keeping or selling?
    If you wait for delivery and first checking out, second round for ordering has started and we can buy it for the original price here.
    It will take a lil bit of waiting, but i would have an still seeld box, not tempered with.

    So, selling now, unopened?

  419. Well, karen’s comment was the first I got to read so in practice she was first (and I would have to take your word on the moderation part anyways).

  420. I think we should keep the selling conversation private (see my e-mail address above). If I sell I won’t open the box, don’t worry.

  424. Wow, really can’t wait untill mine is shipped and delivered 🙂 They look really really nice!

  426. Would you be more satisfied if the box didn’t have the stand? I mean I don’t think that Rohan and his team planned that it will be used as permanent stand! Just something to have around when you get your Adam for the first time, something that will give you an idea of how the Adam will look and function on a stand.

  427. @Rohan – Also you should put microSDHC support I guess. (That’s what the world famous Jon told to few people)

  429. Does anyone know if Adam comes with software for your computer? Like some sort of synchronize software to transffer music and other stuff.

  431. +1

    internal screen is matt , would you really want the external screen to be matt finish ? it would look terrible.

  432. Rohan – We would also like you to introduce to all your core team. It was good to see Rohit up there in this post.

  434. Guys, before going berserk , please read Rohan’s post about glass.

    “But the story between Glossy screen and Matt is not finished yet. One of our friend (working in Pixel Qi) who has an amazing command over LCD technology made us aware of the issue of using the matt surfaces on LCDs.”…..

    He talks about using matter surface on LCD……

  435. The next order, you will repeat like last time the email at members of your “family” (like me:)) for buy the first adams??
    tx

  438. Cosmic – come on, do you take me for a fool?

    It’s quite a jump from ‘logo finalist not able to contact NI about promised discount’ to a story title that reads ‘Notion Ink Contest Entrants DENIED promised discount’. That is sly journalism!!!

    That is what I mean about ‘having the knives’ out. It questions NI’s trustworthiness when the only problem here might be getting his mail through a spam filter!

  441. Nice pictures 🙂

    I’m really looking forward to the second preorder, as I was unable to order during the first one on time.

    Regards

  442. Love it ! Now I need to get DHL heading my way. I live about 5 miles from a main distribution center….
    I’ll be taking off work when it arrives to explore it !

  443. According to Rohan, “Anything that works fine on the iPad will work fine on ADAM too”

  444. Why do people always have to b*tch about somthing. Just wait til you have one in your hand before you say stuff about glossy or non glossy….

  446. o.. i should go and snatch one yesterday…. I’m in Hong Kong, but still waiting for the next order phase.

  449. Super.. 🙂

    For Non-Telugus.
    It is spoof for a conversation between control freak father (here Rohan) and sulky son (blog reader) in a telugu movie.

  450. hi rohan,

    super excited : )
    when can i order mine?

    everywhere i go, i say to myself, “i wish i had adam with me : )”

  451. baundi … baundi!

    when the rain arrives the parched land breathes fresh like a new born … the same earth but more capable than before.. it lets all know it arrived again with a distinct smell of its own…

    the Adam lovers are like that parched land… but they know the rain will arrive sooner than later and are ready to spread the joy with their own distinct content / pics / videos….

    btw, thanks Rohan again for sharing the pics… look at Rohit – he just cant take his eyes off the Adam …

  452. The kickstand in the box is an awesome idea, that way, we can keep the box because it is useful.

    I really can’t wait for preorder 2. It’s getting too hard to wait.

  453. You see…??!! the born/birthday from Adam and me are the same, now I MUST order my PQ 3g !!!

    We at NotionAddicts Forums – Notion Ink Forums – Adam – Genesis – Eden would like to wish you a happy birthday today!

    Thanks Notion Ink

  458. @Rohan
    Congratulations! Today you made your mother, family, friends and extended family (NI folks, fans and followers) very very proud. This is a poignant moment for all of us (commenting on this blog) who consider ourselves as members of the NI family. I wish you all the best and many more generations of adams to come.

    Let us remind ourselves that this is only the beginning. There is lots of hard work ahead of us to make this dream of yours into something that will be etched in the minds of people for ever. Let the future generations talk of this day as the “true beginning”. As you so often quote “With a product one can destroy an entire army, but with a dream one can build nations”

    With lots of love and best wishes to you and your entire NI team (special wishes to Rohit and Jon),

    Rama Maganti

  459. Stupid moderation 🙂

    Mail:

    “Dear Mr. XXXXXXXXX
    Greetings from Notion Ink!

    We are delighted to inform you that your Adam is on its way!

    You would now be able to track your Adam as it makes its way to you. Please find the details of your shipment below.

    Your Notion Ink Order Number can be used to track your shipment. Click here to track your Adam and enter your order number (NIOXXXXXX) in the space provided. Please make sure you choose the reference number option.

    Please find the details of your device below.

    Serial Number – XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
    Invoice Number – XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

    Please remember to check our blog (notionink dot wordpress dot com) for any updates.

    In case you need any assistance, please do not heistate to contact us at preordersupport at notionink dot com.

    Warm Regards
    Notion Ink Team”

    The service used for NL is TNT. 😦 Not DHL.

  463. (might be a duplicate post)

    Finally got a mail from NI. By the way they have used TNT to ship to USA atleast:

    Dear Mr. Amit
    Greetings from Notion Ink!

    We are delighted to inform you that your Adam is on its way!

    You would now be able to track your Adam as it makes its way to you. Please find the details of your shipment below.

    Your Notion Ink Order Number can be used to track your shipment. Click here to track your Adam and enter your order number (NIO#####) in the space provided. Please make sure you choose the reference number option.

    Please find the details of your device below.

    Serial Number – N9PN0110#####
    Invoice Number – NIP20110119-####

    Please remember to check our blog (“https://notionink.wordpress.com”) for any updates.

    In case you need any assistance, please do not heistate to contact us at “preordersupport@notionink.com”.

    Warm Regards
    Notion Ink Team

  465. (might be a duplicate post)

    Finally got a mail from NI. By the way they have used TNT to ship to USA atleast:

    Dear Mr. Amit
    Greetings from Notion Ink!

    We are delighted to inform you that your Adam is on its way!

    You would now be able to track your Adam as it makes its way to you. Please find the details of your shipment below.

    Your Notion Ink Order Number can be used to track your shipment. Click here to track your Adam and enter your order number (NIO#####) in the space provided. Please make sure you choose the reference number option.

    Please find the details of your device below.

    Serial Number – N9PN0110#####
    Invoice Number – NIP20110119-####

    Please remember to check our blog (“https://notionink.wordpress.com”) for any updates.

    In case you need any assistance, please do not heistate to contact us at “preordersupport@notionink.com”.

    Warm Regards
    Notion Ink Team

  466. Yes I know that, but I still wonder if Adam comes with software. Cellphones, mp3’s and other stuff usually comes with software.

    How do I update my Adam? Does tha Adam itself recognize that it has på be updated?

  467. Mine is on its way too. Being shipped via TNT. No estimated delivery date in the tracking info yet.

    I tried to use TNT’s online form to estimate shipping times but it will not accept the zipcode for the originating city of 361000 for Xiamen. That is the only zipcode I can find for there.

    Anyone else have any luck with this?

  468. Guys,

    some question, will Adam support Video conf? Secondly, the SIM, will it be data only or can we still transform it as phone?

    Goks

  469. my adam shipped 😀 😀 😀 😀

    by why with TNT and not DHL

    i live in germany??? und here is DHL and not TNT…..

  470. To all those who were complaining about blurry pictures, here are some good ones and I hope this is enough 😉

  471. ?
    I was again asked for choosing 3g band.
    Prev I opted for 900/2100

    Whats point in reasking?
    Missing records?

    Select your 3G Band *
    These are UMTS bands. All 3G variants also support GPRS/EDGE on 850/900/1800/1900 bands.

    You can choose this only once! This Wikipedia article might be useful, but we recommend that you confirm with your network operator and make sure you pick the right one.

    If you choose the wrong band, you won’t be able to connect to your 3G network. (Notion Ink is not responsible for the content of external sites. Wikipedia is usually pretty good, but you shouldn’t spend hundreds of dollars based on what it says.)
    Estimated Ship Date 15th January 2011 – 22nd January 2011

  472. UPDATE: I’ve not received an email directly from NI but my status page has changed with tracking info.

  474. ***trying to explain the matte glass setup of adam.***

    Adam has 02 layers of glass setup in a way so that it can give you smooth and scratch resistance top-layer for better color and usability along with a matte layer beneath to cut hard reflection/surface gloss.

    Explanation :
    when light fall/hit on top smooth surface you see less reflection because of beneath matte layer don’t let light reflect it (hence cut the hard reflection/surface gloss).

    matte surface (in-side smooth;top side matte)
    |
    |
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface
    ||> ||
    ||> ||
    ||> ||
    ||> ||
    ||> ||
    ||> ||

    now if you understood the above setup.

    carefully see in above pics you can see more hard reflection/surface gloss on bezel then on screen; the reason being is… on bezel the “sandwich matte layer” is not there ..”sandwich matte layer” only covers the lcd’s 10.1 inch area.

    @Rohan am i correct…?
    : )

  475. Hi,

    I think its TNT afterall and not DHL…atleast for India.
    Even Rohan mentioned it somewhere in his post or one of his replies.(Maybe in Delayed Post)

  477. @Greg – Are you using the check transit time form?

    I tried giving country as China, location as Xiamen and post code 361000 and then I was able to see the transit time to my destination (NL) as 25th in economy and 24th in express.

  479. ***trying to explain the matte glass setup of adam.***

    Adam has 02 layers of glass setup in a way so that it can give you smooth and scratch resistance top-layer for better color and usability along with a matte layer beneath to cut hard reflection/surface gloss.

    Explanation :
    when light fall/hit on top smooth surface you see less reflection because of beneath matte layer don’t let light reflect it (hence cut the hard reflection/surface gloss).

    …………………….matte surface (in-side smooth;top side matte)
    ………………………………|
    ………………………………|
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface
    smooth surface——–||> || —–smooth surface

    now if you understood the above setup.
    carefully see in above pics you can see more hard reflection/surface gloss on bezel then on screen; the reason being is… on bezel the “sandwich matte layer” is not there ..”sandwich matte layer” only covers the lcd’s 10.1 inch area.

    @Rohan am i correct…?
    : )

  484. Rohit Rathi, CTO

    “http://i.min.us/ie3UjI.jpg”

    3rd from the right in first row.
    Did anyone imagine that He’ll be bringing the Adam !!!

  488. Rohan, today is last (business) day of the week.
    You said that second preorder will probably be in this week.

    Hurry please , i can’t wait to order one 😀

  489. I think I agree with it. I believe too much of OPEN communication without experience of doing it prior is leading to all these issues. This is the first ever product and first ever job for notion ink CEO. I have seen multiple slip-ups which I think were largely unintentional but purely inexperience in complexity of managing a global supply chain and market. However as you rightly said, USA is a great market but also very lawsuit friendly. Rohan needs to make sure that his communication is not intended at time as marketing communication and with a binding agreement.

  491. LOL Well least still on page 1. Anyhow who cares the Adams are being shipped to their new homes.

  493. Hi All,

    As most of you know by now, I am January 9-er. Here is what the tracking results for my Pqi/3g variant show as of this morning @ 7:14 AM EST.

    *********************
    Pick up date 21 Jan 2011
    Destination CHARLOTTE
    Delivery Date
    Signatory

    Date Time Location Status
    21 Jan 2011 17:00:18 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:18:24 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.

    *********************

    NOTE TO N’ER-DO-WELLS: You can cease with any kind of planned “interception event”. I already have my people on the lookout for ANY and ALL suspicious vehicles here in Charlotte.

  494. THIS MAY HELP PROTECT NOTION INK’S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES.

    Hey Rohan, I noticed a back trackpad on the Motorola charm, isn’t that technology patented by Notion Ink?

  495. The Adam stand looks cool, but i think I’ll invest in something cooler when/if you are going to make something. with a charger/hdmi and so on.

  499. I received my tracking info both via the order status page and email!

    Screenshots and email are posted on my blog:

    “http://www.adamlogs.com”

  500. imo, it isn’t. Cuz if all the pics are of the same piece, the first extra box pic says PQ-900.

  503. Phote name : img_0196.jpg
    Equipment make: Canon Powershot SX10IS
    Date Picture Taken: 1/19/2011 10:06PM

  504. How can Rohan the producer of this ‘chocolate’ be the first to unwrap the choco when all the enthusiasts (customers who have booked) are salivating out there eagerly waiting to unbox!!!!

  505. And pictures were also taken on 19th Jan not today. See the property of img_0196.jpg

  506. You should be able to install Samba in Adam and access its file system wirelessly from hour computer. Rooted NookColor works well in this way. Check out xda-developer’s NC forum for details.
    -padhu

  507. I had a space after the zipcode that I did not notice.

    What weight did you put in for the package?
    (I tried a couple different weights and it did not make a difference)

    Did you click the icon for a package as opposed to a document?
    (Changing this made a difference in transit time)

    I get the 26th for Express (non docs) and the 31st (non docs).
    THAT FREAKING SUCKS!

    I emailed TNT for more info. Hopefully it really does not really take that long.

    I also noticed there is a TNT site for the US that provides different info than the TNT site for the UK.

    I am unfamiliar with TNT. I’ve used UPS, FedEx, DHL, etc. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen a TNT truck anywhere. Do they make deliveries in the US, or contract with another carrier to make the delivery to our homes in the US? Maybe they are all around me and I am just oblivious…

  509. @Raj Kumar
    Obviously the Chinese didn’t seem to understand what number 6 stands for. Probably they write it differently in Mandarin. So much for international standards.

  513. These pictures are great! It’s all very exciting!
    (Especially for everyone who ordered already!)
    Please let me order an adam already!
    Please let me get an email this time!

    Great job Notion Ink!
    Great idea Rohan!

  514. WooWoo 🙂

    My adam still has a long way to go but it on its way!! I posted my shipping letter at “http://forum.notioninknews.com” if anyone wants to see….

  515. I tried the tool and it says Express 24th and non-express as 26th…. UK here by the way.

  516. Rohan – I think these are the key questions most of us are trying to understand:

    1) When will Pre-order 2 occur?
    2) When will general release occur?
    3) When will the adam be in retail stores for those who want to touch first?
    4) When will variants with more memory be available?
    5) There are questions about payment methods. PayPal would be awesome as I do not think there is the same risk of rejection by the banks.
    6) People would dearly love to know more about NI’s plans for Honeycomb. I know you said NI will do it as soon as it is possible – but that leaves a wide open door of questions. And I know much is unknown about this still for you to say much. Just saying, people would really love more info here because the industry as a whole seems to make any tablets validity be purely on their ability to use Honeycomb.
    7) People would very much love to hear/see NI’s Marketing plans. We believe that if you “professionally” market the adam – the massess will flock to NI – which of course translates into NI being successful, which translates into long term happiness for us early customers.

    For general background info – a lot of us are also curious about the following: How many adam’s of each variant were sold in preorder 1? This is mainly interesting as it helps us better understand capacity ability.

    I personally do not care about the screen protector or matte or whatever people are complaining about. I’ve now had two phones with no matte finish and no screen protector for a few years and have never had a problem.

    And personally – I would be happy if Pre-order 2 took a week or two more. I’m still very much undecided about pixel qi vs lcd. I’m leaning towards lcd but open to pixel qi. I just would like to hear from a few folks who get both and can share their experiences.

    Thanks to Rohan and the NI team for all you do!

  517. Rohan,
    You have done such an amazing job with keeping us all updated. I am dieing for Pre-Order 2…but no rush! We all will probably be holed up in our houses the day we receive our ADAMs…so you deserve a day of that too!

    Jmoroh

  518. I thought the question would be if ADAM2 will be using the rumoured nVidia Tegra3?

  519. I just read your reply to someone on page 1 of comments – I hope this does not come across as I am doubting you. I totally believe in NI and the adam. Some of the above questions are there simply because so many of us desperately want NI to succeed and we are anxious to make it happen.

    I am waiting (some times impatiently) for my turn to be able to order.

  520. hm @raul do not write about things you know about whom little …

    Rohan posted :

    ” And so, all Adam´s screen surfaces are made of pure matte glass that softens reflections under the brightest of lihts , and prevents fingerprints . “

  522. @Sanjay
    What are you trying to prove here? The shipment arrived on 18th or 19th and the photos were taken on 19th, it is fine. The Hong Kong pictures were taken yesterday, ie 20th. Does that prove or disprove anything? What truth is Rohan trying to hide?

  524. Rohan

    You have been more open than any other company in history. You provide more answers to customers directly than any one else I have ever seen.

    To be honest – I think much of the complaining is simply because you give SO MUCH to the community that you have become a drug to many. To long without it can cause withdrawal symptoms of crankiness and frustration – and perhaps cause people to loose their values and respect.

    You guys are doing the right thing right now – which is focusing on shipping the current units to the current customers before jumping off to another set of orders.

    I personally want to THANK YOU and NI for doing what you do. I wish you and the team much success and I hope all your dreams come true.

  525. It might have been clear in the photos but not in the post by Rohan of 11/20/2010 where goes into detail about the matte screen.

  526. I’ve heard of TNT in the UK before, been around for a few years so reputable… at least here that is!

    Anway, I just called them and they confirm that they have my package details in the system and it is scheduled for delivery on the 24th! 😀

  527. It doesn’t matter if the model is LCD or PQ, Rohan said all screen are matte but the photos are saying the contrary. All photos have reflections.

  528. Thus makes it more unbearable…:-). Can’t to hold Adam in my hands
    Rohan and NI family great work!

  529. I selected the parcel icon.

    I put in 3Kg as the weight. I think that should not matter up to 10Kg.

    Strangely, for NL it did not make a big difference with express and economy. It’s only a day.

    What did you use as the pick up time?

    The collection from sender time or the in transit update time. (That made a difference of a day in the estimated delivery date)

    TNT is one of the main services in Netherlands. I have no idea about what they do in US.

  531. @Pierre
    My wife has the Archos 101 tablet and even though the built in stand is a great idea, I have seen a lot of people are having trouble with it becoming loose and are purchasing a case with a stand instead. The Archos has been great but that kind of stand could be just another problem we don’t need.

  534. Man if they do a family notify thing for the 2nd preorder I hope I get it an email, I don’t post often or much, but have been following forever.

  535. Wow that looks amazing, I can’t wait..well I guess I will but still very very excited.

  537. Awesome pictures too!! Good Quality ones…
    Can’t wait for my shipping status to change now…I belong to the Jan15-22 batch.

    However, if the two stage shipping was explained in either the emails sent from NI to customers, or if this had been posted as an update to the blog yesterday, a lot of pain could have been eliminated, and a lot of hurtful comments!!:) …is all what I am saying!!

    Super happy for all of us, and for NI!!!

  539. I respectfully ask you to look up the term “Goupthink” and try to understand the difference between constructive criticism and complaining.

  540. Nice to see NI has finally come this far after all this time. I thought the Adam would have a matte screen. But this one looks nice too.

  541. Well… I’m happy about this post! I can’t wait to order and play my adam!!! @ Rohan: My birthday is at the end of February. Is it a realistic present to order and receive by then?

    I’m elated for the NI family!!! Your efforts have not been in vain. Please keep up the good work!!!

  542. I think the stand would only be useful for display purposes in shops. other than that i will be getting a leather case to protect my adam from nast scrapes and bumps… once one comes out which should be soon 😉

  544. Has anybody noticed the Tech Specs page of the Notion Ink website?
    It used to say, 8 GB Flash (more versions coming) <–something like that.
    Now it is just saying, 8 GB Flash (that's it).

    Weird, weird.

    Anyways, to all the people who managed to order adam, congrats and have fun.
    To aaaaaaaaaallll my other soulmates, who unfortunately couldn't/weren't able to, next time better peepz.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

  546. @greg

    Hope you get it soon. Would be great if you could post some HQ pics on your NIF site when it arrives.

    Regards

    Steve

  548. Will 2nd pre order only be for those who subscribe to WordPress… like the first lot? i post lots but always anonymously as i’m fed up of spam getting to my mailboxes. It would be great if the second pre-order was public and done on a first come first serve basis. I know i will be in there quick 🙂

  551. +1, they should really try not to miss another milestone, kind of like the holiday season…

  552. For those waiting for 15-22, please read Rohan’s response to Tony on the previous page. Also that NI is eating the cost of Air (possibly only for 9-16). We will all get ours in due time.

  553. Display

    * 10.1″ WSVGA (1024 x 600)
    * Optional Pixel Qi display
    with Matte Coating:
    Transmissive, transflective,
    and reflective modes
    * Multi-touch
    * Matte Screen Gaurd
    * Anti glare coating
    * Scratch resistant
    * Finger print resistant

    No idea what is meant by “transflective AND reflective modes” in

    * Optional Pixel Qi display
    with Matte Coating:
    Transmissive, transflective,
    and reflective modes

  554. Rohan,

    I think you should consider yourself very lucky. I think there are very few companies that could survive having the roller coaster mood on their fans as you guys are having. If you just look at yesterdays comments, when everyone was more or less frustrated at the lack of information, and then today when some of the issues that arose over the past few days were cleared up, it has been a complete 180 in terms of the overall mood.

    Anyway, here is to hoping for a successful release, and a fast setup for pre-order 2.

  555. Can’t wait, Can’t wait,Can’t wait, Can’t wait,Can’t wait, Can’t wait,Can’t wait, Can’t wait,Can’t wait, Can’t wait,Can’t wait, Can’t wait,Can’t wait, Can’t wait,Can’t wait, Can’t wait,Can’t wait, Can’t wait!!!!!!11!!111!!!!1!!1!! :p

  556. Joshua Price:
    > I’ll bet Apple would gladly pay through the nose stop Adam from coming to market. If they thought there was a case, and that they wouldn’t be sued for suing.

    If you mean that Apple is, at its heart, an evil company, with no compunction about abusing the US legal system to squelch both competition and criticism, well, that’s a pretty non-controversial statement. But as for the practicalities of suing NI to stop Adam, well, assuming you’re eating breakfast now, look up “tortuous interference with business” in between spoonfuls of corn flakes.

  557. I’ve given up trying to understand the screen matte thing, as everyone seems to have a crystal clear (or muddy) but different explanation. This is not a make or break issue for me though.

    As a 15-22nd person, I’m expecting to have mine by the end of the month. Realistically, given Rohan’s earlier post, I’m guessing it doesn’t start shipping till Monday or Tuesday.

  558. I think that is a shiny glossy plastic sheet over the LCD screen and Bezel which is normally put on all the new gadgets like mobile phones, with LCD screens which we take out and put screen protectors in thier place. In such a case, it could still have matte look with no reflections.

  560. Oh, one more thing, if also this time I won’t get in the list for preorder, no matter how good Adam is, I will leave the Adam Room smashing the door and from a fanboy I will become an hateboy 🙂

  561. Hem, in the specifications, the Logitech MK320 mentions only Windows, not Android… Is there here some techie who could explain how (or just confirm that) it will nevertheless plug-and-play with my Adam — or how I’m supposed to deal with that? Many thanks!

  563. and again, as I said yesterday…using a VERY sophisticated histogram tool, the data shows these photos were indeed taken near Langley, Virginia USA!!!

    I am beginning to think some of you don’t believe me.

    Now…I am off to my local Costco store in order to buy more tinfoil. Carry on.

  564. I can’t wait for mine. 🙂 My ship date still says, “15th January 2011 – 22nd January 2011”

    FWIW, I hope it will say, “Out for Shipping”, before the 23rd. But if it doesn’t an updated estimate would be better than leaving it the same IMO.

  565. Well it is there, on several of the pictures: on the seal, on the side of the black box… Blends very nicely in my view.

  566. Love the box – the what’s inside more! Can’t wait for next preorder so I can get one in my home! Thanks Rohan!

  568. OMG! My heart is pounding. This is awesome! And from what I have seen and read, the wait has been more than worth it.

    Hats off to Rohan and all the NI family. ;0)

  569. hey alex even apple delivered its ipod with TNT to me in germany….so doesnt matter ,please let me know your final cost after customs duty ……

  570. don’t worry we are a bi poler support group. by tomarrow or even sooner the mood will go back the other way. I was that way for a while then I got my meds right now my mood stays stable (excited but realistic.) It is a new and small company not apple and even the mighty apple has it’s share of problems.

  572. MY ADAM IS SOMEWHERE IN THERE!!!!!!!!!!!

    package is current@

    21 Jan 2011 16:57:20 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.

    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

  573. these are the different backlight modes of the Pixel qi screen. for different light conditions. I think in transflective modes the backlight is dimed and reflective is with the backlight completely off using direct sunlight to light the screen

  574. Real nice job on the stand I think. Should look good at the desk in my kitchen until some sort of Docking station comes out. I was very skeptical during Preorder 1 and passed up on my ” family” oportunity but I wont miss that opportunity again.

    A++

  575. I used collection from sender time…

    So until I hear back from them, I guess best case scenario is the 26th. I was hoping for sooner… 😦

  576. I feel the same way.
    Here’s hoping I get an email this time around, or at the very least, that I can get in my order before they are once again sold out.

  578. Dear Mr. Rohan!
    You have done a fantastic job. I have been following your blog for the last one year. I could not place the pre-order as my master card was not accepted. I am eagerly waiting for the next opportunity of ordering.

  579. Sure, but their problems don’t affect them that much when they make $6 billion in a quarter.

    I’m just saying, I think he should be happy he got the batch of fans he got. No matter what, even if they are extremely angry with him, all he has to do is post a semi informative blog post, and every is happy again.

  582. Your comments are in previous page. Click “older comments” link at the bottom of this page.

  583. When will start the second shippment for Ship Date 15th January 2011 – 22nd January 2011
    It’s too late…

  584. Hey Greg,

    I just called TNT (800 558 5555) and asked them when the estimated date of delivery and it is the 25th for me in VA. Give them a call and tell them your consignment number and they will tell you.

    Cheers
    Naeill

  586. Ok, so from what I understand, it works like this.

    Basically the screen has two sides, the inside and the outside. The inside is matted to decrease any effect of reflections.

    The outside is glossy (as most touchscreens are). In addition to the outside being glossy, apparently you are provided with a matte screen protector (kind of like an invisible shield, but matte). You have the choice to either put this on, and have both sides of the glass be matte, or to have one side (inside) be matte and the outside be glossy.

  588. Post – Unboxing Video (pics):

    “http://www.blogspan.net/9841-notion-ink-adam-unboxing-video-und-fotos.html”

  590. Patiently awaiting Greg’s hands-on.

    What ever happened to the logo? Notion Ink on box looks pretty bland.

  592. Yay!!!! All Ya NaySayers!! Take That!!
    Congrats Rohan! On getting your production adam!! Looks like You are as excited as any one who ordered to get one too!!

    Not long before we start seeing other’s unboxing videos too!! Can’t wait to see them. Greg, if you have a pedometer, I would like to know how many steps have you taken just walking around restlessly? :p 😉

  593. IRC chat

    Now talking in #notionink_adam

    ON SERVER chat.freenode.net

    Come on guys

    lets discuss
    or use web mirc

    “http://webchat.freenode.net/”
    channel #notionink_adam

  595. Greg has been suspiciously quite these days.. I have a feeling he has already recieved his adam and is busy playing with it.. or even obsessed by it [:D] like Gollum.. My precious [;)]

  596. To all those who were in the 9th Batch and moved to 15-22nd, dont expect shipping untill next week as the weekend is there in China and Hong Kong. The Latest you can expect is Monday unfortunately!

  597. tech2 again

    “http://tech2.in.com/india/news/tablets-laptops/pictorial-notion-ink-adam-gets-unboxed/187982/0”

  598. I don’t understand why they would consider a 2nd batch of preorders at this point. They should just go onto general ordering with the understanding that there is a wait for the product. First come first served. That way they’d also get an idea for what demand for each varient they will need. Also, can we get some feedback as to what kind of final cost everyone is getting after customs / tarriffs? It’s one thing to price the tablet at $500, but when it finally hits your door and costs a whole bunch more.

    Great job on the Adam, NI.

    Hope to order one for myself in the near future.

  600. developers@NotionInk,

    SSH termial Program . does the Tablet have a Terminal that users can invoke and connect to remote machines using ssh. If not , I assume we sideload ConnectBot. As connect bot is open source and source is available can this be recompiled to play nice with panels .

    CIFS Support. Unfortunately i was unable to PreOrder PxiQ version and bought a Tablet with Similar specs (NVIDIA Tegra 2) tablet. And put in a Custom ROM with CIFS Support ( Thanks Developers@XDA) . I was able to mount remote Windows Shares in my home network and play videos . This will be a cool feature if ADAM can Support it out of the box.

    I am returning my Tablet because LCD on it SUCKS big time. Will wait for the Notion INK Adam.

    @Rohan, I will be in India around Bangalore Next week , Any chance i can scoope one up from your Office in Banglore.

    Thanks

  601. Rohan, you doing great! I even had my doubts, but it’s all gone now i have my tracking number! you guys have the momentum now. even all the tech blogs are confessing how adam is real now.

    just provide the best customer support and developer support. and keep on top of those updates from google!! and all your loyal fans will do the rest in spreading how great adam is. you’ll certainly see a Youtube review video from me. Please comment with a 🙂 on my video!

  603. Wow! Why is everyone thinking matte is a 100% non-reflective screen?
    All glasses will exhibit reflection. Especially when you have half the screen reflecting low light and the other half bright light, you can clearly see that the later reflects less. We can clearly not see any reflection in the picture that shows “opacity 100%”, can we?

    I think it would be fair to compare adam to say ipad or galaxy tab to see if it is more matte compared to them? And the comparison should end there. I do not remember Rohan ever saying that matte screen will be 100% non-reflective?

  604. Very weird. :/ It would be nice if the internal flash is upgradeable by the consumer, if that’s the case. As it is, I just hope that adding a micro SD card results in a seamless experience.

  606. You need to wait for another two days for whiners to start. This is what they would say ” Unboxing pics are ok but they are not professional pics. Also where are the unboxing videos?”

  607. The screen displayed in the photographs doesn’t look matte at all.

    I know you can put a cover/protector on it but doesn’t that make it the same as every other tablet? Plus, the longer they leave it. The more its once impressive specs seem to drift into mediocrity. There are a flood of tablets on the verge of being released and the only thing now dividing the Adam from them is the PixelQi screen.

    The long wait for a second round of pre-order, and these little discrepancies which are surfacing have killed off my excitement and I am now buying with my head, not my heart. I’m waiting until some proper, external hands on reviews are released.

    Ill wait until I see some external hands on reviews until I make a move on this tablet now.

  611. I have faith that it’s gonna be exactly what I want. I too have been waiting over a year and didn’t get in on the pre-order. I just want my Adam. Soon. Please. I’ll even beg….

  612. I for one think the stand designed into the packaging is a very clever and thoughful designfeature and once again illustrates, along with the radio and the overall design. how the Adam is trully meant to be available as a one world machine. These are the features for those places that don’t have the accessability of other geograpic/economic locations. The Ni design team and Rohan are thinking one world and I think that we are going to have to make some changes in our expectations and mindsets to incorporate the disadvantaged.

  613. Looks glossy to me. Anyone know when the pixel qi version will be made available again?

  615. Sorry for the semi-rant earlier. I’m really excited about getting my Adam but a little disappointed too about it taking longer than expected.

    I must have misunderstood some of Rohan’s email messages he has sent to me over the past few days. From what he told me I got the impression it might have been here sooner. Oh well, my mistake…

    Anyway, I called TNT a little while earlier and here is what I found out:

    It is being shipped Express (not economy express) so the earlier estimated transit time is applicable to our shipments. And the person at TNT I spoke to said mine will be delivered on January 25th. That is better than the 26th-31st time frame I was seeing online.

    I asked about deliveries in the US and my area (West Jordan, UT) is outside of their normal delivery area so my package will go to UPS or FedEx for final delivery. TNT will not be carrying the package to my door… I figured as much since I’ve never seen a TNT truck before.

    Also, they do not collect any duties or taxes at time of delivery. “IF” there are any to be paid, I will be invoiced by TNT through the mail later. But I don’t think there are any fees due in the USA; if so I don’t think it will be very much.

  616. Rohan:
    > Now what I have sometimes failed to understand is that how much information is good enough!

    Precisely why you need a public-relations specialist who does understand these things.

  617. @Rohan thanks for the unboxing pictures.

    Very nice packaging. And good to see the makeshift stand as part of the package 😉

    And did you’ve to rub it in by saying “Now let me play with my Adam!”

    Evil Rohan!

    Hi to Rohit!

    “An update is already awaiting for you!”

    It is an amalgamation of 2 ” …already waiting for you” and “….already awaiting you” 🙂 🙂

    But can understand your happiness.

  619. I believe that since the tablet runs android, and you can install any android app, you should be able to install connectbot, which is an ssh app. you might be able to find it on the freewarelovers site, or somewhere else.

    There are more than likely several ssh apps that you could install as a third party app to the device.

  620. Lol, great! I think I have never seen an unboxing done by the CEO on his own company. Thanks for sharing!

  624. Rohan,

    That reply was sweet. With you guyz being new to this game & us being very impatient to get our hands on something really exciting, i definitely understand getting priorities right is must more than emotions 🙂

    Good to see the replies coming from you.

  625. I’m not sure if this is correct. But I think the three mode can be described as this.

    Transmissive – Backlight on, full color display (Similar to an LCD)
    Transflective – Backlight off, full color display
    Reflective – Backlight off, monocromatic display (reflects light, similar to E-ink)

  626. If this is like ever other charger recently produced, all you need is a plug adapter, as most chargers will work from 100V to 240V 50-60 Hz.

  627. i think we need to wait and hear from the people who got it. it looks as if the comments are coming due to the restless on the part of the people who are awaiting their adam and those who are waiting for preorder 2.
    cheer up

  628. So, when I get the chance to buy this thing, I have to keep the cardboard box to have a prop / stand? That just seems cheap to me. I thought it had a better stand as an option, or a prop that came out of the back.
    Or, am I to understand that this is for display in the store stand?

  630. TNT Delivery! Check it out!!! 😉

    “http://cargocycling.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/tntpost_tricycle.jpg”

  631. Great…. I’m in the 15-22 pre-order and will be traveling out of the country all next week… the wait is going to kill me – was hoping to have before I leave but isn’t going to happen.

  632. You guys know that the longer you allow NI to open up the 2nd order phase, the more time they would have to iron out the kinks and problems that we, early adopters have endured and gone through, right?

    Instead of being instructive, how about being more constructive and give valued opinions that the community would love to build upon?

  633. @rohan
    if you recieve this be notified that there are many of us who understand clearly the process is in flight for delivery of adams … comparisons to Amazon are unfair ( its a lot like beta software – bugs will be worked as you experience the delivery process too ) … IMHO … i would rather you and team continue to develop EDEN UI, along with software partnerships, content partnerships etc … and not worry about deflecting every concerned blog member … your transparency to date has been perfectly balanced with everything else happening around you and your team … personally I would love to see software developed or enhanced by:

    1) DirectTV – Android + EDEN UI app for controlling the entire media streaming process
    2) Sirius/XM Radio – enhanced EDEN UI app ( satellite radio is hear to stay )
    3) Monsoon Vulkano – media extender – needs – EDEN UI developed
    4) Cisco AnyConnect VPN

    and the list goes on and on and on … Thank you and again congratulations

  636. here is a video of the unboxing (just the pic already shown here but nicely done “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6p8btAUrChM”

  637. +1 For the stand, smart innovation, just like so many other features of the Adam. Btw from the production pics on the previous post, it looks like the back touch pad has been removed. I might have missed any previous discussion on this. Any idea anyone ?

  639. Excited For My Box..!
    Grt Work Rohan… Congrts
    Thanks to NI Team for placing ADAM in our Hands 🙂

  640. Another thought I haven’t seen mentioned, Samsung cellular clam-shell phones once had “rotating” cameras (I had the SCH-A610 model), I guess it never quite caught on. I always thought it was quite useful, but since the units were so tiny, they had hinge problems.

  643. Seriously? Unacceptable? Really? Do we have to go through this again?

    There is a matte finish in between layers. To make the full display a matte finish on top, you apply the matte coating yourself (it’s up to you). This has been stated time and again.

    Honestly, the display looks beautiful in my opinion. And if that center layer of matte finish reduces the glare without muddying/diffusing the entire display, that’s exactly what I want. And if I wish to have even less glare, I can apply the matte screen to the top layer.

    I like having that option. YMMV, obviously.

  647. I am from Hong Kong.

    Any chance I can pop over to the logistics centre and pick one up (allows me to quickly lay my hands on the device whilst save the shipping cos at the same time) 😛

  648. Van harte gefeliciteerd Boeltwit. Jammer dat Adam nog niet op je verjaardag is. PO2 zou een leuk cadeautje zijn vandaag.

  650. sceenshots of new order status with tracking link, TNT shipment tracking & tracking notification email from Notion Ink:

    “http://www.adamlogs.com”

    Like most of us here have always known, and now the rest will see -Adam is not only real but IN THE MAIL!!!

  652. Not sure why, but it looks like my earlier comment was removed…not sure if it’s word press acting up again or if NI didn’t like the tone.

    Basically, I was asking for an update on the Jan 15 – 22nd date. I pointed out that the last blog and hundreds of comments with furustated fans asking questions about the 15 -22nd batch. Yet in Rohan’s “unboxing” post he didn’t give any udpates on either the 15-22nd batch or the next round of orders. Those 2 items probably account for 80% of the comments in the last post, yet he dosesn’t mention either of them in his blog.

    It’s no wonder tbe blog comments are bi-poloar

    It’s already the weekend in China and it “appears” as if you are going to miss the 22nd deadline. If you are not going that is great, just let us know or guess we’ll find out soon enough. If you are going to miss the date then FINALLY step up and take some accountabliity and give us an update.

    I hope this is not coming accross as too harsh, I really want NI to suceed but I am concerned that Rohan does not seem to understand the importance of proper communication. A great product is not enough in itself.

    I think Rohan is a great innovative thinker and gifted person, however I think he needs to delegate the role of PR and communication to someone more qualified in this area. Sometimes the best thing a leader can do is regoize his weakness and surround himself with a great team that can shine in areas where he can not.

    PS – Hope to have my Adam soon

  654. Prema….

    You need to do me a big favor…. as discussed y’day, can you please please try out the 3G for making a call and let me know …. also can you try out reading a PDF and let me know about your experience please…

    Thanks in advance 🙂

  657. Congrats to all of you that are getting you adam, and to NI and Rohan. I am patiently awaiting the next round to order mine, and understand that getting those who have already ordered theirs is MUCH more important.

  658. OK, got it now.. here is the reply

    Dear Tony,

    The first shipment (scheduled for 9th Jan) was a BIG one. And all our resources went in finishing that. Next shipments are relatively small in numbers. FCC pushed the 9th to 18th. And on the same lines, 15th batch is right now in production (can’t handle all the unpacked goods in the print area for certification numbers). But since the numbers were low, we were able to PULL all feb shipments in this months itself. Now what I have sometimes failed to understand is that how much information is good enough! Opening all the information has it’s own constrains as well. 15-22 still has 22 in it, but we all are (including me) very impatient! For the best we made all the shipment through AIR, thats costly, but it’s fine cos what you all have done for us is just tremendous!
    Hoping that helped!

    Regards

  659. hello Kam, jsut to get some ideas… what whas your original shiping date? i guess all that have 15 – 22nd january are still waiting for the status to change.

    Thanks for the info

    Kromot

  660. This is pulsating experience. Just looking at these images is making me drool. I am envious of those who are going to get this.
    Rohan …. please start pre-order2 and here are some suggestions –
    1. Send emails to all the family members (NI community)
    2. Provide a # which can be the customer # (just like coupon#) and can be used when ordering an adam
    AND Vola !
    Note: You may want to take into account all those who have already ordered in pre-order1, weather to include or not include them.

  661. @Rohan 
    This is the most wonderful thing i saw since the dawn if thus new decade .
    Our beloved  adam 🙂 lively and lovely 

    Thanks for making our life more interesting with adam . 
    our Adam is lovely and beautiful

    Now comes the sad part 🙂 . 
    I promised my girl that my marriage present to her  will be adam . But I am not able to order 😦 yet  . If I don’t get it by this feb my life is going to be hard:( .  What to do 🙂

  662. @Kromot,

    Rohan already mentioned that 15-22nd batch are currently in production. So my guess is you wont be able to see the updates until next week

  665. if you go to the bottom of the page you will see older post click on that and you will find your old post. go to the first page click ctrl f type Rohan Shr in the search box he posted a comment explaining the 15-22 orders they might be a little late but should ship Monday or Tuesday I would think he stated there was not enough room in the stamping room for all of the product as the same time.

  666. The transflective mode does or can use some backlight for lower light outdoor comditions. This is per pixel qi’s web site.

  667. Sweet! I’d love to see them try to make it to my house with that 😀 On second thought I’d rather have my package sooner than later once I order it. No point in TNT giving up halfway to my house 😉

  668. For two reasons:
    (1) To rectify the mistake tht was done last time ( to send mail first to 20k adam followers which were missed last time)
    (2) As Rohan has mentioned they want to move slowly depending on their production capacity. Will you like a situation where large no of pieces are sold and NI struggling to fulfill it. NI understand their capacity much better than us 🙂

  669. Shouldn’t there already be unboxing videos from the people who claimed to have received them last week or so?

    What happened with those people?

  673. Anyone from Doha..Qatar…in pre-order #1..?….or wishing to be in pre-order #2…let me know…can have a short chat/get-together

  679. Was just wondering if anyone had gotten any tracking number/info. I want to get an idea of how long shipping will take.

  680. I can’t wait for Greg’s posts. I think he will clear up ALL questions with some of his video / FAQ. This is a very exciting time.

  682. Hello Rohan after seen all this great pictures all I can said is please let us know when can the rest of us who were not lucky to pre order back in December will be given a chance???

  683. Hi folks,

    Great news! I hope there will be a next round soon…

    Are there reviews already online?

    I’d like to see the how, the what and the ahw 😛

  687. He cleared on 🙂 (update) post..

    “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/01/15/851/”

  688. that is provided *free of cost* by NI. For you it may be cheap but for many of us it may come as a very handy stand until some third party/NI comes with a stand for which we will have to pay.

  689. Excellent post. Right now there are more important issues to take care of. I’m sure Rohan will address this later on. But right now, lets get these orders out first to arrive safely and then start on other matters.

  690. Thank you, sorry I missed it. Looks like there was no need for my second post.

    And Thanks again Rohan for the comment.

  691. Ha, ha! Very nice! However, if you’ll get your Adam in time and in good shape doesn’t matter even if it comes on a mule! 😆

  692. Perhaps Notion Ink thinks 8gb is enough after all. In these areas about the device itself there is still a lack of information. More gb more money. Perhaps they think it is more important to hold costs down? The current I pad can be purchased with up to 64gb of internal storage with a very steep price tag. Adam with 8gb on board still has the ability to increase storage through Micro Sd and it’s USB interface. Up to 128gb double what I pad offers. I for one can live with 8gb.

    Inconsistent information or lack of information from Notion Ink is hard to deal with and I have been frustrated a time or two by this. Maybe you can chalk it up to the newness of the company, language barriers or whatever, but it is the reality at least for now.

    Someone posted that the screen appeared to be glossy on these recent photos. I beg to differ it has a matte look to me. Is not the first layer of glass supposed to be matte and the second clear? The bezel has a more of a semi gloss appearance to it, but pictures don’t always give the whole story. We also can only assume the screen protector has not been applied. In any case not a deal breaker for me.

    Nice to see the photos and thanks to Rohan for sharing

  696. I didn’t expect another post today. Thanks Rohan, you made my day! I want my ADAM, so please, start the second pre-order now!

  699. @Greg, Any chance that you can create FAQ on your site under Adam section. 🙂 All can contribute.

  700. +1

    The journey is just starting. IMO community will play a major role in NI’s future success. We need to be prepared for this responsibility.

  701. I think it is great that Rohan posted the photos. My only goal is to get the info to everyone as soon as possible.

    The way I see it we are all one big community here and if any of us can get things done faster or better, we should. It’s definitely not a race to see who can do it first. (posting here as “first” is the only real race, and that is all in fun. Especially when I beat Elliot!)

    So thanks Rohan. In know I loved seeing the photos before I went to bed last night. I’m sure everyone else did too.

    I will still do an unboxing and hands-on videos, etc. I’m sure there will be lots of them from many people around the world. And maybe we will learn something different from each one. It’s all about contributing to the NI community and helping each other out. As we do that the community will grow and we will be helping with Notion Ink’s success…

    And let’s not forget that I have that special gift being sent from Rohan that I will show when it arrives. So I hope that will be exciting for everyone. I know it will be for me!!!

  702. A transflective liquid crystal display is a liquid crystal display (LCD) that reflects and transmits light (transflective = transmissive + reflective). Under bright illumination (e.g. when exposed to daylight) the display acts mainly as a reflective display with the contrast being constant with illuminance. Only in dim and dark ambient situations an auxiliary transmissive backlight should be provided. When an illuminance sensor is added for control of the backlight, such a transflective LCD can be read over a wide range of illuminance levels. This is why that technique is often found in automotive instrumentation. In portable electronic devices the transflective mode of operation helps to save battery charge, since in bright environments no backlighting is required.

  703. > > Now what I have sometimes failed to understand is that how much
    > > information is good enough!
    > Precisely why you need a public-relations specialist who does understand these things.

    NO!! Every other fucking company has PR guys. They know nothing. They understand nothing. They have no relation to the product.

    If you want no information at all until the product is ready and hits the shelves, like for many other companies, then by all means, get a PR manager yourself and let him filter the information that comes to *you*, not to me. Thank you.

    While we’re at it, the costs for this bastard should also be added to *your* Adam, not mine, thank you very much.

    PS: My pre-order form says 15-22 but is not working right now. I hope thats a good sign ^^

  706. Adam is getting on my nerves. The more I read about it, the more my desire to have one increases. Waiting to order one for myself!!!

  707. I have not seen a matte surface so I can comment on it. But I noticed in some of the videos from CES 2011 2 things 1) There was reflection; and 2) There were fingerprint smudges on the screen

  709. Ha, got a huge box yesterday containing a lot of air bags and, at the very bottom, a microSIM. Morons.

  712. Fantastic news sir! Received the tracking number now to wait anxiously on my doorstep. 🙂

    Is there a changelog for the update? Its always nice to stay on top of what’s new. 🙂

    hope everyone over at Notion Ink is soaking in this moment now that the first gen is out the door! Congrats!

  713. @Sanjay
    It is likely that Rohan started to write the post on 19th and he just couldn’t finish it because the time was around 10.20pm if you see in img_196.jpg. He probably was waiting for more photos (from Hong Kong) before he could post them. Seeing people just going off tangent with regards to 36 hours time (to show shipping status), he thought it is best to post it without the photos from Hong Kong. He later did an update with Hong Kong photos. I too maintain a blog and it is not always possible to complete the post in one day (in some cases it takes several days) due to many reasons and one may overlook certain things (the issue you have is he started off saying that he got the boxes from airport today and the photos show 19th). I don’t think you uncovered a scoop here, if you know what I mean. Be a gentlemen and stop trolling with the img_196.jpg issue once and for all.

  715. SHIPPING UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    F5 Ftw!!!

    21 Jan 2011 23:38:08 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.

    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

    i hope it passes through US customs in 3 days. That’s how long it took for my thinkpad to clear customs

  717. Im in Hong Kong now!!
    check out “http://forum.notioninknews.com/” we will be following the shipment all the way home. Please register and post away!

  719. Transflective – Light from the front (sunlight – room light) goes through the panel and reflects off the interior mirror mixing with the backlight. Produces a color display.

    Reflective mode – Backlight off and all visual information illuminated by ambient light reflecting off the mirror display. Resolution increases to 3072 X 600 with 64 shades of gray. (monochrome)

  721. I’m confused….

    These two photos are from the current ones on Rohan’s desk:

    “https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_0191.jpg”
    “https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_0190.jpg”

    compare them to the apparent matte-ness of this earlier photo:
    “https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/adam21.jpg” ***

    Is that matte finish in the third link(***) what the stick-on film looks like once it’s installed… or was this some “other” prototype matte surface glass we were hoping to receive? I wish that Rohan could clear this mystery up.

  722. I hope mine is not crushed. The labels on the boxes in the photos show not to stack more than 6 high. There are 10 in each stack… oops. 🙂

  723. Greg when *exactly* did you get you shipping info email (CST or MST time please) I’m in MO, USA in the 15-22nd batch, trying to gauge lead time vs shipping time…. It’s my OCD showing 😀

  724. Great to see adam shipping. Looking forward to see comments about pq screen from actual users! Since source seems to be limited, wonder how many will be available?

  726. @Rahhav: remember that you are only in due to raja52’s recommendation. Be nice to him, he did you a great favor 😉

  730. Try “http://www.notioninkfan.com” and “http://adamlogs.com” they both have info about tracking and times….

  733. Whoa whoa whoa, chill the hell out. There is no need to go off on gecko.

    Some people take this way too seriously.

    it brings me back to the point i did in the last blog post. You give people an inch and they take a mile. We have a CEO here that is unlike any other giving out the info and yet thats not enough for some. I agree with Rohan’s statement but i also agree with geckos. Eventually NI will have to get a PR spokesperson. The company will only get bigger and one man cannot do so many things.

    TS

  734. Or in the process of being built! or It is built but awaiting stamping or waiting in the warehouse for it to be packaged and shipped

    Number of possibilities 😉

  735. Once again, as I have found a dozen times before on this blog, time will give you an answer. Like any other product if it does not meet your needs get something else. Nobody is forcing anyone to purchase an Adam. At this point those who are still trolling need to find another product to pick apart for awhile. You can come back to the Adam when there is some real evidence of impropriety. One would think that after so many trolls have been proven wrong time after time that they would give it a rest until there is tangible evidence of what you are complaining about.

  736. @Raghav: that is because Adam is not in the shops yet. I think that NI should be a bit afraid of placing Adam in the shops, it will create a run, also in Japan :-D. For this year, every batch will be sold out. In the press: “Millions of people unhappy because they can’t get their Adam“. Imagine what will happen to this blog 😉

  739. I really hope they get the pre-order 2 right this time… I’m not sure I can wait for Pre-Order 3 if I’m missed again 😦 … I needed a tablet for productivity purposes at work when the original July release date was missed … been waiting ever since… and waiting… and waiting… but I’m sure it will be worth it 🙂

  740. Hah, thats what I was thinking a few days ago. But then I was thinking….

    He’s still trying to get the current orders filled. And they have to launch Genesis, and work on setting up their customer service. So, they are all probably really busy trying to make it so when they do open the pre-orders, you don’t have to wait a month and a half to get your decide.

  744. When Pre-Order 2 is available is just the first question on my mind… the second is… When will they ship? Will we have to wait until April before they are shipped? The wait is just soooooo painful… only cuz NI Adam is just so darn beautiful 😉

  746. TNT is very reputable in the UK.
    But you are right, I haven’t seen their trucks in the US.
    Hopefully they have arrangements with DHL to ship!

  749. Do you even know the meaning of “trolling”? Your statements make absolutely no sense – “Like any other product if it does not meet your needs get something else. Nobody is forcing anyone to purchase an Adam. At this point those who are still trolling need to find another product to pick apart for awhile”
    How many people have you seen on this blog that are not convinced of the Adam – in terms of its usefullness or specifications?
    Does expressing a genuine concern AFTER investing $550 on a as yet unknown company / product sound like trolling to you? – or are you just using a word that you happened to come across online..
    Let me ask you this – have you put in your $500 in pre-order1? Well I have and I am really concerned about everything that has happened so far in terms of no / mis – information from Rohan. That does not mean that I am convinced about the product. As a company, NI still has a lot to learn and everyone expressing their concerns have the objective of ensuring that Rohan and his team learns..

    So before you punch others – think twice and put your money where your mouth is.
    If you have, then you have got to be kidding me if you say you were never concerned in the last few days..

  751. @Carlo: I think it is video chatting too, and I believe it is not wishful thinking.

    If you notice the picture, to the right there are three soft buttons on the one facing Rohan. The first one shows a video camera 🙂

    Also,in the photo we see Rohit’s hand is shown rotating the camera to face himself, and the picture that we see on the adam facing Rohan, is exactly that from a different angle.
    My money is on a Video chatting application..

