Week-End Special – Part VIII

Hello there!

Its was a real short week for us here at Notion Ink!

Some short up-dates first:

  • Little about the EAP results. We had far too many entries from such brilliant companies and individuals that it wasn’t making sense that we limit the EAP to only 200 people. Hence we have extended it to more. So now there is EAP 1 and EAP 2 where we have 200 in the first one and around 200 more in the next one. Look at the chart below for the EAP 1 selection and country average:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • In the EAP 2 we have around 46 countries! EAP was multi pronged test for us. Production Validation, Logistics (handling shipments, etc. for so many countries), test of the support system, work on the feedback before it reaches masses (ones which we can quickly fix) and sending out messages to all that we have arrived! (Interestingly India is missing from the EAP 1, but has its presence all over the EAP 2 selections)
  • News on SW: Adam will have FULL Office Suite!

Now few images.

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Those were all the images which we have for this blog, and actually gave you an idea of what we are also going to talk about.

Here we have your Mother Board and on top you can see the NVidia’s Tegra 250 power house. You can also see here the RAM, ROMs and other circuitry. We have spoken about sharing those Power Charts, but we havent yet! Nearly all here are clocking something around 28 hours a week for their sleep. For us in the core team is around half of that! Whole team is extremely busy, so please give us more time in creating those interactive charts.

Right, you can see your Magnalium Tool Chassis (upside down) which holds a lot for you! This whole structure is around 36gms and is responsible for providing shear resistance. LDC fits inside, so it’s designed to be compatible for both the LCDs (Transflective and Normal, they have some constructional difference). PQ is around 5.2mm in thickness and we had to use the same for the normal ones, else they are available in 3.6mm height as well. The left side of this image is where it holds the CAP-SENSE buttons (your 4 touch keys). The top portion is where you will find your Wi-Fi, 3G and GPS antennas. On top of the LCD you have the Capacitive screen and then the Glass. In the manufacturing process you join the touch-screen on LCD (with either high strength glues or optical bonding) and then attach this section to the Top Glass. So the black border you see is actually the Glass area used to stick this 3 part set on the Magnalium Chassis.

On your left here is a weather app, which acts like your screen saver as well (in full screen). There are some cool animations which are really stunning specially for thunder-storm! This is the panel implementation of the same.

Total more than 20 customized applications are coming your way. Not the stretched mobile apps, but custom-made for your Adam! One for each occasion, crafted with a lot of effort and patience. Email, Calendar, Office, Paint, Gallery, Settings, File Browser are some of the very special ones to mention here, along with the whole Panel System. For the Panel system there is an OPEN GL Engine which extracts the juice out of Tegra and delivers in beautiful and smooth animations.

(I prepared a different post for this week, where I was to take Adam apart and introduce all but one components, but then I read the comments and there was a larger emphasis on the images, so here we are)

I guess times ahead are far more interesting than I thought they would be! The response to Adam is ecstatic. It’s really wonderful what all you have done for Adam and how everyone is picking up on your words. There is a lot more left before we can even start thinking that we have reached our vision, but the starting is not bad at all.

I have spent nights preparing for the day when finally we can stand in front of all of you and explain what Adam is, why is it not a tablet, how it works, what is still left to be done and how future generations are going to evolve. It still moist my eyes in joy when I think of that day, and we are really close. There are only few moments in your life when you speak a word called satisfaction and you know what it means! And I know this is it!

With Warm Regards

Rohan Shravan

2,199 thoughts on “Week-End Special – Part VIII”

  9. Rohan, why cant everyone get to order adam at once? i might just happen to lose my sanity if EAP people get it 2 weeks earlier

  10. “Email, Calendar, Office, Paint, Gallery, Settings, File Browser ”

    Very good key starting apps to come out with. I’m sure plenty of people will be happy to hear a paint app will be provided.

  13. btw, that little black glass square on the image with lots of I/O…. is that our secret feature?

  16. Thanks for the update 🙂

    I’m very excited!! == this distracted from my studies yet again. TOTALLY WORTH IT!

    I LOVE everything thats been discussed in this post 🙂 My favourite colour form teh pics is the 3rd from the bottom. Goes well with most of my other gadgets 😀

  19. Hey Rohan is it possible to get Ferrari one , lets put it to vote .. or why not some external accessories options that would transform looks .. I like more of colour than black and white

  20. Rohan, a brilliant conception, Its a long wait but it’s worth it.

    For the future generations you mention I assume you will be taking a ‘rib’ from Adam to create an ‘Eve’

    many thanks

  21. hi Rohan

    good news.. really excited.

    “Total more than 20 customized applications are coming your way.” thank you.

    u haven’t mentioned e-reader in the special mentioned softwares. i hope it comes with a e-reader with multiformat support.

    my personal feeling is that it will give tough competition not only to tablets like ipad but also to dedicated e-readers like sony ereader n amazon kindle. Good luck!

    what about the release date?

    regards,
    thonapa,Hyderabad

  24. its almost time people!! the revolution is almost here!! can hardly wait!!

    btw, love the fact that it will have out of the box office compatibility 🙂

  26. Looks excellent! No pics of the back- so i still think the track pad is gone- also adam is still in caps? Apart from that really good nice looking!!

  27. Rohan,

    Your posts have made us appreciate the thought, effort and love you and your team have put into the Adam, as well as the difficulty a start-up must face to deliver against big promises. I have no doubt many will soon (highly) regard you as an upstart, if they are not doing it already.

    Further, I find it interesting to hear that you will be including a full office suite, which means that you would have worked a lot on the UI and input mechanisms. Is this what you meant by the hidden feature? Probably not, because you are still talking about explaining all the hardware components but one. Please satisfy our curiosity by telling us which office suite you are going to use, and what are the tweaks you have done to it.

    Finally, we again espy the IR port! My initial hunch was correct, wasn’t it? Also, does this mean that the card reader slot can be only accessed by opening the bottom cover?

  28. Can we also have an image editing software similar to GIMP? PLEASE??? 🙂

    P.S: We “fanboys” have started getting demanding ..LOL

    On a serious note – All you dudes and gals at NI are doing a great job..may the force be with you!

  30. can we have a video of the UI 🙂 everyones waiting for tht plusgive us details abt countires where this will be sold (shipped) to

  31. Here are the links to large versions of the above photos. The large versions provide a good close up about the texture and the various ports.














  33. This is amazing. It’s so clear that the efffort that went into making the Adam is simply enormus.
    best of luck and you count on me to buy three when it comes out.

  34. p.s.: Please also tell us about how the Adam works with Ubuntu or other Linux flavours, and what needs to be done to dual-boot it.

  35. Hey Rohan,
    I hope we in India get to order alongwith our US peers…hope product designed in India gets first delivery in India aswell!
    I hope Adam attracts more & more developers to offer large pool of apps to choose from, as that is what drives people to iPad and rightly so.
    Just wanted to check one noobish thing….can Adam be connected to LAN?

    All the best and awaiting eagerly to hold your baby in our hands!!!

    Jinesh

  36. Great update Rohan. now I’ll head out to enjoy my Saturday.

    “I prepared a different post for this week, where I was to take Adam apart and introduce all but one components, but then I read the comments and there was a larger emphasis on the images, so here we are”

    why not post another update tomorrow what you have prepared already ? 🙂 everyone would love that.

  37. “why is it not a tablet” – So finally we know digitizer will not be supported in first generation of Adam slates.

  39. Thanks for the update Rohan! I’m glad that an Office Suite will be included with Adam, as that leaves one less thing us developers have to worry about producing 🙂 Its very exciting that the EAP is made up of so many people from all around the world! I expect Genesis to be filled with many many different types and styles of apps that reflect this diversity.

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  42. Observation : Signs for the headphone jack,LCD on/off switch, DC in are of Tear-drop shape…Will it go well with the sharp and edgy logo design?

  44. oh and if u have ur other post prepared would u please, please post it now……

    your fanboys/fangirls are demanding now, arent they. perhaps thats the concequence of making something as advanced as adam

  45. @Rohan, Thanks so much for once again making time in our busy schedule to keep us informed.

    Great news about the full office suite. I can’t wait to learn more about it and see what the apps in the suite look like. The other custom apps sound great too.

    Please feel free to share the other post you prepared too.. We’d still love to read about the components! Hint Hint…

    Also, you are sure to get a lot of questions about that “thing” next to the headphone jack in this photo: https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/for-blog-9.jpg Looks a lot like IR to me… But that is just a guess. And whatever is shown on the far right of the bottom side, opposite the end with the microphone in this photo: https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/for-blog-13.jpg. Let the speculation begin!

    Thanks again Rohan! Congratulations on the progress you all at NI are making!

  46. So, now I have read the full post and I love it. I can’t wait to place my pre-order 🙂

    I also hope, that I can use my wireless printer with ADAM and that there will be a great e-book reader.
    Full Office, that’s also great. And Yes, a photo eding app will also great and hand writen notes recognizer and, and and 🙂

    And I also hope, that my bluetotth head set will work with ADAM, because I’m haerd hearing and I use hearing aids with bluetooth. So I want to connect my hearing aids direct to ADAM on phone calls and you tube and music player 🙂

    kind regards
    Harvey

  48. 10x rohan!
    cool starting app kit, productivity in mind. it means, as a student, that I’d be able to impress my colleagues on the very first day of owning the adam. sweet! the pics look great and it’s also great to see Israel on the EAP chart! go Israel!
    regards, from you probably know where…

  49. Amazing job Rohan! It looks great… and you sure know how to feed a frenzy for Adam:-) Thanks for the update… I see many people were waiting up to see your update. A pleasant surprise for a lot of people when they wake up 😉

    The weather app is ‘cool’ (pun intended). It seems you or someone in your team is a big comic fan. The graphics look totally inspired by comic art… and I for one love it.

    But am sad to see India not represented in the EAPs! Hope Adam releases in India simultaneously and doesnt have to wait out as is the norm with most of everything else!

    Waiting with bated breath… as are others:

    http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIM/2010/11/13&ViewMode=GIF&GZ=T&PageLabel=20&EntityId=Pc02012&AppName=1

  50. No picture of the front either so maybe the display is gone too. j/k. Had to give you a hard time… 😉

  51. keep chugging team NI; do think of volunteers option for any of the work you can outsource… if it helps to give a bit more rest for the team… its already tears in eyes this end…. dont know the reaction when the formal announcement comes

  52. +1 to all that you said I’d love to be able to write notes on my Adam!!! And to connect my bluetooth headset to recieve calls, that would be amazing!!!

  54. I almost can’t contain my excitement! Rohan, thank you for all that you and your team do! Once the tablet is released, GET SOME SLEEP! 😀

  55. Ecstatic..

    Just one question Rohan.. are the images in the slideshow the original ones or renders? If they are original ones, they are simply great…

    I really appreciate you and your team working hard to bring the perfect device to life. Great work by u and all of your team.. From your posts, I can literally imagine the dedicated work done in the background. Please convey my regards to everyone.. 🙂

    -Kalyan

  56. look beyond the obvious. He means it is more than a tablet. its a portal to their ecosystem.

  59. Congrats for those new steps.
    I hope that CE and FCC will be passed easily and can’t wait for pre orders !
    Keep on the god job

  61. Rohan Said: “sending out messages to all that we have arrived!”

    Does it mean we will be informed first as soon as on-line ordering is open

  63. yes u r rit…….why dnt all people in the blog demand a post 2mrw which rohan had already created…….please say ……common all
    Also in the pictures, pics of HDMI port is not shown(i think i am not wrong).

    But otherwise pics looking awesome…….dnt think any 1 will have doubt regarding the build quality……nice glossy cool looks…..beautiful…..

    please i really recommend you all to demand the post ….please

  64. Apologies…reposting the comment…looks like the earlier one was either lost or is taking too long for moderation.

    Here are the high resolution images of the above…gives a good feel of the texture etc.

















  66. I’ve taken apart a good number of laptops, and one all of the ones that have a metal frame like that feel *solid*. For what the Adam weighs, if the rest of the construction is done right, this thing ought to feel indestructible.

    Glad to hear that OpenGL will be put to good use in the UI, and the photos are looking most excellent. The red one’s actually growing on me a fair bit, too.

    Now, just to wait for part IX… 🙂

  67. Glad to see so many Australians in the EAP- I new there’d be plenty of interest from us! And I agree with thonapa, an e-reader is a must!

    The time you devote to keeping us up to date on all of this is really appreciated, Rohan. Thank you (and the NI team) so much.

  68. atleast we got some geographical foot print of EAP… 🙂

    During adam pre-order we are all back in Ocean.. not sure we get a chance to buy one..!!

    Hope to see more updates…

  70. “Email, Calendar, Office, Paint, Gallery, Settings, File Browser ”

    Does the Office Suite support ODF (write/read)? And can the File Browser access Samba-shares?

    I can’t wait for the Adam to be available in the European Union.

  71. The chart is a little bit difficult to read, could you give the figures / country for EAP 1 & 2 ?
    Is EAP 2 still open ?

  72. Photos 9 and 14 leave me with the most questions…

    Hopefully you will tell us what the unidentified ports/buttons are for real soon.

    I really want to go back to bed but I have to keep looking at the photos trying to figure out what is in each one. I am going to be so tired tomorrow! 😉

  75. What you have shown so far is great. Can’t believe there is still more we haven’t seen yet I can’t wait

  76. I bliv some of these snaps have put to rest quite a few apprehensions people had expressed in the previous posts’ comments.

    Rohan, way to go…

    Cheers,
    Arun

  77. I think there are several reasons for that, for one the EAP will be from the first (limited) production run so they only will have very limited units available, secondly giving developers a head start means special apps will be available sooner for all normal customers.

  79. ok, the photo with lots of I/O, from left to right

    charging cord input—LED’s—-headphone jack——-unknown glass thingy—–usb port

  81. They are absolutely real 🙂 I saw someone complining that I have camera in my photo for this blog but I havent taken any good one! So thought of brushing up some skills!

  86. “I prepared a different post for this week, where I was to take Adam apart and introduce all but one components, but then I read the comments and there was a larger emphasis on the images, so here we are”

    — if you have another post please post it now.
    — also it means that the hidden feature is indeed hardware related

  88. ok, get onto the image of the red adam, then go 3 to the right…. its between the usb port and the headphone jack

  90. Greg,
    thanks first
    u too tell others to put the post rohan already made…….
    i think every1 in the blog knows u and read ur post……..so…

  91. OK lets have a look at some of the pictures and see what we can find out…

    The red version
    On the right side of adam we can see the volume rocket buttons, usb and a micro usb. Nothing strange. On the long bottom side we can see, from left to right, the microphone hole, another strange hole (probably not another microphone for stereo, it is not the same printed label next to the hole) and two things that looks like buttons. But i think they are the sim and sd slots covered with lids.

    The stack of adams
    I personally like the top design, black and white. We have no word on if these are production color versions or not.

    The close up on the right side of adam
    We can see the following, from left to right, dc connection, two led indicators (first one is power connection, second one is probably if the unit is on or off). After that we have, what i think is a headset connection, meaning both stereo and mic connection. The next black square I think is an ir sender/reciever, it sure looks like that at least. And finally we can see a second usb. WE also see the text for the HDMI port.

    The close up on the right speaker
    We can see a switch with a label that looks like power switch. Will it also work as a backlight switch? It looks like it can switch to the right but also be pushed to the left (without getting stuck there, when releasing it it will go back to the position that is shown on the picture). Switching to the right maybe turns off backlight lightning and pushing it to the left for a second or two will turn the adam on or off. What do you think? In this picture we can also see that it is not the final design. The adam logo will be in lower case but on the picture it looks like the logo is in upper case letters.

    So what do you all think? Are we missing something?

    I for one is missing a picture of the back of the adam. Does this have to do with the secret sensor?

    regards
    Stefan Bäckman

  96. yes you are rite.. but i believe that is the final design. if you look at longbox commercial you can find that HDMI port is actually aligned to top and all other ports are to the center. not sure why they did it but sure looks odd.

  97. That was me.. 😉
    sorry if it hurt but it made u a better photographer too.. anyway.. have some sleep (I can imagine how u feel about resting now. but it helps you refresh). and have a great weekend..

    Thanks for everything..

    -Kalyan.

  98. but dont quit NI yet you multi tasking maniac and start competing with the glamour industry…. you may do that if you are happy to forego the few minutes of shut eye… you know what Rohan, at this rate people may start calling you vapourware too!!!! as they cant comprehend humans can work this way; you are unreal, some super-human but with 2 feet on the ground always and the greatest human heart… like I said before may your tribe grow and make this planet earth proud

  99. I hope the office suit will support ODF… 🙂
    What is it based on?

    Regards,
    Sebastian

  101. SWEEET!!! Office would have been my top requirement since I also wanna use Adam for my work..

    Is it me or the RED Adam is loooking more and more attractive..??

  102. nice Rohan! “adam is not a tablet”. I think I know where you are going!!! really impressed !!

    my best wishes. (I am now excited in real sense. :-))

  105. good to hear that you actually took those pics. nice ones really very very professional. one thing every one want to know about is the memory size (16gb vs 32gb)

  107. too good; thanks for the effort VB; am sure Rohan will appreciate these little helping hands and this is what I meant by volunteering… if there is anything we could pick up without interfering with the zillion contracts NI may be locked into we would be happy to pick’em… honestly I would be the happiest to be able to serve a cup of coffee or tea or whatever help physical or virtual while the team strains their minds, eyes to sharpen the adam

  113. Thank you for the update again Rohan; The little teasers of the UI are making me impatient!

    Good luck over the next few months!

  115. Can u clarify where u can see that symbol? if it is the two parallel lines on the side (one solid line and one dotted line), then it is the DC Input socket similar to the Nokia chargers with a round pin. If you are referring to the one on the front (on the lcd) with 4 parallel lines, it is the menu button.

    if these are not what u were referring, pls clarify in which image do u see them u can refer the images posted by VB.

  118. oh and Rohan, congratulations on having over 1000 comments on the last post! perhaps 1000 commenter’s thought Adam was their baby too!

  119. hi mate, Rohan is walking a very tight rope when he shares any bit(byte) of info with us; if he is showing the insides but not the back, there would be a definite reason for that… agreed missing back trackpad may be one of theoritical possibilities and IMO the probability of that one is less than 0.0001 why? ‘cos the back track pad along with the swivel cam are the 2 differentiators apart from the screen and the tegra power – and these are almost in the DNA of adam…. the reasons could be due to something unique thats being patented etc. or just want to keep the surprise factor for the formal announcements….

  122. Let me wonder aloud.. if there is a Ir Receptor, I guess we could use adam to hmmmm probably stream HD content from net and view it on our LCD and use a Remote to control the app on Adam… Voila we have a remote controlled Entertainment unit 🙂

  127. Thanks

    Yeah I know i missed a comment about the HDMI position even if it was not shown in the pictures. I really hope it is aligned better then on the previous posts. It will make a big difference on the design.

  130. Thanks Sebastian… and yep! thats exactly how I feel. And also wonder Rohan checking all the comments in detail. And that makes me raise my confidence in him and Notion Ink. The pics were great with all the different macros with focussing stuff.

  131. oh my absolutely awesome !!!! wondering about futur generations and even the code name “eve” hehe 🙂

    @rohan you’ve done a wonderfull job so far, i’m pretty sure the adam will be a huge success, i hope we all are can order one when it will be available as we are some kind part of the history even if we are not in the NI teams 😉

    Thanks you so much for disclosing so useful information about the adam itself and the whole process 😉

    I’m pleased to see my country (france) is represented
    (on est pas assez nombreux les gars faut recruter 😉 )

    @rohan how can i tell NI that nickname used for EAP registration (in case i’m selected which i doubt 😦 ) and the nickname here are the same person ?

  133. Great to see new multi angle images of the Adam.

    Keep up the good work Rohan & Team.

    Rohan can you please accept my EAP entry for the App Store? I have not heard back from Notion Ink about my email on 4th November yet. Please do reply. Most appreciated.
    Actually, I missed entering my entry by the 3rd. Please please please accept.
    My emails are – ronak dot rathod at fmr dot com
    Rathodronak at yahoo dot com

    Thanks,
    Ronak Rathod

  136. It is the menu button found on other android devices. As Rohan mentioned, they are the 4 touch sensitive buttons on the left side of the screen. they are:

    1. Key lock (I think this is also the screen lock)
    2. Search
    3. Home
    4. Menu

  138. Yes, most probably photo blog-9 is the IR/bluetooth

    regarding blog 13- perhaps if you see the ferrari photo- it seems like two slots with cover
    one may be micro-SD and the other may be SIM card slot. since from the magnalium photo description those places are close to where Rohan mentioned are the 3G system.
    and there is also a small feature beside that, may be just LED for something or ambient light sensor?.

  143. pls clarify which ‘fan’ r u referring? the rotating one or the drooling one?

    -just kidding 😉

  144. also i was wondering where is the docking port if any and what is there on the back side of the adam?

  145. this is how i draw adam with a keyboard.
    ___________________
    / / //>
    / / //
    / / //
    / / //
    / / //
    /_/_______________//
    and below is how much i want an adam
    |___________________________________________________________________|

  150. market will be available withing gensis (or so thats my interpretation) and built quality look rather good, with the whole lot secured to a piece of metal

  151. No it didnt! 🙂
    Next post is half ready, will take more time to finish it. This one took 6 hours including collecting EAP data, taking photographs, etc. Will release a special Teaser Video for you in the next post! 🙂
    Regards

  153. if i could, i would lend u my camera. however im in Australia, and shipping an EOS 1D is, well, likely to break it. so Rohan, how did u come up with Adam, and has the idea of Adam eating apple got anything to do with the naming?

  154. Will wait for the video Rohan. And meanwhile if you get time to complete your unfinished post, willl be more than happy to read it 🙂 .

  155. Looking at the time-line and this additional EAP 2, I now strongly believe that the device will be launched in Jan-Feb and not before Christmas. Though the pre-order may start before Christmas but the device will be release after Christmas. Let’s hope I am wrong in my assessment.

  156. I am also surprised to see no Japanese involvement (though smaller is usually better here). Is adam going to be released in Japan? Or will we have to look overseas to pick one up? Very much looking forward to it either way.

  157. In picture 13 if you look at the large version of the red Adam you can make out the text a little. The left hand text looks pretty clearly to be SD CARD and the right one begins with an M and might be MUSIC. That one doesn’t make much sense as I would of expected it to be the sim slot.

  158. i feel… included 🙂 oh, and for anyone who scrutinizes this product, open your eyes. its pretty freaking awesome

  161. Thanks for the pictures that I was waiting to get, and the new information about the weather app/program. It looks very nice. It’s also nice to know that you are reading the blog and feel that you have stake in what we think about the product. You want to please yourself and us. That’s great. Really, looking forward to the next steps. Especially, the pre-order date is of interest. Also, further information about the UI which everyone really wants to hear more (and see more) about, but thanks so much for what you did give us. Be incouraged. -Simba

  163. So glad Italy has so many companies interested in! Let’s go this way! I can’t wait to handle Adam :D!

  165. Commenting the first time here. Just one suggestion, dunno if anyone has given it yet. This tablet will be a great designing tool, Especially for those who cannot afford the more expensive drawing tablets. But thats not possible using fingers – they are too thick. Adding an option to ship the adam with a capacitive stylus would be a great idea. Could be a deal-breaker for many. (Also a glove type thingy, something insulating, which makes sure that when you rest your hand on the screen it doesn’t do something unexpected)

  167. @sebastian… Mate I m the one of the few (m sure lot’s of guys must have done the same….) btw I just started following this blog 3 days before and to b frank I m kind of addicted to it… Not only i love Rohan’s update but also I m in luv with the comments all the other users are writing… I m emotionally attached:)

  168. Don’t you think the trackpad is a little surplus? I mean there is a touch screen! Also i think it could interfere when holding it – your fingers could press it by accident all the time. Also if it was on bare knees could be a problem. Also the more “recent” mock ups in a slashgear article don’t show it. In fact it was only in the really early videos i recollect seeing it. Personally i don’t think its a major loss- i would much prefer an active digitiser if it was a choice between the two!

  169. Yeah, as I figured.. Why is there no clear front-side picture? Because of the huge top bezel. We had this discussion before, but I believe Rohan wasn’t exactly truthful when he said the black border was painted on or something. You can see from pics 1,6 and 14 that the top bezel/border is huuge and nothing like some previous renders.
    Too bad, -100 points for styling here..

  170. has anyone notived that from the time Rohan posted todays update, there have been no more comments of his last post?

  174. Rohan! i have a big question! a while ago (to you it probably seems either like a very long time or the opposite, very short)

    Student discounts, who will be eligible? will it be restricted to university students, or high school students too?

    anyways, my choice for adam is as follows

    Pixel Qi
    Wifi + 3G
    titanium black (if it remains available)
    and if we could (however unlikely it is) a signature on the back of it

  175. Gr8 to see finally some proper pics of Adam. One question to Rohan, how many iterations before you finally decide on texture and layout things?
    And eagerly waiting to enjoy new 3G service in India along with adam !!!

  176. He mentions why in the blog. it is to test shipping and support. I am sure developers will be more thorough testing ADAM due to the fact that they will be accessing the ADAM in ways a user cannot.

    Example I have an HTC EVO that is supposed to show more than 3 multi touch points in the tester. Developers have ways to access the multi touch and get 5.

    That said, I want one right now :p

  180. No. I think the track pad would be great. Imagine playing a First Person Shooter on the adam on the move. Nothing beats a keyboard-mouse setup for FPS. The track pad would be just in place to control the cursor on the screen without even moving the hand. Though I would enjoy more with the kind of joystick provided in the PSP. but might be copyright/patent issues. But the trackpad would be a great help if we dont want to cover the screen with our hands while operating. Also when operating with one hand (left), it would be put to better use. That was one brilliant idea.

  182. if its an IR sensor, i think the secret feature could be a multi-function remote control-app, like a logitech harmony touch control. so this could be the center of our home cinema, that controls everything over IR/WLAN/Bluetooth. i like that thought 😉
    but i dont think its really an IR-Port….dont know why. i think IR is outdated. but thinking of the remote control-thing it could be a really nice feature!

  185. If you mean compatibility with MS Office, then I doubt it. I think what Rohan meant to say is that adam would ship complete with a productivity suite of applications.

  187. Rohan, when u do the video, can we have a look at the pixel Qi screen on some wider angles? skepticism has arisen about this.

    and we need to see this thing run some apps in eden, just to see how it works.

    i agree IR remote app would trash anything else available. and btw, how many of the apps you’ve mentioned that will come ready out of the box are installable to SD card, rohan?

    i know 32gb is lots of storage, but with adams resolution, apps will be larger, and that worries me with me already owning a HTC desire, and having less that 20MB of storage left

  193. while im addressing you Rohan, do you realise the release of the video of u hands on with the newest build of adam will get us (being the adam community) the publicity adam deserves!

  194. @sebastian: wow, i didnt even thought about the old testament picture “adam eating apple”. that makes so much sense 🙂

  196. @klaus… I’m an atheist and i figured that much out… but its true, the adam is going to eat abble and spit it out. horrible crapple products

  197. GIMP? On a tablet? Why would you need a full featured image editor when the hardware will have obvious limitations?

    If Google does the nice thing and gives us Picasa on Android, it would be good enough.

  199. in pic #9 ,the 2 symbols between headphone and dc input, the lightning symbol could be the wifi on indiactor but what intrigues me is the ecg-like symbol is that something for the medical fraternity (the hidden feature?)

  200. ps: I found out that Photoshop is available for Android, if you don’t have qualms against non-Free software.

    mobile.photoshop.com/android/

  201. Now this is almost common. Other apps do such as Documents to Go, Think Free Office, and Open office. last one not on android yet but the other 2 are.

  203. no, i think that will be a switch not a button, perhaps the thing on thw far left of this image

  204. It’s beneath the touch buttons like home, back, search etc. so I’d wager that it’s for accessing settings.

  205. Thanks Rohan,
    it is wonderful update. It sounds it will do everything (or even more) that a PC/notebook computer can do. I hope it will be my permanent mate for conducting my lesson.

  206. No, he explained that people were SAYING that the secret feature was a switch that flips the adams orientation when the camera goes past a certain angle. He also said that that was NOT the secret.

  207. yeah,,, but it was fun 😛 and yes this is set as my home page sebastian 🙂 lucky you to be talked to by Rohan, the mans a legend.

  211. indeed,, another bonus feature never seen before! perhaps even integrated google TV could be in adam?

  212. What do you guys think the double buttoms or tabs are on the bottom right side of the Adam? I can’t figure it out. Maybe the SD slot? Take a look at the Red Adam pic.

  215. I’m with you on that one too. I would love to buy a signed limited edition version. A memento from this time of waiting, commenting and waking up early on a Saturday morning to check the blog.

  216. Doubt whether its an IR. Looks more like SD Card Slots. The other two look like Two Buttons for something.

    Has anyone managed to find if there is an physical switch to turn the wifi and the screen on and off in the photos anywhere ?

  217. I was thinking the same… IR is out dated… BUT..if you consider these Devices usually end up around the COUCH at home in front of the TV….what a great IDEA..an UBER SMART Remote control…

  218. Hello Rohan
    Thx for the photos, awesome ones!
    Just a question, what about Google Android Apps (like Gmail, Google Map…) ? Will we be able to install them on our own, will it be preinstalled by the team ?

  220. it could be for SD and sim card, with rubber tops. would make sense to cover those, they’re the only parts capable of falling out. theres a 80%+ chance they store SD/sim, the other 20% would mean nothing is holding in my SD or sim. which sounds dangerous

  221. Very nice pictures.

    I really want the Ferrari one- i always liked the Acer ferrari laptop- and hope the adam will come up with one. if its is not difficult now for production please go for it-

    The finishing looks good and the slots for different components are also quite nicely done. the four sense button looks good- hope they are nice to use.

    The symbols are also beautiful – the ink drop especially. Are there any further iterations or this was the 3rd and the last one?. Are u happy with the feel of the device, the glass matte finish- please post some tests which u guys are performing now on adam- on the hardware part especially.

    its end of 2nd week of Nov. since we are on time for FCC, So when we are hitting the FCC or is it already………?

    Waiting eagerly for next post.

    Regards

  222. well goodnight Notion Ink Community, its been nice talking to you all. im off to bed. Thankyou Rohan, for a great post and for your awesome interactivity with the commenters.

  223. I’m pretty sure there will be no printing function as you need a dedicated driver for each printer (thanks to Microsoft) if you don’t use for example a full Postscript enabled device.

  224. “Nearly all here are clocking something around 28 hours a week for their sleep. For us in the core team is around half of that”

    That means there are even more hours to spend working on Adam….Who needs sleep 😉

  225. Once again I must say Rohan that this has never failed to disappoint.

    I mean by this that I’ve never, ever read something or seen something about adam that has made me say: “Oh well, its still going to be cool anyways”

    I have always, at every stage, gone a little more like:

    “OH MAN, I AM FREAKING OUT, THIS IS THE BEST THING SINCE STAR TREK”

    This is the device I have waited 30 years to see created, and everything, every detail, every aspect is just better and better as things go on.

    I remember a post, long ago, where you said something like: “I pray that my faith will not fail”. That must have kept you going through all the tough times (I think that happened even before you had to change the investors) and the other delays, and the time that Nvidia had flash problems, and then developing the Eden, and when people were saying “Vaporware”, and when editorials criticised, and when we all get demanding.

    I remember an email I sent to you about 5 months ago, I don’t know if you remember – hope you’ve deleted it- but it began with the words “OH COME ON!” and was quite demanding. You so graciously replied to that email, I had no response but admiration which has just grown and grown. I want to apologise for that email publicly today and say my faith in you has not failed since that day.

    Thanks Rohan

    You da man!

    Phillip

  226. Rohan & team, here is my humble request: please please spend 10 or 15 minutes doing yoga or simple meditation every 20 hours; ever since I saw this post I was only thinking of you folks (seriously adam itself went a touch into the background) and make sure you spend at least another 10 or 15 minutes with someone who knows absolutely nothing about adam or who cares more about you than adam – that way they can remind you to breathe and make sure you guys are ok…. am begining to get very worried that you guys are so locked up in your rooms there and dont want to see draining yourselves out physically eventhough you have unlimited mental and emotional strengths

  227. You can see the images on better if you look at

    from the blog post “With (More) Love from China!”

    Notion Ink team – splendid work, i’m realy looking forward to adam.

    Cheers

  228. I hope that there is a way to “lock” the volume keys on the side, because I have had the problem on my phone and my Galaxy tab, that everytime I put it in or out of my bag I touch on the keys and than sound (phone ring) could be off so I can’t hear the rings for messages or calls 😦

    Kind regards
    Harvey

  232. the PQ button is perhaps this switch.

    it shows power up button, but probably there is more to it. it looks slider type, and perhaps two stage is there. one for power up and another for screen back light. or perhaps 3 stage- Rohan has mentioned in his earlier post there is also a toggle button for deep sleep/turn off- so may be some small innovation to include all three functionalities in one solution.

  233. Have a read on Bäckmans comment November 13, 2010 at 15:21

    He guessed that the power button has a dual function.

    On/Off for the adam and On/Off for the backlight.

    Cheers

  236. I need an application from which you have commented Rohan, and interesting multimedia player .. (maybe a xbmc or similar)

  237. Rohan,

    The pics of the Adam look beautiful; really a unique style and a sleek design!

    Very glad to hear you will have a full office suite for Adam- will its file formats be compatible with Microsoft Office and/or Open Office? Being able to transfer files between my desktop and my Adam would be important.

    Can’t wait to hear more about the pre-installed apps, love the idea/look on the weather app- very cool, and the list looks like you’re covering all the essentials. Will all 400 EAP participants be producing apps available at launch? More info on your Genesis stores would also be great. Hope we’ll get to see the UI in action in next weekend’s special!

    Best wishes,
    -ptf237

  238. ARGGGGG i’ve hit the end of the comment section!! 😦 Nothing to read until tomorrow morning for me.

    🙂 Australia 2nd in the EAP? I might be able to see some people walking around in Sydney with Adams then! I’ve seen the galaxy tab before it was out… SO there’s some hope in seeing an Adam early!! 😀

    I look forward to that video 🙂

  239. Without fear of, this tablet is the most expected all over the world. And in my island Puerto Rico is no exception. I want to be the first one to have it here.

  240. Please don’t ignore the Indian market. Looks like you are going to ignore (No EAP from India). I though you are going to bring some good India Centric Eco system (Music, Newspaper, etc). But my hope is diminishing. We are price sensitive. We may not pay 1 dollar for a newspaper. This is reason why you are shying away from Indian Market. Still we spend lot of money in digital media (talk to the caller tune sellers). The volume matters. Don’t loss the operation to capture the un captured market. India!

  241. Dear rohan ,
    I am disappointed to see 8 th weekend special that means eight weeks have goneby and please please reply to this post. I was reading today’s time of India Bangalore edition you can check online. It was the happiest day first it was posted in Hindu now. The editorial page had a write up ( as small one don’t mind). This was the happiest moment which made my day. Please please reply to this post I have been posting I have not received a reply even once.

    Thank you
    Rahul D Prabhu

  242. BTW, Ferrari adam “for-blog-14.jpg” has become my laptop background, it is officially my most favourite image because:

    1) Ferrari adam – this is reason enough
    2) Its a photo, not a render, so its real
    3) That bezel looks just beautiful – like you promised

    Phillip

  243. I’ve commented 44 times on this post alone….. A fifth of this post is me….. Lol

  244. Hi Andrew

    I think the track pad is still there. Rohan confirmed this in his Sep 25 weekend special -2.

    it says “……….At the bottom you will find the device casing which holds the track-pad as well. …………..”.

    It was Sep 25 and Oct 6th was the first adam prototype from the factory- never such fundamental change in such a short time- so hope it is there as that feature was regular in their earlier prototypes.

    Perhaps he is not showing the back for some other reason- like some card slot, some switch, some sensor. and we till now do not how to change the batteries.

    Regards

  245. you are supposed to sleep too! good night again 🙂 unless Sebastian is different from sebastian

  246. thought you were off to bed?

    mind you, I’m in aus as well (I think you said that’s where you’re from) so I can’t really talk

  247. From the comments, here I am getting the feeling as if I am reading some thriller, it is just too exciting.

    Now I am waiting for only one more feature to show up. No, not in Adam, but on the website. The Pre-order button. 😀

  248. Wow Rohan, great update! Great to know there’ll be an office suite, docs to go just isn’t optimized for tablets. Also, adam looks quite sleek- much better than an iPad, in my opinion.

  249. I don’t recall anything being said about student discounts? I wouldn’t mind of course.

  251. Same person…. And I was going ti sleep. But adam is more interesting than sleep. And its only 11: 45 where I am

  253. good night; get some rest so that you can be in tip-top shape for the 1000, 2000 comments races in future!

  254. You have to hack ADAM to load Linux (somewhere Rohan mentioned it). NI is not giving it pre-loaded or support it.

  257. “There is a lot more left”

    ???

    Ya but, if I’m not going wrong, the Pre-booking should start in early December..and we are in the mid-November.. (..one month left)
    I don’t know.. but the hope is really going down..

    I’m from Italy and I follow this blog from the first time I’ve read about Adam..
    I’m starting to thinking that, if this product is going to be commercialized, it will be in 2013..
    I started to collect money for buy this tablet but I’m starting to think that is just a waste of time, wait something that maybe will be commercialized in one year..

  258. haha wow more australians than i first realised 🙂 good to see im not even close to alone here . yeah i agree it is getting late but adam is horribly addictive so i may just stay awhile more, besides rohan just replied to another comment, the guys a gun and i enjoy watching him work

  260. now this is what I want commented here. Not those comments of @Adam @Jason in the last post.

    I mean we are so demanding of NI we have forgotten to say a genuine word of appreciation.

    Nice Philip.

  261. Slash gear said it, and I swear it was on the blog somewhere. I think it’s a 25 dollar discount.for universities and students

  263. Regarding the second on the far right of the bottom side in, opposite the end with the microphone(pic 13). if you look into pic 14.. the text beside the port looks like “RESET”… not sure thought what might be its functionality..

  265. @Rohan

    Your words here “what is still left to be done and how future generations are going to evolve” are really powerful.

    Great! Good luck!

    Devender

  266. What’s secret about that? Even if WinPhone and iOS are (or were) lacking this function, it is included in Android for a longer time.

  267. I must admit I am also amongst those of you who find it hard to wait any longer! It must be related to the fact that I started waiting for the Adam since CES and, as many, have been thinking about a similar product since the first UMPCs appeared!
    Let’s really hope the wait is about to end.

    Great post and keep them coming, Rohan!

  268. Hi,
    I’m also waiting for the adam to arrive in germany.
    I have a few questions:
    – How will the adam be sold, directly from india, or will it be sold over some dealer in germany (for warranty)?
    – Are the sources for the system open, so you can get the drivers for the components, maybe for installing ubuntu or any other OS on it? Not because im not happy with what i saw from the original OS on the adam, just because some programs may only be avialiable for Linux/Windows etc?

    – the last is more a question to this page: I love this blog, and i am looking here every day for news about the adam, but it is very difficult reading the whole comments, the topics mixed up – isn’t there a forum, where we could talk about the adam? I dont think this would be a great deal to install a forum software on your server…

    Best wishes from germany, Matthias

  270. I second that eh..ship to Canada first and we’ll send you back a Tim’s.

    First thing I do now when I wake up is check this blog. So many of us are just hanging on to be the first to pre order…..

  271. I had posted about other tablets like the toshiba folio 100 which has the same config as yours I am waiting for your tablet I want you to make it big . If somebody wants to go out and buy a tablet then why should you choose Adam over the folio they won with experience but you can do something like give it with gingerbread(2.3 ) or atleast promise it as soon as you can. Make it special you can still release it in the us as it still not released and you can beat them and make some publicity.

    One more thing even in the pics posted above it still has those big black Borders

    Thank you for replying
    Rootin for you
    Rahul prabhu

    Anp

  273. @Rohan

    If your Red “Ferrari” is one of the color, then I will buy it for my daughter. I wanted her to learn Telugu, but I am not successful till now. She get’s Red “Ferrari”, if she tries to learn Telugu. How about this?

    Best
    Devender

  274. power to democracy! appreciate your wait but lets not intrude into others rights please… if its rhetoric, you have the option of ignoring…. there is a whole world of us who wants more of the info

  275. OK, Mouthwatering! I am sooooo glad I held off buying the ipad. Shame it looks as though it won’t be available until after the Christmas holidays as I would have ordered one each for my son and daughter as well as myself!! Hope online pre ordering goes smoothly. Rohan, I am sure you have all the logistics in place as you must realise Adam is going to be one popular device.

    While I am here, just like to say hi to all fellow Adam fans around the world. It won’t be long until, like Rohan, we will have our own babies arriving!

  276. I am a ‘tech-centric’ physician. I love following the blog. First thing I do, on waking up in the morning, is check for updates. I can’t wait to have my hands on ADAM! IT deserves to be a top selling device just based on all the hard work you guys at NI have put in.
    I saw the videos of ADAM at CES. I was disappointed by the ‘laggy’ animations. I am hoping that the UI has been tweaked to make the graphics better.
    Great work Rohan and NI team!

  278. still it have big bezzels:(
    it seems it wouldn´t have size on oficial page(239x158x14mm):-(

  280. I noticed that too @mino but that might be just what it seems like from the almost perfect elevated (side) views which makes me ponder and inquisitive –

    If i was to show an ipad (assuming i had one) to my friends – the first (and most) shots would capture the screen at a wholesome angle. Why is it that we don’t see the screen from a good angle, in any of the over 10 photos? Are the narrower bezels taking a while?

    Best

  282. Dear Rohan,

    One of the great aps that make the Ipad a great business tool is the fact that it has Logmein. The app works seamlessly and allows us business travelers to connect to our office computers to get work done, and at the same time, it allows us to travel light as we no longer have to log around a heavy laptop, and instead can take a small and light Ipad.

    Knowing that there is an initiative between the folks at LogMeIn and Android to make a similar software for the Android based systems, do you have any news in that regard? Is there a Logmein Ignition software similar to the one used by the Iphone and Ipad that will be available to download as an app for the Adam?

    I have many IT colleagues who swear by this app on their Ipads and Iphones and have asked me if this will also be available for the new Adam. They are interested in seeing me be the “guinea pig” prior to them buying anything and have made the availability of Ignition a priority in any device they purchase…

    Thanks in advanced….

  283. simple its more than a tablet. what was the idea that gave birth to tablet? now expand that idea to go beyond……….

    Reread his comments on vision. Go back to first post of this blog.

    I am vague….:-) but I think its better to be surprised by NI.

    Hint : their vision is something which will result into a paradigm shift in what we meant by computing!!!!….an evolution. 🙂

  284. the adam will have official market access apparently so log me in ignition well work on it, in panel mode

  287. Great that Adam will have a full office suite! I have a feature suggestion (in case you haven’t thought of this yet). It would be nice to draw images on the fly and insert them instantly in the word processor, either in the same app or with a drag and drop framework from a compatible drawing app. As an electrical engineering student I would often use this for drawing circuits etc. Also optical or vector-based equation recognition would be awesome.

  288. Are we sure these are not renders again?

    This looks absolutely beautiful! I love the attention to detail with the small icons by the headphone jacks etc. Nice touch.

    I was initially worried from the last post that the ports looked a bit “sharp” around the edges, but in these images the ports look very professional.

    Amazing to hear about the office/paint applications too.

    Rohan, are you happy with the responsiveness of the screen? Does it feel like it lags at all, or is it very slick and responsive?

    This thing is blowing my mind!

  289. I hope at least postscript enabled devices are supported! All one has to do is to copy a ps file to the printer device to use it!

  290. Hey Rohan!

    This seems to be a nice idea. How about having a Limited Edition for the 1000 commenters and also put us on top of the pre-order queue! I would like to have the red version.

    Cheers!

  292. Gosh Rohan and team, I’m sitting on pins and needles waiting!! Ditto the comments regarding Christmas, I would have happily emptied my bank account to get one each for the whole family (especially my nan who has asked for a Kindle)!

    Thank you so much for sharing as much as you are able to and giving us a glimpse into the process (setting up the boring stuff like supply chain, support, shipping logistics). While we’re all here waiting for the piece of awesomeness that is Adam, that stuff needs to be nearly perfect. I am finding it absolutely fascinating! Take your time, get it right straight out of the gate, I’m looking forward to a long term relationship with NI so, Valentine’s Day would suit me just fine. ;o)

  294. I’m under the impression that the trackpad is turned on with a switch. Also, the hidden feature would be on the interior because Rohan said he was going to take apart the adam and show us everything inside but one.

  295. Hey man I don’t think I should be answering your question but I couldn’t resist so here it goes..
    1. Toshiba folio 100 is no match for Adam
    2. It still runs native Android and that is just a big ass phone

    I personally think there might not be a need to upgrade to gingerbread either as this is not a major release and notion ink has already implemented all that Google is wishing to implement and if I can’t have notion inks UI over it, I probably won’t even upgrade to gingerbread(that is If notion ink’s UI is as great as promised).

    And (no offence) your question is kinna stupid if you have been actually following this blog for that long.

  297. same here. The red and black one ROCKS!!! I dearly hope this color option will be available.

  299. Hi Rohan!,

    Just some thoughts ü . Since you’re using Biblical names for your masterpiece product (e.g. Adam, Genesis, Eden, etc.), its just reasonable to develop a well dedicated custom-made Bible software for your Adam tablet.

    Thanks!

  300. @Kalyan
    It would indeed be awesome for fps games, however only if the trackpad controls can be separately interpreted from touchscreen controls by the app. Then walking, shooting etc. buttons can be drawn on the edges of the touchscreen. Also a role for the accellerometer is thinkable, maybe for jumping or crouching, but I guess game designers could put it to more creative use.

  302. You were going to introduce “all but one component”… this omission sure is raising the suspense… come ooooon WACOM!

  303. Also Openoffice is open source meaning that it can help others achieve/understand what’s necessary for Microsoft compatibility. Granted, 100% compatibility is difficult to achieve but a high percentage is reasonable. So either way it’s still a reason to celebrate.

  304. I’m new to posting but I must say I am very excited for this product. For everyone who keeps asking about the little symbols next to the headphone jack, I have a feeling those are power and charging lights respectively since they are next to what looks like the charging port. As for the two black bars on the front of the device if you blow up the ferrari adam picture it clearly says SD Card on one of the bars so I would deduce the other would be the Sim cards slot…? or some other kind of card.

    Rohan,
    I must say the thing I admire most about you is that you aren’t saying “hey guys look at this product we made WE DEMAND YOU LIKE IT! (oh but you can only use it like this or we’ll sue you)” like some other blue jean wearing company man. It is very apparent how much you love this thing you have put your heart and soul into and I for one cannot wait to hold it in my hands because if I have learned anything at all over the past few years it’s that the things that usually are the best are the things that you can tell the design team really cared about. It is also very apparent how much you care about your consumer which is very important to me. So thank you so much for everything you have done you are doing an amazing job.

  306. Anybody else notice the mistake in the weather mock-up? That’s right, the temperature is in Celsius, which we don’t use here in the US. We use good old Fahrenheit, I’m not sure why, actually, but maybe because (1) We have respect for tradition and history; Europeans don’t have respect for … oh, never mind, that doesn’t work. How about (2) “Celsius” is obviously a foreign name, unlike “Fahren….” oh, never mind.

    P.S. It’s the wrong time of year to be 18 C at night in New York. It doesn’t get that high even during the day.

    P.P.S. How to convert C to F in your head: divide by two, subtract 10%, and add 32. This goes very fast after a little practice.

    P.P.P.S: Fun fact: The original temperature scale developed by Anders Celsius was upside down, with 0 being the boiling point of water and 100 being freezing. Since he was Swedish, probably he was trying to put as brave a face as possible on the climate. Either that or he was drunk.