  752. Yes. That said, I can’t wait for the official forums to start running. Would love to contribute there as an user, and not be overwhelmed by comments in WordPress.

  755. Because there was a blog post back in November that went into detail about the glass being matte and on the design and spec pages it notes them again as being matte.

    When you advertise something as having a particular feature, but in reality it does not, that is upsetting to some people who were counting on that feature.

    The screens in the photos are clearly not matte and having to put on a screen protector to get the advertised matte surface is a rather poor switch, imo. People have a right to be unhappy about it.

  759. The only question I have for you is why would you put your money on the line if you were so anxious about it? My point is that some of the concerns people have tend to be generated by speculation. I would have been happy to drop the money down for the Adam but I have to wait for the next batch. If your is has a Pixel Qi screen I will be happy to buy it from you….

  760. @Ravi: I love Greg’s blog and his attention to detail (such as the TNT delivery bicycle and the chalkboard in his kid’s room ;-)). But the most complete FAQ is at “http://nifaq.pbworks.com/w/page/34159353/FrontPage”.

  762. It’s official my Adam is in transit from HK according to the tracking site 🙂
    – c

  763. @Suresh: You really think that Chinese factories with back-orders are closed in the weekend?

    One of the reasons for their low prices is maximum utilization of the costly production-line. In addition they definitely want all back-orders to be finished before the end of the week when their Spring Festival starts (Chinese New Year holiday).

  766. @Paul,

    I do not know for a fact that they are closed in the weekends! I was just assuming that would be the case and the worst case scenario is we willl hear on Monday

  768. @Alex: Cool, the music is very well chosen! A pleasure to watch!
    It is also amazing how many Adam video’s there are already on YouTube.

  769. Again – you’re not understanding the cause for concern.. I am completely convinced about the product and there were no concerns when i pre-ordered. And i have been following the blog for a year now – so i know its not a scam..
    However, you just cant help but feel concerned about some things..
    For example – Rohan said 2 blog posts back that people had already received it – have u read or seen anything that seems to signify that this is true?
    Issues with the FCC delay – what was the first statements issued by him? That it was done and the devices were waiting in ships outside their countries – see the CES interview.
    The delay with the 15th-22nd Jan batch – im in it and there were “apparently” only 50 people in it – it doesnt look like that now..My status has still not updated.
    Do you see any speculative statements here – these have all occurred over the last few weeks and people have questioned this repeatedly – but when a blog post comes up – nothing gets answered but people drool over the new pics and everything gets forgotten. I agree it is drool-worthy but where is the effort to convince people that have invested their hard earned money that they are being taken care of and that their concerns are being heard?
    Wasnt that the purpose of the blog?
    And now with the Adam close to being with customers – where is the official forum / cust support nos if people have problems (many will).
    What about genesis? what apps are available for people to download? It would be nice to know the answers to these questions – dont you agree.

  770. Has there been any release of news of when any of us who registered with Genesis to develop will get access to the materials?

  771. hehe… thanks.. i guess we all need to be more patient … though it is good to know things are moving now!. hope to get mine soon. or atleast the shipping announcement.

    Greetz to all!

    Kromot

  775. @Tony McDonald: Your life must be really terrible at the moment. Complaining that “ it “appears” as if you are going to miss the 22nd deadline.. The 21-th isn’t even ended yet. Are you getting complaints that you are constantly peeping through your curtains, waiting and hoping for the delivery?

  777. Hi from a long-time silent follower of NI progress with adam. Highly impressed with NI openness and willingness to listen and answer the vibrant community of followers. It’s nature-nuture at its best and makes NI and adam stronger in my book. I’m looking forward to the 2nd round of orders. I hope the versions with Pixel Qi screens will meet demand this time round. side note – things tend to grind to a halt in HK and CN with the upcoming chinese new year (first week in Feb).

  779. +1 I am so glad that Rohan took the time to respond, it seems to have made the comments more positive again.

  781. I understand what you are saying. I believe this is a case where there is a very, very small amount of people trying to get NI off the ground and they are learning each and every that there are many factors dealing with production and execution that are out of their control. I think they are relying on information from others such as the manufacturers that end up being wrong. They probably made a mistake in being so open at the very beginning. There are reasons why the larger companies are so tight lipped about their products until they hit the shelves. You are indeed part of the bleeding edge. They call it that for a reason….

  782. I was replying on behalf of all the people that I am very familiar with on this blog that have had these concerns and various people have dissed us saying “please be patient”, “time will tell”, “trolls” etc etc inspite of the fact that nobody has ever suggested that it was a scam, cheating etc etc..
    Again – no offense taken with what you said – just trying to justify our concerns, i suppose..

  783. “what kind of final cost everyone is getting after customs / tarriffs?”

    See “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/42-Cost-of-Adam-Delivered-(including-tax)-by-Country”

  784. Pramod, I completely understand…. I have never, ever been interested in a product at this early stage of development. I am hoping that all of your concerns are answered as it will affect me as well. I wish us an NI all the luck in the world. This is the time when many upstarts fail. I guess I am just wishing all of the problems away….

  785. Why would the next order still be a “pre-order”? Isn’t it fair to say that the Adam is in production and shipping now so the next round will just be an “order”? I would think that the next step is to open up the web site again for production orders and let the world have at it. It would be cool if people that missed the pre-pre order (by special invitation) got a second chance but after the pain of trying to do that last time I would not be surprised if they just open it up for everyone at the same time.

  788. @Ravi: best comparison between Adam and iPad that I have seen until now.

    Just shipped today and already being considered as one of the most mature tablets by the tech-press 🙂

  790. I very much appreciate the cardboard kickstand in the packaging; a nice touch that product manufacturers here in the US often under-value.

    This functional approach shows me an attention to detail that I am anticipating throughout the product as well. In the US, we see packaging simply as disposable branding. You have turned it into something much more.

    I’ve worked in Central California tech companies (very large and very small) and I purchased this Adam to support what seems to me as a very sincere, energetic, and clever team of engineers. I’m rooting for you, Notion Ink!

    p.s. please allow us to dual-boot to Ubuntu without voiding warranties. I’d settle for a decent SSH client in the meantime 😉

  791. A few years ago when I got the first eeePC which had 4gb non-upgradeable storage I thought it will not be enough for sure -pretty quickly I realized that even 4gb was enough for me to have a dual-boot linux/windows system -with most of my files being stored on sdhc card or usb stick/hd.

    From this experience I know that Adams 8gb will be just fine especially combined with a high speed micro sdhc -check out more info on these on Greg’s site:

    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2010/12/wintec-filemate-16-gb-class-10.html”

  794. Did anyone see this video?? of Rohan at the CES. it was just posted today.

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FEbU6KkhH4”

    it basically shows android market game “Backbreaker” on his Adam. It looks very different from the actual android smartphone version. I wonder how he got this on his Adam :O!

  795. Some of us will be trying to put as much stuff on it as possible. I need presentations, template files, etc on it for hospital rounds. I also will be keeping a bunch of ripped DVD’s on it from my collection for the kids during traveling. I already purchased a 32gb sdcard and hope to get it working with my TB drive somehow… Will replace all my PC’s in the house.

  797. Thats all I was asking for and I was labeled a complainer. Simple communication before deadlines are past is key.

  799. pepe:
    > Every other fucking company has PR guys. They know nothing. They understand nothing. They have no relation to the product.

    Well, then, let’s call it a Marketing person or a Customer Service person. Yeah, these are titles often borne by pompous windbags, and a lousy PR person isn’t an asset, but NI’s customer relations have been, it’s fair to say, shaky..

    The important point is that these things should be handled by someone who knows how to handle them. NI has been just flailing around, and it’s painful to watch because it’s so unnecessary.

  801. I’ve been loitering in the Facebook group, eager to find out every detail I was of the impression incorrectly that Rohan would pop in and advise us that it was an authorised group. Though it seems not. Anyway, my question (emailed to Rohan a couple of month ago IIRC) is and I’ll put it in part capitals in case he misses it again.

    At which point, or which model do we purchase that allows us to ‘write’ on the screen? As in with a Stylus or WACOM Stylus, believe me I am impressed you’ve released the tablet and its no minor accomplishment if everything you’ve written is correct. That acknowledged, which one either features or permits us (USERS) to WRITE ON-SCREEN? Can we just download a suitable Android application and grab a suitable stylus, use it without damaging the screen?*

    One again, thank you for your time and thank you for releasing what Apple failed to do, a decent Tablet configuration. Now about that handwriting compatibility … 😉

  805. I honestly dont care if the screen is matte or not. If I have a problem, I will put the included protector on…

    My question is… What is the point of a matte finish on the PiQi screen itself when a gloss overlay piece of glass is placed over it? This will generate another reflective surface over the top of a matte finish. I dint understand the purpose or the functionality. Seems contradictory to me… Just asking a question… not “complaining” (its sad I have to say I am not complaining just to generate a functional conversation on this blog…)

  806. I also became interested early on and have never committed to a product only because of potential and the PQ screen. I was interested in anything with the screen but Rohans blogs just captured my imagination. I remember when the MSI U100 1st came out and that also captured my imagination but the adam was in a total different league of interest and fascination. Midway through the process I had to make a conscious decision about my level of commitment. I have the impression that many of us had this crisis moment and had to make the same decision. I decided pro NI and suspended all negativity, still suffered moments of anxiety and anger such as the mastercard debacle. But overall I put my faith on Rohan and have not wavered because it is a wonderful dream. wether we like it or not, it’s a small world and we are all interconnected. Best of luck to everyone.

  807. I dont think it should be called a PRE-order in the first place. Can’t we consider it officially launched?

  808. I dont think it should be called a PRE-order in the first place. Can’t we consider it officially launched?

  809. Hi Howard, I do feel the same way, why to use a cardboard box as a stand? I feel its a little gesture from Rohan to make us smile. The accessories for Adam will take few months to arrive market and meanwhile if we like to use it we can. Its all upto us.
    Thanx rohan for this little gift.

  810. Nops:
    > p.s. please allow us to dual-boot to Ubuntu without voiding warranties. I’d settle for a decent SSH client in the meantime 😉

    + 0.9 (10% discount for the smiley)

  811. I’m probably a day late and a dollar short but these were posted on Rohans’ last post “Delayed” :

    Rohan Shravan said on Delayed! 🙂
    January 21, 2011 at 10:42

    In response to John on January 21, 2011 at 10:28:

    1. You assume I am Christian. 2. I do not own any Apple products, nor plan to. 3. Patience is a virtue. However, I have never claimed to be a virtuous man, and my patience has it’s limits. We are swiftly approaching said limits. 4. When one lies to their customers, it raises serious ethical […]

    Dear John,

    There is one thing which is different with Notion Ink and it will allways be. We will make the customers a part of the whole process. Next project is something which the world CAN NOT EXPECT and there is going to be far more inclusion of customers while a product is being made. It’s little different from what we expect. For the first time we will have those sleeping in their beds come out and design one. What about those who are in their 40s and have a thought somewhere in their mind that this not what they expected from their lives. In next project, we are going to get these people excited, but they are going to design Adam 2, take care of shipping, learn that shipping does not mean shipp-ed. World is really small and as you said, they will catch anyone who is lying, and we are not!

    Regards
    and:

    Rohan Shravan said on Delayed! 🙂
    January 21, 2011 at 12:02

    In response to ramana on January 21, 2011 at 11:57:

    @Rohan I truly don’t think NI is lying, it’s possible that things went out of their hand. But the mood of the people on this blog is more or less reflected by @Wally West. You can’t ignore that. But giving people fixed time frame is always dangerous, and with hindsight is wrong, like saying it […]

    Good point! Will remember and do that from now on! 🙂

    Thanks

  812. You are right Rama iam dam happy and ordered LCD + 3G and expected=##%? (15-22) what about you?

  815. For all those who thought Matt Burns from Crunchgear is warming up towards Notion Ink:

    “http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/01/20/the-35-indian-tablet-delayed-possibly-up-for-a-vaporware-award/”

    You can ignore them coz they know any mention of NI will get many hits on their site and they are using this tactic for a while.

  817. @Rohan
    Great pictures and a really nice post, but it’s all just to make us jealous!!! Please come with more info about pre-order 2.
    😉

    Or you can continue to tease.

  819. @Sanjay
    It is likely that Rohan started to write the post on 19th and he just couldn’t finish it because the time was around 10.20pm if you see in img_196.jpg. He probably was waiting for more photos (from Hong Kong) before he could post them. Seeing people just going off tangent with regards to 36 hours time (to show shipping status), he thought it is best to post it without the photos from Hong Kong. He later did an update with Hong Kong photos. I too maintain a blog and it is not always possible to complete the post in one day (in some cases it takes several days) due to many reasons and one may overlook certain things (the issue you have is he started off saying that he got the boxes from airport today and the photos show 19th). I don’t think you uncovered a scoop here, if you know what I mean. Be a gentlemen and stop trolling with the img_196.jpg issue once and for all.

  820. Fons and karen do your activity under the table and our eyes are shut at this moment.

  823. Sideloading of APKs ofc. What I noticed is the anti-glare properties of the screen..

  825. Pepe just relax cos one day rohan will be so busy he will need a PR guy.
    Gecko does have a valid point and need to be looked after for the interest of us & NI.

  826. @All
    Check this out! Comparison of adam display at two different display settings. The left shows near perfect display and the left one shows reflection from ambient light. The time on the two adams is immaterial as they were taken in one shot at 21:56 on 19/01/2011.

    “https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_0186.jpg”.

    It is likely that Rohan may use the photograph for his post tomorrow to do some sort of comparison.

  828. There is one way to raise those questions..

    You start by saying ‘ I can’t wait to receive my Adam’ about 10 times .. Or if you are amongst the unlucky few who tried to order but could not , U could say ‘Can’t wait for pre-oder’ about 10 times..

    Remember to precede that statement with 3 – 4 smileys .. and do end with at least one…
    Then you congratulate NI on their success and make some half funny joke about Apple

    Then you sneak in your question about your questions regarding Genesis .. or any other clarification that you might need.

    End your post with praise for Rohan or better .. post an old link of a news site that talks about Adam’s virtues .. you could also post some funny irrelevant video about Apple.

    End with 4 smileys.

    Then you wait while your post goes unanswered ..

    If you don’t follow the above steps, and post your concern directly , you will be labeled a troll (or some other despicable creature) ..

    However , this would not guarantee an answer .. but there will be hope ..

  830. Hah, I made this exact same comment a while ago. But people keep calling it a pre-order so, I kind of started calling it that too.

    I think people call it a pre-order because they don’t know when to expect them to be shipping. Kind of like with video games. It’s basically like people saying “whens the backorder round 2 going to come open?!?!?!”

    but it’s just easier to call it another pre-order.

  831. I hope I will be able to do video conferencing using notion ink ! Hopefully skype up with people as well !

  834. Not sure if you guys saw this
    “http://www.pierrelab.com/2011/01/android-tablet-notion-ink-adam-motorola-xoom/”

  838. As mentioned above, you can install any android SSH client. Like connect bot… found here

    “http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/app/connectbot”

    It should work really well with the Adam keyboard too, since it has multi-touch and a ctrl key. You can even run screens!

  839. Yep, I noticed this too. I agree that 8 gb is good enough as it does keep the overall cost low. However, I don’t understand why NI went with a micro sd card slot….. 128gb is a lot of storage and would be awesome to have, but I can’t even find a 32gb micro sd card out there. Yet there are plenty of 128gb SDHC cards out there. I am very excited for this product, but I am a little puzzled at this.

  840. Side loading it of course came to mind. But do you think a CEO of company would publicly show that? it raises questions whether the software was pirated or whether it was even paid for.

  842. I will assume that in Genesis they have special versions of games….

    For example…

    If you check out this video.
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2WaZtGgX_8”
    At about 1:10, they open up Genesis.

    If you look carefully at what they are opening up, it’s Unreal Tournament 2003. So, I would expect to see some very impressive games on the Adam, as well as other useful apps.

  843. Hey Albert you don’t have to add “not complaining” every time :). I think somone will definitley answer this question, having a more expert knowledge of these glasses. Moreover it seems from the updates on the tech specs that there is a difference between PQi screen and LCD screens which may be the reason behind this. And lastly in the next week, adam will be in the hands of many and these confusions will be cleared.
    @all though i read an explanation on this blog itself about the inside screen being matte(some one pointed out using reflection logic) but i am not able to find it now. Any answers here will be much appreciated.

  847. CrunchGear is a bunch of idiots. They change what they say all the time.

    As an example: If you watch their hands on videos they talk about how light it feels and how pleased they are with the actual feel of the device. But then in the review (linked below), they say this.

    “The Notion Ink Adam isn’t an iPad killer.” followed later with “The Pixel Qi screen is about as vibrant as LCD screens from the mid-’90s and the whole interface had a noticeable amount of lag. It’s rather heavy, and it’s still not clear if the tablet will be able to run Honeycomb.”

    Essentially, they are calling the device (which is the same weight as the iPad) to heavy to be a tablet, and they are playing dumb about if it will be able to run honeycomb when Dan Morrill himself said that honeycomb won’t have any hardware reqs.

    “http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/01/17/a-deep-look-at-the-notion-ink-adam-tablet-and-where-its-going/”

  848. +1 for this “its sad I have to say I am not complaining just to generate a functional conversation on this blog”

  849. Okay so I have been patiently waiting for updates and check this blog daily for them, as many others do. I have never said one bad thing about Notion Ink, and I fully understand they are not a large company, so it will be harder for them to keep up with demand. However, this does not justify the problems that have arisen from this whole shipping situation. Rohan has promised to move all of the February shipping dates up to the end of January. Thats great for those people, but what about the people who originally had a January 9 ship date, but were then dropped back to Jan 15-22. And now here comes the 22 and only the people who retained the Jan 9 shipping date are actually shipping. It seems that the people who were bumped from the original shipping date are getting the worst situation. Not only were we told that our Adam will ship later, but now that the date has come its going to be even longer… And the people who expected their Adam in February are getting the nice surprise of it coming earlier… This is a terrible way for the company to be handling things… It is both disheartening to the community at large, and to me personally as an individual found in this situation….

  853. Great Pictures. This is going to be a winner! Can’t wait to hold and use one.

  854. Rohan, Any chance Ni might be able to place a PDF copy of the adam manual on line so we can have some nice reading while we await the arrival of the adam? I am sure everyone would be very appreciative of this. Thanks

  855. Are you going to get PixelQi or LCD? My shipping date is still showing 15-22 and dont think i will get it in this month.

  856. @Thatcher
    I was who said that a glossy screen is unacceptable and I’m not a “trolll”. I’m following this tablet since long time and reading several promises avery week. One of these was the MATT GLASS the Adam was going to use, not a coating or protector or something similar. You can reat this in this post “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2010/11/20/week-end-special-ix/” For me this tablet will be the best once it got the market, it has the best features. But for me one of the uses that I will give to it is as a ebook and you know is very important to have a matt screen and don’t use the backlight. Now it is not a matt glass is a glossy glass and an “optional” coating that sure will affect my tactile experience. Frankly speaking, this is frustrating for me. Furthermore, the final specifications have been “cut” but not the price which was published with a matt glass, not with asimple coating.
    I think I have the right to say how I feel.

    I want to order one Adam, but I will await to a neutral review to know how it works ass a reader and all the features. Furthermore, NI is a mistery itself, no-information about very important things such as support, Genesis, etc.

  857. Hello Folks,

    So..now that they are on the way, how about some links to accessories? I saw one on here for a good 16gb sdhc card and I purchased it. Going to need some sort of protective case, possible keyboard (usb or wireless), mouse(just in case), and anything else you can think of.

    For instance, I ordered the LCD (pixelQI were sold out), without the 3g. I am looking at the verizon 4gLT usb modem. These things are insane from the reviews i’ve seen. In my opinion, if I’m gonna have to get a whole new service account added on to my cell-phone bill, i’m gonna get the highest speed I can get..and right now that’s 4GLT from verizon(if you live in the service area).

    Anyone know if a wifi antenna can be added? It would be nice to get some super distant wifi if needed.

    Well, still waiting for the email or website to change with my order info. It’s driving me nuts as I keep checking the page like 20 times a day. I think I’m gonna log off the site for the weekend and check back on monday to save myself the anguish. he eh.

    -David

  859. Dude, I am tempted to drive all the way to Charlotte to take a look at your adam !!
    I belong to 2nd batch, and will only be shipped later this month:(
    Can’t wait….really impatient…and you are rubbing it in ..lol

  861. I agree with you. NI and especially Rohan has to give us answers. How NI will handle the support. What about Genesis market ? I mean you now have customers having needs and questions. Ok you have a good product but that’s not enough. You need to take care of your customers as Apple do it.

    I’m in 15-22 by the way and still waiting for shipping confirmation…

  862. no work on fridays, she said with a big smile…
    Who? That girl waiting for the full force variant…
    No shipping date other than 15-22 yet.

  863. ‘product specifications may change without any notification…….’ This is an unfair and illegal clause or contrat term and forbidden by the European Law.
    The contact can’t be changed unilaterally.

  865. that was my other guess. i wonder how many applications will be on andam. I wonder if Rohan ever thought about doing a split Android Market/Genesis thing, where they make the third tab Notion Ink Adam apps specifically like T-mobile.

  866. Guess all I’m waiting for now is a nice fitted case. 🙂 There are a ton of generic ones out there, but if that’s all it is, I have a ton of those already. I’ll just shuffle it around in one of my crappy old carrying cases until I see a proper fitted case.

    I’m glad to see all the other comments haven’t forgotten their reactional roots: HULK SMASH. 🙂

    Not that I’m for one or the other. 😉

  867. Check out Rohit Rathi double checking the manuals!
    “https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_0183.jpg”

  868. Thats nice we have it on sunday. Good that you are going with the Pixelqi.
    Just came to know an interesting fact about LTE and posted a video. have a look.

  870. My question is can ADAM 3G upgradable to 4G/LTE with a simple remote software upgradation?

  871. I’m dying here! I neeeeeeeeed it! 2nd preorder soon I hope. I held off on the first because I wanted the Pixel QI 3g model. Congrats Rohan and NI! Beautiful product! I hope I can get mine soon!

  872. But why would anyone even want 128gb of flash storage. I think external hdd will be my choice for movies etc.
    And in my understanding you can plug in as big external harddrive as you can find.

  875. Btw @albert i read that matte screen blog post just now. What Rohan has said that he will be using a screen having “no reflection property of matt and scratch resistant property of glossy surface” And later
    “One of our friend (working in Pixel Qi) who has an amazing command over LCD technology made us aware of the issue of using the matt surfaces on LCDs”

    so wait for the final adam as we don’t know (technically) why that matte screen is used as a inner layer. May be because of fulfilling the things Rohan has mentioned in tht blog. Or much better will be to talk to an expert who can understand these things better.

  876. Thanks, Biswajit.
    LTE is not supported by my provider (Vodafone) in the Netherlands, for as far as i know.
    For the Dutchies: Tele2, KPN and T-Mobile do, according to wikipedia.

  877. Awesome job Notion Ink team! Can’t wait until there is a steady stream of Adams going all over the world (especially the next order, for those of us who wanted to be alpha testers, but are just as excited about being beta).

  879. Pramod,

    With all due respect, I agree with your concerns..but what i don’t agree is that you should not have pre-ordered the unit when u had so many doubts. I like you have great admiration both for the Adam and for the CEO, but nobody likes an unhappy customer. All i am trying to say is that 1) if you had so many doubts, you should have held off on the pre-order 2) Now that you have pre-ordered, its not much use airing your doubts now. Things will become clear once u receive your unit and once the updates etc start on developing the product..So save your breath till the time u receive your adam, review it, use it and then u can get back to Notion Ink and Rohan.

    cheers and i hope you really do enjoy your unit. I have held off ordering till now mainly because i would like more memory on it and my doubts cleared. Hard Earned money comes slow but can go very fast if things are not thought through! 😀

    Regards,
    Kirtan Doshi

  880. Very soon we will see LTE every where cos it is more affordable and 10X faster than 3G. If you look at the video in 2.10 min it says “3G upgradable to 4G/LTE with a simple remote software upgradation” this is what kicking me, will ADAM 3G upgradable to 4G/LTE with a simple remote software upgradation? May be NI only can ans this.

  881. i think there will be some wait… but i hope it isn’t for 3 months. and i really really hope i can pre-order the pixelqi version this time before it’s sold out. i am not sure what exactly happened last time, and why i didn’t get the email… but whatever it was i sure hope rohan et al have fixed it. i will be miserable if i miss out again!

  883. Andreu,
    What is fair? you judging all aspects of device without experiencing it causing possible damage to ADAM’s reputation? Not understanding that Pre-orders are for early adopters who risk few variances? Inspiring younger generation by exposing and explaining how much hardwork and process involved in bringing up a startup?
    Yes, NI has to learn to avoid using words such as ‘Pure’ or learn to put disclaimers on blog that all that is discussed may or may not reflect in to final product.

    kumar

  884. “http://www.thestar.com/business/companies/apple/article/926163–apple-tightening-the-screws-on-iphone-4?bn=1”

  886. I don’t have the answer, sorry Biswajit.
    Would like to know though!

    And thanks for your earlier support 😉

  887. how many “me too”s can we have! I’ll join the club. Let’s hope web orders for those of us in North America work better this time.

  888. Kirtan,
    “but what i don’t agree is that you should not have pre-ordered the unit when u had so many doubts” – Price to pay for being on the bleeding edge as Thatcher put it:)
    And how could startups survive if everyone followed the same logic? – concerns / issues will always be there for any company (new / established) – its just that the company has to prioritize WHICH issue is sorted out first – and in this case there were a few bigger issues than the unboxing photos shown in todays post. I guess that part has to be learnt the hard way – but hopefully it doesnt penalize the people who put in their trust and money on the pre-order / the upcoming orders.

  889. No. They were talking about upgrading the base stations via software upgrade. This is possible because they are equipped with LTE-ready radios. As far as I know, Adam has no LTE radios, and so cannot access LTE without a serious hardware upgrade.

  890. > NI’s customer relations have been, it’s fair to say, shaky..

    Its a startup. Its amazing that they actually made it to mass-production and managed to stand up to their investor like this. There are many uncertainties, many huge competitors. I say they did pretty damn well until now and Rohan probably knows a lot better than any of you when and how to recruit new people. Yet you keep asking for things you don’t know about.

    Many of the people complaining here totally forget what they get from most, if not all other companies: An email address and hotline into an anonymous call center where some person will tell them that they can’t answer their question.

    What other company do you know where the CEO is so obviously concerned about the customers, where you get regular posts on the features and problems of a product that was not even released yet?

    “I just don’t get why you are choosing to upset your customers. Is that really too much to ask?”

    If find such comments very rude and naive. This can only come from people who never worked 80+ hours per week but only sit at home updating polling notionink blog and updating facebook.

    > Whoa whoa whoa, chill the hell out.

    4 replys on my comment. I’d say you’re the ones who should chill a bit..

  891. It is not about the tablet in the report. It is about their jab “Indian-designed, Chinese-made tablet” at NI that I was talking about.

  893. you are getting it wrong Joshua, Nokia siemens LTE base stations works both for 3g & LTE and by simply a remote software upgradation 3G convert to LTE/4G and this is how Motorola will upgrade XOOM to 4G/LTE.

  894. I guess India went to bed, hence the drop off in comments. Sleep well friends! Adam is on his way!

  901. I told you to chill the hell out mainly due to the cursing. I may be mistaken, but you are the first one I’ve seen cursing in this blog and I find it unnecessary. I may not agree with gecko on certain things, but there was no need to go off like you did in your post.

  905. I still have an Estimated Ship Date of 15th January 2011 – 22nd January 2011, when will mine get updated??????

    Waiting nervously

  907. Markus:
    > But why would anyone even want 128gb of flash storage

    even 32 gig would be nice – I like to carry around a lot of music (I have 12 gig in my mp3 player and have to swap out all the time); also I have some pdf encyclopedias to lug around, and these are on the order of 2 gigs each. A full-sized SD-card slot would work, too. I e-mailed to ask about flash storage in future models, but they’re probably all sleeping in India, because they do that at night.
    .

  908. i think BP Oil has it all figured out … quadrillions of gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf Coast of the United States which would cause catostrophic destruction to all things living and breathing within a million miles of the Gulf of Mexico … it really doesn’t matter if it is the CEO or PR or HR … they all #$%#^$ it up … only time heals … or in this black box full of adam … that’s about all it’s going to take …

  910. Setting aside my role as a customer, I am thinking for a moment about the sense of accomplishment this must mean for you and the members of your team, Rohan. Congratulations on doing something awesome at your young ages.

  911. 2spirits:
    > I may be mistaken, but you are the first one I’ve seen cursing in this blog

    You are mistaken.

    > . I may not agree with gecko on certain things,

    You are mistaken again. One mistake for each Spirit?

    Anyway, what Pepe said:
    > I say they did pretty damn well until now

    I agree. Which is why it’s so sad that Rohan tries to do things that he’s not so good at, whether through lack of experience or lack of information about other cultures or perhaps because his mind just doesn’t run well in that direction. Things such as: if you’re going to miss a deadline, announce that in advance; don’t let the deadline pass without notice. *Lots* of things like that

    So he should get someone with more experience and knowledge to help here.

  912. So… Anyone else notice that on the tech specs on the main site “http://notionink.com/techspecs.php” under Memory + Storage the 8 GB Flash ( more options coming soon ) has been changed back to just 8 GB Flash???

    Not that it is a huge deal but ummm first it was 16\32GB then it got dropped to 8GB then around Pre-Order 1 it was changed to include more options coming soon, as well as a comment by Rohan saying that more storage options would be available later, and now back to just 8GB Flash again. I am not too fond of this and yes I realize it has an SD card slot and can take USB storage devices… but it’s not the same as having a larger memory base on the device itself. Nor do I like the flip flop back and forth around this. This is why I did not order during the first batch as I figured best to wait for larger storage.

    Am I probably going to still get one? Yes. Do I think I deserve a straight answer on the storage plans, current and future for NI’s first gen device, yes. How else am I supposed to make an informed decision on when and what I want to purchase.

    Of course this could all be just a mistake and a site update could have regressed the page. but it would be nice to know for sure.

  914. At least you know when it is coming…I have not received any updates and nothing on the “check pre-order status”!

  915. @Vivek, Please dont blame open communication in general, the communication Rohan has done so far is what has created the sensation around the adam and we are all very appreciative for it. What I ask for is more of a directed form of communication that addresses issues as they occur. There are many flaws in communication here.
    1-Rohan and Jon answering what questions they can and their answers are different on many subject, most questions go unanswered.
    2- deadlines are set for the company, by the company and as they pass, they are not answered until there is a big uproar about it.
    3- there is no official communication- fans have become frustrated with the lack of uniform official communication, so they have resorted to forming their own FAQs and Fan sites because there is no organized answer to new customer’s questions.

    I am going to be labeled as a complainer, but I love NI just as much as the next guy. There is not enough Rohan to go around and there is not an efficient way to search answers that have already been given… Not to mention, when a problem arises, there is no one you can contact… the preorder e-mail has lost its integrity because many e-mails go unanswered, this forum is flooded by everyone, and the only other thing is an international number that many people have been hung up on when they call…

    @ NI: I understand this is a new company and they want to take baby steps to make no mistakes… but sometimes too slow is a problems too. An Official forum needs to be opened up, a Full time PR person needs to be designated, and all information provided to the public needs to be the same.

    @ fans: Please get off the OMG its amazing they produced a product roller coaster and lets talk about customer service. I am not surprised NI got here, they are very smart, they made a product and got it manufactured. That is awesome but I saw that 6 months ago when I started following them and thats why I gave them my money. Because I believed in them… What I dont see is learning from PR and customer service issues and adapting.

    Sorry Vivek,,, not all this applies to you… kinda went off on a bunch of people here, but Notion addicts, please understand I am just like you and I am worried about the future of this company. I am thinking ahead and I am trying to help them understand problems that are occurring. Please have an open ear and understand I care as much as the next guy that says nothing but praises… Just because I am not Indian doesn’t mean that I dont believe in the dream. Sometime you can learn more from critics than you can from yes men…

    rant over… for now><;

  916. Guess I was right about being late, I for one have no clue what he was talking about with his answer to John, went right over my head 🙂

  917. I have been looking at tablet covers for my Adam and I’m not really seeing anything that looks stylish. Some of the tablet covers from Case Logic may work. I thought what better place to get more ideas than this blog. Has anyone went out and bought a cover case and if so could you tell me the brand or post a pic. I”m sure that I’m not the only one that wants to buy one to protect their investment. 🙂

  919. I just checked my ship date and it still states Jan 15th through Jan 22nd. I was really hoping to see that change when I got home. I am so excited about getting the Adam and know it is worth the wait, but man, the wait is really a killer.

  920. Rohan Stated or at least to my understanding, it would be after everyone from pre-order 1 had received there ADAM.

    I’m just going to guess that it will probably be first week of Feb for pre-order 2 that is if everything goes smoothly. 🙂

  921. In a way I agree with you .Kudos to NI for making ADAM and there vision.
    Now they need to work on their official communication, PR, official forums etc.

    I missed out on the 1st pre order and planning on ordering when it reopens but i have so many queries I cant keep asking here on this blog.

  922. Wow, I thought : a normal answer from the infamous Gecko?
    But no, the punch came at the end =).

    @all who think 8 GB is enough, me personally I don’t think that’s enough.
    I know adam has a micro SD (HC?) slot, there is nothing better than a HDD (Flash/NAND HDD), right? It just isn’t the same.

    You know what, I’ll stop complaining and just focus on trying to order the damn thing.
    Starting to change into an obsession of some kind.

    Greetz from the cold & windy though beautiful Beijing.

    Daryl.

  923. öhmmm…..gibts hier auch Leutz as deutschen Landen, die beim 1. Pre Order dabei waren und auf ihren Adam warten ??? zahlen wir Zoll neben der Märchensteuer?

    Hoffentlich klingelt der Postmann bald 3x…..lol

  925. same here. i would like to know since I was in the first pre-order group. is everyone in the first pre-order group in the pictures above or is it only 90 or so people from the group?

  929. off topic but had to post this. just saw a post on “www.phandroid .com” that has pics indicating that the moto XOOM will go for a hefty $799.99. Im not sure if this is unsubsidized or what but ever so id proly still put the thing at $600 and that with a contract. wow what a was’t of money.

  931. +1. well said Albert.

    We bought this product not just because you offered something better than IPad. we commend your idea, and we believe in your dream.

  932. I’m in IL of USA. Still no shipping confirmation… It’s 6AM in India, here’s to hoping that they will ship it while I’m asleep, haha.

    estimated ship date is Jan 15-22. Ah, nuts. Now to go mindlessly press F5 on the site some more…

  935. When will we be able to Purchase them again?
    i couldn’t get in on the Pre-orders and waiting for them to go on sale again !

  936. hi sleazer,

    ich bin z.B. einer der ein Adam bald bekommt. Mein Adam ist bereits im Flieger.
    Man muss kein Zoll zahlen. Aber 19% märchensteuer :D..

  937. The strangest thing about all this CES buzz is the insistence that the adam will have a negligible impact overall on the tablet market. This seems to be thanks primarily to the “slew” of android tablets on the horizon. But the elephant in the room wasxoom’s price. It looked like a great piece of hardware – for 400-500 bucks outright or less on a subsidized plan. As usual, people hedge their bets with the big boys, while the smart money will likely watch every shipment of adams sell out overnight for the next 8-10 months. Who wants the slew when you can have an adam? Honestly, it’s looking like it’ll be a solid 12-18 months before any competitor comes anywhere near to matching the adam’s feature set and price range.

  940. Great set of suggestions.. It is also possible that at times what Rohan is promising is dream but when the rubber meets the road not all dreams can be realized. For example the trackball etc.. So the enthusiasm of sharing a dream with fans is great but at times there are slip-ups in realizing them. All in all everything is with a good intent of giving something new to customer.. however let us also understand not all dreams will be realized in the first product itself. I hope NI will learn and make sure that they develop a sustainable commercial model which can help it realize the dream..

  941. You are absolutely right that we are impatient. When is the 15-22 batch shipping? 🙂

  942. 😉 Congrats to those who can check on their shipment. Mine still show it will be shipped between January 15th – 22nd. No email or tracking number yet.

    😦

  944. But also let us not put too many questions to kill the joy.. Let us just enjoy the sheer pleasure of using it and being part of it..

  945. @all intelligent folks and the rest like me:)
    cool down and relax little . Adam will find you soon wherever you are 🙂 . No hard feelings .
    If you don’t enjoy the travel , there is very slim chance to be happy at the destination.

    So If we get too concerned about something , then that itself a big concern to deal with . Forgive me for my poor English . Njoy your adam days 🙂

  946. Hi old friends. Been a while since I posted. I’m in the soup with everybody else. Same ole same ole shipment between the fifteenth and twenty-second. No change to Preorder status. Anybody in the 15 to 22 group get an update?

    Mantra: I must be patient. I must be…
    Josh

  947. I’m in the 15-22 shipment batch as well, where are you getting the info about there being “apparently” only 50 people in it?

  949. I got my email from Notion Ink at 4:31 AM MST.

    Maybe I should not have told you… Now I am contributing to the perpetuation of your OCD problem. 😉

  950. The problem is it was not ONLY 1 day, the question had been brought up repeatedly since pre-order was announced(over a month ago now). I have a hard time seeing how a company has the time to specially package a gift for one customer but when it comes to following through on a promise they made to about 43 customers none of them can get in contact? I remember seeing send2dev talk about it a few times and still nothing.

  951. Waiting here in the Windy City of Chicago, IL

    Can’t wait to get the email saying he is on his way to moi.

  954. This is stronger than Gorilla glass. The Gorilla glass demo shows the glass getting marked or nicked after they hit it with a hard object. You can see a dent on the pressure point where the glass was hit. This Dragontrail is better, I don’t see any marks from the hits. I hope more manufacturers make this standard in their products.

  955. wow….those pics do look good. I’d like to think mine was in one of those boxes but mines the 15th-22nd batch (maybe by Monday). Congrats to all of you who have tracking numbers, we’ll have it soon !. Thanks NI.

  956. Oh…since the glass is so strong, It’s just a matter of time that manufacturers might start using all glass (colored, translucent or opaque) for the chassis of their devices. I hear it’s lighter also than regular glass. It’s going to look so COOL!!!

  959. Calling all Notion Ink fans in Australia.

    Lets get together and make an effort to spread information about NI and Adam among Aussies. I have already started a thread at

    “http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/130”
    “http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1624597”

    Any support will keep this thread alive and increase adam’s awareness in Australia.

  960. Based on the Rohan’s post, we know it’s on a plane… Of course, that’s assuming he didn’t lie (which is quite a safe assumption I’d say considering our interactions with him :))

  962. Yeah, Central Illinois here. Orignally on the 9th ship date, but I was one of the *ahem* “50” who were moved to the 15th to 22nd.

    No ship confirmation yet, either..

  964. When i was in the military one of the things i learned was if you support something (notion ink/Military) you then become part of (pre-order Adam/join military) it and agree to the experience of it all. If you have to do something you do it and if you feel it might not be right you have to remember that it was your desicion to join or be a part of this and you knew what you were getting into. So just be quiet and wait patiently. If you are concerned about NI and the companies direction your best bet is stay quite (your not gonna change world) and wait to see what happens. I promise that if no one crap talks there would be no bad news going around about Adam would there?

    So anyway what im saying is that by preordering you accepted that you are part of the group of people trying to get NI on the map. You are not just a normal consumer therefore you should stop trying to have every little benefit that a normal consumer would have with a well established company.

    To sum it all up most people complaining have obviously not preordered something like this before (meaning forum advertised and not mainstream) and are not familiar with the fact that companies that have to run low key like this with budget funding need to take different steps and Rohan with his approach is just bringing that to light.

  965. @AlbertWertz, I understand where you are coming from but can you tell me what company you have that type of dialogue with? I have bought from all of the major manufacturers and communication companies and will never have anything more to do with AT&t, Verizon, HP and many more who have the crappiest customer communication and negative interaction. I find my NI experience so far to be unique.

  966. @AlbertWertz , I wonder what companies you have thst type of interaction with? So far my NI experience is uniquely different from any company that I have ever dealt with.

  967. Lots of people in a Asia and Africa would! My father would! And, he’d be proud of it.

  968. @primarycloud
    “@AlbertWertz, I understand where you are coming from but can you tell me what company you have that type of dialogue with? I have bought from all of the major manufacturers and communication companies and will never have anything more to do with AT&t, Verizon, HP and many more who have the crappiest customer communication and negative interaction. I find my NI experience so far to be unique.”

    You have actually answered your own question. The reason I engage in this conversation here is because of the chance NI might listen. No other company would listen. NI has shown its willingness to listen to fans and customers and make changes for the better because of them… The adam may not have been a tablet without us, it might have just become another laptop… I am not saying I made these differences myself, but fans have and NI does listen… How do you know when there is a problem if no one points it out and all you hear are praises? If NI wants to be like everyone else, they will ignore me and surround themselves with conversation of worshipers. This will get them no where and the dream will die. Because they are a small startup, they are most vulnerable in the customer support area.

  969. Haha Motorola Xoom priced at $800 at a minimum, according to Verizon leak http://engt.co/hlGXts lets see how will motorola xoom battle Our Adam. Now whoever wants can order Xoom at a premium and unsubsitized Enjoy. Lets start Order 2

  971. yeah, but its not like we have a remarkably large tech population, certainly not relative to California.

  972. And remember, Chicago, the city that gave birth to Second City, is the 3rd largest city in the good old U S of A.

    Interesting fact: Chicago is home to more Noble Prize Winners than any other city in the world.

  973. Clarification: more Noble Prize Winners live in Chicago than any other city in the world.

    The Noble Laureates may have been born in other cities and other countries but they currently call Chicago home.

  978. Oracle is suing Google for patent and copyright infringement in Android.

    Florian Mueller has been killing it these past few months with his analysis of various tech patent suits on his FOSSpatents blog, and today he’s unearthed a pretty major bombshell: at least 43 Android source files that appear to have been directly copied from Java. That’s a big deal, seeing as Oracle is currently suing Google for patent and copyright infringement in Android — which isn’t a hard case to prove when you’ve got 37 Android source files marked “PROPRIETARY / CONFIDENTIAL” and “DO NOT DISTRIBUTE” by Oracle / Sun and at least six more files in Froyo and Gingerbread that appear to have been decompiled from Java 2 Standard Edition and redistributed under the Apache open source license without permission. In simple terms? Google copied Oracle’s Java code, pasted in a new license, and shipped it.

    Now, we’ve long thought Google’s odd response to Oracle’s lawsuit seemingly acknowledged some infringement, so we doubt this is a surprise in Mountain View, but we’re guessing handset vendors aren’t going to be so thrilled — especially since using Android has already caused companies like HTC and Motorola to be hit with major patent lawsuits of their own. We’ll see what happens, but in the meantime you should definitely hit up Florian’s site for the full dirt — it’s some 47 pages worth of material, and it’s dense, but if you’re into this sort of thing it’s incredibly interesting.

    Update: It appears things aren’t this simple, but they’re still not great. Check here for the latest.

  979. Um…. any news on pre-order 2? ANY AT ALL!!

    I am so jealous of those of you with actual delivery and shipping dates. It may be at least a month till the rest of us can get a hold of one of these… if not more. I hope you appreciate your luck! Please send pictures when you get them….

  981. Sometimes the sheer wrongness of what is posted on the web leaves us speechless. Especially when it’s picked up and repeated as gospel by otherwise reputable sites like Engadget. “Google copied Oracle’s Java code, pasted in a new license, and shipped it,” they reported this morning.

    Sorry, but that just isn’t true.

    It all started with an article written by Florian Mueller, who by the way is neither a lawyer nor a developer although he plays one on TV. I downloaded and examined all the files he wrote about, and my analysis as an expert developer comes to a completely different conclusion than Mr. Mueller. Here’s what I found:

    There are two sets of files in question. The first set of 7 (PolicyNodeImpl.java, AclEntryImpl.java, AclImpl.java, GroupImpl.java, OwnerImpl.java, PermissionImpl.java, and PrincipalImpl.java) are in the unit test area of the source code tree. As any programmer will tell you, you don’t ship your unit tests with your product. Unit tests are tools used internally to ensure the quality of the software before you ship it.

    The second set of 37 files is actually zipped up into one file called MMAPI.zip and tucked away in a directory used for native code audio drivers for one particular type of chip set. Florian really had to go digging for this one. I double-checked the make files and it’s clear this file is not shipped with Android either. Somebody uploaded it by mistake and it should simply be deleted.

    I did find one odd thing about the first 7 files. Sun published those files on its web site to help developers debug and test their own code. For some reason, the Android or Harmony developer who was using them decompiled and rebuilt them instead of just using the ones from Sun. Later an Apache license got incorrectly pasted to the top of the files, perhaps by some automated script. The solution to this earth shattering conspiracy? Replace them with the original files from Sun which have the correct comments. Or just delete them. After all, they’re not shipped with Android.

    Updated: Looks like Google has already taken care of these files. PolicyNodeImpl.java was deleted from the source tree on 30 Oct 2010. The other 6 java files and a few others were deleted on 14 Jan 2011. The commit comment from developer Dan Bornstein reads “Remove pointless tests”. You can still go back through the history to see the old versions.

    Sadly, while sensational articles like Engadget’s and Mueller’s will get splashed all over the web and lavished with thousands of views and hundreds of comments, the boring truth will rate no such attention.

  982. Hi! Rohan any good chance you will open pre-order 2 for the rest of the familly??
    still waiting for my e-m old friend..=)

  983. Also in Central Illinois (U of I), also no confirmation, also one of the *cough* 50. Come on NI!

  984. Hope what you state is found to be true. Not sure what effect it would otherwise have on Notionink android tablet.

    I read that Florian Mueller holds a Law Degree and did practice for two years and is now a fulltime blogger.

  986. Okay so I have been patiently waiting for updates and check this blog daily for them, as many others do. I have never said one bad thing about Notion Ink, and I fully understand they are not a large company, so it will be harder for them to keep up with demand. However, this does not justify the problems that have arisen from this whole shipping situation. Rohan has promised to move all of the February shipping dates up to the end of January. Thats great for those people, but what about the people who originally had a January 9 ship date, but were then dropped back to Jan 15-22. And now here comes the 22 and only the people who retained the Jan 9 shipping date are actually shipping. It seems that the people who were bumped from the original shipping date are getting the worst situation. Not only were we told that our Adam will ship later, but now that the date has come its going to be even longer… And the people who expected their Adam in February are getting the nice surprise of it coming earlier… This is a terrible way for the company to be handling things… It is both disheartening to the community at large, and to me personally as an individual found in this situation.

  988. Aren’t there any guys from Bangalore who pre-ordered adam? If Rohan (NI CEO) got his box, others also should have gotten their box. Eager to hear from them!

  990. Forgot to mention that the above is ZDnet’s rebuttal of the engadget article posted by LeoP.

    “http://www.zdnet.com/blog/burnette/oops-no-copied-java-code-or-weapons-of-mass-destruction-found-in-android/2162”

  992. If it affects Android, it will affect all devices that use Android. Apparently Oracle wants a per device royalty on every android gadget shipped.

  994. Changing specification baselines, zero shipping information on a purchased item, and this Thatcher calls those who come here to inquire or complain about legitimate concerns…trolls? Really? My have we grown totally stupid as a species.

    Want to bet thatcher has been ripped off many times before. safew bet since such an unintelligent approach toward the consumer market makes people like Thatcher perfect rubes, marks and tools for con men, thieves and politicians alike. They see you coming a mile away, and just laff at people like you. legends in their own minds.

  995. In Madison, WI awaiting a delivery date/tracking information.

    I’m in that elite Jan. 15-22 group… sigh.

  996. I hope that it isn’t a “pre-order 2” and more of a “hey, you can order whatever model you want and however many you want.” This whole pre-order business is crazy. NI should just go to the mass production phase already. But, whatever it is called, I hope it will be soon. I missed out on the actual pre-order of a Pixel Qi with 3G last time.

  997. Nice pictures, a welcome site…but…hey…today is the last day mine was suppose to have shipped and yet;
    I have no SHIPPING DELAY NOTIFICATION
    I have no SHIPPING CONFIRMATION
    I have no TRACKING INFORMATION
    I have no CONTACT FROM NOTION INK WHATSOEVER

    Therefore I can say I DO have one very noticeable thing: NO DAMN CUSTOMER SUPPORT!
    Im no groupthink tool like most in here show themselves to be every time they type, and I do find this lack of customer support extremely troubling, enough so, I probably wont recommend this product to anyone…I would be embarrassed to have them go through all this BS at my recommendation, and this lack of customer support is probably VERY indicative of what their product support will be…what a disaster…TERRIBLE

  999. I agree with you as my shipping date is also 15-22 but ans my question to you, does those ppl has feb batch made diff preorder? We all did at same time and due to some problem they made diff batch and those are our unlucky family member, when rohan is trying to pull things up we should support him cos we the winner. Many ppl are waiting for 2nd round of order and soon he ship our adam he can start the next round. I want evey body to be happy and for that i dont mind mine to be shipped last. I might be sad for that but its not the end of world. Let show some love towords all.

  1000. Had an idea…..i think rohan said that the track at the back had been disabled and not removed…..so could the update be actually enabling the trackpad….jst a thot

  1001. Hello Rohan, thanks for the update, it did help a lot.
    The new techspec page on the web site has a typo:
    “Matte Screen Gaurd” should read: “Matte Screen Guard”.
    Regards.

  1002. I love a good science and technology related story:
    “http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5847876.html”

    It’s related to fingerprint resistant coatings, where the coating doesn’t actually resist fingerprints but has a similar refractive index to the oil on your fingers, making the prints ‘invisible’ when light passes through it.

    It may not be the same material that Notion Ink is using, but it could be similar.

  1003. welcome to the world of slow customer service….aka…increase in frustration of family members….my worry is some might go native

  1004. I don’t know whatsmyname2u, but your analysis seems convincing…then why is the brawl all about….moolah is involved

  1006. Notion Ink web team – why don’t you add the radio also in the tech specs? Also there are some spelling mistakes….please do a spell check before publishing 😉

  1007. Hey, what’s a few days in a life time?
    Yours is on it’s way, and the sooner you will get it, i can go to the second order round to order mine.
    IMHO you can see yourself as one of the privileged.

  1009. Also in the 15th-22nd group! 🙂 :-):-);-);-)

    Surely there are far more than 50 of us. Customer Support X 10.

    Feeling segregated but still ok with delay but you must keep this group informed NI.

    MANY concerned about poor after sales service if this is the level to expect :-0

    Just cannot understand why, if we truly are a family, you cannot be up front with us.

    We praise NI for their vision, we are with you to the end so employ someone to talk to us. It will pay off for you – makes good business sense 😉

  1012. How many fellow addicts from the UK realise that when 😉 our adams arrive we will be asked to pay at least another $90 in VAT ! Surely UK buyers should at least have an update on the 15th-22nd shipping date.

    I am not usually a complainer, usually calm, definite NI supporter, paid upfront, just want good PR.

  1013. Hi Greg, I know you would do that (you did it before), but you can’t be online all the time I thought that I’ll help you :mrgreen:.

    Impressive work you are doing on your site, love the chalkboard 😆

  1016. Hi all
    a little offtopic from me, have you already seen this?
    “http://www.noteslate.com/”

    I think it’s very interesting as a notepad replacement. They will got first sale in june. It looks really fantastic and I thought that mutual cooperation between Notion Ink and NoteSlate on futer common projects could give us more such unconventional devices.

    PS I hope we will see Adam 2 with new PixelQi HD 10″ display (and maybe even with Tegra 3?) i very very near future.

  1017. Hi all
    a little offtopic from me, have you already seen this?
    “http://www.noteslate.com/″

    I think it’s very interesting as a notepad replacement. They will got first sale in june. It looks really fantastic and I thought that mutual cooperation between Notion Ink and NoteSlate on futer common projects could give us more such unconventional devices.

    PS I hope we will see Adam 2 with new PixelQi HD 10″ display (and maybe even with Tegra 3?) i very very near future.