    P.P.P.P.S: I really don’t like the term “Ferrari Red.” It screams “mid-life crisis,” sounds like it’s appropriate for a balding guy with a shirt open halfway down his chest, gold chains around his neck, and a for-rent girlfriend on his arm. I don’t have a better term to suggest, though; neither “Nazi Red” or “Hemorrhoid Red” seems quite right. (And a “thank you” to the spelling checker for help with that last term.)

  307. Thanks Rohan for the update. You are good to your word. Been waiting a year and I have to say the product development has been awesome to watch unfold. Hats off to all at NI! Have you recieved FCC certification yet? Have you decided to release before CES? All the best and get some sleep : )

  309. Sorry folks if I go back to the logo stuff, but @Manoj here just mentioned the “ink drop”. I am sure everyone must have noticed that but very few seem to have noticed that logo no.3 (I voted for it) had this ink drop in the background with a small case n in the foreground that looked like the outline of a tablet and the right side having the i integrated.

    That logo would also suit an animated intro for the “notion ink” concept – an abstract (notion) outline – the ink drop – takes shape (ink) as a tablet.

    Rohan, I am sure you like that logo, but unfortunately no one discussed this in the logo related post and it also got only 797 votes.

  310. Hi Rohan — greatly appreciated the update. Hopefully will see the finished post soon, but first, please get some sleep. I hope you will be able to address availability of android market and being able to reach Barnes&Nobel and Border’s Kobo.
    My best to you and the great team!!!

  312. Hi NI! And all the loyal readers of this blog 🙂

    Thanks for the post and for the Images!, It’s always nice to wake up on Saturday and find a Week-end Special from Rohan… Now my weekends wouldn’t be the same without them…. hahaha

    Some stuff that I want to comment about: 1. Indeed none of the photos shows the HDMI port, just a small glimpse to the Label. 2. Great to know about the FULL Office suite! 3. I didn’t see anything that could be a Docking Port.

    I hope everyone enjoy this weekend 😉

  315. interesting comments from nvidea ceo..
    “And so whether it’s the quality of the work of the craftsmanship that our teams are working on, or the capabilities of these devices, they have to be absolutely ground-breaking or why would anybody come to buy them? So I think that the extra time that was necessary to build these devices, and build the operating system and all the applications and the system software necessary to do it — and obviously, we’re not going to talk about what they are right now, but they’re going to be absolutely magical. And so I think that that’s the important thing to realize. And I think that although we’re a little bit late, the market potential is so huge, and this is the future of computing. This is the second device into the future of computing.” Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO, NVIDIA

    http://www.slashgear.com/tegra-2-tablets-will-be-absolutely-exquisite-promises-nvidia-ceo-galaxy-tab-just-a-large-phone-12113790/

  316. I can understand you want Adam to be big, but this sounds a bit desperate to me. Why Adam need to chase on Toshiba, ViewSonic, HP, etc whoever, so called big names rushing to throw out something in order to, hopefully, get a slice of the iPad pie? Look at how Gizmodo and Engadget trashing Samsung Galaxy Tab, you will get a sense how those guys so not ready to make the real android tablet rather than pushing out a stretched big android phone.

    While, Adam is a invention! With completely new and unique UI, hardware configuration and design, full customized application set… too many to list, but the point is why Adam need to beat anybody? I think it will be the opposite, who can beat Adam? Like on NI frontpage, the Revolution claim “Every once in a while, there will be sth coming out to redefine everything…”

    Whether Adam going to big or not, there might be some force up there out of Rohan’s control, but within his and his team’s control, they are taking “Every once in a while” message, pouring their hearts and talents into creating sth new. Why all of us following Adam, it is fresh, it is pure heart driven, it is hard hard work to answer the call from the dream. There is no burden like all those big names…

    There is no guarantee a revolution will succeed, but the journey of a revolution will always succeed, and we are witnessing and humbly part of it…

  318. Very excited to hear there is a full office suite!! And a postscript program would be fantastic!

    Sign me up for a ferrari and hurry up and lets us order already!! I can’t hardly stand the wait anymore!

  319. First time commenter – but I’ve been following adam’s progress for a long time. It looks fabulous and I can’t wait to get one of my own! Congrats Rohan and team on your accomplishments and I, for one, am amazed at your restraint and how you’ve managed to NOT share everything with us. Especially in the face of the requests (demands!) and disbelief of so many. You have a fine line to walk – I don’t envy you that – I know how hard it is to not share good news.

    I’m not the techie that many of you are so I won’t push adam to the limit of his (?) abilities, but one thing I’d like to see is a good cookbook/recipe app. Something with a search by name, ingredient, tag, date used, and where I can note changes and adjustments. Pictures, too, maybe. It would also need an easy way to input a recipe. A straight Word document is too cumbersome. And while I’m at it, the same kind of thing for knitting and crocheting. I have a Nook now that reads .pdf’s and it’s great to use for patterns, but I can’t note changes or keep track of where I am in the pattern or attached photos of the finished project.

    I hope that this community will remain as active after the adam comes out. I know that I’m going to need a lot of help utilizing it to it’s fullest. I’ve not used a touch screen device before and I’m afraid I’ll be a little overwhelmed. It’ll be interesting…

  321. I’m tired of posts that didn’t say anything. I will come here again when NI have something, like Kno, and maybe I will be using one.

  323. Hi Rohan!
    Even if the answer is no, please do atleast reply this is my 6th post with as many emails too

    Great to see new multi angle images of the Adam.

    Keep up the good work Rohan & Team.

    Rohan can you please accept my EAP entry for the App Store? I have not heard back from Notion Ink about my email on 4th November yet. Please do reply. Most appreciated.
    Actually, I missed entering my entry by the 3rd. Please please please accept.
    My emails are – ronak dot rathod at fmr dot com
    Rathodronak at yahoo dot com

    Thanks,
    Ronak Rathod

    Reply

  324. @Tejas rohan already mention that adam will work with any capacitive stylus you can find in the market! but shipping an adam with a stylus could be a good idea and with something to clean the screen and a shelf :D! that’s all i want!

    cheers,

    Pj

  325. CES was almost a year ago, pre-froyo era…..
    You think they didn’t tweak anything in the past 10 months?

  327. Hp has introduced a concept called ePrint and apple iDevices are getting air print feature in iOS 4.2 based on this. It does away with old fashioned pc way of needing drivers for all printers.

  328. Having a decent type of image editor(not necessarily a full-fledged) would push tablets that much more towards being self-sufficient. I can transfer my images to the tablet, process them, and then print..will make life SO MUCH simpler, you know.

  329. Excitment is not only anticipating the week-end post but reading all comments one by one.

  330. HP’s new ePrint printers gives your printer a unique “email address.” whatever you sent to that address your printer will print. (from anywhere, and it has to be connected to wifi)

  331. Good point about the Celsius :)…but I am pretty sure NI has included options to choose between Fahrenheit and Celsius in the settings…

  332. and geeta software and quran software and gur granth sahib too and other possible religious tools and software…I guess all this will come from the eco system of apps…but good point, it will be nice to have

  333. Recent reviews of android tablets make it obvious that the success of the Adam will depend more on software/applications than on hardware. One also needs beta testing to flush out unforeseen problems with the design (e.g., antenna issue with iPhone). Makes sense to have limited release to developers (I am not one). There is a danger of waiting too long … iPad could add webcam and enable multitasking, Toshiba could fix software issues with Folio, Apple and/or Google could come out with a tablet with full access to large application marketplace, etc. I’m willing to wait awhile, since nothing else I’ve seen is comparable.

  335. I love the idea of a signed limiting edition for all drooling fans here! And I want the Ferrari one!

  337. Only if building a tablet was akin to cricket, then Rohan would be our “Tendulkar”!

  338. Ereader and a comic book reader were mentioned by Rohan. So they’re already there. Rohan was mentioning based on our comments all the other important apps that will come standard.

    NI team, please take enough rest and the gang here has enough confidence that you will bring out a very well designed product with best features and apps. You need to be rested well to be ready to take a bow soon. You’ve earned it!!!

  339. IT Colleagues with iPhones and iPads…. LOL at the IT department there are 23 Android phones and only one iPhone. The only department were the iPhone outnumber Androids is the Design and marketing department. Needles to say I don’t have experience with logmein but I think you can do the same on android with VNC

  340. I don’t remember seeing it officially anywhere, but the rumor has been floating around for some time. I’ve got my fingers cross for it though.

  342. Hi Rohan,

    Thanks (again) for this great post and for your time to make us happy! Having full Office and Paint is great! What about the reading app, and what formats Adam will support?
    I hope you’ll be able to tell us more about pre-orders soon, since I’m traveling all December and I don’t want to miss it!

    Have a great weekend everybody!
    Cami

  343. With all due respekt for religious freedom and diversity – it’s not the Job of a Hardware (and OS) developer to provide you with religious liturature. I for example, would be very irritated ( at least) by a preinstalled bible App., so let that be a task for one of the many independent developers…

  344. but it isn´t like prototype and don´t have size from orifical site
    i know it’s not a huge amount bigger than the ipad, but what? iPad is very big like others 10″ tablets, I am very dissapoiting Adam will be also:(

  345. Adam and eve were the first of the creation by God in Genesis where the evolution of living being started. NI wants to start a new evolution in tablet and take it beyond with their Adam, Eve and Genesis. Am I any where close to the mark, Rohan?

  346. Sure there is a lot of things left, this is always the case prior to releasing a first product. (getting the SDK ready, set up a sales channel, distribution and the other 1001 small things) A good sign that they are getting ready is the short amount of sleep the team is getting…. this never happens early in the process (you can’t keep it up to sleep 28 hours or less a week… it only means one thing; they are getting ready for release.

  347. Yo Rohan,

    My mind = BLOWN AWAY

    Much love & respect for this latest post. Wonderful photos, great update. As for the rest of us constantly hovering around this blog, keep the faith, people. 😉

    P.S.
    Somebody check on Greg, I found it a little unusual to see his name only pop up around 2-3 times while scrolling down these 300+ comments. I’m pretty sure he’s down on a floor somewhere in spasms after this update. Head must’ve overloaded when he saw the latest photos, lol.

    Peace out, peeps!

  348. quite true. though very similar I think NI vision is different. whereas apple make premium products, NI is aiming for premium content and affordable HW products. This way, a step forward to something like PAN connected to GAN (personal area network to global area network!!!)

  349. It is not rumor. Our good buddy Rohan here spelled it out very clearly at the very beginning when it all started happening, seems long time ago 🙂

    Why did I feel old when making that statement? Hope we don’t get old before actually having Adam in our hands. 😉 can’t help pulling our dear buddy’s leg here.

  351. I agree, it says “RESET” next to the other hole (opposite end of where Microphone is).

    And it also looks like it might say “SD CARD” on what appears to be a cover over the slot on the right, along with a second cover next to it. I can’t read what it says on the second cover though. Maybe it says “MICRO SD”. If they decided to include both types of SD. Just a guess though…

    And since those appear to be covered ports/slots, there is a chance that may be a covered port/slot on the side next to the headphone jack instead of IR. Though it does look like IR, but now I’m second guessing that.

    Did you also notice the white circle on top of the Adam, (on top, but to the left of where the switch is in photo 3 or 9). I wonder what that is for. It is printed on there like the CAP-SENSE buttons (4 touch keys) on the opposite side. So possibly another button.

  352. +1 for the signed limited edition. Black/black, black/red and black/dark blue for me please. What do you expect me to do with so many colors?:-)

    Alternate option is to have accessories that allows one to change the side colors. Would be pretty cool. May be only for the Adamanters here.

  358. @Beowulf

    if Greg did get knocked out at least he is seeing Adams flying around his head …..

  360. @rakesh

    That symbol is often used to represent a device’s connectivity heartbeat… ie: a connection to the internet via wifi or 3g, or network activity.

  361. It has been stated it has full market access (+ Genesis) so it takes about 2 minutes to download and install these in case they do note come preinstalled

  364. @Jacob and Bruce,

    I agree that Rohan means Adam is much more than just a tablet when he said that. It does not preclude Adam from having a digitizer. Though my hope for digitizer is just that… hope. There has not been anything yet that convinces me there is a digitizer, though it could be the hidden feature we are waiting to hear about.

    @everyone

    On a side note. The case and capacitive stylus I ordered came and my 15 year old son has been using the capacitive stylus on his iPod Touch 4G and it works really well. Hand writing is great and he has done some pretty cool drawings with it. And that is on a tiny screen. So even if Adam does not have a digitizer, I feel confident we will still be able to create really good hand written notes and drawings with a capacitive stylus. Though a digitizer will obviously be much better for fine art and detailed drawings so if its not included in Adam, I sure hope they will include it in Adam2.

    FYI: The capacitive stylus I bought that works really well is the one made by Targus. In fact I just ordered 2 more of them from Amazon since my 8 year old son also wants one for his iPod Touch 4g, and I’m sure I’ll never get the one back my 15 year old son has taken over…

  365. Rohan,

    Many thanks for the new post; it gives us all hope to see Adam complete and to be a part of it. Very much looking forward to you finishing the other post you mentioned 🙂 Please do get some sleep though, and something to eat!

  366. Here’s to the NI family:

    Keep the Faith by Michael Jackson

    m-hmm
    If you call out loud
    Will it get inside?
    Through the heart of your surrender
    To your alibis

    And you can
    Say the words
    Like you understand
    But the power’s in believing
    So give yourself a chance

    Cuz you can
    Climb the highest mountain
    Swim the deepest sea-ee

    All you need is the will to want it
    And a
    Little self-esteem

    So keep the faith
    Don’t let nobody turn you round
    You got to know when it’s good to go
    To get your dreams up off the ground

    So keep the faith
    Baby yeah
    Because it’s just a matter of time
    Before your confidence will win out

    Believe in yourself no matter what it’s gonna take
    You can be a winner but you gotta keep the faith
    Gon’ keep it brother
    You got

    And when you think of trust
    Does it lead you home?
    To a place that you only dream of
    When you’re all alone

    And you can go by feel
    ‘Stead of circumstance
    But the power’s in believing
    So give yourself a chance

    I know that you can
    Sail across the water
    Float across the sky-i
    Any road that you take will get you there
    If you only try

    So keep the faith
    Ow
    Don’t let nobody take you down brother
    Just keep your eyes on the prize
    Feet flat on the ground

    So keep the faith
    Baby yeah
    Because it’s just a matter of time
    Before your confidence will win out

    I told my brother how to do the thing right
    Lift up your head and show the world you got pride
    Go for what you want
    Don’t let them get in your way
    You can be a winner but you gotta
    Keep the faith
    Gon’ keep it brother
    You got

    I know that keepin the faith
    Means never givin up on love
    But the power that love has
    Has to make it right
    Makes it
    Makes it right

    So keep the faith
    Don’t let nobody turn you round brother
    You got to know when it’s good to go
    Get your dreams up off of the ground

    So keep the faith
    Baby yeah
    Because it’s just a matter of time
    Before your confidence will win out

    Better stand up and act like you wanna do it right
    Don’t play the fool for the rest of your life
    Work on it brother and you’ll make it someday
    Go for what you want and don’t forget the faith

    Look at yourself and what your doin right now
    Stand back a minute just to check yourself out
    Straighten up your life and how your livin each day
    Get yourself together cuz you gotta keep the faith

    Don’t let nobody take you down brother
    Just keep your eyes on the prize
    Your feet flat on the ground

    So keep the faith
    Baby yeah
    Because it’s just a matter of time
    Before your confidence will win out

    Lift up your mind before your mind gets blown
    Some things in life you’re best just leave them alone
    Go for what you want
    Don’t let it get in your way
    You can make it happen but you gotta keep the faith Gon’ keep it brother
    You got to keep the faith
    Yeah keep the faith
    Gon’ keep it sista
    You got to keep the faith

    I told my brother how to do the thing right
    Lift up your head and show the world you got pride
    Go for what you want
    Don’t let them get in your way
    You can be a winner if you keep the faith

    Straighten out yourself and get your mind on track
    Dust off your butt and get your self-respect back
    You’ve know me long enough to know that I don’t play
    Take it like you want it but you got to keep the faith
    Gon’

    Don’t let nobody take you down
    Just keep your eyes on the prize
    Your feet flat on the ground

    So keep the faith
    Baby yeah
    Because it’s just a matter of time
    Before your confidence will win out
    But till that day
    I said you gotta keep the faith

  368. I have been following this blog for few months and think that Adam could replace my laptop for surfing/studying, I hope so that Adam will reach my expectations.

    I am happy to see that Croatia is in EAP program, what should mean that I can pre-oreder to Croatia 😀

  369. Rohan
    I believe that you have developed a cult of Adam lovers and now I am thinking about possible posts of these lovers after they will have their own Adam in their hands. I anticipate that all those posts (from Adam) shall be an array of words of endearment, admiration and appreciation….all mixed, because you allowed these people to be part of your journey…..a dream project getting realized. Being part of success is always satisfying. I am not much into what makes a computer rather I just use them but I know how it feels to handle and develop something from the core of idea/ideas because I manipulate DNA and antigens….to develop vaccines.
    I am sure there are more than X100 people, or even more, reading your posts and comments of Adam lovers than the number of people commenting. I wish you all the best from all those who only read and hardly comment because they are just users and not into technical details of computers. 

  371. Thanks Rohan!

    I see that some were taken with your Canon Powershot SX10 IS and some were taken with a Nikon D5000. And Adobe Photoshop CS5 was used for modification. Much better than using a camera phone…

    And like I said before, Please feel free to add your other post detailing the components inside. We won’t get mad if you do two in one day. 😉 Hint Hint

  373. Rohan,

    I had signed up via email but didn’t register for the EAP as I didn’t have any apps to show. But I’m still interested in getting the SDK to develop apps. When will people like me get access to the SDK. Hopefully right after the EAP folks.

    Also if more knowledgeable guys need some help in developing, testing etc, there might be people here that would be interested in doing the work. Is anything in place to achieve that community driven development effort?

  374. I like all I’m hearing (reading). I get more excited with every posts. Look like it’s coming up really nicely. Thanks for the hard work and the updates.

    With so much work still left to do It feel more like a January release to me but I hope to be wrong. But as January happens to be my birtdhay month I don’t mind celebrating with an Adam.

    Looking at the pictures I too am intrigued with what’s between the headphone and the USB port. It doesn’t look like a cover as some suggested, a bit too glossy, more like an IR port (also suggested by some) and it doesn’t have any marking any input port would have.

    On an unrelated matter I was wondering about the 32GB limit for the drive is that an Android limitation (I don’t remember seeing other Android devices with 64GB) or is it just to keep the prices low. Also how easy is it for a user to upgrade it (I’m aware it would void any warranty)?

    I happy to see Canada involved with EAP1 (Go Canada!).

    Looking forward to that teaser video and faithfully waiting for the big anouncement (that’s when all will be disclosed and we’ll able to pre-order).

  375. I’m curious how soon you’ll be able to integrate the dual-core chips into future iterations of the Adam?

    Definitely an amazing job on the pictures. I’ve noticed the overall tone from other sites on the Adam is starting to warm up as we draw closer to production.

  377. @Ajesh

    “i think every1 in the blog knows u and read ur post”

    That’s a scary thought. I better be on my best behavior!

    @paulikxp
    Yep, HDMI is definitely there. It was just interesting that it was not shown in the photos… Maybe there is someting near the HDMI port that Roahn did not want us to see yet, like the white circle on top of the Adam, (on top, but to the left of where the switch is in photo 3 or 9). Possibly that is another CAP-SENSE button (touch key) above where the HDMI port is.

  378. WOW!! 14hrs of sleep per week. 2hrs/day!! That is nuts. I bet it’s fun too!

    I have an interesting observation. Do you guys see how complicated (in a positive sense) Adam’s design is. The edges, corners, curves, swivel camera, magnalium chassis, multiple layers of hardware…. In contrast, iPad, Galaxy tab and most other tablet are simply comprised of front screen, middle electronics and a plastic back shell.

    I wonder how NI is able to set the price for such sophisticated hardware so low. I bet their isn’t much margin if at all. For example, take a company as big as Samsung, which basically makes everything in house including flash memory, ram, lcd, microprocessor, and even battery. Even they are having a hard time competing with iPad on price, because of high volumes. Considering the low volumes that NI would be selling in the beginning, I can’t help but conclude that they might very well be losing money on this, at least in the beginning.

    I know Rohan would never discuss this aspect, but what do you guys think?

  379. I think that is the symbol for the standard Android “menu” button. (If I am correct about standard Android buttons being Home, Back, Menu, and Search.)

  380. Well I’m sitting in the Heart of Germany and it should be Winter by now and it had 19°C this afternoon.

    Well Why Nazi Red? For us unknowing germans:D

  381. a lot of blog and sites are covering this.. god for adam..
    but i have noticed particularly “engadget” is quite on this.. wanna know why.. any engadgeter here..

  384. FYI, Just above the slideshow: “(Interestingly India is missing from the EAP 1, but has its presence all over the EAP 2 selections)”

  385. Best guess so far is either IR sensor or a port/slot cover. If cover, probably rubber but looks like glass/glossy plastic in the photo. If port/slot, could be SIM, SD, USB 3.0, etc. Just guessing…

  388. Hi Rohan,

    A great update!

    Just wanted to know if the hidden sensor is related to the camera and also if you are incorporating “sixth sense technology”.

    The idea came to me seeing your profile photo with one eye replaced by the camera lens!

    “The adam will see and visualize what a normal eye can see”

    Keep up the good work!

    Some of us are quite Zen like patient!

  389. Can you integrate a pico projector also into your camera mount and allow us to use the Adam to project slides or movies for presentations? An integrated pico projector would make the Adam blow the competition out of the water across the board!

    I wonder.. is this the secret component you haven’t told us about? 🙂 Well, I can at least hope right?

  390. @baeckman
    Great job on the summary. Included my comments below…

    “On the long bottom side we can see, from left to right, the microphone hole, another strange hole (probably not another microphone for stereo, it is not the same printed label next to the hole) and two things that looks like buttons. But i think they are the sim and sd slots covered with lids.”

    –Other hole is RESET
    –Not sure on covers either…

    “The close up on the right side of adam
    We can see the following, from left to right, dc connection, two led indicators (first one is power connection, second one is probably if the unit is on or off). After that we have, what i think is a headset connection, meaning both stereo and mic connection. The next black square I think is an ir sender/reciever, it sure looks like that at least. And finally we can see a second usb. WE also see the text for the HDMI port.”

    –Second LED is likely for network connectivity / transmit/receive indicator (heartbeat)

    The close up on the right speaker
    We can see a switch with a label that looks like power switch. Will it also work as a backlight switch? It looks like it can switch to the right but also be pushed to the left (without getting stuck there, when releasing it it will go back to the position that is shown on the picture). Switching to the right maybe turns off backlight lightning and pushing it to the left for a second or two will turn the adam on or off. What do you think? In this picture we can also see that it is not the final design. The adam logo will be in lower case but on the picture it looks like the logo is in upper case letters.

    –I think the switch is for the back light.
    –Yep, Logo still needs to change to lowercase.

  391. Maybe so. If that is the case. Rohan, please show us the back and use photoshop to blur the logo and stickers.

  393. Rohan,

    Looking forward to a Memorable launch. All the Best.

    Hope soon there will be a day, great products get launched first in India.

    regards,
    Ram

  394. I think NI got to give Greg a free Adam for his ever-increasing obsession..Go Greg Go! 🙂

    P.S: Wonder what would happen to Greg if Adam turns out to be a vaporware?

  396. “Coming back on pricing, we want is cheap as well. I don’t think profit is in hardware. It lies in the ecosystem. And when the best hardware can be clubbed with a massive eco-system, you are talking about a revolution. There are unusual barriers in hardware which will not allow anyone to reduce prices below a certain level. Reason I think is, as soon as a component hits large-scale manufacturing to become cheaper, next generation, better and faster component is available at the same. You probably have noticed this with Apple a lot.

    How do we break this? Well we have ideas.”

    https://notionink.wordpress.com/page/5/

  402. “–Yep, Logo still needs to change to lowercase.”

    This would lead me to believe,
    1) This isn’t the final build
    2) The final build will have
    a) lowercase “adam” logo and new NI logo on the back
    b) corrected hdmi port alignment if it is even physically possible to do it

  403. @Bhavya Yeah I see that. But the ecosystem has to me massive to start generating profit.
    I am concerned if they are taking a hit on just hardware.

  404. agreed, I was surely going to go for an all black or silver look, but now I may go for a Ferrari if it ends up being available 🙂

  405. Hello @all,

    After reading the blog a while now, i can´t wait to buy Adam! Unlike other tablets it has features I´m really looking forward to. And the pictures look absolutly great! I think Rohan and the whole team of NI is doing a great job here!

    A short question: As I´m from Germany, how will I be able to buy it in Germany? I would much prefer to buy it via a german onlineshop, like amazon.de. You know, because of warranty and so on… I´m a little sceptical about shipping and buying it in Germany would be reassuring. But in any case, I´m rather determined to buy it and can´t await it.

    As for the hidden feature I´m rather amused. There are a lots of speculations here what it is. I think Rohan is sitting there and enjoys himself with these speculations and is laughing about them because it´s something completly different. 🙂

    Greetings

  406. @ Christian Kramer

    I don’t see “due respect” in your comment. It’s not your right to tell others what is proper and
    what isn’t. Being irritated makes as much sense as someone else being offended by a music app
    because they didn’t like music or any other app\subject for that matter. Remember, part of diversity is allowing others their opinion, not being offended because they aren’t like you.
    Many Adam fans of all persuasions are interested in a huge diversity of applications including
    religeous. Please allow others their opinions, even if you don’t agree.

  408. Well, the uppercase logo has not been changed to lowercase yet. So the bezel may still be over-painted too.

    But you can trust what Rohan told us! The bezel will be much smaller (6mm on all sides) than it was in the photos of the first manufacturing test run. Right Rohan?

  409. @kay
    I suppose Gecko was drunk when he composed his weird post.
    And yes, why Nazi Red? Only because the flag with the swastika used to have a red background? Probably typical American sight of those things. I worked in the sightseeing business in Berlin and very often one of the first questions of Amercian tourists on a sightseeing tour was “And where is the Führerbunker?”

    Nevertheless: I want a I-don’t-mind-how-it’s-called-red Adam!

  410. I follow engadget a lot and they mainly like to cover stuff by the big corp’s (Sony, Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, etc). The few times they post something on Adam the comments following it are extremely stupid and negative and say something along the lines of “vaproware.”

  411. @ bruce, you aren’t reading too deep into his words now are you? To be honest though, I hope the company does bring something that will change the industry and consumers alike.

  412. for some reason I thought the adam was really thinner than the ipad, but it does not appear that way.

    It seems thicker in the pictures than a thin netbook. At 0.8 inches thick it would seem.

    Please provide the dimensions of the device, if you havent already.

  414. please, dont expect too much from the adam! it isnt a 3000dollar machine! i dont think, that such a pico projector can be integrated on top of all thats already given for a price of just around 500dollar…just my realistic point of view…

  415. @mino: 10″ remain 10″ and because of it’s 16:9 form factor Adam will be a bit longer but narrower than the iPad (which is 4:3).
    Today I saw a Viewpad 10 (@Maplin in London) and was a bit shocked due to its sheer size… Adam will become the same. But it needs to be that big for that you will be able to work with it properly.

    What do you mean when you say “it isn’t like prototype and don’t have size from official side”? The measures on the .in site are surely the ones from an early prototype so the final Adam could be a bit bigger than that (screensize remains the same, thicker bezel = slightly bigger device). When you look at the magnalium frame, you can see the width of the bezel. The screen itself is as big as the aperture in the middle, and in the surrounding there are several recesses for the connectors, which are next to the screen and not below it, which would have made Adam fatter 😉

  416. Anyone here who likes the “Ferrari red”, please vote here. I call it Cardinal Red (the last one). I didn’t like the red on the original render but this new red of the actual Adam is much better.

    http://polldaddy.com/polls/results.php?id=3935071

    I am hoping I can use this data in the future. Too bad there is no metallic blue in these prototypes 😦

  417. If it is IR, it could also be a IR receiver. In which case the Adam would come with a remote control. There are lots of uses for that too…

    Control music being played from across the room

    Same control for movies, especially nice if Adam is connected to TV via HDMI and is not in your hands to control the movie.

    Some photo frames come with remote control so you can control the photo viewing from across the room.

    How about when connecting to a projector and doing a presentation… Would be nice to use a remote to advance to the next slide in the presentation.

    Just a thought…

  419. 1st is right, 2nd not. Of course Ubuntu needs device drivers but they are all included (obviously because still nearly no manufacturer sees the potential of Ubuntu). There are still many laptops with somewhat special hardware which are not fully supported by Ubuntu/Debian.

    And there is an unofficial forum: http://www.adamtab.com
    But the “real” fans are here, there are only 70 members over there.

  420. I may be in the minority here, but I would rather Adam was delayed for a couple of weeks if only to ensure that Rohan and his colleagues get proper sleep. Stay healthy, my friends (in my best ‘Most Interesting Man In the World’ imitation).

    If the IR sensor on board makes the Adam a universal remote, that will be quite cool for us couch potatoes. Now, if only I could also use it to turn off the cell-phones of loud callers on my commute train! Also, a toughened version of Adam that can be used as a frisbee or a ping-pong bat. But, seriously, a pico projector would be awesome. I will finally be popular!

  422. I can kinda see Rohan maybe being ok with the idea of taking a slight loss on hardware, but I could never see his investors being ok with that.

  424. is the screen going to be glossy?

    i know in previous posts you had mentioned it was going to be matte to make the pixel Qi easier to read in the sunlight.

    but all the pics show a glossy screen. so i’m a little confused.

    can’t wait for the Adam to come out so i can hold it in my own two hands!

  426. LOL – I guess I’d have to get some sleep to dream about the Adam. Seems my schedule is a lot like those at NI lately.

  427. And: even if it’s possible to run Ubuntu on Adam, it’s not that simple to install like on a PC… If you really want to, you can run Ubuntu even on a Nexus One, but without the Gnome or KDE Desktop Environment (or any other) due to the lack of device drivers for the graphics chip. But I’m sure it won’t take long until some clever lads will find a solution to run Ubuntu on Adam (if it’s really needed).

  430. This quote taken from Longbox press release. Notice the references to other media services.
    Anyone for Netflix!

    “Having a partnership with Notion Ink… ensuring that LongBox Digital will be part of the core entertainment system on all ADAM tablets side by side with their eBook, TV, music and film services… well, that really is a dream come true for us.”

    “It’s easy to talk big lofty ideas. To see a company deliver the goods, even when it isn’t easy to do so? Those are the kind of people you want to partner with, and Rohan and his team have been phenomenal in that regard.”

  432. Have to say the images are too good to be true! :)…

    Can we have a forum fast plssssssssss????

    Rohan, have to really appreciate your efforts to keep all of us in the loop answering our concerns & queries in spite of your sleepless nights!!!

    Absolutely no doubt on the build quality after seeing the picss!!! woooohooo!… I would rather wait a little longer to get the one fully loaded than rush out to get one partially built.

    I have a small query:
    Since I did not have any products to showcase, I did not sign up for EAP. Would it be still possible to get the SDK at least to develop some simple free stuff?

    Foot note:
    I have stopped preventing my friends from buying IPad. Just want to make them feel miserable once I have my adam! 😉

    Thanks again Rohan for your pictures… Made my day!

  433. @gecko

    With all those fun facts, you sound a lot like Cliff from the old US TV show “Cheers”. I’m just saying…

  434. I have seen some people requesting a pico projector in adam. But I don’t understand what would be the use of it in adam? what is the use of such a small projector in a device which shows a 10.1″ screen? What edge does it give you? I have seen the pico projector resolution going up to just 800*600. It certainly would be a good addition to a mobile phone but i dont think it would be useful in adam. Afterall adam is for functionality. Rohan’s aim was that.

    This was just my view. But please, if anyone requesting a pico projector, please elaborate what would be the use of it in adam (apart from increasing its price)?

  436. It is Nov 13th…..Holiday shopping is in full swing in the US now. Needless to comment that most of you in the US already know how Apple has accelerated the marketing with Verizon and Walmart carrying iPads ….now Samsung also out with its own tablet. With so many big boys flooding the market, ……………………..where is Adam!!

    Tooooooooooooooo lateeeeeeeeeeeeee to be too good !!

    Get into the game…..if you was a piece of the pie this christmas…..you need to be in the market now.

  438. Rohan Shravan, Yes satisfaction does taste sweet. The best of good fortune to you and your team. I am looking forward to be standing in line to purchase an Adam.

  439. The “lightning symbol” is to the right of the round port with the obvious single pin inside it, is to plug the power cord in. It’s a universal symbol for electricity.

  440. Didn’t see that until now… I just laughed so hard!

    I actually was away for a few hours sleep. Good to know I’ve been missed!

    But I’ve been making up for my absence and have added lots of comments as I have read through other people’s comments. 😉

  441. Thanks again Rohan and I can’t wait for Adam to finally arrive. I agree with the others and I am patiently waiting for you to explain all of the inputs and buttons as well as the office suite. Finish strong Rohan, you guys are about to turn the tablet market upside down.

  442. Good Idea!

    @Rohan, I’d hate for everyone to be disappointed if I didn’t get a free Adam… But maybe even a discount would keep them happy. 🙂

  444. The link you gave in this post requires you to be logged in. Access is denied.

    In the link you gave in a previous post above, I’m pretty sure you have a few color/labels mixed up (look at the bright red one in particular). I’m pretty sure it should be labeled as “Cardinal Red” and not maroon.

  445. yes you are right about the hardware being very low margin. also the currency rates USD-Taiwan $ and Yuan will have an impact. so i really hope notion ink financial design is as clever as their hardware/UI design : )

  446. @jaytea

    You’re looking at this the wrong way. Imagine your gadget came with a religious application that’s NOT from YOUR religion and you couldn’t remove it. Would you like that?

    (This is all hypothetical, I’m sure such a thing won’t be there anyway)

  447. Hi Rohan,
    I appreciate the work you and your team at Notion Ink are doing. Iam Leela Krishna from Hyderbad, i am looking for a gadget like ipad (a lot powerful with sim card capability, 3G, etc) and i happened to review few devices also some on youtube videos, some through my friends.

    I should say Adam is very good interms of features, my friends have used the tablets from India Vendor also, they are good (I feel you can guess the device i am referring to), but Adam features are way ahead of any of the tablets i have read/seen till date. But i see there are other companies coming up with similar features like Adam. So i feel it would be good if Adam comes to market early (ofcourse with a VERY HIGH quality). Being a MBA graduate & also a post graduate in Computer Science (M.Tech.) i can understand the technology part and (little bit of) economics in the tablet PC business.

    I feel the coming thanksgiving time would be the period which would decide which gadgets might be surviving in 2011 and which gadgets might be out of Production.

    I wish all the best for Notion Ink team. I can understand the challenges you would have faced till now in this project, 3 of my classmates have their own companies, and 4 other friends run their own Online business, they explain their experience in running OWN business and i should say hats off to the guys who DARE to start their own business and come up with INNOVATIVE products.

    I read about your gadget in Times Of India, Hyderabad, India Main Edition Page 14 and thought i should know more about you and the “Made in India” Gadget.

    I see that you are from IIT Kharaghpur, (iam also alumni of a premier institute) being an Alumnus of a premier institute i am glad that you are adding value to the Institute from you graduated.

    After seeing your site, blog, gadget I can’t wait to inform about the wonderful gadget in the MAKING to my friend and bloggers and made a short post on my blog @

    http://programmergenie.com/2010/11/13/adam-ipad-killer-made-in-india/

    All the best Rohan & Team..

    Keep up the good work.

    Regards,
    Leela

  448. This is looking better & better, I can hardly wait anymore. Thanks Rohan, I’m so looking forward to this. We’re right there with you, the anticipation is killing us!

  449. @paulikxp Well, that’s what I meant, of course, seperate drivers. So yeah, there’s the odd broadcom wl or the fglrx, but these are not the majority.

  450. I am just done reading all the msgs !! 🙂 🙂 400+ msgs in such a short period of time.. this time the race is gonna be for 2000 🙂

  451. Hi Jai,
    Even i know my friends who are dying to BUY ipad when it will be available in India.

    They do visit my blog so i guess i can make them keep an eye on Adam..

    I donno how come such a cool gadget by an Indian don’t get much publicity in India..
    I have see the other Indian Tablet PC, it is cool.. but i can say Adam’s features are VERY VERY Good..

    Regards,
    Leela

  452. Well what to say i am thrilled by this update!!

    @rohan:
    I just noticed in one of the pirctures (#3) that “ADAM” is in caps!! that definately means this is not the production piece but prototype!! and i must say quality of adam is superb..even for a prototype for lab use..

    I am really looking for the final version it would be awesome!! (:-) ofcourse red one)
    It would really be nice to flaunt in NY Subways (kinda a head turner to ipad owners!!LOL)

  453. Is it too futuristic to expect weight shifting feature in Adam? Could this be the secret feature which is definitely hardware related?

    This helps in non visual display of info. The users can feel heaviness at one end and lightness as needed for some apps, like in games. But can be applied in so many other real world scenarios. Makes interaction more lively.

  454. travelling business ppl, sales ppl to showcase their work/company’s work to potential clients; academic area- prof, doctorates, post doctorates etc who have frequent presentations.. if u r bored in an airport, u can project the movies on any surface and watch… so entertain urself.. these are just the basic one.s. if u rack ur brain can come up with much better ones..

  455. Oh, I’m not asking for a Pico projector on launch. I’m quite thrilled with everything that Rohan has told us so far and think that the Adam is awesome as is. Especially at the current price point.

    This morning, it just struck me that the extra something could be something like a projector. It would serve the same purpose as a projector on a phone – allow you to share images up to a larger audience.

    No, you (probably) would not want to watch a movie with it – but it would be very useful to share your screen with a group of people. Lets say you were at a small meeting where you want to show your impromptu design or sketch a figure or such- the Adam would enable a good sketch and the projector would allow you to share it with the group without having to physically pass the device around.

  456. Yes there was already a vote, but I want to vote again. Love that Red!!! Maybe they could do a special order. The red will get a lot of attention in public. Those that don’t want attention drawn to them will not want one. However people are going to ask about that Red one and that might help push sales in general Please make mine Red!!

    This pictures of Adam are the best so far, keep them coming.

  458. There are about 1000 posters here and several times more lurkers than that. Surely I should be getting a lot more than 17 respondents.

  460. great minds think alike, and fools seldom differ : )

    i’ve been tracking nvidia, stock is up 47% since mid august. was up 5% on friday in a very weak market. i think the adam revolution is already underway..

  461. @ Rahul, I think lxt11 has fully answered your question…I can’t agree with him more on his response. That folio tablet does not seem to be working out so well…

  463. Wow over 450 comments already. Just an observation – I think we are getting mixed up with 2nd guessing what the secret is, that is already there, and what one might want to be there. Perhaps another thread to this discussion dealing with what we might like to see in Adam2 and beyond would be helpful.

  465. As a 3D Artist in college; I can attest to getting less than 28 hours a week of sleep continually.

    I’ve been getting around 2-4.5 hours a night for the past 4 years+. (rarely 8 hours of sleep.. maybe once every couple weeks) It’s maintainable, but terrible for your health 😉 (massive amounts of monster energy help too)

    That being said; I can’t wait till adam’s launched so I can start working on Unreal Development Kit games for adam ^_^.

    If I can’t get my portfolio level on adam by may next year, I’ll go nuts! I know it has unreal engine support; and compared to what I’m working on… epic’s castle demo for ipad is nothing. 😉

    You’re right though, they’re in crunch mode- lots of things to do and a short amount of time.. it’s highly likely they’re spending some nights at the firm getting stuff done or taking shifts to be more efficient.

    Viva la adam!

    -Jaredu

  469. We need a new contest. A storyboard for a commercial. Get all our creative juices flowing!
    ——————————————————————————————————————

    We all have a notion. We all share the same passion. It comes into fruition. Behold….the ADAM! Notion Ink’s revelation to the world.

    Let the revolution begin!
    ——————————————————————————————————————

  470. Here we go again. Ok for the first 14 seconds you can see a white X on the screen. At 10 seconds you can see someone reach behind adam and then the white X moves to the corner(keep an eye on the corner with the camera, right before/during the movement of the white X the light is blocked out by someone. Then after the white X is gone the light returns as the person moves out of the way.) Unless the mystery feature is telepathic control over adam there is no other explanation of how the x moved.

    slashgear.com/notion-ink-adam-hands-on-digital-magazine-demo-1774515/
    Trackpad on that version. Believe it is more recent than those other slashgear pics.
    youtube.com/watch?v=LPowc1yM0NQ
    Rohan seems to really believe in the backside trackpad here and I believe this interview is more recent.

    Look chances are for that slashgear article they left the trackpad out because slashgear just wanted to see the inside of the adam. Why put the extra money into a protoype that is just going to be cracked open?

  472. Hey…a new update is always welcome…and yes..falling in love with the red and black ADAM….

  473. Tony, I actually beta tested Ignition on my Nexus One.. It works quite well, so provided Adam has market support as stated; it should work perfectly fine.

    However, even if it doesn’t- Adam does support flash to the best of my knowledge and I use logmein on the browser on my N1 as I haven’t tossed down the $30 for the ignition app yet; so even if the app didn’t work, you could easily do the work you need to through the browser.

    I’d say go ahead and double-check on your phone to see if the browser-based solution fits your needs, but thus-far it’s allowed me to login remotely from portland oregon to check on my house back in texas via webcam (login, start webcam, view on the phone screen all in flash) and do some moderate system work.

    Hope I provided some insight :),

    -Jaredu

  475. You should consider selling custom, vanity versions of the Adam (and Eve, whatever she is), with Swarovski crystals, 22-carat gold (especially in India), embosssed jewels, etc. I am sure these will be ugly as hell, but who cares: sell them at a high premium and so subsidize us fans at the geeky, lower end.

    And let’s not forget the Adam accessories. A nice leather case would be nice, one which fits snugly around the bezel, etc. with a holder for the stencil — or will a stencil fit into the body itself in swivel mode so you can prop up Adam on a table? I can see it propped up on my night-stand, with the Alarm clock screen-saver on at night, glowing a gentle green in the dark as I drift away to dreamland…

  476. @tigs
    I understand your reply. Being able to delete an app is a given. (it was for me anyway)
    for example I use Fire Fox instead of IE, its my choice, and delete IE, (at least the shortcut)

    Thanks for your comment.

  477. I’ve been registered there for a while. They’ve been down for me for about 3 days.

  478. As a US inhabitant I must say that I’m getting moderately used to Celsius; My recently purchased VW beetle is in C and I’ve no idea as to how to change it.

    If adam came with C, I couldn’t be too concerned.

    I’ve learned that 11-14 are comfortable, 17-24 are annoying.

    99% of weather applications have the option to switch, so that’s not a huge issue. 😉

    I’m in Texas for those wondering.

    Peace,

    -Jaredu

  479. I’ve been following your progress for about 6-8 months now and just wanted to let you know how thoroughly impressed I am with the your accomplishments.

    Your work completely resets the bar on tablet design and I can’t wait to be line to buy one.

    Congratulations on all your work and love.

  480. Oh, I forgot…Which languages will be supported? English is fine with me, but I think there are many potential buyers having problems with an english UI. They would probably happy, if their language is supported.

  481. There was a concept idea like the ELSE for browser tabs but I don’t believe the entire UI will be like that.

    notionink.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/week-end-special-part-vi/

    Not much has been given out about the UI itself. We got a sneak peak at Genesis with the longbox vid but other than that nothing.

  483. Dear Santa, (and Rohan)

    On the off-chance that you actually exist, here’s what I’m wishing for for the 2010 season: (You can use the Orthodox January 7th date if absolutely necessary 🙂 )

    Ever since you gave me my Nexus One (“N1”) HTC-Google toy earlier this year, I have been pining for it to be a little (a LOT) BIGGER! It’s currently my favorite toy, but it really needs an “NI” companion on the night table and one that I can play with outside in the Florida sunshine. I would like to be able to draw on it, and record music videos, and stream media to and from it. Most of all, I would like for it to big enough to see multiple screens simultaneously, since I my ADD and advancing age don’t seem to be getting any better.

    So here is my wishlist:

    – A multi-media touch-screen device that would suit Goldilocks… not too small, not too big… let’s say light enough to hold in one hand, but big enough to view complete web pages and letterbox movies with subtitles. I would also like to draw pictures with it, create and edit photographs, text, music and video, and stream the media I have on other gadgets to and from it.
    -It should have Fonts that Big Kids with short arms can read in the dark including these: http://www.droidfonts.com/ (Excellent legibility on the Nexus One)
    – .ogg file support with streaming and full ID3 tag support.
    – A long awaited TRACK PAD (with Synaptic or Cirque-style drivers?) and/or a “digital pen”? or better yet, Synaptic Clearpad ??00 (Is that the hidden surprise feature? 😛 )
    – A cross-source eReader app that allows for White-on-Black reading, with a hefty Sans-serif font like the one used in the KOBO Android app would be nice too. (It’s currently the most legible ebook app available on the Nexus One)

    -Also, if it’s not too late, it would be great if the microphone were on the western edge of the device, so it doesn’t get muffled when you are sitting in bed with a pillow in your lap… 😛 [Drivers for the Blue Snowball USB Microphone and the Logitech HD webcams would be nice too, for us musicians 🙂 ] I can’t wait to have a way to display my sheet music collection either. (I promise to practice more often).

    And last but not least… while we’re all waiting so patiently for you to drop down the chimney….

    -A well moderated phpBB or vBulletin forum (perhaps with input or partnership from the xda-developers forum?) would be splendid, and I’ll nominate Greg as our 1st moderator while I’m at it 🙂

    Thank you Santa!!! What is your favorite flavor of cookies? Can’t wait to see you!!
    love,
    Trovatrice
    ps Red is my favorite color too. 🙂

  484. Response to :varun said, on November 13, 2010 at 18:51

    If there is a keyboard at the back, then every time you hold ADAM or keep it down, the keys will be depressed having unwanted key strokes !

  485. The trackpad is still there. They wouldn’t make such a fundamental change so late on. The last time it was seen was when it was playing the inception trailer – there was a pointer (little white ‘x’) on the screen.

  487. Tablets are not meant to be self-sufficient. Touch screens are not good for everything, and this is meant to be portable. Think of it as an overpowered/supercharged touchscreen netbook

  490. Not expecting a pico projector at launch but say in the 2011 version. Recently, heard news that pico projectors with RGB lasers are out, in very small form factor, and with very high resolution. You can easily (well!) fold the circuitry into Adam’s existing body, and need worry only about the optimal placement of the optical path. Yes, this will be more expensive, but only by about $150 or so when all is said and done. You can make it an ‘enterprise’ version of the Adam.

    Imagine being the only person in a group with a device like this, and you want to share pictures or video with others, or as a teaching device in non-urban areas of a country like India or, more prosaically, for office presentations, for architects, for photographers, designers, for engineers on the field who suddenly spy a white painted wall, for collaborative work of all kinds.

    The Adam is a personal device, as designed. I think its in keeping with NI’s notion of an Eden-esque eco-system that it become a shareable device as well, and not merely digitally, but optically, socially.

  491. If I had to guess as to why there wasn’t a picture including the HDMI port it would be because the port doesn’t look very nice(way off centered to the top) and these pictures are more glamor shots than anything. Example of off centered HDMI(from baby post): notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5539.jpg

    I also doubt there is something secret around the HDMI port as we can see pretty close to the port from both sides:
    notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/for-blog-9.jpg?w=680
    notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/for-blog-10.jpg?w=680

  492. It’s the morning and I just got up. I have wood more so because of this new update! Made me have a wet dream not while I was asleep but first thing in the morning soon as I a saw this! Amazing!

    I think I have a case of Adamitis also known as A.D.D. (ADAM DESIRE/DEFICIENCY DISORDER). I’m sure y’all familiar with the symptoms and we know there is only one cure.