  1019. @rohan,

    I hope that anybody of the NI team went to bed in the end. Because all those nice Adam’s in the office, everybody must have been playing with their brand new Adam’s.

    I just need to inform you that I hold you and your team responsible for us, end users/family, loosing sleep as soon as our Adam’s arrive in our houses! 😉

    I hope I can order mine soon so I can start staying awake for too many hours every day. 🙂

  1021. Dats coz may b d radio isnt actually d bonus mystery feature……may b there’s sumthing which rohan wants 2 keep secret until v actually c it for ourselves! else 😉

  1023. Exactly, I know I’ll have to pay 20% tax ($120) when I’ll get my Adam and I hate it, but that’s the way it is for things you buy from outside the EU.

  1024. @Shilpi
    I can understand the the concern of some who pre-ordered it and are awaiting shipping info. I don’t think you pre-ordered it. I know that you have been following Adam for a while but don’t recall you ever posting anything positive here. I know this is a blog and that everybody has right to express…………..
    I am just curious as to what interests you here if all you ever did was complain!!

  1025. What about second order date? Now key subject is second order, xoom seems to be dead device beacuse of is huge price.

  1026. I want one really bad….. I’ve read your blog ever since the first post excited to receive one and buy one. My dad wont let me get one even though I’ve waited so long! I cried for days which is embarrassing and overtime someone mentioned it I would cry my eyes out if i thought about too! I really want one I NEED ONE! I wish i could be able to get on the only way id be able to get it is if someone sent me it or I WON ONE! Good luck Rohan your amazing and so is the product good luck best regards Tanner!

    P.S. Cant wait to get one in my hands someday……. 😦

  1027. I want one really bad….. Ive read your blog ever since the first post excited to receive one and buy one. My dad wont let me get one even though ive waited so long! I cried for days which is embarrassing and overtime someone mentioned it I would cry my eyes out if i thought about too! I really want one I NEED ONE! I wish i could be able to get on the only way id be able to get it is if someone sent me it or I WON ONE! Good luck Rohan your amazing and so is the product good luck best regards Tanner!

    P.S> Cant wait to get one in my hands someday……. 😦

  1028. Please correct me if I am wrong. You have to pay 20% tax (VAT) for the goods purchased within the EU also.

  1031. Adam Unboxing The Animation

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCcLcRfrMKY”

  1032. Kumar,

    My reply is for a general sentence written by another guy (I can’t find it now) but, I don’t know why, the wordpress has not put my reply just below.

    Anyway, if you, as a consumer, think that it is correct to accept unfair contract terms which are regulated by laws, with the unique idea to not damage the reputation of a company… ok, that is yours.

  1040. Since more than 2 month I’m waiting to get a chance to pre-order Adam.
    Can anybody tell me what NI prevents from starting pre-order 2 ? What’s the problem?

  1041. Since more than 2 month I’m waiting to get a chance to pre-order Adam.
    Can anybody tell me what NI prevents from starting pre-order 2 ? What’s the problem?

    Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you’ve already said that!

    ???

  1043. Well for Notion Ink their time is nigh,with the first of the tablets due in a matter of days,the acid test will be the punters who have forked over their hard earned cash.

    I personally wish them all the best and hope them every success.The next month will be crucial make or break,how they handle dismayed customers,DOA and other warranty concerns will decide NI’s future.

    As I have said previously some customers will be disappointed,merely by the fact of the enormous hype associated with this product.After all it is only a gizmo.Three years of anticipation and wild fantasy(fueled by CEO) could be a anti-climax.

    Look forward to real first hand reviews.

    Just my thoughts.

  1045. Ditto. I was one of the chosen 50 too. And he has the audacity to go “My!” after we buy a device that had no pictures/videos and we bought it solely on good faith. Rohan maybe a technical wizard but has a really long way in figuring out what pisses people off. Poor form, again. Here’s an Aussie signing out on the 22nd – an unfulfilled NI promise.

  1049. Noel, this isn’t the first preorder I’m a part off. All I’ve said and that other people have echoed is that there is a bunch of false truths from the pre-order fiasco to the most recent 15-22nd fiasco. Correct me if I’m wrong pls.

    There is no reason to lie even if you’re in pre-orders and this is the first one I’ve been a part of that has been managed so poorly.

  1050. Pramod,have to agree wholeheartedly.I love the concept and the specs of this device,but alarm bells kept me from purchasing in pre-order.Just to many flaws and inconsistencies

    I don’t buy into the whole emotive “family crap” as others do.I’m trying to buy an electronic device to suit my business/pleasure needs,not find a surrogate.

    I still find this device desirable,but don’t have an overwhelming need have it.I’m quite happy to wait 3-6 months to watch how it pans out.

  1052. I wonder where we will be able to find a cover for the Adam that can also be used as a stand. Hope that too will be available soon. I don’t see how I could otherwise that is with me ‘on the go’.

  1053. I think it’s high time you had something else besides the video commercial on the main page. How about an interactive, clickable emulator where you can experience all (or some) of the features of the Adam?

    Something like the one here

    “http://www.in.lge.com/microsites/arena/Emulator/”

    or here

    “http://tmobile.modeaondemand.com/htc/g1/”

  1054. The saying… “Glass Half full, or half empty” is the observers perspective…. optimistic or pessimistic approach 2 life…

  1055. @gecko
    0.8+:)+:)

    Can’t agree with you more on this. Rohan is Rohan. Sometimes he listens and sometimes he doesn’t. There is lots of advice he receives on this blog everyday. I feel he sometimes is unsure which one to heed and which one to ignore. One of them is what you just said above.

  1056. Im in Jan 15-22 batch. Anyone in this batch with updates? I still do not have updates. Jan 22nd is gone in China and Hongkong.

  1058. On a family visit for the rest of the day.
    You all enjoy the nice long weekend posting from Rohan in a while!
    My generic answer to it in advance: ‘Wow, awesome!’
    🙂

  1059. Hi Jarrod,

    I might be wrong, but the gloss in “https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_0191.jpg” looks more like a protective film. You might be able to see the edge better near the Adam logo next to the camera.

    Again, I could be wrong 😐

  1060. I posted this a couple of times with an embedded image and it went into moderation and the other time the link on NI wordpress blog was removed. I luckily saved it and am able to upload it again for the benefit of everyone.

    This is regarding the concerns raised on matte/gloss display and why there was glare/reflection on the photos that were taken. This picture will hopefully answer your questions.

    “http://picasaweb.google.com/Rama.Maganti/NotionInk?authkey=Gv1sRgCJ6B99C-nYP6gwE#5564944497090330802”

    This is img_186.jpg on Notion Ink blog which was subsequently removed.

  1061. Hard to tell…I do see a distinct line (near the bottom) but Im not sure. I cant make out anything near the adam logo.

    Personally, I dont have a preference if its glossy or matte, its an impressive device.

  1062. stop whining.. at least you got to preorder. I guess 80 % of usdidn’t even got an invite.

  1063. To me, those just look like 2 models with varied backlight intensity. I could be wrong though.

  1064. lets see , who posts first adam unboxing video /pic. I mean the purchaser not manufacturer.

  1068. Hi Rohan,

    Anxiously awaiting arrival of Adam. Are there any blog updates today!

    Cheers!

  1069. It’s 7:25 am in New York on the 22nd. Rohan, if and when he meets his goals, it’s by time in the US. So he has roughly 17 hours to meet the goal of getting the 15-22 shipments “out.”

    Also, when I purchased, I got a date of 15-22 right away. So I think there were people that got the 9th and then got switched to the 15-22 (about 50 people), but there were others that got the 15-22 date from the second they ordered.

  1070. Nice catch. Looks like it is the protective cover. I zoomed in and enlarged the bottom left corner of the image to verify. It runs right across the bottom, and up the left side.

  1071. Nice catch. Looks like it is the protective cover. I zoomed in and enlarged the bottom left corner of the image to verify. It runs right across the bottom.

  1072. This is so frustrating!!! All these pictures to tease us and no way of buying one or even pre-ordering or putting your name on a waiting list!!!

    PLEASE SORT SOMETHING OUT!!!!

  1073. I am in the January 15-22 batch, and have a “Estimated Ship date from factory 29th January 2011” appearing now.

  1075. Got my preorder status changed right now .Shiping date changed to 29th jan 2011. (Previously it was 15-22nd jan 2011

  1076. My estimated shipping date was earlier February 2011. But today NI guys have changed it to 31 Jan 2011. Looks like i will be the last to get my Adam. 😦

  1078. Spot on, Noel. Fed up of some people wanting it both ways: being part of an incredible journey with Rohan for the making of Adam and at the same time expecting to get everything as greedy customer facing some faceless corporation.

  1081. @jared,

    there were more than 50 people. My estimate shipping day is now changed from February2011 to January,31th 😦

  1085. Hello guyz,

    I am from India-Bangalore & was bumped from the 9th to the 15-22nd date. Just now saw an update on my order. It says

    Estimated Ship Date from Factory – 29th Jan 2011.

    That’s almost another week. I don’t get this. It takes another week to get my Adam out of the factory ? Anybody else seeing this ?

    None the less i’m excited that something changed on the order screen 🙂

  1086. Same with me. I don’t know why he mentioned about pre-pone when it is actually delayed.

  1087. hey…
    An update in shipping date for 15-22 adamites…
    check your preorder page …

  1088. I’m loosing interest. Let it come when it come. I’m not going to come to this blog anymore. I never complained but feeling pain of waiting more than a month.

  1090. I just checked my status and the ship date was moved from the 15-22nd to the 29th. Not really disappointed, but not elated either.

    The Adam is still going to be super sweet.

  1093. I was one of the Jan 15th to 22nd people also, and just checked my status

    ** Shipping from the factory January 29th ***

    I figure ths is as the glass is overflowing, can’t wait for my Adam, glad I was able to pre-order at all, and an eagerly awaiting the first week of February, figure it will probably take a little over a week to get to me. Don’t think Notion Ink is going to air ship the second batch of orders, think that extra expense was just for the January 9th group.

  1094. Right !!
    Lets forget everything.
    Let them take their time .
    Afterall it is just a gadget.

  1095. I just looked my 15-22nd date was changed to the 29th hope they can get it out sooner but happy ti see they got it updated

  1096. You have to blame FCC and CE for this delay… I expected American govt to be faster. Rohan and NI are innocent

  1097. Shipping date just changed from 15th-22nd Jan. to: estimated ship date from factory 29th of January 2011

    A bit disappointing, but what can I do about it? At least it says 2011;-)

    Just have t wait another 2 weeks.

  1098. Mine has been moved to 29th January! Very disappointed! I was originally on the 9th January batch..then one of the 50 moved to 15-22nd Jan batch..and now I see that I have been moved to the 29th January!
    Also, the site said that Notion Ink would inform us if there was a change happening, which they clearly haven’t! Very disappointed!

  1100. Just checked the Pre-Order page. My estimated ship date from factory was pushed back to 29th January 2011. I was initially in the 15-22nd batch. I am happy I finally have a sure ship date.

    2 weeks from Jan. 29 is of course Feb. 14 which is Valentine’s Day here in the U.S. I think I’m in love. 😉

  1101. @Shakti

    Hey the preorder status was supposed to let you know, and now they have updated the status about your shipment. That is the official communication..

    PS: I am also in the same batch as you are…..

  1105. I wanted Pixel Qi and they went out of stock by the time I woke up and got ready for ordering. The window was extremely short for Pixel Qi.

  1106. New Pre-Order Status: Estimated Ship date from factory 29th January 2011
    why must I now wait another week, I do not think it was funny.

  1107. I had a similar situation..Did you also realise that they removed the text which said Notion Ink will get back to us in case there is a delay or reschedule- sad that we have to keep following up!

  1108. My estimated shipping date from factory is January 29th as well. at least there was some form of update 🙂

  1114. Hey, They are still busy manufacturing My Adam, as it will be out of the factory on 29 Jan, so bye bye Jan & Hi Feb (my weding Ann in Feb).

    one plus point, Our Adam will be updated from Factory itself ( I presume)

  1116. Mine also changed to 29th jan. And shipping from factory , so will need to go to HK first. Much longer wait than expected.

    Looks like they have not made them yet!

    Thought Rohan said ALL first preorder were in HK!

    MISINFORMED Rohan.

  1117. @Magic51, Rohan never mentioned that all preorders were in HK. Only the ones that were supposed to be shipped on Jan9th. He also posted that the 15th-22nd batch were in production currently. U have misunderstood Rohan i guess

  1121. My date just changed too … not for the better unfortunately … 15th-22nd …. now slipped to 29th January (a Saturday) … so definitely won’t be here for my birthday on the 28th !!

  1122. Mine was changed as well but to the 31st jan. As long as that date went backward I love it 🙂

  1123. Not happy at all. 9th,to 15th-22nd to 29th.

    Let’s face it – they haven’t even been made yet!

    Very poor roll out I feel. 😦

    However, we must wait, its worth it. But please NI don’t mess up with support.

  1124. Ok Suresh, just frustration getting the better of me.
    I suppose I expect, and am used to, better service and
    I do support Rohan and NI.

    Think I will suffer in silence …….. 😉

  1125. for me the same, shifted to 29th. another lie and another delay from rohan. on 29th we get the next delay and so on. i’m very dissatisfied with ni and now cancel my order today.

  1126. Really disappointing, kinda angry now…………
    From 9th–>29th…………….. wth….

  1127. I, too, was bumped to 15th-22nd, now moved back again to Jan 29th. They must be really falling behind. Hope Rohan gives us another update soon.

  1128. 29th January 2011 her as well. Lets face it. Others could even preorder the adam they want. We are the lucky ones whichwill receive it with sooner then most of the others. What can NI do? Produce them faster? I dont think so. They do what they can.

    It could be better but I am still happy 🙂

    What I would prefer more then an earlier shipping date is an offical forum with FAQs.

    Regards
    Michi

  1129. My shipping date was 15-th till 22-nd and has now received an update with a fixed date of the 29-th. And I am happy with that.

    I see that Adams are being shipped, they have a back-log to fill and there is only so many units that a production-line can do per hour. The fact that I now have a set shipping date rather then an estimated one, gives me the feeling that they have things under control and that they know how many units they can ship per hour and per day.

    So impatient and eagerly looking forward to the delivery: Yes. But also happy that now that the FCC and CE numbers are there, Notion Ink is arriving at a more controlled production process and that gives me confidence in the future (and in the shipment of my Adam :-D).

  1130. I ment “could NOT order the adam they wanted”

    And I hate this wordblog. My post is in the middle of nowhere 😦

    Did I said already that we need a forum?

  1132. Rama Maganti:
    > Rohan is Rohan.

    It’s difficult to disagree with that, but I don’t think that Rohan is unsure of himself; I think he’s overconfident. Overconfidence is, of course, one of the stereotypical characteristics of youngsters, which is why it’s not reassuring that NI keeps emphasizing their youth. It would be better if their youth were tempered by experience, and they had the humility to bring on board some customer-relations people who actually knew what they were doing, since NI so obviously doesn’t. Every one of NI’s customer-relations problems has been avoidable, and it’s distressing to NI’s fans to see NI continue to damage itself so needlessly.

    This is hardly a new complaint on this blog. Maybe if we keep pounding Rohan, eventually he’ll begin to get the idea. Sort of like training a retarded pet rock, except Rohan is smarter than that.

  1134. No Brian, unfortunately we will not be able to Purchase them again. There are two ways for a manufacturing company to build value. One is to sell as many products as they can and the other one is to increase the value of the existing products.

    Didn’t they tell you that Notion Ink has chosen for the second strategy? Oh my, they should have. Rohan has designed the best tablet in the market. Everybody and their dog is drooling over it. Now he has to increase the value of that value. So he produced only one batch. He knew that this batch would get incredible good user reviews. So the demand for the Adam is enormous. In order to increase the value for the lucky first buyers, no more Adams will be made or sold. With an enormous demand, you will see people not offering Adams on E-bay, but asking for Adams on E-bay. The price will sky-rocket, and Adam will become the first tablet manufacturer whose tablet is sold for over 25.000 US$ on the Internet. An icon of industrial greatness, that will only increase in value.

    It is really unfortunate for those unlucky souls who are all asking for a second order, but it is very loyal to the people who have already forked out money for their Adam. They will never have to depreciate their Adam, the value will only go up with the years. They are the millionaires of the future.

  1135. (OK last time try, again the wrong reaction place, this blog is a mess)

    I think this edge what you see, is the reflection from the box.

  1137. Noel Barcellos
    > When i was in the military one of the things i learned was if you support something (notion ink/Military) you then become part of (pre-order Adam/join military) it and agree to the experience of it all.

    Welcome to civilian life. It’s not like the military. When we become part of an experience, as you put it, by pre-ordering something from a company, comments are permitted. In fact, they’re encouraged. You may have noticed that Rohan has enabled comments on his personal blog, for example. NI reads these comments and takes them under advisement, and they help improve the company.

    Did I mention that this isn’t like the military?

  1138. Thanks Jayachandran, you have solved so many business problems for me in your post.

    “If we get too concerned about something , then that itself is not a big concern to deal with” will be on the wall in my office and whenever somebody is coming in with a red face :oops:, then from now on I will simply point them to the the slogan on the wall.

    Your name will become famous in my company 😆

  1139. Oh man…I’m still waiting for the second round of pre-order. Slept through the first round. =(

    anyone knows the estimated date for the 2nd round?

  1140. Date’s been changed from 9th to 15-22 Jan, and now 29 Jan shipment from Factory – I guess I’ll get mine in Feb as well. The original estimate was 6-8 weeks … Means I’ll get it at the end of that period…Can’t really complain, I knew what I was getting into

  1143. @Andrew, I heard that all postal deliveries in Brisbane have been postponed for 2 months because the delivery services don’t have enough boats to go from house to house.

  1144. Well, here are some reasons that could work out to be true:

    1. adam’s internal storage is ONLY 8GB, that is very poor when you consider cell phones, only 1 year ago came with either 16 or 32 GB, on a handheld!
    2. all the new competition tablets have 32GB ON BOARD
    3. the stiffest competition comes with wireless 4G partnering to direct Android updates, adam only comes with 3G and has no partnering, hence many who order the 3G in the largest market (the United States), will most likely not be able to use it.
    4. This also brings to light the google Android Market. As most of us know, the Android Market rocks! But it is OWNED by google. Notion Ink is challanging google directly, with Notion Inks own version of Android and Genesis. Pickings of apps will be slim for some time to come until Notion Ink catches up…your competition wont have to wait at all.
    5. Notion Ink, developed a streaming video app, your competition will have direct access to Netflix, as their corporate sponsors include it in the bundle.
    6. You will get to sit outside in direct sunlight and play with your adam…your competiition wont, but the manufacturers will be able to OUTPURCHASE Notion Ink with the PQi Vendor, maybe even offering to take over their production lines…BECAUSE THEY CAN…notion ink can’t…that will be a fatal blow for Notion Ink should the corporate sponsor competition decide to proceed in that fashion.
    7. lets face it, while you can come here, brown nose up to Rohan and feel all jiggy about speaking to a CEO, our customer support so far totally sucks, and that is where in the long run people will eventually formulate their final opinions on whether they want Notion Ink or some other vendor. That is how the market place works. That is why a year or two from now, there will only be a handful of tablet vendors..again. The question is, who will survive and who will fall…we are starting to see who is guarenteed to survive and they havent even been released yet…that is where the CES buzz is coming from…this is not an unknown quantity, what is unknown is which new start up will survive with the big boyz. The big Boyz aint going anywhere, thats how they became big boyz and your in denile if you cant acknowledge that.

  1145. Same for my Adam which was to be sent Jan 15-22 batch.

    Now it says “estimated ship date from factory 29th January 2011”

    Gee, I hope there won’t be another change to another later date.

    Q’uell drag.

  1146. Still waiting for the 2nd pre-order round.

    Slept through the 1st. =(

    anyone know the estimated date for the 2nd round?

  1147. Lol – mine moved from 9th to 22nd to 29th too.
    This is ridiculous – goes against everything that has been said by Rohan so far.

  1148. My has changed to the 29th… (so I wait another week)… I am dissappointed… but I think that is only my impatience for the adam… maybe also my jealousy for those that are going to receive theirs before mine ships…. but I remind myself that there are those who have not been able to order one yet… (it is all a matter of perspective)

    I do appreciate that the date has been changed before it was missed. This is what many here have asked for and it shows that NotionInk is listening to everyone.

    I am sure many will complain… but hopefully not around “PR” and “Communication” this time…. and as far as “poor roll out”… I didn’t consider this the “roll out” yet..
    (it is a “pre-order” so these things should be expected).

  1150. Oh, here’s something interesting. And by interesting, I mean ‘boring’ – Rohan put in a smiley, which shows up here as a regular smile, but what he actually typed was a vertical smile, like a butt crack.So there is a hidden message there.

  1151. @Noel Barcellos: +1 pre-ordering is a very special phase in a product’s life cycle and it does indeed seem that there are many people here who are now doing that for the first time.

    The good thing for them is that they are now part of the in-crowd of a new phase of computer technology. They are even ahead of the early adaptors and as within 5 years every student or professional will have a tablet, that is something, they can be proud of that (and tell war-stories to their grandchildren that they were part of the revolution and about how nerve-wrecking everything was at that time). They were the early birds, from the time when almost nobody knew what an Adam was.

    Their grand-children will be hanging to their lips and say to each other: “When nobody knew what an Adam was? Wow, grand-pa, you must be really old!”.

  1152. oh yeah, I probably should mention more specifically how our customer service sucks so far, so all the tools in here dont get their panties in a bunch…
    My adam was scheduled back at purchase to ship NLT today.
    1. did it? Notion Ink has provide no further information on my order since the order date two months ago. Rohan addressed the 9 January crowd and the February crowd only, and I am told the 9 January crowd got letters/emails from notion ink. I havent. FAIL
    2. is it delayed? I have no idea, do you? Of course not and why is that? hehehe, because Notion Ink customer service SUCKS.
    3. When will I get told either way? Lets see what my magic eight ball says on this question (that is what I must resort to since Notion Ink doesnt think customer support is worthy of their time)…oh look Magic eight ball says: ask again later, answer too hazy.

    PERFECT NOT!

  1153. Hi,
    hört sich gut an! Drücke die Daumen 😉
    heute haben die meinen Status geändert, von Februar auf 31Jan. ab Fabrik.
    Dann dauert es sicher nochmal 2 Wochen bis es dann hier ist, bzw. beim Zoll…

  1155. I think everybody DO NOT wait for 2nd round.
    Since, unacceptable shipping status. Change and change, delay and delay….
    You know, your must fullfill your providing shipping schedule else you may refund to us….
    We wait over than two months….

  1156. Mine is changed to the 29th.

    Some change is good, makes me feel like they are doing something.

    Can’t wait to have mine in my hand though!!!

  1157. LOL – mine has changed from 9th to 22nd to 29th..
    How the hell does that happen? This goes against everything that Rohan has said so far – so we pull in Feb into Jan but delay the existing Jan orders..This is soooo funny – but i cant even laugh about it..

  1158. All Feb dates are changed to 31 Jan.
    Now road to Preorder is cleared as Preorder1 would have been Over by than.

  1159. No we just have to swim to the office to pick up

    Mind you Melboure is getting it now.

  1160. I also believe(hope) that the 29th is a conservative (worst case) date. This is also what everyone has asked for…

    (different subject)
    Rohan as a request, is there a chance we can have a list of everything that is installed on adam? and an estimate on the SDK… (I would love to start writing code for adam asap)…. or even a “developer” focused post that primes some of our concerns such as “porting” current applications to Eden…etc

  1162. @bsmbdt: Aaah terrible, indeed. We are talking here about a company that went from a zero turnover until November to a company with multi-million dollars of orders without even having received their FCC and CE numbers.

    It is indeed terrible, but for the peopleof Notion Ink the most. Compare it with a smart kid of around 6 years, who is suddenly propelled to 22 years. Everybody sees him as a 22-year old, but his clothes are still too small, he doesn’t know how to drive a car, etc. etc.

    From zero in November to multi-million in December, to deliveries in January, that is an impressive feat. Let the boy learn to walk. If he could invent this when he was a child, imagine what he will come up with when he is mature. Your friends will soon be very happy with your recommendation (and so will you be with your Adam :-D)

  1163. LOL – mine changed from 9th to 22nd to 29th. How the hell does that happen? So lets give the followers a surprise – lets prepone all feb orders – but meanwhile lets delay the existing Jan orders.. This is sooooo funny – but i cant even laugh about it..

  1164. @bsmbdt: Aaah terrible, indeed. We are talking here about a company that went from a zero turnover until November to a company with multi-million dollars of orders without even having received their FCC and CE numbers.

    It is indeed terrible, but for the people of Notion Ink the most. Compare it with a smart kid of around 6 years, who is suddenly propelled to 22 years. Everybody sees him as a 22-year old, but his clothes are still too small, he doesn’t know how to drive a car, etc. etc.

    From zero in November to multi-million in December, to deliveries in January, that is an impressive feat. Let the boy learn to walk. If he could invent this when he was a child, imagine what he will come up with when he is mature. Your friends will soon be very happy with your recommendation (and so will you be with your Adam :-D)

  1166. @PM, I have not seen the track at the back, but if it is there, then an activation by an update would be really cool.

  1167. And you seriously believe that in another 17 hrs all of us in that batch will receive our notifications.. LOL – have u been on some other blog so far? – have you not been reading up on the dates being pushed??:)

  1168. Nice and creative! Hope we will see tons of unboxing videos and use of adam once the shipments arrive.

  1169. @basement-db:
    Taking your points in order.

    1. True, except for those which have 64gig (e.g. Innoversal). I wish NI would comment on their plans for storage in future Adams. It’d be nasty for them to keep potential customers waiting for something that never arrives.
    2. Same as your point #1. It was nasty of you to try to score bogus points.
    3. Sort of true – 4G is a bit of a scam, since none of the advertised 4G networks in the US actually follow the 4G standard; the term “4G” is just used to mean anything faster than 3G. But, yes,the lack of information on partnering is a bit disconcerting, although perhaps that’s one reason that NI is still doing pre-ordering rather than ordering. Sort of like the way gmail was in BETA for about a million years (I don’t remember the exact time, but it seemed like a million years) before it was officially released.
    4. Worst case: sideloading. Shouldn’t even be an issue.
    5. No information here, so you can’t use it against NI.
    6. That would be highly illegal in the US (where a lot of the competition is based, and all have considerable assets); also it’s unlikely that it could succeed without PIxel Qi’s cooperation unless there were a worldwide shortage of all kinds of tablets screens, since any existing fab can be easily retooled to produced Pixel Qi screens (this was one of Pixel Qi’s core principles).
    7. Is a rant, not an argument. “The big Boyz aint going anywhere, thats how they became big boyz.” No, that’s why they’re big boys now. Consider the origin of Google, though. Or Apple.

    Scoring method. You get 1 added to your score for every right point, 0 for every wrong one, and 1 deducted for every bogus one.

    Plus: .1 for the storage capacity and 1/2 for the 3G/4G partnering. Total plus: 1 1/2

    Minus: 1 for point #2 (bogus repetition of point #1), 1 for point #7 (rant). Total minus: 2

    net: – 1/2

    Suggestion for further improvement: tighten up your prose style, don’t ramble, be concise, and don’t use my message here as a model.

  1170. @Tanner: don’t be upset. For a gecko killing is a very normal way of getting what they want.

    This is how they do it: “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpiDGau1F74”

  1171. So what is really going on here? Rohan posts that the first set of orders has shipped and the second batch was starting. To date no one from the second batch received shipping information. Now it appears not only did they not start, but everyone in the second batch had their shipping dates moved to the 29th.

    Sounds like another B.S. story to me. What are they having a party at the factory and nothing has been done since the “first” batch of orders went out?

  1173. Seems to me you haven’t been reading Rohan’s comments on this blog.

    He basically already stated that since the FCC/CE issue pushed back the orders that were supposed to go out on the 9th, all of the orders got pushed back. However, since the majority of all of the orders were in the group from the 9th, and all the rest were and insignificant number of orders compared to the 9th group all of the rest would go out at the same time, which for the people who’s items were supposed to ship in February is good news, but it’s not the best news for people who were in the 15th – 22nd group. They have also previously stated that the second batch of Adams (for the 15th – 22nd group) are in production currently, so they should ship relatively soon.

    Personally, I think the only real reason why the Adam won’t be able to be a major competition for other tablet vendors is sheer volume. Notion ink will most likely have a hard time keeping up with the demand of their tablet to make it have a major impact on the market. However, the demand is going to start small, similar to the size of their company. It will start with their dedicated fans (the ones who have already ordered, and are waiting to order), and will grow as more and more people hear about the Adam. So that will help them get their name out, and get more money to invest in production. The features alone make this tablet stand out as the most useful tablet to me, strictly because of the PQ screen. So as soon as another tablet manufacturer picks up the PQ screen, it might hurt NI’s chances to make it big.

    Either way, I think you should calm down, and stop screaming about how much customer support sucks. They are a startup, you should have realized that when you ordered. It’s not like you are dealing with Verizon or a large company that can afford to pay people to be on the phones 24/7 to support people. They have a total number of about 150 employees or something on that order. These people have lives as well. It’s not like you are at work 24/7, so you shouldn’t expect them to be either. Also, they have a lot on their plates with trying to make this a successful launch. So chill out, and just be patient. If you don’t want to be patient, post it on ebay, but quit complaining. You are getting exactly what you paid for at this point.

  1174. @NI
    I just wanted to log in and say TY for updating our shipping date. Changed from Jan 15-22 to Jan 29. I appreciate you making these changes on the last day of that window and not waiting till the 23rd or the 24th. This is a step in the right direction to becoming more proactive in your communication and customer service at the time of expectation. Continued changes need to be made, which I have specified in earlier posts, but I am grateful for this step in the right direction. Thank you NI.

  1176. I just cancelled mine that was supposed to be for the 22nd to 29th. Didn’t want to wait any longer.

    All the best Rohan!

  1178. @Pramod
    You are better off writing to the customer support about it asking why it has been delayed. Do not expect answers to any comments made on this blog.

  1179. For those of you who don’t know: Karen has a crystal ball and this is her way of preparing us for the good news in Rohan’s next post 😆

  1180. Correction:

    I just cancelled mine that was supposed to be for Jan 15th to 22nd, and now to the 29th from the factory. Didn’t want to wait any longer.

    All the best Rohan!

  1181. i think it will be an endless story of delays. after 29th january there will be no work in china and also in hk due the chinese new year holidays till mid february. and so on….

    its really a bad support, without ni-forum, without customer service, no info and not only one satisfied customer yet.

  1182. +1

    Mine changed from Jan 9th to 22nd to Jan 29th. No email notifications but I have to check the pre-order status. Guess I should be thankful that the pre-order status on the website was at least updated.

  1185. I am in the January 15-22 batch, and have a “Estimated Ship date from factory 29th January 2011″ appearing now. Why are we not better informed, it is not the way to its customers.

  1186. Look at it this way maybe… Our order was delayed (i am in the same bundle) so maybe they will air ship ours as well… but Feb orders were preponed which means they might be shipped by boat… Ours will get to us at the same time it might have been shipped by boat and feb will get theirs a little earlier than had they been shipped by boat in Feb. We end up with the same result and they end up slightly better than they were, but we still get ours on time.
    1 week delay, plus 1 week saved by going air instead of boat means we receive it same time anyhow. NI, please ship our order by Air as well…

  1187. @Joe: I forgot that, but that is indeed a remark that we should all realize. When we ordered, “The original estimate was 6-8 weeks“, so indeed we should not complain.

    I am happy that shipping is taking place, and I expect for many of us the final shipping date will be changed again but this time to before the 29-th. They just took a safe margin.

  1188. That is exactly my point. How can one say something is Matte or Gloss without feeling it. Every LCD TV/Monitor in my house reflects light and all of them excepting one (Macbook) have Matte finish.

  1189. What makes you think that a reply will come to an email query? The reason for delay is obvious from Rohan’s reply to Tony on 21st “The first shipment (scheduled for 9th Jan) was a BIG one. And all our resources went in finishing that. Next shipments are relatively small in numbers. FCC pushed the 9th to 18th. And on the same lines, 15th batch is right now in production (can’t handle all the unpacked goods in the print area for certification numbers). But since the numbers were low, we were able to PULL all feb shipments in this months itself.”

  1190. +1 guess pre pone means something different than I thought.

    Oh well at least I was fully informed well ahead of the delay with emails from NI along with a heart felt apology – oh wait.

    Still love the Adam and NI but unless Rohan learns the importance of customer service they will Can not be successful in the long term.

    All we can do is wait again, if they get delayed again I expect to see a status change with about 12 hours to go the 29th.

  1192. @ Tony… And we will not get a notification…one has to go to the web site and check on the pre-order status 😦

  1193. I appreciate that ordering something pre production has it’s risks. We all know about the changing spec. the question mark about the pixel Qi screen etc. but what I cannot understand is the shifting dates. I was originally given a date of the ninth then moved with ONLY 50 others to the 15th thru 22nd, now I find that that has changed again, like the others to the 29th. I can understand many of you saying that at least I got an order in and that you are still waiting for that opportunity. What I am concerned about is a CEO, being, and lets be generous here, economical with the truth. A survey done by Notionaddicks finds that 82 people ( and thats only the ones prepared to go thru the registration procedure) are part of that 50. Why such a long time to produce only 50, Why can we not have the truth, we know 50 was never the true number but without a correction it will only lead to more and more people questioning the word of Rohan, Just give us the Truth.

  1194. I’m very sad about “things” happens with the “early supporters” and all the promisses I have heard from Rohan.

    First the big bang of the pre-order1. Now email with preorder link.
    Second the pushing of the first shipping date.
    And now: again. the shipping date for a lot of peoples ADAM are delayed again and mine is one or two days earlier.

    That’s all not nice. I can hear it in my ears how Rohan has told all over the world, that ADAM will arrive BEFORE November. And now my ADAM will arrive some day in Ferbuary.
    I was announced for EAP2 and now I’m at the end of the line. I’m sad, very sad.

  1196. Very true, I guess I will have to leave the check pre status page as my browser default page for another week (or more)

    Oh well, life goes on

  1197. I, too, was bumped from Jan 30 to Jan 15 – Jan 22. and now, Jan 29.

    So, the shipping was not exactly pre-poned. It was for some people, and the postponed for the other. I don’t understand what NI’s trying to accomplish.

  1198. I think they should have stuck with the origional Feb dates and then surprised people by shipping early if it turned out to actually be possible. The timeline is now controlled by the manufacturers and shippers. Rohan should be more conservative with the shipping dates on the next run…

  1199. Well I certainly hope pre-order 2 happens as stated. Elocity has already announced multiple A10 versions to be released in Feb. The Elocity is the only other tablet I have found that has anywhere near the features of the Adam but the current 7″ model is useless to me. Eventually I’ll have to just make the decision to buy from a compeditor “please understand its not what I want to do!” simply because I need a tablet months ago. However if they would just release Pre-Order 2 and take my money already I’ll be forced to wait which in the end I know I’ll be more satisfied with… Ugh… I’ve never been so back and forth… Up and down… dissapointed and excited… It’s just crazy but the Adam is just sooooo perfect!!! Somone please help talk some sense back into me so I can continue to have even more patience.

  1200. I was moved to the 29th as well. I too am disappointed since I was moved from the 9th to the 15-22nd and now to the 29th. Can they explain the reason?

  1202. @Gecko

    Buddy, you are one helluva smart guy. (got those comments Dr phi thing)

    My two cents:

    My personal exchange with Mr Jon/customer support is not unsatisfying. They are prompt, only bad point is they sometimes seems to have no idea of the problem/solution. This is okay at this early juncture, as they also need to mature to handle situations like the company itself.

    One thing I was impressed today is that Mr Varun Nand Chahal, co founder and vice president operations called me up for a problem I was having regarding shipping (some requirement from my end). He was totally frank with me to let me know that NI is startup and would not like to break any existing legal rules. And he would like to assist in any capacity.

    Now people, maybe with a certain level of expectation, NI is failing majorly in customer care. But IMO they are TRYING, and taking care , which is “very good” for me. And let me tell you NI customer support was very HELPFULL, PROMPT as far as my problem was concerned. I could get the feeling that they care of “what” ,we as early adopters of their device, feel.

    Personally I feel NI is doing more than okay. All we have to remember is that there are factors not in NI hands, which are on play. We should not discount factors of logistic partners and unseen circumstances and blame only NI, as if they would like to.

    Certainly I would request “all adam lovers and NI addicts” not to have rigid views of what is happening here and blame NI for all the circumstantial evidences. NI certainly wont fail us to deliver.

  1203. Feel like our 15-22 batch has been shift to the feb batch, thought the 50USD could have covered a separate shipping …

  1204. I hate to tell you, Paul, but that wasn’t a real gecko. It was just very good CGI. This is a real gecko:
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8I_PFwLhdY&NR=1”

    I can’t imagine that Tanner would be upset, except for the bootstrapping problem, since he’ll need an Adam to use its contract-killing app.

  1205. Utterly Disappointed, Shipping date is Changed again, It is lesson for me to not go for pre-order process, thanks for teaching me this lesson….

  1206. Hey guys, looks like you have been screwed again by another two or three weeks (22nd folks). I am really impressed how devote some of of the fans still are, begging, loving, writing poems, admiring Rohan. This blog is really worth a scientifc study about mass hypnosis and crowd marketing. Please realize again, this is about $s, making money, not about dreams, love, family or anything else. Adam is still a good product, and I would like to buy one too via a safe channel, but please stop warshipping, that is inappropriate.
    Lukewarm regards

  1207. Same here, I am from Mumbai and Adam shipment date is 29th and that too from Fatory so like 10 days more for actual shipping. 😦

  1208. Same here, I am from Mumbai and Adam shipment date is 29th and that too from factory so like 10 days more for actual shipping. 😦

  1211. Looks like all 15 – 22 orders are back-poned to the 29th LOL

    Maybe it had something to do with the (Google being sued by Oracle) article by Engadgit

  1212. How many purchased user is delayed from 22nd to 29th January?
    Please +1
    I want to calculate how people upset…
    Thank You …

  1213. Hey guys again, looks like you have been screwed again by another two or three weeks (22nd folks). I am really impressed how devote some of of the fans still are, begging, loving, writing poems, admiring Rohan. This blog is really worth a scientifc study about mass hypnosis and crowd marketing. Please realize again, this is about $s, making money, not about dreams, love, family or anything else. Adam is still a good product, and I would like to buy one too via a safe channel, but please stop warshipping, that is inappropriate.
    Lukewarm regards

  1214. NJ, same was 9th got bump to 15-22nd and still waiting…I really hope this is worth the wait. Reading about the features and flexibilities with Adam I did not jump at purchasing the ipad for my b’day combine Christmas present.

    Frustrated but still believing…:-p

  1215. I’m sorry to hear that Harvey, I’m sure you feel frustrated cuz you already ordered it. Though lots of early supporters didn’t even get the email and it sold out before we even got a chance to order for the pixel qi (time difference and what not). I feel your pain, but just remember you will actually be getting it in a couple of weeks, the rest of us probably won’t get it till March or April. I can’t order it to my country because I’d end up paying like $300 more dollars on taxes! So chin up buddy, february is right around the corner! Please you tube the box opening! We are all envious and jealous but I think we’d all revel with the excitement of the “chosen ones!”

  1216. Ah, that was indeed much more professional. Now I know what we should not do with our Adam: Do Not Chase A Gecko With Your Adam or else . . .

    Sorry that I came with a CGI. At first glance, I didn’t see the difference.

  1219. Rohan, any chance you can give us an update on pre-order 2? You can do it from your Adam so, technically you’d still be playing with it! Please?!??!

    On another note, can one install Fennec on the Adam? I’m curious to see how the Mozilla crew did with the mobile browser.

    Can you imagine, if I get the chance to pre-order, I still won’t get it for a few months. I’m having it shipped to the US to a friend who will keep them for me until I make the trip. I just hope my trip coincides with when it arrives, I’d hate to leave empty handed.

  1220. OK, So my shipping status has also finally changed from 15th – 22nd to 29th.

    So I feel they will dispatch all the lots , including February ones on 29th together maybe.
    Saves some cost.

    Anyways its worth the wait bcoz I know that when it arrives and I first hold it in my hands and start tabbing on the screen, I , for sure will be the most happiest man on this earth for that moment.

  1224. not another delay. this time around notionink doesnt even explain why they delayed the 15th-22nd batch to the 29th on the status page. at least when they changed my estimated ship date from the 9th to the 15th-22nd they explained the reason for the delay.

  1225. It’s amazing that a product from an unknown company in India was able to create soo much hype for their first product. People from most corners of world are awaiting delivery.

    Amazing job RR(Rohan/Rohit) and keep your chin up. Once the unboxing starts you would be getting some positive and a lot of negative comments(because expectation is way too high). You have done a marvelous job and I hope to see several iterations of Adam.

    Quick advice, if RR are not sure that Adam(first version) “might” not be having Gingerbread release because of resolution limits from Google, please a blog posting to this affect. Frankly, I do not care(and think most other people also do not care) about Gingerbread since Android 2.2 already offers all features which are expected from tablet and iPad would never have. However think, it’s still better to put a disclaimer out.

  1226. @paul schoe,

    “It is really unfortunate for those unlucky souls who are all asking for a second order, but it is very loyal to the people who have already forked out money for their Adam.”

    Fully agree, but one correction though. There are so many people who are as loyal as who has forked out money but could not order. So, at least they should get their chance and have beloved adam before it reaches $25,000 🙂

  1227. 29th JAN looks great for me 🙂 I had set my guesstimated delivery date to “MARCH 1st Week” hence even in the worst of worst case I will be happier that I received it soon 😀

    After all its just a matter of carrying my laptop everywhere until i get the ADAM !

    but till then,gecko’s posts are there for unadulterated entertainment 😀

  1228. I would not go as far as worship but we are some serious fans who happen to have latched on to something that never really occurs very often. A virtual window on the birth of a company who has a great product. We are witnessing the ups and downs, the problems and solutions and the pains of wanting something we can not seem to get quickly enough. This experience will probably never happen again as NI will also learn the negative aspects of being so open.
    This is a bit like a carnival ride that has been spinning for a bit too long. You may as well expect that customer service will not be all that great either as they are not practiced in the art. Expect it as part of what you have signed up for. This is not Samsung or Motorola. Everything is being run on a shoe string budget and will for awhile.
    Just know that more mistakes will be made and learn to expect them as that is all part of starting a business. You just usually do not witness it….

  1229. Seriously agree (with LOL actually) 🙂

    My father also keep the cardboards for every items we purchase 🙂 and as traditional Indian, every thing in my home has a cover 🙂

  1230. Mass hypnosis? well clearly it didn’t work very well – around 5000 ppl regularly visit and comment on this blog. Apple sold over 7 million ipads in during the holiday season. Do the math

  1231. motionfreak:
    > why do my highly interesting comments always get spread in the blog and not getting to the end?

    Actually, your highly interesting comments do get put at the end. Its your other comments that get buried in the middle.

  1232. Do not blame the US gov for this delay. Should not released until it was approved. Saying it was delay because of holiday, weather etc.. is bull. Need to plan better. It is easy to point finger at others, its wrong to blame other for piss poor planning.

    My adam is supose to ship on 29th. So from the 9th to 15-22 to 29th. I hope it does not rain, it might be delay because the can blame the weather, the moon phase or TNT exploded..

  1233. @Rahim: but that would mean flooding the market with more Adams. The number of Adams might even triple, that will have a negative effect on how quick the $25.000 level is reached. You are really asking a lot from the first buyers.

    PS: you can see who was lucky enough to be in Pre-O 1 ;-). However I do feel sorry for Brian, so when I put my Adam up on E-bay in 2014, he will get a chance on first bid

  1236. I just noticed my ship date changed as well from the 15-22 of january to the 29th Now. I was told i was one of the 50 who got pushed back. Which is a load of crap obviously now by the way. I really hope this is not another Ploy to Delay the date even further since it falls near the Chinese New Year. I can already picture Rohan saying “Things are getting delayed again due to the Chinese New Year for a couple more weeks”. This seems to be his M.O. I have had nothing but support for N.I and Rohan since the announcement of adam, always defending the delays and lack of information but his track record is very disappointing and all of his false claims and statements is really driving me along with tons of other people here crazy. I just dont understand the lack of communication, if you dont plan on shipping something on time DONT SAY YOU CAN and then have everyone believe that you are going to. And to Change the ship date AGAIN on the LAST DAY that it is expected to ship out “22nd of january” is just very bad practice and shows certain DELAY tactics and that you ARE aware of the situation and that you are deliberately not communicating or taking any responsibility for the false claims and promises. I am very disappointed to say the least. Just plain old BAD BUSINESS practice if you ask me. All of us N.I fans keep hoping N.I will learn from their mistakes but that doesnt seem to be the case either. I have emailed pre-order support to see if i can gather any more information. Heres hoping for the best but expecting the worst………”due to the disappointing customer experience so far with N.I”

  1237. So my 15-22nd date is now Jan 29. Meanwhile those in February now have a Jan 31 date. It looks like NI has combined the two order runs, most likely to save money, and have decided to release them about the same time.

    Its great that Rohan decided to break the news to the Feb people that their order would be earlier, but as normal, he did not release the bad news until the last possible second – those who were expecting shipment on the 22nd (he even intimated this as a possibility) are now delayed. I’d love to believe Rohan didn’t know when the 15-22 folks would be released when he indicated that the 22nd was still possible, but I’m pretty sure that’s not the case. Again, consistently, if its gonna be bad news, Rohan just isn’t going to say anything until the last possible moment.

    Note to Rohan: “Bad news doesn’t get better with age”. If you knew you were going to combine the later smaller runs to save costs, and that as a consequence, the 15-22 folks were gonna be delayed more, the right answer would have been to tell us.

    I’m still waiting for my Adam, but am under no illusions that this company will survive long term. I believe their engineering talent is terrific, but their customer service instincts will continue to leave a bad taste in customers’ mouths. Again, honesty just ain’t that hard – I’m glad that on the last possible date for shipping (the 22nd), you’ve decided to give me a new date, but really, you knew this before today.

  1238. :):):) i wish i had pre ordered an adam and cud have been a part of this hell of a discussion…:)
    Rohan and the people at NI have done something thats never been done before…launch a company through a blog…well almost..:)
    :):):):)

    That was fun….

  1239. A long time ago, I wrote this somewhere on the blog, I did this also, with the Amstrad/Schneider, it was the big fight between Amstrad and Commodore….. We did stupid things, but there was no Internet, nothing, all was done by magazines, and look now….
    The brands are gone, there is nothing, only the memory’s and they are good.
    Yes its all about $ thats it, when you want to do this how it goes now, accept all what is happening and only think, its all about money….

  1240. Dude – you should be thankful that you did NOT receive the “family” email for early pre-orders. Would you want your brains all in a tizzy with all the issues that are currently happening?
    For all those people who haven’t had a chance in pre-order1 and who are clamoring for pre-order (or order) 2 – give it a rest – let all these issues get sorted out FIRST – dont you want to learn from what is happening to us??:)

  1241. +10000000000

    Exactly.
    It pains me a lot to find ppl abusing Rohan and NI about all the delays.

    They dnt realize the end goal of it all. At the end of it all we are going to get the finest tablet ever produced, so hang on.

  1243. Mine too was moved from Jan 9th to 15 – 22 and now 29th, those of you who are excited just to see an update of any kind, what next when it gets changed to March ???? probably have an orgasm !!!!!!!!

    Also how can people still be asking for a pre-order date when NI can’t get the first batch figured out?

    And after having said all of that, I still want my Adam………….

  1245. I want to shed a little light on the 15th-22nd, shipment delay.

    When I pre-ordered my Adam on December 9th, the Pre-order page clearly said that the adam would not be shipped for “6 – 8 weeks.” So, before I ever placed my order, I had in mind that my Adam would not be shipped until, possibly Feb. 9th, or so.

    Then, when Notion Ink included the “Check your order status” page, I found out that my Adam would be shipped on Jan. 9th, much earlier than I had been told. Did I complain and call Rohan a liar then? No, of course not.

    Then my status was changed to Jan 15-22. Did I complain and call Rohan a liar then. No, of course not, it still preceded my original expectations.

    So now I’m being told that my unit will be shipped on Jan 29th. Am I disappointed, yes. Am I going to complain, no. It STILL precedes my original expectations (6 – 8 weeks).

    Remember, on the that now infamous day, Dec. 9th we all saw the same thing: 6-8 weeks. And then we all still pressed that “pre-order” button anyway. We’re all adults. We are entitled nothing except an Adam in our hands sometime after Feb. 9th.

    I don’t get all the crying fowl. I really don’t.

    Jeff (still glad that I’ll have my Adam shipped before Feb 9th)

  1246. “At the end of it all we are going to get the finest tablet ever produced”
    WOW – you need to step back and take a very hard look at your relationship with NI:)

  1247. @motionfreak

    Great . Glad to read your thougtful ,wonderful information about what is happening right here in this blog . I am awestruck .

    Brilliant and mind blowing analysis/info

  1248. Yes I wanted to say TY as well as I checked my shipping date an it too was changed to Jan 29th.

  1249. Motionfreak, fair point. A business is about money, but often a good business that makes money is about dreams, love, and family. Apple owners are like a clan who would slap anyone silly if someone else dissed their products. Companies such as J&J use the sense of family and memories on the other hand to make us feel that they’ve been with us for generations.

    I’ve read many comments criticizing both constructively and destructively NI’s work. I believe Rohan has managed to make the Adam a product that evokes passion and with that passion, expectation. I am a business consultant, and I agree with you. Passion and “love” for a brand or product only takes you so far. If you fail on delivery, that love can VERY easily turn into hate.

    A few posts back I mentioned to Rohan that there is a lot of competition out there, and though he may not conceptualize the Adam as a tablet/netbook he is competing for the same money in people’s pocket. In the end people choose between what they can afford and when they need it but the money still comes from the same place and budget.

    Also, unfortunately here, the sales method is a huge gamble. The pre-order system, I believe, works well with video games, where you either simply manage DVD stock or downloads. Not so with physical goods. Sure, you feel special if you get something before someone else, but by the same token, it sucks when you get something after, what feels like, EVERYBODY else.

    At this point people are probably waiting more for what they pre-ordered than what they would have had to wait had NI waited for FCC and CE certifications. In that case people wouldn’t feel that they paid for something they’d be getting three months later, but rather something just a month later.

    Another issue has been categorizing people as family and non-family, this has alienated many and disappointed even more. Rohan and the NI crew are very lucky to have a great product (on paper) which people have stuck with. Had this been a netbook or a laptop or an MP3 player, they would now be concentrating on paying back investors and closing shop.

    Yet, Rohan and NI have managed, I personally have never seen before. We, the followers of Adam from the first time it was made public in Engadget and Slashgear, have felt a part of the company in a very unique way. We feel like we have contributed in the design and creation of this product. We feel emotionally and intellectually invested in Notion Ink. Something I have never felt with Apple, Microsoft, Nokia, RIM or any of the big companies. This felt like a more open-source process, and that, in this day and age of iron-clad think tanks and almost clandestine focus groups is a breathe of fresh air. It has also made this a human design process, not a group of people in Palo Alto locked in a room and sworn to secrecy brainstorming the next big thing. For this I believe Rohan should be commented.

    In terms of the WORSHIPPING (sorry but it took me a while to understand what you wanted to say :s) I think loving and worshiping a product makes more sense than doing the same for a person. You are free to do it but it’s a doble edged sword. It blinds the worshiper of possible defects and that in turn blinds the worshiped from seeing where he or she can grow. There is a fine line between admiration and awe, and butt-kissing!

    end. haha.. sorry for the essay!

  1251. My shipping date has been moved as well – to the 29th. Due to travels, it means I won’t actually see my Adam till mid Feb. So rather disappointed at the change. Yes, updating us ion the last day of the previous window is better than doing so after the window but earlier would have been better still.

    By the way I wonder if there are truly only around 50 people who were moved to the 15th to 22nd batch – comments suggest there were more of us.

  1253. @Jayachandran

    Tone of voice doesn’t come across very well here, so it would be best if you could indicate what you had in mind, for example:

    Glad to read your thoughtful, wonderful information.

    or:

    I am awestruck.

    or

    Brilliant and mind blowing analysis

    (I have no idea what WordPress will do to the formatting of this message, but sometimes a guy’s just got to live dangerously.)

  1254. Oh, now I know what WordPress did. It trashed it. Let me try again:

    “”
    Glad to read your thoughtful, wonderful information.
    “”

    or:

    “”
    I am awestruck.
    “”

    or

    “”
    Brilliant and mind blowing analysis
    “”

  1256. Can everyone please MAN UP and quit the whining?

    If the FCC put shipping back, (as we know it did), then it is not surprising that the 29th is the new estimated date…

    So much noise about nothing… 😉

  1257. Mine was changed from the 9th to the 15th – 22nd and now to the 29th. I am, like many, a little disappointed but I don’t blame NI or Rohan for this. Regardless, I am still very excited and can’t wait to start putting Adam through its paces.

  1258. WordPress trashed my message again. I will explain my by-now-not-funny joike. I had surrounded Jayachandrans quotations with bogus tags, the first read

    literal

    the second read

    sarcasm

    the third read

    post-90’s-retro-irony

    So much for trying to be (un)helpful

  1259. @gecko

    You got me 🙂 . Thanks for the adding the right tone . That’s gecko touch .

  1260. was that a witty comment,or just another lame half arsed attempt at humour?

    Keep your day job mate,because your about as funny as death.

  1264. @Pramod Gururaj – Taking the hard look by stepping back can bring memories of all the unique and innovative ideas which Rohan has passionately progressed and have implemented in the final product. This convinces me even more that this tablet will be the finest. 🙂

  1265. Shipping date changed to January 29th (USA) from January 15-22th. I know it is only a week’s wait for the shippping and maybe 2 weeks until I receive the adam, but it is still painful.

  1267. My problem is that somehow the people who once had a January 9 preorder date and were then sadly moved to January 15-22 have once again been moved to January 29 as an ESTIMATED shipping date… Beyond that if the February shipping dates were moved to the end of January as Rohan has stated then how is this fair to this small group of “50”? Myself included. Its ridiculous to think that a company will come back and tell you that “oops you werent supposed to be there so we are going to continue to shove your shipping date back until later…”

  1268. @Jayachandran your blind faith in bullshit reminds me of mitisbishi jap planes buzzing ships I was on in the Pacific,

    If I remember correctly,India surrendered everything very quickly.Im 87 now so I have gaps in my memory.

  1269. You mean worshipping don’t you. I don’t see the correlation. I don’t think I have been put under any spells – well if you count GREEN ENVY of Greg getting his unit shipped by the CEO of NI then I’m guilty. I’m excited about owning a piece of technology that IMHO is far above anything on the tablet market today. I also consider myself fortunate to be part of a start-up company that is launching a world-wide product to an industry that has been dominated by one company. Have there been some set-backs along the way – sure there have. But that is part of it and people/bloggers need to accept it. A company like Notion Ink depends on outside manufacturers for parts/labor for their product. If one of their suppliers has a problem sure its going to affect NI and their ability to meet their ship dates, but you roll with it. For the people who are cancelling their orders because it didn’t ship on time. I say that’s ashame but hey it helps the rest of us because that is another unit that doesn’t have to be processed and we move up in the queue.
    Regards

  1270. My shipping date was also just pushed another week back. Do now it says 29th Jan.

    Come on NI, you cant says “IT’S NOW SHIPPING” and then delay less than one week later. I really hope you get this sorted out as we the first pre-orders might be forgiving but its a pain in the … and the next batch is not be as patient as we are..

    I know you are a young company, but these are the things that really give bad publicity and fustrations for customers.. I know I am one fustrated customer right now!!

  1272. This isn’t a glass half full or glass half empty. This is a provider consumer relationship, and when the provider continues to make promises in order to get good press, but then falls short on them time and time again, its difficult to take anything that he says for granted. Im not being pessimistic, Im purely pointing out the situation that several people have found themselves in. Everyone here who is upset about shipping dates and how questions or any other problem has been handled has a right to be upset. We have already paid for this device. In fact we had to pay for this device before there were any videos or any real information. And now that we have paid for it and were waiting and waiting we still do not have our products and the dates for some of us keep changing.

  1274. The FCC and CE are not the ones who continued to give the timeline to us about when everything would be done and when it would be shipped. Rohan and NI are the ones who have communicated with us about when our ADAMS should be able to ship and when the time came and went they shifted the blame to the FCC saying they werent done. This does not excuse them however. You see new products for preorder every day, but very few companies will make the product available without having FCC approval, or having a substantial window for it, so that they can be sure to deliver on their promises to their customers.

  1275. Count me in as well for bidding 🙂

    I am one of few who is still waiting for the link 🙂 Actually, every device is destined to be flooded once it is in the open market after preorder ends. And that’s where, the birth of next version takes place.

    I really hope there are at least 10 versions of Adam in the span of next 100 years. But currently, only wish I have is to become part of pre-order 2 🙂

  1276. @gecko 
    I am your big fan . Love to read things written with “gecko” touch . 

    @all-intellectuals 
    I know it’s the most inappropriate 🙂 thing to do (as explained in one of the invaluable comment by a selfless soul- of-course for free), But I just  love adam , NI Team, Rohan and this family .Bcoz a bunch of people living/lived love/ed  me even though I made my share of mistakes now and then . 

  1277. Dont know if this is already mentioned here.. On the applications available for the Adam, Sygic Mobile Maps gets added..

    I was at Sygic’s site today looking for maps for my Nokia n900 and noticed that Notionink Adam is listed under the devices for which Sygic maps are available

    “http://www.sygic.com/index.php/en/compatible-devices.html”

  1280. I accept to a certain point your comments, but I for one was not just talking about the date (eight weeks would have taken me to the 3rd Feb.) It was the fact that NI changed the date not once but 3 times and declared this only affected 50 customers. It’s this last point that really annoys me, Why declare only 50 when this number is no where near the truth, and that my gripe, being economical with the truth. Without the truth, everything stated by Rohan runs the risk of being treated as potentially a lie an no CEO can continue to receive the support of his customers if that perception is allowed to go unanswered. I want them to succeed, I have invested in one, but to succeed he cannot be seen to be economical with the truth and clearly that is what we have here.

  1282. Tanner why don’t you ask your mom to gift one tablet for your dad birthday/anniversary/promotion.. We are good at making stories so good luck. 🙂

  1283. For those who are not convinced with ADAM and believe in constantly abusing Rohan and NI for all the glitches….think of starting your own venture and just try to imagine how many trials and tribulation you will have to go through before you successfully launch your product/service and make the first sale.

  1284. Mine too, moved from 9th to 15-22 batch when they said they had made mistake. Now its moved to 29th, due to fcc delay & 9th batch production delays (got a vague reply fm Jon to my email query). I wonder what Rohan means by advancing the deliveries for Feb batch when my order seems to touch Jan end now!

    I would prefer NI (especially Rohan) not promising something on schedules and deliveries that NI might not be able to keep up with. With the kind of fanboys NI has, it only adds more flames.

    Also would like to have have more details on genesis & migration to honeycomb/market plans put on the NI website .

  1285. on 12. january rohan tells us the first adams receive there customer.
    now 10 days later there is no customer review, no picture and no unboxed movie in the whole www only rohans himself.
    this does nobody find strange?

  1286. Doc, your reference to the Borg is interesting but applies more to Miccrosoft or Apple… I would liken Adam fanatics more to a devout group who are growing a bit weary yet still hoping for the best…

  1287. Doc, your reference to the Borg is interesting but applies more to Microsoft or Apple… I would liken Adam fanatics more to a devout group who are growing a bit weary yet still hoping for the best…

  1288. Minnesota, also “cough” one of the 50. Still showing 15-22nd. Simply not worried. This is the tablet I want and it will clearly be coming sometime in the next few weeks. I’m not going anywhere so that is good enough for me. Looking forward to kicking back in the warm sunshine and reading a good book, of course that will have to wait many months, colder than all get out around here lately.

  1289. @adamites ( if I were Rohan I would do this as soon as possible … from an American’s point of view — that is to say that this post may not be appropriate in all cultures )

    “Dear Adamites ( insert your favorite nickname here ):

    I would first like to thank all of you on this blog and around the world who have placed your faith in me and the Notion Ink team over the last several years. We are truly humbled by the amount of loyalty our dreams have inspired. We are sincerely interested in building dreams into reality — changing the way human beings interact in a digital world from a global perspective. As you have seen, we are slowly, but surely succeeding where others have failed. We will persevere and bring innovation to an industry that severely needs it.

    We have created Adam for everyone. We are learning how to be a company in all respects. We have been inwardly focused for 3 years and have not fully developed our vision of being the best customer service organization in the world. This is evident in how we have handled each of you over the last 60 days. We have failed to accurately identify all of you who have been with us since the beginning. We have failed to accurately predict how our supply chain, manufacturing process, and fulfillment processes will impact our ability to deliver adam to each and every one of you. Our time frames have been overly optimistic and our promises misguided. For that, we are all very sorry. We realize that without you, we are a dream in a box on a boat with nowhere to go.

    I would like to go back in time and change the last 60 days. But I can’t. What I can tell you is that from this point forward our desire is to place an adam in your hands as quickly as possible. We have revised shipping dates based on the information we have learned over the last seven days. We are confirming our assumptions about our manufacturing agreements. And we are learning from our mistakes. We know the last couple weeks for all of you in and out of the pre-order has been disappointing with highs and lows on a daily basis. We have over promised and failed to deliver on time. We have not met your expectations – or ours.

    Understand that this blog is our lifeline to your thoughts and dreams too. We recognize this. This blog has inspired tremendous insight, ideas, exchanges, and guidance. It forces us to evaluate our beliefs, and challenge our direction. For your participation, I am personally indebted. You will enable us to bring to market the most innovative and customer driven products the world has never seen. We will make Notion Ink the greatest technology company in the world with your insights.

    We have many many areas for improvement. I know that. I ask for your patience and continued loyalty. We will not let you down, and we will improve and learn daily. Thank you again for being here, for investing your time, your money, and your faith in Notion Ink!

    My next communication will be Saturday, January 29th, 7 PM India time. We are updating shipping information daily, and will communicate our 60 day plan for next round of pre-orders and our official roll out at that time. In the meantime, please see a new video of ___________ ( insert your software / hardware preference here)

    Kindest regard and in humble admiration,
    Rohan”

    …………………….. or something to that affect … me personally, I don’t need Rohan to send this letter … I am in the pre-order, have paid my money, and my dates have been re-adjusted. There have been many negative opinions on this blog about the missed dates and that is understandable. In my view, we are helping Notion Ink become a better company. Continual communication by any company is important — but we have a responsibility to evaluate and determine our involvement daily.

    If you don’t want to try and build up a company from the incubator then don’t come here and don’t pre-order. Wait until the adam is in best buy or your local electronics store where you can feel it, touch it, see it, throw it … or whatever else you have to do to believe. I personally went into bestbuy and what i found was far from being an adam. So I am patiently waiting. I will check in with this blog with my daily digest email, but other than that … see you next Saturday @ 7PM, India time.

    having fun … Mark

  1290. Disastrous PR, I am so disappointed for NI.

    ROHAN,,, do you not hear you supporters?

    They paid their money in good faith – Talk to them

  1291. Rahim: I wish you that yours is the first one that is made after Chinese New Year.

    (I think that Rohan’s remark that all feb shipments are ‘pre-poned’ to january is because of Chinese New Year.

  1292. I think you are having a problem with a simple reality. Rohan clearly said the original 9th order was the biggest and that all other orders after that including the bumped group would not total as much added all together so the second production run would be able to handle them all. That is the only reason the Feb orders are being pre-poned. He can’t make them come to us any faster than production can spit them out and that could not realisticaly start until formal FCC approval. These were alll known facts and from my perspective makes the issue pretty straight forward. We would all like to have our Adam already but that did not happen. we would have all liked to have been in the 9th group and stayed there but for some, myself included, that did not happen. To complain now because he has improved it for those he can by bringing them essentially to the new shipping date for the 15th-22nd group strikes me as petty at best and downright childish at worst.
    Just checked, my date switched to estimated factory shipping of the 29h 😀 😀 😀

  1293. Drnishiz:
    > If I remember correctly,India surrendered everything very quickly.Im 87 now so I have gaps in my memory.

    You don’t remember correctly. You should look up who was ruling India at the time, if you and remember how to do that.

  1295. They should have been produce already, only thing that should be done is place the stupid stickers, ce and fcc. They should have still prioduce them while waiting for sticker……

  1296. To all those who are wondering, the Adam has not begun to be delivered in India either.

    “http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/gadgets-computers-software/94140-notion-ink-adam-2.html#post2206789”

  1298. you missed pre-order 2. Rohan was giving them away for free if you were one of the first 25. But then what he meant by free was only you were free to pay $650 but if you clicked buy with the right mouse button it was $700.

    Anybody want to buy a bridge? It’s free! Just $50 shipping and handling and a $200 title fee.

  1299. Rohan, I have been following Notion Ink and the Adam for about a year now. While I have only been posting since around when pre-order started, I have lurked for a long time. This semester in school I made the decision to go completely digital with textbooks with the plan to use my Adam as my ebook reader/laptop replacement.

    The new delay in shipping was a huge disappointment. I was originally in the January 15th-22nd shipment, but moved to January 29th. Now I have been in school for 3 weeks having to read on my phone or read when I get home. This is not what bothers me though; I am bothered by the fact that Notion Ink took my money and has kept many customers in the dark regarding when the Adams will be shipped. I trust that the product will ship, I dont know when, but I do not want to get my hopes up and think that it will ship on January 29th. A lot of us here are paying customers, some with tight financial times and we have a right to know what is going on. While I may have been naive, had I known that the Adam would not arrive until February I would not be as disappointed, but to continually get my hopes up (and I am sure I speak for a lot of people here too) and then wake up to bad news every morning sucks. All we ask, as paying customers, is;

    have the Adams even been made yet?
    how can you be so sure that these dates are not going to change?
    what caused the delay this time?

    While I am upset, I am glad I was able to pre-order and help get Notion Ink off the ground. I know the product will be great, but please Rohan, just answer those questions and we can all calm down.

  1300. Mostly good, but I have a problem with all that “dream” stuff. There are plenty of dreams I wouldn’t want realized. Like the one where you’re naked in front of all your friends and family and – this is the most nightmarish part – nobody notices.

    In fact, I’m not going to be inspecting the pictures of Rohan very carefully, just in case.

  1301. I can’t wait for pre-order 2 to start! I just hope that this time I get the email!

  1302. Biswajit saha:
    > Tanner why don’t you ask your mom to gift one tablet

    He probably did away with his mother already. Have some compassion on the poor kid; he’s almost an orphan.

  1304. so ultimately it’s about the memories…

    even the money is a means to the memories, all the lasts

    the memories from this blog, for example… irreplaceable

  1305. I would hardly call the consistent lack of communication over and over again “glitches”. A glitch is defined as A minor malfunction, mishap, or technical problem; a snag even. Something that is not deliberate, which waiting till the last possible second and then changing the ship date and not notifying anyone of the sort, i would consider deliberate and delay tactics. This can hardly be called a “glitch”. Information goes a long way and N.I and Rohan have had chance after chance to realize this but keep failing to make due on their claims and false information. This has nothing to do with the hardships of starting your own company, any company be it Big or Small would have the common courtesy to notify a Paying customer is their products is delayed or not shipping on time instead of just changing the date without any notification. Its this poort business practice that is hurting N.I and Rohan, and believe me that I want nothing more then for N.I and Rohan to succeed, but you have to learn from your mistakes at some point.

  1306. Crap! While I was asleep it got moved to the 29th! NUTS!

    *F5* *F5* *F5* *F5* *F5* *F5*

  1308. agree … this apology definitely should have been a collaboration … dreams are the problem … but in terms of your dream … its a cultural issue .. in some brains your “naked” dream might be like a walk in the park.

  1310. you are right gecko, i just wanted to make him feel good also wish we could do something for this kid. After all this is family.

  1312. Mine is still a photo on the internet

    “http://www.flickr.com/photos/7642865@N02/5261981149/lightbox/”

  1313. +1 stop whining! It will ship when it is ready. Yeah some people’s Adams are shipping so what. You will get your number called when it is ready to be called

  1316. While one is critical of Notion Ink’s missteps and amateurish corporate communications, one also appreciates how they have successfully realized most of what they set out to achieve. There have been compromises along the way that have scratched and smudged some high expectations but that is inevitable in an enterprise of this sort. To get to this point, on the eve of Adam’s delivery, they have surmounted great hurdles as well, invisible to those of us on this blog, and their effort and persistence over the past 3 years in doing so need to be applauded.

    Also, along their way, they have given us a ring-side view of some of the proceedings, something which other companies do not and which is motivated, depending on your point of view, by either artless excitement or admirable guile. Its been a very interesting ride all the same, and I hope NI will continue to be open about their plans and ideas in the days ahead, while ensuring that Customer Service is top notch.

    I thought I would sign off this comment with a ‘Good Luck!’, but while wishing them all success, I would rather Notion Ink leaves nothing at all to chance.

  1317. to all the naysayers, have you noticed how unprofessional the tape job on the packaging is?????? 😉 😉 😉

  1320. Rohan,
    Care to continue (albeit delayed) the saturday tradition that you re-started last week? 😉

  1321. I totally agree with Mr. AlbertWertz. NI is one company thats willing to listen, which is making a difference among the BIGGies who don’t listen but make us listen to them.
    Notion Ink, please continue this momentum. There is a difference between Invention and Revolution. You have already done the Prior, please keep the current momentum to achive the later. We wish U the Best. I think its time we acknowledge all the Employees at Notion Ink. Knowingly or Unknowingly you are working for a Global Dream Company and I pray for your efforts to become fruitfull. You might be the 1st Indian Company but you are also started stirring a Revolution, please continue the same momentum. Keep Improving as No one is Best and you can only do that if your wonderfull Invention is accompained by your trysted customers Inputs, which most of the bIggies Lack.

  1323. I am sure your memory is fine, but I suspect you didn’t know much about India or its history even in those days when you were a strapping youg man (I assume) being buzzed by Zeros in the Pacific.

  1324. Do not blame Fcc, should not of say it was good before it was approved. Also, just to put sticker on should of not stop production. Remeber he say some was ship out already but they was not. The delays are fine but the lie or false or misleading informaion is not.

  1326. I think it’s a safe assumption. Or I could just assume that no one stalks the blog has any more of a life than the employees of notion ink.

  1328. I think the delay was due to FCC. You are getting your Adams by next week. I am jealous. I am still waiting for pre-order 2 link.

  1329. I think the reason was simply production limits. They couldn’t make as many as they hoped for the first batch, and since they were delayed in the final production (due to FCC/CE issues) subsequent orders got delayed as well. So in your case, you were hit with being one of the unlucky ones who’s tablet couldn’t be made in the first group, and you were hit with a delay that everyone (except those who’s shipping was supposed to be in Feb) were hit with.

    Either way, just consider yourself lucky that you still have an order, and should get it in a few weeks at the latest.

  1330. I I am really enjoying this ongoing dialogue and find it to be progessive and evolving to whe we finally receive our Adams and finally move to the next stage as all evolutionary processes usually do. And there is no doubt on twhich path we are following.

  1332. Yep, the 29th is still an estimate (albeit a better estimate) and is linked to how fast they can manufacture these things. It could change. This is all under promise over deliver in my opinion. I expect mine to at least ship before the 29th.

  1333. Rohan,
    Care to continue (albeit delayed) the saturday tradition you re-started last week? 😉

  1334. Its certainly not for the faint of heart, or the impatient, or the impecunious.

  1335. @Rohan Well i’m really Glad that your ADAM’s have arrived whilst your paying customers / financiers have not.

    now dropped to the 29th Jan and not even given the courtesy of an email to say so.

    how shabby can you get, and how much lower can it go for LOYAL PRE ORDERER’s

  1336. I am also one of the 50 (allegedly) pre-order customers (15-22 Jan batch) who have been given a second kick too many by the Notionink team by shifting the shipment date to 29th 😦 Interestingly it says shipment from factory. There could be another catch in that (I hope not)

    I know that some people will find my post as negative but I am simply putting across my concerns after putting in my hard earned cash with Notionink team for a while now. I was given a date at the time of pre-order which got delayed and now delayed further. This is no way of doing business.

    I am disappointed to say the least. With Notionink, it may be a text book case of how best to design a product but also a text book case of how not to deliver / support it. FCC/CE, it does not matter. In the end, it failed to deliver as promised, end of story.

  1337. For all you whiners out there.
    You choose to buy an Adam using a preorder from a startup company,There was always going to be hiccups
    You must have been adults to be able to buy one so grow up and act like it.
    Nobody twisted you arm to buy one.

    I only wish i had got the email to able to buy one,You will still have an Adam a long time before anybody else.

  1338. I was bumped from the January 9 to the January 15-22. Originally I was okay with the 1-2 week delay telling myself that the time would pass quickly.. And now I have once again been bumped for another week, and this is still just an estimated ship date! It is absolutely ridiculous to try and blame this problem on anyone else other than Notion Ink. They are the ones making promises to the customers who preordered their device. Whether youre a small start up company or a well established company, when you make a promise to your customers you should keep that promise. I at one point considered myself lucky to have a preorder, but at this point I consider myself get the raw end of the deal. I have had to pay my money in advance for this device and I have received nothing in return other than lies and delays. I have patiently waited for more than a month, and its still being delayed even further.

  1339. I can see your point but according to Rohan, the Adam had passed all the the FCC tests and he even went so far as to say that it had approval well before that first ship date. Beyond that according to his posts it was not a matter of producing the adams, but printing the FCC labels and marking the Adams. There really is no excuse for a company to be this far behind on keeping their customers informed correctly and promptly. We are the ones who took the risk of spending our money on their device.

  1340. this wait it killing me

    Pick up date 21 Jan 2011
    Destination WALTHAM
    Delivery Date
    Signatory
    Date Time Location Status
    22 Jan 2011 11:05:07 New York Jfk Airport Shipment Released From Customs.
    22 Jan 2011 01:09:47 Hong Kong Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 23:38:03 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    21 Jan 2011 17:00:19 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:18:20 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.

  1341. I know what you’re talking about. kinda sucks that the date for me went from Jan 9 to Jan 15-22 to Jan 29 (or 31st as the case may be). but i guess the silver lining is that I’m out of town between 26th and the 31st and it would suck if I had the package arrive while I’m away!

  1343. yes it’s a disgrace, ohh we just get put back and back

    order page 6th jan estimate then check pre order page 9th jan then 15th – 22nd then 29th then the slow boat from china / chinese new year — so something that i paid for in december (and yes the money was taken from my card) i will be lucky to see this in feb.

    unless of course it gets lost or delayed in transit then NI’s t&c’s rub their hands of it .

    you could say i am more than a little bit PISSED OFF at the moment 😦

  1344. awesome,
    I just hope that the new preorder will be up online soon (and it will be possible to buy from Europe)

  1345. i guess when it say preorder and Estimated date… you should have expected something like this.. otherwise you could have until it says.. “IN STOCK” or “INMEDIATE DELIVERY” then… you can complain about delays… it would have been very Easy for rohan not to try to push in for nobody.. and just wait until things were totally ready and start a normal ordering process, which is what you are claiming for…

    Don’t get me wrong, and don’t take it seriously.. i am also really Sad more than disappointed that i will have to wait more… but i also work in the consume electronic industry i know there are 1000 things that may delay the project, and you can’t control any of them… probably we should blame, screen manufacturers for not having it on time, or maybe the FCC CE labs for not delivering on time.. i don’t know… my point… probably rohan got himself between a sword and the wall by getting us the change to get the preorder…

    In any case, I am stilll waiting anxiously for my ADAM..

  1346. Going on vacation to Costa Rica in a week to see a friend get married. Wish Adam was coming.

  1348. Well, the whole thing started with misinformation, didn’t it? There were obviously more than 50 people who got bumped to that 15th-22nd time frame to begin with. This was determined by the customers themselves using a poll. That is ridiculous: Customers left to figure out for themselves whether or not the company is being truthful.

    So basically their credibility on any shipping time is shot.

  1349. I’ve got a good feeling about the next round of ordering starting monday…

    I can’t believe I’m so anxious for a new electronic device. I have some misgivings about the current consumer electronics paradigm (lots of waste in 6 billion people buying new phones every year and trashing the old ones) and so I try to purchase used items whenever possible. I’ll make an exception for the Adam, but only because I think I’ll be using it for years to come.

    Despite it currently being a poor business plan, I hope NI will lead the way in producing consumer electronics as durable goods and not as disposables. I think we’re approaching a cusp where tablets have all the processing power the average user will need, although I could be wrong; if you can multitask, watch 1080p video, and play quake 3, do you really need a faster tablet? Sure, there will be people who always want the latest gaming tablet, but they are the minority. At that point there’s no need to continually replace the hardware, just update software and make new peripherals.

    The present of consumer electronics is all about single purpose designs that are replaced in whole by the next version. I believe the future is (or, at least, should be) modular designs. The things that would be awesome if they were upgradable on a tablet: the screen, the wireless I/O modules, the physical I/O ports, the battery. I would pay more for a larger and heavier tablet if I knew I could replace the screen when a better one comes out, or replace the wireless hardware when 16GB/s 7G comes out. Replacing physical I/O ports, including data card slots, would be cool too.

    Extremely modularizing designs would likely speed development time of new features too since just a module would need to be designed, not a whole system. I don’t think we’re quite to the point where a true modular design is feasible (cost and size issues), but I bet we’ll be there in 5 years and now is the time to start thinking that way.

    IMHO, the PixelQi screen is the part of the Adam that will become obsolete first, PixelQi already has higher resolution screens in development. Knowing that I could upgrade the screen (arguably the single most important feature of a tablet) would be a huge sell. I don’t expect that from a 1st gen Adam, but perhaps the Adam 2? NI could offer an upgrade service for the 1st gen Adam where you send it back to the factory and they install a better screen, obviously for some cost.

  1350. Yeah Tafilad and by the time you can order again they prob have plenty built in stock so NI won’t have your money for months without you having a product.

    one of the posts on here (whilst all the scam coments were going round) from NI stated that the money would be taken when shipping not when ordered. thats the thing that bugs me most.

  1351. @Suresh: about your tape job comment:

    I did not wish to comment on that, but that picture could have been avoided, or they could have made that picture a little prettier. I agree little things like that go a long way. Rohan, are you listening??

  1352. My shipping date changed from a generic February 2011 to a more precise (and closer) 31 January 2011… Now I’m nervous.. You know… Like when they said “you’re becaming father”

  1353. Just going through comments and realize that this blog has become more of consumer complaints forum instead of what it used to be.

    Guys who are pissed off by delay in the shipping dates, kindly have little bit of patience. Even screaming around here is not going to help. We have waited for so long, no harm in waiting for one more week.

    Other blogs are waiting for this to happen so that they can write another post tomorrow on their blog and refer to one of the comments here. It will lead to more negative publicity and ultimate loss is ours only.

  1354. I don’t think it’s that simple as that and involves some assembly at th end… also, how many do you think they have to put on, package, allocate to order, arrange shipping, verify before finally handing over to the courier?

  1355. How was being open a mistake?

    This blog is the #1 reason why the pre-order sold out and I doubt the pre-order would’ve sold out if this blog did not exist. Looks to me like this blog was a VERY cost effective marketing solution for getting a new company off the ground.

    @Rohan: Make the blog a defining part of NI! All future NI products should have blogs during development! You can’t beat the hype-per-dollar that has been generated here.

  1356. Congrats gowtham, my status hasn’t changed since the “Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.” so not reached destination country yet… 😦

  1357. Maybe my reading comprehension is shot but it looks to me the only screen called matte is the Pixel Qi. Am I missing something?

  1358. Question (if not answered before, can some forums/fan blogs pick it up) –

    Wrt the box-stand – what ports get blocked when placed inside the stand? or do they have cutouts on the side to avoid this?

    Thanks in advance.

  1359. I think the best it will be for Rohan to make an official forum too. I know that he mentioned NotionAddicts in an older post, but for now I know at least four forums about Adam. And one cannot check all of them every day. And once he gives his bless to a forum, he needs to designate a PR to be active part of that forum.

  1360. Question (if not answered before, can some forums/fan blogs pick it up) –

    Wrt the box-stand – what ports get blocked when placed inside the stand? or do they have cutouts on the side to avoid this?

    Thanks in advance.

  1361. #

    Dear Fans, Followers, Freaks, Lovers, Friends, Worshipers, Pessimist, Optimists, Dreamers, and Many others too numerous to mention.

    I have been trying to understand how a electronic device called Adam has brought so many different types of people to the same place..We come here from all over the world, however I really don’t think our national origins have much to do with it. I guess it is the nature of a blog that creates this phenomena. The subjects discussed here must have a great deal of interest to those involved. I have been tempted to spend less time on the blog. To just sit and patiently wait for my Adam to arrive. Here I am again though, reading, and for who knows how many times, writing. Perhaps it is partly because a need for a way to pass time during the waiting for Adam. Adam is not in our hands, but a number of us have put down a nice little chunk of cash so that we may be one day be holding him. We have invested. Another group of us are eagerly waiting to do the same. Still others are waiting on the fence. To see how it all pans out.

    We must know that Adam consists of a number of components that were not designed by Notion Ink. Different designers and manufactures have produced the vast majority of the parts that make Adam. The shape and style of the outer case are of Notion Ink origin and the choices of which components were used were made by NI. The basic operating system (Android) comes from another source. Eden the UI and Genesis are from Notion Ink. Decisions about connectivity were made by Notion Ink and directly effected by the components that they chose to use. Please don’t misconstrue what I’m saying as a belittlement of Notion Ink in any way. Notion Ink is to take enormous credit for bringing all the pieces together that make Adam, Adam.

    How long will Adam the device, be a part of your life? Will he last two years, before you feel the need to upgrade? Perhaps to Adam 2 or maybe by then Adam 3? Will Notion Ink be still doing business two years from now? I am hoping so and think most here would say they hope so. We all should be aware that 90% of all new business’s fail within five years. Most here would love for Notion Ink to be the exception. There are many who have developed a true sense of loyalty to Notion Ink. Some because the youngsters starting the company are from the country they live in and love. Some because they want to see the little guy show the big guys that they can do a better job. I’m am underdog supporter in most cases myself The reality is for, Notion Ink, this is going to be an uphill climb. I think a lot of the reason for the second guessing, trepidation, and frustration here, stems from the fear of Notion Ink’s failure that lurks in the unconscious and conscious minds of so many that frequent the blog. Most are truly intelligent enough to know the odds.

    You now may ask, what are you driving at with this little essay, and so many words that sound negative. I just want us to be aware of where we are in the process. What we have chosen to be a part of by being involved.. What kind of odds in general that Notion Ink is up against. Why they must have a dream to follow to have any hope of beating the odds. They need a solid work ethic and open minded thinking to go with that dream. Why if we want to to help Notion Ink succeed that we must hang in there and try to muster a small bit (Mustard Seed) of faith. We have to understand this company, Notion Ink, must learn to walk before it can run. You all have been small children near your starting point. You all have fallen in your first attempts to walk. Sometimes the Adult in your life had to put you back on your feet. Coax you to try again. Now, we here, can be supportive or walk away. No one is forcing us to stay. There is nothing wrong with a good heart felt criticism. There is nothing wrong in asking for an explanation. After all there will be issues. All here on the blog and the other forums can prove to be a great help to one another and Notion Ink. Especially after the Adam’s arrive. We will then discover Eden the software and learn more of Adam the hardware. All the early adopters are much in the roll of beta testers whether they like it or not. We can be helpful or we can just be a crying bunch of complainers. I am in no way saying the fate of Adam and Notion Ink rests in our hands. Notion Ink’s choices, honesty, hard work, and luck will be the biggest determining factors. How they communicate with buyers, and support their products will mean the most. The spirit in which they deal with us the consumer will have a lot to do with how much we have to do with supporting them. In the end the real pressure to produce is Notion Ink’s. We can always go somewhere else if we choose.

    With all of this said, I am totally behind and supportive of Notion Ink and Adam their product. Unless given a damn good reason not to be. I will speak up if I think something is wrong. I will give praise when something is right. I will dream with and follow that dream as long as it is a dream worth following.

    Today I have a bit of praise to give. My estimated shipping date of February has been moved to January 31st.
    Reply

  1364. The “shipment from factory on the 29th” statement means: don’t expect to get a tracking number on the 29th.
    It first ships from the factory to Hong-Kong and then from there to you.
    It is only when it ships from Hong-Kong (probably a couple days after the 29th) that you will get a tracking number.

    And I totally agree with Kromot, these delays on “estimated dates” are all completely normal for “preorders”.

    So as Douglas Adams would have said:
    Don’t Panic! (in large friendly letters).

  1365. I notice there are some who wish to cancel their order. If there is a mechanism to transfer the order, then I am happy to purchase it.

    I would like PQ, 3g, WiFi (Europe version). Money waiting

    Cheers

    Pravin

  1366. Well done done Ahmed….I like the version of I’ve I got a feeling. Who was the artist?

  1368. Hey, I’m your life
    I’m the one who takes you there
    I’m your life
    I’m the one who cares
    they, they betray
    I’m your only true friend now
    they, they’ll betray
    I’m forever there
    I’m your dream, make you real
    I’m your eyes when you must steal
    I’m your pain when you can’t feel, sad but true
    I’m your dream, mind astray
    I’m your eyes while you’re away
    I’m your pain while you repay
    you know it’s sad but true………..

  1369. Sure, I understand your frustration. I mean, I wouldn’t really say they have given you “lies”, but I would say they have lead you to believe something without giving you more information.

    It would be one thing to say, “Hey we are shipping on the 9th… Oh wait, we can’t really ship it until the 29th because of production problems.” Instead you just get a “Hey we are shipping on the 9th” and then you never hear anything new.

    Any information is better than no information, and of course Notion ink themselves could have done things to help with the whole FCC issue, like saying “We haven’t been approved through the FCC yet, but we expect it to be finished by such and such a date.” Keep in mind, they are learning as they go along, and probably haven’t ever had to deal with the FCC or CE before in getting devices approved. So they probably didn’t know how long it would take, or what kind of road blocks they would run into.

    I don’t really think anything they have given have been promises, mainly because nothing has been said in the form of “I promise your device will ship by the 9th”. It’s just been said as “Your device is expected to ship on the 9th”. This happens even with other large companies, when products unexpectedly become back ordered, and they can’t fulfill all of the orders people placed when they expected to in the first place. So, Notion ink’s attempt to make this right with the customers was to expedite the shipping by using air instead of “ground” which costs more, but takes less time.

    Either way, There are measures you can take if you are frustrated beyond any acceptable amount. You have the choice of canceling your order, or selling your Adam before you get it. However, if you are still interested in the device, and you still want it, then I think you should try to be patient. As you are learning how difficult it can be to deal with a start up, they are learning how difficult it can be to deal with angry hoards of customers. The fact that the devices themselves have been shipping should be comforting to everyone, as in a matter of days several people will have physical devices in their hands and will be giving information on how these devices are to the rest of us. That will most likely re-excite everyone about the Adam who has forgotten how interesting it was over their personal frustration.

    Keep in mind also, that some people haven’t even gotten to order one. Even though it was said previously “Pre-order 2 has yet not started because we are waiting for deliveries in US and European countries (that would mean that we are just a few days away from it).” and it has yet to start, or we have yet to have any more information about it. I’m not angry (though some people are) that we don’t have any more information, because I am trying to understand how difficult the process is for them as well, and I think the device will end up being worth it to me.

    Anyway, hopefully your wait goes by fast, and you are happy with your choice, what ever you end up choosing to do.

  1370. Your unboxing will still be special as it will will be part of Adam’s unboxing all over the world show. If your special gift turns be a second Adam hand signed that will be truly special!!!

  1372. The modular design would be a lot closer to what I have been wishing for over the last decade, customizable hardware (I hate that they still ship PS/2 and Parallel ports on motherboards, and firewire, what a waste of space, I have never seen a device that uses firewire, why have ports for it been on every MB for the last 5 years? same with ATA that should be gone by now also.

    The modular design is feasible sooner than 5 years from now with release of lightpeak, the universal bus.

    Oh, and I believe the second gen Adam is going to be called Eve. (since we already have Eden, I just hope it comes in more colors than just pink…)

  1373. Well,
    I am in the same boat. My order was moved to the 29th also without an email update. I don’t have a tablet now, so I don’t know what I am missing out on, but I am frustrated since my money has been tied up for over a month with no interest or product. Even once it ships, it has to go the U.S. (California) to the company I use to forward via USPS to me in Japan, so I will not get my Adam until mid February 😦 Oh, well the challenges of being in the military overseas.

    While I would never of bought any 1st generation Apple Product, I am going to take a hard look at Ipad 2 when the final specs come out. At the end of the day, I will need an experience that I can count on. Right now, I am still hopeful, but if things don’t improve over the coming couple of months, I may go back to Apple if they meet my main complaints of no USB/SD card support, no camera, and dual core. I love the philosophy, dream, and innovation of Notion Ink, but they do need a full time PR/Customer Service person to better manage expectations. Right now, it is hit or miss. Great blog effort to build understanding and devoted following, but not enough personal feedback to keep the momentum moving.

    I am still hopeful that once I get my Adam in my hands that my slow and increasing frustration is quickly forgotten.

    MP

  1374. whoa…ship date finally updated. at least now I don’t feel forgotten. stil can’t hardly wait for the day my Adam arrives so I can experience both Adam and Eden. I am hopefu to use Adam as an alternative to carrying my business laptop around.

  1375. youre off a little, there was no promise made, when it was changed to the 15-22nd, it clearly stated this is are best estimate, they didn’t say, we guarantee this, or we promise this, When they realized they made a mistake on the original 9th date, they updated everything. And now they updated it again, what is the problem,

    this whole thing about it being unfair because the feb group is being moved up, reminds my of a 5 year old whinning. Get over it, be happy for them, they are getting their adam a little faster, how does that possible effect you,

    When you placed your order, it said estimated shipping 6-8 weeks, you had to click on the agree button at that time, it never even gave the 9th as the date, The 9th would have actually been 4 weeks, they are hitting that time frame given when you ordered, so they have actually made the date estimated when you ordered,

    GET OVER IT AND STOP BEING A BABY !!!

    And like I said, yea, mine is shipping at the end of the month, can’t wait to get it.

  1376. Boo who,

    when you pre-ordered it was know it hadn’t passed the FCC yet, and that that was one of the things that could affect it.

    If you weren’t willing to take a chance things may come up, then you shouldn’t have pre-ordered, you should have waited until it was available in a store so you could pick it up, or until the web site opened for standard order with diffenative shipping dates,

    but that is going to be a while, it took Apple 3-4 months before they could get there estimated shipping date down from 4 weeks to 1-2 days, it is always states, even now, estimated shipping, not we promisse to ship in 2 days.

  1377. Name a pre-order product you see everyday ?

    the galaxy tab, nope
    the ipad – nope
    the Xoom – nope
    the blackbery playbook – nope

    Name a single tablet you can pre-order.
    The only ones that I have ever seen, are the cheap chiness no-name tablets

  1378. I hope the next round of orders happens before the other manufacturers start giving out delivery dates as this could severly steal from Notion Ink’s momentum. Also, please consider using paypal next time for the sake of people like me who didn’t get to order due to system malfunctions. The more devices you get ordered and out the door, the better it is for the Notion Ink community as it can be the de facto standard. I apprectiate that NI is a small company with big ambition and I respect that, but if the device hits at the same time as the Xoom and LG’s 3D tablet, the saturation of the tech sites and the commercials could overshadow what we all expect to be a superior product in the Adam. That said, please let me order my tablet…please!

  1379. +1
    I agree with You Rahim. The warmth of this blog seems to disapear with every post.
    My shipping date is delayed aswell, but I’m very happy of any update I get, that my adam will arrive in the end.
    29th is the estimated shipping date from factory, right now… I hope it will arrive in Germany the first week of Feb.
    I’m happy!!! :0)

  1380. @Antoine

    it could be that the 29th date has been selected keeping in mind the worst possible delay.
    So chances are that it ships earlier than that.

  1381. I really like the dialogue taking place on this blog and fiind it progressive and evolutionary with voices accross the spectrum of opinions and emotions. And one step along this evolutionary path will be reached when we receive ou with the receipt of our Adam tabs hen we will move to more active stages. I hpe that we can then all become further involved in the process. But as has been said before it is a journey ahd they all have ups and downs but it’s allways forward. I am thrilled to be a member of such an inspirational group.

  1382. was going to put a +1 until i read that last line. Lol, would you still have written the same thing had you not gotten that news? not a bash, just a funny observation how tones are certainly controlled by scenario’s and point of views. So many diff seats in this forum. The people who have been delayed for a week and a half, who have received trackin numbers already. Those who had 9, pushed to 15-22 and now are 29. those who had 15-22 and now 29. Those Feb now Jan 31. Those awaiting just to be a part of it. Then there are those who got fed up with it and canceled their orders. Those that got fed up, canceled their orders and want back in. those that are just now hearing about it… And those who are just watching with their popcorn because it all looks like an episode of jerry springer in here…

    It seems that a communication from Rohan tends to reset the mood around here and we may need a little reboot. Rohan is one man and an official forum with more than one person managing the questions and PR around here would do this company quite a bit of good. I constantly see fans trying to answer other people’s questions with their own expertise, and opinions on what might be going on, but the truth is, nothing is credible unless it comes from someone at NI. There needs to be more Official communications and answering of questions in a live integrated area like the forum. I am very confused on why this has not been implemented on this site as it only takes an hour or 2 to setup… We could all register with our personal information and communicate with NI more effectively and each other also…

    To those waiting to buy. It looks like e-mails have not gone out to anyone to order. So I would not expect preorder to open on Monday… From a business point of view, it would look better if preorders opened up during another point of excitement and high expectations. They want to show that it will sell out fast. These will be used as statistics when securing further retail chains. They love to see demand and stats like this will show them there is a demand for this product and it would be a good investment to make. I personally do not predict a preorder II to occur until people like Greg have their tablets and are mass producing video’s like crazy and they see people’s response. They are in another depression as far as excitement goes with all the delays.

    Dont worry. It will be around the corner any moment. You may even get shipping as soon as you order.

  1383. Hey David,

    I understand you point, but when you place you order with other Co they do not take your money until it is shipped. So I paid for something that I do not even have yet. Then two days ago I had to cancel my credit card because someone use it on Walmart.com. So I am concern. Oh yeah I do not buy or own any Apple product.

  1385. I still want to know if I can make annotations in any .pdf reader for the Adam. It’s what I need to know!

  1386. I had the option to buy pixelQi but went with LCD cos need more multimedia activity then outdoor application.

  1387. Oh. Waltham is a 20 minute drive!

    Please be kind enough to enter your full shipping address and I will intercept the package when it gets to your doorstep.

    Warm Regards,
    send2dev 😀

  1388. Hi Biswajit, that’s not fine. I thought yesterday they said that batch would ship monday/tuesday?
    Hmm…
    Aren’t the Honk Kong ppl celebrating new year this weekend?

  1390. I finally show a shipping date of Jan 29th. I will be pacing until then. Hope it doesn’t take 10 days to get after that…lol

  1392. I know and what can i do karen. Little sad but again not the end of world. I hope you had fun today. I was about logoff and my mailbox showed your msg.

  1393. I second this notion.

    Please use PayPal as it opens up the market to people who prefer not to use their credit cards online.

    Can’t wait for pre-order two!

  1396. @Mohammad

    You must also realize that as customers we dont expect our vendors to be perfect. They are also human beings and can make mistakes. But what we do expect is that they learn from mistakes and amend their future course of action.

    Well, in this case it does seems that they are repeating the mistakes but it might be for different reasons. Who knows ? What matters is that they relentlessly execute to meet the orders and they are already doing it as many in the first lot have got their shipment tracking IDs.

    I have a feeling that they are going to produce the whole of remaining preorder lot and ship them together within January. It might be a bit earlier than the currently updated ship date as well.

  1397. Hmm. I just checked my shipping date and it’s been postponed from the 15-22nd slot to the 29th. I wonder how they are going to prepone the February guys if they are postponing my batch. Or am I just that lucky?

  1398. @amarko: As stated Joe stated earlier today: When we ordered, “the original estimate was 6-8 weeks“. It looks as if your delivery will take place well within this period. Why are you complaining so loud?

    We all like to get our Adam as soon as possible, but at this moment Notion Ink is still within the delivery period they promised, and even if they slip, then it would only be that they fall in line with other companies who offer pre-orders. But as far as I can see, they will deliver on time and thereby be better then most other pre-orders programs as well.

  1399. There’s nothing we can do. We accpeted uncertainity with this start up company, allowing the dreams to put more weight than strickt deals.
    We take a deep breath and wait a bit more (trained for that by now).

    Was realy expecting a new weekend posting. First saturday in a long time we didn’t get any.

    Today was a very nice day with my family, living almost two hours away.

  1400. @gowtham Waltham is 10 Minutes drive for me – I may be staking out at the shipping warehouse to intercept your package 😉 congrats! customs cleared means its just a matter of getting from JFK to Waltham – probably by road..

  1402. Estimated Ship date from factory: 29th January 2011

    I´m happy!

    I wonder how many did pre-order, anyone know?

  1403. Hmm.. Your are right karen nothing we can do but learn from it. I did and feeling better and thanx.
    I was expecting a new weekend post too and thats why i am awake so late but……
    Good to see you had nice time with your family and give my regards.

    I hope you know this song. (m sleepy now, good night)
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LTdwUcNoAzw”

  1404. i like how he says that his shipping time dropped to an earlier date, but then says NI is ‘shabby’

    lol

    On a better note, my shipping date dropped from February to January and I am thrilled!

  1405. i would personally wait to till many received their adams at the beginning of next week namely: Tech Companies, Greg, and others that people and media will follow. This flow of unboxing and news to utube, google news, and media sites will bring flow to the site. I would monday put a date on the site to order possibly that friday (assuming people get their adams monday or tuesday) to drum up a huge amount of excitement. However, if the first batch of preorders aren’t done shipping till Jan 31st, then I would wait to take orders till Feb 1st to keep manufacturing high and have then on hand to sell. A preorder can have hiccups, but opening up to the ‘public’ as a product to sell you will need to ship within a business day or two and they will need a full warehouse for the next time they open up the orders.

  1406. check ebay, i know some that are not interested in their adam or paying the cancellation fee are just listing on ebay to ship as soon as it arrives to them

  1407. i think it will be more then that. All business will be closed for 1 week due to chineese new year holidays. So my guess it will be 29th + 7 days

  1408. @Wally – You are right. A honest criticism is necessary since this is possible the only channel NI gets to know of the real sentiments of paid or potential customers. And it needs to be said what ticks you off (not you Wally – the broader you) and what makes you happy. People getting into a pissing contest over who said what is pointless. The lack of communication is definitely a issue NI needs to address. Im sure they don’t have 20 million dollar CRM system that is sophisticated enough to do all that. But a small homegrown system needs to be implemented to manage communication to ordering customers.

    @Albert – in terms of PR person… I honestly don’t think they can afford any one on the payroll other than engineers to build the product. If you see the official ad was also done by a freelance artist – not by a big ad company. So it might take them some time to get all the MBA PR/Marketing/customer relations fluff (no offense to the MBA’s – but MBA’s don’t build the product 🙂 ) staffed up. For all you know the famous Jon is a mail-merge program!

    I also assume that they will open the next round of orders after a postmortem of the preorder-1 logistics is done. There is a great deal to learn for NI in the pre-order 1 experience.

    Also in terms of the forum – are you thinking a forum for only owners of the Adam?

  1410. @Scott… Being open regarding what the product is about and how it is developing is one thing… Sharing dates that may be a bit tough to keep is another. The fact that Rohan reads, responds and implements some of the ideas that people share is truly unique in the tech world these days. The problems arise when he shares certain things such as exact shipment dates. Manufacturing and shipping are out of his control. More conservative manufacturing numbers and shipping dates help to quell some of the disappointment and the resulting anger.

  1411. No plus ones needed or looked for. The news I received about my personal shipping date was the only plus I wanted. Others have had dates go the other way. I feel incredibly fortunate to even have an Adam coming at this time. Everyone’s perspective here is skewed by their personal experience no doubt.

    My post really had nothing to do with my shipping information and a lot to do with Notion Ink’s overall situation, which frankly is not where I hoped it would be at this time. I completely agree that an official forum is needed. Rohan has used the blog to good advantage in getting the word out about Adam, but it has been an anchor weighing Notion Ink down as far as helping to implement good customer service. It is so easy for anyone to post negative remarks about the service they are receiving. For the world to see. The blogs mood does rise and fall based on the posting of Rohan. It would seem in his best interest to make a daily blog post attempting to address concerns and questions that are regularly asked. As I mentioned in my earlier post this is all about learning to walk. As far as the consumers helping each other, that is something that will be most likely happen on a official forum where certain moderators and posters will become recognized for their expertise in the inner workings of Adam and the software that runs him. How well Adam works for you will have a lot to do with how much effort you put into learning how Adam works. Devices like Adam have a learning curve and the buyer that ignores the need to learn will miss out and possibly be disappointed. I can already imagine the questions that will be flooding this blog.

    Again the blog will not likely the best environment in which to address those questions!
    Questions about shipping dates and ordering really should be sent directly to Notion Ink support!

    I also think it is recipe for problems to send out emails to notify people of an upcoming order period. The first round told us how that works. Think of all the people who were disappointed about not getting the email. Set the date and time ahead of time post it on the blog and website. Post the credit card requirements and leave nothing to be guessed. Favoritism will almost always backfire and cause problems.

    I eagerly await unboxing videos and reports from anyone and everyone that takes it upon themselves to do so. I think Adam has great potential to be a really special device. That is why I purchased and that is why I continue to support Notion Ink

  1412. @Scott… Being open regarding what the product is about and how it is developing is one thing… Sharing dates that may be a bit tough to keep is another. The fact that Rohan reads, responds and implements some of the ideas that people share is truly unique in the tech world these days. The problems arise when he shares certain things such as exact shipment dates. Manufacturing and shipping are out of his control. More conservative manufacturing numbers and shipping dates help to quell some of the disappointment and the resulting anger.

  1413. zoltans4, I’m assuming his original shipping date was 15th-22nd. That was when mine was supposed to ship, then, this morning, all of a sudden it says 29th. Guess we just have to wait a bit longer =/

  1415. Has anybody else’s status updated to “New York Jfk Airport Shipment Released From Customs”. Just wondering because I haven’t seen the update.

  1417. This blog is starting to suck ass again, I am posting a new message on 23 jan 2011 00.31 China time.

    @Rahim : about this blog getting negative, I agree bro.

    Daryl.

  1418. “http://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20110122/notion-ink-adam-vs-ipad-2-which-is-better/” this conversation is completely annoying to me… comparing a word “Ipad2” to a full fledge product. There are no specs or anything and they are already trying to put it to the test…

  1420. 1st date given was 6th jan on the order page , then back to the 9th jan pre order check page then back to the 15-22nd now the 29th (which will run into chinese new year) my credit card was charged in december to the tune of 600 usd not when the product is shipping so guess what im out 600 dollars and have nothing but receding dates to show for it , why do you think im pissed.

    @paul i ordered same time and paid as much as anyone else, yet mine still isnt delivered “so called 50”..
    @zoltan i dont see where i state the time went to an earlier date ??

    @chebbinator 6th to the 9th to the 15-22nd to the 29th i’m that dizzy you tell me what so called Group i’m in.

  1422. @rahim

    Well said. This place used to be different . Sad that people so easily get nervous 😦

    I don’t know what to do , but I wish Team NI a good success

  1423. Probably a good idea actually.. They’d probably make money that way lol, I’d be willing to bid for a US PixelQi 3g 2100 version.. haha.

  1424. 22 Jan 2011 17:50:30 New York Jfk Airport Shipment In Transit.
    22 Jan 2011 17:28:14 New York Jfk Airport Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    22 Jan 2011 11:05:07 New York Jfk Airport Shipment Released From Customs.
    22 Jan 2011 01:09:47 Hong Kong Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 23:38:03 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    21 Jan 2011 17:00:19 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:18:20 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.

  1425. well there could be sections that only adam owners could access with their unique adam ID maybe to get additional stuff. bonus for registering etc, but Somewhere on the NI site that has categories, can be searched and we can all make profiles to better communicate.