  493. Will the Adam have their own online bookstore? If it also serves as an eReader it should have one just like Sony has one although they are not a bookstore like Amazon or B&N

  495. It would have been nice if the trackpad were accessible from the front somehow so you can use it for drawing etc.
    From a design point of view I have no idea how you would go about something like that. A dvd drive tray style thingy that pops out the bottom perhaps? Or just offer usb accessory for those that want more accurate touch capability.

  497. Oh…and the white on black mode is sometimes hard on the eyes after a while of reading because of too much contrast. I would prefer light gray over dark gray (and vice versa)

  498. I see a photo with six Adams stacked on top of each other. The 7th is the Ferrari red which Rohan has, I believe. It’s interesting that these photos are all side views. No front view, probably because the Adam logo is still in all caps and the bevel is still too wide), and no back side view probably because we still do not have a Notion Ink logo ready.

    It would definitely look complete once we etch that new logo! If I can find a perspective view of the back side on the net, maybe I can create a composite (wihch I have never done before but since i’m playing around with Photoshop, i’d like to try). Hopefully Rohan will consider using my version of Bjorn’s revision of Pratik’s winning logo design.

    Revised Pratik-Bjorn version of Winning Notion Ink Logo

    Pleaes let us know if you like this better and make it know to Rohan by giving it a plus!! Thanks!

  499. .
    @Raj

    Yeap, seems the final version will have more bezel than the prototype we all first saw. I liked it more with less bezel…

    Also, why it aint a tablet?

  500. There are also android ereader apps such as Aldiko, FBReader, Kobo, Laputa, Nook, and Kindle. I’ve only seen kobo(i think it was) on a tablet so far and it seemed ok.Can hope LongBox digital might be able to chip in a reader option for normal books on top of their comic books.

  501. Rohan, Does it have a hole for a standard laptop lock? I’ve not been able to answer this one from pictures yet. btw your baby looks really _beautiful_ .

  502. Help me (and some others understand) – why wouldn’t all android apps work on the NI? If so, don’t we generally know which apps will work? Why the emphasis to build apps specifically for the NI as opposed to all android products?

    Sorry 😦 & thanks 🙂

  503. I’d love to vote, but I’m getting an “Access Denied – You must be logged in to see this page” message when I click your link.

  504. I hope Rohan gets his post online detailing the components and including the teaser video before we hit 2000 comments…

  505. Good idea (Adam2 wish list) but it will be better served when we have a forum rather than trying to do it with blog comments.

  509. @Rahul, is it so hard not being an idiot. If you need answers to your questions, do some research. There is plenty of information out there. Actually, you sound so dumb I am not surprised Rohan didn’t respond.

  514. That switch on the top right does not look good. It’s a weak point, looks like it will break. Compared to the iPad the Adam looks more than twice as thick. It is heavier too. The grill will get dirty fast and will be a pain to clean. The display/glass is elevated from the body; another weak point. Too much plastic. I worry about the durability of the Adam. The iPad by contrast is all metal and glass and built like a tank. I can see it lasting for years and years.

    On the plus side: the Pixel Qi screen, the Nvidia chipset, the rotating camera, the speaker design, the user interface, the custom programs, the price….

    I have a good guess about the secret feature but I won’t reveal it, except to say that I think it will be located where the trackpad is. Rohan deserves the right to do it when he sees fit. If it
    is what I think it is it will be unique and provide a functionality that even Apple will want to copy. I hope I am right, for it is something I would to have on my tablet.

  515. I wasn’t going to say anything and was actually going to ignore this post, but after seeing it multiple times, can you stop posting this?

    It was already stated that the 200 limit was hit for EAP 1. You are not going to get an invite into that. However, the EAP 2 may still be a possibility for you, but I doubt spamming (I’m sure six emails and six more comments that all state the same thing count as spam) him via email and comment posting is going to get your name to the top of the list. Also, assuming you are Indian, he stated that noone from India was accepted in EAP 1, but there will be plenty in EAP 2.

  517. thanks a lot once again for sharing Rohan, that little black rectangle inbetween the headphone jack and 2nd usb is not infra red (IR), its something else, i’ve seen the HQ images posted above & when u zoom in on that little black rectangle although it has a smooth glossy finish there is a small circle on the bottom right on that rectangle with something written on it! or it could simply be a covering lid on something that is a secret as of yet! 🙂

    btw Rohan you have given the approx. costing in dollors in your previous posts but have cleverly avoided the need to explain approx. pricing in Indian Rupees! and above that you have given a near perfect excuse that since you are not manufacturing in India and since our govt. departments are yet to decide as to what category your device falls in & that the custom duties, import duties etc. etc. has not been clear yet you are not able to do so. lemme tell you that a few other Indian companies have also launched their e-book readers in the country e.g. infibeam (pi & phi), Olive telecom (olivepad), Dell has already announced their ‘streak’ to be coming soon and Spice- the makers of spice mobiles are bringing their tab mi700 by december, so the question that arises here is that since so many companies have already launced their tabs in India and some of them are going to launch theirs within a fortnight, why are you keeping away from telling us the approx. pricing in Indian Rupees!, plz don’t give us the excuse that Indian govt. is yet to decide this or that!! when already some ebook readers have been already available in the market!
    I bet that your adam is for sure going to cost us Indians more as compared to americans/austrailians/rest of the world!.

    I have seen that you have been answering very few selected posts here, lets see whether you are able to answer this one??

    🙂 🙂

  519. hahaha, thanks red. sorry about that, i am completely lonely in the geekworld when it comes to my native language, didn’t even know that someone out there in the balkans knows about adam, hence the pleasent surprise ;).

  522. ok, so i last posted at 1am my time, now its 7:50…. back to ideas. i meantioned earlier thje idea of google tv intergration, which would work well on 3g model, less so on wifi, but would requre (or to the extent of my knowledge) no more hardware.

    can u give all the commenters a shout out when u post the video? maybe a “thankyou too all the enthusiatic followers of our blog”

    im pretty sure rohan got some sleep also, he hasnt commented in around 5 hours. nice to see he’s human.

  523. it’ll probably be like last time. we will be soooo anxious for the post, and juuust after 2000 he will post it

  524. @Tigs he does now, lol

    @Edward Yeah, I’ve also started to notice that as well, well excluding engadget..

  525. Hi Rohan,
    Waiting for Adam, What happened to FCC, any result? You mentioned Adam may hit at Christmas time (in USA), please let us know the pre-ordering dates..
    Whether Adam will be available as unlocked(micro-SIM or normal SIM)?

    One request to you is, please provide the additional accessories(Optional) like screen protector, dock, case etc.., I am requesting u these because when nexus one launched I did not find accessories.

    My 2nd post @ this blog.
    All the best, convey my regards to all NI team.

  526. @jaytea:
    First of all i just stated my private opiniion on this subject, and as i did this without the use of insulting or offending words, i think i had the right to do so. And for me, there is a significant difference between a piece of music or any other kind of entertainment media and religion. I don’t know, if you’re from the US? this may be a cultural thing, but for me, being central european, the mixture of commercial entertainment products, commercial industry and religion is a kind of sacrilege, religion is a deeply private thing, and if you want all the different religions and philosophies to live peacefully side by side, everyone has to respect each others boundaries.

    For me, as an atheist, the Bible with it’s countless parts about what happens to the nonbelieveres and of how worthless and lost they are, as long as they don’t find their way to God, is a very offending book – and maybe to a moslem who may not be ready to forgive what happend during the crusades it could be offending, too.

    So preinstalling a religious app (which features only one Religiion) on a consumer electronic device is a kind of statement, which may influence my decision to buy it, because it’s not _my_ statement. Would you continue to love the adam, if NI decides to preinstall a book that is known for its blasphemous, atheist polemic against christianity? I don’t think so…

    So, let’s all be nice and decide for ourselves, what enlightening literature should acompany us on our adam, and buy it from an independen App developer.

    Christian

  528. My God. I’m getting addicted to this site big time. Everyday its like my nerves are cracking up if i don’t visit this site. Adam is keeping us on our toes.

  531. Rohan Shravan, the look of that weather app is just amazing!

    My graphic design powers are tingeling. Im hoping this is the look and feel you are dressing the (mysterious) Adam UI in. If it is I have to agree with you – it certainly has a new and fresh feel to it. I like the use of contrasts.

    Please send my regards to your graphic design team! Besides more UI/app screenshots of course 🙂

    On a sad note I have say I was hoping a stylus-holder-hole somewhere along the sleak borders of Adam. Oh well, perhaps an active digitizer was too much to hope for.

    But you have a native Paint app, Thats something.

    Keep up the good work

  532. > I am pretty sure NI has included options to choose between Fahrenheit and Celsius in the settings…

    That might be the secret function that Rohan keep mentioning.

    Paulikxp:
    > I suppose Gecko was drunk when he composed his weird post.

    Don’t overestimate me.

    > And yes, why Nazi Red?

    It’s true that most of the historical newsfootage I’ve seen shows only shades of gray, but that’s because the footage is black & white. This includes Hogan’s Heroes. But what else would you call a red and black color scheme? Albanian? Texas Tech-ian? The advantage of Nazis is that they have worldwide recognition. But they would severely test the proposition that there’s no such thing as bad publicity.

    Anyway, if you’re German, that would be a problem, since the term would probably be illegal there, and in a lot of the rest of Europe as well. This is why I withdrew the suggestion in favor of hemorrhoid red.

    There’s an obvious answer to “Where is the Führerbunker” which is, “Under the ground (followed, sotto voce, by “You stupid lard-ass American”).

    Lindr:
    > I suppose “bimbo nail polish red” would also be a poor choice.

    An excellent point, although “hooker nail-polish red” might work if NI is marketing to businessmen and stock brokers.

  535. I missed it!!! Wen to sleep, got uo early to take care of house, family…and by the time I came back…almost 600 posts!!!
    Well, it is never too late if what awaits is Rohan with great news!!
    I love it!!

    Maybe we can get more pictures next week??

    Anyways,
    thanks Rohan

    Viva Adam!!

  536. if you look at the galaxy tab, it has the same resolution as the adam, and uses swype. perhaps someone will root it and steal that .APK and we can install it to the adam

  537. @Rohan
    “There is a lot more left before we can even start thinking that we have reached our vision, but the starting is not bad at all. ”

    Not bad at all? Rohan, I think it is unbelievable what you guys have accomplished!!

    I have now complete faith in your Adam.

    Viva Adam!

  539. Welcome to the addicts here!! LOL
    I think Greg mentioned something to that regard. I hope Adam comes with an app. to help recover!! (Do I really want to recover?)

  540. If you don’t receive an e-mail regarding EAP then eiter it was not accepted because it was submitted late or it was not upto expectation of NI. But that should not be a problem as the SDK, as I understand, will be available to everyone. It’s just that you will receive the SDK after the Adam has launched i.e. 3-4 weeks after EAP release.

  544. @buddhafrog … I am no expert on android, but from what I’ve read android is not guaranteed to be backward compatible. Thus apps for android 1.5 might not work on android 2.2 or 2.3. I also saw a video of someone playing games on the Toshiba Folio tablet. Some worked, but only covered a portion of the screen. Others did not register the accelerometer (i.e., could not turn by tilting the tablet).

  545. “Or just offer usb accessory for those that want more accurate touch capability”

    Standard USB trackpads will work fine

  547. awesome. look like the apk will be easily available from here on in. adam with swype. sounds good

  548. Congrats to you & the entire Notion Ink Team

    From the first time I read about the Adam to now I’ll soon get to try one for myself. I’m so glad I waited and researched tablet pc’s, not just buying the first one out. As you can see the world is waiting. GOD bless!

  549. Yes it is, the old site was unbearable to look at when trying to modify something. And yes the site was hand coded by myself and Cody P. Christian who is a developer on our team and owner of a web design and media company CPC Studios, http://cpcstudios.com

    Thanks for checking it out, dont forget to follow us on Facebook and Twitter which I shall try to update more often.

    Aaron Blankenship
    Exodus Apps

  550. I have a really important (to me anyway) question: Where is the docking port?

    In the specs it says there is supposed to be one. Yet, there is nothing I have seen in any of the pics to make me think there is going to be one.

    For how I imagine I will be using the adam, it would be something really great to have. And if it’s not there, I’m going to be pretty disappointed. Since reading the specs ages ago, I just assumed it was going to be a part of adam. Yes, I know that some small things have changed like camera placement and angle of rotation and GPS instead of A-GPS, but to completely remove a advertised, rather important, useful feature. It’s kind of fail if so.

    I’m a student. I’d love to have a docking station with a keyboard and mouse sitting on my desk from which I can just grab the adam from and go off to class with (to take notes and read my e-textbooks) and come home and simply put it back to better organize/navigate through my notes and documents and such. Also, I like to chat with friends and doing that on a touch screen keyboard for any length of time is definitely not ideal. I could be doing that while I clean up notes and do other things while sitting at my desk.

    I don’t want to hear I should get a netbook, or laptop (which I already have but is a pain to tote around, thanks). I don’t want a netbook. One of the biggest selling points for me is the Pixel Qi screen to read for pleasure and for my e-textbooks. I want to be able to easily hold a device in my hands to do that…but then I want to be able to come home and set it up on my desk with a keyboard and mouse for a bit. It would just be awesome.

    So, where’s the docking port like it said should be there?

    (Oh before someone suggests it, no I don’t want to use USB devices. Where would be the room for my flash drive or if i wanted to charge my phone at the same time, etc? Also, don’t really want to use Bluetooth devices either. Just want to know what’s up with the docking port, thanks)

  551. Oh, I thought of something else too that maybe other blog followers might have to answer to. Perhaps I missed it. I do try to read every comment for all Rohan’s posts. I’ve been following adam since CES last year and I can’t ever remember seeing the answer in a post or vid.

    I’m not overly tech savy, so maybe these are stupid questions. Sorry if so.

    So, yeah to go along with how I envision using the adam, I’m wondering if it will *definitely* be able to make use of external devices, such as a HDD and DVD? l’d love to think I’ll be able to use my external that has TONS of my music, pics, books, vids on it with the adam. And what about all the DVD’s I have? Why should I pay to dl/stream something I already have and want to watch on the adam? I wouldn’t mind getting an external DVD, they are pretty cheap enough.

    I’ve been thinking that they wouldn’t work bc who has thought to make drivers for a device running what has previously been a mobile phone platform? But what the heck do I know about it, honestly not much, so that’s why I’m asking you all.

    Thanks ❤

  553. So you think that none of the above tablet makers had to jump through hoops to find out how to do pricing in India? Do you think that they simply opened shop and started selling? Lest you forget, this is the first venture for NI, and hence they too are learning on how to price and sell in India, and on any of the required regulations.

    Rohan never said that the Indian Govt. is deciding on how to regulate the import duties for ADAM. He specifically mentioned that it is NI who is trying to understand how does the India Govt. categorize and regulate a tablet device especially for imports, and hence after understanding all the duties / imports that NI would have to pay, NI can come up with the pricing for it for India.

    Sorry, I don’t mean to be offensive or confrontational. But I do had to point out the obvious.

  554. Maybe the covered slot next to the SD card slot is the docking port? Although I’d wonder why a docking port would be covered….
    Anyway, it’s not like Rohan has explicitly stated that the docking port’s been nixed.

  555. Why should I vote for funny colours that were never discussed? Brushed this and brushed that…. As seen on pictures, the colour variations were uni colours, so the vote has to be about white, red, dark blue and so on.

    I still like a black&red one!

  556. Aaron site is looking good. Thanks for expanding your browser support. I am accessing it from my iPhone today. Rather then my work computer. With. Ie8

  558. I am so excited I’m 13 and am getting this and am physched but I have a question…… Will I have to have a SIM card in to have 3G? I have an iPhone 4 and cant pu my SIM card in and don’t want to have to buy a separate one. So will I have to have a SIM card In to have 3G

  559. Product developers are a rare commodity in India. In 2007, I was one of the 6 iGoogle gadget developer in India (Other Indians were probably abroad). Shocking !! Of 110 Crore people!

  561. Thanks for the explanation. The Führerbunker doesn’t exist anymore, it was demolished several years ago before the American Embassy, the Holocaust Memorial and some government buildings were built on that site.

    The Nazi flag was mostly red with a white circle in the middle with the black swastika. So “Nazi Red” would be wrong as most of the Adam is black with only a bit of red and no white at all.
    Hemorrhoid red…. where’s the black?
    What about fire engine red? London bus red? Oh, well, I have a good idea: why not Ferrari red? 😉 or Porsche red, Golf GTI red, Honda CRX red or or or ….

  562. @Greg – How long have you been using the capacitive stylus? Is your iPod Touch screen being protected by a cover? Do these styluses leave behind a scratched glass?

    I had a Palm Zire ~10 years ago, I loved it and used it a lot. In less than a year, the digitizer wore out and tore at a spot. And I could not write things well anymore. Is one expected to change styluses every few months?

  564. I am looking forward to the accessories too. I do not want to have a scratched screen in a few months. A stylus and a screen protector is what I want above everything else. While a capacitive stylus is a generic product, a screen protector that fits adam is probably hard to come by. iPad sold a million in 3 weeks. Notionink probably will not make that kind of volumes for their first product release. So 3rd party made screen protectors might be hard to find.

  565. Well… I there might be, but if it is only 1 or 2 people, I don’t think it was represented on the chart, as Rohan said, there are 46 countries represented. On the pie chart however, we have only 25 countries.

  567. Dear Rohan,
    can you tell us more about the support, please
    im really worried about that

    thank you.

  569. It may be that the docking port is on the back as we haven’t seen that part for a while. If the tablet sat in a cradle with a supporting back on it, that might make sense. It could work as an alarm clock base, keyboard base, and video watching stand.
    Possibly even a wireless docking connector, although I’m not sure how that would work.

  570. hi guys,

    Thank you very much for sharing these great pics and info. I’m really impressed that you find the time to do so : )

    I was wondering:
    1) does anyone else find the adam a bit too plasticy? I wish it had an alluminium look a bit like the ipad…

    2) the black border around the screen is still pretty wide, will this be the final?

    What do you guys think?

  571. The version you saw at ces is way different then what is going to be released. He stated that after they lost funding back in June the engineers kept working and that much of what was done was meant to be in Adam 2. The Adam we are going to see is much closer to Adam 1.5 or 1.75, much of Adam 2. That is not ready yet he mentioned was hardware related. It had more to do with the mass manufacturing facilities abilities.

  572. @ VB -> No offense taken!

    I am not accusing/pointing a finger at anyone, all i want to know is the approx. pricing in Indian Rupees, and regarding what Rohan said or what he didn’t, I have been digging at the site of Central Board of Excise and Customs at their site

    But there is one thing that I am sure of is that adam is for sure going to cost us Indians more as compared to americans/austrailians/rest of the world!.

    come on man! its not being manufactured in our country(India), its being imported, what difference does it make even if it has been designed & developed by an Indian company it is still being imported, isn’t, although many here will disagree with me on this point.

    Sorry, I don’t mean to be offensive or confrontational either. But I do have to point here

    And above all of that I am still eagerly waiting for the adam to be launched as soon as possible.

  576. They aren’t taking a loss on hardware. Check out the zt180 tablet. It is similar with a 10 inch screen etc. Not as nice as Adam. But you can buy it direct from china for. $189 us dollars. I am waiting for Adam. But just saying. Tablets can be produced economically.

  577. Actually, I would hope something like crazyremote makes it to the Adam/Google Market Place. It is currently only for the iPhone/iPad, but it is by far the FASTEST VNC client on the market. It allows you to watch movies as well [no lag or choppy video], even play games.

  578. Great news about EAP2.

    Werent there any Indian entries? Or are these stats excluding India.

  580. Is Adam written in CAPS? I read it would be in small case. Is it not the final version of Adam? Please make them in small case.

  581. First post, but I’ve been following this blog for a while.

    This just keeps looking better and better to me. I want one for Christmas!

  583. Notion ink is not competing against the iPad. Even Rohan said that in an interview a week ago. Apple sold over 4 million ipads this last quarter. They will likely sell almost 2 million in the next 6 weeks. Notion ink said their starting production level. Is going to be 100,000 per month. Apple is selling that many in less than one day. Notion ink is going to sell ever one they produce. Without spending a penny on advertising Just by having a product that gets good reviews in the press

  584. They will be in lower case. These are believed to still be part of the samples they didn’t have time to change.

  586. haha im back with you sebastian, would love to see everyones comments on my idea, it’s great to actually have contributed something 😀 and dude get some more sleep 😛

  588. This is a potentially great device that I have been waiting for. However, I am a bit worried about the build quality, if these pics are any indication, it doesnt look to be a very “finished and polished” product. The look is very plasticy, and I spy certain gaps between the body and the ports, as evident from what you see around the mini-USB port. The thin plastic strip that contains these ports doesnt give a feel of a very finished product.
    Again I am not being a hater here, just giving my 2 cents.

  589. @Rohan
    (and to apps developers as well)

    I’ve mentioned this statement in earlier blogs. Imagine I have a 3D object or file in me taken from my PC. And I want to review this object in Adam tablet. Is there any available apps/software that can handle/read this file? That is, it can PAN, ZOOM, and ROTATE this 3D object in Adam. Thanks! Response from anyone else is also appreciated.

    Regards,

    Kenneth

  590. I think it’s just for aesthetic reasons. They look nice that way.
    Or maybe the front will give something away…like the secret were all talking about?

  591. Awesome – can’t wait to buy one, both for work related reasons and fun ones. On the fun front, does the comic book reader you talked about allow you to upload and show existing .cbr files, or only work with the online store you selected?

  592. I’ve been waiting for adam to be born forever. I’m tired of long wait. Lets induce labor and give me my Adam wrap in a snugglely blanket.

  595. Response to: mhasija said, on November 14, 2010 at 05:08

    You are correct in your assessment. In fact when responding to your earlier post I did type a small write up on how there would probably be more folks in US who will be willing to shell out $500 when compared to India ( I assume that $500 has more value in India than in US, but I don’t mean that $500 is small change in US either).

    Plus, I think folks in US are more willing, historically, to accept technology than many countries (not as much as the Japanese, or Koreans though !). Similar to how for centuries India has been more accepting of other cultures in their midst.

  596. Thank you for the updates Rohan. Just a question, I noticed the mic input is like far from the headphone input. Is this the final design? I think the mic and headphone input should be closer together so it would be easy for headsets with mic to be plugged in. Just a suggestion. Keep up the good work Rohan and NI. Aloha

  597. Ok Mr. big shot, Rohan is too busy, sleeping a couple of hours a day to get the Adam out, so answer for him…first: you are not from India; second, it is very impolite to criticize before you ask a question, specially if you are serious about want an answer. So, rephrase your question, make it more polite, more logically organized, then you may get an answer.

  598. Jaytea mentioned above a quote from Longbox Comics…

    “Having a partnership with Notion Ink… ensuring that LongBox Digital will be part of the core entertainment system on all ADAM tablets side by side with their eBook, TV, music and film services… well, that really is a dream come true for us.”

    take note of the film services… netflix is a real possibility

  600. Congratulations! one thing that came to my attention….camera and microphone are on the opposite side , so if someone is recording a live lecture/seminar with the camera, sound recording quality might not be good unless we have an arrey somewhere near camera too.

  602. i don’t know about you guys but i’m thinking that a 3 axis gyroscope might be the secret that Rohan might be holding off on. And if you think about it; it makes sense in order to be able to compete with other tablets out in the market such as the ipad.

    just saying

  604. nice one :).. the kinda engraved effect,,, if u can make a composite version with ADAM.. may be would give us a better view.. but i like this revised Pratik logo….

  606. Rohan,

    Are these models still prototypes? They look to still have the old uppercase on them. Has the black outline been fixed? Do you have any final products done yet?

    I do have a question though, the one person that leaked EAP information that they probably shouldn’t have, did anyone realize they said they will have limited stock after the EAP people are taken care of? Is this true? Does this mean that we will see a big lag from an order date until people are able to get them? Are we looking at February or later time frame to get these?

    Is the manufacturing setup at all? I am just asking what inquiring minds want to know 🙂

    Its great if we see updates but if they are not final products or it will be at least until February or so until someone is able to get them I think people should be able to know.

    Thanks,
    Mike

  607. well read the Previous post of Rohan, someone has commented at the end. you can take a look at the mail that EAP team had written

  609. i dont think so Rohan would answer that, it was a confidential information and he wouldn’t have liked it all over the blog. But now that it is out, it does raise questions..

  610. @kenneth.. somewhere i read that Rohan mentioned 3D along other thing.. i m sure there can be some app which can import mesh from Maya/max/cad and show u a preview with zoom/rotate controls.. at-least.. if not edit..abilities..

  611. @Neo

    “I have spent nights preparing for the day when finally we can stand in front of all of you and explain what Adam is, why is it not a tablet, how it works, what is still left to be done and how future generations are going to evolve.”

    you need to have a deeper understanding of that. Rohan’s very early posts may help you.

    I dont know about you but I am excited that winows/ windows like OS is going to be phased out slowly. the dependency on HW specifications for OS is breaking down, a reverse trend is coming. UI is evolving (Eden is an example.. think of webOS, Else, etc etc)

    The success of Ipad,iphone with the ecosystem ………was not a concept thought to be successful …….see the difference from conventional computing? see the ideology behind “there’s an app for everythiinh”.

    maybe you dont get their vision. someone posted a link about apple (secular one I think). Go through it. So NI is TRYING for a product that will bring new definition to computing.

    when I say paradigm shift means death of the current PC (desktop, laptop etc) and towards device like ipad, adam, smartphones etc but these will compete not at the HW level, rather at the experience/services. Be wary of GOOGLE and cloud computing. (I am weak in explaining all so search the internet)

  612. No, he hasn’t, but frustratingly Rohan has said little that is definite regarding specs of a device that should be shipping by the end of the year and pre-ordering in a few weeks. So who knows what the adam REALLY has on board. Don’t you want to know more definite things about a device you are spending several hundred dollars on? I sure do. I personally find it more than a little tiresome lately.

    I’ve been following adam since CES last year. It’s been a very loooong year. I’ve held out buying another device bc I’ve wanted an adam so badly. However, I (yes, I know everyone else does too) want to see the specs, and I’d to see them rather soon. Surely, with the ppl involved in the EAP getting their adams, whatever has been keeping Rohan from giving out info has to be just about wrapping up I’d think.

    How many times have I seen Greg (mostly) and others ask the simple question about the storage variants. I highly doubt that’s info that can’t be released. There have been so many simple questions. Even the stylus question took AGES to be answered and it was lost in a sea of comments.

    I may not post often, but it doesn’t mean I’m any less interested, or feel any less connected or invested. I’ve probably been following longer than most. And honestly, I really do think that we deserve more than teasers at this point. Even the pics posted today weren’t of the newest versions (ADAM in capitals says they weren’t).

    I think it’s more than time to update the specs http://www.notionink.in/ and give some definite answers. I mean, is it not the page that potential adam customers are looking at? It’s pretty outdated. They (and we) shouldn’t have to sift through hundreds and hundreds of comments here to find (or not in most cases) answers and more information.

    It would also be nice to let ppl know if (and what) accessories will be available to go along with their adam, so they can make plan ahead and get them elsewhere if not. I hope that’s addressed at the time of pre-ordering at least.

  614. @Bharath B Lohray

    How long have you been using the capacitive stylus?
    — A couple days.

    Is your iPod Touch screen being protected by a cover?
    — No

    Do these styluses leave behind a scratched glass?
    –No

    Your Palm Zire had a resistive screen and that is why it tore after a lot of use (though it should have lasted a lot longer than one year). The iPod Touch and the Adam have capacitive screens so you won’t have problems like that.

    The stylus has a soft tip so it does not scratch. It glides effortlessly across the display. And no fingerprints left behind. Overall it works really well.

  615. That is a very good question, and one that has been asked in comments before. I even asked it on the “unofficial” official forum (which is now inaccessible) a few weeks ago in the “specifications” section. As far as I know, not a single direct question anywhere on that forum was ever answered by anyone at NI, so don’t hold your breath about having it answered here (sorry I’m cranky atm, but it’s true)…although I hope it will be.

  617. Ditto on the e-reader apps. I have a Sony e-reader and will gladly bequeath it to children/grandchildren when adam arrives. I hope it will be easy to use while laying in bed on my side. Else I won’t be getting to bed very early…thereby adding to domestic tension. I would also like a good calendar function with appointments and alarms, etc.

    This computer has the potential to change the way a lot of people do their daily chores, to say nothing about the fun things we’ll get to do.

    Thanks much, Rohan. I don’t care when it comes, I’m going to get at least one.

  618. I have a rooted EVO that gives me access to 5 touch points, I think it can do even more with another kernel but that’s kind of useless as there’s not enough room for more fingers.

  619. I’m pretty sure the Adam has a built-in microphone and speakers; and it has a single jack for both headphones and microphone, just like many other devices.

    So that hole with the little microphone next to it is actually the built-in microphone and not a microphone jack.

  620. It’s pretty decent, thought I’d like to see something made out of real leather. I’m sure in time we’ll be seeing more, and better quality, accessories. I’m still hoping that NI will have some directly through them…

    Just a note about this case though. There is a “clip” on the top under the strap. I’m questioning if that would hold the adam bc of the thicker, rounded part at the top. The whole case may not even close all the way bc of that. I looked around on ebay and saw a *very* similar case that doesn’t seem to have that clip, but I’d probably send them an email just to make sure before anyone buys it: http://cgi.ebay.com/Keyboard-Stylus-Case-ePad-10-Android-Tablet-PC-/270626452075?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0297f26b#ht_2306wt_905

  621. Windows isn’t going to happen if you mean the desktop windows as it isn’t made to run on ARM. Windows CE or windows phone 7 might be shoehorned onto it by the hacker community though.

  622. Sowmya,

    I think it really does raise questions. I mean I appreciate everything these guys are doing, yes they have a next generation device that if it gets released I think will be a big hit. I mean I do not think people are asking a lot here. I can understand these questions not being answered or not having answers if it was a year from being launched but it is SAID to be able to be launched within a month.

    No do I think it is fair that the email of the EAP program got leaked on the WordPress no, but it just seems that things are finalizing slowly…I find that to be find but if your biggest followers were to know that it would be more excepted.

    I appreciate your latest blog I do, but I personally do not think it had a lot of guts to it. The pictures were better then they have been but no one really expects professional photography just NEW pics, final specs, accessories if there are going to be any.

    My goodness some people on here honestly do not seem to have a life, which I think it is neat to have followers 🙂 I am a huge tech person but after a while following 600 posts of no additional information just gets bland, it looks good for web crawlers 🙂

    Can we just get more definite answers or just a big fly a kite is fine also.

    Just something. I think there are some that would praise the ground you walk on and then some that really would like to find answers and see a really great product hit the market and make a great impact. I personally would love an addition to my tech collection to be an Adam.

    I think something to the point of production is ramped up to 45 percent working…accessories are in the works…EAP production will finish and final products will not ship until February or something along these lines.

    People want to give you their money trust me.

    An EAP update is nice but is the UI working? I am sure you can say simple things of the UI is 80 percent done or what not…..

    Am I just in a league of my own with my thoughts?

    Mike

  624. Hi thatguy,
    These days media is making a big hype of the tablets.. Whenever i see any article related to tablet PC column writers and reviewers end up comparing it with Ipad.. I also compared the features of Adam with what all i tablet’s i know and i should say Adam is Ipad Killer.. When Adam would be available it would be certainly challange Ipad in terms of features, but performance & positive review and user experience is what makes a NEW ENTRANT successful, but I wish Adam would come early to the market so that these hard working team from Notion Ink gets rewarded for the hardwork.

    If any of you remember or not tablet pcs are not new.. they rather exists since a long time and I feel Apple made them popular again.

    Regards,
    Leela

  625. Great to see Ireland in the EAP even if I am dissapointed that I’m not the first Paddy to get one 🙂 It’s even better to see the amount of replys here over 600 in less than a day considering the firsts few posts earlier this year had little or none. The loyal few have gone forth, multiplied and become the loyal masses, may the snowball of support continue. Best of luck NI I have my fingers and toes crossed that you are a huge success.

  626. This makes more sense Greg. All the comments of using the Adam to control the TV while playing a movie on it over HDMI seemed illogical since if you are using HDMI and have the Adam in your hands you can control the image, playback, and volume anyway so no need for the remote function. But using a remote on the Adam while having it hooked up to something via HDMI makes much more sense as then you can sit back on the couch and enjoy all with perfect control without running a 15 foot/5 metre HDMI cable to your couch.

  629. 610!
    How can I read all the posts?? I’m going to bring an ibed!
    People just like to this type of public forum. MOST people only read the posts, but as the day of release approaches, more, and more people are becoming more active. Soon some people will try to sell icoffe here. I mean, there is even a race to be the first one to read a new post by Rohan!! Great or Crazy…I think great.

  630. Also don’t forget that the Toshiba Tegra 2 based smartbook/netbook is already undergoing the process for having ubuntu ported onto it. So when that finishes it’d be half the battle as it’d provide the necessary drivers for Tegra 2 and the only things left would be drivers to take advantage of the Pixel Qi screen maybe, the capacitive layer for the touch screen, maybe different drivers for the track pad if it’s very different from the netbook’s and of course NI’s swive camera (also I think nvidia provides a basic linux source code for the Tegra 2, no desktop client included).

  631. That is what Rohan said. In any case, it is up to Google, not NI. I hope Google start opening the market to all tablets, now that many of them are running Froyo. Even Archos is!

  633. And he would blast like Sachin Tendulkar. He would play for a long time in the tablet market like Sachin in cricket. Both started very young under major maestros.
    Rohan, break all the records as Sachin did.

  635. Remember that version was running more or less stock Android which doesn’t have GPU acceleration for the graphical user interface. Eden DOES have GPU acceleration (as mentioned in this post when he says that the panel system is an Open GL engine).

    As for Robin, it was pre-Froyo, but did you notice that even then they were planing on having a JIT runtime for the apps to make it as fast as Froyo? I remember Rohan mentioning it which I think is great and ultra cool as it shows how far ahead of the curve they are thinking, not limiting themselves to the current tech and software but always thinking of how far ahead they can push things.

  636. well, appreciate your loud thinking…
    actually not many people did read that post on EAP.

    there is a euphoria around, understandable and on expected lines..

    Since their first showcase at CES, it looks like a long time, but nevertheless the progress has been phenomenal. Its a humongous project, as a start up they would have had to do everything from scratch.

    Expecting Rohan to answer each and every question from the demanding bloggers is kinda overboard.

    At the same time i believe, when EAP people get to pre order 2 weeks before it opens to general public; we would be getting great reviews, and people who want to buy a quality product, would as well wait and make their move… (except if you are in urgent need of a tablet :))

  638. also i have thought about and mentioned previously the concept of Google TV integration and this would cover the TV aspect, im now curious as to their music and ebook services

  639. I have an HP 6310 all in one printer. It’s hooked up to the router and I can print from my android phone with two different programs. One is from HP and it only does photos. The other is called printershare and does text as well. They seem to have a large list of printers that work with it. It says it will also work if you have the printer hooked up to a computer. You have to have the printershare client installed on the pc. The pc also needs to be on when you want to print from the phone (obviously!). It uses the driver on the pc to print instead of using its own drivers.

  640. Actually if I remember correctly even with the overpainting the bezel is somewhat smaller than the iPad’s bezel. Also the iPad as paulikxp points out is 4:3 which means it is overall bigger as it has more surface area given the same diagonal length (well, almost the same, 9.8 vs. 10.1) and as he said, longer, but less wide. I compared the measurements to books I have and it doesn’t seem that large to me. I guess it depends on what you’re used to holding as well as the size of your hands.

  641. @billreyn

    So this morning I was wondering if it would be possible to create a client/agent that runs on a PC that could play an intermediary role in the printing process between Adam and the printer as a printing solution… And now you’re telling me HP stole my idea?!!!

  643. I put in the previous post about doing this using your phone as the remote. I can already control my Roku player using my phone. Would prefer being able to control the adam using it. Always have my phone on me anyway.

  644. I’m soooo tired right now! Only about 10 hours total of sleep in the last 3 days…

    I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I actually hope Rohan does not get the new post online until I’ve had a chance to get a good night’s sleep. Otherwise I’ll get an alert on my phone as soon as it gets posted and then I’ll have to get out of bed right away to check it out. As an addict, it’s not like I have a choice… 😉

    Good Night Everyone… (Or I guess it could be good morning, depending on where you live.)

  645. having a Qwerty keyboard at the rear of a tablet sounds a little crazy… it might take time to get used to it…
    if you wanna type, u can as well attach an external keyboard and go ahead.

    A track pad controlled by a switch is fine …. and i am sure ADAM has it

  648. @rede

    Adam ate the apple. This is why the bump on a man’s throat is called an Adam’s apple. Eve did eat the fruit first. But it was when she talked Adam into eating it that they were cast out of Heaven.

  649. Did you guys/gals noted the fact NI designed their own power adapter for Adam. I tried to look at FCC. site for info but could not find any.

    Why is Pratik so silent?

  650. @jaytea

    I agree with Christian Krämer and Tigs. If the adam came with a religious app included it would be like pushing that religion onto the users/buyers of the adam, especially if it reflected only one religion. You’re right, diversity means respecting others opinions (which would include Krämer’s) but it does NOT mean that you need to let them preach to you what they believe because then they aren’t respecting your rights not to believe what they do (which would explain Krämer’s irritation at a pre-installed app). If NI wanted/wants to include religious apps/tools (be it because of religious beliefs or a desire for diversification, enlightment, cultural comparisons) it would be best to be done by including a religious section in the genesis marketplace which would provide tools for a variety of religions ranging anywhere from Wicca to Buddhism and Shintoism and Hinduism to all the varieties of Christianity.

  651. In respect to using a stylus Rohan mentioned that the adam would be compatible with any capacitive stylus. I think this implicitly denies the possibility of Wacom. Maybe in a future generation device 🙂

  652. Blood Red for all the blood, sweat and tears I’m sure Rohan and team have put into this project?

  654. Thanks for a HUGELY illuminating pointer. And yes, I agree: NI understands the big pciture; more importantly, NI embraces that future — which means NI respects needs even Apple has always understood. I think Apple’s error is an illusion of invulnerability. NI vs Apple = Humility vs Arrogance. I have museumed my Apple Message Pads and eMate 300 which presaged NI’s Adam but which Jobs discarded — to spite Scully.

  655. Since people have asked what apps we’d like, I’ll second Lindr’s request for a good cooking/recipe app that has ability to be annoted. Also in addition to the knitting and crocheting apps, a really good app for keeping track of fine embroidery patterns, threads and supplies; there are a couple for the i devices that are really helpful. Tech geek computer work and play has much in common with fine craftsmanship of many kinds, in the attention to detail and logic skills used.

    And could we have it on a signed, limited bloggers edition red and black Adam, maybe … please?

  657. @paulikxp How about Goth red? Goth’s do tend to use mostly black and then sometimes accentuate with a bright red like that on the Adam. And come on, don’t take offense with Gecko’s comments, he made more fun of the US than anyone else in his comment 😉

    @Jared, you’ve been misinformed. 17-24 are comfortable (20-22 is considered room temp). 11-14 are chilly. To give you an idea (aside from the room temp) is that 98.6º F is 37º C, 32ºF is 0º C.

    And just out of curiosity, is the US the only country still using Fahrenheit? Canadians don’t, despite the fact that when I still lived there we used feet for people’s height and pounds for weight (yes, officially we went metric but it’s not always so easy to change people’s ways) and I can’t think of any other country which still does…

    @gecko and Greg, you guys should check out a Brit tv show called QI, it’s jolly good fun since it’s like jeapordy but doesn’t take itself seriously in any way (also no real prizes) but filled with strange facts. I can’t remember any of the Nazi related ones but one which I never forget is that the pig-faced lady in the old freak shows in the US used to actually be a bear whom they got drunk and then shaved and put in a dress 😛

  658. Haven’t heard from Pratik since shortly after he won logo contest; maybe confidentiality agreements?

  659. Though I don’t knit or crochet I do cook and would like an app like that. I am also guessing the framework of the app could be adapted to many different things as Cathy states.

  660. Ironic. A man named Christian being against a bible app. And then you put “the Job of a”. All I could think of was Job from the bible.

    Anyway, I agree with you atheist Christian (isn’t that an oxymoron?). There shouldn’t be any religious apps built in. Adam is made for everyone from all walks of life. I don’t think Rohan and his team would want to offend anyone by including one.

  661. @Gecko

    It might be better to go with “high end call girl nail polish red”. After all we don’t want the adam to come off as cheap!

  663. Not just the comments but the posts on Engadget (the later ones at least as the first ones were positive) have negative tone and treat it as vaporware all the time. And as you say, they tend to like big companies, more and more I get the impression of engadget being pr (just my personal impression, I’m not making accusations).

  664. Yes, Vector66, I caught that “limited stock” note too, but as it was apparently information that wasn’t supposed to go out, it may not even be accurate.

  665. He already mentioned that the “hidden sensor” most likely was referring to the “switch” the camera has to flip the image when it passes a certain point. He also mentioned an as yet hidden function, but not sensor.

  666. I know that I will still be posting after the adam comes out! Here, or at the official forums when they start! I’m sure most of us will. I’d wager myself, Tarrwinia, Gecko and Greg at least!

    My wife has used the Ipad to look up recipes online. I thought then how well it would work to have your recipes on it. How about being able to click on the title of a recipe and have it search the web to see if there’s a video of it being made? Help walk you through it if it’s your first time with the recipe?

  668. @Tarwinia

    I was thinking it would be good for a mechanic to have all the manuals for various cars on it. As you said, it could use the same framework

  670. Hey all,

    After looking at the ‘Ferrari’ version of ADAM, I decided to go back to the old blog post where in Rohan requested us to make color selections. I wanted to see the other colors and imagine them in the above photos. Wanted to check if I made a mistake with any color selection 🙂 !.

    Many of the photos that are present in the old blog post ( https://notionink.wordpress.com/2010/09/28/the-color-i-want/ ) already reflect some of the design decisions that we see in the above photos. In particular, note the style of the power switch in those photos (links provided below) and the in the ones Rohan provided above.

    Some of the other color combinations have started to look good too !

    Here are the links to the photos from the old blog post which have the same power switch style:

    Metallic Blue: https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/metallic-blue1.jpg

    Titanium Black: https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/titanium-calera-module1.jpg

    Titanium Grey: https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/titanium-grey1.jpg

    Grey Variant: https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/grey-matt1.jpg

    Grey White: https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/grey-white-matt1.jpg

  671. best way to start : the return of newton, pervasive processing , user eXperience are gems. these early post throws so much insight that I can understand what he means by adam “is not a tablet”. His own words “total convergence”.

    Now DO YOU also understand? ….. tried my best 😉

  672. Also it’d be best to start that AFTER adam 1 is released. There is nothing like hands on experience to help you realize what might improve/enhance the tech and experience. Right now we could spout a lot of comments like “wait, I need THIS function /peripheral/etc.” but after we use it we could realize “hey, wait, that would have been superfluous on this device, as they set it up it’s not needed… but hmmm, z option WOULD be nice…”

  673. or maybe he settled for an early version of the adam and is locked away in his room playing with it 😛

  674. That’s lovely. A teaser video ? Waiting for this for a while now. Please post atleast 3 posts a week with teasers in every post. I am marketing adam for a while. With these new pics I got 2 in my family and around half a dozen in my friends. Hope to get more soon with more teasers.

    Rohan, can you put a poll something like :
    I will buy Adam right away,
    in a month (after reviews),
    will wait for Adam 2,
    never ( don’t think applies),
    I am jeleous of Adam (for competitors).
    This would give you atleast some statistics on how many Adams to start with (poll X 10 times). You may already have some info but hope it’s worth the effort.

  676. Hi Rohan / all,

    It is mentioned that the structural frame of the ADAM is constructed with Magnalium, which I guess is internal to the body.

    Is there any end user visible part of ADAM’s body which is also metallic, or is it all (hard) plastic? For example, is the backside of ADAM metallic, or the sides?

  677. also rohan mentioned why NI chosed Android, how it was the closest OS to implement their concepts.

    I’d rather forgo windows/ubuntu etc if Eden is very good.

    (BTW ubuntu is also changing … the next distro will have unity for desktop version. Speaks volume…)

  678. Yeah, never heard that before! Well, except for these instances http://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&hl=en&source=hp&q=samsung+tablet+reviews&btnG=Google+Search#hl=en&expIds=25657,25907,27100,27102,27404,27601&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=adam+ipad+killer&cp=10&qe=YWRhbSBpcGFkIA&qesig=FiQ7dGKc0PVahO25ElXExA&pkc=AFgZ2tmkKdyKl0C8EGIS-1P9Qtn3yMJw19NrBZBCSr6yA_8YnvgalX3r4madkQm7nhotW2DA86HW1PEhqayh4SEyPDP8jbOJEg&pf=p&sclient=psy&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&channel=s&aq=0&aqi=g4g-o1&aql=&oq=adam+ipad+&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=53894057c0dc71cc

  679. hmmmm.. swarovski crystals and gold !!!! that will make it a artistic piece, wont be suitable for everyday rugged use.
    I would like to have both a nice business like leather case and another funky designed cool case, so that i can flaunt it happily and it becomes the cynosure of all eyes

  681. @ VB . $500 is a large amount for average Indian compared to someone who works and earns in US. Exchange rate mechanism do not reflect actual purchase power. So buying Adam will take a bigger chunk of our earning than, say , some one from US. Maybe NI can request for tax reduction from Govt. of India based on Adam being designed in India, bit high hopes…

  683. Well, it’s Longbox and the PC/Windows version allows you to import your own CBR files so I assume the Adam version will too.

  685. Does that mean these are not final products? Still doing changes in the last phase? Hope they don’t mistakenly print in CAPS.

    Also read in few above posts that people asking about Android market support. It’s obvious that it would be available for adam in addition to Genesis. Adam being so open we would have android market availability. I don’t expect them closed.

    Rohan a small suggestion for market access on Adam, can you build something like ubuntu software package manager where we can search for Genesis/Android market apps through a single interface and one click install. I love ubuntu interface as it differentiates between ubuntu certified/ non certified packages that are available in search.

    Hope we can have something similar. Also how are you planning on purchasing apps for Adam, as there have been issues with Google unable to manage payments recently due to distributed payment systems.

    Please add a non web based centralized app purchase interface with access to Genesis apps/Android apps.

  687. I think it would be fun to toss ideas around. But don’t think there should be a contest. Not after what happened with the last one. Anyway, here’s an idea I already posted. It’s the far future and archeologists are on a dig. They are using tablets called Isiash or Moses. Something along those lines. One of them will yell that they found it! The head archeologist comes over and picks up the adam. He says we have found adam!! This means Eve can’t be far behind!

    It all depends on where NI wants to go with the advertising though. Do they want something that shows the features? Or do they want it like Apple’s 1984 commercial? That got people excited without knowing what they were excited about?

  690. Well, another nice update. It’s great to see things progressing and I hope everything goes swimmingly. Also great news about the EAP. It is great to see so many countries involved, it makes it a very definite world effort, it also makes me eager to see what all these people will offer us.

    Overal I look forward to the day we get an Adam.

    p.s. Glad to see Mexico on the EAP list as it will test the distribution in Mexico before I purchase it 😀

  691. Or he didn’t appreciate the comments about him some people made. Wouldn’t blame him if he decided not to post for awhile. It’s fine not to like someone’s idea. But to say that the poll had to be rigged in order for him to win was a bit much.

  693. I don’t think it has a docking port. If it has would Rohan connect his keyboard/mouse through USB? Also I am thinking we are expecting a business class laptop Adam. It’s too much to expect for $498. it also shows how high Rohan had set the expectations.

  694. Not just look for videos, but also variants in case she wants to try something a little different. Yes, manuals for technicians/mechanics would be great, sheet music for musicians as some have already mentioned, case files for lawyers, etc. A good resource book/document organization app would be so useful for many people. Cross-referencing would have to be one of the functionalities of course.