  1426. This is what I wrote them: Let me just say that I almost never saw a commercial about the Ipad when it was released. Since the hype of the adam and every other tablet being released, apple now has commercials for the Ipad on almost every commercial break I have seen in he past few months. Without information on the Ipad 2 this conversation is useless, but I can say for certain that Apple is working VERY hard to maintain its market share for the future. This definitely shows that they are taking their competition seriously. I think that right there is a feat that no person thought the Adam and others could do…

    Also, let me say that the Ipad was almost consistently sold out at walmart up until the last few months. Today there is a stack of Ipads not being sold… The game is changing. This is evident.

  1428. Adam is in New York!!!

    Ill be abe to tell you on tuesday 🙂 The forum is at “http://forum.notioninknews.com/”

    Still wondering exactly what this “screen protector” will look like on the adam….

  1430. Well thats nice but I got tired of waiting especially since I was not included in pre-order one… so I purchased an ipad today.

  1432. My date changed from 6th to 15-22 and then to 29th as well. I have been one of the more patient Adam pre-order customer. The customer support chose to not answer my queries of the band being supported or not.They chose to not answer my query about shipping date.

    FCC was touted as the delay all through January, and I chose to wait patiently considering that this was a delay not in NI’s hands. But I do not see any good reason for the dates to change from 15-22 to 29th now. What does FCC have to do with delaying the production of this batch of Adam?. I do not get it.

    And still not a single email informing a delay.

    Somewhere I read Rohan saying that people from 15-22 batch should be more patient as it was not yet 22nd. I disagree with this. 15-22 means that you need to start giving information before or at least on 15th. Not wait until 22nd and then change dates.

    Very disappointing.

  1433. From Notions Addicts Today at 2:52:PM Eastern Time NY:
    “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php/1146-screen-shipping-update/page12”

    Looking good for some. post from the blog gowtham said, on January 23, 2011 at 01:15

    this wait it killing me

    Pick up date 21 Jan 2011
    Destination WALTHAM
    Delivery Date
    Signatory
    Date Time Location Status
    22 Jan 2011 11:05:07 New York Jfk Airport Shipment Released From Customs.
    22 Jan 2011 01:09:47 Hong Kong Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 23:38:03 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    21 Jan 2011 17:00:19 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:18:20 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.

  1435. The FCC delay caused a knock-on effect, delayed shipping the of the 9th Jan orders which prob took longer than expected as well and so has affected the next batches til next week…

  1437. So many whiners. To all of you, I ask would you like some cheese with your whine? Would you prefer I called Whine One One so they can send you a Whaaaaambulance?

  1439. surprised? ALL the Jan 15-22 orders were updated to show the 29th.

    Just wait till Chinese new years hits and then it gets pushed out further.

  1441. That just means the “inspections” officers are playing with your Adam for a few days. Don’t worry, I will tell them to try not to scratch your scratch resistant matte finish screen.

  1443. That depends, am I going to get that cheese today, or whenever you feel like sending it to me? Perhaps it’s on the boat in the harbor waiting to arrive?

  1444. OMG is there really an Adam 2 to be released later this year and the adam 1 is in constant delay?

  1445. Has anyone else noticed that Rohan has only come forth and commented on this blog when he is replying to a comment that makes him look good. He never replies to comments that are about concerns or the situation that many of us have been put in by NI. Rohan needs to step up.

  1447. That would just be my luck. They saw it was going to Oklahoma and said “that hick doesn’t know how to use technology” so they are using it for a couple days. Fine with me as long as they buy their own and get it to me by this Saturday.

  1453. I agree that comparing Adam to the rumored-and-not-yet-confirmed-by-Apple iPad2 is ridiculous. But Apple has sold 15 million iPad units (and counting). The reason why all the stores are not sold out is because Apple has increased their supply and with the iPad 2 rumors (and imminent product upgrade coming up in few months), customers are waiting for the official announcement.

    On the other hand, we have NI working on a dream and contented to sell only thousands…while they have the potential to sell more if only they give proper attention to non-product consumer experience!!!

  1454. Rohan,

    I am a follower of this blog since Feb 2010. Now Adam is on shipment status to pre-ordered customers. I understand from blog that Feb dates are advanced to Jan 31 and in the same time Jan 15-22 pushed to 29.

    As a result you could see a lot of impatient outbursts. What I wanted to say is that you
    opened up the channel of frequent communication with people. However, when it is crucial you don’t keep that regularity resulting bad publicity. So please communicate so that you could shut up so many loud mouths.

    I think you can’t afford negative publicity now. I want you to succeed.

  1455. Hey there, neighbor, I’m from Waltham too!
    I missed the pre-order so please let us know how you like your Adam the moment you get, ‘K?

    Congrats!

  1457. I suggested PayPal several times as the fastest and safest way for all parties involved but it seems to have fallen on deaf ears so far.

  1458. +1

    It is the date of shipping from China to Hong Kong…we’ll get the tracking numbers (hopefully) by 31st…and from there it will be 5 working days for it to reach the respective homes. If you throw in the Chinese New Year, then all bets are off.

  1459. @Paul
    amarko was given a revised estimate by NI and now he has been given yet a second revision. However, you can be sure amarko’s payment to NI was made promptly.

  1460. Then in that case, they should have stuck with that estimate…and pulled in the dates (or PRE-PONED) once the units have landed at Hong Kong for actual shipping.

    NI botched it just as they did when the pre-order1 was started!

  1461. IMO, this isn’t really dependent on the Adam. If there is an Android app that allows pdf annotation, then you can load it on the Adam. So even if Adam does not ship with this functionality it can easily be added.

    So the bigger question in my mind is, which Android app provides the functionality you want? Does anyone have any suggestions?

    Point me to the apk and I’ll be happy to test and demo in a video on “notioninkfan.com” 😉

  1464. Paypal’s T&Cs says you cannot use their payment services for goods have to be ready to be sold within a certain time otherwise they will decline the transactions… therefore paypal would only usable once NI have started full time production.

  1466. no android market but side loading available so a non issue.
    Eden pretty laggy? When did you have your hands on a unit to make this assessment? Reviewers at CES did not seem to think that.
    No annotation of PDFs, pore supposition.

  1467. Why is Notion reporting early shipments for Feb. dates and then delaying Jan. dates Who has gotten their tablet?

  1468. Tim:
    > No annotation of PDFs, pore supposition.

    Not holey correct.

    This was, I think, the most requested feature for many months, but Rohan has said nothing about it. Of course, Rohan went on for such great lengths about his cartoon weather app, and then let us know that Adam will ship with a sub-par e-book reader, so NI’s priorities in these matters might not be the same as their customers’. But, as Greg said, if there’s an Android app, that could be used. Too bad Adam doesn’t have a proper digitizer, though.

  1469. Once you log in to the pre order page, there is ONE SIGNIFICANT change, especially to handle the adamites…read parasites….

    “Estimated Ship date” has become “Estimated Ship date from factory”….Seems to me another snake and ladder trick and to be Customer Service debacle to be handled by some lame excuse/explanation by Rohan on the next blog….well they are learning…I have never seen any such differentiation in Ship date. To the end customer Estimated Ship Date is always the est. date which the product is handed over to the transport company. Now Rohan adds his complexity…China to Hong Kong…In Hong Kong there is consolidation..

    Well lastly i like what I see – my FEB 2011 date has moved to 31th January 2011.

  1470. Guess i’m one of the “50” as well, had the same order dates. But what bugs me is the lack of an email. That and having to wait longer.

  1472. Chinese new year break won’t start until Feb 1st.. By the way, the airplanes don’t stop to fly in and out of china during this break, so don’t be worried about this..

  1474. Hmmm. I went to check shipping status before going to bed and got this message…

    TNT web services are temporarily unavailable

    Did we crash their server? 😉

  1476. No but you are starting to sound like a paid shill. Steve Jobs signing your check these days?

  1477. Wow! There you go again, Notion Ink Fans swing from “ecstatic cheer leading” to “cry for vengeance “, that too in few hours. Very interesting bunch!

    By the way, it is not too much to ask for better and upfront communication, especially if the news is bad. Sometimes shifting goal post may not augur well to customer confidence.

  1478. I apologize if this Pic has already been posted. Just saw this on Notionaddicts and thought i should share. The originally poster stated this was pulled from the pics posted above shortly after it was posted.

    “http://lh5.ggpht.com/_j7xw6VKyUME/TTqniSfVgLI/AAAAAAAACYE/mTa0re3F8og/s640/img_0186.jpg”

  1479. @Pramod
    The delays and pre-ponements are likely the effect of “lot sizing’ in production and distribution. It is a classic phenomenon where inventory is handled and moved in batches. Often an EOQ or similar formula is used to evaluate efficient batch sizes in a supply chain or segment thereof. It results in efficiencies where the volumes for production/distribution cannot justify a supply chain based on “flow” or “zero-inventory” principles.

    The application of lot sizing in this case may result in 1 container of completed production of the 15 to 22 batch and 1/2 container of the February batch by Saturday, Jan 29. For efficency the 1/2 container will not be sent at this time but will be filled up with additional production from Jan 30th and sent as a full container on Monday, January 31.

    Some of the varaibles that come into play above are – availability of cargo space/containers/flights etc. Hence in my example above the the build-up of 1 1/2 containers of product – likely no flights/truck available to take the 1 completed container as soon as it was available.

  1480. Very true! Sometimes, “dog ate my homework” kind of damage control excuses sounds very lame.

  1482. Ok my wife is from China and I had her explain the New Year celebration to me as follows:
    New Year eve is Feb 2 and this starts everything, the holiday lasts for 15 days until the 17th. The first 3 days workers are off unless they are forced to work but by their law they must be paid extra holiday pay so most places close. After the first three days workers are no longer paid extra but she said it just depends on the company if they are open or not but she did say most factories close so their workers can travel back to their home towns to be with family. She did say that usually shipping companies do stay open but if the product isn’t ready it wouldn’t matter. So it’s kind of up for grabs after the first three days.

  1483. My date for shipping has been moved back another week to the 29th Jan. How are the rest of you going? anyone else from Australia what is your shipping date. 😦 a bit disappointed. it had been shifted from the 9th Jan already.

  1484. Fans of Adam & Rohan,

    Lets step back and look @ this situation in a different manner. Number of pre-orders were decided much before. All Rohan was waiting for was the FCC & CE certification numbers. So the production was always on albeit the shipping getting late due to printing of those nos.

    Now can this second update of date 15-22nd to 29th mean…. we get our Adams by the 29th of January rather than saying they start shipping from 29th onwards ?

    “Estimated Shipping date from Factory”

    That is the term creating confusion
    – One way to take it is it could start shipping from the 29th from factory
    – Another way to this of it is, from Factory to You it should be with in 29th 🙂

    The reason to think about this is the Feb guys have been pulled back to 31st Jan, Why the 2 day gap, if all could start shipping immediately ?

    Another reason to believe it is, NI got the first lot to test Delivery from China -> Hong Kong & Flight & Customs times… Now that they have an idea would that be taken into account ???

    @ Rohan Sir – You comments needed for this one.. May be more than a smile…

    PLEASE 🙂

  1485. You can clearly see the glossy screen protectors bottom edge in almost all photos. There is no reflection from lower 1/2″ where the plastic film ends. Best seen in close-up photo showing Adam’s update.

  1486. I was in the 9th batch, and then shifted to the 15-22nd ’50 people’ batch. Now I’m a tad worried for the 29th because it very close to the Chinese Lunar New Year (CNY).

    Considering it takes about 1 day to transfer from Xiamen to HK, it may be on 30th which is Sunday. The CNY falls on the 3rd which is on the Thursday. Considering it is a practise to take leave for the days before the actual new year’s day. That is not factoring that in some Asian countries like China yet, the CNY festival runs for 2 weeks of holidays!

    I hope that DHL and TNT have the necessary manpower to cope with our boxes should shipping really start on the 29th. But as always, 29th could be a conservative estimate from NI. I really hope they could ship them at least a few days earlier to escape the CNY manpower crunch around Asian countries.

  1487. Way to go Greg rub it in.

    Only two hours difference in our orders and 20 DAYs difference in delivery.
    😦

  1488. Based on the shipping dates and times posted by gowtham here and Greg on his Notion Ink Fans blog It looks like Adam may arrive at my door around the 4th February. So I am just shy of two weeks away. By then Greg and others will have me completely up to date on all the functions of Adam.. So Greg un boxing video on the 26th?

  1489. Don’t get me wrong, I am still a very excited NotionInk Customer but its, taking a long time and I so want to get my tablet. Rohan, whats happening with the postings and informing us. One thing I always do with stakeholders is keep them well informed and they don’t mind some negative news, but if its the case of finding out on the last date that delivery is being extended that does not go so well. I have regularly check for an update and I find out on the 22 that it is now the 29th. I am quite sure you would have known before the 22nd. Keep us in the loop, even a friendly email would have been nice. 😦

  1490. @cx650t Greg’s will be 20 days older the yours and well used…. That is about the only positive spin could put on it for you dude. Hopefully well photographed also….

  1491. Also while watching the iPad commercials notice how it says Multi-tasking and at the end of the commercial in very small type on the screen for a fraction of a second, Application performance speed up…

  1492. Guess what, I order before Greg and he is getting his before me.
    Ordered Date: 2010-12-09 17:36:22
    Greg order information from his website Ordered Date: 2010-12-09 17:56:53

    So whats the deal.

    My order info:
    Thank You John J Velas for ordering Adam.
    Order Number:
    Ordered Date: 2010-12-09 17:36:22
    Name John J Velas
    Email address
    Phone 831–
    Billing Address
    Seaside
    CA 93955
    United States
    Shipping Address
    Seaside
    CA 93955
    United States
    Variant Adam with a Pixel Qi screen and wifi
    Estimated Ship date from factory 29th January 2011

  1493. I think what stole notion ink’s momentum more than anything was missing Christmas. As far as we know, the hardware was finalized in July of 2010, right? They didn’t submit it to the FCC until October, which was allegedly their limiting step. However, they still missed the Christmas holiday, prime time for consumption. Tons of people bought ipads and other alternatives. If they had submitted it to the FCC earlier and started manufacturing earlier, they would have hit Christmas. In my opinion, that was a severe hit to them, and very stupid on the part of the investors (Rohan mentioned that he wanted to ship asap but the investors wanted to wait till Christmas- which they missed).

  1494. i too m in Waltham.. m happy for you that you getting your adam..!!
    I am waiting for next (pre)order to open up.. 😦

  1495. The base station is not what it in the phone/tablet/generic device. Upgrading the base station does not mean that the device can recieve/transmit LTE signals. In order for a device to access LTE, it must have the appropriate radio. Adam’s radio was manufactured by Ericsson, and only includes 3g-capable radios.

    The Xoom will have access to LTE because it will come equipped with the appropriate radios. We, however, will need to wait for Adam 2 to have a hope at LTE.

  1497. I just looked up the Chinese New year for 2011. (It begins on a different day each year) For 2011 it starts on February 3rd. I placed my order for Adam on the day before Adam sold out. Which means my Adam is being shipped in the very last batch of pre orders. My shipping date was updated to January 31st today. Which tells me all pre ordered Adams should be shipped by the 31st. I can only venture to guess if this date is accurate all pre ordered Adams will be on their way to new owners before the beginning of the Chinese new year.

  1498. Slashgear just posted that NVIDIA Tegra 3 to launch at MWC. Rohan stated in an earlier post that Adam 2 will be using the Tegra 3 which might impact on when the next preorder will be announced. I am just curious to know if the A1 can be upgraded?

  1499. I think it is the model – PQ and wifi because I ordered about the same time with you. And my shipping date was 9th > 15th – 22nd > 29th.

  1500. Wally West:
    >I just looked up the Chinese New year for 2011. (It begins on a different day each year)

    No, it always begins on the first day of the First Month 正月 – what could be simpler?

  1501. Nothing to do with the Adam per say but helps determine time in other countries and a lot more:

    “http://www.poodwaddle.com/worldclock.swf”

  1502. Hopefully this one will not go into moderation.

    Any thoughts on what the update fixes, improves or adds?

  1503. I most certainly was here. Any time he came on to make any comment it was to try and say that NI was trying hard to rectify situations for the “family”. Not addressing directly what people were truly asking of him. That is, he failed to address it during the correct time frame. He has always waited several days. Every time something like this happens people eventually forgive him, but then it happens again and again…

    Dont get me wrong I want NI to succeed, but if they continue to approach problems that arise in the manner that they have they will not gain customers, but lose them.

  1504. Another fact was brought up on the Notion Addicts Forum. While the pre ordering was in progress customers were given a 6 to 8 week window as when the Adams would be shipped. This was on Dec 9th. So in the original window of shipping the 6th week would have ended on the 20th of Jan and the eighth week would have ended on the 3rd of Feb. It actually appears that Notion Ink may very well meet their original estimate for shipping of all pre-orders. Even though some false hope was later given. In truth the window shown for shipment when we decided to order may actually be met. I’m sure this won’t change the disappointment that many feel about dates being changed.

  1507. There seems to be some confusion about the “50 people” that got pushed from the 9th to the 15th-22nd batch in December and I feel that even Rohan may have misunderstood his tech guys in this matter.

    “LET ME TRY TO HELP”! 😉

    There are two things “that happened” at that time.

    The first thing was a glitch on the website:

    ALL people that where shown a “15th-22nd” batch during the pre-order process, now suddenly got the 9th in the “estimated shipping date” paragraph on the pre-order website.

    Likewise ALL people, that where shown 9th during the order process, just a blank field.
    By this glitch everyone had been affected and not only 50 people!
    This error was corrected during the 14th-15th of December.

    After that people got the correct shipping time > matching the one shown during the pre-order process.

    So 9th became 9th and “15th- 22nd” became “15th- 22nd”

    This was no delay! We simply got what we were shown during our pre-orders.

    BUT, there where around 50 people that took more time than others during the pre-order check out.

    Thus, they were shown 9th during the pre-order itself and by the time they finished their order the 9th had already sold-out, so they ended up in the 15th-22nd batch.

    So after all there was only one delay & that was the “FCC/CE problem” which pushed 9th batches to 21st and 15th-22nd to 29th.

    After all the February batches still get a 31st Jan.

    And please let´s stop the “flame-wars”, as “ALL OF US” took a financial risk in joining the pre-order and in my opinion it ended up much better than most expected.

    “No risk, No fun”!

    LOVE&PEACE 🙂

    Prema

  1508. Yeap, my worries exactly.

    From the way I look at things, the bottleneck would be the shipping/handling in China/HK rather than other places. Hopefully they don’t get into their holiday mood too early! I want my Adam!

  1509. It should not matter, the only difference is the 3g and that is nothing but a chip, more stuff. It might be because 3g is 50 more?

  1513. Hitler ranted about the iPad (and everything else under the sun), it was only a matter of time before he ranted about the Adam too:

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js7awHyFwKI”

  1514. NI cant afford to delay further.
    “http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/22/motorola-xoom-launching-february-17th-at-best-buy/#”

  1515. Along with a 32GB SD, I would just adhere one or two small 500GB external harddrives to the underside of the Adam and call it a day. (i.e. amazon.com/Oyen-Digital-500GB-External-Portable/dp/B001HO59WM )

    Maybe adhere the cases designed for said HDs so I can remove them whenever without too much work. One or two small angled USB cable to them = Adam tablet with 2.040TB of storage = WIN

  1516. Fans here have been following this blog as most of them are waiting for their Adams. What happens when they get theirs. How many will still be following? 🙄

  1517. @Wally West,
    I told the folks at work when I ordered it that it would probably show up around Groundhog’s Day. Based on the latest activity it may not get here until April Fool’s day 🙂 Both are fitting dates. For if I see it on 2/2 I’ll probably disappear for six weeks to play with it. If I don’t then the jokes on me. right?

  1518. Well I think mostly people are upset (me included) for being include in a later “batch”.
    Upsetting part of it is that a 50usd shipment fee is charged and we need to wait for a batch sending.
    I don’t think that 50 (referred to the delayed 9th pre-order) adam are going to take 7 days (ie until 29th) to be shipped. I believe more that our 50 are waiting the early feb one to get shipped which is quite upsetting I guess.

    Well we can’t do anything than complaining about quality of service. We learn from mistakes as we say. Wish NI can learn

  1520. +1. I also believe that when you buy a product in pre-order from a start-up (made up of youngsters) you can’t really be surprised if their customer service is not up to market standards, which are defined by giant corporations.
    I am frankly surprised at the amount of whinings in this blog. It’s king of naive actually.

  1521. Our Groundhog is Wiarton Willie. Never heard of a cx650t sibling.
    If you see it on 2/2 have 6 weeks of fun. But no more winter please!

    “http://www.southbrucepeninsula.com/en/wiartonwillie/welcome.asp”

    Cheers

  1523. Even though it’s been seen many times, this clip still makes me laugh, expecially having gone through the adam pericles.

  1525. If I am correct, Rohan mentioned clearly that he will not be able to answer specific questions on this blog. If you want answers to specific questions, you have to contact their support team.

  1526. hi
    good to see you people got first batch of adam with u. I live in london, following ur blog since more than a year now. very proud of this eligent Indian creation. I was wondering when and how can i get my hands on adam ( i mean when its available to buy) . We have plenty ipad users, i want to make them jealous as I have been showing them adams features since I know about adam.

  1527. +10 @Wally, nobody is forced to buy Adam, but when you want something different and much better then the rest then you must buy the Adam and you know now how this works when a company starts…….

  1528. so jealous!
    out of curiosity, will these work with usb keyboards/mouses etc? I would assume so but its nice to make sure.

  1529. This is the most entertaining video I have ever seen. It makes me laugh sooooooo badly. Long live the creator of this clip (movie+text)!

  1531. This blog is shit, all is messed up, when they order it at least on in coming time, but this is not working……

  1532. No update on the TNT tracking after leaving from Hongkong. Its been more than 30 hours since it left Hongkong. Anyone else seeing the same status for this long?

    Destination: Netherlands.

  1534. summary of pre-order december 9th:

    G1:shipped 9 jan group, delivery est 24 jan
    G2:delayed from from 9th to 15-22 to 29th
    G3:delayed from 15-22 nd to 29th
    G4:pre-poned from feb to Jan 29-31 group
    G5:waiting to order next batch

    G1 guys are most happy, the the G2 guys are the most pissed and vocal. I’m in G5 and would like to order one with PQ/3G and hope that NI give options to order Adam with larger memory. Also, Adam needs a docking station and carry case. NI should sell these accessories too, but I’m sure they’re on it..

    Can’t wait for G1 guys to post reviews..not considering any other tablet announced cause none have PQ or any of Adam’s ergonomic features..

  1535. hi rohan! how are you? Its great to know that you will actually read this..

    in all this talk about the logistics etc., we’ve forgotten about ‘the case of mysterious code’, the enigma of the hidden sensor and more specifically the second code ‘-D5720A80’ (first was the binary countdown) that appeared on the Ni website that is yet be explained. Waiting for the ‘Prestige’ : )

    if the hidden feature is a fm radio, how does it tie in to the code? lot of people took time to guess at the answer, but I’m not sure they got it right.

    Its a beautiful sunny day, make time to answer my question please!!!!!

  1536. looking @ the pics i’d say that the power port would most likely get blocked and maybe the 3.5mm headphones. but i think the headphone port should clear the box

  1538. Pre-order and delivery issues are not limited to startups, for example:

    iPhone 4:
    “http://news.cnet.com/8301-31021_3-20007758-260.html”

    Fable 3:
    “http://projectego.net/forums/threads/fable-3-pre-order-problems-and-questions.24272/” (many games have similar issues)

    Dell:
    “http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell-shipping-order-status-customer-service-issues/169639-im-back-into-pre-production.html”

    Nokia:
    “http://discussions.europe.nokia.com/t5/Nseries-and-S60-Smartphones/Online-Shop-Problems-Pre-Ordering-N97-in-UK/m-p/480274”

    They all have their horror stories, and they are the professionals. In fact, pre-order issues appear to be a mark of impending success for the products of these companies, and NI seems to be following suit.

    Cheers

  1539. I think Rohan himself wanted pdf annotation in Adam and the app might be under development and soon we will get it by update or genesis.

  1540. nope…sorry…lol. 🙂

    Sorry didn` t want to sound like an smart ass jsut tried to clear some things up that got lost im thousends of posts.

    I simply gathered that info from Rohans replies on the blog, my correspondence with JON, an email from Rohan to Notioninkhacks, the polls on Notioninkfan & XDA and of course my own “pre-order experience” 🙂

    LOVE&PEACE 😉

    Prema

  1542. My order’s been delayed for a second time too. I was one of the 50 and now the date’s gone from 15-22 to 29. Why don’t they just say the truth about what happened with our orders and they keep saying it was only 50 of us who got delayed shipments?

  1543. The actions portrayed in this video are fictional and no celebrities actually participated in its making. Its better to watch this rather than the -ve comments which pissing me more than myself pushed from 9th to 29th.
    Enjoy it anyway..

  1544. 50?? Thousands? Millions? 😀

    Well I must be a lucky guy then…hearing about Notion Ink and Adam for the first time december 6th 2010, got an pre-order mail, got an Adam (soon)…

    Only 50 pre-order?? When you read the blog you should think that more than a few hundred wants this Adam…

  1546. @Unai and everyone whose orders got pushed from 15-22nd to 29th

    Here is my take on things. The original order for 9th was pushed back to 19th. All Feb orders were brought forward to Jan. Rohan also indicated that the subsequent orders were small. To optimise the production costs and to ensure that the next batch remains the last batch for delivery of all pre-orders things were planned as such. The delay in FCC has thrown a spanner at the works and inspite of NI and Rohan’s efforts
    to get FCC by December 20s, things haven’t worked out as planned. I hence request everyone on the 15-22nd window to show some patience and wait until the next post from Rohan. Things will be made clearer. All pre-orders will be out for delivery between
    29th and 31st.

  1548. For what do we need the box stand ?? I want sitting on my couch, relaxing and playing with my ADAM 🙂

  1549. “http://genesis.notionink.com/”

    Msg:

    It works!

    This is the default web page for this server.

    The web server software is running but no content has been added, yet.

  1551. @Wally West: well said. NI seems to meet the delivery time that was stated when people ordered, and that is very impressive for the first batch of products that a company ships.

  1553. Hi Rohan,

    I assume you are waiting for us to receive our long awaited Adam, and we are waiting too.
    Now the real deal will reveal cos it will be with the owners and Adam being itself a unique device need lot of understanding even the techblog reviewer said “need to getting used to” so all i am saying isn’t it the right moment to show us,

    1) All the applications installed and its use?

    2) Future update application cos its no point of keeping secret as it might go against Adam?

    3) Genesis and available software and future coming? What the Adam owners are going to do without the Apps and will we have to wait again after getting our Adam for Apps?

    4) Interactive website for new customer as will see tons of buyer don’t know about this blog and when they log into the website getting disappointed with less information. Also please change few images of Adam empty case shown in the website. it doesn’t look good.

    5) Official blog please, its high time dear rohan.

    6) 8+GB (more variant coming soon) need to be address soon. lot of people are waiting for more storage space and if it is not coming soon pls tell them early so that they can go with 2nd round of order.

    Regards
    Biswajit.

  1554. I think they should explain why delay so long. Up to now, they also show “Estimated Ship date from factory” means they will change. If they say “confirm to ship”, I accept. They use “Estimate” means they will delay again…

  1555. Rohan,
    I am not very well versed in matters pertaining to Android.
    But have you guys considered having a custom built Anti virus software on the adam?

    I am sure that while surfing the web, the Adam will get exposed to all sort of malware, viruses. One cannot rule out dirty tricks by competitors either.

    Regards and congratulations on the pictures, they look wonderful.

    It took me a while to notice the unusual shape of the adam’s box. Very innovative, down to the built in stand.

  1557. Also NI is no more a startup company with a deep pocket investor, Global presence & global customer base its a Global company now and its time to Act like one.
    We are your best critic and with positive note i pray for your success in future. You made us proud and we will be with you till the end.

  1558. I remember that when the Popeil Pocket Fisherman came out, the had all kinds of problems with the FCC. There was a bureaucrat somewhere on the 34th floor, (they say he never even tasted a Filet-O-Fish sandwich let alone been fishing) that snagged his finger on the hook when certifying the product for approval to the silly consuming masses. He held it up for weeks and weeks.
    I believe the FCC is the root cause of all the issues on this delay. NI could have put in their paperwork and all necessary BS to these clowns in 2008 and they still would have caused a delay. ITS THE GOVT WAY.

  1559. A couple of day’s you can see this…..:

    * 1GB DDR2 RAM
    * 1GB SLC
    * 8 GB Flash
    * Micro-SD Card support

    Only 8 GB………

  1560. Thanks to one of the members of our great community, I now have an apk for an app that should do pdf annotation. I will test/demo in a video on “notioninkfan.com” some time very soon. 😀

  1561. i have update:

    23 Jan 2011 14:03 Cologne Airport Held By Customs, Awaiting Payment Of Duties/taxes By Receiver.

    the airport is 200km removed

  1562. Unboxing video on the 26th? No way!!! I’m not going to wait that long! It will be up as soon as I get it and can produce the video. The 25th. Heck, sooner if possible… 😉

  1563. Actually I was probably the first to order. I lived on my computer waiting for pre-order to open and placed my order as soon as it opened. But my payment did not get through for several hours and after several attempts (because of credit card fraud protection). So Notion Ink may have got the original order in right away, but the payment processed a few hours later. Who knows. Just a guess….

  1564. Thanks to one our our community members, I have an apk file for a pdf app that I’m pretty sure does annotation. I will test and demo it in video on “notioninkfan.com” very soon. 😀

  1566. You ARE a lucky man Mikos! The idea of hearing about Adam three days before ordering one with no problems and then receiving it fairly promptly… just wow. Some people here have been wanting to do just that since this time last year and STILL have no idea when they might be able to. If you’re not just stirring for fun, count yourself unusually blessed.

    When packetlosss says 50 pre-orders he’s just being sarcastic to make a point. We were told about 50 people had their deliveries moved back, which has since been exposed as a blatant lie (or a typical face-saving Indian misdirection tactic, according to some here). So packetlosss is making the witty observation that 50 on this blog apparently means anywhere from 50 to 1000+ .

    The actual number of pre-orders has never been announced, but some other numbers may help (or may be wrong). They claim that they tried to send out 30,000 emails to invite people to pre-order but actually only successfully sent 10,000 emails. This could mean they originally had 30,000 units or more to sell, or it could mean there was not quite enough for every intended email recipient, but nearly enough. Plus they are aiming to (eventually, not yet) make 100,000 per month.

    So, the short answer is – I’d be extremely surprised if the first pre-order was less than 10,000 units and more than 50,000 units. They went within HOURS despite thousands of people (like me) being unable to transfer the money even though they really, really wanted to – rest assured more than a few hundred wants this Adam….

    Enjoy yours! …and buy a lottery ticket the day it arrives! 🙂

  1567. aster:
    > better and upfront communication, especially if the news is bad.

    Those last 6 words should be tattooed on Rohan’s forehead, backwards, so he can read them in the mirror when he shaves. This has been Rohan’s single most important problem.

  1568. Not many people could afford a Xoom, that’s for sure!
    The Adam still wins for value and features, despite the Xoom being a nice piece of kit.

  1569. Greg:
    > Did we crash [TNT’s] server?

    Getting a little big for your britches, maybe? They’re probably capable of crashing their server on their own.

    And, yes, I was extra careful to make sure I put the r in “britches.”

  1570. Thank you Hoodoo for your nice respons and informative answer. What you say about the number of unit in relation to the intended 30.000/10.000 email, it all makes more sense than only 50 units.

    My story is true and I´m not stirring just for fun, but no matter the number I find myself to be a lucky man…I kinda feel a little guilty that so many like yourself has waited so long and then when the day arrives not being able to order…

    I will for sure enjoy mine AND as you suggest buy me a lottery ticket the day it arrives! 🙂

    Good thoughts to all…

  1572. I’m sure NI will learn from their mistakes.

    Also, I think the $50 shipping is more just to actually get the device to you. I think I had to pay somewhere around $40 just to ship my thinkpad.

    Also, I don’t think it would take 7 days to make and ship 50 Adams, however, I think they are trying to merge the 50 people with all of the february orders. At that point it could take 7 days, because you might be talking about 100 people or slightly more. Though he said that the first batch was easily larger than the other two batches.

    Either way, we will see if they Air ship the next batch as well.

    Something that would be interesting to see, is if all of the 50 that were delayed had similar specs. IE LCD with 3g, or something like that. It looked like in the first batch they only had 3 different models (I know at least one of them was PQ with 3G from the closeup with the tape on it).

    Hopefully you won’t have to wait much longer.

  1574. I think it was said earlier in one of Rohan’s posts, but they don’t actually get the money until the device is received by it’s customer.

    He said something to the effect of “The money goes into an escrow account, and we don’t get it until delivery confirmation is received.” so, even though you paid for it, it doesn’t really help you get it any faster because they can’t make use of the money.

  1576. Can anyone tell me when are you launching Adam in India, and what’s the price?

    There are millions waiting to buy it in India, don’t make us so impatient!!! please……

  1577. Oh, just read your blog- another update… I guess you will have to pay on delivery…

  1578. Ouch. Your Adam is 200km away at the airport, going nowhere? Time to jump on that motorbike, man! That’s not too far if you live in Australia and are used to the distance, but in Europe it’s another story I guess.

    I wonder, will all European deliveries screech to a halt as soon as they enter any part of the E.U. or will they be held at the closest airport to the eventual destination?

    Imagine if all orders to Australia were held at Sydney – some people would be driving for days! (Australia has two major cities approx. 4000kms by road from Sydney)
    Please Note: It’s not going to happen, no extra customs/tax for Aussies!

  1579. Rohan… Time to get the show on the road… Engadget reports Motorola Xoom being sold in Best Buy on Feb 17th…

  1581. lucky Waltham… 🙂 to concentrate so many Adam owners just minutes from each other

  1582. most did not like the mood swings in the followers of this blog… Some are still here and others make the occasional appearance…

  1583. I do too, I am a IT too. I was F5 all day at work until I could order, but I had no fraud alert problem. Just saying that NI system was not good in ordering, I think I am going to cancel my order, but who cares anyway. I should of worried about fraud because someone use my credit card and I had to request a new card, that sucks…

  1585. Exactly….now i’m thinking should I take the day off on the day/or work from home….last 7-8 months have been really in a ‘different’ state of mind…I’m actually curious to know how many people who have pre ordered are also about to be parents in Jan end/Feb 2011, and how do they differentiate the anticipation of being a parent vs. becoming a proud owner of an ADAM 😀

  1587. If you post a time when you and your Adam arrive at the local Starbucks you might achieve celebrity status for a day.

  1588. “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
    – Benjamin Franklin

    Rohan, I’m sure you and your team are working very hard to prepare for the next storm (delivery and next orders).
    Now comes the time to implement what you prepared?

  1590. 😆

    “The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something to say.”
    – Michael P. Hart

  1592. Hey karen good to see you. I hope soon NI will address those issue and till than we are here to take care. did you see the Obama video i posted?

  1593. Take a deep breath Biswajit…
    Stay cool!

    And now, for something completely different:
    what the ‘voice inout and output’ in the ‘update’ picture?

  1594. An hour or two makes a big difference!

    My order time was 16:41, a friend’s was 16:48 and both of ours has shipped… A 3rd friend ordered just over an hour later and ended up with the 29th shipping.

  1595. My status didn’t change until just now… I’m in the UK and it’s still in Europe atm

  1596. @bhavya
    It turned out that the code was a UNIX timestamp that pointed to Tesla’s birthdate. As Tesla is the inventor of the radio, this is how it relates.

  1597. Yes, very nice! Thanks!

    We are in exactly the same position now, and hoped that Rohan would have addressed these points in his good ol’ saturday posting (the last one considerd as a friday posting, a lot of pics, jsut a bit of info).
    You use Twitter?

  1599. The 2nd batch of Adams haven’t been built yet, or else I suspect they would have “shipped” by now.

    Most likely the factory retooled for some other product and they have to wait to get more Adams built. Hence the delay. They may very well not get built before Feb1 which will push them out further.

  1601. Hi @Kromot & @Antoine,
    Thanks for the nice words. I support Notionink and really appreciate adam, thus choosing to buy at pre-order. But the surprise after surprise (referring to delays) is something that I dislike. Someone wrote that notionink would be well aware much before 22nd that there will be a delay but chose to disclose at the last moment. What was the outcome, many unhappy customers.

    However, I will simply lay down, relax and play with my daughter. I need to play a lot with her before my adam arrives as I will be spending a lot of time with it 🙂

    regards,

  1602. I order mine before someone else order their, their being shipped my will be shipped 29?????

  1603. PRE-ORDER 2 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whats the use of having a device somewhere and not available yet to us? We know you are planning pre order 2 but please show us mercy tell us a date range and how long will it take it to reach us? will there be delays liek pre order one,,, then when is the original availability expected.? i.e; in stores..

  1608. Yeah i am calm. I think its voice / speech recognition.
    Speech recognition software has been around for years, but they were often frustrating to use because they typically required users to “train” them for optimal word recognition or to speak slowly. Now, the availability of 3G-enabled portable devices with fast, always-on Internet connections and the ability to train voice-modeling software is helping fuel a new breed of mobile speech-recognition apps that work quickly and are amazingly accurate.

    something like this.

  1609. Can Rohan or someone tell us when Notion Ink Adam will start accepting pre-orders again or do an actual release ?
    Watched Ahmed’s video and others of the unboxing. Regretting not having pre-ordered the first time. Can’t wait to order the machine now that it is now here and that looks as exciting in reality as was promised in the blogs.

  1610. Very cool Greg will you post here or on your site? I’ll watch both closely Monday and Tuesday….

  1611. Friends and collegues started asking me about Adam, and in which way it’s better than IPad, and more questions about the company itself.
    All info on Adam is shattered over so many places, so i showed them around all reviews and fora.
    One of my friend just tweeted me he is gonna buy an Ipad because then he will know what he’ll get and when. Harsh words, but i respect that, i can understand.

  1612. My dad’s order was said to ship from Hongkong on the same day as everyone else, he was part of Jan 9. His tracking info still says left hongkong and received no other loc in US for the past 36 hours… He called TNT and they said it is still in route from hongkong… This doesnt make any sense. It doesnt take that long to come into US from Hong Kong and other people are starting to get theirs in NY and LA… Something is suspicious with TNT. Maybe the first order was large enough that they all could not fit on a single flight from Hong Kong? How many were in this initial batch release from Jan 9?

  1614. I don’t think they all left at the same time, on the same planes or arrive on the same e.g. interchanges

    My status only changed in the last few hours and it says it is stuck in Europe and it’s destined for the UK… I rang TNT on friday and they said it had a target delivery date of Monday so I believe they still have time (hopefully) to do so!

  1615. I think i should start tweeting 🙂 , Right now i am bit unsocial deactivated my facebook account though my orkut profile is active but i rarely visit. gtalk is active.

  1617. This guy is a dick
    “http://top-gameconsole.com/notion-ink-adam-death-of-tablet-part-4-it-ships-with-its-own-coffin/”

  1619. I didn’t send my money to the FCC, I sent it to NI. As far as the whining over shipping times, my whining is directed to NI waiting for the last possible moment to tell us bad news. That’s just a rotten way to do business and will come back to haunt them.

  1620. same here karen, its very hard to make them understand how can a startup company is better than Apple? i guess Steve job made so many benchmark its pretty hard for anybody to compete, though their product sucks but consumers seems to love apple. We know Adam will rule so ask them to wait for some time and see the review and then decide what to buy? I always said coming years we will see lot of devices and we will end up buying many. A smart consumer always judge by the product not by the producer so tell them to wait till you get your Adam, do the hand on and then decide where to spend.

    I will send you some link as why Aadm than Ipad. start with this.
    “ttp://www.onlinesocialmedia.net/20110122/notion-ink-adam-vs-ipad-2-which-is-better/”

    Have you seen the microsoft courier journal? its still a prototype but it will be worthy buying, you should keep an eye on it and i think you will like the concept. lots of video in youtube.

  1621. I hope its something like this. It will be great to have this type of stuff enabled in Adam. I think you will speak to your Adam often rather than touching.. 🙂

  1622. I have been following Notion Ink for a while and would like to buy one. However, I am happy to wait until there is enough stock. The time will also allow other Android tablets to come to market, and more choice is better for me. Who knows, Adam 2 might have honeycomb.

  1624. You’re right, me complaining (I can’t speak for anyone else) is only me being disappointed and it’s not going to come to any good ends. I will stop posting my personal complaints on this blog and cluttering it up. (I’ll go back to my own blog and use HTML to make it really big and shiny, and hopefully by the time I’m done it’ll be the 29th lol) But really, you do make a good statement and I hope a lot of other people will see it and think about their actions like I did.

    Your post is a public service.

  1626. Biswajit saha
    > speech recognition

    The models for France may do it a little differently:
    “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Pétomane”

  1627. Just did a quick search RepliGo Reader allow you to annotate pdf’s. However, it seems you can only download it from the market. It’s not free so I don’t think you’d want someone to just send you the apk. Once someone gets the market on adam this won’t be a problem. Also, won’t be a problem once Google gets Honeycomb out there!

  1629. Buried somewhere in one of my early replies after the pre-order started, I guesstimated a Feb arrival for these tablets. I was hoping to be proven wrong, but I guess it was fairly accurate.

    Are any devices on their way at this moment, or has everyone been pushed back to the 29th? There are a lot of posts to sift through.

  1631. Well, he’s too illiterate to write coherent sentences, and too lazy to use a spelling choker. I would guess that he thinks of himself as witty, although his practice of drawing out a one-liner over three screens obviously belies that. But I wouldn’t call him exactly a dick, since he’s not not very, um, penetrating.

  1632. Patience you lucky people who have pre-ordered already. Atleast you will be getting yours sooner than later. You are going to receive your Adam so relax.

  1633. Thinking that we will have it by January 29th is being optimistic. If we are lucky we will be seeing our Adam at the beginning of february… at the earliest… which is very disappointing…

  1634. this is amazing piece of creativity, hilarious !!! actually sums up everything abt NI so far… kudos to script writer

  1635. I really feel that the community is starting to tire of the constant delays and waiting. Opinion is shifting fast. The die-hard fans are starting to turn as shipping estimates slip further into the future. I’m still not certain I want to get in on pre-order 2 seeing how everything has went with round 1. Will NI survive this launch? I’m starting to doubt it. It is a shame to see such talent go to waste. Hopefully Rohan will either sale Eden or open source it when the inevitable happens. If Rohan or anyone else even bothers to read this far I’m sure this will end up deleted.

  1636. I am wondering when the Adam 2 comes out because if it is April I might as well wait

  1643. Finally latest status is In transit from Leige Euro Hub. It took 40 hours from Hong Kong to Leige. That’s a long flight 😉

  1645. Some people have a little bit too much time on their hands…but that was a great use of it!

  1646. It’s hard to read all of the comments, but…
    I can’t wait until the adam is ready for the next order cycle. After following NI for a full year it is time!

  1648. this is actually a old video and one uses it for every possible complaint. The first time I saw it, it was for a xbox game or maybe the xbox360 itself, don’t really remember. If you look on youtube you’ll fine plenty of “situations” using this video.

  1650. Extremely pissed off with this another delay to 29th. I seriously dont know now when i will be getting my adam. So so disappointed with the company.

  1651. Yep. The NotionInkHacks community is creating a case for the ADAM named the “Stealth.”
    “http://notioninkhacks.com/index.php/2011/01/19/notion-ink-hacks-code-name-stealth-hard-ca/”

  1653. Thanks for the update Rohan. I love seeing your name show up in the comments section, and it just proves yet again that you truly care about your “family.” Even though their have been some bumps in the relationship, we have came through it successfully and have learned from it. Rohan, keep creating and dreaming because, as you’ve proved, dreams CAN become a reality.

    Jmoroh

  1654. there are so many with your name…?
    What’s the right name written in bold letters?

  1658. Re: Greg and Gecko….. I NEVER post on this blog…. but you guys are just TOOOO FUNNY! I had to comment cuz you give me such good chuckles… thanks!
    And I’m scared to order/preorder until Greg posts his thoughts after receiving day…

  1659. @AlbertWertz
    …not on an island somewhere, perhaps shooting “Cast Away 2 – Adam and Wilson at Play”

    Cheers 🙂

  1660. Why are you all complaining?

    What do you think the meaning of the word “estimate” is?

    If these dates had been “guaranteed ship dates” that would be another story. However, they are not guarantees, they are estimates. I’d like to see YOU try and estimate how much time it will take to manufacture thousands of devices you’ve never manufactured before, package and ship them, and all the other things that surely have gone on in-between. And then have hundreds of people on the internet tell you how “disappointed” they are and call you things like “shabby.”

    If you really placed your preorder to support Notion Ink, then you should just shut up and be patient, rather than trying to beat them over the head with some flimsy “I PAID MY MONEY BUT NOW I HAVE TO WAIT” argument that plain doesn’t hold up. Of COURSE you are out $500 – that is what a pre-order IS. You pay your money, and when the item you wanted is available, you get it.

    Chill out.

    -Another member of the January 29th crew

  1661. Does anyone know what extra taxes one has to pay after this device reaches its destination? I understand this would be country/state specific. I am based in California, so I guess there will be some import duty/sales tax one would be expected to pay. This will all add up to the cost, and as such the total cost of ownership becomes something to consider, particularly if one has to send it back for any issues or future problems. Any comments would be helpful, particularly from NI.

  1665. That is not what he said. Rohen said the money is not released to notion until the tablet ships. But the card is charged by ccavenue and the money is held by the processor.

    And it was perfectly clear the card would be charged right away and the estimated shipping date was 6-8 weeks. You had to click and agree to the terms twice before the order was processed. So stop re-writing history

    No one was deceived in any way

  1666. I think NI has to clarify on the country specific taxes.
    Their website is totally forgotten. No updates and as they claimed they have lot of content to update. As their website is their gateway still they don’t seem to bother to update. With their current approach I think most of the customers wouldn’t be happy. No support forums(most of the customers will have same sort of problems and support forums would quickly resolve these issues and lessen the burden of repeated support from NI team). Please update the site with forums & contact no. rather than just mail support, people will get pissed of due to the delay. I think NI is in the impression that if they update the website they will receive huge order backlog but to be in the business you have to have it. I think they don’t want provide contact no. as they may get slammered by support calls. This is still better than people getting impatient which may translate to higher returns and poor customer service. I somehow have the impression that only Rohan is working 24/7 and rest all not taking pain.
    Rohan, please don’t let negative talk spread out. First impression is the last impression. If I were you I would provide as many details on the website (including how-to’s for every known problem), support forums to provide instant support (one customers resolution on support forum may resolve 100s of customers similar issues and less burden on ur team), have whole of NIs team dedicated for first 1 week and then move dev team slowly back to development.

    Please act fast before the first guy receives Adam and doesn’t spread a bad word. Your first 15days can make or collapse NI.
    Please don’t consider my comments as complaints, consider end users frustration/patience. I don’t want to wait 1-24 hrs to get my issue resolved. Even engadget complained about getting acquainted about Adam UI, think of a non-geek. Put as many how-to’s as possible to avoid initial annoyances.
    Customer comes first, put your innovative brains behind and come up with support resolutions as innovative as Adam itself.

    No details on website can no longer be an excuse.
    I am waiting for pre-order 2 now :).
    All the best.

  1667. Look at this

    “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/forumdisplay.php/42-Cost-of-Adam-Delivered-(including-tax)-by-Country”

  1668. That is probably a currency conversion related charges; or is Visa charging you extra, purely because you bought it from a ‘foreign’ entity? If later is the case, what a way to make money.

  1669. a nice little story I heard:

    In a forgotten land, a man was sitting the whole day with his feet in the water enjoying every minute of every day. After a few days, an american that saw him can not help himself going to him and tell him to stand up. “Come on man!, Stand up” “Seek a good job and do something of your life!”

    “Why”, replies the man

    “Well, then you can make yourself useful and get money, lots of money!”

    “Yes, but why!” replies the man “What’s money good for?”

    The American is surprised. “Well, heu…, then you will be able to buy everything and get rich!”

    “And????” the man looks to him without understanding…

    Finally the American replies: “Well, with lots of money you would be able to buy yourself an island and sit the whole day… with your feet in the water”……

    …

    You are all invited to join the THINKTANK on NotionInkUSERS.blogspot.com
    Intake starts now.

    However I would like to sit the whole day with my feet in the water enjoying my Adam, I could probably not resist to keep on thinking about how to make it yet better. That’s why I’d join the thinktank.

  1670. There WILL be an update to Honeycomb once the NI team gets their hands on the code. And who knows…maybe the update that is “waiting” for us is Honeycomb (doubt it but it’s never bad to hope)
    Jmoroh

  1671. I’ve ordered items from Hong Kong before and some foreign fee has always appeared on my charges. I don’t know if it is VISA specific. I guess I cold call them and ask.

    Elk Grove, CA

  1672. NIO3493** Details
    Consignment 126842***
    Pick up date 21 Jan 2011
    Destination GUTHRIE
    Delivery Date
    Signatory
    Date Time Location Status
    22 Jan 2011 19:20:06 Los Angeles Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    22 Jan 2011 00:18:49 Hong Kong Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 23:32:46 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    21 Jan 2011 17:00:34 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:16:45 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.

  1673. Now Hitler is upset and nothing we can do.. The most funniest video for Adam.

  1674. Estimated Ship date from factory …………..29th January 2011

    I see this…a lot of whiners around saw PROMISED Shipping Date of…XXXXXXX

    Good God…seriously Amateur tape job? They used highly trained Chinese Scotch Tapers.
    I was impressed myself.

  1675. I’m a use my box to build part of my fort. Even tho I’m not spose tuh play fort in the living room.

  1676. Looks like my Adam made it to Cologne, Germany. So hopefully I’ll be able to have it in my hands tomorrow. Anyone in Europe get theirs yet?

  1678. My Adam is in LA! (Enjoy the weather Adam, it is only 42 degrees here in Charlotte)

    ***********

    22 Jan 2011 19:19:33 Los Angeles Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    22 Jan 2011 00:18:30 Hong Kong Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 23:34:36 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    21 Jan 2011 17:00:18 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:18:24 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.

  1679. I completely follow your way of thinking. Don’t you want to join the thinktank being opened on “www.notioninkUSERS.blogspot.com”?

  1680. I asked this question on notioninkusers.blogspot.com . Didn’t get any answer from anybody till yet. Strange! Will have to go and look for myself. Whic apk did you get. I hope for an Iannotator-like software.

  1681. I guess the first batch was 100 and will have their hands on Adam from today.

    And the next one is also 100 including those 50 where were pushed from the initial lot. So we have to wait till next month. I managed to count only 87…for 29th shipment

    Adam
    Aditya Sharma
    AlbertWertz
    amarko
    Amith Narendra
    Andrew
    back2front
    Ben
    Biswajit saha
    Brian Long
    Brian Zable
    buzyahazz
    Can90
    darksheer
    darksheer
    Darkurion
    David
    Dennis
    Donnie
    Drew
    Drulated
    dubatc
    Esben Laursen
    Gerald Park
    GregW
    hank
    HO WING KIT
    jacknone
    jeffdelfield
    Joe
    John
    John Velas
    Jon Entous
    Josie
    Karim EL MANSOURI
    Kromot
    Lakshman
    Louis
    ma10wong
    magic51
    marcdimmick
    MarkR
    Mary Margaret
    Michi
    mki7680
    Mohanan CG Nair
    MP
    mr
    Ned
    Nilesh Zabak
    NoelDickover
    packetlosss
    Paranoid_Android
    Paul Schoe
    penguino09
    Peter
    Phil
    pjm
    Pramod Gururaj
    raja52
    Rajesh Tomar
    RB
    Riley Kenz
    Robert Kazimiroff
    Sam
    SAMADHAN RAUT
    sanal
    Sandip
    seabeetodd
    sen
    Shakti
    Shrikant
    Shritosh
    shyamgeek
    Sid
    sujithprathap
    Suresh
    Tess.y
    testifyin
    Tim
    Uday
    Unai
    UTSquishy
    Vinay
    waqar
    ww86

  1682. @Rohan
    So far you chose to use unconventional, untried and untested approach of running the processes of pre-order, launch and hands-on demos at CES 2010/11….. Even the way promo video was put up was not conventional (the video itself is world class). Things have worked to an extent probably because the number of pre-orders were in thousands instead of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands.