  695. i’ve got to agree about waiting a little long for the product. but i think NI should give us more info each week. even if the post is just “whats changed since last post”

  698. They are just real, not too real, not renders.

    By the way, nice blog, and nice poem, Sowmya.

  701. @iamapirate

    Yes the 2nd video was a mouse via usb. I was pointing towards the pictures at the bottom where we see the backside of adam with the trackpad intact. 3rd row 1st column.

  703. since this has a WSVGA screen resolution, and the galaxy tab also has the same resolution… does this mean that if we chose to, run applications that are capatible with that resolution in full screen? for an example that everyone knows, angry birds? instead of in the panels, i mean.

  706. Rohan already explained it. It is because of the existing USB and other ports which require a certain depth. They had patented different designs which would reduce the depth, but that would require adoption from manufacturers for large scale production.

  707. lol, in the post where we voted on colors i voted for red…i knew it would look good with this hardware…Rohan, since I had faith in that color-that warrants a free ferrari red Adam right 😉

  708. The Indian pricing should be 8-12 percent over the stating $ prices.

    This is because Indian customs duty for computer parts/products range from 8-10% depending on their classification and 2-3 percent would be their shipping costs.

    The customs duty classifications are critical to their pricing, if they knew about it they would have mentioned the landed prices in India also.

    As India does has customs duty restrictions there is no escaping to it.

    The ideal way to find the difference would be to see the US pricing for the tablets and their pricing in India and their difference would be similar for adam too.

  709. Hold on…how can NI be a competitor to Apple based on that article.
    Please make your point.

  710. ok, dont mean to digress, but it just says fruit – Bible doesnt say “apple” was the forbidden fruit. anyway, can’t wait for the video! Rohan, can we actually see the Adam in all its glory this time, and perhaps a bit of the UI?

  711. @rowan fire: The power symbol is obviously the symbol on the left of the power jack. This has already been pointed out by someone in previous posts.

  715. @Greg: I am sure you are not talking about something between “headphone jack and the DC power jack

  716. Here’s the missing piece on the Adam…a company logo!:

    [gigya src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649" width="500" flashvars="offsite=true&lang=en-us&page_show_url=/photos/7642865@N02/sets/72157625364980598/show/&page_show_back_url=/photos/7642865@N02/sets/72157625364980598/&set_id=72157625364980598&jump_to=" allowFullScreen="true" ]

    Now let’s start producing them and pre-order by Thanksgiving!

  718. plus, “shelf availability will be post-Christmas or CES, based on the FCC Certification.” as Rohan has already said.

  720. I didn’t disclose it. Someone in the last post by Rohan disclosed it. Its out there now so i think it could do with some clarification.

  722. yeah was digging around the FCC site looking myself, but realized i had no clue what I was looking for or how to find it and gave up.

  724. It just stinks that the EAP email goes out and someone doesn’t keep it under wraps. You get a lot of respect being accepted into the group and just copying and pasting the email when it says please do not share with anyone else stinks. The copy I read was either way back or in the last update.

    But then again if there is going to be a delay in manufacturing I hope people get told before they explode with excitement 🙂

    All in all it will be out when it will be out.

  726. Yeah don’t get me wrong it should not have been leaked!
    Buuuut……….. that is not the issue…. the genie is out now!
    Anyway it is – The “OUT OF STOCK” till Mid January bit that needs clarification!

  727. Well my point was that in my opinion the bezel was never over-painted, as is clear from for this picture https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/6.jpg
    If you own an Android device, you can compare the home screen and see that it’s exactly like this, the taskbar or the side edges on this pic are 100% visible and not painted over.
    Also someone mentioned in the comments that Rohan once stated the bezel could not be made thinner because of the standard ports on top.
    Anyway, I don’t think we will see an improvement over the last prototypes presented.
    I don’t think this is a deal-breaker for anyone (well, maybe some..), it’s just a little disappointing to go to that from some really beautiful renders we had seen.

  728. You know, that picture of the circuit board, it just occurred to me that not only is it “kind of artistically cool” that the nvidia is in focus and everything else isn’t, but because of this we can’t read the IC chip numbers and maybe if we could we’d see one dedicated to Infrared, or my previous suggestion of a tablet repelling forcefield chip. I was looking at it up close and trying to make out anything. Aside from the the multi-resister packs on the left, and the Texas Instruments chip below the Nvidia, I can’t make anything else out.

    Very clever Rohan!

    Phillip

  729. Ah.. I see. Kinda weird place to put a mic. If you are holding the Adam horizontally, ain’t that mic gets covered? like if you put it on your lap? But. Okay… I’ll take your word for it. Thanks for the info though.

  732. shelf availability means as in distribution /.. like literally available in retail stores shelf..

    But lets wait for the update reg this news from Rohan himself., its better..

  733. EEEYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
    It’s here! Major Geek Drool!!
    The euphoria you guys are creating for us can be compared to how fans of rock stars feel as the highly anticipated album’s release date approaches.
    Is this not the first time we know EVERYTHING about a hi-tech product before we can even touch it?
    Paradigm Shift!!

  737. I would just like to insist on a very important thing :

    It’s essential that the office suite might be compatible with open office formats.

    A lot of administrations in France are only using the open office formats.

    Thanks !!!!!

  738. +1

    I think the best will be, that we will wait until Rohan gives us all information. He is the best source for “updates” 😉

  741. I would like the Adam to have a Cisco Client so I can connect to the internet using my university’s Wifi network. I do realise this will be hard to achieve since no other Android device has this feature (non-custom rom at least).

  743. @mhasija

    TBH, I am personally very disappointed that Notion Ink Adam will be imported and not be manufactured/assembled in India. And, also that as is usual with all new technology, we Indians have been underestimated as consumers of new technology and pushed again to the second level. I don’t blame Rohan and team for this! I am sure the investors behind them are the one’s who don’t have the courage to import/manufacture components and assemble in India and for a change release first in India, a product designed in India by Indians.

    So, this is as good a product as those designed by the numerous Indians in the Silicon Valley of USA.

    India has several Rohans and Pranavs – it is the Indian investors who let them down again and again.

  744. M goin all HYPER…. Lord pls bless me with some patience & few mins of my Mind without thinking about ADAM & refreshing it’s blog again & again…. Amen….

  745. @andrew and @ erik congratulation for EAP …what are..u guys talking about..?..and also send my congratulations to starlee… 🙂 for EAP selection…

  746. I have not been selected for EAP but someone else who was, leaked an email about release date availability etc!

  748. Well separately buying a capacitive stylus will be…..well not as attractive as having an option to have it shipped with the adam itself. Out of the box. Something that sells a lot of Macs. Also I dont know if capacitive stylii ship with insulating gloves or not, something that can make a lot of difference in ease of use.

  749. Could you please elaborate I guess I missed the action.Specifically what not not to disclose

  750. Strange my posting isn’t here so i make a new one.

    so Rohan an ir sensor it is? (i hope) for controlling ur av devices?
    Reminds me off the ICD gemini vaporware device wich had also this capability.
    If they could made it true then NIA had a competitive device.
    Very nice to see that the netherlands will be on the first launch of the ADAM.
    Next year there will be ADAM2 with tegra3 on it and a few enhancements?
    ok enough for speculating on this i hope i can preorder in the early of December so most of us can have it for xmas,
    Btw will there prior for lauch reviews from tomshardware, technoholic etc?
    Regards,
    Mr T

  751. Hi all,
    The other day someone suggested a by line. Here’s another one:
    ‘Ink your Notion, … with an attitude!
    Best regards, Aad

  752. @VB
    @Raj Kumar

    To put USD and INR in perspective,
    $500 is about INR 22500
    A US employee who earns about $5000 a month would earn about INR 100000 in India
    So, for an USA consumer the Adam would cost about 1/10th while for an Indian it would cost 1/4th of their monthly income.

  753. @Candyman808

    Adam is not a LAPtop 🙂
    It is a Handheld Tablet.

    For that matter Rohan says it’s not a tablet either. Perhaps it’s a handheld multifunction device.

  754. * Hmm Somehow my post wasn’t published *

    I have not been that excited about a product for such a long time. For my work I really would like to have a tablet and the Adam makes me wait for another few months instead of buying the iPad.

    Regarding the “secret” function, I think and hope the Adam will have Near Field Communication (Like RFID read/write). This will immediately create so many business-2-business options for applications. Think about using the adam in workflow mgt, of logistics.

    Looking forward to buy the Adam in a few month in the Netherlands and I hope on NFC/RFID read/write as a secret function.

    best regards

    Jurjen

  756. Yes, it felt kind of weird writing this – “Hello, i’m Christian, i’m an Atheist” sounds like someone suffering from Dissociative identity disorder… 😉 that’s why i usually introduce myself as “Chris” to english speakers.

    So, enjoy your Sunday (ok, for those of you on the other side of the globe it’s “Hope you enjoyed your Sunday, i think 😉 and warm greetings to this very congenial Community of a very congenial company 🙂

  757. Poll time! I’ll build these into the site eventually but for now, these work. Do you like your games fact or fiction? http://goo.gl/k10Jv

    Please vote in the poll(link above) but feel free to discuss here as well!

    Aaron Blankenship
    Exodus Apps

  758. This is a guess because of the special UI, but since it’s Android, I suppose the language support is already there.

  760. Hi Rohan

    Sorry if I missed this information. As most probably “normal” user can order the device after Christmas or CES, will we have Gingerbread installed?

  761. Tarwinia:
    >And just out of curiosity, is the US the only country still using Fahrenheit?

    Teh Wiki says we share the hono[u]r with Jamaica, Palau, Belize, and Liberia, but a citation is needed for Palau, so I’m trying not to be hopeful about that. It also says that it’s still used in Canada for kitchen ovens (I didn’t know you guys cooked with ovens, they wouldn’t work well igloos). Anyway, since Fahrenheit and Celsius are the same at -40 degrees, there wouldn’t be that much difference at normal Canadian temperatures.

    > the pig-faced lady in the old freak shows in the US used to actually be a bear whom they got drunk and then shaved and put in a dress

    Oh yes, and now we elect them to Congress.

  764. @All those who want a forum, well I have started an unofficial PhpBB. But, of course don’t stop the comments here. Let Rohan and team have first hand feedback from us on this blog.

    Head over to our board to rave and rant in general about all handheld tablet products. For starters I will gladly take moderators from among Adamoholics 🙂 Greg are you looking? Anyone else?

    Here are short URLs for the Unofficial forums at HandheldTablet.net:
    1800.im/NI for Notion Ink forum
    1800.im/Adam for Adam forum

  769. Several weeks ago, when I was collecting info about the Pixel Qi screen (because of power consumption), I read that the new wide angle screen isn’t going to be produced before 2011.

    I’m sorry I couldn’t find the source right now, I think I saw it in an youtube video demonstrating the screen in several tablets …

  770. it git leaked I missed that. That’s not good people. We already get more info from any other project I have followed. This makes Companies question putting info out. I understand that people want the info, but it can have different effects if given at the wrong time

  771. @opty

    It’s rather harsh to say that Rohan wasn’t being truthful about the bezel. Maybe you mean Rohan was seriously mistaken? Maybe he’s new to this Adam thing and just *thinks* that the bezel was overpainted.

    Also, in the picture you link to, the buttons on the left (or, at least, the silk screening on them) are in a very strange position *unless* the bezel is overpainted. Maybe they migrated?

  772. @buddhafrog
    nor am I an expert, but from what I understand, all Android apps will work on adam. They will NOT, however, be optimised to use with the Eden, adam’s new, innovative UI. That is why NI is pushing new apps. Those apps will probably not be usable on other Android devices that don’t utilize Eden.

  774. Point Noted.
    Thanks @Plug, I didn’t know that information.
    Good Luck To Rohan & Team for the Launch 🙂 .

  775. Depends on the quality of magnalium used. Alloys exist with up to 50% magnesium, but those alloys corrode easily and are cheap.

  776. And my trackpad doesn’t have a scroll wheel like a mouse. The Adam is like a big trackpad.

    There’s a long list of things that no tablet has because they’re not necessary: brakes like a bicycle, a built-in turntable, hot and cold running water …

  777. Rohan,

    This looks very nice! Hope you get some sleep.

    Just one little request… please do your best to avoid any international “shipping restrictions” :-). I didn’t ask for EAP because of my day job, but I’ve been holding my wife off buying an ipad/netbook for the past few months ;-).

    Good luck,

    James (in Chile).

  779. @Lindr: Great first post; welcome. I’ll still post; I think we can all learn and contribute going forward.

    I would use a recipe/cookbook app to not only try new recipes (the once a month or so I have time to cook) but to file and organize the family recipe collections that were handwritten by grandmothers in my family, so they’re preserved for the future. Have some on my laptop, but it gets too heavy to carry when traveling/visiting family far away, where I might cook for them, and they ask about an old family tradition; Adam would be SO much easier.

    Maybe a fun thread when the official forum comes out … recipes for Adam cookbook, contributed by our fellow posters from all over the world, to break bread and share culture together, even if it’s symbolic over the internet. One section specializing in recipes that can be made in five minutes or less, between posts or by kids, friends, spouses … while we’re all obsessing on the internet over the newest Adam details? Another section with more complex recipes to help pass time between NI posts 🙂 !

    @Tarwinia: Great idea of a general book/document organization app too; a book/library app could include a column to record the physical copy of the book is stored; ie. the public library, open source internet, e-reader publishers’ store … my bookshelves; which of the dozens of boxes of books in my attic … 🙂

    @Rohan, if you’re reading: Wish we could bring you and the team a good meal made with love; don’t forget to eat 🙂

  780. @Gecko, yeah, damned igloos kept on melting so we switched over to environmentally friendly bio-degradable styrofoam. You see, this way they don’t melt and moving is soooo much easier since styrofoam is just SO much lighter than ice. Plus we don’t get frostbite carrying it. Yeah, I forgot about our ovens, and I actually bake so that was a grave oversight…

  781. What, I can’t have hot and cold running water on my Adam … I was sure that was the secret feature no other tablet will have! Very funny, gecko; thanks for the laugh 🙂

  783. But of course this is how all religions start. Don’t forget what Moses brought back down from the mountain. Tablets!

  784. @billy

    Most of the search results are written by two penny hacks desperate for a headline. Timesofindia.com, mizozo.com, techtree.com, defense.pk and ‘ET now’ are the first five results. No one reads these sites for serious discussion about technology.

    iPad is selling more than a million units a month. Anyone who knows the history or Apple or Steve Jobs should should be more careful about declaring victory. And Adam hasn’t even entered the ring.

    Adam may succeed. I hope it does. But Apple will remain the benchmark for home computing equipment for some time.

    What the heck. Where is the iPod killer? I have been waiting for one for 10 years now.

  786. Rohan, if you are aware of any change in the dates you mentioned in one of the previous post then folks here deserve to know about it.

  787. I figured Rohan out.

    He’s been dropping us hints about this “secrect button/sensor” this whole time.

    Talking about Ferrari’s and fast startup times and everything else.

    The secret sensor is going to be….

    A remote car starter!

    BOOM! There it is! Discuss!

  788. So is the info that was leaked in the comments of the prev. blog have any truth to it ? Sounds very convincing though.

    If that info has any truth to it, I speculate, only the EAP selects will probably get the (nearly completed) ADAM in December so that the Genesis marketplace will have some apps available during product launch. For marketing purposes, Rohan might choose to officially announce the ADAM and the Genesis platform at CES in January 2011. It will be a great venue to announce it, to showcase the completed product and platform to all the media, along with all the partners. He did mention above that he wanted to explain the ADAM, how it is more than just a tablet and what his future plans are. What better venue than CES !?! Then, the product will most probably be available in Jan end or sometime Feb for the mortals to buy. Rohan has already mentally prepared us when he said the product availability will be sometime in Jan, if they miss the Dec. deadline.

  790. “I am personally very disappointed that Notion Ink Adam will be imported and not be manufactured/assembled in India.”

    Notion Ink is a business organization, not a charity or a political party. Manufacturing in China is cheaper than doing it in India. And you are assured of certain quality if you pay for it. Most big businesses do their manufacturing in China.

    Besides, how many Indians like buying Indian made products anyway?

  792. Hi togther,

    only for information !!!

    No post get lost, but the sort of the whole blog is worst. New post aren’t at the end. They are between all others.

    Regards
    Harvey

  793. I am new to this blog, and this question might have already been answered earlier…however I was wondering what the default web browers will be, what will be installed? I was also curious if Adam can access hulu.com like a laptop(ie, not necessary to be part of the hulu plus program – which has a monthy fee)
    http://www.hulu.com/plus
    … the requirements for hulu plus are listed here:
    To watch Hulu Plus videos on your computer, you will need:

    – Adobe Flash Player 10.0.32 or above
    – Internet Explorer 7.0 or above, Firefox 2.0 or above, Safari 3.0 or above, or Chrome
    – Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or above, Macintosh OS X 10.4 or above, or Linux
    – JavaScript and Cookies enabled

    Also, you might want to have your marketing dept contact them and have the Adam be added to this page:
    http://www.hulu.com/plus#devices

    …so are we going to have firefox or chrome or something that can get to hulu.com?

    thanks,

    David

  795. Just want to get some data for the next batch of Adams….not this year’s. Rohan gave us a limited selection. Sure enough the top 3 were all neutral colors. Metallic Blue and Black/Red came in 4th and 5th respectively so we may not even see colorful Adams for the first 100,000 this Christmas. When there is enough data, I will forward the results to Notion Ink

  796. “I also compared the features of Adam with what all i tablet’s i know and i should say Adam is Ipad Killer.”

    Trust me. You don’t have a clue. If you have ever used Apple products, you should know that feature list has never been their strong point. If features is what sells, Nokia N8 (what a feature laden dud) should have killed iPhone long ago.

  798. Hi all
    Regarding the dock i have an idea … why cant we usb slot as the docking slot as adam is already equiped with it . This will save space and effort. Also it can be used as a dock for audio boosters (donno if usb supports it), and if possible as a charger (I doubt it though). what do u guys say… ? 🙂

  801. Hi all
    Regarding the dock i have an idea … why cant we usb slot as the docking slot as adam is already equiped with it . This will save space and effort. Also it can be used as a dock for audio boosters (donno if usb supports it), and if possible as a charger (I doubt it though). what do u guys say… ? 🙂
    sorry for posting twice …

  803. Hi all
    Regarding the dock i have an idea … why cant we usb slot as the docking slot as adam is already equiped with it . This will save space and effort. Also it can be used as a dock for audio boosters (donno if usb supports it), and if possible as a charger (I doubt it though). what do u guys say… ? 🙂

    I m sure rohan would hav given a thought for it already….

  805. Great pics although a lot is strategically hidden 🙂 I hope you can give us an update on the FCC process, if there is anything other than FCC that may delay release and if you are still hopeful of consumers being able to get the adam in hand pre-Christmas. Also, would love to see a video with some UI tidbits. Congrats on moving it along.

  806. I think there is a Cisco AnyConnect VPN client for Android, if that is what you are referring to.

    I am interested in that too since it is what we use at work for our VPN.

  807. Dear Lord,

    So far today I have been able to control my excitement and have remained calm. There hasn’t been any drool running from my chin as I think about the Adam. I have not obsessed over reading every comment on Notion Ink’s blog, nor have I felt the need to respond to so many of them. I guess you can say I’ve been handling my Adam addiction really well today. But I’m going to get out of bed now so I’m going to need a lot more help from here on out.

    Amen.

    😉

  808. Its not for the sim card…. U can see the sim card slot along with that of a micro sd card slot at the base…(see the image of the red adam for instance)

  811. @thatguy

    I said “manufactured” OR “assembled”. Many multinational companies are importing parts and assembling the finished consumer durable products (including electronic items and computers) in India.

    If quality is provided, why won’t we buy our own products? FYI, no one is asking for charity or politics here. I just opined about the business logics and guts of the investors.

  815. @Raj

    Umm setting expectations too high? It’s too high to expect something that was listed on the specifications page?? How is that?

    And no, I’m not expecting the adam to be a high-performance laptop, but wanting it to have a docking port is hardly anything extraordinary for a tablet. And again, don’t forget this was something that has been an advertised feature on the notionink.in site for months under specifications.

    Rohan might have been connecting through USB bc perhaps NI isn’t going to be offering a docking station directly through them, or perhaps it hadn’t been produced yet so was unavailable to him, they might be leaving accessories up to 3rd-party vendors. I don’t know, but what I do know is that it looked utterly ridiculous to have it propped up against a wall with both USB’s being used. So, yeah… where should I plug my flash drive into or my external HDD? Maybe if I push hard enough, it would fit into the mini-USB?

    Let’s cut back on the kool-aid, please. Don’t go along thinking that NI hasn’t (and can’t) done wrong. It’s been a rather big oversight not to have updated the specs on their own site. Is it not supposed to be THE place to get info about the adam? It should be up to date or removed.

  816. Thoughts
    Adams near bed – wake up alarm
    Adams for morning news online editions
    Adams for call while driving to office
    Adams as task scheduler
    Adams as note pad
    Adams as Hi def video recorder- player
    Adams at air port blog/chat
    Adams at Starbucks
    Carrying case for Adams
    Car stand for Adams
    Movie on Adams with Bluetooth audio connection with car
    Skype calls on Adams
    Home theater speaker for Adams
    Adams as a mirror
    Adams with projector
    Adams for games and crossword
    Adams for tweet
    Adams for music at evening
    Please add more thoughts

  817. Ok, so I think I missed this “leaked” EAP email. By reading through comments I’ve got the idea that bc they are selling so many to the participants in the EAP program than I guess was more than planned, that there is now going to be a very limited amount for the rest of us. Even though Rohan made a post on this Blog telling all of us that pre-ordering will be in early Dec and would be shipping late Dec or early Jan at the latest, which definitely implied you’d have an adam in your hands if you were a follower of this blog and knew when pre-ordering was going to begin and got on early to reserve yours. So yeah…how limited is limited? How many non-EAP are actually going to be getting an adam by early Jan like we were just told?

    I really don’t care about anyone who just hears about the adam later; let them wait for their adam. I care about the people who have been following faithfully. I’ve personally been following since CES last year. I’d been an extremely unhappy girl if I didn’t have one in my hands by early January like Rohan said.

    If that’s going to be the case, then I’ll just hold off pre-registering and see what’s shown at CES this year. Hell, by that point I’ll have been waiting over a year, what’s a few more months for one of the yet-to-be-know tablets that might be better than adam.

  818. No, you’re wrong. Rohan said CES *at the latest*. CES is Jan 6-9. That’s definitely not mid or late Jan, and it sure as hell is not Feb.

    If non-EAP aren’t going to be having adams by early Jan at the latest like Rohan annouced, then we deserve to be told…not learn through a leaked email.

  819. At first I was thinking “why buy a tablet when it doesn’t have a real keyboard”. But the beauty of the Adam is you can add a usb keyboard easily (and it already has a touchpad)…so you have a netbook, a tablet, a reader, AND the coolest device around. I am assuming it has user replaceable batteries…something that the ipad will never have.

  820. finally, I “get” it. Sad how long it took for me to understand this – very simple. Anyway, thanks all. I’m getting one for my son for his Valentine’s Day birthday.

  821. while even Apple believes it to be crucial to have pompous discorvery-channel-like tv spots, it would be so cool if NI would just launch the most minimalistic tv-ad one could think of:

    Just a white Arial text on a black background that reads: “Notion Ink ADAM ready for preorder” and appears to be as crude as the intro to the LOST series. This spot would only be shown for a SPLIT-SECOND!! 😀
    It would be so majorly cool to then see NI smoke the pants off of Apples sales figures and doing so by sending out the tiniest ping into the world which would reveal the actual numbers of ADAM fanboys like the movie scene from pitch black in which a short light-flash reveals the actual magnitude of alien predators present. 😀

  822. My first comment in this blog (which I read for more than a half year now). Even though hundreds of compliments regarding NI and the adam must have been made on this blog I have to pay you mine. NI is the most likeable computer manufacturer I know so far – the whole thing just feels authentic and real. No big PR-blabla instead communication with a honest attitude and transparency. Thanks for that!

    I’m looking forward to order my adam. I hope the pre-order (in my case for germany) starts soon. My hopes for a soon starting pre-order went up a few minutes ago: because of my impatience I searched for “notion ink” in german amazon and found a book coming out soon titled “Adam kompakt – das kompakte Praxis-Know-how fuer den Einsatz des besten Tablet PCs” (I would transcribe it ” … – the compact guide for using the best tablet PC”).
    Link to the book: http://www.brain-media.de/index.php/adam-kompakt.html

    congratulations to the whole team for developing such a great device!
    Regards
    ben

  823. Hi Rohan,

    Are you really an Anit-India guy or what ?! I was really disappointed when you announced, US first release, now India nowhere among 21 countries! remember those days of iPhone or even now iPad, we Indians always have to wait to touch those products…even after years of waiting outdated product will get launched in India with hefty price tag! I was so proud of Adam, but you seems to target and satisfy other markets than innovating and bringing your idea and innovation to India 😦 I own both iPhone 2g and iPhone 4 also iPad, no doubts they are good products, but the real reason is we don’t have such a products in India, no one produce it like the promise you hold, but it seems Adam will be as delicacy as any other gadgets available in American market, for we Indians to drool on like idiots….!

    Surprise….no Indian company to select! really you are kidding!!!

    Regards,
    Santhosh R.

  825. They would make profits still at the current price. Remember iPhone takes <300$ to build and is being sold for $500 w/o contract. I think NI plans atleast $100 profit after all costs involved.

  828. **** LAUGHING OUT LOUD ***
    …
    Somewhere in America, in a dimly lit gym, a group of worn-out, pale, decrepit people have gathered in a circle of chairs. After the chairman has conducted the ceremonial opening speech, the woeful routine commences:
    // a man gets up from his chair as if just recently been run over by a truck
    “Hello, my name is Greg and I am an adamholic.”
    GROUP: “Welcome Greg.”
    // one by one the other adamicts have their turn
    // the chairman’s glance wanders around the baleful circle of shivering wretches and rests on the uneasiest face of em all.
    CHAIRMAN: “Greg, why don’t you tell us what’s on your mind today.”
    GREG: // with a voice that reverberates despair as if his larynx had learned to chew grit
    “If only I were one of those usual crack-heads! I could get me a fix every time I needed one. I could break into a pharmacy or fetch a purse from underneath the tattering hand of an old lady and run straight to my local drug dealer. But, poor wretch that I am, I had to get hooked to ADAM. If *I* need a fix, there’s nothing to be done but waiting for the next weekend special or sucking the white-space out of the previous one but it doesn’t provide me with enough sustenance to get me through the night. I have tried everything to pass the time between two weekend specials. I memorized every of Rohans posts and can recite them back and forth, even in my sleep it it needs must be, even with an Indian accent while brushing my teeth.
    ….
    ( I need to stop here and get away from my notebook and towards my girlfriend who has already started up a DVD for us to watch, but perhaps someone likes to pick up from here..)
    😀 😀

  829. Adam near bed – wake up alarm.
    Adam says ‘fire’ and keeps me from harm.
    Adam for call while driving to office.
    Adam for coroner after my car crash..
    Adam for music at evening and morning
    Adam can show me in sunlight some porning.
    Adam for games, Adam for tweet.
    Adam in bathroom to read while I shee*
    Adam for breakfast, Adam for lunch.
    Adam is chewy and Adam has crunch.
    Adam is tasty and Adam’s nutritious
    Adam has fiber but still is delicious.

  830. Adam for GPS while driving.
    Adam for audio recording.
    Adam for producing content and not for consuming only.
    Adam as a streaming server.
    Adam for controlling appliances at home even when away from home.

  831. But, would it be better for a built in mic to be in front of you? not on the bottom side? I mean if you are skyping with the camera facing you, don’t you think the mic should be on the bezel instead?

  833. This thing is expected to be available just before christmas and definitely not now. Only preorder with no date on when it will ship. 290 Pound Sterling in UK??? And the price is 300-500 euros for 512MB RAM and 512MG storage. No market, only their own app store.

    I wouldn’t take it even if offered free 🙂

    Two good features: 10″ capacitive touch screen, and 1GHz tegra2 processor.

  836. I also believe that more or less every Android app will work on Adam. The only problem could be the screen resolution thing. Andriod supports 800×480 pixels at max and so every standard app might work on the larger res screens of Adam (or Galaxy Tab and some more) in fullscreen mode or might not or only poor. On the iPad such apps will be displayed in the smaller resoultions centered on the screen and the same happens on the Galaxy Pad. On the Adam, Eden will be able to display up to three apps next to another in landscape mode, so they will be displayed correctly and space saving. What we do not know so far is what happens in portrait mode. We will see and I’m pretty sure NI invented anything for that case as well 😉

  837. What I forgot to write: Google allows Marketplace access only when the screen resolution is within the Android limits or when the manufacturer can assure that every app will work despite a larger res. And so the Galaxy Tab for example displays these apps without using the full screen, just for the app to able to run properly. And with Eden working as mentioned above (and in one of Rohans posts some weeks ago) NI can guarantee that every app works and so Adam should have full Marketplace access.

    At least I hope so 😉

  838. Man, you got talent. I want to get a guitar and sing this.

    Anybody with a guitar? Switch on the webcam and sing like you mean it! Upload to youtube and itll go viral in 5 secs.

    Im serious. 5 seconds.

  839. Yes, someone please finish. I’m dying to know how this turns out for me.

    Though you forgot to mention a few others from this blog are just as addicted as me and are also at this meeting…

  844. @Sowmya
    Sorry for the late response. Too many already. Hard to keep up!

    To me Too real = sort of like hyper real –

    Perhaps part of the same reality, maybe a different plane

    So real (closer to the reality you accept), but Too real is more hyper real, to some not real (as in send2dev comment: maybe I’m interpreting his comments wrong).

    That is why I choose Just real in my comment.

  845. “I know that I will still be posting after the adam comes out! Here, or at the official forums when they start! I’m sure most of us will. I’d wager myself, Tarrwinia, Gecko and Greg at least!”

    Most definitely!

    And, I’m sure Rohan recognizes the urgent need for a forum so I’m sure he will do something to accommodate our needs really soon. 😉

  847. Yes, but don’t underestimate the difference between manufacturing cost and shop price. There are many businesses involved between the factory and the eventual shop and they all want their money, not to forget taxes and duty in every country.

  849. Hey there, I hope somebody (anybody, screeeaaaam) has an answer for me.

    Let me explain the situation first.
    Right now I own the HTC Desire, good phone bla bla bla, buuuuuut.
    Somehow, somewhere it has limitations.

    The specs (well you can find them online) are 512 MB ROM and that’s it (because my problem is about the ROM).

    I have reset (as in factory settings) my phone four times now. Because everytime my memory is dropping by the minute. Today I reset it again, after the reset I got 135 MB left. Hmmmm, so I did some things (just personlize the menu even using standard wallpaper, no extra apps or whatever and I ended up with 133 MB).
    Apparently the OS (Android) is taking a lot of memory of the ROM, I know I know you got app2SD but that only works if the programmer of the app implement this. Of course you can root the system but that is one thing I won’t do.

    My question to everybody is : will the Adam have this kind of limitation?
    If so, please put the OS somewhere with a lot of memory so we won’t be confronted with this problem.

    Thanks und avec groetjes.

    Daryl.

  850. Oops… good catch!

    VB asked about the black ‘thing’ between the headphone jack and the DC power jack. I was referring to the thing between the headphone jack and the USB port.

    So looking at image 9 and going left to right, here’s my take on it…

    *Power Jack

    *Power/Charging LED Indicator

    *Network Connectivity (transmit/receive) LED Indicator

    *Combo Headphone+Microphone Jack

    *Mystery Thing (possibly IR transmitter or receiver, or this could be another type of port/slot with a cap on it that appears to look more like IR in the photo.)

    *USB Port

    Continuing down the side but not shown in this photo is the HDMI port and a switch. I suspect the switch might be used to turn the back light for the display on and off.

  851. Regarding the wide black border around the display, Rohan said “let me assure you that it is not there to stay! It is going to be reduced by 6.5mm from left and 5mm from right. The issue is with the Cover Lens (the Glass which covers the device), been painted more into inside”.

    https://notionink.wordpress.com/2010/10/12/the-black-border

    I believe Rohan. The final version of Adam will have a smaller border… 🙂

  852. You’ve got a memory leak, or at least your phone does. Probably one of the apps on there – google around using the term “memory leak” and see if you can figure out which one. It’s probably not android itself; that would have been widely reported, and patched. Memory leaks are not uncommon in some kinds of software; they happen when a process claims some memory but then neglects to release it when it’s not longer needed. And they can be hard for the programmers to track down, leading them to bash their heads against the wall, which leads to another kind of memory leak.

  853. @Sri

    Thanks for creating that forum. Though I’m pretty sure Rohan will be providing a solution to our forum woes very soon. 🙂

  854. Also, I am honored and flattered that you would consider inviting me to be a moderator for your forum (along with other adamoholics).

  855. My wife and I love to cook so I’m all for a great cookbook/recipe app. I saw one for the iPad that was pretty cool so I bet it will be available for Android tablets somewhere down the road. I just hope it gets optimized for Adam’s Eden UI.

  856. You need market share that is significant/decent enough to sustain growth. Without a decent market share any company will loose appetite for growth and will struggle for survival. Proper timing and marketing strategy is key for survival in consumer electronics.

    I am interested in Adam to succeed….would really like to set them get their act together. See what happened to HD-DVD, without proper marketing and growth plan…Toshiba had to eventually drop the product to Blueray.

  857. Tarwinia:
    > I forgot about our ovens, and I actually bake

    I should have known about them, too, since I know you use the same ovens in Canada that we use in the US: there are a couple of appliances stores near here, and the shipping boxes are all marked in English and that other one – Canadian? Maybe you can read them (if you’re extremely bored), since you probably known Canadian. They say things like “Handle with extreme care / Manipulez avec soin en maudit”

    I used to bake before I got crapal tunnel syndrome; now am reduced to no-knead bread, which is pleasant enough, but limiting.I think it was billreyn who suggested posting recipes. That’s a good idea, especially if the blog traffic is flagging.

  858. Just because another tablet’s specs may sound good… Well, enough said…

    Here is part of that article:

    So why is PC World (and the whole DSG International chain) pulling the Folio 100? Turns out this has nothing to do with Toshiba; but it’s simply because of a high return rate from disappointed customers. In fact, head over to MoDaCo and you’ll see a screenshot of PC World’s internal memo that confirms this sad news. We had already given the tablet some decent (and disheartening) hands-on time back at IFA, but since our new friends at the store kindly offered to let us unbox a Folio 100 for a giggle, we decided to give it another go. And boy, it sure was a letdown: you’ll see in our hands-on video after the break that the 10.1-inch LCD is haunted by an inferior pixel density plus narrow viewing angles; and the cheap plastic casing doesn’t help, either. Most importantly, the official Android Market app was still MIA, which is no doubt the biggest turn-off for the buyers. Too bad, Toshiba, but do come back next year when you have Honeycomb and some decent screens.

  859. Thanks (wo)man,

    I looked into this and I found out the mail app is kinda corrupt.
    Hopefully this is it and I can store as many apps as I want to.

    Regards my fellow Adam brother (or sister).

    Daryl.

  862. It would be great for us if you could add Java applet to the web browsing experience…

  863. If they are a reply. They stay with the original post. If they are new they go at the end

  864. EWww gecko, man, that CRAPal tuennl syndrome must really stink up the place. As for recipes I’m still looking for a good one for pizza crust which isn’t as flat as cardboard but doesn’t leave it tasting like mad (I find yeast crust recipes don’t go with every situation).

  865. As for reading Canadian… I only read like 5/8 of it. All that was on the left of your backslash is fine, the stuff on the right I can read basic stuff but I actually manage better in Catalan and sometimes even Japanese than with that. And sorry to hear about your hands, a friend who was a brilliant pianist had to give it up right out of high school because of it 😦

  866. maybe, but then we’d not only have adamites drooling over it but also vampires and vampire wannabes… 😉

  867. You MIGHT be able to use your iphone 4 sim but you’d need an adapter most likely as the iphone 4 uses a microSIM. Also if I’m not mistaken some companies are strict with their apple plans and you can’t put the SIM into other devices and if you they detect you doing it there are consequences (but I could be wrong).

  868. No it wouldn’t normally unless it’s on your lap and pressed against your stomach, but in that case you’re most likely not using the mic (Unless you videoconference in such a way so that the other person can only see your nostrils…)

    It’s actually a good place to have it, your hand will either be at either side if it’s in a horizontal position or on the rounded back if it’s vertical meaning your hand won’t cover it. It’s on the side so it won’t be muffled when flat on a surface and it’s at one of the farthest points from the speakers reducing the possibility of feedback.

  869. If it were on the bezel it’d be easier for stuff to fall in and block it and it’s on the side, not the bottom.

  870. @Tarwinia

    Hey, if you find a good recipe for pizza crust, please send it my way too.

    Now I want some pizza! Pizza and an Adam. That’s all…

  871. Not many new post today just responses. I will post something I was wandering. Rohan said in a Post that the chargers had already been through the FCC. Chargers Plural. How many chargers do they have?

  872. Sorry for the double post don’t know why it posted above
    Not many new post today just responses. I will post something I was wandering. Rohan said in a Post that the chargers had already been through the FCC. Chargers Plural. How many chargers do they have?

  875. That’s not true. If you look back, the posts (even ones that are not responses to other posts) are not in date order.

  876. I recall something about chargers for each country being shipped with the adam, or something like that, so they must have a set of them, like one for U.S., Europe, Aus, China, whatever is unique to the region I suppose. Then maybe one for car?

    I don’t know about all the regions, I think some are the same (like Burma/Myanmar being same as U.S.) so maybe there’s about 4 or 5?

    Power’s not so critical, most adapters now handle 100-240V so that’s the range, its just plugs that are important.

    Actually, after a quick google, this website lists 13 unique in total!!!!

    http://users.telenet.be/worldstandards/electricity.htm

    Phillip

  877. yup….once we get the hang of Eden, and its multitaksing abilities Windows gonna be phased out slowly… But i bet there’s gonna be competition once eden gets famous..

  878. and has he mentioned this one is for lab testing…so the logo stays. and i presume these are the second manufacturing iterations

  880. If I was offered one free, I’d take it.

    Then I’d sell it quick on Ebay and put the money into my little ceramic cow savings box, into which I put every little bit of currency I can, saving for that sweet and glorious day when Rohan opens the shop doors on preorders!

  884. And when you delete the parent post and try to reply to people who have already replied to the parent post, things get all screwed up. This string of posts should all be indented and organized by date, but they are not.

  885. “-A well moderated phpBB or vBulletin forum (perhaps with input or partnership from the xda-developers forum?) would be splendid, and I’ll nominate Greg as our 1st moderator while I’m at it :)”

    How did I miss that when I read your comments before??? Flattered by your suggestion. Thanks!

  886. @Sowmya
    Like fake. Hyper = exaggerated.
    From Wilkipedia:
    “Airbrushing has long been used to alter photographs in the pre-digital era. In skilled hands it can be used to help hide signs that an image has been EXTENSIVELY (upper case are mine) retouched or “doctored”.”

    I don’t think send2dev meant anything other than genuine aw. But in an open blog like this some people will try to take it out of context.

    Hey, are you planning to post new poems? I thought the one there was deep, contemplative.
    Something for all fans here to enjoy.

  887. Unless you provide everyone something (which would be difficult!) to match their faith,

  888. @Sowmya

    I don’t know… You have been spending a lot of time here lately and have made a lot of great contributions. I think you are just as much of an Adamoholic!

  891. I see, sorry for noob questions. Just was wonder. You guys are awesome. I love Adam too. Please don’t mind me asking these kind of questions. And thank you for answering them. 🙂

  892. I’m not great at limericks, but here goes:

    there was a young man name of Rohan
    who had a seed of an idea he was showin
    he looked at the tree
    and said that’s not for me
    and adam ate the apple that was growin

    there was a new start-up named Notion
    who decided to start a commotion
    so they Ink’d a few deals
    and we fell head over heels
    and to adam we all show devotion

    in India a new product was hatching
    a product that will take some matching
    it was all we could want
    c’est Rohan’s enfant
    And now we all wait for dispatching

    Just something to pass the time.

    Shando

  894. Hi, Now a days I’m watching all my movies over my DLP Projector. I havent seen the pin on Adam to connect to my Digital Projector. Hope Adam comes with the port.

  895. Yeah I totally spaced. For some reason I was mixing up the announcement that Android 2.3 wasn’t going to be tablet optimized, that wasn’t coming till 3.0. Well that and a discussion about the 3.0 interaction with dual-core so I wrongly combined the two stories. Here’s hoping the Notion Ink version 1 can upgrade to 3.0!!

    Thanks Tigs for the clarity.

  896. @elmelao
    Oh ho!!
    What i meant was, simple photoshop work to make it look good !

    Considering Wikipedia’s explanation for airbrushed!, let me withdraw my words, before someone throws an allegation at me… 🙂

    i like the photos, esp the red Ferrari one and i am crazily smitten ! 🙂

    Btw, poems, i write as and when i feel like !!! This week kinda busy with work ( have been spending my time on this blog and now have to work extra hours to meet deadlines, not regretting though 🙂 ) nevertheless when u r busy, u always find time to do things u love ! so should be writing later this week !!

  897. @Bharath B Lohray

    To expand on what Greg said, your Zire had a resistive touchscreen which meant it was thin plastic while capacitive touchscreens tend to use glass, making them more resistant. But yeah, it should have lasted longer. My previous cell lasted four years and the screen still worked fine (though you could tell where the most used letters on the keyboard were as the plastic had gotten blurry from the degradation caused by use).

  898. Can I ask you a question? Is the ipad built like the itouch, in terms of durability?
    Or is the ipad stronger, like a tank your words)?
    I just need a point of reference.

  899. I doubt there would be any shelf availability of adam in near future, the way we are obsessed about it, it will take 6 months to complete the pre orders 😉 …

  902. I memorized every of Rohans posts and can recite them back and forth, even in my sleep it it needs must be, even with an Indian accent while brushing my teeth…
    Popcorn!…
    Greg (cont): “My fellow adamholics begin to worry when I do not blog for a few hours. Many days and nights are spent responding to comments and voting on polls…I even initiated a new poll during one of my frequent Adam binges. I have googled ‘Rohan Shravan’/ ‘Notion Ink Tablet’/ ‘Adam Tablet PC’ and numerous variations, uncountable times in my desperate attempt to locate any new information releases. In the process, I decided to create a facebook account, just so I could add 24 year-old Rohan as my friend. Notion Ink’s website is listed on my favorites page, as well as, being my default homepage.

    Gecko: I feel your pain, I once wrote a poem attributed to Adam, honoring its name. I have been 0.23 days sober and counting my success, for I know not when I will relapse…

    Greg: I dream of the day that tangible Adam lands full force into my hands so I may praise Adam in all its glory. I can envision that day in my head, hear the doorbell ring, feel the light lift of the cardboard box I am about to shred open with my bare hands. I can smell the stale musk of the packaging as I run my hands through the seemingly endless styrofoam peanuts overflowing the brim and silently hitting the floor. I am searching, searching, untill my hands feel the familiar plastic bubble wrapping…AHA! I scream like a delighted child on Christmas morning, only to awaken from my dream. I am forced back to reality, having not found Adam.
    The anticipation is eating at me, regrettably so I am unable to stop (the obsessions), won’t stop…not until it’s released!

    Rohan: Oh, and that day will come, and shall be spent doing many crazy and WANDERFUL TINGS, including, but not limited to:
    spreadsheet tings, calendar tings, organizing tings, creating tings, dating tings, mapping tings, recording tings, streaming tings, multi-tasking tings, tracking tings, consolidating tings, managing tings, web tings, Twitter tings, FaceBook tings, Video chatting tings, emailing tings, blogging tings, messaging tings, writing tings, documenting tings, meeting tings, designing tings, reading tings, watching tings, researching tings, music tings, creative tings, movie tings, cooking tings, shopping tings, sharing tings, caring tings, desirable tings, challenging tings, admirable tings, illegal tings.

    Sowmya: I, too, can see the light at the end of this convoluted tunnel, but only as a means to an end. For then there will come Eve…

  905. Please, no need to apologize. What might seem obvious to on person isn’t necessarily so to another. We all perceive the world differently and therefore have different things to contribute. Your question was honest and therefore deserved a response. Plus it wasn’t one of those questions that we just can’t answer due to lack of information so we did what we could 🙂

  906. Actually on their page it says production for wide angle this winter (2010-2011) and the slim version would be Q1 2011. So we MIGHT get it in the adam. Though what I saw of the other one it wasn’t bad and I would be quite happy with it…

  907. Personally I hoped it came with central heating… Looks like another cold winter for me 😦

  908. This is a standard wordpress blog, it behaves as a wordpress and the posting norms are pretty much standard.

    I am not sure why there is a discussion about the posting dates, there is Date wise posting, newest at bottom and there is level wise(Reply thread) till two levels and hence in between there are different dates bcoz someone replied later to a post.

  910. Sowmaya:
    > Adamholics Chapter 1: Greg turns desperate

    Heaven help us, you picked the one person on here who’s mentioned having a gun. This is not going to be pretty.

  911. 907 comments as of right now. But I’m going to bed so I will miss out on tonight’s journey towards the magical 1,000th post.

    @Sowmya I’m sure you’ll be online so it’s up to you to bring it home for us adamoholics!

  912. @gecko

    “Heaven help us, you picked the one person on here who’s mentioned having a gun. This is not going to be pretty.”

    You are way too funny!

  913. “I have actually worn myself hoarse reciting Rohan’s posts. When I could speak no more I turned to hand crafts… I bought soapstone, balsa wood, plastics, and then spent my time whittling away to keep myself occupied. Only it didn’t help since I just ended up making a mock adam with my materials. I gutted a laptop and shimmied it inside. I ignore the circuit boards and ports that stick out and put an android theme on it to tie me over. Too bad there isn’t an Eden theme… But I needed more. I HAD to have more updates, more info from Rohan. So I perused the want ads for a Rohan look alike in the male escorts. I hired him and got him to dress like him. He holds my balsa wood and soapstone adam in one hand and my digital camera in the other while reading from a script where all my dreams for adam come true. He tells me all that it can do and how it will improve my life. He tells me it is just around the corner and that it will be flexible, productive, and customizable unlike other tablets out there. He speaks of how the UI will be buttery smooth beneath my fingertips. My wife and I had a row after she caught me with him. She yelled at me about how irresponsible it was, scolded me about how was I supposed to afford the adam when it finally came out if I spent our savings like that. She swore to me that if I stopped hiring those guys she would *think* about kidnapping some cute Indian guy to dress up as Rohan or to play the part herself with the help of some make-up and other accoutrements. I just hope she doesn’t find out I pawned her mother’s pearl necklace and emerald earrings to pay for all of this… I am not ashamed of my addiction, only of what it has made me do…

    Okay, I pass on the torch to the next story writer (sorry if it just went a bit too dark or overboard there…)

  914. actually at some point new posts were being placed in the middle though they were not replies. It was weird as heck with no explanation (it showed the correct dates and times, just placed them incorrectly).

  915. No, at some point it seems posts go funky and it doesn’t matter how they were made. Even new posts which are in no way a reply to others can end up high up as if they had been posted earlier despite the fact that they show the correct time and date.

  916. @Tarwinia

    Okay, that second part is a little strange. I’m just saying…

    But you gave me a great idea for making a mocked up Adam using spare computer parts and my kid’s Lego blocks!

  917. I’ve noticed the same thing. I bet wordpress isn’t built to handle so many comments. With all the activity this blog is seeing lately I bet they are wondering what the heck is going on…

  918. Hi Rohan,

    Are you guys planning a launch ceremony in US? Looks like you need a big ceremony to launch any device these days 🙂

  919. yeah… I’m slightly insane, normal’s just too boring 😛

    But think of it this way, the Greg from the story is a DIFFERENT Greg who has a tenuous internet connection and that’s why he needs to go to a support group in the basement of some danky old gym with rats in the corner as water drips from old groaning pipes. You on the other hand obviously have no connection problems and rely on the people here to get you through your addiction.