    The pre-order process is a test case for you and NI to assess where things have gone wrong and where things could have been done better. Furthermore, it gives you an insight on how things will pan out in the future. The initial pre-orders were from people who heard about adam over the last year or so. They have a particular notion about what you and Notion Ink stand for and what can be expected from you guys. To extend this test case further to a wider and mainstream audience, lots of things need to change. Few things are,
    (1) Commenting on blog posts need to stop (there will be a negative reaction to this but this is the only way). We don’t want every customer complaining on the blog thereby turning away ten other potential customers. Instead there are a few forums (set up by the fans), which members can register to express their views and exchange ideas. Any complaints need to be made to a dedicated NI e-mail helpline, which needs to be manned by a person whom you could trust to do the job. This person needs to prompt with his/her replies.
    (2) Your blog posts could still be a means to communicate to the family and public (though most companies just have news releases) of any technical information you wish to make public. WordPress shouldn’t be used in the long run. Have a blog attached to NI website.
    (3) You need a dedicated PR representative who takes care of all communications other than technical matters which are under your purview. PR representative could work in close co-ordination with the person who mans the e-mail helpline and yourself so that all of you are on the same page with regards to the information you three possess.
    (4) Your website needs a major overhaul. I know a person named Sandeep Bodanker a Kuchipudi dance artist. His website (“http://www.sandeepbodhanker.com”) appears more informative than what Notion Ink website is. If a single person who performs to make a living has a more polished website, I am certain Notion Ink can do a better job. If need be hire professional designers. In Notion Ink website only two pages are appealing, (i) Design and (ii) Features.
    (5) You orders page must change.
    (6) Make promises only if they can be kept. This is applicable to any commitments made on completion/delivery dates. If you say such and such thing will be completed/ delivered by a certain time, give yourself adequate buffer. People hate delays. Like you they are impatient. They would like to get something yesterday if it is promised to be delivered tommorow. In the west, people get really annoyed if something is promised to be delivered on such and such date and it is not delivered. Use of words like may, might, likely, expected need to be used in abundance when there is any uncertainty.

    There are many more I wish to make. But I was the one who said comments need to be stopped. I will do so now. I will visit the NI website to check back occasionally for the 2nd round of orders and would follow your blog posts regularly (they have been the one feature that made me visit your blog regularly, though off late the comments are putting me off). Hope to hear from you a lot.

    Regards,

    Rama Maganti

  1683. Mine was one of the shipments that was moved from the January 9th date to the 15 – 22nd also

  1684. Getting here 🙂

    Consignment 12#######
    Pick up date 21 Jan 2011
    Destination SAN FRANCISCO

    Date Time Location Status
    22 Jan 2011 19:25:55 Los Angeles Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    22 Jan 2011 01:14:35 Hong Kong Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 23:36:03 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    21 Jan 2011 16:58:25 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:22:59 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.

  1685. Nice post Rama. Dunno why wordpress parked my post interrupting conversation on your posts…

  1686. I know the feeling. I am going to week long erp review for different software system my company is investigating. There will be a bunch of iPads there. Really wanted the Adam with me

    I leave in the morning. But my Adam isn’t scheduled to leave the factory till the 29th

  1688. KJ:
    > That is probably a currency conversion related charges; or is Visa charging you extra

    It’s neither. It’s the issuing bank, not Visa, and it’s a extra foreign-transaction charge, levied in addition to any advantage the bank gets from currency conversion. They even levy it on foreign transactions made in US dollars. But it’s not from Visa (or Mastercard), it’s from the banks, probably as one of the lovely ways they have of thanking their customers (and, indeed, US taxpayers in general) for throwing shitloads of money at them to rescue them from their own stupidity.

    Last time I looked, the only major US bank that didn’t charge a “foreign transaction fee” was CapitolOne, which is why I have a CapitolOne card.

    KJ also wrote;
    > Does anyone know what extra taxes one has to pay after this device reaches its destination? … I am based in California … Any comments would be helpful,

    I will take that “Any” as a challenge. There are use taxes, which are charged in lieu of sales tax for out-of-state purchases. No one has ever paid these; a reporter tried a few years ago, just to get a story, and the state didn’t even have the proper forms to send him.

    That said, California is particularly strict with importation of agricultural products (I was astonished to have my car inspected when crossing the boarder from Arizona), so if you ordered the vegetable model of Adam, be prepared for a lot of extra paperwork.

  1689. Looking for a stand to make Adam more functional?

    Don’t want to sit with a cardboard box on your lap?

    Like backing innovative start-ups?

    Got $25 to invest?

    Check this out…………..

    ” “https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jay-design/padpivot-lap-and-desk-stand-for-your-ipadtablet-or?ref=search” ”

    I am a backer and can’t wait to use it with my Adam.

  1690. gecko:

    >probably as one of the lovely ways they have of thanking their customers (and, indeed, US taxpayers in general) for throwing shitloads of money at them to rescue them from their own stupidity.

    don’t get me started on that one now :-). The banks are the blue eyed boys, no matter whatever they do, it is ‘our fault’ – ok, enough of my rambling

    >so if you ordered the vegetable model of Adam, be prepared for a lot of extra paperwork.

    haha, that is funny

    But anyway, thanks for that bit of education.

  1692. I am in Australia – I too am shipping on the 29th – so Adam will be here very, very soon!!! 🙂

  1693. My problem with these complaints is that they lack sufficient drama. We need more drama on this blog.

    Self immolation seems to be in vogue again. Or, in subcontinental fashion, lie down on the railway track and stop a train or two. Doesn’t matter if you are not in India. I am sure the cops, wherever you are, will understand. Just show them the Hitler video.

  1694. Thanks Notion Ink. You caused me to delay my tablet purchase and now I’ve got plenty of great Android Honeycomb tablets though I think a keyboard Macbook Air or the new Macbook Pro line that will update in 2011 will meet most of our needs. Again, thanks for the year.

    Turns out, it wasn’t wasted time, lots of Corporations have come out with exciting products, even Apple has outdone itself recently.

    take care and to all you adam buyers, good luck, you’re gonna need it.

  1699. @Himanshu,My apologies for taking so long to respond but I was trying to locate the iblog where Rohan was interviewed by ETnow and discussed the Adam2. He was very excited about the power, speed and unlimited potential possible using the Tegra3. I will keep on looking and will post when I find it. If any one else has more info pls let us know. Best regards.

  1701. i´ve heard from adam & NI only few day before too, was very impressed and when i came from work in the evening here in germany, the pre order just started…
    now i´m one of the lucky winners, getting my adam PQi Wifi 3G soon……*yeahhh*

  1702. @ Sovereign John:

    Methinks your thanks lack sincerity. Also, you meant: lots of Corporation [why capitalize that?] have promised to come out with exciting products. They’re not out yet, although the first herd of Adams is. I’m not criticizing you for not making sense, but I can’t figure out why your bitterness about Adam’s delay has sent you after things even more distant.

  1703. Il Magnifco:
    > We need more drama on this blog. Self immolation seems to be in vogue again

    Your heart is in the right place (middle of the chest, right?) but you forget that the point of Adam is not to follow blindly, sheeplike, the whims of fashion. Adamites are supposed to break the mold/mould, strike out on our own. Also it’s major cold here in the US northeast – going *up* to 18 degrees F ( -7 degrees C) in New York tomorrow. Putting all these things together, it seems the best thing to do would be to set other people on fire.

  1705. I am willing to bet pre-order 2 will be smoother… The is no red tape this time around to delay it.. all they have to do is production and ship…

  1706. ### Sorry for the cliché question but has anyone confirmed that they’ve got an ADAM? my status shows that ADAM will be shipped on 29th Feb, I was moved from 9th Jan to 15-22nd.

  1709. @Rohan – please clarify the memory situation. Why has “more options coming soon” been removed from the specifications page? 8Gb is not enough for a serious tablet – even with SD card support.

  1711. if you have a verizon 4g usb modem will it work on adroid devices ive checked many blogs and none of the info help can one of you help

  1713. @BetnEddie,

    Amateur tape job was a sarcastic comment for the naysayers….I could care less about the tape job! As long as the adam is safe!

  1714. Let’s face it, we have put all our trust in a kid. Yea he is very smart but my youngest son (20 yrs. old) who is majoring in engineering at the University of Illinois with a 4.0 grade average and I wouldn’t trust him to feed the dog let alone run a company. Rohan maybe got a little over his head but he is doing the best he knows, and he has made mistakes but I feel he will learn from all of this and the Adam will eventually be a contender in the tablet wars. I too have been very disappointed in all the delays but still within the 6-8 week delivery. Let’s cut him some slack, he will learn and grow from all of this. When we do receive the Adam we will probably still attack him and question everything, if you didn’t have the money to buy it (lose) with the pre-order then you shouldn’t have ordered it.
    Rohan has made so many mistakes but no more than any start up company does, the best thing he can do is quit making silly promises on this blog and only post when he is 100% sure of what he has to say. Greg is one I admire, he has never taken cheap shots and believes in this company and as of now that’s good enough for me.
    I want my Adam but I will wait for it and hopefully not bitch when I get it, as I’m sure many of us will do.

  1715. Motorola Xoom tablet release date is Feb. 17 at a price tag of about 700. Im kinda disappointed with the fact that NI hasnt been able to deliver their product before any of the big players were able to get their tablets out there…

  1717. Methinks. what the heck is that! Do not toss rocks in a glass house. It funny Adam is not out yet, in product, and people are talking about Adam 2. silly, silly, silly….

  1718. I know someone who’s 20 years old and majoring in engineering at the University of Illinois! Maybe I know him!

  1720. I haven’t been here in a while and am wondering about the mystery feature still. It also looks like they changed the logo. I want my adam! One more thing, I need to take a moment to praise Rohan……………..

  1722. At least you’ve come to praise him. Others, honourable men all, would rather bury him. But the good that men do lives after them while their economies with the truth are oft interred with the bones.

  1723. Probably going to be another try it and find out situation with the 4g usb modem. Hope it works for you.

  1724. John Velas:
    > Methinks. what the heck is that!

    Perfectly good English, actually, although archaic. A syntactic (and semantic) equivalent is “It seems to me,” and in earlier English (Shakespeare, for example), you could also say “Meseems,” although that’s entirely obsolete now. My intention was, not surprisingly, jocular, although you have turned it pedagogical. Nonetheless, I am happy to oblige.

    I agree, it’s silly to talk about Adam 2, but silliness isn’t the worst thing, and it’s a lot more silly to pretend that Adam 1 doesn’t exist, unless you think that the factory just sent out a bunch of empty boxes.

    I note that Xoom’s appearance, originally due in February, has now been pushed back to April or July, depending on whom you believe. “Whom” is also becoming archaic, incidentally, but it’s not dead yet.

  1725. I would like to think it will be enough. Otherwise every pre ordered Adam owner is not going to be happy because that is what we are all getting. With micro sd and usb port used to full advantage you will have up 128 gb that you can access at any one time. Twice as much as the current 64 gb Ipad.

    Notion Ink may have made a decision to hold the line on costs rather then offer larger internal storage. Just one more unanswered question.

  1727. Just to explain Il Magnifico’s post to non-native English speakers: This is (rather prosaic) parody of a famous speech in Shakespeare’s rather unsavory play “Jello Caesar [Salad]” wherein the tautonymic protagonist gets murdered halfway through, but Shakespeare kept the thing going on sheer momentum (even though momentum wasn’t even discovered until Newton came around).

  1728. To the best of my knowledge no date has been set. Best guess would be after all pre ordered Adam’s from the first round have been shipped. So another place where Notion Ink has left us to speculate.

  1729. I think some are pretty close to receiving theirs. Perhaps 24th or 25th. Watch for the shouts of glee!

  1734. Eponymic. Julio Cesar was no Sirhan Sirhan. In fact, he had nothing to do with the Dead Kennedys.

  1735. +1. Rohan did some mistakes as any of us but he has done something many of us didn’t even imagine doing of at that age.

    I don’t agree Rohan has committed on any dates other than the quality of the product. Lets not blame about dates. How many $$ companies haven’t claimed and didn’t deliver. Project natal (kinect) was introduced and in news almost 2 yrs back (it was never called vaporware unlike NI’s adam) they delivered many system after long time they have committed. Lets not blame Rohan and finally end up not listening anything from him due unnecessary complaints.

    NI has executed something no start up has ever dared to :
    1) (Showed guts) Entered a market with the toughest competitors (Apple, Samsung, Motorola …) and still could stand out of the crowd for one reason or the other.
    2) Shipping product across the globe simultaneously (even apple doesn’t dare to do it. It releases country by country)
    3) showed openness in delivering the product (let’s not kill the young blood by blaming unnecessarily on everything that didn’t work in his favor). Rohan tried to capture use feedback from day 1. Will apple let you do that? It would probably deliver a bigger iPhone (that can do nothing beyond an iPhone except a big screen) and still sell in millions due its marketing arm, muscle power and blind folded fan boys. A start up from Rohan, has built a similar mighty fanboy fan club.

    If you have to stand up in this market of crowded tablets, you need to penetrate as early as possible like Apple. every one knows iPad is inferior to the very basic android tablet its just the timing and market capture.

    All companies know that they have to come up with tablet computers (Microsoft introduced a decade ago – with no success. NI started 3 yrs ago about this concept which means they were working on it for 2 yrs before Apple has launched iPad). But none have released be’coz they don’t want to touch new waters (not referring to NI here but the big $$ companies).
    Every one wanted Apple to take the risk it and see user’s response. However when Apple touches the new areas they pollute the waters so that no one else can dare to come.

    NI keep going and Rohan keep up your openness with more innovative products.

    Rohan, please continue to be as you are currently doing. May be due to the complaints don’t commit on probable dates as many are taking word to word rather than as a hint.

    The only lacking action I see with in NI is their marketing department. Probably they are busy building up partnerships (which are necessary) but they are paying little to no attention to public media like website updates/Internet marketing, Customer support (most of the fortune 500 companies run their customer support from India with as little as 20 people, let NI dedicate their best English speaking/confident employees to handle the support for a week or so to satisfy every customer they delivered). Any negative propaganda of more than 5% can break NI at the very beginning.

    @Rohan, handle/satisfy the Pre-order 1 customers 100%, even if it requires delaying Pre-Order 2(I am impatient for it) or NI making an international call to each customer for a follow up to check if the problem is resolved (if any) or trying to find if they are satisfied with the product. Every smile you carry from your customers makes you more successful.

    All the best.

  1736. Adam 1 pre production is real, but no production orders. When NI start taking orders from all, non pre orders, then Adam exist to all. I hope NI becomes a hugh successful company.

    Hey, I just just messing with you, you make me laugh.

  1738. I have had several people contact me and ask me to create a list of unboxing videos on “notioninkfan.com”, similar to the list I did for CES news on the Adam.

    I have created a post on the site where I will do that. If you find any unboxing videos that I don’t have on the list, please send me a link at “greg@notioninkfan.com” or leave a comment on the post I created and I will get it added as soon as I can.

    And of course I will be doing my own unboxing and other videos as soon as my Adam arrives… BTW my Adam is in transit between LA and Utah right now! 😀

    If you are not already following the site, you can add yourself now to get updates as they appear.

  1740. I really hope that my Adam arrives today to my city!!! If so – I will come to the office in person and get it :)))

    Pick up date 21 Jan 2011
    Destination BOLZANO
    Delivery Date
    Signatory
    Date Time Location Status
    24 Jan 2011 01:14:57 Milano Linate Shipment Awaiting Physical Release From Customs Controlled Area.
    24 Jan 2011 00:26:29 Milano Linate Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    23 Jan 2011 16:28:13 Liege Euro Hub Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    22 Jan 2011 01:18:50 Hong Kong Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 23:36:55 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    21 Jan 2011 16:59:59 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:18:54 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 07:18:48 Milano Linate Pre Arrival Clearance Started

  1741. No he mentioned in one of the blog posts that they are eating the costs on one of the deliveries (I think it was the last one) so that they coincide with the 2nd batch orders.. so it will be first delivered to 1st batch…… then 2nd and 3rd at the same time about.

  1742. (Larry) Il Magnifico:
    > Eponymic

    Fair enough, but I’m quite sure that the name wasn’t Jewish Caesar, or whatever you wrote, but Jello. Your Dead Kennedys’ reference (Biafra, right?) loses elegance otherwise.

  1745. There is no import duty for the category of “portable Automatic Computing machines”category, which I think the ADAM falls in, as far as I can remember reading on India’s customs website

  1746. I don’t know what you complaining about I was only 28 minitues later and now waiting for the 29th. 😦 but still happy I have an order to be filled 🙂

  1749. the 8gb issue is not a problem to me. it is rather a good thing for me in france since here, any device with storage memory included( hard drive or memory card included) is taxed depending on how much memory it offers 😥

    exemple :

    * 128 Mo = 0,09 €
    * from de 128 Mo to 512 Mo = 0,35 €
    * from 512 Mo to 1 Go = 0,70 €
    * from 1 Go to 2 Go = 1,40 €
    * from 2 Go to 5 Go = 3,50€
    * from 5 Go to 8 Go = 5,60€
    * from 8 Go to 10 Go = 7 €
    * from 10 Go to 20 Go = 8 €
    * from 20 Go to 40 Go = 10 €
    * from 40 Go to 64 Go =12 €

    so 8gb adam helps to cut the price down and then i can use a 32 or 64 sdcard, large enough for every day use

  1750. patience… is the word.
    it seems that lot of people who preordered are patient.
    imagine everyone of them complaining on this blog…..
    then there would be just tooooooooo many comments.

  1752. Oh, that explains the John. I’m trying to make Sails out of your last name. What’s your animal? This: “I just just messing with you” Looks like a literal translation of “snort snort” so I’m thinking some kind of pig or maybe bison.

  1754. Am I the only one who was concerned by the fact these are stacked 11-12 high in the photo, when the instructions say max 6 high?

    [didn’t read all the comments]

    Just awaiting the chance to buy it…

    RT

  1755. I think we all get it now, the delivery is running late. Now that we have that out of the way lets change the subject. Its becoming boring.

    As soon as someone has an adam let us know and post feedback on your experience with the adam.

    The other point of conversation is what software would be worth while on the tablet> I am looking to install Skype as I know it works for andriod phones, theoretically it should work on the tablet. What other software do people feel will be good ?

    Maybe preface the software with say PHONE: Skype, or OFFICE: Open Office or GAME: xyz and so on. See if we can change the conversation to something a bit more constructive and up beat. 🙂

  1756. “just just” (what you wrote) = snort snort

    You’re being evasive. OK, I’ll respect your privacy. As long as you don’t eat any puppies, like back2front’s son apparently did.

  1757. I’m trying to make Sails out of your last name. This what confused me, just just was typo should of only be one just. What’s your animal? ???? what be your native tongue?

  1760. vela = sail, in some Romance language or other. Maybe not yours, though. I guess your animal isn’t the pig because pigs are very fastidious and don’t make typos. I don’t know about bison.

    yours very truly,

    A Gecko (which is an animal)

    p.s. Geckos are the only lizards with vocal cords.

  1761. Awesome……26th is a national holiday here in India…..gonna spend the entire day watchn adam videos!!! 😀
    @Greg……hope u gt a quick delivery and receive you Adam 2day!!! 😀

  1762. Wow, greg that’s good to hear :). Waiting for your videos and initial thoughts.
    Try to use it as a genuine customer rather as a NI fan (this would help in finding solutions for common problems so that NI can have some how-to’s or some resolutions.
    couple days more to listen from Greg#1. Share as much as possible, I am dying to hear from a genuine trust worthy user (rest of you don’t blame me .. you are also double genuine and trust worthy 🙂 ).

  1764. indian, chinese, korean, hispanic…. american, to name a few (I know a lot of engineers at uiuc).

  1765. @Gecko,

    The Penguin video I saw is on the Pixel Qi website; link on Greg’s site … I’m vindicated! Yes, they’re black and white, with orange, yellow and red on faces, standing against a brilliant blue sky 🙂 Was so tired that day courtesy of U.S. air travel, I doubted what I saw … thanks for the laughs and doses of sanity; stay warm.

  1766. Rohan! lease include me in preorder 2. I have been posting on here a while and need an Adam. I want your dream!

    I admire you and NI. I think it’s wonderful.

    I am okay if I have to wait after I order, delays don’t both me, they are to be expected! Please just let me order!

    Thank You

  1767. Thats true for most of us, but not all. The very first batch had a shipping date of (i believe) Jan 9th. So the estimate shipping date wasn’t correct for everybody.

    But still, the point of an _estimate_ shipping date is that NI didn’t know for sure they would make it, considering that the delay was from third parties they did pretty well.

  1768. Had a similar message, which was updated to:

    “Held Customs, Awaiting Clearance Instructions From Receiver.”

    Called the customs >>> They told me to call TNT!

    Called TNT >>> They told me the customs will call me!

    😉

  1769. Any Dutchies living near Rotterdam, I can visit?
    Kidding, @all enjoy your adam.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

  1770. major bummer!!
    date was 15th /22th
    and is now pushed to “Estimated Ship date from factory 29th January 2011”

  1771. Good question!
    Another hidden (software) feature: built-in voice recognition?

    Or maybe it’s just “microphone” and “voice synthesizer”.
    (We had that on the Commodore 64 in the previous century, I used to love hearing it say “Archibald”. I don’t really remember why, though).

  1772. To The learned ones from the United States (Geckos, Gregs of the world),

    How to use the Mireo GPS application for the US…there is no maps sold by Mireo?

    Rohan, any chance you may know…I guess a large part of your customer base is from the US.

    I have seen something called “Mireo Cardinale 3 Black Edition 2010 Including USA Maps”, but could find it anywhere sold in the US.

    Without a US map that works with the Mireo onboard GPS on ADAM, the GPS app maybe the one of those apps that have zero value but over hyped before release :(( 😯

  1774. So, as this week the first Adams should be received, we should also get the next preorder correct?

  1775. there will be some goof ups and after that…you already have Jan 26 in India and Chinese New yr in China…holidays 😉

  1776. UPDATE:

    After being send back and forth between endless telephone numbers, different cities, TNT employees and customs personal, i finaly got one TNT person on the phone, who promised to send me a fax “mostly sometime today” with a paper that has to be filled and signed.

    Also, they are going to pay 25 €uro on top of whatever the customs are going to charge,…..

    …”FOR THE TNT CUSTOMS SERVICE”!

    ROHAN, WHY DID YOU NOT USE DHL, TNT IS A MESS! 😦

  1777. ops…typo: “pay” >>> “charge”

    So it should read:

    Also, they are going to charge 25 €uro on top of whatever the customs are going to charge,…..

    …”FOR THE TNT CUSTOMS SERVICE”!

  1778. Same deal. Date constantly gets pushed out. Lucky if we get it in our hands by mid Feb. Excellent product, poorest of customer satisfaction so far. Ironic about his previous post of delayed with a smiley eh?

  1779. I see 29th Jan for my order (India). I am very happy because I never had got my hopes too high. NI brought excitement to my otherwise boring life and I am still happy I followed the blog all thru the last year. A few weeks delay in shipping is perfectly fine with me. And people please stop the comparisons with iPad or Xoom. Its not a fair comparison at all. Comparison could be with Pixel Qi itself since they too are a new startup suddenly getting a large number of orders. Lets see how they do in future.

  1780. Out of curiosity – has the FCC website been updated with the certification details yet?

  1785. @gecko
    Do you know you come across as a character from the famous original Startrek series who is half vulcan and half human, who is informative, intelligent, geeky, witty and devoid of any human emotions? I just keep telling my two children, the most interesting comments on this blog come from gecko and I mean it. You are one of the two reasons I keep coming back to this blog. Developed a sort of OCD with this blog. Coming to think about it, the thing is just a tablet and so many emotions overflow in form of comments on this blog. Some sensible and some not. I hate the constant whinging, whining and complaining that goes all around, which is putting me off from the comments section. The blog comments section has become a sort of a complaints box. If one is unhappy with anything they just vent it out on this blog. This defeats the very purpose and intent why Rohan had this blog with feedback in form of comments from the readers and followers. I look forward to the unboxing videos from the buyers of adam, though I will be surprised if anything new comes of it.

  1787. I am in India, but i redirected my shipping to a friend in Germany.
    (Will bring it along to India, when he comes here next week).

    I try to avoid shipments directly to our village here, because in the past most of the parcels got “lost” in transit or hold in customs for weeks… 😉

  1788. Think Prema is in Europe – she is being charged in Euro. About India, I am having a doubt. In the past, I know you could get a customs waiver for 84/85, in the past. Dell India laptops used to be shipped from Malaysia (before their Chennai manufacturing facility was up). All you needed to do was give a declaration saying that it is for your personal used to get your duty waived. Not sure whether it can be done now. If somebody could check and post here, then it would be great. Even sent the same info to Rohan, NI team, but did not get any response/feedback on this particular topic.

  1791. While i am still waiting for the fax, i found out that people in Europe may require a special invoice, which we don´t have (if not on the parcel):

    Since 1st July 2010 there is a new customs rule specially for imports from China into the European Union:

    The invoice needs to include the following details:

    – detailed product description
    – detailed tech-specs
    – Model number
    – complete harmonized code number
    – Reason of shipping
    – correct value

    😉

  1793. @Greg, apparently the Chinese governement thinks your site is against China or something like that. Cannot get in.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

  1795. my Adam arrived this morning!!!!

    got delivered to my work so only played with it a little. all the usb ports work and it seems all good!
    doesn’t seem to recognise my 32gb micro sd card but we’ll see.
    but yey!!!!!!!!!

  1797. WordPress ate my comment…

    I haven’t been here in a while and am wondering if there are any updates on the mystery feature. I take this moment of silence for Rohan ………………………………. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
    One more thing, will the adam have any decent dacs or amps for us headphone people?

  1798. my Adam arrived this morning!!!!

    got delivered to my work so only played with it a little. all the usb ports work and it seems all good!
    doesn’t seem to recognise my 32gb micro sd card but we’ll see.
    but yey!!!!!!!!!

  1799. Good to see that in accordance with his other promises, he’s also kept up his weekend posts going… not. This isn’t worth my effort anymore. If I get my Adam by Easter I’ll be happy.

  1802. This whole blog of notion ink’s is a clever psychological approach. They tease you out of your mind first, so when the product really hits the market people will be in a franzy to buy without considering the alternatives.
    I for my part have long ago specified my reason to buy adam and not something else, to myself. Its the PQi display. No other tablet has this yet.
    But to others who don’t really care about PQi:
    Don’t let them turn you into a herd of mindless cattle blindly following their lead! If you want to buy an adam solely out of “emotional” reasons, because you happened to get involved into that questionable talk about a “family” here on this blog by chance – please take a few steps back and look at your relationshit with notion ink from an objective distance! Being fanatically involved with an industrial company is not healthy and is not how compitittion is supposed to work.
    Everyone should have his own important and objective reason to buy an adam!

  1803. I remember NI CEO was talking about the prints on the backside of adam .Desined with love by Notionink instead of conventional Desisigned by or assembled in……….

  1804. This whole blog of notion ink’s is a clever psychological approach. They tease you out of your mind first, so when the product really hits the market people will be in a franzy to buy without considering the alternatives.
    I for my part have long ago specified my reason to buy adam and not something else, to myself. Its the PQi display. No other tablet has this yet.
    But to others who don’t really care about PQi:
    Don’t let them turn you into a herd of mindless cattle blindly following their lead! If you want to buy an adam solely out of “emotional” reasons, because you happened to get involved into that questionable talk about a “family” here on this blog by chance – please take a few steps back and look at your relationshit with notion ink from an objective distance! Being fanatically involved with an industrial company is not healthy and is not how compitittion is supposed to work.
    Everyone should have his own important and objective reason to buy an adam!

  1807. I wonder why this is not being reflected on NotionInk’s website when Rohan himself announced it at CES? could there another mystery feature? 🙂

  1808. +1000, and charge your camera’s battery and unveil the pics to thw word, i can guarranty that it will get thousands of hit 🙂

  1817. Elliot Hunter the first to get the adam? Certainly the first to report it! Those who have received their adam, please do post (preferably using the adam!).

    Also, please state location and whether any customs duty/ charges were paid to the courier company.

  1818. Seriously, just like that ? No “Hi, how are you today”, no “Wassup dawwwwgs”? You just want your info ’bout pre-order 2 and leave us ?? Well it makes me sad…

  1819. @Fejwin – i get the emotional attachment that fans have had with NI but as far as the approach is considered – am sure (call it hunch/feel/perception) that this was not the intention but just a side effect of what I think is a very honest approach to do make and sell a product.

    The whole NI and adam gig screams honesty, transparency (exculuding some areas), startupness, lack of detail on non-techy stuff (pr/crm/), innovation and above all feel goodness…….i think i speak for everyone here who (fan or not) has been following the blog for over a year.

  1821. I checked with pre-order support and they confirmed that the mystery feature is the radio. It won’t be activated at the time of delivery but will be done in a future update (I am guessing it is not the one in which Rohan is referring to in this blog).

    They also told me that access to the Genesis store will begin by the end of the month (about the time my adam ships)

  1823. @Fejwin

    OMG … at last you just saved me from myself with your self-introspection about the Art of How Not to become an herd of mindless cattle . (Not just me but frankly all others who don’t really care about **i* ).

    How to thank you buddy, Bcoz your selfless effort and the above information taught me what can happen to someone when he/she don’t have his/her own Important and objective /subjective reason to not to buy an adam or just to live.

    I am enlightened now from getting myself flamed in this clearly masterminded Psychological approach of being on the involved with an industrial company to buy an adam, and my toothpaste
    (The same brand which I am buying for a long time) etc…

    I really appreciate your own reason to suggest that “Everyone should have his OWN YES VERY OWN important and objective reason to BUY OR NOTTO BY ANYTING UNDER THE SUN including an adam and etc.!”

    with all the due-respect , i feel i understood that “If anyone think that something small cannot make a difference -they should try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room.”

    No words to thank you enough though … but thank you is enough now.

  1824. @Fejwin, Sorry dude! can’t take few steps back and look at my relationSHIT with notion ink, cos that gonna stink! u r better off flushing it away anyway!

  1825. Future Chinese New Years Dates:

    2009 – Jan. 26

    Year of the Ox – Bull

    2010 – Feb. 14

    year of the Tiger

    2011 – Feb. 3

    year of the Rabbit / Hare

    2012 – Jan. 23

    YEAR OF THE Dragon

    2013 – Feb. 10

    Year of Snake / Serpent

    2014 – Jan. 31

    Year of the Horse / Pony

    2015 – Feb. 19

    Year of the Goat / Ram / Lamb

    Were you born in the Year of the tiger, dragon, or monkey?

  1837. If it was 50 Adams in 15-22 batch. They could have accommodated in the first batch itself. Dont believe this.

  1838. Whoa! You sir, may be the first on the whole planet!! You are like another Adam yourself! If details, unboxing videos, pics and first impressions are not soon forthcoming, I’m afraid you will do a great disservice to this rather unique honor!

  1839. Whoa! You sir, may be the first on the whole planet! You are like another Adam yourself! If details, unboxing videos, pics and first impressions are not soon forthcoming, I’m afraid you will do a great disservice to this rather unique honor!

  1842. Please tell us you have applied sick leave or whatever that entails to be with your adam 🙂
    I cant imagine how it is for someone to work while having their adam tantalizingly on the desk.

  1843. @ellio hunter,
    Please tell us you have applied sick leave or whatever that entails to be with your adam 🙂
    I cant imagine how it is for someone to work while having their adam tantalizingly on the desk.

    ps – excuse me for the double post

  1844. Please don’t let the PE2 be closed to a select few again. its time to release Adam full scale to the world.

  1846. When put in perspective, I find it hard to judge Rohan and Notion Ink any harder than Id judge any big players.

    Lets see:

    Several delays – This is not an uncommon happening, from anything in the market ranging from ink pens (I cant verify this), to automobiles, to electronics, to homes. Several big name players, with years of experience and financial clout, have faced this issue.

    The now world-famous “Pre-Order Fiasco” – The crown prince of smartphones (the iPhone, whether you despise it or not, in an incredibly short time changed the game) for example. I pre-ordered the iPhone, and Apple had crashed servers, personal information leaked, delays, and probably other issues I could spend a day typing up. Even myself, without intending to, ended up with -2- iPhones.

    Agreeably, it is obvious Rohan selectively answers questions and completely ignores others. Have a problem with that? Try emailing personally any other CEO and see how you fare. Contact Michael Dell or Steve Jobs or Bill Gates or the Toll Brothers, by blog or email. Undoubtedly, Id believe it is safe to say some of his comments may be restricted based on directives from his financial backers and perhaps legal advisors (probably dont need the plural version of advisors lol).

    Pre-ordering: I agree that pre-ordering a product already assumes an inveritable amount of risk: delays, lack of communication, product changes after payment, and any other issue you can think of. The instant you decide to pre-order an item, you accept that risk. The risks you accept does not mean you dont have the right to pose certain questions, but if you arent happy, you can demand and be granted a refund – no one is forcing anything upon you. I doubt that most commentors here who make negative comments, comment positively on the other sites fostering negative information about the adam. Fair is fair.

    Not everything is in Rohan/Notion Ink control – informing us along the process is a healthy and open characteristic that should be commended. It should already be a given that the information cant always pan out. Ill say again, I cant judge them any harder than I would a big player. Microsoft never came out with the Courier, right? After Apple released the iPad, most contenders went back to the drawing board. You think they had customers like us, waiting for their product? Probably. Speaking of things not in a company’s control: How many people do you know have a white iPhone 4? Is their antennae not causing issues? Are they happy a fix came out to fix a “software glitch was causing a miscalculation of how the bars were displayed”? Kudos Rohan/Notion Ink for seeing your dream through, showing due dilligence, and enduring all youve had to to bring the adam to the public domain.

    Some other things are of little importance to me: a better webpage – If one pops up, ok. If not, fine. How many times will I look at it? How often will it be updated? Will it get too busy? Ever been to google.com?

    Personally, a lot of things I dont want to ask about…I want to experience and figure it out myself. The fine, polished pictures of any car, or home, or phone, or tablet wont have anything to do with your personal experience, and will not guarantee anything other than youve viewed a nice picture (or a blurry picture, or a sideways picture – hee hee). A tablet is a “personal” experience. What appeals to him and her and them and those guys over there, and that little gecko, may or may not appeal to me.

    No…Im not going to see if my adam shipped or not. No, Im not going to ask about pre-order 2. No, Im not going to dissect a photograph and create an elaborate conspiracy. No, Im not going to ask about a mystery feature. No, Im not going to beg more memory. No. No. No.

    Im tired of rambling…

    But speaking about companies with prestige and clout and years of design and engineering…the 2003 BMW X5 came with a DVD-based navigation system. It also came with a tape deck.

    😉

    Jarrod

  1847. OR…For those people who had a chance to order in pre-order 1 – give it a rest – yours is coming – let the rest of us be excited to be where you are now, eagerly anticipating the shipment and arrival of your very own adam.

    Congrats to everyone who is so close to having their adam in their hands!

    I can’t wait, but having not ordered one yet, I have a long way to go.

  1853. LOL – Greg is the latest subversive to fall under the Great Firewall banhammer! Must be all that religious guff about Adam, Eve, Eden and Genesis he’s been spouting… 🙂

  1855. The NotionInk family herby declares you:

    “Sir Adam Elliot Hunter”,

    honorable first knight of Eden! 🙂

  1856. That is great news!!! Congratulations!

    As per TNT, mine is at LAX and will be flown to Salt Lake City later today. That is all they can tell me for now…

  1857. Wow, nice post @Jarrod!
    The white iPhone4 is a very nice example of how even big players can go horribly wrong…

    While I agree with most of what you said, I also believe making promises in public is not always a good thing unless you are absolutely sure you can deliver. Like many have stated on this blog, if you are a company that wants to stay on top of affairs and in consumers hands, always underpromise and overdeliver! Sure, openness is a refreshing change in market policy but one (read Rohan) should exercise caution in what he **promises**

    During preorders, people were given an estimate of 4-6weeks, which is perfectly in line with the current scenario. Promising a daet first, delaying then and further delaying was the root cause of all problems! They could have waited until FCC clearance for giving an estimate of the shipping date, and announced on the blog that they would be giving an estimate only after FCC clearance. It is a perfectly reasonable explanation, methinks.

    But that aside, I really like how they are approaching preorders this time around. No promised date, no fancy countdown (ah, the countdown 😉 ), no hoopla! They are keeping it simple. I see that members of the various unofficial Notion Ink forums are being considered for the 2nd preorder. They have now secured Mastercard also, and a lot of people who missed out can now (not now, exactly) order. I am sure that as I am typing this post, they are doing extensive testing- to see the scalability of their system (If you aren’t Rohan and Team, please get to it 😉 )…

    Looks like they learnt from their experience and are getting smarter!

    Hats off to Rohan and team for seeing your dream through! Today people have started recieving deliveries of the ADAM. Today is the culmination of all they have been doing for the past 3 or so years! So Rohan and Team, take a moment (just a moment, though) off and toast to your success!

    Cheers!

  1860. Congratulations elliot! This must be a great day for you. Everyone here must be super excited to hear that an Adam has reached it’s owner so whenever you get to it, we’d all love to hear from you what it’s like. 🙂 Hope it’s everything you imagined it’d be and more 😀

  1862. Please guys take care when creating your videos of the adam.

    Some tips:-

    – if you are using sound then make sure that we can hear you clearly (unlike some of the so called professionals who have recorded the adam).
    – don’t talk too quickly.
    – add text to the video if possible.
    – if possible mount you camera on a tripod or get a friend to video whilst you demonstrate.
    – make sure the light is correct for what you are showing.
    – watch your camera angles – can the viewer understand what they are seeing.
    – assume that the audience hasn’t seen an adam before – don’t miss anything out.
    – be honest. If you don’t like something tell it how you see it.
    – practise taking your videos.
    – if possible edit you video.

    You lucky chosen ones who receive the first batch of adams are in a way a global sales team so show the world what the adam is about and what it can do.

    That’s said, I think we will all understand if some of you go a bit crazy when you first open your adams – but only on your first video!

    Maybe there should be a prize for the best owner video.

  1864. Congrats Elliot Hunter. I hope your 32GB card works, since I am also planning to use a sdhc card….

    May be it is not hot swapping properly – check rebooting the Adam. Please revert on the card support at the earliest.

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  1866. It never was 50 adams in 15-22 batch. It was 50 orders that were wrongly calculated for Jan 9 shipment. These were pushed to Jan 15-22 batch, along with those people who were initially in the 15-22 batch. All of these are not reading 29th Jan shipment.

  1867. That is awesome!!!

    If you want me to post some photos online for you, send them to “greg@notioninkfancom”

  1868. Email me some photos and I’ll post them on “notioinkfan.com”! And I’ll give you full credit for “beating me”!!! 😉

  1870. @Hoodoo : good one “Great Firewall”….Speaking of the Great Wall, damn bloody thing, I was sooooo tired when I reached the highest point.

    Daryl.

  1871. No.

    As @Bhavya put it, there are 5 groups of people here:
    G1: Earliest orders- Shipment promised on Jan 9 (Of course this shipment was delayed and finally sent on 19st)
    G2: Miscalculated orders- Promised shipment on Jan 9, but later pushed to the 15-22 batch
    G3: People who were originally promised 15-22 shipment
    G4: People who were promised a feb shipment
    G5: people waiting for 2nd round of ordering

    It is G2, which contains around 50 people. They are, now the same as G3 for all intents and purposes. All 15-22 shipments have been pushed to Jan 29 shipment.

    All Feb shipments (G4) have been pulled to Jan 31 shipment

    All people waiting for 2nd preorder (G5) are still waiting 😉

    Hope that clears…..

  1873. He’s at work, its 13.44 in the uk here so will have to wait at least 5 hours for unboxing/vids etc

  1875. That was in response to @Srini
    “Srini said, on January 24, 2011 at 17:59
    If it was 50 Adams in 15-22 batch. They could have accommodated in the first batch itself. Dont believe this.”
    Just repasint here, before WordPress gobbles up this comment again…
    No.

    As @Bhavya put it, there are 5 groups of people here:
    G1: Earliest orders- Shipment promised on Jan 9 (Of course this shipment was delayed and finally sent on 19st)
    G2: Miscalculated orders- Promised shipment on Jan 9, but later pushed to the 15-22 batch
    G3: People who were originally promised 15-22 shipment
    G4: People who were promised a feb shipment
    G5: people waiting for 2nd round of ordering

    It is G2, which contains around 50 people. They are, now the same as G3 for all intents and purposes. All 15-22 shipments have been pushed to Jan 29 shipment.

    All Feb shipments (G4) have been pulled to Jan 31 shipment

    All people waiting for 2nd preorder (G5) are still waiting

    Hope that clears…..

  1876. Wish all messages here could be on the same time clock, it’s been so long that we have
    asked to have this problem sorted out. This post will probably be found somewhere in the middle of the blog instead of at the end!

  1880. Awesome dude. Could you please let us know how many pounds of flesh the UK is demanding in Vat/tax please.

  1885. @whatsinaname

    Elliot is still at work, (apparently that’s where it was delivered), for probably 3 hours, it’s 2p.m. here in the UK so could be 4/5/6 hour wait at least, probably.

  1886. Elliot, please don’t be so selfish 🙂 …. just type in a few words on your first impression, how does it feel to hold it,build quality,EDEN etc…pleaseeeeeeee!

  1887. I am also confused. for some reason,he is wishing all Indian buyers to pay around 1800 INR to customs. !!!
    May be his dad is working in Indian customs ? 😛

  1888. All excellent tips! I especially need to concentrate on not talking too quickly. That is something I tend to do even when I’m not nervous…

    And I’m sure I will be both excited and nervous as I do my first videos. 😉

    I have to say it is really hard to record good video that shows the display without looking washed out, etc. Lighting and camera angle effect it so much. I must have played around for 6 hours the other day to figure out what will work.

    After all my efforts, my conclusion is that for app demos and training videos, I will need a video capture card that supports HDMI input. That is the only way I am going to be able to produce really good videos.

    I think I will be able to do a pretty good unboxing video with the camera I have, but I definitely need to save quickly to buy that capture card so I can do all the app and feature reviews and training videos or tutorials that people have been requesting. The capture card Rohan used to do his videos containing 1080p output directly from the Adam runs about $200. My wife says I better get a second job. LOL

    But thanks again for the tips. And I agree that we need to assume the audience has never seen an Adam before. We may end up showing some things a few of us are already familiar with, but that is better than skipping things and leaving the majority of the world wondering.

    One more suggestion I plan to follow… Get the kids out of the room and shut the door, and turn off tv’s, radios, phone ringers, etc so you don’t end up with distracting noise during the video.

    It is going to be a learning process for me but I have given it a lot of thought and have done some practicing… I want to do my best for you guys and if you will be patient with me I promise the videos will continue to improve each time I do one.

  1889. I am also confused. for some reason,he is wishing all Indian buyers to pay around 1800 INR to customs. !!!
    May be his dad is working either in Indian customs or TNT ? 😛

  1891. The jumbling is not because of the time zone difference. It is actually no one’s fault. I can tell this for sure because I have a wordpress blog of my own.

    Actually, on wordpress blog settings, you can choose to specify the Max. No. of leaves in a conversation. In this blog, it is specified to be 10. Any conversation/thread that exceeds 10 messages begins appearing at the bottom of every page. In this post, there was a thread on Page1 of the comments for which the 11 level of replies started with Silver Stratton said, on January 21, 2011 at 11:26 (the time is indian time)
    “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/my-box/comment-page-5/#comment-82134”

    Anyone who knowingly or unknowingly replied to any of the messages that followed on that thread ended up below that post. These posts appear on the latest page of comments.

    Hope that clarifies.

    The only solution is to increase the number of levels (That can look very shabby beyong a limit) or to disable conversations totally, in which case every comment would come as a separate comment, and it would be very difficult to follow conversations. But there is a third option, people should exercise a little more caution when commenting.

    Cheers!

  1895. LeoP:
    > Future Chinese New Years Dates: 2009 – Jan. 26

    There’s an expression, “you’re living in the past,” but you’re taking it way too literally.

  1896. this is plagarized ( i know its from a movie, I mean the spoof is also plagarized) I think i saw this on philip blooms site.

  1898. The very first unboxing photos (other than Rohan’s) that I know of are now on “notioninkfan.com”! 😀

  1900. guys…notioninkfan has the first unboxing pics other than that of Rohan’s.
    and it shows the screen protector as being part of the kit..
    yay!!

  1901. i think u can apply for a job at the shipping department of NI, it seems that their services use your numbers now as references to follow up on the subject. Thank you for clarifying the situation for NI.

  1902. ramneek009:
    > ELLIOT is busy playing with his adam

    And the rest of us will now pause to thank Rohan than the machine isn’t named “Peter” or worse.

  1903. Visit notioninkfan website for latest unboxing pics …
    Courtesy Greg and Shane in the UK.

    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/unboxing-videos.html?showComment=1295879142689#c3114207004626843187”

  1905. no vat!!
    it just got delivered no questions asked!

    at work at the mo but will try and make a vid tonight to prove it’s real!!

  1906. I just received mine.

    Location: Netherlands

    Didn’t have to pay any VAT to the delivery person. I was not told anything as well.

    Pics in a few minutes.

  1910. Cathy:
    > The Penguin video I saw is on the Pixel Qi website

    Ah, so it is. And it’s penguin weather outside, too; fortunately, not penguin smell, since that’s pretty awful. There’s a “penguino” in the comments here; I don’t know about his or her smell.

    Probably the video penguins are dressed up for Hallowe’en. Their true (lack of) colors can be seen in reflective mode (since reflective = like a mirror).

  1911. And with 19,6% taxes too !
    That new “private copy” fee is just one more joke !

  1912. fundaazoflife,

    Thank you. Youre correct about the public promises. Rohan’s promises without 100% certainty, can probably be best attributed to this being his rookie season. Ten years from now, when he is barely 35, I would really like to see where he is, along with NotionInk.

    At times, this blog gets really, really negative…and I usually skip to known posters who continually post meaning items (insightful and honest…not just “I love the adam!!!”). I imagine Rohan caved in to the pressures, and published details which he did not have control of.

    I would have released very small updates, without being definitive. When many were insistent about specifics, I would have given the worst-case scenario.

    I hope Pre-Order 2 is perfect, and hope they too are all sold out within hours.

    I probably wont have my adam until mid-February…but thats ok!!!

  1914. I am one of those G3 purchasers and glad that my request only moved to 29th.

    A million things can go wrong if a production starts so 7 days are absolutely harmless.

    I think Rohan is still waiting for the first positive comments from Elliot, Greg and the other G1 purchasers and will open the shop soon for next orders.

  1915. Okay, you all seriously need to stop your whining. Go read a book or something. It’ll show up when it shows up. If you can’t handle the wait, you shouldn’t have preordered in the first place.

  1916. bikram das:
    > How to use the Mireo GPS application for the US

    Don’t know anything about it – GPS isn’t really Gecko Positioning System, or Greg Positioning System, even though sometimes we like to pretend that it is.

  1918. Eagerly waiting for mine! Hopefully it ships before 29th!

    Could anyone who received theirs post a pic and/or dimensions of the plug adaptor head to Adam here? Recently bought an external battery pack, would like to know if the adaptor fits the power inlet of the Adam.

    Enjoy your Adams!

  1919. Rama Maganti:
    > Do you know you come across as a character from the famous original Startrek series who is …

    … played by a Jewish actor and has made some very embarrassing records that have actually gotten air time on my favorite radio station, WFMU (see “http://wfmu.org”): “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Nimoy_discography”

    Anyway, I should thank you for your kind words, but the truth is that it would be best if people didn’t inflate my ego any more; it’s so swollen it might burst, which would create a mess all over the blog.

  1921. Amit Tambe:
    > the mystery feature is the radio. It won’t be activated at the time of delivery

    Nice. If they never activate it at all, then it could forever remain a mystery.

  1923. Going home

    24 Jan 2011 09:36:52 Boston Out For Delivery.
    24 Jan 2011 07:49:29 Boston Shipment Received At Destination Depot.
    22 Jan 2011 17:50:30 New York Jfk Airport Shipment In Transit.
    22 Jan 2011 17:28:14 New York Jfk Airport Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    22 Jan 2011 11:05:07 New York Jfk Airport Shipment Released From Customs.
    22 Jan 2011 01:09:47 Hong Kong Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 23:38:03 Hong Kong Shipment Received At Transit Point.
    21 Jan 2011 17:00:19 Xiamen Shipment Collected From Sender.
    21 Jan 2011 16:26:00 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.
    21 Jan 2011 14:18:20 Xiamen Shipment In Transit.

  1928. Dear Rohan… Please send a new message on the blog. It does not matter what it says but it is getting to be a pain in the butt to wade through 5 pages of comments. Just a quick hello would do it!

  1931. Hmmm not sure about France being the most taxed country in the world…you would have to pay 19.6% when Norwegian would pay 25%.

  1933. ramneek009:
    > btw did u pre-order?

    no – I want more storage than 8GB or, maybe, an explanation from NI why I shouldn’t want that. I wrote NI to ask about future models (and the “more coming soon” that was deleted from the website), and I’m not the only one who has done this, but no response from NI, at least so far. Somebody should tell them that ignoring e-mails gives them the reputation of crappy customer service. If they can’t comment on their plans, they could at least say that they can’t comment. Anyway, if there’s still no response from NI by the time that other PixelQi machines are available, I will consider one of those.

    Reptiles are very patient.

  1935. Shipping Update!

    24 Jan 2011 09:23:35 New York Shipment Received At Destination Depot.

    🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

  1936. Wow, theres a tonne of glare! I thought these were supposed to be matte screens.

  1937. Could not wait until I could fix my camera. So here are the pics from Mobile. I want to give the first video opportunity to our dear friend Greg. 🙂

    Pics – “http://goo.gl/6MTcM”

  1939. Shane in the UK who has received adam this Morning says he ca’t find any additional charges in the paper work. Also, TNT guy did not charge him any thing…I guess that’s good news!

  1940. DO NOT use Adam while eating food to avoid dirtying Adam
    😀 lol
    have any of you seen such a safety precaution before?

  1941. my guess is that the 29th will be at the latest ant that it could be sooner they would have put the 29th to give them some buffer so it won’t be late again
    by the way anyone else from Michigan

  1943. Now off to reading the user manual first as Rohan said. 🙂 Will update once I have some more information.

    @d – I think there are more deserved seniors in the group who are excited to do a video. I think it’s only fair we wait until then.

    @Greg – Looking forward to your video.

  1944. Does anyone know when more Adams will be available for order? The pre-orders are shipped and people are getting them!! I’m ready to buy a tablet, and I’m hoping Notion Ink gets some more of these available soon.

    Hope to hear from someone in the know – maybe one of the Notion Ink team members!!!

    Thanks

  1947. @ Vijay Stevens: I think that’s the flash of the camera used…….of course there’ll b glare frm it!

  1948. One more point to clear. I have not put the screen protector still. I thought let me clear this off before another round of war of words begin about the glass. 😉

    FYI. Mine is PQ + 3G.

  1949. @Vineeth.
    Yes Iv seen plenty –
    “Do Not Iron While Wearing Shirt ”
    “Do not use hair dryer when in a shower to prevent electrocution”

  1955. Vineeth:
    > DO NOT use Adam while eating food to avoid dirtying Adam

    That pretty much rules out the Adam for me. Do you have to wash your hands, also?

  1957. It’s cold out – maybe you caught a cold on the way in and need to go home early ;)!

  1959. Slashgear already picked it up…

    “http://www.slashgear.com/first-notion-ink-adam-pre-orders-arriving-today-24127937/”

  1960. @Greg, you just made “Shane Trafford” a HERO online. I see his name in many sites :). You already one!

  1961. @elliot hunter

    I would have loved to post your photos first. Darn it…

    Would you settle for second? You would still be beating me! That’s what really counts, right?! 😉

  1962. My order put off untill jan 29th, it turns out to be a blessing
    In disguise, I have a weeks holiday to decorate my bedroom
    I wouldn’t get anything done if I had my Adam to play with
    So thankyou rohan

  1963. haha i wished, but i have a presentation i have to do later in the day. i might go home during lunch though. i hope i can pickup the package at the tnt facility tonight if i miss it.