  920. @Greg, I have no idea what it is (though it could be a light sensor as someone mentioned or maybe a proximity one, but if it were a button I could see it as being useful.

    If it were a button its placing over the HDMI port could indicate a screen switching function to let you cycle between the a dam’s screen, the external screen, extending the “destop”/panel area, and duplicating the screens all without having to bring up some settings panel.

  923. @Tarwinia,

    Central heating would certainly be a nice extra; maybe “there’s an app for that” … 🙂 It’s freezing cold and raining here in Pennsylvania, and only a cold hotel room on a business trip; no campfire this weekend. Maybe there will be more news from Rohan to warm us …

  926. I just observed another thing, this reply box gets tagged along to the last post you have replied to in the thread instead of the end of the list of comments.. strange…

  927. Virals for Adam

    Somebody on the notion ink blog had commented a few posts ago that he/she went to an apple store and opened notionink.wordpress.com on the iPads on display there. I did the same at a Samsung Galaxy Tablet launch event in Kuala Lumpur. Immediately it got a couple of teenagers checking out the galaxy tablet interested in the Notion Ink.

    I think this has great potential! All people need to do is to go to Apple stores and just start the Notion Ink blog on the display iPads. Given how crazy the main stream tech media websites are about any news tidbit about apple, there is a very high likelihood of this making some news if a large enough number of people do this. Will generate instant interest among mainstream folks for the adam.

  928. @Vikas

    That’s because WordPress displays nested comments. If you simply go to the bottom of the blog and use the comment form, it will go to the bottom of the comments. If you use the comment form hitting a “reply” your comment will go nested below the original comment where you hit the reply.

    This comment should go at the bottom.

  930. Greetings on extending the EAP program. But I m some what depressed to see India missing from the EAP phase 1. After all Notion Ink is India based. I hope, at least, people from India will not ignore India 😦

    But overall, good news any way 🙂

  932. @Jai

    I have setup an all-purpose PhpBB forum, for all handheld tablet products, not just Adam. Click my name in this comment.

  939. oh man ! its getting tiresome scrolling up and down !!!

    Request:
    ppl please do not reply to posts directly, use the comment box at the bottom of the page , if you need to reply, quote their name and mention the time ( or simple quote their text)… else this is getting cluttered up ….

  943. @Greg

    Yeah, it was printershare that stole your idea! You can also print via bluetooth if your printer supports it. As well as using a remote printer. If you have your computer set up for it you can print to it from anywhere! The only problem I see is that you can, apparently, print to ANY printer that has the software installed. I sent the evil Spock picture to some guy in Norway. Don’t know if he got it though! I would imagine that they’d have some kind of way to password protect it and these people aren’t using it. Don’t know.

  944. @Esco

    Did some reading and apparently the Latin word for both apple and evil is malum. So the bible, in Latin, said they ate from the tree of good and evil, or apple. Thus the reason people thought it was an apple.

  946. Till the official forum comes up, can we have the discussions in the Adam official Facebook page? It will double as publicity tooooo!

  947. @Santhosh

    You really missed the mark on your reading skills when it came to the EAP deal.

    “In the EAP 2 we have around 46 countries! EAP was multi pronged test for us. Production Validation, Logistics (handling shipments, etc. for so many countries), test of the support system, work on the feedback before it reaches masses (ones which we can quickly fix) and sending out messages to all that we have arrived! (Interestingly India is missing from the EAP 1, but has its presence all over the EAP 2 selections)”

    There will be 46 countries not 21, and there are going to be a lot of Indians among the EAP 2 group. The release of the product really isn’t in Rohan’s hands, investors decided on the US(probably predicted to get the most return on their money there).

    Hope this post stays as a reply.

  948. @thatguy

    You asked how she got this idea. I merely pointed out that there are many sites that have said the same thing. I did not state one way or the other if I thought it was true.

  949. Hello NotionInk Team,

    It’s good to hear that adam is on it’s way!!!!…

    I’m sure you guys have thought a lot about (suggestion I have) it Just in case you have missed to give it a thought,

    One of the reason (high importance) you gave for limiting the number of entries for EAP was to avoid blackmarket selling of adam. I agree with that but at the same time limiting it to just 400 is also not proper. You/we end user might miss an exciting app being developed by someone who is not selected for EAP.

    I am sure there should be some legal way by which you can ensure that whoever is selected for EAP shall not be able to sell adam they received (by way of some contract), If they do they should be liable for causing damages to NotionInk.

    I am sure it sounds lot of work and money, but you guys have already done so much of it. Putting little extra won’t harm you and will benefit everybody.

    One more way you can involve more developers out of EAP is by providing them with simulator, which will help them at least develop apps till around the time adam hits the market.

  950. ” for we Indians to drool on like idiots….!”
    yay, you proved the idiots point alright

  951. @Chandra

    Well, from the specs adam is slightly thicker than the Ipad. Though, again, from the specs, adam is lighter. Adam is 1.3-1.4 lbs. The Ipad is 1.5-1.6 lbs. Admittedly, the adam’s specs may have changed as far as weight and thickness. Only going by the information we currently have.

  953. Here is the modus operandi to get the comments to exact place you want them to be:

    1. Select the Comment you to reply to, everytime time you post. (or by default WP will post it to your last replied comment)

    2. In Case you want to post the new comment at the end either reply to the last Comment or dont be logged in all time.

    Hope this works.

  954. you get a gold star.

    on a more relevant note, does the “Office” application mean the entire usual suite of desktop programs (document processing, spreadsheet, database, slideshow)?

  955. phail.

    boy people should really stop these “first” posts, risking embarrassing Net moments.

    on a more relevant note, i’m beginning to think these panels are just like the widget sidebar on windows 6 and above…

  956. i’m not sure if you’re sarcastic, but i guess it’s kind of a staple on new OS’s anyhow, so… yeah. now all we need is a test for whether some Photoshop-lite-or-some-other can run on the adam…

  958. I am a doctor waiting to buy a tablet for me…but just none available fits to my needs. Two of them that come closer are HP Slate and Adam. I read an interesting comparison between the two in a blog (http://ortholectures.org/blog/?p=68)
    can anybody tell me whetherI should go for HP Slate or Adam
    I need microsoft office, endnotes x3, evernote, .chm readers and isilo readers working in my tablet

  959. @david, sowmya
    be careful of that door; it’s a trap!

    or maybe the SIM or some-other-storage-device slot?

  961. great answers – you all are awesome. I feel informed and that last little worry I had about buying the NI has gone away. I can’t wait. Fortunately, I’m hoping for mid-Feb birthday present and not a Christmas present.

  962. hey greg,,

    really happy to find someone from UT here following this revolution so closely…..thought i was alone…nyway hello from Y

    niraj

  964. I am 95% sure it is an combined infrared port / bluetooth port.
    It looks _exactly_ the same as the one on my custom-build Zepto notebook.

  966. Hey,
    Glad to see others from Germany here. I didn´t find this book yet. But if there is already a book about adam in planning, adam shall be sold soon. I´m hoping for december or january…we´ll see. I´m curious about the way adam will be sold in Germany, via a shop or shipping.

    Regards

  967. The Folio will be harder to fix.

    It is said that the screen is a real fu…ck up, it has a 10degree viewing angle. Practically useless for reading.

  968. Don’t be so hasty. While PixelQi is better than the ordinary LCD, it is no match for e-ink when it comes to reading.

    My OLPC XO has the previous version of PixelQi and I say e-ink runs circles around it for reading.

    I believe, PixelQi can be similar to e-ink when you use it outdoor.

  969. OpenOffice doesn’t run on Android it will not run in the near future.

    Android doesn’t provide an X server, so not traditional Linux GUI application runs on Android.

    Android runs only applications specifically written for th eAndroid platform. Apart from Flash, it doesn’t support even moderate cross-platform development. For example, they use the Java language but they don’t run standard Java SE applications.

    However, you will likely be able to dual boot Ubuntu on the Adam and that will run OpenOffice, full-desktop Java apps and other traditional Linux applications.

  970. The Toshiba AC-100 already runs Ubuntu.

    It has very similar hardware so enthusiasts will very likely port it to the Adam.

    It is even possible, that Canonical will release a Tegra2 specific ARM release which will be easy to tailor to the Adam.

    I hope Notion Ink will post their Linux kernel patches (source code as GPL) as they should, so it will be possible to compile an Adam-specific kernel.

  971. @Greg
    I dont think thats an IR sensor, there are supposed to be 2 USB ports. but only USB is visible……

    So by comparing with the pics in the post “The Baby is here” it should be the other USB with slot cover….

  972. I once worked with a senior manufacturing manager from sony and he said never to buy anything off the first run from manufacturing because its crap, wait for a while until the quality iterations become perfected.

  973. I wonder if we could possibly do a poll on how many of us will really buy the Adam.

    I am number #1

  974. I am concerned that the Genesis Store is still empty. They could at least show us what they have in….err store for the store.

  975. This post from notion ink is currently ranked 19th in the popularity chart at wordpress.com

  977. Thanks for the photos, Rohan.

    Hopefully, in a month or two, the Adam will be my “precious”. 😀

  978. What I’m wondering: What app(s) will be available to view PDFs; and hopefully to highlight, annotate and bookmark them; better yet, store the annotations back in the PDF? I can see myself doing a lot of that and I’d love a good alternative to the iPad.

  979. Hey Rohan, Also pls do include voice capability to it , as it got all the required hardware .. i would luv to play with such a powerful mobile device,.. : )

  980. Hey Rohan, Also pls do include voice capability to it , as it got all the required hardware .. i would luv to play with such a powerful mobile device,.. : )
    ” when i tried to post this i got msg from wordpress(Duplicate comment detected; it looks as though you’ve already said that!)” > looks like wordpress is fu*king up..

  982. the 1000 is a done deal already; its the 2000 really; someone check with wordpress whats their threshold

  983. Hi there,

    I am a doctor as well and I think we have similar needs : )

    I am not an expert in matter but I am really keen in buying a tablet. I think that the two best candidates for what we need it for would be and therefore I am thinking about are:
    – Adam (although we are uncertain whether it will use a digitaliser)
    – Kno (I saw some videos and it looks amazing, but unfortunately it’s a bit too big 14″)

    I must say that I doubt that endnote and isilo will be available on this platform, but we will be able to review journals in PDF or Word : )

    Furthermore, I wonder how much editing you will actually be able to do on a Tablet. Perhaps you might consider an extrathin laptop ed macbook air?

    I am not an expert but very eager to buy a tablet as well because of its practicalities to bring in hospital and do a bit of work in between shifts… See what the others say : )

  986. they have a stat counter.. that gives a overall picture on the number of page loads and can track visitors to the blog..

  987. @iampirate There are no rules dictating what tablets should be. Also if you think of it, even desktops/netbooks/laptops are not good at certain tasks, but that didn’t stop us from making them self-sufficient.

  988. @James

    Have a rule myself – not to buy any new electronic stuff until it’s been there in the market for 6 months since launch. But the Adam here is so damn tempting that the delay for us in India is causing a lot of heartburn.

    Thanks anyway – we can take consolation by thinking like the fox who couldn’t reach the grapes!

  990. @SW.. Woow !!! u actually continued the story line..
    cracked me up man !!!

    how did u miss this post !

    It was cool…
    We need to call it the Adam loony gang !

    U should have included Rohan’s characteristic words: baby, fatherhood, love with adam, created with love, … etc 🙂

  994. My bad.

    I hope your muse can inspire us here.
    write whenever you heart dictates. shoot, just woke up, and already writing here
    kids need breakfast!!!

  995. The SDK (which no doubt includes a simulator) will be available for all developers (not just for those elected for the EAP)

    BTW I don´t think a lot of those 400 lucky developers would sell their Adam.

  996. Wow once again this comment system is unusable.

    Possible solutions are to create a forum or Rohan needs to post a new blog every time the comment reach 400 or more.

  997. you can connect the Adam to i your projector if your projector has a HDMI or DVI-D input, I don´t know if the Adam will allow different resolutions but at least full-hd is supported.

  1007. @tbc,
    Android is backwards compatible, apps written for 1.6 will work under 2.2.

    @Lindr, Most standard Android apps should work on the Adam however Apps made especially for Adam won´t work on other Android devices because the lack of Eden.

    @paulikxp, spot on… I couldn´t explain it better

  1009. @Sowmya

    Congrats… I logged on and saw we were at 998… So I think I got 999. By the time the post submitted the count was at 10003. So how do we know who was 1000? If we can’t tell for sure, then my vote goes to you!

  1011. ah well.. click on the RSS feed and count backwards based on present number of comments.. guess we can find out then..

    nevertheless, Thank you 🙂

  1014. Hello there!

    I´ve got another short qustion, maybe someone knows the answer.
    Earlier there was something mentioned about a discount for students on adam. For which countries will the discount be available? Only USA or other countries too? (In my case a german university)

    Regards

  1015. @Cathy

    Oh I definitely second the motion to nominate gecko as court jester of the official Adam forum!

  1018. Rohan – please it is time for some kind of structured Forum – it is getting near impossible to follow properly now, especially with all of the new traffic that is being generated.

  1019. Yep, it’s getting messy here… Its hard to predict where comments will end up. I just post and keep my fingers crossed.

    I don’t think wordpress can handle all our comments….

  1022. While in Europe I told the Apple salesman and showed the Adam on the web (just when Ipad had arrived) and he wished he had had an Adam!

  1024. Wow – I have a feeling I should stay away from this one, but…

    I must say you are wrong about Rohan. Regardless of your point of view and interpretation of the events surrounding the Adam and the decisions being made, other comments and actions by Rohan demonstrate that he loves and supports India and other Indians. I am sure he is not “Anti-India” in any way.

    I understand your frustration, but making comments like that are just hurtful and not welcome here.

  1026. hey you may be the other guy who understand NI’s vision.

    I am repeating People (sorry if it is boring): Do you all now understand when Rohan said “adam is not a tablet”?

    Devices for total convergence. This is what adam is/planned to be.
    RIP PC.

  1027. @drkmenon, @FE101

    First of all, most doctors make a lot of money. So let me suggest you buy me both the Adam and an HP slate and I will test them fully and let you know which will best meet your needs! 😉

    Seriously though, As far as hardware goes, Adam is much better. And I feel the same about the software side too… I’d stay away from Windows as a tablet OS. So until HP gets a WebOS version, I don’t see it as an option. (Ironically I was considering purchasing a HP Slate with Windows OS at one time.)

    Now with that being said, since you have specific requirements for your tablet, you really need to know which apps will be available for Adam (or for any other tablet) before you can decide. I suspect most of your requirements will be met by Adam’s initial software release (for example, their office suite will likely read/write a file format compatible with MS Office). I think the other apps you mentioned are widely used and will most likely be available shortly after Adam’s release if they are not already available.

    Right now the key for all of us is patience. We are very close and it is getting harder to wait. But son we will have all the answers we are looking for and be able to make fully informed decisions.

    Though I’m confident that if you buy the Adam on pre-sale and later decide against it (I can’t see how anyone would ever do that though), you could easily sell it to someone who would love to have it. Heck, if there is short supply you might even be able to make a profit on it.

  1028. A couple more thought as per editing on the tablets….

    You can use a keyboard and mouse, and even an external monitor with the Adam and edit that way, just like a notebook or PC. Not sure if that can be done with other tablets.

    I’ve read the HP will have a digitizer which would be excellent for pen input. However, I am impressed with how well you can actually draw and make notes with a capacitive stylus which will work with Adam. (And there is a change Adam will have a digitizer but we have to wait and see if that is the hidden feature Rohan referred to.)

    My kids use a capacitive stylus with their iPod Touch’s and even with that small screen it works really well. A big factor is the application they are using with the capacitive stylus some work better than others. And Rohan has commented online and in videos about apps for writing/editing/drawing, etc. so I bet they have good apps that work well with a capacitive stylus.

    We will know for sure pretty soon.

  1029. @SW

    Thanks so much for including gecko, Rohan, and Sowmya in the story. I don’t feel like the only adamoholic now. 🙂

  1030. big LOL@Greg indeed and an equally big LOL goes to SW and Tarwinia.

    >> Adamholics Chapter 1: Greg turns desperate
    >> Heaven help us, you picked the one person on here who’s mentioned
    >> having a gun. This is not going to be pretty.

    Upon Greg saying that he’d die for a follow-up, I sat down and wrote for hours
    but after careful revision and consideration, I have
    decided to discard my first draft in it’s entirety. The mention of Greg’s gun
    has endowed my mind with such a fresh and grand bouquet of new ideas of how NOT
    to continue the story that I feel it would be a clear mistake to reject them. So
    with this being said, let me continue the story:

    GREG: “…I don’t know how to overcome my adamiction and I came here to ask for
    advice.”
    // The gathered circle of adamites stuck their heads together and whispered and
    argued and there was many a consolation uttered here and there and
    everywhere and not a single wretch could be found who woudn’t burn with zeal to
    profess his sympathy towards Greg’s situation. But after the hubbub had abated,
    the room filled with utter silence. Perplexity filled the minds of the people
    present and the cluelessness was nigh on palpable. At last a reluctant stir
    perturbed the silence of the scene. A homely looking creature self-consciously
    raised it’s hand. The chairman addressed the abject little thing with a
    gentleness that seemed to be tailored to this poor wraith’s frail nature.
    CHAIRMAN: “Come, my friend. There is no need to be afraid. Be shy no more and
    share with us whatever it is that’s on your mind. And if you will, please
    start by stating your name as there are some among us today who attend this
    meeting for the first time and I, for myself, regret to say that your name has
    once again slipped my mind.”
    –“Mm-my name is Wtff and I would humbly like to attempt myself at giving advice
    to the man who has just spoken. My dear Sir, I know the joke of an adamiction
    first hand and I do not claim to having mastered a fruitful means of overcoming
    it myself.
    But unless my knowledge fails me, you seem to be in possession of a full set
    of prerequesites that render a rehabilitation possible. When you return home
    after today’s meeting – take a look at your four wonderful children and ask
    yourself: do either of their gleaming faces turn black-and-white in direct
    sunlight? Do their spirits ever drop? What about your beautiful wife then? Isn’t
    her smile as radiant as if one bright summer’s day had decided to shine upon
    the next? Wasn’t her form crafted by a better sculpturer than Notion Ink’s who
    hired automotive designers expecting them to shine in a field outside their
    jurisdiction when the last time they even sparked in their own was decades ago?
    And does your wife turn her back on you unexpectedly in the midst of an
    important conversation and silently rush off to go to sleep as the ADAM will
    inevitably do? So why then do you consider ADAM the stronger drug? Why not
    fight fire with fire and seek your bliss in the reigns of the wonderful things
    that are already in your reach?”
    —
    “That’s right!” // interrupts a voice of one of the adamolics present
    “His gun outperforms ADAM as well. It is less plasticy and has a better reach
    than ADAMs WLAN module. Again, this clearly beats the ADAM! My god this could
    be a way out of our adamiction”
    —
    “Right on!! And don’t forget that his wife has a smoother finish than the ADAM.
    Also less plasticky and let’s not forget that she has a button that
    turn’s her on…” // but at that point the chairmain interrupted TARWINIA to
    prevent him from saying any more disturbing stuff
    😀 😀

    DAMN, gotta go again, girlfriend’s calling…

  1031. @neiraj

    I bet there are lots of people from Utah following Notion Ink and Adam very closely. As you probably know, Utah is like a mini silicon valley. Lots of tech companies are taking notice and moving here all the time. I think we were just voted among the top three locations in the USA for tech companies, especially startups. So who knows, maybe Notion Ink will have a business presence here someday! I may have to apply for a job if that happens. 😉

    When you say hello from Y, I assume you mean BYU, right?

  1032. @Dihv

    There are 3 USP ports. The other regular USB and a mini-USB ports are on the other side. 🙂

  1034. Please Rohan- we need an official forum very soon now – it has become nearly impossible to try and follow what is being written here now – especially with all of the extra traffic (and followers).

  1035. Hello Rohan/all

    Thank you for your updates, I really cannot wait for the Adam, I have told so many people around me thats what I want for christmas, that I really think I will end up with more than one. ha!

    Keep the updates rolling

  1037. Im glad when i can get my hand on one in the Netherlands.
    Otherwise Ill send one from the states!!!

    Frustrating to wait for the adam, almost bought an Ipad last week but changed my mind. Im sure the waiting will be worth while!!!

  1038. Netflix???

    I’ve lurked on this site awhile but just never felt compelled to comment
    So I don’t think I missed the mention of Netflix if there was one
    I never addressed the subject because for some reason I assumed it was a given

    My question
    Will the Adam support Netflix?
    I know Android has been a problem for Netflix due to copy protection
    But I’ve also read that Netflix has been working with individual mobile Android platforms

    please tell me Notion Ink will bring Netflix to Adam so I can replace my laptop

  1040. Concept?
    It was available here in Singapore for the PC show 2 month ago. Libretto W100 dual 7″ WSVGA touchscreen 64GB SSD Intel U5400 1.2GHz 2GB DDR3- with the price of 1999 SGD.

  1041. sorry if this double posts
    didn’t see original

    Netflix???

    I’ve lurked on this site awhile but just never felt compelled to comment
    So I don’t think I missed the mention of Netflix if there was one
    I never addressed the subject because for some reason I assumed it was a given

    My question
    Will the Adam support Netflix?
    I know Android has been a problem for Netflix due to copy protection
    But I’ve also read that Netflix has been working with individual mobile Android platforms

    please tell me Notion Ink will bring Netflix to Adam so I can replace my laptop

  1044. @Sri

    Kind of, I guess… It’s more like I was really bothered by the comment and had to speak up. I try to stay neutral but I have a lot of respect for Rohan and his integrity. And I really do know that Rohan loves his country and other Indians, so that comment was way off…

    I like when different and contrary opinions are expressed, but prefer when they are expressed without being hurtful. 😉

  1046. I am sure andrew britton may raise this again in the next post also (and all the remaining posts) unless Rohan just clears this thing 🙂

  1047. kindly provide sone photographs of ui if possible, or the detail of new edge they are going to provide us.

  1049. thanks Sir; we dont know what the algorithm is for the top posts but it seems 1000+ comments is not uncommon…

    NI is #63 in the top blogs list…. a bit below radar in the global context… but the real goal should be to transition to the .com site which I believe where the action will be shortly…

  1050. @wtff

    I’m at work in my office laughing and people are probably wondering why! Love the follow up! Too funny!

    Adding Tarwinia into the story was great! (I need to leave work early today and press the button he mentioned! LOL, Like I said, too funny!)

    One thing you should know though… Every day my family (well, my boys anyway) ask me “Is there any new news on the Adam?”. I think my addiction is rubbing off on them. So they aren’t much of a deterrent/distraction from the Adam. My wife has spent countless hours listening to me talk about the Adam and has been very supportive, and she is looking forward to using it too (I’m sure she will want one of her own once she uses it for a while). So except for that, my family might be a good way to distract me from my addiction. But every time I look at my wife I think to myself… “Dang, she’d look even hotter if she was holding an Adam!” LOL

    And for the record, I’m not a typical “gun nut”. Recreational shooting has been a fun activity for me and my kids. But if you can believe it, I have a concealed carry permit… Yep, Utah was willing to go out on a limb and trust me to carry a gun. Shocking, isn’t it? I figured I need to protect my Adam from being stolen! 😉

  1051. nuoi thong quvoc niem thì hãy tìm nguoi lon Lui Hoi-Yan thuan nhung phim

    jst 4 fun 😛

    got those words frm google. Sory if any swear words up there.

  1052. Cathy nominated me for court jester; Greg 2nded

    I decline.

    See, the only reason I post here is to try and prove to myself how witty and clever I am. It’s an uphill battle, but I’m beginning to make some progress.

  1053. He probably will after earning estimates are posted for Notion Ink after the holiday season.

    Can you say “broad-sided”?

    [say the below statement in your best pirate voice please]

    Arggg. We be notion ink and we be cuttin’ into yer ‘oliday sales Mr. Jaaaarrbs.

  1054. @gecko

    Sorry, declining is not an option…

    Well maybe we’ll let you off the hook as the “official” court jester, as long as you promise to keep posting funny comments on a regular basis.

    But you are right. You are making good progress in the witty and clever department too!

  1056. yeah wordpress have a bug like this when the number of comments pass 500 or something like that it cannot handle it correctly and you see the results! i hope that one day they will fix it!

    cheers,

    Pj

  1057. Bruce:
    > Do you all now understand when Rohan said “adam is not a tablet”?

    Yes, of course. It’s too big to ingest orally.

  1058. Best bet might be a hybrid like the Lenovo U1, which was shown at CES 2010 and is now said to be released in earlier 2011 (Lenovo has a history of missing shipping deadlines though). Screen comes off and works as a tablet using a Snapdragon processor. When snapped into place, it acts as a laptop/netbook (i.e., may use Atom processor) running Windows OS. The recently announced Lenovo LePad seems to be a tablet based upon the screen of the U1. The U1 is, however, supposed to be twice as expensive as the Adam. I am not sure if there is an office suite for android that can open MS Office files. Open Office can, but I do not think there is an android version of Open Office.

  1059. @robin Thanks for clarification. Read articles about “android fragmentation” and thought it was odd that someone would develop OS that was not backwards compatible.

  1060. Not sure if it was suggested earlier. A kickstand (like HTC EVO 4g mobile phone) on the back of Adam will be very good distinguisher from other tablets and extremely useful since it has Pixel Qi display and swivel camera. I am thinking of the following scenarios using the adam with kickstand.

    1. Digital picture frame (as screensaver) on your work desk (with very low power consumption)
    2. Video conference while working at your desk
    3. Watching video
    4. Add in bluetooth keyboard and adam will morph into good working laptop.

    If you like this idea. please post your comment and tell Rohan to consider it before it is too late.

  1061. This better come to the market in Dec/Jan. Lot of people I am talking to, once extremely interested in getting one, are losing patience. They are now talking of getting an iPad instead. The tease has gone on for too long!!!

  1062. If you compare the below two images, img_5539.jpg has two usb ports on the right side. but the latest pics shows one USB drive on the left side, which means only one USB drive on the right side. Also, the new image shows the new sensor between the headphone and usb drive. I guess this should be the new sensor, and most probably IR 🙂


  1063. If you compare the below two images, img_5539.jpg has two usb ports on the right side. but the latest pics shows one USB drive on the left side, which means only one USB drive on the right side. Also, the new image shows the new sensor between the headphone and usb drive. I guess this should be the new sensor, and most probably IR

    notionink . files . wordpress.com /2010/11/img_5539.jpg
    notionink . files . wordpress.com /2010/11/for-blog-9.jpg

  1064. There’s also the yet to be released ASUS EP121, which also has a docking station that turns it into a laptop/netbook. May run some version of Windows 7 OS even in tablet mode. Similar price as U1 if purchase with docking station (~$1000).

  1065. @PK

    I’m not sure I follow… Both those photos show one USB port on that side.
    Going down that side there are:

    Power Adapter Jack
    LED – For power/charge
    LED – For network activity (I think)
    Combo Headphone/Microphone Jack
    Mystery Port/Jack/IR/SD Card or ???
    USB Port
    HDMI Port
    Switch – For display back light (I think)

    *There are two more USB ports on the other side too (one regular and one mini), and a volume control.

    Shown better in this photo https://notionink.files.wordpress.com/2010/11/img_5548.jpg

  1066. From what we hear from the OEM, there won’t be any Honeycomb tablets out this year. If history repeats itself, Google will probably choose a single launch partner that it has worked with behind the scenes and will most likely use CES to launch the first Honeycomb tablet. That means that the first Honeycomb tablet will probably not get to market before end of Q1 2011

    Android Tablets—Buy Now or Wait : http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372610,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03079TX1K0000585

  1070. I have not used an android phone. So one q to experienced guys…how easy it is to copy media/data to the phone? Do you need an app like ITunes which dictates the way files should be copied or can we do it according to our will? 😀

  1071. To clarify what Greg (or “Greg Taylor” as he is now known; a rather inept disguise, if you ask me) said:

    This is so easy, at least to my reptilian brain, that I suspect a setup, but maybe this is difficult concept for mammals, so here goes. Take a map, say of India. Make sure that North is on the top. Notice that Bombay/Mumbai is on the left coast, and Kerala is below it. Now, turn the map so that north is at the bottom. Now Bombay is on the right coast! And Kerala is above it!!!! But it’s even stranger than that, and I’m not sure how to explain it better without some rather involved geometry, but: THE COASTS HAVEN’T ACTUALLY SWITCHED.

    And that’s what happened with the two Adams pics you referred to. Take a picture of an Adam, then turn the Adam so that “north” is at the bottom. If you pretend Adam is like a map (an assumption, I admit), and take another picture, the sides will look completely different – upside-down, in fact – but they will still be the same side.

    And that, dear people, is why the Adam will need a built-in compass.

  1072. @solteza (sp?) mentioned should be able to dual boot into Ubuntu on Adam which would give you access to Open Office if that is sufficient. Just saw post

  1073. Rohan:

    I am following Adam development every step of the way. I am pretty excited like everyone in this blog to get this baby on my hand. One thing I am not aware of is the logistic part…how this will be marketed, shipped, supported, etc within a short period..

    As the saying goes : “Good deed never go unnoticed”.. I hope this grea product marketed in US well and confirms that Adam indeed ate Apple. 🙂

    Great job by you and team at AI..

  1074. Tarwinia:
    > CRAPal tuennl syndrome must really stink up the place. As for recipes I’m still looking for a good one for pizza crust

    It used to be carpal-tunnel syndrome, but it’s metathesized. (Oddly enough, the online spelling choker has that word!)

    I used to make pizza all the time; it’s easy, and you do need yeast (and knead dough, ha ha, I have to stop this soon before I bore myself to sleep), but I’m reluctant to clog up the blog here with a discussion (a lot depends on oven configuration). When we get a proper forum, where off-topic threads can be quarantined, we can resume.

  1075. Even IOS is specifically developed for iPhone. I think for iPad they just re-mastered few areas to accommodate larger screens(Apple although as usual never agrees). So is the Froyo. I feel there’s nothing wrong with Froyo although honeycomv would be ideal.

    Every one I talked to says iPad is a big iTouch and no additional benefit (other than in looks and handling).

    I was tempted for iPad but after seeing adam during CES I have been waiting for it from then on.

  1077. Actually Image img_5539.jpg has red and white stacked together, both exposing the right side. if you compare the white model with the other image you see a big difference in that mystery port.

  1078. or, that could be microsd slot and the bottom could be a docking port?? :-). i suspect the SIM slot should be hidden inside (i think we might have to open the battery cover to access the sim slot). i now suspect this photo is edited to trick us into believe that the bottom part is a sim/sd card slot 🙂 from the chasis structure, there is a single provision for the bottom slot and so that might mean a single docking port instead 🙂 We need FBI to help us in this 🙂 Anyone working for FCC? 🙂

  1079. Weird… not sure how it got defaulted to Greg Taylor (maybe by logging into Gravatar). Did not notice that until I read your post.

    So I took off my disguise and hopefully back to normal now…

  1080. @PK

    I see what you are saying…

    “if you compare the white model with the other image you see a big difference in that mystery port.”

    They do look a little different, but I think it is just the way the light is hitting them or something like that. I’m sure they are the same.

  1081. Ah hah, I knew there was one I forgot to test. I see the problems, I will fix it as soon as I get the chance.

    Thanks

  1082. I’m not working for NI. What gives you that idea?

    (If I was working for NI, they could probably get away with paying me in Adams)

  1086. Rohan,

    I love this device, I have done much research and believe that you are possibly going to revolutionize an industry with this one. I do want to know, however, weather or not the USB ports can be used to connect high speed peripherals like wireless keyboards, mice, etc. or if there will have to be additional software to allow this to happen?

    Thank you for your response, and brilliant revolutionary idea 🙂

  1088. True, and I appreciate ‘this is not a tablet’, but there’s only so much photo editing you can do effectively with a 10 inch screen with relatively low resolution (in comparison to 27 inch monitors, etc)

  1089. I think it is fair to assume that the EAP units will have some customisation on them to allow bugtracking by Notion Ink, and that means if they are sold they can be traced, But I know I wouldn’t be selling mine on!

  1090. How about having a GPS text messenger service so anyone with an Adam can message to each other even though they are out of cell range ? Some new GPS units have this feature through a service called SPOT. Shurly there is a way to make this work with out a service plan or at least have it capable to make it work with satellite communicator. Imagine the commercial….guy climbs a mountain and plants a flag on top then sends out a text via GPS from his Adam…tell me everyone wouldn’t want one then.

    Maybe Adam 2 will have it ? Waiting patiently for pre-ordering.

  1091. Sorry to sending this comment AGAIN.
    Because there’s no answer for my question.

    Look at http://www.notionink.in/
    Iam confuse when read specification of the display.
    ‘a’ option and ‘b’ option.
    You mean features in ‘b’ option not covered in ‘a’ option ?
    So there’s no multitouch,etc in ‘a’ option ?

    Why you designed ADAM with too many holes ?
    For air flow, sound system or something ?
    For me it’s like a container of dust and hand sweat.

  1093. this. is. pure. awesome.

    bring it to indonesia please. i’ll buy it in a heartbeat!

    go rohan, you’re the man!

  1094. Hello!!!!!
    I’m looking so happy see this news about Adam!!! I want one now!!! I think that Adam will be fantastic!!
    I understand the “satisfaction” that can bring to you Rohan!!!

    Thanks!!

  1095. There is an app for Android. It is called “epicurious”.. i find it really helpful. you can add ingredients to shopping list with just a click. you can search based on a number of preferences like country ingredients etc… there are pictures as well…
    i think it is the best cooking recipe app amongst all the ones I have used

  1096. Sweet. Exactly what i was waiting for! Hi res pictures!!
    Saved for future use.
    Wanted to take the time to read through the comments before i posted.
    As always, much appreciated and looking forward to the next post.

    Knoc

  1100. at the same time…
    WePad (Linux Maemo) – canceled
    Toshiba Folio aka Malata Z-Pad (Linux Android, Tegra2) – removed from shop shelves, maybe cancelled as well.

  1101. Sorry if my last post got cut off somehow. I am from Utah also. I have been following for a long time but only comment rarely. We should have an NI party when we get our greedy hands on them.

  1102. @Derek

    I’m in West Jordan (just outside of Salt Lake City for those who are wondering). What part of Utah do you live in?

  1103. @Greg
    Amen!
    some of our younger posters should hold brake to similar comments.
    Isnt it so yesterday to talk about nations, boundaries ………when you can read/write comments here, react to guys/gals from so many countries.

    (really laughed at all these comments about greg’s addiction. nice ones @gecko,@tarwinia @SW @wtf

    😉
    *citizen of a global village*

  1104. Hey Rohan
    In the next picture can you hold the Adam to give us a better idea of size and comfort of use. No need to show off anything you are trying to keep quiet but something to see how it will be to hold and use it would help a lot. The early videos of Adam it looked like it was the perfect size for usability but the close up pictures makes it hard to get an idea of whether the size has changed at all. Thanks for keeping us all as happy as you have so far with this amazing device.
    Derek

  1105. I can’t wait until the adam comes out, although I’m still torn as to whether I will purchase one right away or not. One of my biggest concerns is the availability and compatability with apps. Being a Palm Pre owner/user currently, I know first hand the frustration of seeing apps developed for everyone but me.

    So, in regards to the adam, how compatable will the Android app catalog be with this device. I do a lot of trading in the investment markets. So, if a broker writes an app for Android, will I be able to use it on adam or does it have to be written for adam’s Android (which is highly unlikely). That is just one example, but I worry that there will be so many applications that I would like to use but aren’t going to work on the adam (WebEx and other conference calling platforms, streaming websites, etc.).

    Any insight into this or something I can draw comfort from would be greatly appreciated.

  1106. @greg

    yaa you are right go cougars

    @Derek

    that sounds like a fun idea to have a NI party….. like a box opening ceremony heheh

  1108. Anyone else from Utah?

    If there is enough interest, maybe we really will have a NI get together some time in future…

  1109. I had the same problem the other way round: I replied to a comment but my reply appeared on the end of all comments instead of under the comment I replied to.

  1111. I think you should be able to as long as the app can run on the Android version of adam. This could be one reason why they chose to use Android (instead of their own OS). I have strong feeling that they support (as NI can’t build 1000’s of Apps suiting everybody’s needs). This should be of least concern as they should work. Some posts back, Rohan did mention that you can run apps developed for phones in their own small panel (as NI wouldn’t be developing any apps that would run under phone dimensions) ==> you can run android apps.
    Rohan can throw more light on it though.

  1112. Kewl Raj. I’ve been to Denver… Not too far away, but probably still a little far for you to come for a NI get together, unless we planned it when we knew you were going to be in the SLC area. We’ll let you know if we ever actually do it in case you want to make the trip.

  1113. Would Love to see a custom Video Player App for Monsoon Multimedia’s Vulkano pruduct. (Monsoon is another innovative Indian Company). There is currently an app for Andriod made typically for cell phones. But a custom app that leveraged the strengths of both products would be ideal.

    Steve

  1114. @neiraj

    Let’s hope those cougars get going! It hasn’t really been their year…

  1115. Hey Rohan!

    Very nice photos and a very nice prototype! Can’t expect to order it! 😉

    I do hope you get to read this comment in these 1000+ comments, also I doubt it heavily (just cause of your workload right now!). Anyhow, I’ll give it a try:

    Could you post Quadrant and linpack benchmark results as soon as you are able to run these apps? These numbers could be quite useful, just as linpack & quadrant are more or less “standard” benchmarks on Android. Would be really interesting how the Tegra chip hits the mark! 😉

    BR & all the best! payce.

  1118. Saket Selot, you mentioned Virals for the Adam. I’d like to expand on that idea if I may 🙂 How about “International Notion Ink Day” (actual date to be decided by consensus later). Once the pre-ordering options have been announced we all go into a store that sells one of the current tablets. From there, open up the web browser (assuming it has active wi-fi) and bring up the Notion Ink.com page (which’ll hopefully have fully updated information on it by then). If someone else could video you doing it on their phone camera and then upload to say the same YouTube channel then all the better. LOL

  1119. 1112 comments till now, time now at my end is 4:18 AM IST at my end, wow we all are really adamholics or rather i shud call us all as adammaniacs!, well hmm! the idea of writing a book titled adamholics is great one (although i am not great with words) i have decided to consolidate whatever has been since now been written in the book ‘adamholics’, the summary alongwith the nicks/names/id’s/handle of the adammaniacs till now is as under:

    wtff said, on November 15, 2010 at 02:21
    gecko said, on November 15, 2010 at 02:47
    Greg said, on November 15, 2010 at 03:36
    SW said, on November 15, 2010 at 09:38
    Tarwinia said, on November 15, 2010 at 10:03
    wtff said, on November 15, 2010 at 19:58
    SANDEEP said, on November 15, 2010 at 00:30
    gecko said, on November 15, 2010 at 02:42
    RK said, on November 15, 2010 at 02:43
    tch said, on November 15, 2010 at 08:06
    Shando said, on November 15, 2010 at 08:41

    now the book so far:

    **** LAUGHING OUT LOUD ***
    …
    Somewhere in America, in a dimly lit gym, a group of worn-out, pale, decrepit people have gathered in a circle of chairs. After the chairman has conducted the ceremonial opening speech, the woeful routine commences:
    // a man gets up from his chair as if just recently been run over by a truck
    “Hello, my name is Greg and I am an adamholic.”
    GROUP: “Welcome Greg.”
    // one by one the other adamicts have their turn
    // the chairman’s glance wanders around the baleful circle of shivering wretches and rests on the uneasiest face of em all.
    CHAIRMAN: “Greg, why don’t you tell us what’s on your mind today.”
    GREG: // with a voice that reverberates despair as if his larynx had learned to chew grit
    “If only I were one of those usual crack-heads! I could get me a fix every time I needed one. I could break into a pharmacy or fetch a purse from underneath the tattering hand of an old lady and run straight to my local drug dealer. But, poor wretch that I am, I had to get hooked to ADAM. If *I* need a fix, there’s nothing to be done but waiting for the next weekend special or sucking the white-space out of the previous one but it doesn’t provide me with enough sustenance to get me through the night. I have tried everything to pass the time between two weekend specials. I memorized every of Rohans posts and can recite them back and forth, even in my sleep it it needs must be, even with an Indian accent while brushing my teeth.
    ….
    ( I need to stop here and get away from my notebook and towards my girlfriend who has already started up a DVD for us to watch, but perhaps someone likes to pick up from here..)
    😀 😀
    Reply
    o
    Sure –

    anybody want to watch a DVD with wtff’s girlfriend?
    o

    Yes, someone please finish. I’m dying to know how this turns out for me.

    Though you forgot to mention a few others from this blog are just as addicted as me and are also at this meeting…
    o

    I memorized every of Rohans posts and can recite them back and forth, even in my sleep it it needs must be, even with an Indian accent while brushing my teeth…
    Popcorn!…
    Greg (cont): “My fellow adamholics begin to worry when I do not blog for a few hours. Many days and nights are spent responding to comments and voting on polls…I even initiated a new poll during one of my frequent Adam binges. I have googled ‘Rohan Shravan’/ ‘Notion Ink Tablet’/ ‘Adam Tablet PC’ and numerous variations, uncountable times in my desperate attempt to locate any new information releases. In the process, I decided to create a facebook account, just so I could add 24 year-old Rohan as my friend. Notion Ink’s website is listed on my favorites page, as well as, being my default homepage.

    Gecko: I feel your pain, I once wrote a poem attributed to Adam, honoring its name. I have been 0.23 days sober and counting my success, for I know not when I will relapse…

    Greg: I dream of the day that tangible Adam lands full force into my hands so I may praise Adam in all its glory. I can envision that day in my head, hear the doorbell ring, feel the light lift of the cardboard box I am about to shred open with my bare hands. I can smell the stale musk of the packaging as I run my hands through the seemingly endless styrofoam peanuts overflowing the brim and silently hitting the floor. I am searching, searching, untill my hands feel the familiar plastic bubble wrapping…AHA! I scream like a delighted child on Christmas morning, only to awaken from my dream. I am forced back to reality, having not found Adam.
    The anticipation is eating at me, regrettably so I am unable to stop (the obsessions), won’t stop…not until it’s released!

    Rohan: Oh, and that day will come, and shall be spent doing many crazy and WANDERFUL TINGS, including, but not limited to:
    spreadsheet tings, calendar tings, organizing tings, creating tings, dating tings, mapping tings, recording tings, streaming tings, multi-tasking tings, tracking tings, consolidating tings, managing tings, web tings, Twitter tings, FaceBook tings, Video chatting tings, emailing tings, blogging tings, messaging tings, writing tings, documenting tings, meeting tings, designing tings, reading tings, watching tings, researching tings, music tings, creative tings, movie tings, cooking tings, shopping tings, sharing tings, caring tings, desirable tings, challenging tings, admirable tings, illegal tings.

    Sowmya: I, too, can see the light at the end of this convoluted tunnel, but only as a means to an end. For then there will come Eve…

    “I have actually worn myself hoarse reciting Rohan’s posts. When I could speak no more I turned to hand crafts… I bought soapstone, balsa wood, plastics, and then spent my time whittling away to keep myself occupied. Only it didn’t help since I just ended up making a mock adam with my materials. I gutted a laptop and shimmied it inside. I ignore the circuit boards and ports that stick out and put an android theme on it to tie me over. Too bad there isn’t an Eden theme… But I needed more. I HAD to have more updates, more info from Rohan. So I perused the want ads for a Rohan look alike in the male escorts. I hired him and got him to dress like him. He holds my balsa wood and soapstone adam in one hand and my digital camera in the other while reading from a script where all my dreams for adam come true. He tells me all that it can do and how it will improve my life. He tells me it is just around the corner and that it will be flexible, productive, and customizable unlike other tablets out there. He speaks of how the UI will be buttery smooth beneath my fingertips. My wife and I had a row after she caught me with him. She yelled at me about how irresponsible it was, scolded me about how was I supposed to afford the adam when it finally came out if I spent our savings like that. She swore to me that if I stopped hiring those guys she would *think* about kidnapping some cute Indian guy to dress up as Rohan or to play the part herself with the help of some make-up and other accoutrements. I just hope she doesn’t find out I pawned her mother’s pearl necklace and emerald earrings to pay for all of this… I am not ashamed of my addiction, only of what it has made me do…

    Okay, I pass on the torch to the next story writer (sorry if it just went a bit too dark or overboard there…)

    >> Adamholics Chapter 1: Greg turns desperate
    >> Heaven help us, you picked the one person on here who’s mentioned
    >> having a gun. This is not going to be pretty.

    Upon Greg saying that he’d die for a follow-up, I sat down and wrote for hours
    but after careful revision and consideration, I have
    decided to discard my first draft in it’s entirety. The mention of Greg’s gun
    has endowed my mind with such a fresh and grand bouquet of new ideas of how NOT
    to continue the story that I feel it would be a clear mistake to reject them. So
    with this being said, let me continue the story:

    GREG: “…I don’t know how to overcome my adamiction and I came here to ask for
    advice.”
    // The gathered circle of adamites stuck their heads together and whispered and
    argued and there was many a consolation uttered here and there and
    everywhere and not a single wretch could be found who woudn’t burn with zeal to
    profess his sympathy towards Greg’s situation. But after the hubbub had abated,
    the room filled with utter silence. Perplexity filled the minds of the people
    present and the cluelessness was nigh on palpable. At last a reluctant stir
    perturbed the silence of the scene. A homely looking creature self-consciously
    raised it’s hand. The chairman addressed the abject little thing with a
    gentleness that seemed to be tailored to this poor wraith’s frail nature.
    CHAIRMAN: “Come, my friend. There is no need to be afraid. Be shy no more and
    share with us whatever it is that’s on your mind. And if you will, please
    start by stating your name as there are some among us today who attend this
    meeting for the first time and I, for myself, regret to say that your name has
    once again slipped my mind.”
    –”Mm-my name is Wtff and I would humbly like to attempt myself at giving advice
    to the man who has just spoken. My dear Sir, I know the joke of an adamiction
    first hand and I do not claim to having mastered a fruitful means of overcoming
    it myself.
    But unless my knowledge fails me, you seem to be in possession of a full set
    of prerequesites that render a rehabilitation possible. When you return home
    after today’s meeting – take a look at your four wonderful children and ask
    yourself: do either of their gleaming faces turn black-and-white in direct
    sunlight? Do their spirits ever drop? What about your beautiful wife then? Isn’t
    her smile as radiant as if one bright summer’s day had decided to shine upon
    the next? Wasn’t her form crafted by a better sculpturer than Notion Ink’s who
    hired automotive designers expecting them to shine in a field outside their
    jurisdiction when the last time they even sparked in their own was decades ago?
    And does your wife turn her back on you unexpectedly in the midst of an
    important conversation and silently rush off to go to sleep as the ADAM will
    inevitably do? So why then do you consider ADAM the stronger drug? Why not
    fight fire with fire and seek your bliss in the reigns of the wonderful things
    that are already in your reach?”
    –
    “That’s right!” // interrupts a voice of one of the adamolics present
    “His gun outperforms ADAM as well. It is less plasticy and has a better reach
    than ADAMs WLAN module. Again, this clearly beats the ADAM! My god this could
    be a way out of our adamiction”
    –
    “Right on!! And don’t forget that his wife has a smoother finish than the ADAM.
    Also less plasticky and let’s not forget that she has a button that
    turn’s her on…” // but at that point the chairmain interrupted TARWINIA to
    prevent him from saying any more disturbing stuff
    😀 😀

    DAMN, gotta go again, girlfriend’s calling…

    Thoughts
    Adams near bed – wake up alarm
    Adams for morning news online editions
    Adams for call while driving to office
    Adams as task scheduler
    Adams as note pad
    Adams as Hi def video recorder- player
    Adams at air port blog/chat
    Adams at Starbucks
    Carrying case for Adams
    Car stand for Adams
    Movie on Adams with Bluetooth audio connection with car
    Skype calls on Adams
    Home theater speaker for Adams
    Adams as a mirror
    Adams with projector
    Adams for games and crossword
    Adams for tweet
    Adams for music at evening
    Please add more thoughts

    Adam near bed – wake up alarm.
    Adam says ‘fire’ and keeps me from harm.
    Adam for call while driving to office.
    Adam for coroner after my car crash..
    Adam for music at evening and morning
    Adam can show me in sunlight some porning.
    Adam for games, Adam for tweet.
    Adam in bathroom to read while I shee*
    Adam for breakfast, Adam for lunch.
    Adam is chewy and Adam has crunch.
    Adam is tasty and Adam’s nutritious
    Adam has fiber but still is delicious.