  1964. I agree – comments are a pain to read through now – WordPress SUCKS big time…
    There is absolutely NO WAY that anyone can maintain a sane conversation on this blog..

  1966. Ca c’est ce que pensent tous les Français. Mais j’attends de voir le prix final. Pour l’instant les hypothèses de taxes dans les pays nordiques sont élevées (Allemagne, pays-Bas …). Seule l’Espagne parait raisonnable. Pas sûr que la France soit le plus cher, I hope.

  1967. exactly…Y doesnt the NI team consider the fact that ADAM is now launched…its reaching its customers now…every time they ignore queries from customers (even potential ones), they are creating a mess for themselves…agreed that they are a start-up n like every other newcomer they have faced certain tough situations but not answering to the people who have invested is not acceptable…n since ADAM is now reaching the end users, any more communication delay is adding more n more negatives to their CUSTOMER SERVICE…and in a purely consumer based industry, only a great product is not sufficient for survival

    still the fact that notion ink is one of the frst n very few companies to introduce a tegra 2 tablet in the market needs applause…but now customer service is what is gonna decide their survival in the coming years.

    and again its only a matter of time before other companies(PS big brands) tend to move towards PIXELQI…then adam will no longer enjoy the exclusivity

  1969. Excellent! 😀 Thank you Shane Trafford for taking you time to take the first few photos of Adam and thank you Greg for posting them on your site! 😀

  1970. First impressions:

    1. The build looks sturdy and strong. No glare (PQ Display)
    2. The default memory available is 5.54 GB. (After the first boot)
    3. Yet to try any accessories.
    4. The power adapter has US style pins. This is a shame for people in EU as here its mostly different. Since the adapter can work 100-240V, I guess we could use a pin converter.
    5. Facebook app does not seem to connect. Have to investigate more. (Not updated adam software yet. Just out of the box)

  1971. Si c’est comme pour ceux qui l’ont déjà reçus -> pas de taxes
    Alors ça revient vraiment pas cher !!!

    Environ 320€ pour ma version WIFI/LCD alors qu’un ipad c’est 600€ … (XOOM 600€ aussi apparemment)

    Attendons de voir, elle devrait arriver durant la semaine prochaine 🙂

  1973. That’s just GREAT!!! First I’m B- blood and now this…I’m a a G2… a freaking G2 for heavens sakes!!!!!

  1974. anyne got theirs? (the G1 group, the ‘made guys’)
    please post pics of adam in the wild.

    us peasants are still dreaming..

  1975. Glad so see that a few are receiving their deliveries!

    One request. Since there is a pdf version of your manual (at least I’m assuming there is), could someone please upload it and share with the rest of us.

    Thank you – Jeff

  1976. @Ganesh Thanks for your posting of photos……Very exciting to see one of the very first Adams in a owners home!!

  1977. Hi Ganesh,

    Thanks for taking the time to get back to us with your first impressions! I agree it’s a pity that the pin is the US one, as we need to look for an adapter straight away. How does it look like? Would you post a pic of it so that I can understand if I already have a proper adapter?

  1979. Would someone be kind enough to include a shot of the charger+cable in their unboxing photos/videos? Thanks

  1980. Anyone have ideas on signing up with a 3G Network on a month to month basis.

    Apple ipod/ipad and ATT had a pay as you go $29.99 month by month fee, no contract.

    I would like to see that with Verizon.

  1982. Greg has some pictures of unboxning Adam on his blog !!

    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/”

    He got it from the lucky few!!

  1983. Congratulations to all who have received there Adam hoping to see more pic and video soon, open orders any time soon???

  1984. @Ganesh, it just has to be your lucky day.
    @other Dutchies : you will never know if your package is being screened by our “awesome” customs, just check the douane.nl site.

    Congrats @Ganesh and have fun.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

  1986. It is time to go home you just caught a bad case of “Adamitus”….The cure is a full day spent with your new Adam!!!!

  1987. Could you 3G people address this question.

    Anyone have ideas on signing up with a 3G Network on a month to month basis.

    Apple ipod/ipad and ATT had a pay as you go $29.99 month by month fee, no contract.

    I would like to see that with Verizon.

  1988. So the ADAM has finally arrived UK!!!
    quick question, if someone would reply, what was the final cost from start to end to get it in your hand?
    I have been saving for it and have just about enough and want to know if i fit the bill

  1989. can you take some pics of it turned on with maybe lights around to show some glare?

  1990. I wasn’t finished with the info about the douane.nl site.
    It will show you how much you CAN pay if they eventually will intercept your package.

    Toedels.

    Daryl.

  1991. TRANSLATION!

    If it’s like for those who have already received -> no taxes
    So it comes really cheap!

    About 320 € for my version WIFI / LCD while a IPAD is 600 € … (XOOM
    € 600 also apparently)

    Wait and see, it should arrive during the next week

  1992. Remember the Dutch dude from Tweakers who claimed way back, and posted pics of the Adam he received?
    I remember him telling the same about the US pin on the adaptor.
    That’s pretty unthoughtfull to be honest, Europe has different connectors.
    That’s a public secret ;(
    Did you manage find a way to charge the batteries by now, Ganesh?

  1994. Ups. my post is waiting for moderation ??? That’s new.

    @thatcher,

    there is a simple way to jump at the end of the blog. Use “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/my-box/#comments”
    and you jump always on the last page.

  1996. @thatcher,

    there is a simple way to jump at the end of the blog. Use “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/my-box/#comments”
    and you jump always on the last page.

  1997. This is really rough if Adam only comes with the US pin on the power adapter. All my equipment that has thus far made it to me with US pins had a set of replacement pins or a replacement cable with it so that the adapter could be used in Europe as well.
    Hopefully NI will correct the mistake/miscalculation..

  1998. Hi Ganesh, you have a pin converter?
    Mediamarkt under Amsterdam Arena is nearby, they will have it and are open till 22.00…

    Else: 3,50 euro and free delivery at:
    “http://www.blueface.nl/europe-verloop-stekker-p-393.html”

  2002. and use alqays the Replay Button form the last entry. Otherwiese your post get lost some where betweem the other posts.

  2005. @badbilou

    Excusez mon mauvais français. J’utilise google traducteur.
    Je veux juste dire que votre confirmation de taxes est très apprécié.
    Profitez de votre adam, et nous espérons qu’il évangéliser parmi vos amis en France!!

    cheers
    GIJoe

  2009. Hi all,

    Few more updates:

    1. I had a pin converter already and it worked great. Now adam is charging.
    2. Saw the Force close window few times in different apps.
    3. No market or Genesis yet. (I have just started Adam update. It’s ~82mb file. Download in progress)
    4. I tried my phone SIM card. 3G worked fine. SMS also works. No phone calls.
    5. It comes installed with Nimbuzz.
    6. Side loading of the apps possible. I will post more later about it. Still experimenting.

    If you have used an android phone before, the settings are no different so getting used to is a smooth walk.

    All in all good experience so far. But there is a lag once in a while. I hope the software update will fix that.

    Haven’t had sun light after I received it (I am in Netherlands where sun light seems to be a rarity in this time of the year), so can’t test the potential of the PQ screen yet. 🙂

  2010. @Greg – Mailed you as soon as I posted. I should have identified earlier itself as my NI name (Dilbertian Ganesh) 🙂

  2012. @Ganesh Thanks for sharing your experience. Kepp them coming.

    @ROhan Plz plz start a new post ,even if it contains only a :), but following comments will be 1000 times easier. Worpdress is in a mess right now.

  2013. As promised:

    1. adam itself
    2. Box stand
    3. User manual
    4. Screen protector
    5. Power cable

  2016. @LeoP
    >Apple ipod/ipad and ATT had a pay as you go $29.99 month by month fee, no contract.
    >I would like to see that with Verizon.

    You do realize that adam won’t work with Verizon network (CDMA), right?

    Unless you are talking about using a verizon phone to tether.

  2018. I’m also on the list of the “29th”. I tried checking the ” preorder status” and it’s not recognizing my
    Order number or e-mail. Is anybody having this same problem?

  2019. Thanx Ganesh, doing a fine job here.
    Greg as well of course.

    This is all answering so many questions.

  2020. following rss is more convenient
    i’m using firefox and i refresh the feed every five minutes or so – feels like a chatroom

  2021. awesome ganesh really nice thing u doing…..feel so ggod….also next time post frm ur adam

  2022. PreOrder 2, Retail? Why is there no communication as promised?

    I am happy for all who already got their Adams 🙂

  2023. Yes, a little sad that correct pin plug wasn’t included for the country the unit was be shipped to. It would have been more expensive to do so and Notion Ink is holding down costs. That is another reason why you only get 8gb internal storage. However even factoring getting the correct plugs and adding USB and or micro sd external storage Adam is still a better price deal then Ipad.

  2024. Saw the Force close window few times in different apps.
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    @Ganesh Were these NI developed apps or basic android apps like Settings etc? This does not sound good.

  2026. Is there still no video? Just go to youtube, start “get Video from Webcam” and send us a Video of the Adam webcam! Maybe use a mirror to show us the Adam itself with the Adam webcam, would be very great.

  2029. @Those who have received… Gr8.. Pls share some info on the same.. Pls don’t forget a lot of ur family members are still awaiting for one…

  2030. Force close on some applications is normal on the first run and will go away after another round of reboot – read somewhere in one of the past posts (or it could be in one of the android forums, not sure) 😉
    Thanks for sharing information.

  2031. Good sign that it started with ‘Ganesh’, name of the God who we pray before beginning any new task/program to avoid any obstacles down the line 🙂

  2032. Language alert – following comment is in Tamil and English 🙂 dedicated to Ganesh, whom I am guessing to be a Tamilian.

    Ganesh, ungalakku Adam kidaithathil miga santhosham 🙂
    Konjam normala tamizhla sollanumna “Inume unga perai kettale adam ulagame chumma adhurumula” 😉

    Thanks for the pics thalai, naa ennoda PQ+3G adamukkaaga wait pannittu irukken. 29th settukku thalli vittutaanga 😦

  2033. WARNING – Do Not Update Your Adam!

    There is a problem with the update. The whole update file is not being downloaded. Notion Ink is working on the problem and will have it resolved soon. But for now, be sure to postpone your update. You will be receiving an official email from Notion Ink soon stating the same.

  2035. damn it the adam looks awesome!!!! im so looking forward to working for school with it! hope ill be able to get one with pixel qi and wifi.

  2036. @Czar, I had the same problem so I deleted my bookmark and started over again and it has worked ever since.

  2037. Btw, if you haven’t seen this on Greg’s blog, you should not try to update your Adam. The download is having some issues and Notion Ink is trying to resolve it. Apparently, we can expect a formal mail from them too, but you have been warned… 🙂

    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/warning-do-not-update-your-adam.html?showComment=1295892585026#c1449101086903242716”

  2038. Reposting to get it to the bottom of the list. I am expecting mine in another hour, but if you already have yours, this is for you:

    —-

    Btw, if you haven’t seen this on Greg’s blog, you should not try to update your Adam. The download is having some issues and Notion Ink is trying to resolve it. Apparently, we can expect a formal mail from them too, but you have been warned…

    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/warning-do-not-update-your-adam.html?showComment=1295892585026#c1449101086903242716″

  2040. Very good french. Thanks for the effort 🙂
    The last sentence just contains some conjugation mistakes. (not an infinitive form)

    Badbilou (waiting for his BadAdam)

  2042. Uh Oh, that’s not good!

    Sometimes it seems they only have two staff (Rohan and Jon) so who is getting my Adam ready for shipping by the 29th?

    Just kidding…. I am sure they will get it worked out soon. I just wish they would create a new post, these comments are all messed up!

  2043. Anyone in India has got their Adam? Wanted to know how much it is costing here in India, with all the taxes, VAT, customs etc. As we can see from the posts, folks in US and EU seems didn’t have to worry about all that; but we in India probably won’t be that lucky. Would like to know if anyone got their Adam and how much it cost you.

    Unfortunately thought I’d love to order an Adam as soon as it comes up for ordering again; the cost in India is a deterrent, just tooo many unknowns for folks in India to buy. Waiting to hear anything if anyone has. 🙂 Thanks a lot folks.

  2044. @Greg, @Shane

    You guys are now celebrities 😀 “http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/01/24/notion.ink.adam.unboxed.in.the.uk/”

  2045. Congrats to everyone who is already playing with their newly delivered Adam!

    For those of you interested in voiding your warranty ASAP, check out the Q&A with zerofeel from Notion Ink Hacks on my blog:
    “http://www.adamlogs.com/2011/01/q-with-notion-ink-hacks.html”

  2046. Congrats Ganesh for getting your adam. You are officially the second person to get his adam. Post pictures of any android applications you sideloaded.

  2047. a problem with the software update? Greg is reporting it in his website notioninkfan,com

  2048. Can somebody send a good picture of the adapter? Is it possible to replace this adapter by another product that fits European countries and comes with a changeable pin configuration of cable for my country?

    I hate configurations with external adpaters and it’s a reason for me NOT to buy a product. Looks unprofessional and tinkered. Ahhhh!!! Makes me going crazy right now.

    @ Notion Ink: Do you plan to fix this? Can I change my adapter, please? I don’t want this US style pin crab….

  2050. Can i take tips on sarcasm and witty replies. Right now I have only GEICO as my auto insurer… 😉

  2053. this is awesome and all, but I am still waiting to see a list of retailers in the USA and a date.

    I was going to pre-order, but i’d like to actually see and touch one before I make my PQ + 3g purchase

  2054. Everyone send your pics to Greg at “greg@notioninkfan.com” he is posting your pics on his site…this is awesome!!!

    Cannot wait to get mine and share videos with you on “notioninkfan.com” we are so excited to bring you guys everything you need to know!!!!

    Soon in a few weeks we will have LIVE broadcasts on our Ustream!!! We want to get the basic photos and videos out first though! SO EXCITING!!!

    Mike

  2055. Which bookmark are you referring to? I deleted the bookmark I have on my iPod to notion ink. It’s not working yet. Any other ideas?

  2056. I updated my Adam two hours ago. After the update installed he was dead…… I didnt receive a mail. Too bad the good advice came too late hopefully this can be fixed soon. I dont see how with a device that doesnt even start up.
    This sure has a rolercoaster feel to it.

  2057. nothing to worry much about a software issue ! so no need to panic or make a big deal of it , this can be resolved just like that !

  2059. Hi ganesh,
    nice post, short & simple. did you finish your update? why dont you bring it under your table lamp to test PixelQi, it should work..
    keep us updating..

  2060. +1
    thanks for posting pics
    I have not gone through the entire blog and maybe you or someone else has already posted a video, if you have not please do.

  2061. @Ganesh,
    Do you need to install the screen protector yourself? I always had a pain installing screen protector for iPhone so not sure how difficult it is for a big screen?

    How is the video quality of the PQ screen( as per reviews washed out etc.? how is the color density compared to LCD screens may be compare with your laptop/desktop screen)

  2062. Greg’s site says NI have blocked the update from their end so anyone reading this doesn’t need to worry. Those who were affected, I’m sure NI will get a fix to you as soon as they can.

  2063. OR why dont you put it under the winter furnace to test PixelQi , It works too …
    I mean the furnace 😀

  2064. Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning!

    There is a problem with the update. The whole update file is not being downloaded. Notion Ink is working on the problem and will have it resolved soon. But for now, be sure to postpone your update. You will be receiving an official email from Notion Ink soon stating the same.

    *Notion Ink has has taken action quickly to block the update from their end so we do not need to worry about anyone else being effected.
    (as posted by Greg on notioinkfan.com. Plz see notioinkfan.com for more details. )

  2065. UPDATE ON THE ADAM GPS – MIREO SOFTWARE – TO BE USED IN THE UNITED STATES – I had sent an email

    rom Niksa Orlic
    to Bikram Das
    date Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 3:54 AM
    subject Re: Fwd: Mireo compatible maps for US customers

    Dear Bikram,

    our Dontpanic is newer generation software than Cardinale Black Edition. As it is still not released, currently there is no map data available for purchase.

    We plan to make Dontpanic release at Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona, in February. Before that I cannot give you too many details. However, please rest assured that you will be able to use Dontpanic software in the US, on your Adam/Android/iOS/Bada device.

    Best regards,
    Niksa

  2066. My Adam is dead post-update too. I get one amber and one red light, but no other response. I also haven’t got any emails, the first I heard was when I went on the desktop (the Wifi was really dodgy, hence my keenness to update) and saw Greg’s blog. Also, I have no idea what country the charger is meant to be for but I’ve never seen it before, and I have no adaptors. This stuff needs addressing, Rohan.

  2067. Someone from Barcelona has bought an Adam? I would like to check it fisically.
    Thanks in advance.

  2068. Also, how can these bricked Adams be repaired? I have no problem messing around with it, but I’m not going in blind. If Rohan could even post a recovery guide or something to undo the update.

  2070. I have to say guys, this is a little disheartening… A customer’s adam got bricked doing an update? Where is EAP? EAP2? why didnt this happen to Rohan’s adams in india a couple of days ago? Not complaining, just confused. was the file corrupted in the past 2 days? also confused on the AC adapters, (everyone getting adapters for US) little odd for a world wide release.

    I applaud you, NI, on blocking the download of the file before it got to too many people. faster than trying to send everyone an e-mail an hope they read it. I sincerely hope there wasn’t a chance that someone was able to hack and swap your file out for one that purposefully bricks the adam. That would be terrible.

  2071. Also, GPS software comes without maps to US? ok… they say will update it in February… Will just use google anyhow, but thats odd too…

  2072. Customer support conversation going on other blogs hosted by fans… everyone is trying to figure out what to do from each other and not NI,,, Official forum and an 800# for customer service please…

  2074. Well it is disappointing, but hey we were patient till now … lets not loose it now. These things happen. I been with software development for 7 years and I can tell you if a thing can go wrong, u bet it will go wrong on the production night :(. All major releases from any company had their share of issues…this is nothing new.

    And lets not forget, if the product is good (which I bet it is) all will be forgotten.

    cheers!

  2075. You’d think there would be some strange set of keystrokes you could do to get back to the original ROM. Cell phones do this, for instance – you gotta think the NI can.

  2077. Sorry to hear from another victim. Please contact NI support asap, provide them your number, they might be calling you directly. Don’t panic!

  2078. +1 , @Rohan Please start a new post.. it’s becoming very difficult to follow comments..

  2080. before you start it you better get some popcorn and sit on the edge of your seat… also look at his almost perfect reflection in the gloss screen when he picks it up… just saying… not clear what model this is but i think pixqi

  2081. @Tony,
    Don’t forget Rohit, he looks one happy camper playing with the adam!
    Kind regards, Aad

  2082. More updates:

    1. I uploaded a video of side loaded Angry Birds game play 🙂 “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpeZc5rbVXs”
    2. Initially there was no sound in Angry Birds but a reboot helped to get sound as well.
    3. Video playback with a mp4 worked fine.
    4. USB drive with 640GB was not recognized. Need to see the file format of the drive. Could have been NTFS so that might explain.
    5. If anyone has the latest appbrain apk, can you please pass on? I cna try appbrain as well then.
    6. Till now major bugs/force closes I have seen are with:
    a. Panel interface (Home screen package)
    b. Browser
    Both seem to be NI developed. All android core components seem to be working fine.

    Will try Dolphin and Opera on it and post back results.

  2083. Thanks Ganesh, your updates are great!
    Keep them coming!
    (Rohan + Team are following as well, i guess, and learning from your first hand experiences)

  2085. Peter:
    > Greg’s site says NI have blocked the update

    Oh, yoo hoo, Rohan! Somebody at NI! Can I get your attention for a sec? Here we have another communications failure. Some pretty important, even urgent, information being communicated only through a 3rd-person blog – nothing on Rohan’s blog, nothing on the website, no official forum, no e-mails. You keep having communications problems. Can’t you deal with them so that you can come up with new problems?

    And Greg might not appreciate my calling him a 3rd person; it’s true, he deserves a promotion.

  2086. @Gecko – preordersupport at notionink dot com has mailed saying do not update. I guess that is good enough communication as of now. They did act quick but Greg was too fast. 🙂

  2087. I could have gotten them in one shot but… I guess your quality of work will pick up with practice ;P

  2088. And ikbenben, who did the update and now has a corrupted adam, did get a call from NI. They said they are looking into the issue with high priority!

  2089. Well, after the initial shock I am a bit reassured. I feel quite lucky now that my shipping is scheduled for 31 January! 😉

  2091. @Ganesh – ah, good. I don’t mind the software glitches, partly because they’re to be expected in all 1.0 versions of things, and partly because I don’t have an Adam yet. And I agree with you: it’s all Greg’s fault.

  2096. In the address line of this blog you will find a RSS feed button to subscribe for this forum. All postings are updated in detail, within a minute or so, no mater where they end up on this blog. You’ll be able to at least keep up in near real time. When you click on the posting in the RSS feed it will take you back to this forum to the spot where it was posted. You will have a choice to select what reader you want to use. I found the reader from Google to best meet my needs. Yours may be different. Hope you find this information helpful.

  2097. Redo:
    In the address line of this blog you will find a RSS feed button to subscribe for this forum. All postings are updated in detail, within a minute or so, no mater where they end up on this blog. You’ll be able to at least keep up in near real time. When you click on the posting in the RSS feed it will take you back to this forum to the spot where it was posted. You will have a choice to select what reader you want to use. I found the reader from Google to best meet my needs. Yours may be different. Hope you find this information helpful.

  2098. Interview of Rohan as on frandroid.com:

    January 24
    General News , Hardware / Accessories – January 24, 2011, 17:58 by g123k
    Adam notion Ink: An interview with Rohan Shravan and preorders open soon (Updated)
    Updated : Definition Ink has just sent an email to everyone who pre-order: the proposed update to the launch pad can brig. So, do not install it especially!

    “Secondly, a couple of family members o Who Already Received The Adams, Reported To Us optometrist faced updating ‘Some Issues in Their device.

    So, as a “precautionary measure, WE WOULD advice you to refrain from updating ‘your Adam Until We Investigate this matter and contact you With An official update regarding this matter. ”

    The forum dedicated to the Tablet Ink Concept Adam has done an interview with the CEO of the firm. The members of this forum will receive a priority invitation for pre-orders.

    The Meaning Ink Adam has received a lot of it. Originally shown at CES 2010, it caused a sensation. But the Indian company marketing the tablet could not meet its deadlines. Initially, the tablet should have come out in summer 2010, unfortunately it took until December for the first pre-orders. They were the subject of much criticism, since only about 30 000 10 000 invitations were sent. However, the procurement process was open to the general public a few hours later. But the units have passed very quickly and the shelves with a screen Pixel Qi were out of stock. Following, Meaning Ink has committed many errors that led buyers to cancel their pre-orders, give to see another person. This is largely explained by the fact that this company is young and does not know the stress out of Indian borders. It took until 2011 for the ESC to see a working prototype (even if the videos had been published). The reception was very friendly journalists. The first pre-orders should be sent as soon as January 9. But the company’s delay shipments until mid-January, since the tablet had not obtained the numbers FCC and CE . Orders originally scheduled for February will be advanced.

    In a previous post on the blog of the firm, Rohan Shravan was himself a unpacking (unboxing) of the tablet . We only had you not spoken until now, because if all goes well, I should get my tablet this weekend. An unpacking in French is still more understandable to you, readers Frandroid.

    Site Concept Addicts is a forum dedicated to concept Ink and Tablet Adam. In a news released this morning , we learned that members enrolled before January 23 to 23 hours (Pacific Time) will receive an invitation for the 2nd wave of pre-orders. In this regard, they should start as soon as the initial findings of the first wave will be issued. In all likelihood, they should begin during the month of February.

    The site has also been able to contact Rohan Shravan, CEO of Definition Ink and ask questions (my translation):

    Q: When is the 2nd pre-open orders? Does Paypal accounts, and MasterCard are accepted Google Checkout?
    A: Soon! The MasterCard will be accepted. However, Paypal is not always on good terms with the Indian merchants.

    Q: What kinds of music, videos, books and other content can be purchased from the Adam? Y-Will there a store dedicated, application and / or program for that? Y-will he content to iTunes available?
    A: There will be a store dedicated to the device for videos, music and books for them, it will be launched in mid-February. For everything else, people can connect to the internet and buy what they want from online stores.

    Q: In your unpacking of Adam, you indicate that an update is already waiting for us. What is this update and what does it?

    A: More applications, updates to the OS and optimizations. For example, the music player is now the default Android. In the update of 15 February, a dedicated application arrives. Similarly, we have plans when Genesis [Editor’s note: Market dedicated to the shelf] will be available when the bookstore will be activated. We let Adam open, so that people can use any platform

    Q: Does the Adam has limitations on the temperature? Also, what are the recommended operating temperatures?
    A: -3 to 50 ° C.

    Q: Is Adam bear proxies and VPN?
    A: Yes.

    Q: Can we expect Adam to be available in stores in North America? Europe? Asia?
    A: The answer is yes and we work with big business over there. However, I have no idea when.

    Q: What is the bird on the site of Ink Concept mean? Is there a hidden meaning?
    A:

    The questions and answers stop here, but Rohan Shravan ends with this conclusion:

    “The project of Adam II is underway now. This time, Ink Concept will arrange for the world to enjoy the process of development and take part in something unimaginable! We’ll get people sleeping in their beds, they design the tablet with us. ”

    This interview is very informative for both the upcoming releases, updates and Adam II. The little bird could reveal another hidden feature! The future looks bright.

  2100. tegra3 is out of question, since will show up in this year
    adam2 should use tegra4, nvidia working on it already and if timing goes well within year adam2 will be equipped with tegra4

  2101. If the Adam doesn’t become available at American retailers (like Amazon, Best Buy, etc.) before the Xoom comes out, the Xoom will take more thunder out of the Adam from the public. Xoom gave a right hook to the midsection at CES, this will be the uppercut to the chin.

  2102. It would be sweet if there is an automatic mode, where the device can sense the ambient light and adjusts the screen mode or backlight accordingly such that when in total darkness the backlight is at full brightness and under bright sun the backlight turns off. That way it would increase battery life.

  2103. I deleted the Notion Ink website bookmark and reentered my information again it works fine now. Just make sure the NIO is in caps.

  2105. Well well well, what have we here? NOW Apple finally decides to launch the iPad in India? Seems like they are dumping stock for making space for iPad2 in other markets…

    “http://www.techtree.com/India/News/Apple_to_launch_iPad_in_India_on_January_28th/551-114260-615.html”

    What do you guys make of this?

    Of course, I have made my choice- ADAM all the way! 🙂

  2107. Wow how did this happen?

    The original (which was in English):
    > Secondly, a couple of our family members who received the Adam already, reported to us that they faced some issues in updating their device.

    As it appeared in Shritosh’s interesting message:
    > Secondly, a couple of family members o Who Already Received The Adams, Reported To Us optometrist faced updating ‘Some Issues in Their device.

    Here’s the original of Rohan’s interview, also in English. The frandriod.com version is what they call a “free translation” (and it’s abridged):
    “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php/1262-NotionAddicts-Exclusive-Rohan-Shravan-answers-week-s-Top-10-Questions”

  2108. OMG, can anyone over at NI … PLEASE give us a time frame of when the adam will be available again? I mean 2 weeks? 3? I know “we are waiting on the pixelqi screens, so tell us when those will be ready..a time frame

    This money is seriously burning a hole in my pocket….

  2109. Yeah gecko, It all Greg’s fault…And tries so hard too..

    On a serious note: Rohan is sitting in the damned if you do damned if you don’t seat. The minute he posts a warning note…The naysayers have fuel for their fire. When he does not the fire is fueled as well. Before too much more time passes he will have to develop a nice thick “reptile like” skin. If he hasn’t already. The blog helped build Adam and Notion Ink. On the other side of the coin the blog can do serious damage as well.

    Some have suggested it is time for an official Notion Ink Forum. I have even heard that some think the blog should be made available to only registered Adam owners. I’m not sure what to advise other then something needs to be done to improve communication.

    We are in an exciting and trying period of Notion Ink and Adam’s birth. The company is learning as it goes and the consumer is forced, “if he wants to be a part of the birth experience,” to learn at the same time. Some consumers will bail, some will hang in there. I’m hanging in. I have 500 bucks invested and I want to see where it leads. I want to see where Notion Ink goes. I’m rooting for them. I’m not here to be a naysayer, but will speak up if see something that appears wrong. I have a feeling it is going to be a strange and crazy ride. My seat belt is fastened.

  2110. Anyone out there with an Adam and the Amazon Kindle Reader for Android?
    Would like to hear if it works as expected.

  2111. comeon man… i just used the translator to make it easy for all of us
    Btw, thanks for the correction 🙂

  2112. Congratulations everyone for your new ADAM!
    Can anyone tell us about the mystery feature please..?

    Thanks!

  2113. Toshiba is also launching a tegra 2 tablet that looks better then the Xoom. Competition will be heavy.

  2115. @Gigantor said, on January 25, 2011 at 03:10

    > It would be sweet if there is an automatic mode, where the device can sense the ambient light and adjusts the screen mode or backlight accordingly….

    Rohan has mentioned (several times) that such an automatic mode does exist on the ADAM. Please see the interviews videos from CES 2011.

  2117. lol, i am trying to download apps from “www.freewarelovers.com” and it is going sooo slow… I guess all adam users are there downloading too. dont have mine yet, but suppose to chip this weekend and get next week if still sent by air

  2120. My first impressions after an hour of playing with it: “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php/1286-First-impressions”

  2121. Oops. I missed the quotes on the link:

    My first impressions after an hour of playing with it: “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php/1286-First-impressions”

  2122. I don’t know how you will, but I hope you manage to help those of us who received a preorder email that didn’t work last time preorder in this second batch. I really want to spend my money! 🙂 I’ve been a fan since the beginning and I’m a fan now. Keep being awesome Notion Ink!

  2123. @vedenn
    The problem has been sorted. Please visit
    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/warning-do-not-update-your-adam.html” to get a fix if you haven’t already received it from Notion Ink.

  2124. except for the price point. i was reading from pc world that the price point for the motorola xoom might be its undoing as it appears it might be at $800 before any kind of discount if purchased through, say a company like verizon. ni and the adam have nothing to fear with its price point at where it currently stands. mho, of course…

  2125. just wanted to say congratulations to NI for dealing with your first customer service issue promptly. You were able to provide your customers with a prompt way of flashing their products back to regular factory roms within a few hours. although 800 numbers and a more official way of communicating with you directly would have been better instead of seeking people turn to other customers for information. You have handled yourself well.

  2128. Amit… Checked out your review. Thanks for the honest assessment. As I stated on NotionAddicts, I plan on getting a unit with the Pixel Qi regardless of a slight color fade…

  2129. The screen protector is to the exacr size of the Adam. Ive put it on butbhas an ever so slight over lap on the left hand side… Not good and apart this side it is perfect too! 😦 NI yous should have left a very very slight gap around the edges…

  2131. Greg showed us today why Rohan has a gift reserved for him, hope will be a special gift

  2132. Hi Rohan, Can you please confirm if the followers of your blog will get the preorder2 invite? or only the people who subscribed to various forumns only will get it? I don’t want to miss out on the preorder2 🙂

  2133. I dont want to sound like an… ass… by repeating the same thing over and over again… BUT, an official forum on the NI site for people to register at would clear up a bunch of this stuff and look more professional…

  2136. Wally West:
    > Rohan is sitting in the damned if you do damned if you don’t seat.

    I’ve seen those. They have holes in the bottom, so you can sit down in the shower. Also, there are many practical jokes that can be played with them. It’s nice to hear that Rohan has a sense of humor (or, as he would wittily put it, humour).

    > part of the birth experience

    Ah, that’s the problem. Hatching is sooooo much neater, and less painful as well.

  2138. For those of you lucky enough to get your adam today. Answer me these 3 quick questions:

    1) How does it feel in your hand, holding it, on your lap, etc?
    2) How is typing on the “keys” compared to other touchscreen you have used?
    3) One first impression disappointment so far (nothing is perfect)?

    For number 3, please leave out the update issue and power cable issue.

    Thanks!

  2142. AlbertWertz:
    > look at his almost perfect reflection in the gloss screen

    Very disappointing. He doesn’t look anything like his avatar. I look like mine, though.

  2143. @Felipe

    Good points. However if you were part of pre-order one, are currently waiting for an adam or have already recevied it, and you have decided to wait for the Xoom or the Toshiba you could ebay the adam and subsidize the difference. If one were so inclined.

    PQi + 3G adam will probably be going for $900-$1000 USD very shortly. You know, when all of the early adopters start raving about it.

  2145. Price Point is Adam’s huge Advantage…..I’ve a feeling Adam is going to be for the true techie. The geek that wants a tablet that is very open to rooting and altering to suit ones desire. This is the person that is not worried about warranty. They are looking for a platform that is pliable with good solid hardware components. Heck Notion Ink has already released the whole system and recovery procedure. A true hackers delight. Rohan has already done interviews with Notion Hacks. Unheard of from a conventional CEO. This may say something about where Rohan’s heart is. Where Motorola Apple and others do everything they can to hide the inner secrets of their system Notion Ink appears to be doing the opposite. If your a geek, if you like experimentation this Tablet seems to be built with you in mind.

  2146. Like a group of religious fanatics who are going to sacrifice themselves at an appointed place/time to prove to the rest of the world that they were right and we were wrong…

    somehow I do not like this comparison… please find something else to compare us to.

  2147. OK, now this is really bad. If the file is not fully downloaded and you can still start to flash your device (which I assume to be the case, otherwise their would be no need for flashy warnings) then it means the NI guys don’t even sign their updates.

    Jeez …

  2150. Congratulations to everyone who have received their Adam! You all are very special. We should keep the feedback coming and ensure that is is passed on to NI. This will help them in making things much better.. It is really amazing to think that I will have my Adam sometime next week.. Can’t wait though!

    Lastly a BIG congratulations and round of applause for Rohan and NI team.. (including Jon)..!! Looking forward to the updates..

  2151. So, if I’m reading some of the fan sites right: If you follow an unofficial fan site you can be selected for Pre-order 2, but if you follow NotionInk for over a year, post on their facebook page, post on their blog, not get selected for pre-order 1, then you cannot get on the list. Wow….now if I have that wrong then I apologize, but if that is correct then that really bugs me. An official forum should be created.

  2152. @whatsinaname – If what you say is true (the files in question are Junit files) , then I find it hard to believe any developer will testify that its part of the product. Test harness is not technically – or otherwise – part of the product. If I am using a Honda civic to test my tires in a test track – Honda cannot lay a claim on the tires…. BTW good work on our part 🙂

  2153. You are correct sir. I have been saying this for quite some time now…without any response. But, if you send this exact same thing to every one of NI e-mail addresses on the contacts page, I am certain they will send you an e-mail directly and you will be included. FYI people can make multiple purchases off of single invite link. Maybe someone will share one. However, if they dont sell out, maybe it will be open to public like PO1 after certain time…

  2156. From the early user’s posts, it seems Notionink made a bad implimentation of Pixel Qi with its gloss screen as the purpose of it is defeated. Putting a matt screen gaurd is not a simple solution as they seem to find it difficult to put on such a big guard. I am disappointed as Pixel Qi is the main reason I opted for Adam. I wanted to load my Medical Books on to it so that they are available any time for reference.

  2157. Sorry for repost. Don’t know where my post has gone.
    From the early user’s posts, it seems Notionink made a bad implimentation of Pixel Qi with its gloss screen as the purpose of it is defeated. Putting a matt screen gaurd is not a simple solution as they seem to find it difficult to put on such a big guard. I am disappointed as Pixel Qi is the main reason I opted for Adam. I wanted to load my Medical Books on to it so that they are available any time for reference.

  2158. So, when does the next batch of pre-orders come out! I am dying to get my hands on a pixel qi version!

  2159. I know that’s absurd, but for a tiny % after reading their comments l’m not so sure. LOL

  2161. i cant get use to Notion Ink’s interface so i installed ADWLauncher. Works fine. But all google services wont start for some reason. if this tablet had just the pure google experience, this tablet would be really something.

  2163. I am also a G2!

    It’s alright, we are close now… these unboxing videos will keep me occupied until it’s our turn 🙂

  2164. Dangerous Goods Discrepancy – Follow Up Actions Underway!

    That is the current status of my Adam from TNT in Liege Belgium. I would like to know what in the world would make someone think that the Adam was a dangerous good? I know that it is a hot commodity, but come on it’s a tablet 🙂

    While it is disappointing that it is is delayed, I find this to be quite funny and thought I would share with everyone and see if anyone else has this same issue (granted it might not be so funny if it does not get resolved quickly, but I have advised Notion Ink so hopefully they will be able to have this rectified quickly). The kicker is that it should be no where near Belgium (I live in the Cayman Islands which is just south of Florida USA).

  2165. GAH!!! its really real!! Now I just have to remain calm and wait for the pre-order. I can’t believe how long its been, and how amazing you are Rohan. I actually asked for a bluetooth portable keyboard for Christmas specifically because I plan to use it with my ADAM in the library at school. Can’t wait for pre-order 2. Heres to hoping that those of use who got the email for pre-order 1 a little late get a second chance. *Crosses fingers*

  2166. Spent all day on google trying to figure out how to design apps for android tablets, with little results.

    If you release a adam/genesis SDK can you make it clear just how to start designing for it – so us code monkeys-in-training will have a easier time making our first apps on adam.

  2167. I wish the matte protector were factory-applied and we could choose to take it off. Removing it off the screen is so much easier than putting on such a big protector.

  2169. Page 2 of Notion Ink’s sales policy may be worth a read – the Resale part in particular 😦
    “http://www.notionink.com/files/Sales.pdf#page=2”

  2172. Good to know that people have started receiving their ADAM finally!

    So this time pre-order only for those registered in other un-official sites? And what about the old ‘family members’ who could not get into pre-order 1?

    And Rohan had promised official forums long back… is it so difficult to get one up and running? With due respect to all the guys who have started blogs, forums etc., I think it is high time NI started getting little more professional!

  2173. Well it seems that what should have been a Christmas present to me… will turn out to be a birthday present to me.. haha and as much as I hate my b-days.. this will be the only present i really hope to receive at most on my B-day (feb10th) i am on the 29th batch so hope this deadline is met … otherwise i will be a very SAD boy 😦

    hahahaha

    good for all that have theirs hope it has met your expectations overall!!!

    Kinds regards
    Kromot

  2174. Greg:

    Please DELETE the nasty, impatient, ugly posts of the peeps on NIFan who do not even have an Adam. It is not fair that NI get pilloried by these people when NI has resolved everything within 24 hours.

    BTW – I received a DELL that arrived DOA (so much for “QA”) and it took almost a week for me to receive my replacement. I received a TOSHIBA laptop that died within two WEEKS of my possession of it, and that took much longer to resolve.

  2177. Apparently several of the associated sites are now advertising that registered contributors will soon receive invitations to participate in another round of preorders.

    For many reasons, I choose to refrain from registering on sites and contributing to meaningless electronic chatter – making this comment, slightly contradictory.

    That means once again, I will be unable to order this product.

    I am disappointed that once again, I cannot purchase a product I actually want to buy. What type of marketing strategy is this?

    I have said this before, that the marketing startegy needs to be re-thought. I will not be the only disappointed, would-be customer out here, again denied the oportunity to buy this product.

    When will the Adam go on general sale?

  2178. @Amit
    Checked your review. Thanks for sharing with all of us. You said,

    6. Camera quality is good outside, but indoors it is quite bad (expected from 3.2MP)
    7. Swivel of the camera seems less durable than the rest of the device. I would avoid tampering with it too often.

    Do you reckon the swivel camera which was supposed to be the one feature other than Pixel Qi screen and Eden UI to clearly differentiate adam from other tablets is not as good as you expected? What do you think can be done to improve things?

  2179. Come on Rohan, you promised to release PreOrder2 information when the first Adams were received. Thats now…

  2181. Could any of the lucky ones who had already received their Adam to share a copy of the manual so those still waiting could at least get a head start on how it works. Thanks in advance!

  2183. Eden on Viewsonic’s G-Tab:

    “http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928152”

  2184. i don’t know if anyone has seen this already specially @greg
    The thread:
    “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php/1302-Member-s-Hands-On-Vids”

    The Unboxing video by bacteriophobic a.k.a. Mada in 1080p:
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ixGJKykYFg&hd=1”

    (the video seemed to be squeezed though, but you want think of it being sqeezed if you want to drool on something AGAIN) 🙂

  2187. Well just saw notionaddicts member mada’s video “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ixGJKykYFg&feature=player_embedded”
    After seeing that my enthusiasm towards PQi screen has taken a deep dip 🙂 considering that i will be seldom using it out and prefer hard copies of book than e-book.

    Waiting for more detailed review by Greg.

  2188. Btw “http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?s=7f66d0482aa1f5b9722d048014538b60&t=928152&page=2” is this legal?

    But on a hindsight i feel that it will only promote eden 🙂 though will not liked our unique eden to run on all devices 🙂

  2189. That is a GREAT idea!

    Greg, can someone scan the manual and put it somewhere for downloading?

    If they cannot, they can email it to me and I will make it into a Google Document and give everyone access. (BTW – I am “Zelduh” on Notion Ink Fan and NotionAddicts, so I think you can access my email address – or send me a private message via NotionAddicts.)

  2191. Check this out : Eden ported to Viewsonic GTab “http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928152

  2193. Ganesh,

    Thanks for posting the Pictures!!! Really appreciate… also read your detailed review…

    I was really keen to see if Adam would support making Phone calls as well… but it appears it does not!! [But I clearly remember Rohan showing an Icon in one of the Videos for Phone as well… or was I dreaming]!!! a bit of disappointment but then it gives me an option not to go for 3g one just stick with the WiFi and PQ screen…

    And yes Greg is Lightening Fast 🙂

    Thanks muchly..
    Vikas

  2194. Bound to happen one day or the other. My advice to NI is there is no point in fighting these homebrew developers. Other people might get Eden, but not Adam. And thats what you must focus on, Adam, Adam 2 (with Tegra 3), or Eve for that matter.

  2196. In continuation to my comment to red’s comment, it is very much illegal (from the creator’s perspective), but you will not gain anything by fighting them. For example both WP7 and Android with HTC Sense has been ported to HTC HD2, giving the owner of this device something better to play with, but HTC or Microsoft will never waste time running behind these people. In fact, I have had Windows Mobile 6.5 on my WM6.0 handset for long.

    In one way, to practically see it, somebody can buy a car spare and refit it in an older vehicle, or somebody can take a broken spare, fix it and use it in any other car – that may be illegal from the manufacturer’s perspective – but how many people in reality care?

  2202. yeah it seems so, but Veeraraagavan did you the difference in the colors of the wallpaper shown on the PQi and the same pic over his Laptop? That was quite a difference. I was thiking because I have sony vaio which has xbrite-eco LCd with LED backlight and I can easily read things in the sun but it has been 1 year and there were rare occasions where I have used them outdoors.So was just thinking how much PixelQi will be useful for me. I am open to suggestions though 🙂

  2203. So here we go:

    TOTAL COST OF ADAM IN GERMANY (incl. TAX & MANDATORY “TNT SERVICE FEE” of 153 USD / 111,94 Euro)

    Pixel Qi, WiFi +3G 753 USD/553 Euro

  2205. You are not mistaken. When Karen refers to my Adam she is implicitly refering to hers.

  2206. yes!!!! +1000000000

    i tried so many damn times to get that screen protector on and it kept being just out of place on one side. i think it needs a machine to do it properly!
    i gave up in the end and took it off!

  2207. congrats to all who got their ADAM.
    It seems even more longer to wait for ordering ADAM
    and it also seems that following ADAM here isn’t enough to get the next order link.
    😦
    hoping for the best….

  2208. Great prema. When Are you gonna touch it?(Means when is it coming to India). And I am not getting this discrepency in taxes. Some have to pay it while others not.

    @Indian Adamits :: Guys has anyone received adam yet? Where are you guys… Stop Drolling over your adam and click the pics 🙂

  2210. Most people will get a letter from TNT in some weeks, i asked them for “cash on delivery”. 😉

    Will pick it up on the 4th Feb “FROM BANGALORE/BENGALURU AIRPORT”…and i hoped for a local pickup in Bangalore by the time of order…lol 😉

  2211. @Veeraraagavan : Not sure if it’s illegal. I understand that Eden is a modification of Android which again is based on Linux and “Linux is written and distributed under the GNU General Public License which means that its source code is freely-distributed and available to the general public”. So Android and Eden (NI) has to follow GNU norms
    Check the link for GNU licensing norms, which permit anyone to modify, redistribute etc etc “http://www.linux.org/info/gnu.html

  2212. yeah, a bit of a worry, yes, but will wait for my own Adam to comment on that. I very well knew it was gonna be a trade off. How much that is gonna be is the question. But, if the colours are not too washed out, I would have no issues, I have experience reading books on (i) CRT (ii) LCD – both laptops and phones (iii) E-Ink (Nook), and I know that the eye strain is lowest in a reflective screen than a backlit screen. But if you are gonna have really dim light @ your place, with no option for a reading light, and will probably never take it out, then you should go the LCD way. I, on the contrary have dim and bright environment options and travel quite often, and would prefer the PQ option. I am not expecting too much, and my first yardstick will be Joanna Stern’s preview. If my unit doesn’t match up, I will try to get an appointment and just take it to NI’s office and compare it with the PQi Adams they would have there and particularly, the CES units.

    BTW, have you bought your Hard Disk? and the sleeve that you were talking about?

    Lastly, @Rohan, though a lot of us have asked for Pre-Order2 or “Order” for that matter. I feel it would be good to have it in 1st week of Feb after all the Pre-Orders are shipped and working. By that time, people will know what version will be best for them (based on user reviews), and that means lesser order cancellations!

  2213. hehe cooool!!

    i feel so honered!

    well it looks amazing. feels great to hold. love the P QI screen!!!
    the screen protector was just too close to the edge and so was impossible to put on straight so after about an hour i gave up and left it off but i don’t mind the glossy screen.
    was playing with it all day at work but they have limited internet so had to wait till i got home do all the gmail syncing etc.
    then when it needed it’s first charge i wasn’t too happy that it had a foreign plug (i live in uk) so had to go out and buy a converter 😦 but not to worry! 🙂

    the purple charging light looked really cool (sad i know to mention it, but i’ve never seen anything like it!)

    had a bit of trouble getting my 32gb micro sd card to work,
    but got a call from one of the co-founders of notion ink (how cool is that!! steve jobs never called me when i got an ipod!!) asking how i’m enjoying it and he put me straight about it (the card needs re-formating in the other system (fat32 i think)).

    as it was late i passed out so will do the simcard tomorrow and start having fun!!

    i too had probs with the update and so flash wasn’t working in youtube etc (i’m assuming thats why) but i’m sure that will sort itself out eventually.

    will take some pics when i’m home if you guys still like.

    anyway,
    gotta pretend to work now till home time!

    speak soon fellow Adamites!!

  2214. @elloit
    > how cool is that!! steve jobs never called me when i got an ipod!!
    that’s funny .. 🙂

  2219. after buying at the NI site (they included $50 shipping fee)
    i didn’t have to pay anything else. no tax, nothing 🙂
    it just got delivered with no fuss.

  2221. If i remember correctly regarding the camera its god for 50000 swivels.

    Check the following video form CES

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI0fGxsxmUI&feature=player_embedded”

    Cheers

  2224. Now thats a stretch. 🙂
    @veeraraagavan – I am actually a kannadiga from Bangalore. 🙂 I have a lot of tamilian friends and they can help me translate it.

  2226. Updates are known to brick computers. It had happened many times before and will happen again. Nothing new

  2227. Here is an update for people looking for quick 32GB micro SDHC cards (who are in US or have friends traveling from US ;), or use a service like Borderlinx)

    WINTEC 32GB Filemate Class10 card ($82.49):
    “http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161411”
    Still feel the 16 GB model (@$29.49) is more of a steal, but for those who want storage, you just have been granted your wish, with product availability.

    Posting the 16 GB link too, just in case:
    “http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161405”

  2228. @Rohan
    Please make a update, it is almost impossible to follow comments now.
    just an 🙂 or something, just to make this blog easier to follow.

    Thanks

  2229. @ Ganesh, “Ganesh Prasad Murthy” looked very Tamil, but I know that it might bounce back, when I commented 😉 I will let your friends do the translation for you 🙂

    And thanks for the first Adam comment as a reply to mine!

  2231. I am excited and everyone receiving theirs. But I was one of the people was not included on the first pre-order (even though tI had posted a few times) and would love to know when they are going to open up for pre-order 2. Please do it soon 🙂

  2232. There is no particular creator for this operating system , maybe Linus Torvalds. Google added their inputs/rebranding and then Notion Ink. That’s the magic of Opensource Operating System under GNU license.
    Nobody can own this operating system,not even Google. In fact the license encourage redistribution and modification of the operating system. 🙂
    Off topic , silence from Rohan is ominous. Maybe busy firefighting

  2233. Raj,

    The right to modify Android (base) is in the GNU but any developments (Eden) on Android itself belongs to the creator. So it is illegal in my view.

  2234. 1 holding it feels nice. weighty but not heavy. lighter than i thought it would be.

    2 nicer than i’ve felt before on other touch screens. i think it’s the high number of multi fingers touch you can use. gonna have to do a long email to get the full feel and gotta try the android keyboard to see the difference. but we’ll see.

    3 didn’t like the screen protector. tried for about an hour to get it on right and it eventually gave up but i quite like the gloss screen (dare i say it feel more i-device-ish)
    got a few force quits on the main ui but i’ve read on here that that happens the first few boot ups.

    the update didn’t work last night so will try again tonight. so i think that may be why flash didn’t work on youtube.(it said ‘your flash player is not up to date on youtube)

    oh one thing that may annoy me (until i get an app that does it) was the calendar, i couldn’t work out how to sync it with my google calendar (if it’s possible at all) so i’ll be looking in to that as it’s a really nice calendar but useless if it wont sync with all my other ones.

    hope this helps 🙂

  2235. Great 🙂 Hope you don’t need to take an appointment from NI team.

    I called them. But they were like as if it was top secret information which can’t be told on Phone about courier facility(then why the number has been published on their website). Asked me Mail their sales team which resulted into losing my interest from them and they losing a potential customer. In the meanwhile got a very attractive deal from Transcend for their 500Gb Hard disk. So bought 500GB(which co coincidently arrived today only ) and SDHC Class 10 16 GB card(not for adam for my camera). So after so much spending i will wait for adam to reach my hands before going for a sleeve :).
    Even I recommend pre-order not before feb. Even I am interested in LCD vs PQi comparision before deciding.

  2237. HI Ganesh,

    Which one did you order?
    How long did the update take?

    PS: Als je in de buurt van Utrecht bent wil ik hem wel zien…laat het me weten 😉

  2238. Borderlinx works for India too? Means for Indian customers who have no friends in US 🙂

  2239. Tried out a 8GB SDHC card with a USB reader. Worked fine. Playing a movie from that. Seems very nice. Speaker sound quality is also very good.

  2240. Rohan can you update on the status of the preorder 2 please!!! i cant wait to order this time, i couldnt the last time

  2242. I ordered a PQ + 3G. I cancelled the update as I was warned in time by Greg. I mailed NI asking for update.

    I work in Nieuwegein (not too far from Utrecht :-))

  2243. Yes, Borderlinx work for India. I got my Nook that way 🙂 Here you will know what duty you are paying, and hence there is generally no customs delay. And in many cases, it is a cheaper way than something like “www.20north.com” But, be warned, Newegg only accepts US modes of payment including only US credit cards, so you would need somebody for that – to whom you can transfer your money. But then, you can get it shipped to your Borderlinx address and import it legally to India 🙂

    But the only problem with all of these options is, they are risky, because, if they are DOA, then you will have to ship it back to retailerin a stipulated time 😦 and this International shipping is your headache!

  2244. Hi Rohan,

    is it true that another pre-order will be offered soon? Some sites are collecting names/addresses for the next pre-order…
    Why do you still hesitate to take orders from the public?
    regards
    Thomas

  2246. I’m sorry if this post ends up in a dupe

    Another blog reporting the upgrade issue:

    “http://www.devicemag.com/2011/01/25/notion-ink-adam-tablet-arrives-with-update-problems/”

    But what concerns me is the following statement:

    “And from the info that we had received from our sources, it appears that the first users of the tablet are not satisfied with its performance. The device was reportedly slow and the update made the situation worse”

    Did anybody who already received the adam reported that the performance would be WORSE after the upgrade (as already before the upgrade there were obviously a couple “force quit” messages appearing)?

    Thanks for clarifying!

  2247. he reposted the vid already:
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnIMkC_UTY”

    and here’s a link of the screens compared(LCD vs. PQI):
    “https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/img_0186.jpg”

    😀

  2248. Oh I forgot to mention, Delta can answer mails better, this is because, through the week their shop is overflowing with consumers. They are authentic wholesalers with physical retail being their primary business; and the consumers easily outnumber the resources. I remember waiting couple of hours for my bills, there, long back, but every time, I, or for that matter, anybody, was a satisfied customer. You get the best wholesale prices and also will generally get the manufacturer warranty, service center details along – which means you know where to go in case of issues. Generally DOA, they will replace quickly (depending on manufacturer terms), and for other things, you will have to contact the official service centers.

    But no issues, I respect your decision to buy what you wanted 🙂

  2249. Please produce new ones, I’m playing really hard with the tought to pay on ebay much more then needed for one. 😀

    Regards

  2251. Nobody installed the update yet (at-least no one reported that they installed the update).

  2252. Update has been removed from the server. So no once can update now.

    “Greetings form the Notion Ink Support Team !!

    The Update has been removed from our systems for now we would be informing you once the new update is out.

    Thank you for your continued support to Notion Ink!”

  2253. Finally I received first Adam.

    Vid : reading japanese newspaper with Adam.
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfYO_3-rpTo”

    Great product , Rohan!

  2254. Last time around, the preorder link that was exclusive to the registered people was exclusive for a while only (about 6 hours). Then, the preorder was thrown open to the whole wide world… But yeah, the models ran out of stock fairly quickly-especially the PQi models. The LCD models were still up for grabs for a few days.

    I am sure even this time, un-registered people will also be able to order- Just keep your eyes and fingers ready 🙂

  2260. oh okai .. btw my micro sdhc card, sleeve order is still to be placed. So I will mail them this time before making a decision. Thanks 🙂

  2262. but think the recovery kit contained the update. Though I may be wrong. I would like to quote the below text from Greg’s NIFan blog post:

    “Hopefully all goes well, and in a couple of minutes your Adam will boot up with the new
    software. Congratulations! If at any point you find that things aren’t going according to plan, please send an email to support@notionink.com rightaway”

  2263. .
    Please watch the video. I had trouble getting Google Market and Gmail installed on the device. they simply wont load. But Youtube does work. I installed ADWLauncher and Dropbox to get most of my applications on Adam. The Adam in this video isn’t hacked at all. Hardware wise it’s very promising. A couple of Notion Ink Adam’s application do seem working well, but their UI design seems pretty beta still. Perhaps future updates on the device.
    .

  2264. Customs problems -need help from community!!!

    I urgently need a scan of the “EC Declaration of Conformity” which should be somewhere in the box with Adam!!!! (pixel qi, 3g version)

    The Croatian governments Telekom agency needs to give me approval before adam clears customs. They say this is because of fraud from China…

    I’m absolutely in shock at this point -there are like 2 forms I need to fill out for the government, somehow get my hands on this “EC declaration of conformity”, then PAY them a 60 euro fee to give me approval to import a Telekom device. Then I send that to TNT along with THEIR customs form and payment.

    Sent NI an email requesting a copy of this but I’m guessing they are really busy right now….

    SOS!!!

  2265. Please could somebody moderate me ? Really wish I could post now. 🙂

    First ppl have received their adams, soooo …. time for pre-order 2 ? 😀

    To all that now have a cool tablet: have fun for all of us !!!

  2266. I got on I got on I got on !!!!! So happy, lol !! Thanks to whomever approved me !!!!

  2268. Sorry “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej9aIXNgBxM”. Getting ADWLauncher and all these applications installed is a bit tedious.

  2269. @Ganesh

    Would you mind scanning the “EC Declaration of Conformity” for me if there is one in the box?

    -I’m have trouble with customs/telecom agency here in Croatia…

    email is: dntoffshore AT gmail DOT com

  2270. hey iv been following th notion ink company for a long time but nvr posted cause im kind of a nervous an shy person when it comes to posting things over the net but wat iv been reading is tat i hope its nt true but u hav to post to enter th preorder 2 according to notion ink fan cause greg put up a post sayin to send ur name in an well th details r there if tis is true then tis is mre then unfair an tat i will hav to wait till preorder 3 which im guessin will be in march seeing as notion ink is a small company an takes too long to send an take orders so can someone confirm tat u dnt hav to post to gt th tablet an to be honost if tis is true then i hav to start postin on every blog so i can gt one an people who r in my position will send th sme message i hav now for preorder 3 an th cycle of hatred will go in a loop an im betting tat once i gt it ill be too busy on th tablet to post on th blogs an just read them wat im tryin to say is i love th tablat ill be sleeping next to it kissing it watever an th customer service is brillient cause theres info of how for th unfortuante few who updated gt bricked theres a post at notion ink fan on how to unbrick it which came out pretty fast but notion ink needs to gt a stable an constant supply of th tablets to meet th demand i know tat pixel qi company is makin them as fast as they can but im in impatient person at tis point whos been waitin for so long (iv been spreading to everyone i know about th tablet an theyve al said they want one an to tell them when they can gt it) so can smeone confirm tis i hope its nt true an tat i can giv them my money to gt th highest model an gt it sent over 😥

  2271. Add your google account to the corporate account in the settings (settings->accounts & sync-> add account -> corporate. Add the email account you want to sync here for the Calendar sync! Also mentioned in the help file (full app -> menu hard button)
    🙂

    Regards

  2273. It was a guy called henry p. He posted a comment on android community website. I don’t know how true it is. High expectations I suppose.

  2274. Hi Rohan, could you please just start a new post to get the posts back into some order here?! 😉

  2275. Looks like an answer of elliot hunter. I dont like the comments in this blog ( impossible to follow). Whats about a forum? 🙂

    Regards
    Michi

  2276. Please Rohan start order 2.

    please please please please please please please please

  2278. Rohan, since you’re at it – a quick confirmation. Does Mail’d support Microsoft Exchange Server? Will it sync the Exchange calendar? A small yes or a smiley in confirmation will do as well!

  2279. Hellow hellow Rohan !

    As Prema asked, could you please start a new post, or better, open an official forum on NI’s website (THAT would be great!) ?
    I hope we’ll soon hear from you, a few things seem to need to be clarified (e.g. Pre-Order 2 invites, comments on bit disappointing first reviews).

    Thanks a lot for the hard work !

  2280. @Rohan, Can you please start a new post (atleast Hello 🙂 ). It’s becoming difficult to follow comments on this one.

  2281. Hey rohan. Just wanted to say the customer support we’ve seen for your baby is notion short of amazing. You and all the NI team are the best.

  2282. Came across a nice quote:

    “If you are working on something exciting that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls you.”
    – Steve Jobs

  2283. So Rohan, isn´t it time for PreOrder 2 😉 Look at your clock and calendar, it should be 🙂

  2288. Rohan do you mind to comment on why many people are reporting that EDEN UI is not very responsive?

  2290. Its little (not much) hard time for NI. Those who appreciated adam now are critics . Its time to support NI and keep faith in them. Its matter of time.

  2291. That’s what the update is supposed to fix, but few reported the brick issue. Technically, the user must wipe their data before installing the update, but that’s too much to ask for. We are pushing the update asap. The updates are pre-installed in all the other shipments, but first.

    Regards

  2292. This is the most detailed unboxing till now. And it’s really a great video showing lots of capability of adam. Thanks a lot.Seems Greg has got a competitor 🙂 . And in this video PixelQi looks awesome.

  2293. At least it’s nice to know that the next batch will be delivered updated.
    What about a new post/forum (you know, we kids will never be satisfied) ? 😉

    Thanks !

  2294. ah yey!!
    thanks Rohan!
    will do that when i get home!
    and yes i know i should read the help file more lol 🙂

  2296. hmmm…After reading all the reviews at the fan sites I am not expecting much when my device arrives…Quite concerned actually. Had high hopes actually

    Well…we will see what happens

  2299. Rohan is showing how to install the screen protector on Adam at notioninkfan dot com.

    Seems a piece of cake…

  2300. Video on how to apply screen protector
    Here it is “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzm7Y8Pm15M&feature=player_embedded”

  2301. @xge2
    sorry for not getting back to everyone.
    i tried to give a detailed account further down in this blog post.
    you may have to search for it a little (understatement!) as there’s quite a few comments here! 🙂

  2304. Any body who received the Adam, could you please provide me details regarding the quality of display and how good is the glossy screen without the matt screen protector, for book reading? My main interest in buying this is for reading medical textbooks. I have to decide fast whether to cancel the order as mine is going to be shipped on 29th Jan. Thanks.

  2305. I agree 100% with you on this. I, despite posting and registering for the developer program got over looked for the last pre-order. I am also like you and don’t want to register needlessly on other sites and forums. I would hate to miss out again, but it really does look like it will happen again

  2306. Yeesh – at least a MasterCard is as good as a Visa here, but I like the idea of NI shipping the Adams with the screen protector on and letting people take them off if they want.

  2308. with every video everytin is getin better…………….belief in adam also….love u adam…..will buy fr sure…..it is the best thing i can have…………

  2310. I read that followers of NIHacks, NIaddicts and NIFan will get in on the second round of preorders – IF we were already a member before the announcement. I have not signed up for any of those but have been checking and commenting on this blog for many months now and received an email for the first round but was not able to order my Adam before it was sold out (PixelQi).

    Will those of us that were on the list the first time be auto enrolled in the second round of orders?

    dph

  2311. yes matey!!
    will do when i’m back. was out last night looking for an international charger for it and then was formatting my micro sd card till i passed out. will def do pix (some funny ones if poss) and send them over.
    p.s. i signed up to NIaddicts!! 🙂

  2312. I am waiting for the pre-order 2 since I missed the first pre-order.
    But I can’t post on this blog !

    Please don’t forget me for the second round !

    (An other message for the moderation ? :-‘( )

  2314. So when will the Adam be available for ordering again ??!

    Inquiring minds want to know.

  2315. just want to know do u hav to post an be member for a long time to enter into 2nd preorder? an will it be th sme for 3rd preorders an so on

  2317. Hi David. As per my understanding the 20k leftover ppl( including me ) who were not sent a mail will definitely be covered as mentioned by Rohan many times in the interviews. SO as you are commenting here so most prolly be receiving a mail. I think including Niaddicts,NIfab,NIhacks is was to reach out to extended family without abandoning the original family at all.
    Well if you have received mail last time but not able to order last time, I think on this clarification will only come from Rohan.

  2318. @Prema
    you’re so awesome!!
    i’ve been telling everyone at work about that!
    they all think i’m mad but who cares! lol
    🙂

  2319. Rohan,

    We are all very grateful for the effort you go to in order to include all the long time NI fans from the entire community. I have received many letters of appreciation in your behalf, and I am sure Andy (NIH) and Avo (NA) have too.

    Here is wishing Notion Ink much success with the second round of orders. May it go very smoothly for everyone!

  2320. New video up on realisingdreams youtube channel.
    Tips on screen protector application.
    I smell a new post in the works.
    Finally. (Who will be “first”?)

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzm7Y8Pm15M”

  2323. if th adam tablet was a drug id go high on it anytime iv just been waiting for too long an i can see so much things tat it can help with unlike all th crap tablets tat will be comin out its either tis or a netbook for me

  2325. wkasso:
    > i can see so much things

    That’s because of the glossy screen, reflects everything. If the screen protector doesn’t work well enough for you, just spray-paint the thing black.

  2326. this is like being in a scool-yard or maybe a kindergarden, I think. – When the grown-up finally shows up, there are about 10 million questions from the children (mine would be, if I can expect danish letters (like æ, ø & å) supported.
    – Maybe it is about time to give another lesson… 🙂

  2328. Ganesh, could you please also comment on how is both-hands typing on the adam touch keyboard? Cool? Doable? PITA?

  2329. this is like being in a scool-yard or maybe a kindergarden, I think. – When the grown-up finally shows up, there are about 10 million questions from the children (mine would be, if I can expect danish letters (like æ, ø & å) supported.
    – Maybe it is about time to give another lesson…

  2330. Er, like everyone else just said… News becomes Old News fast around here!

    It’s amazing to watch that big chunk of comments from January 21 surf it’s way through multiple comment pages on the crest of a breaking wave of new messages. WordPress is a fickle beast, to be sure. I use Ctrl-F “dupe post” and work my way backwards. 🙂

  2331. WTF I see a new preorder batch announcement based on subscription to notioninkfan.com. Offcourse saw it too late as I follow this site as the main site. Don’t tell me I missed another order oppertunity! If we from the first hours are skipped again that would be the last drop so to speak…

  2332. Hi all,

    another video review at “http://blog.mydroidandme.com/2011/01/notion-ink-adam-hands-on/”

    There is forum link in that page also that goes to an adam forum so you can ask questions…

  2333. Rohan,
    I want “adam update” to be fixed before any review site (engadget/slashgear) gets their hands on adam.

    So that we can see a lightning fast bug free adam in their review.

  2336. Rohan,
    I want “adam update” to be fixed before any review site (engadget/slashgear) gets their hands on adam.

    So that we can see a lightning fast bug free adam in their review…

  2337. Oh man………….. this is so funny 🙂 love this one… wish you could ask him to be a bit more patient… 🙂 like me… the ones waiting for Pre-order 2 !!

  2339. wkasso:
    > so much use for me in my life

    If you have a life, you don’t need an Adam. I don’t have a life because I have an internet instead.

  2340. Great video, I am really excited for the possibility of jumping on the 2nd pre-sale and getting to try and get things running on it.

  2341. did u just say everyone who wants a adam tablet an who has an internet has no life tats a pretty bold statement uv said

  2342. It’s refreshing to see somebody so unfettered by the constraints of such humdrum concepts as punctuation and clarity. Full points for enthusiasm and making my brain hurt. I wouldn’t recommend a lot of tongue work when you’re kissing Adam in bed at night. Carry on…

  2343. exactly same case..I could not order my pixel Qi…though I’m following this blog for more than a year now and I’m also registered at notionaddicts(and following most of the websites,blog on ADAM :).
    But this time I would like to requests you Rohan PLEASE don’t separate family members.please sends MAILS to ALL of Adam lovers including people commenting on slashgear and similar such site 😀

    and congrats for successful delivery of first set of Adam 🙂

  2344. lol im just expressing at how much iv been dying for smethin like tis to come along its just been too long sense smeone with passion created smething tis is why i hate apple is because they have no passion just want to giv a huge price on there items which i can gt with any other device for much mre cheaper an bttr then them

  2346. Eden Plus v0.1 !

    Who wants to try it first? I would but am still waiting for adam…. 😦

    “http://www.adamlogs.com/2011/01/adam-root-gapps.html”

  2347. This post has become messy with 2200= comments need a new post Can it be second order…Some good news

  2348. @ Rohan:

    Why does Notion Ink not simply follow the new European standards for mobile device chargers?

    Commission welcomes new EU standards for common mobile phone charger:
    “http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/1776”

    more details under:
    “http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sectors/rtte/chargers/index_en.htm”

    This would allow to charge the Notion Ink adam using a standard Micro-USB cable. Makes it easy to harmonize all chargers and power adapters. I could use a charger which I already use for my phone and don’t have to deal your adapter using US style pins.

    Please take this into consideration for adam2

  2349. Does that mean paypal will not be accepted????
    How should i order my adam???
    We german doesn´t need a creditcard! Oo

  2350. And of course I expect an adapter from Notion Ink providing changeable pins. This is a premium product, isn’t it?

  2351. Hoodoo:
    > I wouldn’t recommend a lot of tongue work when you’re kissing Adam in bed at night.

    Oh, now I know what that screen protector is about. I hadn’t realized.

  2352. @ rohan did you see that those dick over at xda stole eden. They ported it to a view sonic gtablet. This is yours and ours who have an adam. I think they should be stopped

  2354. An update on pre-order 2 would be nice.

    I see messages on NotionAddicts, NotionInkFan that existing members of those sites would receive a pre-order invite. What about the remaining commenter’s and followers of this blog? Do we get an invite?

  2356. I can see the expectation from above is that the followers of this blog will be included. Can you confirm this please?

    I would just like to know what to expect.

  2357. Rohan already commented that people in this blog would be included as well. so Don’t worry, you will get a chance to Order one for you!

  2358. So is the update going to fix the ability to have flash installed?

    Or are we required to install it through an .apk ourselves?

  2359. i got a smile :)! Hey Rohan, I’m having trouble getting my Adam to recognize my SIM card. I inserted it properly, but it still says insert the SIM card. And it cant find any cellular network ;(

  2361. I agree and if you think on what Rohan said about the development of Adam 2 then that becomes even clearer. Adamites will allways be in the minority as being unconventianal

  2362. congrats to all who are receiving theirs. I cant wait till the 2nd round of pre-orders 🙂

  2363. Долго что-то они там мутят… и как-то криво у них получается. кто из русскоговорящих получил adam уже? сделайте обзор плз=0)

  2364. does this mean that update would work if user’s performed the update right out of the box?

  2365. Got my Adam and its awesome… posted a 2:30 hands on video here:
    “http://blog.mydroidandme.com/2011/01/notion-ink-adam-hands-on/”

    join the forum (link is at the top of the page) and ask for some more specific videos of what you want to see in a demo.

  2367. damn that is just sweet….when can the rest of us start ordering? I’m drooling over here!!

  2371. Hey all! So anyone receive their Adam in the US? Did you have to pay duty or any other tax?

    Thanks!

    PLEASE PREORDER 2! COME SOON!

  2372. How can we be asure that this time we are going to be included in the family e-m for pre order 2???

  2373. just saw techcrunch’s “compilation of reviews”
    mada’s video review got me worried =/ (screen color, pixel qi’s darkness and responsiveness of the touch screen in the youtube review mostly)

    gonna wait and weigh in my options for now. (but xoom is crazy expensive, and nvidia is probably gonna come out with quadcore 1.5Ghz by the end of the year. darnit all!)
    good luck to the rest of you adamites!

  2376. Each time I hear my phone tell me I have a new e-mail, I become hopeful it’s a pre-order invite. 😉

  2377. Slashgear post

    Notion Ink Adam’s email app code origins in question

    “http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-adams-email-app-code-origins-in-question-25128252/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+slashgear+(SlashGear)&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher”

  2378. Ganesh,
    In one of the fansite there was a post that mentioned that facebook was connected after the system date was changed to current date. Maybe that would help.

    regards

  2379. this is looking pretty bad, videos coming out are showing a different picture than what Rohan has painted for all of us:

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnIMkC_UTY”
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhNTCe_p4iI”

  2380. adam is not looking very good:

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cnIMkC_UTY”
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhNTCe_p4iI”

  2382. David 2 things to be noted here.
    1. Mada clearly mentioned in his post and in his video that he has received a slightly faulty piece (unfortunately). His screen had some issues.
    2. All of us are waiting for the correct adam update, which as per Rohan should improve performance and other issues.

    So lets wait till the update.

    cheers

  2383. I appreciate your response.

    In that case I look forward to receiving an email. The reviews I have seen over the past few days have re-enforced my decision to get the Adam.

  2386. Rohan,,

    Don’t let adam die before it’s had a chance. Some negative videos and with update problem and gps us maps not there, we, your supporters, need an official forum fast and genesis up asap. Future buyers could be put off if you see my concern?

    Greg is doing his well with his fan site but the NI website will be prospective buyers first port of call.

  2387. Rohan,

    Don’t let adam die before it’s had a chance. Some negative videos and with update problem and gps us maps not there, we, your supporters, need an official forum fast and genesis up asap. Future buyers could be put off if you see my concern?

    Greg is doing his well with his fan site but the NI website will be prospective buyers first port of call.

  2388. Eden Plus (root & gapps):

    “http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928624”

  2390. Honestly, does anyone you send messages like this have a clue what you’re saying? I have a 17 year-old and a 12 year-old, both of whom text all the time, but neither of whom writes anything like this. My questions are this:

    1. What language are you trying to emulate?
    2. Is there anyone besides you who regularly writes like this and expects a response that shows they understood what you intended?

  2391. No Rohan, don’t. Instead make sure that the second grouping (now slated for Jan 29) doesn’t have the screen leak issue or the software glitches.

    Then get the Eden thing up and running,

    After that, get the new order screen up.

  2392. I 2nd whomever said to hold off on the 2nd pre-order opening. I’m on that list (2nd Pre-ordering, as far as I know ), and I honestly think it’s more important that the issues that have been raised are addressed, as a matter of customer satisfaction.

    Not to mention it just makes plain good business sense to ensure that those early adopters indeed get as enjoyable and productive experience out of using their Adam’s as possible.

  2393. Better yet, Rohan should open source Eden so that lots more users try it, and it becomes a defacto standard. This way, leaves will be written for lots more apps.

  2394. Ja sam ima takav problem kad sam pokuša uvest neki drugi tablet. Želim ti sriću da šta prije riješiš taj problem, a kad uspiješ javi na notionadditcs.com kako je prošlo 😉

  2395. Long they there stir up something … and somehow is curve at them it turns out. Who from русскоговорящих has received adam already? Make the review плз=0)

  2397. This time everybody will be happy even if you dont post you will get a chance to order. “No restriction for Adam lover”

  2398. A nice review Video, shows there are quite a few problems with Pixel Qi models.

  2399. Another Review Video, shows there are some problems, hope they get fixed in the future Adams

  2401. We all seen gloss surface and its render good picture quality with lot of glares but the matte screen protector reduce the glare which is good for long reading session. I will say you try the matte surface first and if you dont like go with traditional gloss.

  2402. Grah! It’s here, but still half a work day to finish out. 😛 It’s gonna make the second half the day seem even longer. :/

  2405. Boy did you pay any extra money am cali waiting for 2nd round but I will like to know what’s the total to be paid??

  2406. On January 15, 2011 Rohan said:
    “Last time we missed a lot of you, this time we will communicate with a lot of you to make it easier for those who were last time”

    I happen to be one of those disappointed people. After being a part of the logo design contest (wasn’t part of the finals but it was to contribute) and making a few comments on this blog I received my invite in December and couldn’t have been happier. However, I could not order as I didn’t have Visa or American Express.

    Being aware that applications to MasterCard can take time, I understood that my chance to order again would be coming soon. After sending an email to the preorder sales team to cancel my attempt (and hoping they would pass the offer onto another lucky individual) I remained on the blog to watch and comment on Notion Ink’s continued development, and having my fingers crossed that my chance would be coming soon.

    Now it seems I will be missing out on Preorder 2 because I didn’t make a comment on a third party blog/forum.

    @Rohan:
    How about opening up Preorder 1.5 for those who had difficulty using their card during the initial round of preorders (to finish what was started), then opening round 2.

  2407. Gecko Rohan does read your comment and agree, thats why the smiley is. I hope he understand your point of view and apply.

  2408. Rohan said earlier tha if you are here you are “there” and not to worrie but am not sure am with you..=(

  2409. Question for all the adam owners – have you tried typing with both hands on the adam yet? How is the experience? Great? Okay? Eh? Aarrrrrrrgh!!!?

  2410. @aaron, Don’t be such a tool The guys over at xda do amazing work and Rohan has even said he expects that we will have Marketplace sooner rather later because of their work. I don’t think he has any issues with their porting the software, it will only help make it better.

  2411. Getting a littlebit worried about that “not so good” review on youtube, but I guess that person did not update the adam before testing it.

    I’m still sure that adam will deliver, I’m waiting for more reviews. If anyone got it updated and working fine, please show us more =)

  2413. Concerned about these rush to public reviews. The users are obviously not familiar enough with the ADAM at this time to be proficient with it. Also, I think there needs to be some instructions on applying the matte sheet to the screen. It’m thinking its like applying tint to a car window. You can’t just apply it…You need to moisten it and squeegee it to remove any bubbles underneath. I’m sure there will be lots more complaints as most may be intelligent…but not skilled in their attempts. Not intending to offend, but we need to be honest and realistic.

  2415. Hi,

    Seems my first post disappeared?

    Would anyone with an Adam be so kind to see if the Kindle reader for Android works as expected on the Adam and let us know?

    thanks,
    Jan

  2418. New posts are coming out like crazy about the one guy that had a defective adam and XDA creating a ROM for the G tablet.
    “http://news.google.com/news/more?rlz=1C1TSND_enUS405US405&q=notion+ink+adam&um=1&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&ncl=dhBI7QWyC5w803MLFGzru2mVQsnUM&ei=ICQ_TYjKBYHGsAP53OycBQ&sa=X&oi=news_result&ct=more-results&resnum=1&ved=0CCsQqgIwAA”

    Hope we can get this uptade out soon to the first batch adam recipients. Need to see videos of this thing working faster and better than initial ones… God speed NI

  2420. and PQ needs light to illuminate screen … if you look at it in dark its dark … so stop lamenting …

  2421. I would like to give the Notion Ink team a big thumbs up! I was effected by the update “issue”. Support mailed me back within the hour with a message that they were looking into it. Not much later they sent me a very clear set of instructions (and tools) about how to fix my adam. It all worked. I was quite impressed with this. For me it build a ton of confidence in the company and the way they handle real problems. In a way this was a good thing.

  2426. +1

    I believe in one of the videos in CES mentioned that sufficient light is needed for Pixel Qi screen to work. You just cant expect the screen to work with the back light off in a dark room!

  2427. Rohan,You need to update this blog and answer a few questions it seems people have questions and no way of getting answers e.g is the new update ready? some say yes some say no.

  2429. read rohan’s comments on previous page (click older comments link at the bottom of this page)

  2430. FYI…. if you go to the forum from “http://blog.mydroidandme.com”… someone posted an app downloader you should be able to use on your adam. I havent tested myself yet but it should work.

  2431. Hey Ganesh,
    could you please try a 3g video call from Adam ?
    could you please show us the battery of Adam (alongwith a scale). i am just wondering if i can replace a drained out battery with 3 AA duracells !
    thanks in advance…
    AkashS

  2432. I got error when I tried to check my order status…I hope the site is getting ready for preorder

    Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Unknown MySQL server host ‘nipreorder.db.6348722.hostedresource.com’ (2) in /home/content/22/6348722/html/newsite/db.php on line 2

    Warning: mysql_select_db() [function.mysql-select-db]: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (2) in /home/content/22/6348722/html/newsite/db.php on line 3

    Warning: mysql_select_db() [function.mysql-select-db]: A link to the server could not be established in /home/content/22/6348722/html/newsite/db.php on line 3

  2433. Rohan, congratulations on managing a successful 1st run and your tremendous level of patience. WordPress does not help in the way they splatter comments all over preventing a true sense of conttinuity. What’s up with that? But I am impressed with the way this entire phase of the venture was managed. I was also excited to hear about the comments on phase 2 and the development of the Adam2. With your news and what I have read about the development of the Tegra3, it doesn’t seem likely that we will not see the Adam2 unti q1 2012? Allthough I wonder if there will be any quad4 tablets before then. Best of luck and wishes and looking forward to what comes next.

  2434. I don’t get it, maybe someone will explain that for me, but why is it that these blogs do question every little thing that Notion Ink does or what the Adam is or not ? Why don’t I see or read the same questionings about similar devices on the market ?

    Devices that for most, not to say for all of them, are products of Big companies with established names but are nonetheless subjects to flaws or delays or whatever may happen to any tek device or product in the market today. From Sony to Apple, from hardwares to softwares, none of them is without flaws. So, again, why being so picky about NI ?

    Why being so picky about NI ? And the question goes out to these blogs and to some of the people “complainting” (that’s commenting with complains or commenting trough complains) on this very blog.

    Notion Ink is a startup settled in India, one with vision, with passion and on top of it one with an outstanding device, the Adam. What made the Adam so popular over the net, besides its own specs, is that it doesn’t goes by the book.

    And that is certainly what annoys traditional tek blogs or “traditional consumers”. Come on, Notion Ink CEO has a blog where he shares every single week about the product (or as he would have said, his baby). He takes into account what people comment about the “baby”. He shares, he doesn’t just impose on us a product. This is what made people like myself feeli that I would have a device that’s completely different from what’s out there. It’s not an Ipad replica with a twist. It’s an Adam.

    What I like about Notion Ink CEO Rohan Shravan, is that he is boldly going where no one has thought before. The Blog, the Pre-Order, the Sharing with the people, the device in itself, everything about Notion Ink is a revolution. And one made by a Startup from India. So why being so picky about Notion Ink ?

    Kline Dubois.

  2435. It seems that there are very few videos of people showing the Adams they have received. Anybody else think it odd that there are so few?

  2436. Is there anybody who knows of a review of a lcv-version adam? I’d also like to know if others are having the same or simmilar PQi problems.

    @Mr Rohan Shravan
    I was member of the EAP (second wave) and thought I could apply for a special pre-order round based on that. Are there any plans for this or has the EAP been dropped?

    Thank you for your answer.

    Regards

  2437. @insprionag, Yours is one of the positive view of Adam. I am browsing through many videos but everyone has their own expectations about adam which is kind giving negative sense of the system. Hope everyone watches your video before watching other videos.

    You have set a bench mark !!!

  2438. Cos my friend the whole world is looking at NI and Adam has hell lot of expectations from everybody. Corporates are not so classy by the way they look, mostly are wolves, waiting for a opportunity to tear you apart. Big player are big cos they never let the small one to rise, either buy it or destroy it. If any body emerge from it then they become a big player like them.
    In this journey NI will face the real giants and will face war now. I mean its a war now.

  2441. We all love gloss, matte is a gift from rohan. its all upto us with screen protector its pure matte & without its lil gloss. You got the best tablet in market so showoff with gloss.

  2443. Daniel Little Woodsman:
    > why is it that these blogs do question every little thing that Notion Ink does or what the Adam is or not ?

    Two classes of people. One, the majority, wants Adam to improve. NI is making its way, rather nicely I think, through the teething process, but is inevitably a little self-involved, so outside criticism is helpful.

    Then there are some people who just want to see NI fail because they are mean.

    Me, I’m not in either class. I’m trying to prove to myself how clever I am, which is a very difficult task, but I’m starting to make some progress.

  2445. @Karen: No I didn’t. i went back to have a look at the comments below the videos (and the next pages of them) but I didn’t see a remark of Rohan. Weird.

  2446. Hey Elliot congrats, So you hunt seem end now. Enjoy your Adam and do post some more videos.

  2449. Dad’s first impression through a skype conference call

    -Packed really well- foam and rubber to hold in place. Impressed with packaging

    -Very glossy much like a mirror- not the impression given by Rohan’s blog posts.

    -Felt sturdy in hand- great ergonomics- Nice design!

    -Trying to figure out how to set time- buttons greyed out. – need quick start guide as requested on previous blogs

    -Tried to fill text in spaces- required holding finger over text box for quite a few seconds. Not traditional UI but ok…

    -heard many concerns over color and quality of screen- was expecting worse from everyone else’s reviews but wasn’t bad. Colors were decent and response was nice. Others I have used are Samsung galaxy S phone- not as sensitive or as vivid as galaxy S phone but that is expected.- Good impression

    – obviously the pix Qi version was meant for use in bright areas, responded well and was please considering all the poor reviews

    – keyboards responds well, regular android keyboard too small to use two hands quickly, tried Ni keyboard to type and worked decently. Doesn’t compete with an actual keyboard. Two touch works well with shift and letter for caps. Tends to just go into shift lock. Don’t know if that’s the user or the way it is suppose to work..

    – fluid scrolling on browser- impressed

    -manual is very thin, expected more thorough walkthrough. Where do I go to to get this information? There is nothing on NI website to address any of this. Need quick start guide. Papers in box said refer to Adam manual for more thorough guide but there isn’t one.

    First 30 minutes using impression- Need something to show me how to quickly dive into the meat of the product. Loving it so far!

    – Pics to come soon- playing with it for a day or so and let you know more!

  2453. @Brian Long: I hope that they are first trying to become proficient with Adam before recording the video. At this moment you see many video’s of people who are using the Adam for the very first time, that does often not give an inviting impression for any electronic device.

  2454. Engadget just confirmed the flash fix for the bricked Adam released by NI is the UPDATE!

    “http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/25/psa-notion-ink-adam-can-be-unbricked-and-heres-the-80mb-fix/”

    This was also confirmed by Shane on Greg’s NIF site

  2455. Hi greg i know you are playing with it now.. stop playing and post some videos for us.

  2456. Pics sent to notioninkfan.com e-mail. figured out how to change date and time by unchecking box at top. seriously needs a quick user guide and a thorough manual. what is included is more of a combo of the two that doesn’t satisfy wither one. Not a problem with people who are more tech savvy, but if you want everyday users buying this thing in a local retail store you need these required texts included…

  2457. Check it out everyone!!!!

    Greg’s simple video of the unboxing (not his Adam) hit #76 on youtube for most views!!!

    Check him out and his reviews should be in very shortly tonight hopefully!!!

    “www.notioninkfan.com”
    “www.youtube.com/notioninkfan”

    Let get him tonight to number 1!!!

    Wow his YouTube channel looks great haha JK

    Thanks
    -Mike

  2459. So, Biswajit saha, in the video it appeared that the browser closed instead of launching a video. Is that correct? I thought I saw one other time it closed rather than opening the correct app. Just curious, but are you seeing that behavior very often?

  2461. FYI, I just checked my update shipment for mine was suppose to ship Saturday and wont show status either. I try and log in and id doesnt even load. just reloads same page as login with nothing filled in

  2463. Oh no…It’s really going to annoy me if there is lag or sometimes the swipe will not work the first time and you have to do it again (in your video, sometimes more that twoce!). I’m currently underwhelmed by the touch sensitivity of the device. It doesn’t seem to be very smooth.

  2464. Hey NI,
    Like I said weeks back, you spent too much time tinkering around with your software and your weather apps, etc. Focus on the hardware, let Android do the software.

    I’m not surprised to see all the buggy issues, especially from a new company in India. This is not a slam against your great country or people. But your core strengths should have been in getting a good unit together and letting the software experts with far more experience and testing capability (Anrdoid team) handle the software.

  2465. I just read review and video only to pass time till I get mine next week. I will weigh the quality of adam only when I see it myself. I trust in Rohan and adam. Im sure it will make me happy.

  2466. GIJoe said, on January 24, 2011 at 23:05

    “@LeoP
    >Apple ipod/ipad and ATT had a pay as you go $29.99 month by month fee, no contract.
    >I would like to see that with Verizon.

    You do realize that adam won’t work with Verizon network (CDMA), right?

    Unless you are talking about using a verizon phone to tether.”

    Called Tmobile and was told that l can get a sim card for the adam and pay $25.00 a month on a month to month basis with no contract at all. My City in the Contra Costa County area of CA. is covered with the 850/1900 band.

    Anyone have any negative views on this transaction???????

  2467. Its not my post, just released in youtube but good too see both side by side. Even i could see forced error but it was said few bootup will solve this issue, by the way i was pushed back to 29th.

  2470. I like your last line “legends in their own minds”. are you enjoying the hand on videos?

  2471. I am almost certain his adam is glichy. My dad’s adam didnt have the screen issue with sensitivity or color…

  2472. he is still at work. His adam has reached his home, he got an email from his family.

  2474. hmmm…. dissapointing is the first word that comes to mind… this product doesnt look finished.. its not responsive.. the UI is jerky, i am glad i didnt pre-order now.. dont get me wrong, i hope NI suceed.. i just think that ths product needs a lot more work to compete in the current market.

  2475. How much light? Do you have to be in direct sunlight? The Kindle and Nook are fine when reading indoors. If the Pixel Qi in eReader is just as good as the 1st generation e-ink display, then that’s not a problem at all. The review above said that it’s actually too dark but he may have a defective unit.

  2476. Got my adam a few hours ago, and have been messing with it since. I’m really enjoying it, for the most part.

    Good news first:
    The PixelQi screen seems perfectly bright, colors don’t seem washed out to me.

    Sideloaded apps seem to work pretty great, specifically, Angry Birds plays great
    regardless of the zoom level.

    Speakers sound fantastic.

    It was able to connect and pull an IP from my WPA2 protected wireless network faster than even my netbook can.

    I really like the eden leaf system and apps in general* (refer below)

    Now the bad news:
    The screen seems to have wierd backlight bleedthrough when you’re viewing a black image. It doesn’t seem to affect regular colors at all, but when viewing blacks, it almost seems like grey smudges on the PixelQI screen itself. A few others on the notionaddicts forums are having the same issues, but theirs seem to even affect colors.

    The display is literally able to reflect nearly everything without the screen protector on. With the screen protector on, you get slight distortion when viewing the screen in a dark room with the backlight on, but it does cut on the glare a bit.

    The browser is great, but seems to have some issues with the current build. The
    Close tab buttons are hidden when switching tabs, you have to guess where they are to try and close them. The browser itself has crashed a few times.

    I believe the GPS may be defective in multiple units, or the driver for it malfunctioning. In my adam, and on a video that can be seen here from another adam “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhNTCe_p4iI”, the GPS thinks it is in china. I’ve tried nuimerous maps and gps apps, all with the same issue.

    *Sadly, the eden leaves and eden in general isn’t quite stable all the time. I’ve had the whole unit shut down while switching to full screen settings application from leaf(luckily only once), and I’ve had a few occasions where the actual eden homescreen app has had to force close.

    Luckily, a lot of these issues are just software problems that can be resolved easily with some bugfixing. Unfortunately, the GPS issue /may/ be hardware, and the screen issue is definitely hardware. I’ve emailed the support group to see what help they can provide. I definitely want my adam, and am enjoying using it in the capacity that I can. I hate the fact that I may have to send it in for warranty repair on the screen and/or GPS.

    Regardless, I’m sure Notion ink will iron out the issues, and I will continue using my adam to its fullest.

  2479. All of us waited with much anticipation for the unboxing and first impressions from the first owners. It is understandable that the community is a little disappointed by some of the reviews on screen issues, laggy UI etc. I would not rush to make a judgement and brand Adam as a failure. We have seen Rohan demo the Adam a number of times and it seemed very responsive and the UI responsiveness in the videos of the first few owners appears to be nowhere close to what it was in Rohan’s hands. As Rohan himself clarified, it is because of the update failure. I am hoping that the tech sites get their Adams in the second shipment. I am glad that my Adam will be shipped on Jan 29th.
    I advise those waiting for their Adams and those waiting to order, to be patient and you will not be disappointed.
    Good Luck everyone!

  2480. What is the word on Genisis? I feel like there has been almost no new info on Genesis such as an official launch, launch apps, public SDK access, etc. Some new info would be welcoming and soothing.

  2481. Hey buddy! Rohan are we trying to break a wordpress record? Ha. Let’s get a new thread started so we aren’t all so lost.

  2482. Brightness wash-out color adjustment for Pix Qi
    Settings/display/brightness/uncheck box, and then slider will adjust screen brightness

    this may help some of the wash out issues. The backlight on the PixQi is very bright.

  2483. I agree, I watched this video “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ej9aIXNgBxM” and it is the Pixel screen and looks great. Granted he did not like Eden so put a different UI on but the problems he ran into with Eden might be addressed with the update. We knew people were going to be modifying adam to suit themselves anyway so if Eden has issues that are not getting solved using a different UI that suits you seems a logical place to go.

  2485. +1

    Yes, this should be given priority. Given there’s no official release of the product, the fate of the Adam/Notion Ink hangs on it.

  2486. Here’s some food for thought. I have only done some preliminary research but as far as I can tell NO ONE selling a capacitive touch screen device has matte finish GLASS. They all are glossy glass. The Nook Color has a matte film factory applied but the glass itself is smooth and therefore glossy. Since a capacitive touch screen has to be coated with a transparent conductor to function I would wonder it the matte finish would disrupt the sensitivity. I’m still looking into the matter but might be worth mentioning to all the PixelQi nay sayers.

    Tracy

    PS. PQ + AT&T 3g – Jan 9 – Jan 15-22 – Jan 29 Group and I’m NOT complaining 🙂

  2487. I have seen a few adams now on the internet. I have was not part of Pre Order #1 and now I wonder about Pre order #2. Some of the videos are not encouraging.

    I think that I will wait for the reviews from Crunchgear and Slashgear before making a decision.

  2488. for those of you wanting the pdf of the included manual… dont bother. very little info in it warranty, legal, dont do this with your adam and an id of what all the buttons are… absolutely no useful information for step by step anything with your adam.

    NI- this item is not going to be successful in a retail establishment if you dont make it simple and stupid for a person who knows nothing about android… you need to tell people how to install an apk file. how to calibrate their e-mail. MOST people dont know how to do this and you need to tell them. People are going to return your product in masses if it doesnt have this and you will lose all your retail chains…

    I hate to say i told you so, but many of us fans offered over a month back to help you make a quick reference guide and a manual for this thing. we even offered to proof it… Now we find out id doesnt have one. – disappointing to say the least.

    Dont get me wrong, – my father and I are loving the product. especially since we found the brightness adjustment button. Really glad we purchased it. Just trying to make helpful suggestions

    needs step by step manual for each app included in retail product

  2490. Hey Ganesh,

    Thanks for confirming that.

    cheers,
    Jan

    PS yep Dutchie albeit living down under.

  2491. this is making a huge difference in the quality of product inside. Outside better for color saturation when getting sunlight washout, but inside the back light is set too high and auto settings are not compensating as much as expected.

    switch to manual setting and adjust to your liking. Looks better.

  2492. I didn’t get in on the first pre-order because I didn’t have my funds in order plus gmail spammed my invite. I have liquefied some assets and am fired up about pre-order 2.

    The reviews are good as far as I am concerned. I see side loaded APK’s and phenomenal results from Pixel Qi, save one isolated case. People had to load flash, but big deal. The update situation will get ironed out and Eden will be smooth, if not the standard android looks pretty damn good. If were lucky the thing gets honeycomb ported and everybody’s happy. I am in line for a Pixel Qi model. I hope the negative press has slowed enthusiasm so I can get a Pixel Qi WiFi model.

  2493. Rohan when you say that the next Adams have update preinstalled are you referring to Adam will be sent the day 29 (as my Adam) or Adams in preorder 2

  2495. Okay, I finally got the calendar and contacts to sync after spending a lot of time on it (no thanks to the abundance of instructions). If you use gmail here is how to do it:

    Add a corp account.
    Type in your full email and pass
    In the next dialog put your FULL email in the top box w/o the slash
    Domain should be m.google.com
    Make sure SSL is checked

    That should do the trick.

  2496. My dad and I talked over skype. The only thing I could do was record the skype conversation or have my dad do a cell phone video record as he does not have a cam corder… neither would do anyone justice and would just end up with more complaints.

    He is not very tech savvy (unless you count being able to calibrate a ventilator as being tech savvy) and is a very good representation of 90% of the customer base that will just use a product as it is shipped and NOT seek hacking ways of making something work better or faster. He is still having issues with his galaxy S phone because it is standard ROM. I have already rooted mine and installed cognition on it so I have no problems and love my phone.

    To succeed, NI needs to make a product for non tech savvy people to be able to use. there needs to be a proper step by step instruction manual and quick reference guide.

  2497. WTF? you are telling me you cant just put a gmail user and pass and it figures everything else out? Suxor

  2498. @gecko

    clearly you are clever … the question is are we clever enough to get it … i’m there about 6/10 … thanks for making this blog more interesting.

  2502. @albert wertz

    Thank you for the review and tips. I agree with you w.r.t. the instruction manual. Hope NI is listening. I expected a bit more from the IIM guys in Rohan’s team.

  2503. @albert wertz

    NI should have sent an unit to your dad for end-user usability testing. 🙂

  2504. @Rohan, a small request/suggestion “Is it possible to ship adam with screen protector installed from next shipments”? It’s easy to remove for users who doesn’t like and difficult to install for even a novice user. Trust me on a 10.1″ screen its rally tedious and there are none available at this size in the market once we hit bubbles during installation. For just iPhone I couldn’t get it right until 10th or so installation (I almost spent on 10 screen protectors so far).

    Also can you clarify the initial users impressions on the screen being too reflective even with a pixelQi screen. Don’t let the initial impressions go negative including the sluggish touch response and force quitting applications.

  2505. Hey Albert,

    Have been following this blog for a long time … post occassionally. Wanted to just say that you have been one of the few people who seem ‘sensible’ on this blog. you are not a ‘fanboy’ but seem to want NI to do better. I count myself in this group. I dont go gushing over everything these guys do, but definitely want them to succeed. Keep your posts coming.

  2506. Seeing how well eden works on the viewsonic g-tablet makes me concerned the issues we’re seeing aren’t more hardware related than we thought. Trying to figure out how it could be anything besides hardware.

  2507. Hello everyone, Wishing you all a Happy Republic Day in India and for those who are in Australia, like myself, Happy Australia Day. It is kinda nice to have an off today and read more about ADAM and see the videos.

  2508. Thanks subs. I appreciate the comment. I just hope Rohan is listening too. 😉 ? Can I get a smile Rohan? 😉

  2509. xoom priced at $800. adam you have a great opportunity (fix the software sluggish issue and touch interface issues). You can’t loose this golden opportunity.

    www. engadget.com/2011/01/21/motorola-xoom-priced-at-800-at-a-minimum-according-to-verizon/

  2510. I applied for all EAP’s, got wait listed and then stuck in PO1. Used my link to secure 2 PixQi. Hope to clear a little air around hear eventually.

  2511. ask rosetta stone
    maybe higher degree of understanding

    rest left for gecko to respond

  2512. This is based on the package that was supplied for the bricked adams. This package included the OTA update that failed. I believe that this is what the adam would be like if the OTA update had worked. Shane flashed his adam with the updated firmware and reported that it is much smoother and better than it was before.

  2513. Killing time
    Anyone here seen the movie Social network?

    I feel as though Rohan and NI could be the next ones to pull something like this off if they are willing to take some of our advice serious.

  2515. I’m pretty sure your right on this MDob. It is my understanding that Adam’s being shipped 29th through the 31st will have this software already installed. It is the same that the first batch went out without it.

  2516. Maybe they are installing the update recovery that Notion Ink made available for the few bricked Adams. That is said to have the update patch on it. Actually it would wise to do it because Adam should have a noticeable improvement with that patch.

  2517. By the Way – HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY to all from India – the birthplace for ADAM.

    The constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950

  2518. Looking at the reviews, I’m not impressed. The most positive review seems to come from a guy who wiped eden off his tablet. It looks unresponsive, and why the glossy screen? You are making a Pixel QI tablet with high-gloss glass? I knew you saw this complaint coming, bc you advertised it differently and included a lame-ass screen protector!

  2519. @Jan side-by-side Pixel Qi vs Kindle “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vh-lqKXU_c&feature=player_embedded#!” Pixel Qi does look a little darker, but even a Kindle requires a book light to read in the dark or low light conditions.

  2520. For those of you who are interested:

    Houston, we have root… and market access…

    “http://notioninkhacks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=337”

    “http://notioninkhacks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=289”

    FYI, less that 24 hours after Adam arrived…. Sweet…

  2522. @Amit, As per the notes in NotionInkFan.com. Someone mentioned it is in the Flash patch updated by notionink to fix the bricked adams.
    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/gregs-notion-ink-adam-unboxing-video.html#comments”

  2524. LMAO. I told you guys that its gonna be a crapware. It is evident how the project/product is executed.

  2525. LMAO. I told you guys that its gonna be a crapware. It is evident from how the project/product is executed.

  2526. Can you take your unit outside and let it acquire GPS location. After that I think it works fine.

  2527. Looks like it may disable the camera though? This is very good news. There are several apps that require root access like titanium backup(which is essential for any android device IMO). Sick and tired of loosing all my saved levels i got 3 stars on in angry birds… I dont think anything worse can happen in the world than loosing this data with an update ;><;

  2528. Looks like I’m on the right track. The transparent, electrically conductive layer applied to the glass, Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), needs to be uniformly applied to the surface, the more uniform the distribution the more accurate the sensing. The more consistent, and therefore more glossy the surface, the better the ITO uniformity. It is possible to deposit a “matting” layer on top of the ITO but that can be tricky ie expensive. So the quick and dirty and CHEAP alternative is a conductive plastic cover with a matte finish… I’d guess that a matted glass touch screen was either not good enough electrically or visually or too expensive to use on the Adam.

  2531. Awesome…didnt know until you wrote. Happy Australia Day to you, and thanks for the Republic Day wishes….even though I’m in the US, I’m glued to the TV for the impressive military and cultural floats, AND going thru my fav blog reading about the ADAM.

    At least today got to know something about another commonwealth. Learning new things however small…everyday 🙂

  2532. I guess, only one unit was production ready. The one Rohan carried around at CES 2011. You all Notion Addicts, enjoy the crapware.

  2533. Well the good news is that Greg’s review will have the latest build over it
    Accroding to Andy

    “The fix I am talking about is here:
    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/warning-do-not-update-your-adam.html”

    Greg ran this tonight with me on the phone and a few members of mine have ran it as well. Its safe and works well, just follow the instructions carefully.

    Andy”

    SO we will get a fair amount of idea about adam with it’s latest update.Seems a great video in the making. @Greg ignore my last comment and give all your time to video only

  2534. Looks like Bruno figured it out too. Check the image quality. MUCH BETTER! Images are slick. He also shows viewing angle, but we all knew was limited on pixQi but still GOOD! Cant wait to get mine!

  2535. GPS can’t acquire position indoors (that you are trying to achieve). The last time your device is checked in china (so it remembers its previous location = GPS is working). Take it outside and let it fix the position. also use GPS outside of your home (else it would probably go in indoor simulation mode rather than live mode).

  2536. And here, ladies and gentleman, you have an example of a mean-spirited commentator. I had mentioned this type earlier. An interesting pathology, really.

  2537. Does it recognize printers in the network (as adam is supposed to replace a PC as per ther ad in this blog)?

  2538. Raj:
    > The last time your device is checked in china

    So some enterprising person can figure out where the factory is…

  2540. >> Looks like it may disable the camera though?

    That was on the Adam software ported to the Veiwsonic G-Tab not on the Adam itself.

  2542. Being a loyal follower from when Adam was nothing more then a concept on paper till now when people are receiving their very own Adam in the flesh. It has been great to see a start-up have a dream and make it a reality. It has been exciting to see the launch of such a great product even though for some reason I was left out of the original pre-order but I am happy for the people who were able to be a part of the first pre-order and look forward to the second pre-order. However I would like to just say a few things to you @Rohan:
    1. You guys are doing a tremendous job as a start-up and have been put unduly under the microscope by some of the bigger gadget sites. They almost seem bias and as if they want you to fail.

    2. I appreciate your interaction with us right in the blog. However with the length of each post it seems hard to find your replies and I often see people referring that you have answered and have to go back and really look hard. I would suggest a central place that you can address the masses. So we dont have to look through the blog and piece together whats going on.

    3. I know I am really curious of seeing Notion Ink roadmap for 2011. Meaning time line and details of your plans. Such as pre-order2 timing, general ordering time line. I would also like to see as well your plans for vendor relationships in the U.S. and who will carry them as well.

    4. Also in the U.S. all the major telco are rolling out LTE tech or Wimax. Are there any plans to offer radios for either of these technologies? This is a critical question since in the next 2 months they are launching several tablets with the new technology.

  2543. I really should give myself a cool-down period before submitting comments. Looking back, my comment was ‘angrier’ than I originally intended and for that I apologise.

    In no way can I blame Rohan for any problems in communication (but those who restrict what he says on this blog are another story) and I truly do hope for Notion Ink to succeed.

    Cheers

  2544. Well, nice of your daddy to consider the Adam. He’ll be a fanboy/fandad in no time!And he’s lucky to have a techie son to help him in case he gets in some computer trouble. 🙂

    I wish I know someone as techie as you who can root my Nook Color to get Android market access and also tether it to my 3G Sprint Palm Pre.

  2545. Greg posted a nice update on his blog: “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/quick-update-for-now.html#comments”

  2547. I hope this does not mean I miss then next pre-order as this comment is still showing as “Your comment is awaiting moderation.” despite commenting prior to the cut off…

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