    Adam for GPS while driving.
    Adam for audio recording.
    Adam for producing content and not for consuming only.
    Adam as a streaming server.
    Adam for controlling appliances at home even when away from home.

    Adam as an electronic swiss knife.

    I’m not great at limericks, but here goes:

    there was a young man name of Rohan
    who had a seed of an idea he was showin
    he looked at the tree
    and said that’s not for me
    and adam ate the apple that was growin

    there was a new start-up named Notion
    who decided to start a commotion
    so they Ink’d a few deals
    and we fell head over heels
    and to adam we all show devotion

    in India a new product was hatching
    a product that will take some matching
    it was all we could want
    c’est Rohan’s enfant
    And now we all wait for dispatching

    Just something to pass the time.

    so common all of you adamholics/adammaniacs (guys/gals), what are u waiting for, brush up ur linguistic skills and write something here in this book of adamholics (i have not done the editing on the storyline so far, am waiting for further response, if response is there, then i promise that by the day when adam will be available to public all the adam owners/wud be owners would/shall be able to download this book adamholics (i’wud like to request Rohan and his team here that they give support to this book and write some of his thoughts too and that this book may be available to be downloaded free from their site when adam is launched! )

    Regards to all.

  1120. Raj, it’s two separate 1GHz (Arm A9) cores, along with sundry processors for distinct tasks (such as video or audio encoding/decoding). That does throw up a few unknowns though, like for example how well is Android 2.2 optimized for dual processor devices. Can it split tasks if one core is underused. Or alternatively, run new applications on the secondary core in order to retain responsiveness of the device. I guess we will have to wait and see, maybe that is something exploitable by 2.3 which is said to be more geared towards tablet-like devices.

  1122. Hmmmm. Wondering if I will get royalty payments as one of the characters if this book ever makes it to market…

  1123. this is meant to be free to download from notion ink’s website,

    well hmm what u’ll get i assume is the title ‘founder of fan club of adam’, what do u say about this!

    😉

  1124. Very good points Rowan. I agree. I’m as excited about adam as anyone and have been following since CES as well. I feel that with all the buzz being generated about adam the last few months at the very LEAST they would have updated the website. The website and information it contains is so outdated that unless you read all of the historical postings on the BLOG you don’t know what is still relevant and what is not. It would not have been very resource draining to maintain a more acurate site.

  1125. Hahaha… It would be a open sourced book for adam and will available out of the box on adam’s eReader.

  1126. Exactly. I initially thought (3-4 months back) that I would order after the initial user reviews. But based on the confidence I have on NI, the people gearing up for all pre-orders and my wife declaring me officially that I am a adamholic I decided to pre-order the moment I receive the pre-order mail.

    There would be a million adams by the time it hits the shelves.

  1129. @wtff ahhaha! LMAO, what a good story teller you are and @Greg made my day, what a great main character all have derived of you.

    @Tarwinia Hilarious! Au contraire, liking theme of 2nd pt.

    @Sowmya The Trials and Tribulations of ‘The Adam Loony Gang’ : )

  1130. I’ve been watching the Adam since October 2009 and I am very excited that it is finally coming soon!!! I would love a pre-2011 launch! if it is in 2011 though, I’ll be able to get more than one! I do wonder if the USB will be 3.0 and if the BT will be v4 or not.

    quote from wikipedia:
    On April 21, 2010, the Bluetooth SIG completed the Bluetooth Core Specification version 4.0, which includes Classic Bluetooth, Bluetooth high speed and Bluetooth low energy protocols. Bluetooth high speed is based on Wi-Fi, and Classic Bluetooth consists of legacy Bluetooth protocols.

    most likely I will get one asap and then give that one to my wife when the Eve comes out (we all know that you will call the second model Eve!!)

  1131. Just wanted to say a few things,
    1. I’ve been following the progress of the Adam since October 2009 and am so excited I might hold one before the end of the year!
    2. I hope that it is using USB 3, but not necessary

    If it comes out before 2011 I will be most happy.

  1133. @greg

    oh this year was rough but dont worry the Cougars are taking rest now for the big time in ESPN nationwide next year 😛

  1134. I never said we’d have Open Office on the adam. I was talking about how it is open source so that others making an office suite could potentially look at how it converts MS office documents to apply it in their own software. Also the ODF can be used by anyone meaning that if the software developer includes it it can at least provide compatibility with Open Office documents.

  1136. Rohan said that there were a lot more developers from India in the second 200 group. Also, I honestly believe is not a matter of patriotism.
    I have friends in PR (they are very far from India), and in the DR (a very far away placefrom India too), who are waiting for the Adam, and who feel they should get it first. Do you know why? Because they have been reading this blog, and many more sites, way before YOU and ME even heard about it. But they are content. Do you know what one of them told me? That the Adam has become the pride of open source, and therefore we should all be treated EQUALLY, from wherever you are.

    I do agree with you, I’m also proud of Rohan and his friends, but not for being from
    India (can you guess I’m not India?) for being genuine, open, and creative. And for contributing changing the messed up ecosystem we all talk about in this blog.
    Comprende?

    Viva Adam!

  1137. Get the reality. investors want return on their money. and the US still has the most voracious appetite for consumer goods of all the countries. The mere fact that it was conceived in India by Indians, that’s something that you guys should be proud of. Do you have an idea what is thanskgiving and christmas mean to manufactures in the US? BUCKS!!

  1138. For my android phone, I just plug in the USB.

    An option in the status bar allows to select it and it will connect your phone to your computer.

    From there, I just drag and drop anything i need/want. Then I just turn off the connection from the phone.

    No need for software 🙂 You CAN have software to help with Sync and stuff, but that is optional.

  1139. Hi to all “adamites”

    Just a little bit of history….

    Rohan’s first post was on 26th April 2009 ( and the early ones were excellent posts by the way (not that the newer one’s aren’t!)- great insight into how NI thinks 🙂 ). Since then there have been a total (to date) of 56 individual posts that have amassed over 13,700 replies!!!! As far as I could tell, the very first ever post was by “Anirudh Sharma” on 5th June 2009 (are you still here? I hope you are!).

    The first post to amass more than 100 replies was on 3rd April 2010, and we all know that the first to 1000 was less than a week ago. The first to get to the 500 barrier was on 2nd October, and the current post holds the record for most replies!

  1141. I see a separate charger port on the chassis… It’s not going to use a microUSB jack for charging?

    IMHO, there’s too many ports and buttons on the chassis, especially the side with the microphone. Makes it look not as nice =(

  1142. @bruce

    So, who is talking about nations here! Rohan started it! Why did he have to give the EAP countries breakup? What does he want to convey? Hey fellow country folks – not only are you not fit to have a global release of the product, you ain’t fit for the EAP either!

    *Global Village indeed!* – just to be able to drool over modified photographs and to comment! Not for the real thing!

    By God, I am angry. R E A L L Y angry!

    @Rohan,
    If there are import modalities to be cleared out for a simultaneous India release, delay the global release until you get a clear distribution logistic for all places in the “global village”. Shucks! Are you doing that already? Is that why the further delay?

  1143. congratulations to you… and the rest of the comment-posters on this particular article.

  1144. @Santosh, @Sri

    I’ll just quote this snippet from the article “The meaning of Peace in the Bhagavad Gita”:
    “Krishna tells his good friend Arjuna that no man can know happiness without peace (II.66). In fact the sequence of our compulsions is quite predictable. We start thinking about a particular thing and from those thoughts, we want it. If our desire for the thing is frustrated, we become angry. Once we are angry, our ability to reason and think clearly is skewed.

    From this anger rises delusion. We tell ourselves all kinds of absurd things. We deserve that thing and we will do anything to get it, no matter what the consequences, no matter what our actions might do to our soul. We forget that perhaps the thing is not ours to have, or that we don’t deserve it; or that it may not be the right time for us to have such a thing, it might bring us harm.”

    Whole article can be found at: http://www.inannareturns.com/articles/peace.htm

    @Greg
    Well said wise one!

  1145. Sleep? We can’t have that now, can we. The community has TONS of ideas for Adam 2 after all. >:)

  1146. @elmelao

    “…we should all be treated EQUALLY, from wherever you are…”

    Exactly what I want to say.

    “…ecosystem…”

    Like Rohan means to say it’s not about the hardware but the eco-system. Right! That’s why the investors’ distribution logic is wrong. So, India apparently does not have the “voracious” appetite of the USA consumer (for hardware). Your (NI) long term plan is to earn revenue on the eco-system – not the hardware! So, where do you think you are going to get that long-term? It’s in India! Not the USA where they will throw this out the moment a shiny new toy comes out next month and then even India market won’t pick it up! You need to get it first strike then engage us in the eco-system.

    @Rohan,

    I suggest that you open a pre-order system without a specific release date. Like those days of the Bajaj scooters or the Maruti 800s. Book pre-orders ONLINE for a down payment of $100 or INR 5000, committing a flexible delivery date and a flexible final price – like say 2 months to 3 months and between INR 20000 to 25000 etc. So, your investors will have the feel of the market and also be able to gauge the required production capacity. If you get more pre-orders than your capacity – flex the delivery date or increase the capacity.

    @All,

    And no, this has nothing to do with patriotism! It’s about the neighbourhood in the global village 😛

  1147. @Paritosh

    LOL! It’s virtual anger man 😉

    And, pray, if it was not for the desires or anger, you and me won’t stay put here 🙂

    NI and Adam arose out of anger and desire! Anger for not having a device that could do what Adam’s conceiver desired!

    @Rohan, am I right about your anger and desire? Smile please!

  1150. Is the Aura going to be the Navigation app that is preloaded on Adam? On their site it says it is compatible with Adam, and since not many people really say anything about it on their sites I was just wondering. [URL=”Aura”]http://sygic.com/aura/list/[/URL]

  1151. But then what can/will you need to reset, anyhow? If it were reboot then i guess that would make some sense…

  1152. @Vector66,

    Sorry I didn’t see this till tonight; we’re on a business trip to Chicago via car; no internet access till we got to hotel tonight … I can’t WAIT for Adam! Yes, I’m from PA 🙂

  1153. hi Rohan,

    Olive pad(android tablet with phone!) has been released in India, and ASUS is about to launch its android tablet soon.

    I dont want adam to lose the market. Lets hope adam hits the market very soon. Even though adam is much better… it cant delay…

    looking forward to your next post.. Good luck!

    regards,
    thonapa

  1154. @Greg: And perhaps blur any visible “secret” features he insists on keeping that way, as well? 😀

  1157. 1000+ comments !!!!!!!!!

    Rohan,

    You better get the ADAM out ASAP else reading these 1000+ coments everytime, u would probably need to hire a tech savvy secretary. 🙂

  1162. 1000+ comments amazing 🙂
    seems like we don’t need advertising “Adam”.Its been almost for a year that I have been following this blog, every morning the first thing is it refresh( as this site is always remained open in one of my browser TAB ) this blog site.

    so many friends here( and now every passing day I see many new Adam lover are joining).
    we have celebrated “Diwali” here; an Amazing feeling !! whole world coming together to celebrate one festival irrespective of which part of the country they belong.(New people joining this blog seriously they should read previous blogs ).Adam has ” revolutionize” not only in the field of tablet but it has also bring “world community ” together.
    Speaking to CEO of a company ,discussing and he is willing to change /adapt new suggestions ,I don’t know when in past we EVER had such experiences.Its WONDERFUL Rohan !!THANK you so much for providing US such moments.

    Now Moving from Experience to DESIRE 🙂
    ON GAMES: what are the existing games, on other devices that ,we feel/want/would love to SEE on an ADAM.
    To start with I would love to SEE
    1.AVATAR GAME as on IOS devices
    2.ASSASSIN CREED
    3.NANOSAUR
    4.ANGRY BIRD ( i know it is available on android but love to see in optimized form for ADAM )
    5.Asphalt and other racing games
    4.last but not least few PSP titles “prince of persia’ ,”GOD of WAR”

  1163. I will be in a huge minority when I say that, when it comes to actual buying, I will be going for ADAM2 rather than the first Adam.Yes that would mean I will miss the chance to be amongst the first batch of owners, but somehow I feel Adam2 will have more juice into it vis-a-vis Adam1.

  1166. I agree! That might work even better!

    And we need a better place for the ‘fanboys&girls’ to hang out, the comments section of this blog is so completely messed up right now. I never knew wp had such glitches.

  1167. @billreyn:
    Now we all know that there is actually a theological basis for calling Apple as Evil. >:)

    Go forth, adam, and smite the wicked heathens with thine Genesis! 🙂

  1169. +1

    also, i hope that the switch on the side (the inkdrop-shaped one) does not move at the lightest nudge. if it were the power switch, it will spell major trouble.

  1170. Ho guys,

    I just want to share my addiction level with you.

    I had surgery today, stuck in hospital, in a good deal of pain, right now im fighting morphine to post this comment. just had to see what you were all up to.

    Got to crash now. peace out. philllip

  1172. @Santosh

    RIL is a major investor in Notion Ink and also a recipient of BWA Bandwidth auction they definitely not invested out of Charity; also they are expected to launch INDIA wide Wi-Fi network in December, probably they will be having the data tie up with ADAM and hence all this secrecy. Rest assured we will get a good Deal from them. Remember the “Monsoon Hungama”, when RIL was one entity and RCOM had not split off? It was them who brought down Cell call rates in the Industry. Of course! all this is speculation on my part. Rohan, Can you please Confirm or Deny this?

    Arun

  1173. @BEN : http://www.brain-media.de/index.php/adam-kompakt.html

    This is really a BIG thing..Is this a book in making or has it already been printed and in pre-order state, awaiting Adams release? If this book is already printed then it means NI has already made a tie-up with some publication and that sounds really good to me! I bet many people here would want to know more about what else is written on that page..

  1174. Screen option a & b, they omitted a empty line between “liquid crystal display” and “capacitive touchscreen” in other words Option a) Pixel QI display, Option b) normal TFT screen. Both have multi touch ect

  1175. Wireless keyboards/mice ect should work as long as they don´t need additional software to be installed. Many/most will work as standard keyboard/mice but additional function keys probably will not. Best bet are those that are known to work without problems under linux (eg.google “wireless keyboard linux” to find information)

  1177. And from one of the high res pictures I was able to read the front side as (from left to right)

    First hole – Microphone
    second hole – Reset
    3rd – reads SIM CARD
    4th- Can’t read it… a assume it´s the cover for the memory card

  1178. Erik bought up this post. http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/netflix-headed-to-select-android-devices-early-next-year/

    Which told of how Netflix was looking at coming to ‘select android devices next year’

    This along with Jaytea mentioning above a quote from Longbox Comics…

    “Having a partnership with Notion Ink… ensuring that LongBox Digital will be part of the core entertainment system on all ADAM tablets side by side with their eBook, TV, music and film services… well, that really is a dream come true for us.”

    take note of the film services… netflix I think is a real possibility
    also i have thought about and mentioned previously the concept of Google TV integration and this would cover Netflix for film/ Tv and Pardora amoung other services for music.

  1179. Erik bought up this post. http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/13/netflix-headed-to-select-android-devices-early-next-year/

    Which told of how Netflix was looking at coming to ‘select android devices next year’

    This along with Jaytea mentioning above a quote from Longbox Comics…

    “Having a partnership with Notion Ink… ensuring that LongBox Digital will be part of the core entertainment system on all ADAM tablets side by side with their eBook, TV, music and film services… well, that really is a dream come true for us.”

    take note of the film services… netflix I think is a real possibility
    also i have thought about and mentioned previously the concept of Google TV integration and this would cover Netflix for film/ Tv and Pardora amoung other services for music.

  1180. Can u please then post a review on it. lol… ima still need a review for me to shell out 5 clips money.

  1186. still cannot wait for this to be released!

    Rohan, the update you said you had planned, dissecting the adam and showing all components but 1 in detail, can this please still be posted? either as a mid week post, or an extra treatylicious post 😉

    🙂

  1187. All right, then I´m trying to summarize the page.

    It´s a bit odd. In the beginning there´s standing that the book is available, but in the bottom is stated that it´ll be released in january 2010. I assume they made a mistake and meant 2011? I mean this isn´t contradictory, but the book already released in january 2010 while adam itself will be released end 2010/beginning 2011? In between is only the product description (that adam is t the best tablet and better than IPad; that its price is unbeatable; that this is a guide for adam). And it says that the book has approx. 250 pages.
    Then take a look at http://www.amazon.de/Adam-kompakt-Holger-Reibold/dp/3939316830/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289899371&sr=8-1
    Amazon.de says the book isn´t released yet. Under product information is after the publisher´s name (braim-media.de) december 2010 stated, but I don´t think this is the release date. Normally the release date is standing under the price at amazon.de. And there is mentionened an ISBN. (I don´t know if ISBN is used and known in all countries, so you can look it up at wikipedia. It´s the International Standard Book Number) As for the rest there are no new infos.

    So I don´t know if the book is already printed. But you can defintily preorder it.

    Hoping that helped an I didn´t confuse you more. 🙂

  1189. Unfortunately, Cisco is still working on it’s AnnyConnect client. Latest rumors has it that we won’t see Cisco support until Honeycomb, but my hopes are still up for Gingerbread.

  1190. good gracious! Thanks for the compilation mhasija. It’s insane to see how much has already been written in this context. I guess, IF WE HAD A FORUM ( 😀 😀 😀 ) it would be easy to create an envelope for gathering pieces of poetry, storywriting or other non-technical stuff that has been submitted in this blog.

    @Sowmya: true, it also reminds me of family bible; the Adam’s family bible. It is a book composed by many authors and could be partitioned into old and new testament. Anything composed prior the the launch of ADAM would form the old testament. But perhaps this is a bit blasphemic.

    @Greg: I think it is a wonderful idea to ask for royalty payments for people appearing as characters in the story. Once again you gave me an idea of how to continue with it, in particular, which character might be getting a pivotal role in chapters 2 following.. 😀 😀
    Wouldn’t it be sweet if the ADAM came preloaded with an ebook that constitutes Rohan’s posts and perhaps another one that is like a friendship book containing entries from fans, taken from this blog, starting perhaps with the list of honorable mentions of people who posted on this blog, sorted by word-count and another list of employees who work for NI and a list of companys/individuals who got enrolled in the EAP program?Something that mirrors the closing credits of movies.

  1191. @Arioch
    > WePad (Linux Maemo) – canceled

    Where do you get your information?
    As far as I can se itstill goes on strong, renamed to WeTab, but other than that no indication of any cancelations.

  1193. Hi all,

    This question is for you folks amongst us who are familiar with system design.

    I was trying to understand how large a motherboard would you need for a device like ADAM, and what would be occupied by the remaining space.

    The bulk of the processing, including video etc, is handled by the Tegra SOC which comes in a very small package. Add the onboard RAM, the onboard flash storage and the connectors (e.g. HDMI, USBs, trackpad input, camera input, mic input etc) it does not give the impression that a motherboard as large as ADAM’s internal dimensions would be needed.

    So, what do you suppose is occupying the remaining space within the ADAM? Most obvious is the battery.

    Secondly, what is present within the curved part of ADAM? We know that the speakers occupy the corners, and the camera occupies some area near the right speaker. So what is present in the area between the left speaker and the camera? Is it hollow (for example, to handle the bass from the speakers)?

    Rohan did mention in one of the previous blogs that the various antennae were present in this area, but this should still leave some ’empty’ space within the curve.

    Also up for discussion is the space beneath the large top bezel.

  1194. Hi Paritosh, I watched the Schmidt interview live late at night, hoping to catch a first glimpse of Gingerbread and was mildly disappointed that the NFC thing was the only thing presented. I agree that the NFC ship is the secret thing of the ADAM. It would be a bitter-sweet revelation for me though: I DO see the need for equipping devices with this and providing software support. It paves the road for the proliferation of NFC enabled stuff in the real world. The consuming devices have to be in place first before people consider introducing the other end in their products. Unfortunately, for us, who like to buy an ADAM and are hoping for a secret sensor that does any good for us here and now, this will come as a disappointment for there won’t be any application for using this NFC chip anytime in the near future, or if so, only so sparsely that the usage pattern will not make it into one’s set of habits.
    But let’s see. I just hope that the ADAM will come with an IrDa emitter although I’m very skeptical that it will be the secret sensor Rohan talked about.

  1195. Any 1 know the big difference between Wetab(WePad) & Adam?
    Which 1 is better & why?
    Specs are Similar!

  1196. Any 1 know the big difference between Wetab(WePad) & Adam?
    Which 1 is better & why?
    Specs are Similar!

  1198. So…the CEO of NVIDIA basically said that there will be many ‘magical and revolutionary devices at amazing prices’ ?

  1199. Hi guys,

    Could someone explain the difference between having a digitizer and using a stylus?

    Ideally in terms of performance and the ability of taking notes etc. Any articles/videos would be appreciated : ) Thanks.

  1200. Hi, can anyone confirm if the Adam will be windows compatiblie (i.e. Win 7 / Android dual boot) ?

    Thanks

  1201. Hi, can anyone confirm if the Adam will be windows compatible (i.e. Win 7 / Android dual boot) ?

    Thanks

  1202. To be honest with all this hype going on it sure sounds like the invention of internet. I highly doubt that the hopes and dreams of so many of you here can be achieved by the introduction of a single device. I’m sure interested to find out though.

  1203. @wtff
    If you could let me choose the idea for chapter 2:
    Why don’t we change the location?
    Chapter 2: “Desperate Greg lands in India”

  1204. that will be some story! we need to brush this up a bit as its far too tailored for the Adamholics (I want a better name please – other suggestions earlier were adamaniacs adamites etc but need more creative ones ) we want Adam to be embraced by one and all – so lets attract the fence-sitters and the iEgoists too – so may be thicken the plot by adding some characters from there?

    with due respects to all characters – lets honour democracy too please — lest we will fall into the same trap as all other famous/infamous comics/sitcoms etc. of being stereotyped….

    and yes lets pitch for adding this story to Adam’s store make sure we convert zero dollars fee to all currencies ‘cos we need to cater to global users…. err may be their math is not as poor as mine and they can figure it out themselves

  1205. rumour in India is he is actively being roped in to …. you know what …. no not into the next Bollywood movie with Aish (AB jr may have objections; dont know)

  1206. and Shando wins the official statistician award! you leapfrogged to top 5 in the addiction race with this post! come on Greg, Gecko, Soumya et al – beat this soon

  1207. ” yes lets pitch for adding this story to Adam’s store make sure we convert zero dollars fee to all currencies ‘cos we need to cater to global users”

    Wow u have grt plan 🙂 🙂 u actually made me laugh…
    i dunno , Rohan might have even stopped reading this blog !!! the sheer number of posts !!

  1208. well the hero is the “ADAM”, the others are mere characters in the play…

    ” the next Bollywood movie with Aish”??
    Man !!!!!! greg would politely refuse 🙂 🙂

    we can simply name it The Adam’s family ( Tagline: across borders or anything).

  1210. wow. that was pretty quick 🙂 .. and nice that you keep track of the burgeoning comments from the Adam’s family 🙂

  1211. @ VB-> i would like you to take out some time and have a look at OQO model 2+, although its ironical that the company ‘OQO’ has closed down, it was a really great concept, I have one as well, would like to suggest a somewhat similar type of docking station for adam as OQO has/had got! visit http://www.oqo.com/

    Regards.

  1213. ouch and kudos! keep up the spirits Phillip…
    hello, what? ohh no I didnt mean the liquid stuff the mind stuff spirit spirits whatever….

  1215. @Rohan very nice to know folks at NI do take time to read the comments here… please do convey all our thanks to the extended family there and keep up the awesome work

  1216. Nice catch on that one… It’s good to see vendors stating compatibility with Adam. I wonder if the have a version optimized for Eden.

  1217. Remember that you require a certain amount of empty space around components for air flow in order to provide heat management. Remember to bare that in mind as well 🙂

  1219. Gotta say i must have looked at these pics now at least 100 times. I dont know why this blog is sooo addictive! I am so happy the final look of the adam is so good! There is nothing i would change really! Rohan and the team must be so proud! Cant wait for some more info!

  1221. More good news for those of us living in Utah… (And kind of hint to NI when they start looking to establish a physical presence in the US.)

    Utah #1 in Average Home Broadband Internet Adoption
    The U.S. Department of Commerce released a comprehensive report that analyzes broadband access and adoption in the U.S. Interestingly, the study ranks Utah #1 out of all states for “Average Home Broadband Internet Adoption,” with 73% of Utah households using broadband at home, according to a census study conducted in 2009. The report can be viewed at http://www.esa.doc.gov/DN/ The table with states rankings is on page 38 of the report. The Salt Lake Tribune covered the report in a story in the Money Section online: http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/money/50633423-79/percent-broadband-households-access.html.csp

    It’s kind of funny… When I consider moving one of my biggest concerns is “what kind of broadband connection can I get there?” Regardless of how nice the house is, if I can’t get a fast connection, I ain’t moving there! LOL

  1222. To my fellow Adamholics, I wanted to show my commitment to the Adam program by pre-ordering. does anyone have a link?

    Cheers

  1224. well, unlike the old motherboards which were dominated by large number of chips, the modern ones have few individual chips ( integrated) and well may be dominated by cooling fans and heat sinks

  1225. Just thinking… I’d like to see examples of Adam with LCD and Pixel Qi displaying the same content in full color mode, right next to each other, in various lighting situation, etc.

    I’m all in for the Pixel Qi display, but I’d like to know if there are any significant drawbacks to the Pixel Qi. Are colors muted very much on the Pixel Qi compared to LCD, etc?

    If there are drawbacks, they are out weighed by the advantages. Like I said, I have my mind made up on the Pixel Qi, I want the lower power consumption, outdoor readability, e-ink like ability, etc. But I am curious about comparing the two side by side.

  1227. I myself am hoping for compatibility with mainstream media rich services like Netflix and Hulu. I’d also like to see SlingBox compatibility (or some other way to watch live/local television).

  1229. Yeah me too Greg. This is what i am really waiting to see! Really hoping the colours are good as i love the idea of a pixel qi screen but i do still want the quality to compare to a good lcd screen. I wonder when we will get to see it switched on? Rohan?

  1230. @VB

    “Secondly, what is present within the curved part of ADAM? We know that the speakers occupy the corners, and the camera occupies some area near the right speaker. So what is present in the area between the left speaker and the camera? Is it hollow (for example, to handle the bass from the speakers)?”

    If I remember correctly, the curved part does house the speakers, batteries, camera, and possibly the GPS antenna. (Adam does not use a big flat battery like other tablets.)

  1231. So what do you think the big announcement regarding iTunes this morning will be (in less than an hour)?

    http://www.apple.com

    It would be cool to hack their site and put up an announcement about Adam! LOL (I’m not condoning that. I just think it would be funny.)

  1232. E-Noa looks similar, including similar release dates, and similarly out-of-date website (the German site says it’s available Fall 2010). But it has less storage (16GB, expandable to 32GB with an SD card, the site says), no secret sensor, only one (mini) USB port, no mention of mic or mic input, and most importantly no PixelQi screen. Also it’s strictly Android 2.2 , no customized OS. All this for only USD$649 for the 3G model.

  1233. me too searched over the net but there was not any comparison like this. I also asked about this but no response till now. It would be great to see the performance of both in various conditions.

  1234. actually just had a thought…. Rohan, you can have a small arrangement with a big screen and speakers to have a live feed of the comments and have a software ‘read-out’ the comments as they come-in…. if thats too disturbing you can shift that arrangement to a small room or corner somewhere – call it ‘peace room’ ‘fun corner’ etc. as a counterpart to ‘war rooms’…

    just to let the team step back and reset their minds a bit when they are too stressed… and please dont forget the yoga/meditation bit – if you dont have a ‘silent room’ yet – try to create atleast a 4 ft X 4 ft box somewhere to act as one

  1235. From my experience (actually my kids), using a capacitive stylus works pretty well on an iPod Touch so I expect it will also work really well for handwritten notes and simple drawings and annotations on Adam too. Though a digitizer would allow much more detailed drawings (fine art, etc). A digitizer works with the pen to sense pressure applied, etc. My oldest son loves to draw so I would happily pay extra to get a digitizer in Adam or Adam2.

    IMO, a good capacitive stylus will actually meet the needs of most people, but a digitizer will allow artists to really express them selves.

    Look on youtube for capacitive stylus and wacom (which is a popular digitizer) for more info.

  1236. Have to agree with the elevated glass. I’ll have to hold it and see how it feels, but I think my thumb will be sitting right on the edge. I don’t mind the plastic switches, but would prefer them out of brushed aluminum.

  1237. well yes a kickstand would be a good inclusion, it can be incorporated in the case cover itself
    something like this
    http://www.bestpriceonipadtablet.net/Tuff-Luv-multi-view-Napa-Leather-case-cover-for-Apple-iPad3G-Black.html

    1. Digital picture frame, calender, reminders (as screensaver) on your work desk (with very low power consumption)
    2. Video conference while working at your desk
    3. Watching video
    4. Add in bluetooth keyboard and adam will morph into good working laptop.
    5. if you have a stylus ( and a digitiser) for purpose of sketching, drawing,… portraits etc… ( you cannot always sketch looking down at the desk when the adam is placed flat)
    6. When you use certain apps( like say using cooking recipe, etc, you might want to keep referring to it, so something placed on a stand will be a better option)

  1238. So, it looks like w have several of these tablets coming to market right about now:
    1. Adam
    2. E-Noa Interpad
    3. WeTab
    4. …

    They all seem to have similar specs, so what will differentiate Adam from the rest?
    What would make you purchase the Adam over these other devices?
    Which company do you think will provide the best support, OS/app updates, etc….?

    Important questions as we all debate which tablet to purchase…

  1239. @Sowyma

    Good idea for the location in the next chapter. Since I first learned about Notion Ink and the Adam, my interest in India has grown immensely. (Strange how that happens). So it would be nice to visit India. I hope my visit there includes meeting Rohan, the team at NI, and many of you great people from this forum! Oh, and I need to sample some good Indian cuisine while there too! (I’ve never had Indian food.) 🙂

  1240. So, it looks like w have several of these tablets coming to market right about now:
    1. Adam
    2. E-Noa Interpad
    3. WeTab
    4. …

    They all seem to have similar specs, so what will differentiate Adam from the rest?
    What would make you purchase the Adam over these other devices?
    Which company do you think will provide the best support, OS/app updates, etc….?

    Important questions as we all debate which tablet to purchase…

  1241. I was actually using the palm Zire for development. I had a copy of Basic on it and it allowed me to put my .bas files on the home screen. I wrote code on the zire to solve polynomials equations and plot them.

  1242. @mrzeal… Wow, you guys are serious about this. I though you were just kidding. Hmmmm Done the right way, it could actually be a pretty good thing and quite entertaining for everyone to read (at least those who understand the inside jokes).

  1243. @greg
    That’s nice of you…
    India is a great place.. you must come
    i bet if you have a spicy tongue u will love indian cuisine 🙂

  1244. Thanks for the info Shando! Very interesting…

    @Mrzeal I can beat that. Shando forgot the best/most important statistic of them all….

    “Notion Ink Adam is #1”

  1246. Its getting very tough to wait for weekends!! Rohan, can you please split your weekend specials into 5 parts so that you can post it from monday to friday like Mega Serials… 🙂 that would keep us thinking about ADAM all week long 🙂 Like mega serials, you can stop at a very critical point and you can say “To Be Continued….”. That would keep adamholics guessing more about how it would evolve 🙂

  1247. I must admit, I too am surprised Rohan is able to keep up with all these comments. Very impressive! I don’t know how he finds the time…

  1248. By the time Adam2 gets released, there will be rumors about better features in Adam3 :-
    ) so better enjoy the moment instead of waiting for the distant green 🙂

  1250. he he he,. it was funny 🙂
    Coming from a country like India, we are so used to the concept of mega serials 🙂

    yes, think about the comments this blog would generate if there was a post everyday…!!!

  1251. @Sowyma

    “spicy tongue” Seriously?

    Maybe there is a good Indian restaurant in my area. If so, I’ll have to try it some day and report back.

  1252. the curved part has speaker, followed by 3-cell replaceable battery, followed by camera and GPS antenna

  1253. Very busy in reading thru Gizmodo and Engadget this morning. Lots of good news and stories. Looks like the battle of grabbing the holiday market is getting heat up for real.

    I particular like the Nook Color story. The product start shipping to earlybirds with very limited quantity today, by doing this it has got reviews from Gizmodo and Engadget right a way with pretty positive tones. Based on the review, it somewhat smells like BN rush this product out with otherwise could be more polished details. But especially Engadget review it is like, oh, this is understandable, a new product, who wants to miss the holiday season? The point is you have to get some solid stuff backup the rush. For example how BN get into the e-reader market with a very thoughtful and fresh look product. It seems they have well defined goal and trying to find its own nitch in the market with quite down-to-the earth short term and long term plan… All these come together as some great potentials people appreciate.

    I think it could be a good example for Adam. Adam has got everything, while timing is also important…

  1254. I think comparing Adam with IPad/WePad is like comparing day and night 🙂 If you enjoy being in the dark, go for IPad/WePad. else join the club and enjoy the bright daylight 😀

  1255. My related comment with links is pending moderation so…

    What do you all think the big iTunes announcement will be. See Apples home page. It is supposed to happen in 20 minutes.

    Someone take over the page as the announcement is being made and change it to an Adam announcement! That would be too funny… (but I’m not actually condoning that – just think it would be funny.)

  1256. @Robin – I’m trying to bend my mind around the concept “they omitted an empty line.” I might need more coffee for this

  1259. I use the perixx periboard-708 wireless (USB) keyboard, with built-in multi-touch trackpad, as my normal keyboard at home. Works flawlessly in Linux; there are extra keys along the top that I could probably program but there’s no reason to, so I ignore them. It’s solidly built (German company!), and roughly the same size as Adam, so they’d make a cute couple. If you’re clever, you can get it for about $40 in the US. Should work perfectly with Adam, and there’s even a built-in slot to carry the USB plug-in-thingy, for extra neatness.

  1260. Why is the WeTab a “disaster”?

    …and what do you think differentiates it from the Adam?

  1261. Actually, they don’t say it’s available, they say they’ll send it as soon as it’s available “Verfügbarkeit: sofort lieferbar” = “availability: as soon as it’s available.” This loses something in translation.

    Note that there’s no picture of the machine on the cover, just a preternaturally glossy fruit.

  1262. It was nothing that I thought… “The Beatles now on iTunes”.

    Was thinking they might have gotten smart and built a Facetime client into iTunes so anyone on a PC or MAC with iTunes can use Facetime. I guess I was giving them too much credit.

  1263. Since my post is duplicated (for the most part). Here is my duplicate comments too…

    It was nothing that I thought… “The Beatles now on iTunes”.

    Was thinking they might have gotten smart and built a Facetime client into iTunes so anyone on a PC or MAC with iTunes can use Facetime. I guess I was giving them too much credit.

  1264. @Ran
    You do mean the WeTab by Neofonie in Germany? It runs on an x86 platform. Now, in my opinion, the only reason why one would use that one a tablet is because one wanted to run Windows. It doesn’t make sense with an OS that CAN run on an ARM platform (x86 means short battery life 3-4 hours at best and a fan!!)

    Even though they have now provided updates for the software, I still read about inexcusable bugs in the forums…

    Plus, the hardware really sucks, special mention goes to the bad screen. Oh, and did I mention it’s really heavy?

  1265. @gecko

    Please be sure to let us know if it works with Adam. ie: Even though it does not need drivers, will Adam recognizer the USB adapter? I suspect it will but sure would like verification.

    I definitely plan to get a mini keyboard with a built in touch pad/trackball or similar nav device. Just not sure if I need/want wired or wireless though. And I want mini so it will be more convenient to take on the go. I can use a full size regular USB keyboard and mouse when at my desk.

  1269. @mhasija: The oqo site boasts that their machine had the”security of a full Microsoft® Windows® operating system.” No wonder they failed.

  1270. I think that Rohan can read all the messages because he uses all day a new tablet that will go on sale soon.

    Maybe you know the name of this tablet…
    ADAM

  1271. @Greg – can’t imagine why the periboard wouldn’t work on Adam; it works on Linux and windows without any special drivers. But will try and let you know.

    The folding keyboard is cute, although expensive (you pay for cute, I guess). The site says:

    >Can also be connected to many HID compatible devices which have keyboard support such as Playstations 3’s, Netbooks, Laptop’s and PC’s.
    <

    It's bluetooth; should work w/Adam. (I like bluetooth since I have a couple of blueteeth – molars, so you can't see them unless you're crawling around my mouth. Long story, but I needed an implant to replace a tooth plus a cap on the adjacent tooth; the dentist said I could choose the color, so, well – I got to visit the porcelain factory where the things are made. It was a warren of small rooms above a tattoo parlor; the workers were hunched over grinders and alcohol lamps, like gnomes in an underground workshop.)

  1272. i agree it is much better to see a post everyday with little information than waiting for the whole week .

    +10

  1276. the pro keyboard looks real good ; compact, cute, portable… can convert the tablet to a working laptop anywhere anytime.
    would be great if it comes with a built in track pad at one corner.

  1277. @Tigs – Thanks for the reply – do you know anything about the Interpad or others?

    The Adam still seems the most promising to me, but my major concern is customer support and regular OS/App updates as we all know the 1st gen Adam will have a slew of issues that will probably have to be worked out relatively quickly so it doesn’t die during “birthing”, so to speak….

  1278. The tablets that interest me

    1) Adam
    2) the Motorola Tablet
    3) Htc’s

    the Motopad is now rumored to be 7 inches, which doesn’t interest me. Now I’m hoping to hear more about HTC before the Adam launches.

  1279. A good digitizer so that a writing tool could be used would indeed be very much appreciated! It would open a host of extra features for the adam and other tablets such as the ipad or any other device except the “kno” cannot offer.

    Also the trackpad on the back also serves the same purpose. Think about using the tablet to connect using RDP or VNC. Capacative touch screens are just not precise enough for a windows interface, the trackpad on the back could give you a mouse cursor, which would make it usable!

    So the trackpad is great, and I am hoping for a digitzier/styles solution, although I doubt it actually exists in this version of the adam.

  1280. not convinced; could you throw in a ‘guarantees to priority in the queue for Adam’ offer?

  1281. @gecko

    I wonder if bluetooth in Adam will support HID devices (keyboard/Mouse). I don’t think I’ve seen anything definitive on that yet.

    Also, I noticed Perixx also makes a smaller version (Periboard-710) of your wireless keyboard. I assume it does not need drivers either. But being smaller, I wonder how clumsy it would feel compared with a full size keyboard layout. Does your your Periboard-708 have a full size keyboard layout? I really would like something small for easy transport, but not if it means I’ll type worse than I already do on a full size keyboard.

  1282. @Sandeep you reserve the right to buy whatever you like but I suspect the reasoning to wait till adam2 will be defeated by another fact: adam3 will be better than adam2?

    seriously NI is already giving us adam100++ if we were to go by the analogy of how say say Apple’s products were released…

  1284. @S John, welcome back! you didnt tell us how your adam alternate is working? actually if I may correct you its not 20 years its as long as humans learnt about electronics….

    and if I may indulge here further…
    its like Hyderabadi biryani (as a european friend here says – google is your friend!) you have to cook it just right at the right temperature in right vessel for the exact time by the right person monitored by the right person … not to forget the right ingredients …. whether its the Obamas or the Jintaos or the Singhs or you and me once we ordered the biryani it will arrive when it should!

    Adam deserves the same respect — whether one agrees or not is subjective

  1285. The name ‘Adam’ was not a coincidence; right. But I am sure NI will not have ‘Apple’ as the focus coz:
    – theologically speaking as billreyn and Esco have pointed out people have just ‘inferred’ the fruit was an apple, it could have been some other fruit
    – the main and simple reason for the naming Adam was that it is the ‘first’ of its own species
    – as for Adam eating the apple, we the Adam users will soon make it a reality; so NI will not have to tout it specifically as it is too early and Adam would like to be the gracious winner.

  1286. nice to know you finally think nothing missing on the back of adam! 🙂 interesting how much scrutiny adam is going thru… at this rate NI can just ensure to meet our expectations and they can pass all kinds of certifications on planet earth, mars and beyond!

  1287. @Greg – I got the impression that HID was more-or-less built in to Android 2.2, although this could be only a wish-fulfillment fantasy on my part, and is not to be construed as a buying recommendation.

    As for the Periboards, yes the 708 wireless has a full-sized keyboard (without a number pad, of course, although there’s the usual numlock for that; annoyingly with no LED to indicate when it’s on, obviously to save the life of the battery, but it occasionally displays a rudimentary sense of humor when you’re trying to type passwords)

  1288. LOL or in more filmy style — whenever Rohan uploads a pick next time, he could add some background music – ta-dan-ta-naaaannnnn – and only show quarter of a pic in each day’s post! (shoes first, then the hanging belt, some fists and then boooommm the face!)

  1290. @gecko

    Sounds like the 710 may be a little too small. If you get a chance can you measure your 708 and tell me actual dimensions. I saw dimensions ons the manufacturers site but want to make sure they are accurate for actual size. Thanks!

  1291. @Greg I would be surprised if your search result for indian restaurants is zero… if it is do let us know and we will lobby Rohan hard to throw in a piping hot biryani pack for you while shipping the cute adam

  1292. This is my first post. I have been reading the blog and using the comments to research other products. I have come to a few conclusions. The main one is that the Pixel Qi or similar is going to be key to the success of any tablet. Rohan’s vision to reduce the bloat in our programs is another. Anyway this link mentions a few things about the Hp Slate and Adam and the new CES.

    Things are going to be real interesting in the next couple of months.

    http://www.brightsideofnews.com/news/2010/11/16/hp-slate-dead-on-arrival-and-other-rumors.aspx

    I personally can’t buy something without seeing/holding one first. I hope I don’t have to wait too long to hold an Adam. All of this is because I wanted a decent Ebook reader.

    …………………………Tom C

  1293. @gecko: I looked it up in the dictionary: “Verfügbarkeit: sofort lieferbar” means exactly translated (word after word) “availability: immediately available”
    Am I missing something? But the german word “sofort” means at once, immediately, right away, promptly etc. I´m really interested why I translated it wrong, as I´m from Germany and English is a foreign language for me though I´m reading most books in English. I´m still able and willing to learn, at least I hope so. 🙂 Either way the site contradicts itself.

    And by the way, I really like your kind of humour. I´m not nearly as sarcastic and creative…

  1294. The only thing I dislike about Adam is that it has a microSD slot instead of SD slot. I think a tablet is big enough to have SD slot, which are cheaper and faster (and I could use the 32GB that I have ..: P)

  1295. Rohan did answer your question in the “More on the images you saw” posting on November 4th…

    “Android Version: Its 2.2. But expect upgrades as soon as its out there!”

  1296. @Greg, you can try indian food in SLC. I think there should be some good indian restaurants (most of the indian restaurants though are Americanized in US)

  1297. @ bruce,

    Yeah I get what you are saying about the trend. I would say old computer “PC” systems aren’t going anywhere too soon, but a new trend is definitely occurring thanks to the rise of the smartphone and the hardware independent development that has been occurring around that. I will definitely read up on his earlier posts when I have a chance.

  1298. @Rohan, do you sleep now a days? Have some good time this weekend having a beer at Purple Haze (go in disguise though else you will be overwhelmed by the crowd there) 🙂

  1300. @Raj

    Yep, google says there are a few Indian restaurants nearby, a couple with good reviews.

    Now I just have to figure out the menu… What do you guys recommend I try first? I already have Sowmya’s recommendation which is very different from what I am used to eating…

  1301. Well, myself is not that kind of person into hypes, here is the deal I will go with…

    This is a start-up company from no where with an ambitious (almost like mission driven) project unfolding its journey in front of my eyes. From scratch, it is going thru all the steps of the R&D process, investment, production, marketing, partnership, promotion, sale, support… just unbelievably complicated. They cook up all these stuff almost simultaneously, within a year, from a dozen people growing into about 100 employee today. To make these things even harder to imagine, this is an international case as well. How is it actually could happen? And, as a previous post pointed out, at what circumstances in nowadays IT industry, you could possibly expect a CEO of a company read and reply to your posts constantly, typing some comments like “We are like Adam family”. I guess such kind of transparency, which makes it such a great case study, at least, for a objective observer. Needless to say, the product coming along as well as the concept behind it are so exciting and deserve the hype, which hopefully giving the Captain more strength to keep going.

    I am with you as well that with such an ambitious concept, it is going to take a series products to establish and develop. So, as I may foreseen that at certain point in the future, the dialog channel btw customers and the CEO not available any more, which is absolutely OK, since it is not normal case for a fully developed company, but I would always appreciate this great opportunity and ride with Rohan and Adam’s journey.

  1302. Response to: Greg said, on November 16, 2010 at 19:33

    Hi Greg

    Now that you mention it, I recall from an earlier blog post that the curved area had the battery. Then, I wonder what is present in the bottom area of the tablet (where I mentioned the battery to be present in my original comment). More batteries?

    Also, regarding the special unannounced feature, how about the camera doubling as a pico projector?

  1303. Adam Specifications already have 3axis-Accelerometer. And Accelerometer with Gyroscope should be quite common. Also I guess this would be something which would be there anyway. If it is the gyroscope there will be more to the story is my guess …

  1304. It depends on the taste (spiciness). A good start would be some snacks (Chicken Pakoras – fried chicken mixed with wheat flour) and some Biryani rice (rice with a mix of vegetables/meat and some spices). You can ask the restaurant what they suggest though.

    Don’t expect it complete indian – they generally have it americanized to cater to the local crowd.

  1305. @VB

    If you go through a couple of the older blog posts and check out a few videos on the web, you can see pretty much everything inside the Adam. There is one recent post here that shows all the layers so you can see what is underneath…

    Cameras and pico projectors are completely different, so not much chance of that.

  1306. @Greg

    Sowmya meant “if you like spicy food” when she said “if you have a spicy tongue…”

    best of luck with indian cuisine,
    cheers!

  1308. @Paritosh

    You are right! I went back and read what she wrote again. That makes a lot more sense. I really didn’t want to eat “spicy tongue”! I was going to try it because Sowyma recommended it (she would never steer me wrong, right?), but I sure am glad you straightened me out before I went to some Indian restaurant and ordered “spicy tongue”. 😉

    (I think I see this ending up in future chapter of our book. LOL)

  1309. @Rohan: Could you please post a new blog-entry? i think 1200 post on one are enough. Everyone is crazy to see more from adam!

    thank you! 😉

  1310. Why? we didn’t ever reach 1500 comments on this post.
    Well actually my netbook starts to dislike the weight of this page, maybe it would be better to have a new post to comment about (hint, hint)

  1312. @Greg,

    Definitely too much credit 🙂 And, anyone who really loves the Beatles either owns collections already, or (in my case) wore OUT the old stuff and is looking to buy a complete new remastered collection that I can play anytime, anywhere I want, on whatever devices I want as many times as I want …. sorry, I’m ranting …

    More and more reasons to wait and have faith Adam will be all we’re looking for … :))

  1313. It is indeed heartening to see so many people waiting for Adam to be finally released.

    However, a word of caution – if something is too good to be true, it probably is. Unless, the product hits the shelves, it is still a concept. A beautiful idea !!!
    There have been hundreds of concepts that didn’t materialize. Hundreds and thousands of concept cars that didn’t see production. Hope Adam is not one such product.

    We hope NI is aware of the numerous tablets or Android based devices likely to hit the markets for the holidays. Some known, some unknown that may pack a surprise. NI can’t afford to delay the launch and expect the demand to still be on. Apple iPad 2.0 may add some features iPad 1.0 didn’t have.

    Sooner they launch, the better it is.

    – Vijey

  1316. so now you are saying it will come with a stand? i mean packaging which can be used as a stand. Wooooooowwwww. Rohan please have a new post. a small video is enough for us to drool on and post some 1000 comments before another post. very hard to wait.

  1317. A stand!!!
    Hee-haww!!!
    Just got my fix! Had started getting withdrawl syptoms!

    Thanks!

    PS: The dosage needed to keep the nerves steady has gone up!

  1318. @Rohan

    Not exactly what we were hoping for but happy to know you are still watching the forum. Hope your day is going well for you!

    PS: If you autograph my Adam packaging, I’ll be sure and keep it and use it as my stand! 😀

  1319. When accessing from iPhone imagine me scrolling 1000+ comments on that tiny screen ::::::::(.

    Rohan, can you add a button ‘bottom of page’ on adams browser (for smooth scrolling).
    Also how about a beautiful RSS reader for adam.

  1320. @Greg – sure, happy to measure my periboard 708, but not sure why you’d believe me over the manufacturer. I get 12 1/4″ x 8 13/16″ x 1/2″. You’ll have to convert inches into the units you’re used to, utes or brighams or whatever. The keys are full size, as I just confirmed by comparing them with an IBM model M, the most classic keyboard I have.

  1321. Have just looked at the specs of the Advent Vega and it’s out now. GPS not there + other Adam features but it’s around $350. Looks quite good and in time for Christmas. Can I hold out for Adam- Help!, Advice?
    The specs are:
    # Processor: Nvidia T20 Tegra 2
    # Processor speed: 1GHz
    # RAM: 512MB
    # ROM: 512MB
    # Included microSD Card: 4GB
    # Screen resolution: 1024 x 600
    # Widescreen: yes
    # LED Screen: yes
    # WiFi: 802.11bg
    # Bluetooth: 2.1 +EDR
    # Memory card Reader: microSD card
    # Webcam: 1.3 Megapixels
    # Touch screen technology: Projective Capacitive
    # Multi-touch: 4 fingers

    # Built-in 3G broadband SIM card slot: yes
    # Battery Type: Li-Polymer
    # Number of battery cells: 2
    # Battery life :

    * Play Audio (LCD off) : 16hr
    * Play 1080p Video : 6.5hr
    * Stand by : 4 days

    # Operating System: Android 2.2 Froyo
    # Microphone: yes
    # Dimensions: 275mm / 178mm / 13.6mm
    # Weight: 700~750g
    # Colour: Black

  1322. @moni
    I can’t argue about the German language with you since you have an unfair advantage, being German and all, but I didn’t look up the availability notice in a dictionary or even think about it very much, just interpreted it to mean that they would send the book immediately when it was available. This interpretation removes one of the contradictions on the page. Unfortunately, it still leaves one (since the page still says it was published in Jan, 2010); also it’s not what it says.

    So, my 2nd guess is that the “available immediately” notice was generated automatically from the “Jan 2010” publication date, which should have been “Jan 2011.”

    As for liking my sense of humor, this indicates that you’ve been out of Germany for a while. One of the most horrifying experiences I had there was finding out that the Germans don’t realize that farts are funny.

  1323. +1 + Autographed adam (wonder what would happen to your fingers once you start autographing every one) 🙂

  1324. Here is a list of applications which I would expect on any computing device, whether free or relatively inexpensive:

    ) Office suite – already included with Adam
    ) An archival software/extractor like “Universal Extractor” or “7-Zip”
    ) Screen capture software like “FS Capture”
    ) Exif Reader
    ) Dictionary like “The Sage”
    ) Money Manager
    ) Mortgage Calculator
    ) A password keeper
    ) Software to load/mount ISO files as a drive
    ) Media player as capable as VLC/MPlayer
    ) Stickypaper like notes software
    ) Syntax highlighted editor like “Notepad ++”
    ) Universal SQL client like “sqldbx”
    ) File compare utility like “WinMerge”
    ) Small games
    ) Crossword Software like “Across Lite”
    ) RDP client
    ) FTP client – Filezilla

    Adamholics, please add to this list.

    cheers!

  1326. That’s a lot. Neither Microsoft nor Apple gives the whole bundle. Its good to have them but too much to ask for all these.

    Start your Android development and come out with some apps 🙂

  1328. Nice to be part of the adam’s family.

    Ha, little “old tv” pun for you there.

    Feeling much better today, thanks guys.

    Imagine how much easier this would have been with adam rather than lugging my laptop and its huge powersupply (Dell XPS 1730 – beautiful machine, just heavy) and borrowing a broadband USB adapter.

    @lxt11, I see what you did there
    @Jai, thanks man
    @mrzeal, mmmmm spirits – scotch and southern comfort, just not at the same time
    @greg, more time to sit on my bum and read the blog at the moment
    @Cathy, thanks for the thoughts
    @Sowmya, you take care too

    Better not tell you what I had done, lest it feed gecko’s already overactive creativity module in his very funny brain

    OK – back to catching up now

    Phillip

  1329. Dear Notion Ink.
    Since Apple released their iPad, I was extremely interested in tablet technologies. I was nearly on the way to order an 500 Euro small-iPad Version but today I thank god that I found some links to Adam.
    I am a German customer and I look forward to my studies (informatics) in March 2011. But x-mas is not far away so I hope Adam will be available in Germany until christmas.
    I love Adam. I watched all the preview Videos on your website, at youtube, engadget, gizmodo and many many more, I made a collection of the different Adam-Pics and I read your Blog every day. I cannot await to have Adam in my own hands to fell the pulse of this baby. I am totally amazed.
    Well… Not just me. You will get some orders from me, my family and friends right when Adam is ready to be shipped.
    Hope this will be soon

    Adam Dreamer 🙂

  1330. Response to: Greg said, on November 17, 2010 at 01:26

    Greg, it would be great if you can provide some links to the videos/photos you mention where in the ADAM is laid bare.

  1331. Actually looking at the kno it seems like its a bit big to be practical. A few pictures and vids seem to have it lying on a table or resting in a lap. Doesn’t seem like the kind of thing that you could just easily port, plus it seems very purpose specific. Adam just seems to have been designed with freedom in mind. Go anywhere, read and view anything, get access to any app. The kno does have very funky annotation tools, but I suspect that because of the HW/SW architecture of adam that could simply be programmed by somebody at some stage, hopefully already done for release.

  1332. They shouldn’t have posted this news when iPad sells 46K everyday.
    It gives a reason further for Apple to downplay HP Slate or any one else.

  1333. They shouldn’t have posted this news when iPad sells 46K everyday.
    It gives a reason further for Apple to downplay HP Slate or any one else.

    I think Adam can sell 10-30K units just on its pre-orders.

  1334. @Sovereign John
    I was going to say: un pelo en la sopa
    But changed my mind.
    I haven’t participated here for a couple a of days, and the first post I read is from…who else…the master of opposition, Mr. Sovereign John. I have come to the conclusion that you want the Adam more than anyone here. You want it so much, that waiting a month feels like a year to you; ten months = ten years!
    That what love does to you!

  1338. As the curved part has open holes for speakers (if I am correct), how can we handle spills, dust etc.?

  1339. Thanks gecko…

    So I checked and nobody is selling the 708. Looks like the 701 has taken it’s place.

    I don’t use utes or brighams, but those that do are very commited to their choice, completely avoiding the other. 😉

  1340. The stuff of adam which differs:

    RAM on adam is 1Gb
    Pixel Qi is more useful in realworld environments
    Wifi includes N on adam
    Camera rotates and is 3.1 megapixel
    Operating system is not stock standard 2.2, but multi-tasking enhanced Eden – totally new concept for very mobile computing
    More colour choices.

  1341. When I asked this question sometime in the last post (I think), I got a reply saying it should be as good as LCD. I am not satisfied (somewhat) though as “you need to loose on something to get the best of both the worlds”.

    Hope my assumption is wrong and the technology is awesome. If its good on both sides why are we not seeing flood of PixelQi screens in the market?

  1342. @Raj

    Spills, dust??? I’m more worried about crushing it or crackng the glass when I roll over on it in bed at night… LOL

    I bet Rohan is already sleeping with his Adam! 😀

  1343. Sheesh Rohan, do you realize the frenzy Notion Ink fans are getting all worked up to? I honestly can not remember feeling this excited about a product launch in my life. I hit refresh on this page about 40 times a day on the off chance you drop some little morsel to feed our Adam addiction. I do Google searches multiple times a day in case someone else out in the world has heard anything.

    I know you can’t say anything until your allowed to legally, but please, hurry up and announce dates, accessories, and preorder details – etc!

    Glenn

  1344. Time to expect a Mid week post from Rohan tomorrow as this post has created a lot of load.

    @Rohan, teaser video with some UI (unofficial) leak by you?

  1345. Dude how long have you been following this blog? even more than what you said has already been discussed in this blog………….
    NI will materialize……Let any no: of tablets arrive this christmas none have the specifications like that of adam…or even the ability to compete with it………even ipad..if u r interested in ipad buy ipad and put up a review…we will compare with adam…..hihihihihihi

  1348. Raj, I suggest you to download ‘end of page’ iPhone app. After downloading, you can create a bookmarklet in the iPhone mobile safari. The bookmarklet let’s you goto end of any page. But the issue is all new comments are not at the end.

  1349. Since the battery discussion came up, can an enlightened one amongst you clarify

    1. If the battery in ADAM can be changed very easily by the end user. For example, in the middle of a desert or a swamp, if ADAM is running out of juice then one can simply remove the power drained battery from ADAM and put in another recharged battery (provided you carried one in your backpack). Similar to changing battery in a flash light (but perhaps swapping proprietary batteries).

    2. Or the battery is replaceable, but only when the battery is defunct or past its functional life and hence needs replacement (not the same as swapping in the above example). Further assumption is also that the battery is not easily accessible and requires skilled hands of a service center or a tinkerer.

    Finally, do you folks know if the rechargeable batteries in ADAM are proprietary, or can we use standard sized batteries. I would guess proprietary.

  1352. Nothing has changed, really. I think we will still be able to order on line. That’s what I was expecting. and I think it hasn’t changed.

  1353. @Raj

    All the apps need not come preloaded on the Adam, but are essential office/productivity/development/review tools to make Adam an instant hit. So, should be available in the app store!

  1354. + lower weight on Adam. (~-100g)
    + more I/O ports on Adam
    + more embedded storage on Adam (notionInk.in states 16/32GB eMMC)

    ? Adam is Dual-Core 1Ghz. This one too?

  1355. My posts are always under the post I’m replying. And when I reply late, the dates are all over.
    In any case, t he forum should make things better. In the mean time, I like the idea of the stand.

  1356. +1. I think he would post one today (mid week special). He generally does Wednesday.
    @Rohan, please blog a new post. This is going too long. Based on the followings now (# of comments), you should start posting one every 2-3days.

    Please new post please please please please please please please

  1357. Etch: I like this – Adam ….. “An electronic swiss knife”. yes Rohan use it as an ad

  1359. Greg:
    > So I checked and nobody is selling the 708. Looks like the 701 has taken it’s place.

    By gum, you’re right. Seems like I’m just living in the past. Can’t figure out what the difference between the 708 and 701 is (708 – 701 = 7) except a slight difference in shape and the fact that 701 takes 4 batteries. Progress?

  1360. hmm..1333..After taking away so much time from so many ppls lives, i hope NI delivers on its promises…

    Best wishes to all…

  1362. The term Adamites is in keeping with the Bible theme but it does sound like it was coined from Sodomites.

  1363. @All those having problems with comment reading and refresh etc (with net-books, iphones and other toys) –

    just subscribe to comments RSS and read the comments in your email inbox, in the exact order they are posted.

    Cheers!

  1364. option no.1 is great, would love to have it.. would be cool.
    but yes , we need to hear it from him
    but don’t existing laptops have this option no.2 battery replacement in the service centers when the existing one conks out..
    so if it is the same feature in the Adam, there is nothing so new then….
    so i suppose (wish) option 1.,
    in that case will we get a extra battery with the adam, or should we purchase it separately.

  1367. WordPress Time Dilation Field Theory

    I just posted a reply to myself and it arrived 2 days before I posted the original, which then erased itself from history, due to a time vortex at the event horizon of the singularity created by the weight of too many responses to Rohan’s latest blog post.

    I think I’ll post an entry to remind myself to put in those lotto numbers that just came up tomorrow night so I can win yesterday.

  1368. Pixel qi had some problems in production and in funding issues as well though its fixed now ( that’s what they claim)

  1369. Maybe I should post a theory I’m working on about time dilation fields in the wordpress blog. I think I’ll call it “WordPress Time Dilation Field Theory” or similar.

  1370. @Rohan Shravan

    Green, out-of-the-box!

    @any person that just thought – ugh! green stand!
    No I don’t mean green color for the stand 😉 I mean green as in saving natural resources.

    From some accounts we don’t have enough natural resources to last us beyond 15 years. So, just think, the amount of “wasted packaging + material for stand” saved on the millions of Adams that would be out in few months, could increase that 15 year threshold by a couple of months.

    Great thinking, Rohan.

  1376. @rohan
    wow thats cool, there were discussions on the blog reg the stand .. now its there, its great.
    with minimalistic art work !- oh now that means i want to take a look at it….

    @ greg
    autographed adam packaging!
    years down the lane, it would become a rare vintage piece….:)

  1378. Ok Rohan, I think its time for another post, this bloke has gone nuts. Phillip is even referring to himself in the third-person.

  1382. @billreyn nice! never new that. thanks for the info – apple = evil??? lol, before anyone gets on me, i respect apple and the tech they bring us, just cant wait for Adam to show us all what its made of!

  1383. Adamanters, adamaniacs, adamholics and adamoholics are some recurrent names here to tell the same; but I was thining -why not “adamers”?-. You know, meaning “adam lovers” ;).

    And for those ho also love whole Notion Ink, we can call us “NIers”.

    Rohan said that we are the “Adam’s Family”, is not? And the family members love one to each other, right? Then, I think “adamers” and “niers” are really good options -and sound pretty sweet :)-.

  1384. I need a good ebook reader. I have thousands of SciFi and fantasy books. I need Adam to be able to display txt, epub, pdf, lit, plus a few others in order to access my collection.

    I looked at a Nook and it was too small and too slow. Plus some books formatted in a way that wasted a lot of the small screen. Android apps that aren’t designed for the Adam may do this. yes? no? The Sony readers don’t display all the files and is too small. The kindle is even more limited. I think as I haven’t seen a kindle.

    I also need to find out about preorder email because there is the possibility that Adam could be like the Nintendo Wii no shelf availability for nearly two years.

    ……………………………Tom C

  1385. @greg
    oh let me clear it up
    “spicy tongue” is not a dish !!!
    all i meant was:
    people used to indian food consider your food a little bland and raw..indian food includes a variety of spices so, i just meant if you love to eat spicy foods, you would love indian variety..

  1387. Wow. Over 1300 comments in a few days…. Get ready for a ton of pre-orders NI. You have a ton of fans already and there hasn’t even been very much marketing yet.

  1388. New poll! We have a poll system in the works but its not quite ready yet. Please cast your vote and send us feedback! http://goo.gl/sCTRI

    This will help us better decide which types of products to bring to Adam.

    Thanks,
    Aaron Blankenship
    Exodus Apps

  1390. @Sri
    I thought about it too, but then said to my self: If it is cardboard, or paper, or any tree related product, I will be recycling it, which is not bad at all.

  1391. Surprising though the revelation may be to you, NI must already aware of everything you said. However, it is easier said than done.

    This blog is part of building up the hype for the product, and I’m sure almost everyone here accepts this fact openly and continues to participates here.

  1393. Actually Adam may have an app for central heating and cooling. But for this to be useful, we may have to connect bluetooth adapters to the conditioning units.

  1395. @Aaron I appreciate your dedication on building apps to Adam (both being start ups). Let the revolution begin.
    Do you have any apps ready (at app level and only waiting for customizations to fit adam) or would be starting from scratch after SDK is released?

  1396. Battery!

    I am having a feeling that this could be the surprise stuff under wraps!

    Perhaps, Adam is going to run on ordinary re-chargeable AA cells like the ones we use in digital cameras AND these cells are recharged on the go by a solar panel somewhere on the Adam (or maybe on the reusable packaging). See, you don’t even need to carry a spare set! Truly mobile! True freedom!

    This sure could be a feature everyone wants (sub-consciously) but no one has it!

    @Rohan
    Idea for a contest. One free Adam to whoever guesses the surprise feature correctly! Do I get my Adam already 😉

    PS: Specifications at NotionInk.in mention “Universal Charger + 3 Cell Battery” which seems to dismiss my guess, but it sure is an idea for future versions.

  1397. To clarify what said before. I relly thought about this type of things before. I had an Archos tablet, and I used it to watch movies. Sometimes I would place it on a picture frame, with a back stand on it. It worked perfectly well. I thought I got a good idea, but using the packaging as a stand is even better. Oh creativity! Many wants it, a few have it

    @Sowmya
    I want to see it too! A Picture would be very nice!!!

  1398. Well, getting late here. past midnight. tired. can’t find my glasses. don’t even know what i’m typing. LOL

    adios,
    viva adam!

  1400. 1400… time for new post…. plss rohan.. i dont think this blog can handle more comments.. 🙂

  1402. @magic51,

    Needless to say, most consumer electronics are outdated in 6 – 10 months. After ADAM’s release, its competitors will not be far behind in releasing a competing product with similar or better features ( color and video capable ePaper display etc perhaps). Does this mean that you should wait it out?

    If you have an urgent need for a tablet device, then go ahead and buy one that suits your budget. Even if it is not the ADAM and surely this will not be the final tablet device you will ever purchase. Immediately, you will have a tablet device you will be using right now (instead of waiting) and will have garnered enough usage experience to understand how you are actually using the tablet device vs. how you imagined you will be using it.

    Then, after using it for the next several months you can easily sell your tablet on eBay (or any other local channel) and use your personal experience in buying another tablet (hopefully you choose the ADAM 1.0 / 2.0 🙂 ).

    In my case, for example, I was gifted an iPad and MacBook Pro by my employer for my work performance. Having used the iPad for sometime now, I better understand how a tablet device fits into my lifestyle. Accordingly, the no walled garden approach of Android and the backlight off mode of a PixelQi screen are the primary reasons why I would buy the ADAM. This is despite my expectation that the PixelQi’s screen is probably less bright, less colorful and less contrasty than the iPad. But I am willing to compromise on this as I would prefer the backlight off mode of PixelQi.

    Your use case may be different than mine, but you will truly understand yours after you have determine how a tablet device fits in your lifestyle in practice and not how you imagine it would.

  1403. Hi vishesh

    adam over wetab
    1.Pixel Qi is the big difference… making adam a good ereader…(good for eyesight and battery backup)
    2.camera wise too adam has 3.2 while wetab has 1.3.
    3.price wise adam promises to be cheaper(a big plus in country like India)

    wetab over adam
    1. wetab meta store is quite good.
    2. wetab is available already

    if u just need a tablet both are good in their own way… though adam is much better.

    but if u want “worth the price” product… u can wait for adam(if it release early)

  1404. @magic51

    Just to add to what I wrote above. If you read the comments in last couple of blogs, you will notice that many of the folks here have very specific requirements and expectations from a tablet device (for example a digitizer and/or long battery life and/or VPN connectivity and/or PixelQi screen etc). This should give sufficient hint that all of these folks want to use the device in a very specific way to suite their lifestyle.

  1405. This is what Rohan meant in this post. Adam is not a tablet but something a comprehensive gadget that fulfills all daily necessities.

    Excerpt from the above article:
    ————————————
    Adam is not a tablet. Tablet word just defines one of its functions. It’s a book, a GPS device, a high-definition player, a device for scientific studies, companion for student and a lot more. We don’t bank on features, we bank on potential which we are trying to expose and exploit via Project Genesis.

  1407. You can develop an App and provide under Genesis :).
    I think India is not left by intention but probably based on the App suggestions they opted. If out of 200 EAP 1 users even if we can get 30-50 Apps on Genesis that would be a good start.

  1409. Very chilly Gud Mng at Bagalur!

    A professional app developer who I asked about Adam, said for its ambitious goals, the built-in memory appeared to be rather low. Is there any way of increasing the memory?

    Any comments?

    Rom

  1411. I want the ebook app on my Adam to come with text-to-speech and dictionary – for eg., if i click/double click a word, its meaning would be displayed. That would be nice.
    You are doing a wonderful, wonderful job Rohan, do keep it up…..and the stand idea is great – please mention the idea of the stand in your next post, so that it gets the attention it deserves.

  1412. [b]@JARED ARNOLD[/b]
    Hey i am also working on unreal development kit but I don’t have a proper team as in yet, exactly like you what i am working on will leave epic’s castle demo for ipad miles behind but maybe we can team up and come up with something even better.
    What do you say?

    @everyone
    And as for the confusion regarding comments and why wordpress is behaving this way, i have an explanation, a lot of people said this is because of bugs or wordpress is not built to handle such large no of comments but that is not the reason for this confusion, this post is all so messed up because one comment was deleted by Rohan and all the replies to that comment went right down to the bottom of this post and after that all the replies started going weird.

  1415. I so had a use for an Adam tonight.

    A computer client of mine had two infected computers I was fixing. Tell me Rohan if you can, can the Adam with your OS modifications download files and put to USB drives? I had my DroidX to lookup stuff but so needed to take files to a thumb stick.

    Would it have worked?

    Thanks,
    Mike

  1416. Hi ,

    I watched on youtube this following video of Adam at CES in Jan 2010

    1) Rohan mentions he has design pics of several products in his mobile which their company plans to bring out.
    So I think we are going to see an array of products by Notion ink coming after Adam.

    2) HE does mention it will be sold directly to the consumer.

    3) Adam will have office suite.

    4) He does crack on the tablet and show the stuff inside ( if any of techies can figure out if there is any hardware that Rohan hasn’t disclosed as yet)

    Little has been mentioned of its gaming capabilities but he did say Adam can run Unreal engine smoothly.

  1418. Thanks Rohan,

    It is this sort of attention to detail and research that assures me adam will be like nothing else out there. Any company that has rushed to get their product out (Samsung and Archos I’m looking at you) has NOT taken the required time (that Notion Ink has) to bring a game-changing device to the world.

    adam is truly “the first of its kind”

    Phillip

  1421. Nope, we are starting completely from scratch so that our apps run as efficient as possible on Adam. This week, after a few more research polls, I will try to pick out which of our ideas will be the first apps we start developing and that will be released hopefully right when Adam begins shipping. See if you can figure out what we’re making based on the questions 😉

    Thanks for your support!

  1422. Rohan you have a great product here and you and your team are working incredibly hard. You are all incredibly gifted and intelligent for creating this device.

    I read somewhere that said you could build 100,000 of these a month if there is enough demand. If you work with resellers and sell to many countries, you might sell more like 250k-500k or more units a month globally (easily).

    The most important thing right now is to get the product launched as soon as possible. I am sure you are waiting for CES to announce but there may be new contenders and increased competition by then. Seeing as how great your team is and how the product is turning out, if it releases by Q1 2011 I think it will do great. Also I know you are on top of technology and will be ready to release a Tegra 3 gingerbread device when the time comes. I can envision a Notion Ink smartphone or mini tablet as well, sizes 4.5-5 inches (dell streak, nexus S) or 7 inches like the samsung galaxy tab, blackberry playbook. just don’t make it too plasticky, we need more aluminum in this world (think apple’s success).

    I certainly hope you work with resellers so this product is widely available and does better than the Nexus One phone by google which for some time was only available through the Google website. With the following you have from techies, developers and popular blogs I think demand and sales will go great even if the Adam is only available from 1 main site in Q1 2011.

  1423. Hi Rohan,

    My allocation for Adam is burning a hole in my pockets. Any facility for me to deposit it to NI a/c, like the escrow a/c for IPOs, with either return or hold back option in case the adam is not allotted to me in the first lot. This will ensure the assured projected manufacture.

    Like Maruthi-Suzuki, can adam be brought to India as a CKD (C omplete K nock D own) kit to be assembled in India, to get exempted from the enormous import duty?

    The sun is still reluctant to warm us up in Bagalur but your reply surely does.

    May be Soumya can burst into poetry to give us early hope and peace!

    Rom

  1425. @Abhi to review something we need to hands on, to hands on something we need to order it, to order something we need to pre-order it, Oh we stuck here for adam ;-)! just kidding.

    as soon as i get my adam i ll put a hole review about it and something like iFixit on a video either on CNet or on youtube! promis :-)!

    cheers,

    Pj

  1426. Hi Sowmya88,

    I really am amazed at your blog. What energy and spirit.

    BTW in ham radio, laughter is represented by hi hi hi and sent as di di di dit didididit didididit (representing the dots …. .. …. .. …. ..)

    Best regards is 73 dadadididit and guess what love&kisses: it is 88 dadadadidit dadadadidit.

    Bagalur, a tiny village has not been converted to Bagaluru yet, whereas Bendakaluru has become Bengaluru. What logic !?! It is midway between Bangalore and International Airport from Hennur Cross in the Ring Road, but only 9 km from Yelahanka. This village will get on the maps as the first Adam place in Bangalore rural district.

    Warm regards

    Rom

  1428. Regarding virals, are the adamholics already considering any ideas for marketing / TV ads for ADAM 😉 ?

    But it might be difficult to beat the Koreans though ! Leave it up to them to create a catchy pop video for AMOLED !! (see video below, or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEWkDQI0jN4&hd=1).

    With my limited skills, I can only make out the words ‘Vivid as rainbow’, ‘Silver and Gold, like bling’.

    Perhaps Rohan should employ A.R. Rahman to create a viral video. And this can be played in the Apple Store 🙂

  1429. south east of Bengaluru from what I could see from my binoculars…

    interestingly my 5+ year daughter stumped me yesterday by asking me what is bigger than the Universe? apparently she just learnt about solar system etc and took me on a spin ride when I was trying to check on her home-work 🙂

  1432. Aaron, really excited to hear about your enthusiasm, and I haven’t said it before but Exodus Apps is a great name.

    So, I think you may have detected this, but I think possibly the most important app is a notetaker for PDF’s or Ebooks, perhaps in “FULL MODE” the reader would use two panels for book and then one (right or left depending on user preference) for notes.

    Or even better, sticky notes or scribbles over the original text, like underlining, circling, arrows, or typing. Like the Kno, but on a cool device.

    It maybe that Rohan has this covered so I guess we’re all waiting, but just wanted to wish you guys good fortune in business. Hope Exodus Apps becomes synonymous like LongBox is with Notion Ink.

  1433. I ordered Nook Color so I can read this blog on a tablet! Supposedly shipping on Nov 26th, …has only Android 2.1 but promises much.. hopefully Adams beats their 2.2 deadline early next year?

  1434. @gecko
    If you don´t count holidays I was regrettably not out of Germany for a longer period. I´ve rather got the feeling I´m reading far too much british books. And then I´m climbing and somehow -magically- digestion and everything to do with it is a topic about which climbers seem to be discussing regularly. Anyhow homour of climbers (those ones who are passionate climbers and use climbing not as new sort of gym) is really very different from humour of the common German. But like one of them always says: “The dirty notion ultimately forms in your brain.”

    So long

  1435. Aaahh mo layed
    Aaahh mo lay mo lay mo lay
    Aaahh mo layed
    Aaahh mo layed
    Aaahh Aaahh Aaahh mo mo mo layed

    Aargh. Now this song is stuck in my head. The fine ladies in the video are not helping either.

  1437. plz update on the realease date……………This is getting tooo late can we expect this in
    Dec

  1438. Hey mrzeal ,

    I think you must see the movie ‘Beethoven’ with St Benards ad a dog-loving kids.
    My pet is Virgie short for Virginia, a German shepherd, also known as Alsatien.

    Bagalur is due north of Bendakaluru.

    You all make a difference in our life, digits intended or not!

    Love

    Rom

  1439. the answer could be a big heart like NI / Rohan / Adam…. I will wait for the day when I can explain that; till then I am happy for her to enjoy the victory over me… that giggle on her face was priceless….

  1440. thanks bruce; I suspect once we get a chance to play with Adam, we will run out of comparisions… gold, diamond et al watch out you have serious competition coming your way this holiday season 🙂

  1446. Arghhh was really hoping for an update today! Hopefully tomorrow rohan will show us that teaser video he mentioned! Also wonder if it is at the FCC yet?

  1447. umm very interesting … just overheard a very influential person lamenting quite a bit about his iYouKnowWhat…. apparently he cant type, cant multi task (he actually gestured violently as he explained how he has to ‘fiddle’ ‘fiddle’ ‘fiddle’) and cant do anything useful while on the couch and he was like I need to get back to the coffee table to do anything!

    PS: am sure we all heard these before but something tells me not just the fence sitters everyone else would just grab the first Adam they can reach out to and will never let go on the couch or whereever…. any bets?

  1448. @Rohan

    Awesome. Thanks for the info.

    Just curious… Is that benchmark for “Your device 1911” in the graphic you linked to for the Adam specifically, or for Tegra 2 devices in general?

    @Rom

    Were you actually inquiring about memory or storage capacity? (I assume memory, but then again, I know a lot of people who refer to storage as memory. ie: They say my computer is out of memory when their hard drive is full.) Adam has 1 GB of memory. I don’t know of any other tablet that has more memory than that, and most don’t have near that much. But we don’t know for sure how much storage Adam will have. The old specifications showed options for 16 and 32 GB of storage. But new pricing information does not seem to accommodate a choice in the amount of storage. Hopefully we’ll know soon… And hopefully it is 32 GB, or better yet, 64 GB!

  1449. Oops.. Sorry Rohan. Somehow I missed this ” This is some other Tegra Device without our optimizations and same amount of memory as any other Android phone.” Guess I answered my own question by rereading your post.

  1450. Have been following Adam’s evolution for the last year and a half. Wishing NI great success as they begin yet another crucial phase in their journey.

  1451. > found this interview recently, nothing new,

    Well, there’s the information that Rohan considers the weather better in Bangalore than in Hyderabad. This is new. And it might be significant, considering that the only app he has shown us recently is a weather app.

  1453. [ Q ] : The release dates are dependent on FCC , So when is it hitting for FCC ?
    Rohan : We are expecting to get FCC in the early 20s of December. Accordingly we will start shipping.

    The interviewer asks about when “is it hitting for FCC”. Rohan replied “expecting to get FCC in the early 20s of December”.

    Hmmmm “Hitting” vs. “get”… I assume Rohan means they will “get” FCC approval then, rather than that is when Adam will hit the FCC and start the approval process.

  1454. @Sri,

    I try to keep my email as clean as possible, I once made the mistake on subscribing to comments on the blog now it would be even worse with so many comments per post

  1455. We should go for a built-in…. don’t want to drag another thing with adam. How about something like this……..


  1456. well… nice observation , i overlooked it..
    yup ‘hitting’ vs ‘getting’ – a huge difference,

    but just one thing that confuses me is – he showed us pics and said they were for lab testing and which means they are not the final ones that would hit FCC..

  1458. pre-order option is not available just yet; most likely it will be available on the NI’s .com site shortly.. tune in here as Rohan would post the links here first

  1459. Is the Adam that shall be available to public be any different from the Adams that shall be offered to the EAP people?

  1460. ok will mark that; not much of a movie buff as I tend to get too critical and miss whatever fun was intended; is it ok for kids or too scary? or is it like the big red dog? Clifford?

  1461. Phillip said, on November 17, 2010 at 10:30

    NIers, that would be from Monty Python, wouldn’t it?

    I’m from the San Francisco Bay Area.

    So my thought on your suggestion would be 9NIers: As in Go 9NIers!!!!!!!

    LeoP

  1462. there is no way to subscribe without posting a comment? Oh, well, to late, i did already.

  1463. I use since two week an Galaxy tab and I like it very much. It’s smooth and fast, but it’s no ADAM 😦
    As soon as ADAM is available I will pro order it, because I want a slate with pixel Gui and with 10″. The Galaxy Tab has only 7.
    The most I like on the Tab is:
    1. I can use it as a phone
    2. can connect it via bluetooth to my Phone head set
    3. It’s connected automatically to my wire lan when I’m at home
    4. I can read my ebooks with it
    5. I have access to the andoid market

    Things I doesn’t like (and I hope I will be better):
    1. The hand writing recocnizion is very very slow
    2. no real office software
    3. no HDMI connection

    Kind regrads
    Harvey

  1464. I had to read the post several times to understand it correctly. Originally, I feared that the stand would add just another two degrees of inclination to the three degrees of inclination caused by the knob-ed end. But now I get it, silly me.

  1465. Oh I have forgotten:
    I’ can read SRM secured eBooks and that is worst. I hope ADAM will have an eBook reader for DRM secured eBooks.

  1466. @elmelao i hope so! but the officiel *not official announce* forums are just get offline and i cannot find them anymore! i hope in this weekend special Roahn will announced the official forums and developer site!

    Cheers,

    Pj

  1467. * roll on floor laughing*
    very funny. 😀 😀
    concerning the nesting level: it seems to be limited to two levels. Not enough to lay an egg into. It would fall through the inner rim of the vortex and shatter on the rough edges of some unwired Perl statements sticking out of the spaghetti junction of code this wordpress product seems to be composed of.
    // sorry for the bashing, I’m not being overly serious here, but how it is possible to inadvertently code bugs as convoluted as the ones exposed here into as simple a thing as a BLOG implementation is beyond me. 😉

  1468. I’m excited about the Adam, but this is the type of statement that causes me concern. I am not an OS or apps programmer, but I am an applied mathematics/CFD/computational geometry/sparse linear algebra programmer (i.e., I am familiar with the relationship between memory usage and speed). I can also understand how this statement may apply to a comparison between Adam and either an android phone OR an tablet running windows 7. I have trouble, however, believing a 10X difference between Adam and another tablet running Android 2.2 with an identical amount of RAM running identical Android Marketplace apps, unless the other tablet has an extremely inefficient UI.This is not my area of expertise. What am I missing?

  1469. since this is global we may need to borrow from other languages as well… and marry adam with other catchy phrase/sound and name our new religion for us followers!

  1470. You know with so many colour e ink screens surfacing know i wonder how long it will be before pixel Q or another company produces a colour version of their screen? I don’t think it will be too long which unfortunately will leave the adam feeling out of date! Being able to toggle into a colour e ink screen would be the perfect solution. I really feel adam needs to hurry as CES will possibly be showing these types of screens IMO

  1471. Yeah i was wondering though if it had already been sent off yet? I imagine it must be very close to being sent if not already.

  1472. For example the second screen shown here looks amazing with very bright vivid colours and daylight readable!

  1474. hi Greg! Glad you liked it. Writing things that can make people laugh is hard enough. Making people laugh AT WORK is something that I personally consider even more difficult. So if the story achieved this then this alone made writing it already worth it. 😉 Plus, I hope that the compliments to your loved ones that were subliminally woven into the plot were enough to point the barrel of your gun away from me 😀

    I originally set my mind to make the second part of the Adamholics meeting about Tarwinia and BillReyn and already had ideas of what to write, but decided to make sure I wouldn’t catch a bullet in the process. So sorry about mainly using you as a character but I really had no other choice, you see?

    I’m not familiar with American gun laws. I thought that in most states, a permit is not required for possession of a weapon. In addition, my mind got stuck on the word “concealed” in your mention of a “concealed carry permit”. My first impression was that a concealed carry permit is more than a usual carry permit. But I couldn’t wrap my mind about how else to carry weapons around with oneself other than in a concealed way. As if people with a usual permit would have to mount their guns on their car’s roof tops so that they are clearly visible to everyone? So I asked wikipedia about the term but that didn’t make me any wiser.

    If possible, could you perhaps say a little more on the subject? Is there a lesser permit than the concealed carry permit? Or what if you don’t have a permit at all? You’d be able to have a gun but you’d have to leave it at the shooting range? Just guessing…

  1475. @tbc wow! applied math reminds me of the cute Russian math books with all those funky symbols (my teacher gifted me a couple of those translated in english) I believe there are a lot of discoveries to be made by digging deep into Indian scriptures etc. along with those yet to be translated Russian books; btw, you explored vedic maths?

    I will let Rohan clarify when he gets back to us, but if I may paraphrase Rohan what he was eluding to is Adam has superior and efficient memory allocation/management algorithm with its unique UI/Eden and we should be able to get more juice out the available on-board RAM

  1476. @mrzeal Thanks. Familiar with dynamic allocation. Just had trouble with the 10X factor. The ole “if it sounds to good to be true …”. It would make more sense if it was a best-case/worst-case statement (i.e., Adam running apps optimized for Adam compared to Folio or Tab running generic android app). It would also make sense if it was a statement related to bloatware (i.e., Folio starts up with dozens of processes in the backkground …. note this shows I am more familiar with netbook/CULV/etc. devices than android devices). An analogy would be NVIDIA claiming up to 100X improvement in speed using GPU acceleration/computing when in practice one only sees a 4X improvement.

  1477. @Sowmya: I like the idea to move the plot to India. Greg’s pilgrim’s progress 😀
    I’ve taken a peek at your personal blog. Very nice! Men think in BOXES!! And they NEVER TOUCH!!! LOL :D: 😀 As you seem to enjoy composing beautiful poetry, would you like to share more ideas on the Indian plot? 😉

    LOL at spicy tongue you two!!! What a funny misunderstanding!
    @Greg: if you haven’t sampled Indian food yet, you are definately in for a treat. I love, love, love it and am lucky to have a couple of really good restaurants in good reach. What’s been on my personal wish list for a long time already is to learn to cook Indian food myself. Done it here and there but nothing fancy and I have no idea of how to arrive at results that could even come near the tastiness of what an average Indian restaurants can cook up.
    I wish there were a way to make those delicious Indian sauces in a low-caloric way without sacificing any of their tastiness. Let’s see if I live to witness the day the food industry comes up with a solution for this. From that day on, it will be Indian, Italian and Mexican food for me an a round robbin fashion till the end of my days 😀

  1478. LOL at sodomites. Didn’t think of that. Or termites maybe.

    @mrzeal: true, as a story for all people to enjoy, the AA meeting (anonymous adamholics) is clearly to one-dimensional. The idea was rather to jump onto the wagon that Greg set off and write something funny about each of the heavy-posters in this blog. If we really wanted to compose a “toy”-story to be published in Adams book store that is accessible to anyone, I believe that we ought to start afresh and also weave the plot and share ideas together upfront. Like Greg, I’m not serious about spinning the story on for later publishing, but was rather thinking in the direction of a friendship-book that perhaps consists of an assembly of all good wishes that have been directed to Notion Ink throughout the life of this blog. Like an Adam’s guestbook. But I applaud your idea. If other people are up for it, I’m on board as well. 😉

  1479. I’m sure they will not be prototypes or pre-production equipment. They should be the same.

    EAP participants will get them early so they can build apps. And though a lot of testing has already been done (I’m sure Rohan and others at NI are using Adam everyday), the EAP participants will also be testing. If there are bugs, they will find them and then NI will be able to provide fixes before they go out to the public.

  1480. VB.

    Thanks for the feedback. Fully agree with you. I’m guessing I will use my tablet device to access the web, send emails, as an e reader, but also connectivity is a high priority for me. The ipad just seems weak in connectivity and the walled in mentality of apple just puts me right off. The PixelQi screen I reserve judgement on until I can try a device with that feature. As you say it probably won’t be the last tablet I use so for now I’m going to wait just a little while to see if NI deliver. Thanks again.

  1481. @tbc

    The 10X difference is very much possible considering the process management in Adam. Remember – most processes in Adam are divided into the background and foreground components. There is no need for all foreground components to be kept in memory when they are not displayed! Compare this to other multitasking environments where there is a single process and the whole of it needs to be kept in memory to keep it alive. Bundle that with a hardware accelerated UI and you have Getafix’s magic potion.

    Regarding NVidia’s 10x claims – there is always a difference in peak and sustained performance. Currently, China has the fastest supercomputer using NVidia’s hardware. It’s just that the current speed standard measures peak, not sustained, performance.

    cheers!

  1482. @tbc

    “unless the other tablet has an extremely inefficient UI”… Bingo!

    Rohan can clarify and explain better, but I believe it is because of the way memory is managed. Other devices allocate more memory for system functions, etc and leave far less for applications to use.

  1484. @Greg actually going by Rohan’s comment about packaging/stand, I bet Adam can double up as a pillow as well… someone can even think of an app to heatup the back track pad so that we could make some coffee too afterall…. or at the least warm milk bottles for the infants….

  1485. @eqhes: >> Rohan said that we are the “Adam’s Family”, is not?
    yes, but I believe the term was coined by Sowmya. So here’s to her! cheers.

    how about adamniers (has NI in it)
    or
    adamantines
    adamies
    adam-boy ( like atta-boy)

    or appying the producer-consumer suffixes
    adamyer == Rohan
    adamees == us, the customers
    😀

  1486. Oh, what have I written ?!?!
    Here what I really mean:
    On the Galaxy Tab I can NOT read DRM secured eBokks and I hope that ADAM will have an eBook reader for DRM secured eBooks.

  1487. @wtff
    well i would definitely love to be a part of this story ..
    it would be cool to compose with many authors chipping in.

    well, I have observed Greg show his huge respect for NI and esp Rohan, i suspect as much as he is in love with the Adam he is in love with Rohan.. 🙂
    we can add a twist to the story in the coming chapters..

  1489. @Paritosh Thanks. Makes sense. Seems analogous to issues with bloatware. I believe the difference between NVIDIA claims and real world performance are related more to issues with data transfer for very large real-world problems (i.e., the GPU is gated).

  1490. For all we know, Notion Ink could show up at CES in January with their production Adam as well as prototypes for Adam2 and Eve devices, etc. (I sure wish I could go to CES.)

    Playing Leap Frog is to be expected with all tech devices. If someone comes out with a display better that Pixel Qi, then Pixel Qi will make something better that that. And so on…

    On one hand it stinks that our devices are “out of date” so quickly, but on the other hand, that is why technology keeps getting so much better so quickly and therefore have the option to buy better devices.

    My personal PC is several years old. But it still kicks butt and does everything I need it to do. If I upgrade to the latest and greatest right now, all it will buy me is bragging rights.

    So I will buy an Adam and enjoy it. And when it no longer meets my needs I will upgrade to Adam2 or Adam3.

    (Okay, I lied. I’m addicted to Notion Ink. I will buy Adam2 as soon as it comes out whether I need it or not, as well as Eve, etc. And I don’t even know what Eve is! LOL)

  1491. what’s bigger than the universe?
    well, two universes! 😉 okay, okay, silly joke I know..

    >> ah.. yes kids are priceless
    I second that!
    “Why doesn’t the sun shine at night?! During the day, it’s already bright enough anyways!”
    *tears*of*laughter*

  1492. I saw this coming! I was tempted to start this discussion earlier when I was figuring out the unique users etc… in a way its the next logical question… how much time the users are spending here once here… my guess is its a bit like Eden UI.. this blog page is always ‘open’ but in the background… as soon as a minute passes by the mind sends an alert ‘whats up’ and we scramble back here to read/re-read/post/re-post as the case may be!

  1493. >> and nice that you keep track of the burgeoning comments from the Adam’s family
    burgeoning! wow! I just learned a new word and already copied it to the favorite words section of my memory. One day after having come by this word for the first time, I encountered it again while watching episode 7 of the first season of “Chuck”. 😀
    Thanks Sowmya.

  1494. yup,
    the power of wifi has let us carry NI blog where ever we want…
    if Rohan installs a stat counter in his blog we can get a picture of the page loads, distribution of users from different countries, the average time spent etc…

  1495. >> i suspect as much as he is in love with the Adam he is in love with Rohan..
    hehe. could well be. This just triggered me to post a word-count that I performed on this thread lately:
    # of total entries 1514
    # of appearances of the term “rohan” 392
    That’s one in every forth post!
    I guess, Greg’s not the only one in love. 😀 😀

    >> it would be cool to compose with many authors chipping in.
    definately! I wonder if and when something like this has ever been done before. I mean, a book of fiction composed by more than one or two authors without them being in close coordination.

  1497. Adam’s guest book is a nice thought… something that reminds all of us of the days with NI.
    A real book added to the book store.. ummm.. well, seems a crazy idea but funny one, if we can turn it into comic strip it can appeal to everyone…
    but i suspect if Rohan would be upto it ! (o_0)

    Burgeoning: well i really felt i shouldn’t have added it after writing it ! anyways 🙂

  1498. Adamatine is a mineral, I think, so no good.

    I was trying to come up with some other terms, but couldn’t get much beyond Adummies.

  1499. Well, i have seen Greg strongly defend Rohan in some posts, its natural out of respect …but i leave it to Greg himself to answer ( but i still suspect he is in love with Rohan-:)) at least in the story it would be a huge twist
    Chapter n: Greg professes love for Rohan 🙂 🙂

  1500. @wtff lets go for it!
    we can always lobby Rohan later on for the real estate on Adam…
    they are already calling it the battle of tablets et al… we might as well chronicle it the wittiest way possible and also tell the average user why Adam is not a tablet and its ‘the gadget’…. we need a forum(freeware stuff fine till we gain momentum), we need volunteers, we may not necessarily need pro writers but if there are already pros in the volunteers even better… Sowmya already gave her consent so we need some ‘starters’ ‘teasers’ to set the story, characters….

    I will start a group to kick start this if I get at least 8 yeas here (I just like the number – 8; no other logic really!)

  1501. @wtff

    Oh yah, pretty funny stuff. I wish I could be that creative.

    You don’t have to worry about my gun barrel pointing towards you. That is reserved for those trying to steal my Adam! (Actually I would never pull a gun on anyone unless I absolutely had to in order to protect myself or a loved one. I pray that never happens, but today’s world is scary.)

    Using me as a character is fine. It’s all in good fun. I hope it makes others laugh too.

    ***WARNING I am about to set the record for longest post***

    “American gun laws”… That’s a big can of worms to open. There are federal laws governing all the states, and then each state has its own laws too. IMO, Utah has some of the best gun laws (I said IMO, so please don’t flame me if you disagree). I say that because Utah has the least restrictive gun laws, resulting in less crime. That comes from the premise that criminals will have guns regardless of laws. A law restricting gun ownership will only prevent law abiding citizens from owning guns and therefore prevent them from defending themselves. Or maybe a better way to understand what I mean is to think to yourself, If you were a criminal would you rather break into someone’s home where the homeowner has a gun, or into someone’s home where the owner is pretty much defenseless?

    However, irresponsible gun owners sometimes detract from this and give gun ownership a bad name. Hence people disagreeing with laws that allow gun ownership.

    Anyway, with that said. In Utah most people can own and carry a gun (but not carry concealed) as long as you have not committed certain crimes, etc. But there are several restrictions as to where you can carry the gun and how it must be carried. If you have a background check done, etc you can get a concealed carry permit and then you can carry your gun completely concealed, in more places, plus you can have a round in the chamber and the gun cocked, ready to fire. Without a carry permit you have to be several steps away from firing (can’t have a round in the chamber, etc). Obviously there are a lot of strange laws that don’t make a lot of sense. Like in some states you are restricted to a 10 round magazines. So by that definition, if you have 10 rounds you are okay, but if you have one more round you are a criminal. Though carrying a second 10 round magazine is okay. Like I said, it is a big can of worms. And could take a long time to explain just Utah’s laws.

    I don’t want people to think I am someone with a gun just waiting for a chance to use it. That could not be further from the truth. I didn’t own any guns until a couple years ago. I never had any interest in them. But the more crazy things I saw on the news, the more I considered it. We live in a nice quiet neighborhood without much crime. But one day my kid’s school and several schools around it went on lock down. Then a reverse calling system called the homes in our neighborhood and reported an armed and distraught man was somewhere in the neighborhood and everyone was to lock their doors and stay inside. Well at that point it was too late to go out and buy a gun. The threat to my family was already there in the neighborhood. If that guy busted into your home there would not have be much you could do to protect yourself if he had a gun and you did not. Luckily they caught the guy, but it was enough to make me decide to buy a gun. I took several classes and decided to get a concealed carry permit too.

    Some good things came of this too. It gave me an opportunity to teach my kids gun safety. They know not to touch a gun without me there (nor can they because mine are locked in a safe). Which is good since last year the kids found a loaded gun at the school playground (and this is in a nice neighborhood w/o much crime). So they knew to go get an adult and not to pick it up. The other benefit is that me and my boys have one more fun thing to do together. We’ve have had a lot of fun times shooting at targets. And I’m really impressed with how responsible even my 8 year old is when handing a gun. I take him to the range and he is barely tall enough to see over the counter so people there watch him really closely. They are amazed at how well he does and how he makes such a conscious effort to handle the gun safely. Almost every time I take him to a range someone will ask how old he is. I tell them his is 8 and they always respond with “That’s so cool”.

    Sorry for the long post… Hopefully I have conveyed that the gun laws in the US are complex and vary state by state. And I hope it’s evident that I’m not a gun toting moron imposing danger to all around them. I’m just a guy who realizes the world can be a dangerous place and made the personal decision to be able to protect my family if I have to. And its fun to take iPads out to the desert and use them for target practice! 😉

    If you have any more specific questions about American gun laws, feel free to email me. I’d be happy to try and answer them.

  1503. I just have to say, I love the Notion Ink, and I’m waiting on it and no other…gimme gimme

  1505. @Sowmya

    Hmmm. I guess it really depends on how you define love… Defined as admiration and respect, then yes it applies to Rohan.

    But I think a chapter entitled “Greg professes love for Rohan” leaves the door wide open to other interpretations that neither I nor Rohan would be comfortable with. I’m just saying…

    “Greg professes love for his Notion Ink Adam” might make more sense!

  1506. @VB-> my guess is that it is here that secret feature comes in, it could be that adam has a solar panel embedded on its lcd+pq screen! while readinin broad sun light it will recharge the batteries!

  1507. @ Greg, one thing i would like to say about apple-> if u see at the apple logo it looks as if someone has taken a bite out if it, does anyone know who??????? my guess is ‘adam’ took that byte, and as adam is going to be launched soon (in next few couple of weeks I suppose), I bet it (adam) is going take a few more bites out of that apple!

    😀 😉

    🙂

  1508. @ Greg, one thing i would like to say about apple-> if u see at the apple logo it looks as if someone has taken a bite out if it, does anyone know who??????? my guess is ‘adam’ took that bite, and as adam is going to be launched soon (in next few couple of weeks I suppose), I bet it (adam) is going take a few more bites out of that apple!

    😀 😉

    🙂

  1509. Agreed Greg! I just don’t want it to be outdated immediately! I don’t think it will be though as long as there are no more hold ups! Its just that CPT screen keeps nagging away at me! It looks amazing- Definitely ordering the adam though- i have been waiting practically a year!

  1511. Can’t keep up with comments explosion!!
    Whats the comments milestone we might reach before ADAM’s launch? I guess 10,000 for a post….

  1513. @Rohan

    I was searching for patents of NI in US Patents & Trade Marks web site. I did not find any results. Do anyone have this information.

    I hope Rohan took care of legal issues from other patent holders for some of cool stuff that Adam has.

    Just curious!

  1515. Thanks for your reply, Phillip. Its a bit difficult at the moment to decide exactly what to work on, without knowing whats on Adam or having the developers forum open yet. The type of app you mention is definitely something that Adam needs, but in the beginning, I dont think this is what we will develop. There are going to be thousands of developers working on apps for Adam and at launch time, I’d rather innovate with our own ideas than compete with someone else who has seen this type of app requested ever since this blog has been active. If however we don’t see something that fits these needs soon after we complete our first project, we may end up working on this. But until then, that wont be the case.

    We would also love to be as close to Notion Ink as LongBox, and maybe even have some of our apps included with Adam in the future. If this opportunity arises we will be sure that whatever these apps may be, that they will not be bloatware, but something that Adam really needs.

    Thank you for your good wishes.

    Aaron Blankenship
    Exodus Apps

  1516. @Aaron, Why don’t you guys approach Rohan for an internal SDK (keeping confidential), so that you can start understanding the SDK and working on something until the last minute. That way you can reach adam delivery time lines.

    Hope Rohan would honour your request as long as you keep confidential. I believe you are the only company relying on Adam/NI, so you would probably get the privilege.

    The reason I am asking if you have some App already developed is if you are planning a game, the game logic can be built prior and wait for UI/SDK specific features. Hope you can start on that now.

  1517. The current bite was from MSFT. Adam would bite the other side of Apple ( a larger chunk). Apple would shortly be bitten on both sides.

  1518. no pixel qi screen
    no 1080p
    battery life sucks
    oversized phone design?

    i don’t know why people like the galaxy it sucks!

  1519. >> Adamantine is a mineral, I think, so no good.
    yes, and adamite is as well. But due to the solidity of adamantine, being adamant about something also means to have one’s mind set to it. That’s why I found it appealing. But you are right. It needs to be a word that cannot induce any unintentional notions/ cannot be misinterpreted etc..

  1521. @Ran
    The Interpad has been delayed to January, I hear, so no, I don’t know much about it except some specs (I must admit I follow the Adam more closely than any other tablet)

    So far the only tablets worth buying for one reason or another seem to be the iPad, the Dell Streak (just 5 inches though), the Samsung Galaxy Tab (which my work colleague got last week, it’s really nice) and the new line of Archos products (7 and 10inch). Each of them has its weaknesses, but you still get something for your money.

    But obviously I’m quite confident that the Adam will suit my needs better than any of them 🙂

  1522. A quick comment,

    I’m new here, and was just wondering if Rohan has mentioned anything about something along the lines of a ‘Task Manager’ app/utility that can open a window that shows what apps are running, and an option to close the apps

    thanks,

  1524. We all are waiting for this illusion soon to be realized (Adam).

    Lovely poem. You are the muse of this blog.

  1526. Near Field Communication port ? Couple of reasons why I think the mystery component is NFC.

    1) RIM’s new playbook specs “Balsillie also referred to a mysterious cavity for a module, which apparently will be a modular addition apparently like an expansion slot”. This suggests that other companies are getting future proof and more of a reason not to disclose the mystery sensor just yet.

    2) Gingerbread supports NFC

    3) The pic of Adam with and without a cover on the port suggests that it is a option if not being used to keep the finish of the tablet clean looking.

    4) If Notion Ink has put NFC capability into the Adam then they just keep on adding features will make everyone and his second cousin want one. How about letting us fine folks get one first.

    Waiting for the pre-order sign to come up…….

  1529. @plug Gulp +1
    you are totally right from what i hear you can start to preorder in december but u will not receive it before january and for normal customers that will start something like after CES witch is means you will have your adam in february!

  1530. @mrzeal vedic maths.. thats awesome. You can multiple large numbers in no time. I remember seeing 10 digit no. multiplied by 10 digit numbers in less than a minute on youtube.
    Being born in India, I was never taught of vedic maths.
    Vedic maths does wonders

    @tbc : Adam does put ununsed apps under background (hibernate the state of the App?). So no RAM required and the whole memory is available for active apps (optimization of memory usage). I think that is how Rohan means to say 10x times available compared to others.

  1532. Rohan you think in the future could do this with adam?

    newscientist: Open your books to augmented reality

  1535. While iTunes users soon get their fill of history singing Yellow Submarine and Nowhere Man,
    And as we wait for Rohan’s next post, here is some memoribilia:
    (I was reminded of this as I walked through our local Walmart in Mississauga, yesterday – pleasantly surprised to see a comeback of Cabbage Patch dolls – the craze of little girls back in the 80,s.)
    Back then, my first computer, it was an Adam! Had tape drives, a daisy wheel printer and could connect to the TV. Altogether priced as one package for around $500/- Back then you could put a lot of bread on the table for that kind of money. But what’s this got to do with Cabbage Patch dolls?
    Like adam and E/eve will come from the same source Notion Ink, Colecovision was the source of both the Adam computer and Cabbage Patch dolls and many games in the early 80’s. Read more about it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleco_Adam.
    Like the little girls in the 80’s, this little al is impatiently awaiting the new ** adam **.
    Here,s wishing Notion Ink and this extended family will make history AND eke out more from history than Yellow Submarines!

  1539. @ Greg
    I had to take a bathroom break in the middle of your diatribe, but did read it. This is wrong:

    > because Utah has the least restrictive gun laws, resulting in less crime.

    Actually, there’s a tendency (not 100%, but still strong) for areas with more restrictive gun laws to have less crime than areas with less restrictive gun laws. If you take a look at a list of the 100 most dangerous cities in the US, you’ll see that most of them (not all) are in areas with what you call “good” gun laws, and conversely, the safest 100 cities in the US tend to have restrictive gun laws. Salt Lake City has a *much* higher crime rate than New York.
    Will try indicate some links here:
    http://www.neighborhoodscout%5Bdot%5Dcom/neighborhoods/crime-rates/top100safest/
    http://www.neighborhoodscout%5Bdot%5Dcom/neighborhoods/crime-rates/top100dangerous/

    That said, I’m personally not much interested in guns one way or another (have shot some rifles, seems to me inferior to archery as a sport; went deer hunting once, and helped gut, but didn’t shoot. Deer hunting consists of sitting quietly for hours while you slowly freeze). I’d rather talk about pizza crust, but don’t want to clog up the blog here. We do need a proper forum.

  1540. Greg:
    > But we don’t know for sure how much storage Adam will have. The old specifications showed options for 16 and 32 GB of storage. But new pricing information does not seem to accommodate a choice in the amount of storage. Hopefully we’ll know soon… And hopefully it is 32 GB, or better yet, 64 GB!

    In that interview in Andhra Whatever magazine – can’t find the link now; it’s on this page somewhere, Rohan said the price would be between USD$398 (I think) and USD $498 for four models. I’m guessing that would be with/without PixelQi, and with 16/32 gigs of storage.

    And we should let Rohan know that 64 gigs would be HIGHLY DESIRABLE. It’s the one thing that the Innoversal Lattice has over the Adam.

  1541. Moni:
    > I´ve rather got the feeling I´m reading far too much british books

    I once saw a survey done to determine what stereotypes that Europeans have of other Europeans. There were only two stereotypes that were unanimous: that the English have an admirable sense of humor, and that the Belgians are bad drivers.

  1542. “In that interview in Andhra Whatever magazine – can’t find the link now; it’s on this page somewhere, Rohan said the price would be between USD$398 (I think) and USD $498 for four models. I’m guessing that would be with/without PixelQi, and with 16/32 gigs of storage.”

    The four models are Pixel Qi with and without 3G, and LCD with and without 3G. If each one of those had two choices in storage capacities then there would be eight models.

  1543. Greg:
    > The four models are Pixel Qi with and without 3G, and LCD with and without 3G. If each one of those had two choices in storage capacities then there would be eight models.

    Oh, right. There was something on here about “Vedic math.” I’m more used to lizard math, and I tend to get lost between 1 and the next number which is “many.”

  1547. @ greg

    Oh i know that,:) i was just kidding !!
    I do understand u have a grt respect and admiration

    That chapter will never materialize

  1548. My son has a Nexus One he bought within the last year.

    1. He can use it as a phone
    2. can connect bluetooth headset
    3. Its connected automatically to our wireless lan at home
    4. he can read ebooks with it
    5. he has access to android market

    Right there is the prob with the galaxy tab – its just a big phone, too big to be a phone, to small to be a useful tablet

    Just my opinion

  1551. Thanks for the high resolution link. Now I can see what it has.. Amazing UI (looks like Adobe AIR UI somewhat, but love it)

  1552. Kind of a funny article that Sowmya linked to – lots of claims of “leaks” which then repeat things that Rohan has announced on blog posts, including the list of prices (their one innovation was to take Rohan’s word that he may be able to negociate a $25 price reduction, so they subtracted $25 from all the prices in order to give a range, although they didn’t do the subtraction quite right).

    But one thing is new, I think – the article says that Adam will be able to boot from a USB flash drive. So, there’s your Ubuntu if you want it (although Rohan has mentioned that in the past as well, but it’s not one of his first priorities).

  1555. That’s not what they will have. That is a theme for a windows UI program (rainmeter) called “engima”. Adam is having something quite different. Sorry to disappoint.

  1556. I neither.
    But that’s the result of serious mechanical testing. We figured that if we give you a glass (doesn’t matter how strong, its a glass) and for some reason it landed on its face on ground or on some solid object, it can be really disastrous! If you have something sticking out on the edge, you can at least make sure that when it falls on a plain surface the collision is absorbed by the plastics (like carbon fiber body’s in formula cars) and glass is safe (it also helps in keeping it scratch resistant).

    Regards

  1558. @sowyma

    Those prices ranges reflect possible lower prices as “The company is working on a deal to shave off a further $25 from the end-user price”. Technoholik was trying to say the price will be X but it may be Z if they work some deal and shave another $25 off…

  1559. Rohan & NI, How long we have to wait more? It has been more than 8 months, I think. I read an article about Adam on Feb and have been following up the website. I stopped buying a laptop and hoping that Adam will get released soon and will be able to solve the laptop need. I would suggest to put an end to our misery and let us know when the product is available in the Indian market, Chennai. Suggest to release the product in India along with US market. I am convinced that Adam is the ultimate one and will do well in the market. Please share the release date, Indian price and dealer details etc for us to be prepared. Let the functionalities, features, pluses of Adam be as a secondary!!!

  1560. Just so everyone here has some perspective, we’re probably less than a month and a half away from the Adam’s launch. Six more weeks! =3

  1561. this is what i call “attention to detail” and like someone suggested “function over form”. how does that feel when you are actually holding it?

    I think it is better to make a video with all the things you want to post instead of writing. it may even save some time for you guys. so all our weekend updates are actually videos 🙂 have a great day..

  1562. Also did you notice that no one actually replied to you message. just want to let you know how hard it will be for us to follow comments in blog. “Forum please… ” please post something today..

  1563. Hi rohan! Any update today? I have noticed you are around (here and facebook)
    Go on, you know you want to:)

  1565. @Greg, Actually the price has already been disclosed. NI clarified in a mail the prices as below

    LCD+wi-fi : 399
    LCD + 3G/Pixel Qi+ wifi : 449
    Pixel Qi + 3G : 498

    Unless they increase it based on expenses/demand. I am on for Pixel Qi + 3G (if pixel qi promises more or less the same LCD clarity/color depth)

    I think the pricing is competitive to kill GalaxyTab (major) and iPad to some extent (mac fans are hard to withdraw from steve’s net)

  1566. My learning from observing Apple is that it doesnt matter what hardware you have, if the experience of using the device is awesome you will win customers.

    It may pinch you at times that if there was this sensor or that port etc in this device it would be great.

    I would not even like to compare adam to anything. I believe we are getting more than any other device has in terms of hardware and more importantly a custom User Experience which takes care of very minute details and thats what makes adam simply superb.

    The fact that Rohan also happens to be a fellow Indian entrepreneur in our circle closes the deal for me .

    No Matter how may Apad, Bpad, Xpads come.. I stick to a device made with vision and love.

    cheers!!
    Vikas

  1567. Also I wouldn’t suggest them giving the discount( at least for the initial 100,000 adams). It would give some margin on profit/returns after initial investment. Later they can change the prices/discounts based on market reaction and for universities/students.

    I am comfortable paying $498 (cheaper than iPad/GalaxyTab) and worth every penny. The pricing is perfect to capture market.
    Not sure on what basis galaxyTab has a put a price tag of $799 (way higher than iPad just for being android and microSD slot) for a 7″ screen. Looks like they are trying to take advantage of the initial android market (no good android tablets). Once adam/PlayBook releases it would drop to $400 I think (by that time they would have recovered their investment).

  1568. Now you say it… you don`t want to know what I´ve seen belgian drivers do…disconcerting 😉

  1569. +1. I agree with Apple’s user experience. Also I have seen mac users sticking to their 3-4yr old laptop with no issues even now. where as windows laptops die in 2 yrs mostly due to cheaper build quality.

    We know the hardware of adam. We are yet to know adam experience. Hope it gives the experience similar to that of Apple.

    So far I have see Apple fans, MSFT fans and now adam fans 🙂

    @Rohan, time for your next post. We are already past 1500 comments/midweek.

  1571. I read that when android os 3.0 (Honycomb) comes there wil be no more custom changes to the OS such as widgets. How wil that effect Eden? Or wil Adam stick with 2.2?

    @Tigs
    The interpad and flatpad are rebranded from Malata ( see this link: www dot androidpads dot com/2010/09/27/the-malata-a1011-android-tablet-aka-flatpad-a10t-luvpad-ad100-e-noa-interpad-hanspree-snappiness-for-around-400/

    and that tablet is for sale at www dot aliexpress dot com/product-fm/359302056-Mini-PC-10inch-tablet-laptop-Capacitive-Multi-Touch-LCD-screen-16GB-SSD-1GHz-Tegra-2-Dual-wholesalers.html

    It cost a lot more than the flatpat though it’s $ 613

  1572. I read that when android os 3.0 (Honycomb) comes there wil be no more custom changes to the OS such as widgets. How wil that effect Eden? Or wil Adam stick with 2.2?

    @Tigs
    The interpad and flatpad are rebranded from Malata ( see this link: www dot androidpads dot com/2010/09/27/the-malata-a1011-android-tablet-aka-flatpad-a10t-luvpad-ad100-e-noa-interpad-hanspree-snappiness-for-around-400/

    and that tablet is for sale at www dot aliexpress dot com/product-fm/359302056-Mini-PC-10inch-tablet-laptop-Capacitive-Multi-Touch-LCD-screen-16GB-SSD-1GHz-Tegra-2-Dual-wholesalers.html

    It cost a lot more than the flatpat though it’s $ 613

  1573. No new updates and a messed up blog is upsetting 😦 never had my question thought of. Will we be able to download and transfer files to USB? I needed to do this bad when fixing a virus infected computer and had no way besides looking up info on my DroidX.

    Doesnt have to run the files but being able to do this task would be great.

    Thanks
    Mike

  1576. I wouldnt hold out for the Malata,interpad etc
    http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/22/malatas-smb-a1011-tegra-2-tablet-spotted-at-gtc-2010-we-go-han/
    The build quality is pretty terrible! Poor viewing angles etc. Archos 101 is not bad but very dodgy screen! Samsung too small IMO. Not fancying a windows slate although did nearly go for the exocp- (would have been an expensive mistake!)
    At this moment not much on the market! Hope the adam lives up to expectation! We really all know so little about it. We haven’t actually seen it in action yet! (unless you count the early prototypes, which i don’t)
    Would you guys pre-order without seeing it in action? The UI etc? This is my dilemma!
    Although i am hoping we won’t have to make that decision!!

  1578. + 1. I know that Notion Ink has given us a number of reasons to believe that their attention to quality is quite high but, given the disappointing series of Android tablets being marketed up to now, it would be wiser to at least wait for a couple of UI videos and, even better, a trusted hands-on experience.

  1579. Day 5,
    I jumped up and ran again to the computer. I opened my bookmarks to see if the mighty Rohan had given us a tidbit this day, but alas, he had not. My day is ruined.
    How many mornings have been this way since July? I need a birth clock to count down the days to the release of the Adam.
    Rohan…feed us something today!

    Dave

  1582. Will Adam have an integrated GPS, so that it can also be used as a navigation tool and mounted on standard attachments? Thanks.

    Maybe not the right place to ask this question. It would be beneficial to this blog if comments would be categorized according to topics.

  1583. Found a new article about the Adam

    http :// www . blokeish .com/2010/11/young-indian-entrepreneurs-beat-ipad-with-notion-ink-adam-tablet/

  1584. @Andrew Britton @Carlo
    I’m really torn about this too. On one hand, I really like practically every little detail that has been published in this blog, and I’m so impatient that I think I might order as soon as I can, but on the other hand, other companies have disappointed a lot (but they didn’t have an awesome blog like this *g*) and it’s still quite a bit of money… I didn’t even buy my netbook without a hands-on.

  1588. To all:

    If you want have your post at the end of the blog, you have to “reply” the last post. Than your post get’s at the end of the blog.

    Kind regards
    Harvey

  1590. @Rohan

    None of the regulars have commented any in the last 6 hours. Please post an update before the euphoria fizzles out 😉

    Cheers!

  1592. > glass is safe

    There’s another way to do that without recessing the glass.It’s so obvious that you must have considered it.,Maybe there was some problem that came up in testing?

    All you have to do is to smear butter on the back of the Adam. Since toast always falls with the buttered side down, this will insure that the glass side lands facing up.

    Come to think of it, Rohan hasn’t shown us pictures of the back in a while. Hmm….

  1594. @Raj,

    I agree about the prices having been disclosed, but if I remember right, when the prices were disclosed there was talk that they could even be $25 less if some deal went through. I have not heard anything since then. If they are less I suspect we will not know until public announcement.

  1597. My HP notebook is just over 3 years old and no problems, and it sees a lot of use daily. But it is one of their high end business class models. So not all are bad, at least not the hardware. The OS has/had issues though… It came with Vista. I replaced it with XP after fighting with Vista for a few months, and now it has Windows 7. Having to change the OS a couple times speaks more to the importance of the user experience than the hardware in my case. We know Adam’s hardware and UI will be great so it will be a win-win situation!

  1598. If I were to venture a guess. I’d say yes it will be possible to transfer files to/from USB.

  1599. Rohan’s posts are a lot like oompa loompas… We want them now!

    But he does not want us to get too spoiled so my guess is we’ll have to wait for the weekend.

  1603. Engadget have come up with their review of Samsung Galaxy Tab

    http://www.engadget.com/2010/11/01/samsung-galaxy-tab-review/

    Though they have criticized on some parts but they do have admitted that this is the best android tablet available in the market right now.
    Even though i am an Adam fanboy, i was impressed with their capacitive touch screen user interface and hope Adam will be as swift as this and not as sluggish as it was in CES 2010 in january.

  1604. Rohan,

    Here in US, Thanksgiving is nearing….Any good news on Adam release so that we can convey our “thanks” to NI.

  1605. @Greg

    😀 Not many comments overall too. I get them delivered to email box through RSS and my email client is open 24365.

    BTW, I guess even WordPress.com is having trouble coping with the volume of comments as it’s now giving below error:

    “A script on this page may be busy, or it may have stopped responding. You can stop the script now, or you can continue to see if the script will complete.”
    “Script: http://s1.wp.com/wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.js?m=1286131758g&ver=1.4.2:3“.

    @Rohan
    Forum please!

    We all love your concept and team so much that we volunteer to help in the running of the forum (as moderators or cheer-leaders or whatever way you deem fit).

  1606. @Rohan,

    Good morning from the U.S. Thanks for looking out for the safety and durability of our family’s child Adam. As we expect to have Adam at hand 24/7, sooner or later it will end up on the floor; if my little 3 year old grandson is around, probably multiple times a day! My hands hurt more every day carrying around this laptop; can hardly wait for Adam. Thanks to you and the team for all the hard work; anxiously awaiting more news.

  1607. Hey, Greg, calm down! It isn’t even 7:30 in the morning where you are, and you’re already all over this blog like a hyper-caffeinated terrier.

    Take a deep breath. Count to “many.” Let it out slowly. Relax. Once more – breathe in, hold, breathe out slowly.

    A little more relaxed? Good.

    Now, I’d like some advice. Is there a way I can put up an avatar without pretending I’m signing up to put up a blog? I tried to register at Gravitar but, unsurprisingly, the user name “gecko” is already taken.

  1609. @gecko

    Very simple. You signup at Gravatar using whatever name you want (and which is available) but use the same email address to signup there that you put in the comment form here. Your posts here will carry the avatar that you setup there.

  1610. Can’t Wait for the next update 🙂 Keep it coming Rohan!!
    Also, when will SDK be released open for Non-EAP folks?

  1612. Kind of like what Sri said… Sign up at Gravatar using your email address that you use here. Try setting “display name” at gravatar to gecko. Or when you post here type gecko in the name field and us the email address you used at gravatar.

    I noticed when you are logged into gravatrar it will use your display name ant gravatar. Like when my post showed up with Greg Taylor instead of just Greg. So I logged out of gravater and then when I posted I was was able to just use Greg and my email and it still links to gravatar for the avatar, etc but showed Greg instread of my display name there… I guess I could change my display name to just Greg… anyway, you get my point (I hope), that you can override the name that is displayed in the blog along with your avatar. If I would have had more time I would have written that to be more understandable, but then again, you need a challenge to help wake you up.

    BTW: My day starts early most days, like 3:45 AM So when you say it’s only 7:30, I’m actually getting a late start on this blog! 😉 (See, I told ya I don’t get much more sleep than the guys at NI…)

    PS: Now we are expecting a pretty awesome avatar from you!

  1613. @Greg,

    re. “I sure wish I could …”, CES has new “enthusiast” category; as of Nov. 8, 9am EST, there was still room for me in the first 2,000 discount; benefits are worth a careful read 🙂

  1615. eve- i guess- will be a phone like equipment. double the specification / usabilty of iphone.
    just a guess!

    shiva

  1616. @Cathy

    Oh, I’d be going if I could. It’s not even too far of a drive from home. But I don’t think I can work it out to go. Bummer…

  1617. Rohan,

    In US, Thanks giving is nearing…Any good news on Adam release? We all can say “thanks” to NI.. 🙂

  1618. A quick comment,

    I’m new here, and was just wondering if Rohan has mentioned anything about something along the lines of a ‘Task Manager’ app/utility that can open a window that shows what apps are running, and an option to close the apps

    thanks,

  1619. based on that review even if Adam comes out today with half the announced features they should rate it 5/5*… we will see if folks will finally leave the iObsession and admire the real stuff

  1627. Can someone please search for Parents and FCC clearance under the names “SurfaceInk” and “Silo Ink” !

  1630. @César you should be able to use SDHC cards through a reader. Remember – three USB ports for Keyboard, Mouse and USB storage!

  1632. That makes it more fun! Remember spinning in circles when you were a kid to make yourself dizzy?

    Maybe if you work hard to get us to 2,000 comments on this post before Saturday Roahn will announce a forum for us to use… We are less than 400 away from 2,000 comments.

    Though it would be easier if Rohan gave us another little teaser to talk about since we’ve beat this to death already.

    @Rohan That’s a hint! 😉

  1633. That makes it more fun! Remember spinning in circles when you were a kid to make yourself dizzy? Now you get the same effect here…

    Maybe if you work hard to get us to 2,000 comments on this post before Saturday Rohan will announce a forum for us to use. We are less than 400 away from 2,000 comments.

    Though it would be easier if Rohan gave us another little teaser to talk about since we’ve beat this to death already.

    @Rohan That’s a hint! 😉

  1635. Hmmmm Not only dizzying, but messing up too. First post did not show, so reposted. Now two similar posts. It’s like dizzy and double vision!

  1636. have you seen this tablet closely… its hdmi port is also not aligned right…. there should be some reason..

  1637. microSD is specified (on old specs) so microSDHC will likely be compatible.

    I wish it was SD/SDHC instead of micro… micro cards are more expensive, and very expensive (compared to regular SDHC) if you buy class 6 or higher cards at high capacity. But it seems a lot of tablets offering expandable storage are using micro, probably save a little in weight and size.

  1639. not many number of posts.
    I found a way to read the latest ones.
    i just pressed ctrl F and searched for posts dated NOV 18..

    looks like a long way for 2000.. have to wait patiently for the next post or
    press rohan to give some tidbits and post as a comment.
    it is 11 47 pm in India..

  1640. Here is something I would like to test… Capability (and storage media speeds required) when playing and/or recording video from/to external storage.

    ie: Do these work and if so are they fast enough to transfer SD/HD video?

    USB thumb drive
    USB external 2.5″ hard drive (using power from Adam’s USB port)
    USB external 3.5″ hard drive (using external power supply)
    USB external CD/DVD drive (using external power supply *If compatible/drivers exist)
    microSD card class 2
    microSD card class 4
    microSD card class 6

    If they all work with Adam then I suspect most will be fast enough, but possibly issues with slower thumb drives or slower microSD cards (probably need class 6). But you never know, maybe Adam’s memory will act as a buffer and allow playing/recording HD video using a slower microSD card or thumb drive. I’m pretty sure Rohan mentioned playing a video from a USB drive, but what is the transfer rate for the drive he was able to use?

    Anyway, hopefully that gives us something else to talk about until we hear from Rohan again… 😉

  1641. So which of you artistic people are working on some nice 1024 x 600 background images for the Adam? I’d like to see them… Post links!

  1643. I farm in S. Ga. We have Wifi around the farm. It will be great to have a device that I can read in the sunlight. Will all the apps run on the pixel Q display?

    Gene

  1644. Greg, I never thought of it, I really like the idea.

    Do you have any good shots of the tablet you would like to see in the wallpaper? I know there are a few good ones out there.

    I would like to know what their final logo would look like so it can be used, Pratik hasn’t been around in forever not even for regular posts.

    If anyone has ideas but aren’t artistic send them my way and I will put some renditions together.

    Yes Sowmya an update on the logo is even nice.

    Thanks,
    Mike

  1645. Unless Rohan & Co are planning to host it privately in a hotel during CES 2011.
    Or maybe there is nothing to present as it is all vaporware “:twisted:” !!

  1646. All these tablets/pads look SO generic.

    Very glad Adam is setting itself apart from the competition in more ways then one.

  1647. Great! I can’t wait to see what you come up with. I think stuff that relates to NI, Adam, Android, etc would be cool, but just about anything would be nice. In an earlier post someone shared photos they took and they were awesome. Rohan even asked permission to use them. Based on the nice logos I saw, I’m sure there is a enough artistic talent in this community to create some really nice backgrounds…

  1648. @ Rohan
    Hi, I refreshing this blog at least 50 times a day like many others… Rohan, I feel you have fans like Actor Rajinikanth and MGR (the former Chief minister of Tamilnadu) Happy to see so many entries … thouh I don’t write much. Give us some mew post please

  1649. @ Rohan
    Hi, I am refreshing this blog at least 50 times a day like many others… Rohan, I feel you have fans like Actor Rajinikanth and MGR (the former Chief minister of Tamilnadu) Happy to see so many entries … thouh I don’t write much. Give us some mew post please

  1650. The death to custom changes to the OS has been rumored for several versions. Even after it was declared false for gingerbread people just hopped right along to saying honeycomb would be it. I seriously doubt they’d be able to stop people from putting on custom changes anyway seeing how people will be able to download the source code and change what ever was stopping them. Rohan had already confirmed adam will be ready to upgrade to android Gingerbread.

    Chances are all of these “death to custom ui” rumors are all hope and/or google putting more work into the ui(reducing the need for a custom ui).

  1651. Seems there is going to be an explosion in the tablet market. Several announcements including the “Blackberry Playbook” look at: http://us.blackberry.com/playbook-tablet/ Rivals gathering NI !, could be interesting depending on your point of view. The sooner we can order the better. I for one am becoming a little disillusioned by the looonnggg wait for Adam.

    BTW Hope NI offer PayPal as a method of payment. Always feel safer paying that way.

  1652. Greg, any clue where that post is? I just ask because I am multitasking with work here and with the blog being messed up, I am getting some Android logos available and want to make a few backgrounds today.

    Thanks,
    Mike

  1653. Adam will create a revolution… when it comes out with all features as promised.

    I have been postponing my decision of buying a tablet device since last 6 months.. and anxiously waiting for release of Adam…

  1654. Where can I sign in for the aAa (anonymous Adam addicts), i am not a poster but i check this site to often (4 times a day) to see if there’s any news about Adam. Just to be sure i don’t miss the preorder. I also have a sudden desperate need for an Adam even though I never needed a tablet before.

  1657. > Do you have any good shots of the tablet you would like to see in the wallpaper?

    Whoa – recursive wallpaper. Of course the tablet in the wallpaper has to have the wallpaper with the tablet in it, and so on ad infinitum.

  1658. @Vector66 (Mike). I would have to go back through the comments of Rohan’s posts to find them. No time now but will look later…

  1659. Thanks to Sri and Greg for the avatar advice.

    Greg:
    >: Now we are expecting a pretty awesome avatar from you!

    Well, I’m going to disappoint you, then, since I don’t do awesome. I do intense.

  1662. W H E N ?!

    I’d like to buy an eReader soon, so will I be able to wait for Adam? And what about Eve?

  1663. Ordered the second tablet today…(Galaxy tab)..ordered Nook Color earlier..both may come around the same time (end of this month)…I WANT ADAM!

  1666. You can read this so oftenly here: “refreshed the blog every minute for the whole day”. But why are you doing that? Why not subscribe the RSS feed and have an email alert (you can tick the box “Send me Site updates” everytime you have replied to a post).
    Or what about a nice RSS software on your Android phone (Newsroom, for example) or iPhone, if it really has to be? Google Reader? Saves so much time and nerves!

  1668. I’m glad there’s an explanation for it. I hope you can work some engineering witchcraft in Adam 2 to make the product appear as more fluid.

  1670. @Greg: I should have put the link to wallpapers directly instead of making you guys rummage through the comments. 🙂
    leo

  1671. @Gene – Yes, all the apps will run on the Pixel Qi, in both modes. That’s the point. Somewhere there’s a pixel qi demo of a movie in bright sunlight – it’s black and white but looks fine. If you limit yourself to movies that were originally black and white, when you’re in sunlight, it would be even better. If you need a lot of color, you have to stay out of the sunlight. You could grow mushrooms.

  1672. (my reply wound up in “awaiting moderation” hell; am reposting, with fingers crossed)

    @Gene – Yes, (all the apps will run on the Pixel Qi, in both modes. That’s the point. Somewhere there’s a pixel qi demo of a movie in bright sunlight – it’s black and white but looks fine. If you limit yourself to movies that were originally black and white, when you’re in sunlight, it would be even better. If you need a lot of color, you have to stay out of the sunlight. You could grow mushrooms.

  1673. And of course, adamant always brings to mind the refrain from one of my favorite childhood cartoons: Up and at ’em, Atom Ant!

  1674. Wow Too many comments !!! it takes forever to load !!!

    WE NEED A NEW POST Rohan !!!! Cant wait till SAT !!!

  1675. Rohan, the problem of glass breaking or getting nicked/scratched is solved if Adam uses a type of glass that Corning makes. It’s called Gorilla Glass.

  1676. Wow this is getting impossible to find where the post was left off. I seriously do not know what is so hard to even put a temporary NI built place to talk?

    I am a very minimalist person and please tell me if you think these are too minimalist, I have to find a copy of the “adam” lowercase insignia to use.

    I put two simple backgrounds together, heck id use them 🙂

    Let me know what you think.

    http://onthesidedesigns.com/ni

  1682. @Tom C

    Pretty cool stuff there! I need to go back when I have more time and check them all out.

  1683. I suspect there would be a problem for SDK release to non-EAP.

    What I mean is this, there’s talk about a secret feature, and assuming the SDK has an emulator, then it might be possible to determine all the hardware details early just from the SDK, and this is something Rohan is holding back on for good reasons like patents and protection of other intellectual property.

    I don’t know for sure, I’m just guessing, but it seems to me that for this reason they would hold back. However its not too long now before public release, so hopefully we’ll see SDK along with public release of adam.

    Phillip

  1685. Since we all await the moment of a new post, and are obviously trying for 2000 (although I am convinced wordpress will implode) here is a useless nostalgic trip down Monty Python memory lane for those who would be known as NI-ers.

    Enjoy

    P.S. I wonder where this will appear?

  1686. @ wtff!, Greg!, SW!, Tarwinia!, SANDEEP!, gecko!, RK!, tch!, Shando!

    Hey guys what happened, it seems that the creative/poetic posts have stopped!, if that continues how are we gonna complete our ebook (adamholics)!

    Regards

  1687. I really like how the 7th one just came out. I know I will use it on mine for the creative side of me.

    What do you guys think?

  1689. welp. I hope that the teaser video comes sooooon. The archos 101 went on sale today at archos and I need a post to keep me from going over… ha (i will wait for sure.. but pleaseeee give us something in your spare 2 min during the day)

  1692. A quote from Rohan on 4-03-2010

    “Wouldn’t it be fun that we can create a “Drum Application” where drummers can practice on the screen of Adam! The time is about to come. It’s nearer than we think. The dawn of innovation is here!”

  1693. Ditto with my 1000H, which is finally getting to the point where it needs to be upgraded. Still do not understand focus on hardware OR on need for Notion Ink to rush things. Only options currently are to pay premium for iPad or Tab or wait. Viewsonic G Tablet is supposed to be reasonably well made, but have horrible software. One reviewer named rushmore said he’d give it a D- out of box but a B- once he loaded TnT Lite and Flash 10.1. Only other tablet I’ve seen with decent reviews is ExoPC which is relatively heavy, has a 3 hour battery life, and struggles with flash (i.e., Atom N450 processor). It’s supposed to have a really nice UI though.

  1695. Um, the drummers I know practice on any reasonably flat surface – a table, a friend’s head, whatever. Is this what Rohan means when he refers to Adam’s “desktop”?

  1696. since we are all trying to reach 2000 posts before the next weekend special, how about this video of the Adam:
    http://www.netbooknews.de/12597/video-fotos-notion-ink-adam-tablet-mit-hybrid-display-und-nvidia-tegra-2/

    (scroll down on the page, a bit, it is 11 minutes long.) I like the concept sketches and Rohan speaks more about the magazine-like GUI style. This info complements the titbits given in this blog.

    The video is quite old, but I believe that some of you might not have seen it yet as doesn’t seem to be available on youtube.

  1697. Great link! I liked the graph for customer awareness and trust. All the android units were 10% or less. So maybe being a startup will mean less in this contest

    ………………….Tom C

  1698. @Gecko: very funny post.
    maybe buying the ADAM in a nice Nazi red would be a good protection against it being stolen 😉 A thief would probably snatch the sleek metallic blue one from the guy next to you. 😉

    Anders Celsius was neither trying to put a brave face on nor was he drunk when he came up with the original upside down scale. He was simply making a handstand in the process.

    Talking about temperatures and Nazis, the following is allegedly from the German Soldier’s Handbook: “The German solder never shivers from the cold! IF he trembles, he does so from sheer rage that it is not even colder.”
    😀

  1701. Call me spoiled but I was absolutely salivating over a mid-week blog post or even a teeny-weeny update from our pal Rohan over here but hey, even though we got bupkis, I’m cool with it. I know things must be going absolutely nuts over at the Notion Ink offices right now what with December right around the corner, I’m sure they’re doing their damn best to make good on that “December pre-order” statement of theirs.

    Either way, still looking forward to this weekend’s update. Some more videos of our precious Adam in action perhaps…? A teeny-weeny peak at the interface…? Aishwarya Rai…? (ok… that was totally unrelated but hey, she’s as hot as the NI Adam, so sue me).

    Yo Rohan! Keep it up bro! And try to get some shut-eye along with the rest of the team every once in a while! =)

    Peace!

  1702. WOW! Thanks man, that was a veeery thorough explanation. The golden scepter for longest post will probably stay with you for a very long time. Although both of us probably equally dearly hope that the upcoming weekend special will beat you to it. 😉

    Whether or not it is a good thing to grant people the right to carry guns is – to my mind – a very interesting subject as it touches with many general areas and would like to discuss the topic further, but as you already hinted, it might too easily turn into a flamewar, so I. I will nonetheless abstain from

  1703. Sowmya intimidated me with the poetry on her blog. I tried to pay homage, but it wasn’t working:

    I tryyyyyyyy
    to flyyyyyyyyy
    In the skyyyyyyyy
    I don’t know whyyyyyyyyy
    But I got a bug in my eyeyeyeyeyeye

    So I thought it best to keep silent and preserve my reptilian dignity.

  1704. @ wtf2 and Greg and sundry:
    I wrote a short response to Greg’s diatribe but included a couple of links and it wound up in “awaiting moderation” hell. So, I’m reposting, with a few changes.

    Greg:
    > Utah has the least restrictive gun laws, resulting in less crime

    This is an often-heard theory, but reality refuses to conform.
    Actually, there’s a tendency (not 100%, but still strong) for areas with more restrictive gun laws to have less crime than areas with more lenient gun laws. If you take a look at a list of the 100 most dangerous cities in the US, you’ll see that most of them (not all) are in areas with what you call “good” gun laws, and conversely, the safest 100 cities in the US tend to have restrictive gun laws. Salt Lake City has a *much* higher crime rate than New York.

    Will try indicate some links here:
    www . neighborhoodscout . com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/top100safest/
    www . neighborhoodscout . com/neighborhoods/crime-rates/top100dangerous/

    That said, I’m personally not much interested in guns one way or another (have shot some rifles, seems to me inferior to archery as a sport; went deer hunting once, and helped gut, but didn’t shoot. Deer hunting consists of sitting quietly for hours while you slowly freeze). I’d rather talk about pizza crust, but don’t want to clog up the blog here. We do need a proper forum.

  1705. oops, the previous post auto-submitted itself without my permission. should have ended on: , so I will abstain.
    Perhaps, both supporters and opposers of liberal gun laws can agree on one aspect that you mentioned about criminals having guns despite the law: IF a government is unable to achieve that it’s laws are being applied to each and every citizen ( due to an executive power (police) inapt to execute it’s directives on ALL people), then it is only fair that the government grants the faction of law-abiding citizens all those leniences that it is unapt to enforce upon those not willing to abide.

    Then, one would only need differ in what would be the better solution to the deplorable situation of having a deficient executive might. Some people might argue that it would be better to leave all laws as is and improve the executive power while others might claim this to be a vain attempt and thus see in leniences to the law-abiders the only viable alternative to install equal rights to all.
    But the really interesting question is: *what*if* it were possible to have a police force that could execute every law on every creature without any margin for error. Would it then be preferable to have a law forbidding people to carry weapons?

  1706. Ditto is in reference to @Robin’s comment on layout of USB and card reader on EEE PC 901. Reply went to bottom instead.

  1707. @wtf2 –
    I just registered at the notionaddicts dot com forum, and am posting a response to your gun musings there, under off-topic, science and technology. Don’t want to clog up this blog any more with off-topic ravings.

  1708. Shocks can be really damaging and if you can design in such a way that the body bears the shock and not the glass, its better. You can observe iPad has same design (small black rubber strip around the glass).

    Regards

  1709. Any plan to sell this in Japan? I have been following this product release for long. Let me know if you need any Japanese testing required.

  1710. Hey yall, just watched an interesting conference thing where Rohan talks to young entrepeneurs about getting your ideas up and out.

    Funny, right near the end he talks about “time to market” and says that he gets over 100 emails a day from people saying “where is your product, we’re going to kill you”. He laughs about it.

    So, we’ve made an impact, hope it was encouraging to him.

    http://www.video81.com/video-fmt22/PstVDlK2lGA/Start-up-Session-Hyderabad-Rohan-Shravan-shares-his-story.html

    Phillip

  1711. Important.Important.Important.Important.Important.Important.Important.Important.

    Notice:
    From Adam Anonymous (aAa), as suggested by (forgot who suggested this name. Please confirm)

    Before voting, please copy and paste the following creed:
    I am an addict to this blog. The only permanent cure is having the Adam. A short, but happy fix can be supplied a new post by Rohan. I’m an Adamite, an Adam fan.
    Votin will go on for two more posts.

    For Presidents (2) (Day/nigh) = 🙂
    For Vice Presidents =:)
    For Secretary (4) =:)
    For Emotional Support (by countries, regions) =:)
    For Vocals (unlimited) = 🙂

    Campaigning is permitted, so be vocal about it.

  1712. Important.Important.Important.Important.Important.Important.Important.Important.

    ELECTIONS!! (Updated)

    Notice:
    From Adam Anonymous (aAa), as suggested by (forgot who suggested this name. Please confirm)

    Before voting, please copy and paste the following creed:
    I am an addict to this blog. The only permanent cure is having the Adam. A short, but happy fix can be supplied by a new post by Rohan. I’m an Adamite, an Adam fan.

    Voting will go on for two more posts.

    For Presidents (2) (Day/nigh) = 🙂
    For Vice Presidents = (6) 🙂
    For Secretary (4) =:)
    For Emotional Support (by countries, regions) =:)
    For Vocals (unlimited) = 🙂

    Campaigning is permitted, so be vocal about it.

  1715. Hey everyone,

    I know Rohan and his team will come out with something, but I have talents I do not want to waste. I have purchased and wanted a home for people to talk about their desires for the Adam and the future of NI.

    DO NOT look at the main site or I will kick your butt because I ran out of time and am sleepy tonight but I have a forum up.

    Please register there, id love to talk with everyone,

    This of course is unoficial but the main site will have a direct link to the RSS feed from here so we can see the new posts easily. Will have a bunch of good information I hope to give everyone. Again their is just a basic template to the main site but the forum is started.

    http://www.notioninktalk.com/forum

    Let me know what you think and what I can add for areas to talk about.

    Notion Ink will grow and lets help them as much as we can!

    Thanks,
    Mike

  1717. Guys…. Why so many Forums???? ok this blog is behaving abnormally lately but pls hang in here….

  1718. he he he 🙂
    laughing out loud
    well ‘initmidated’ you….!!!! funny !

    I actually tot it would be a good addition to the story line we were developing, but later realized that it sounded a little girly ..

  1720. Some names for…you know who!!!
    Proposed by Sowmya , eqhes, Phillip, wtff, gecko (among others)
    Should we vote on one of these names to identify ourselves, or should we just use all of them!

    Adam’s Family
    Adamanters,
    adamaniacs,
    adamholics
    adamoholics
    adamers
    adamniers
    adamantines
    adamies
    adam-boy ( like atta-boy)
    adamees
    Adummies

  1721. ok so we are all moving to which forum..
    at least if some one can clarify on this, it would be good
    this blog cannot handle more !!!!!!!

  1724. @Chandra,

    I have a good guess on what your good guess is regarding the secret feature which itself is a good guess on everyone’s part thus far. And I will not be revealing the ‘good guess’ either :-).

  1725. This post now looks a like a tribute to RANDOMNESS… no clue where to look for the comment that you want to reply to… and still KUDOS to the ADAMITES ( on lines of DYNAMITE) for finding out every comment you want to reply and getting it right !!!

    While we are suggesting names for us the A-holics we can also add:
    Adamirers and Adamites 🙂

  1726. Another thought to keep us occupied…my _other_ favorite tablet candidate is the entourage edge. Don’t know wether I like the big, or the new pocket one most but…the combination of an e-ink screen and TFT screen is what puts it on my radar next to the adam. The adam of course combines both into one screen, which makes me very curious about the navigation and the panel interface in general. The entourage guys seem te have this worked out very nicely, you van have your fullscreen PDF on e-paper, while navigating the index/TOC or looking up things on the other. In this respect it is much like having a dual screen PC. If the notion ink developers can make this work as well on just one screen on the adam, then they have added something really useful imho.

  1727. i thought i was doing something good by opening up a website and forum i didnt realize.everyone else already had or was planning on it 😦 oh well. i definitly know traffic is dying here because the blog is all messed up and.really hard to read. so where is everyone talking now? i do have notioninktalk.com if we want to use it ?

  1729. @Gerg
    just saw your post on nov 13 as a reply to me…..this blog is turning out to be a nightmare,very difficult to read every post .Like many others i just hate those who talk negative about adam….most of us have been following adam for the past one year and we believe in it´s success.I get easily irritated when some1 says something bad….as you know rohan has been true to the core……..if we r following blog we will understand the intensity and excitement…….I have very bad experience with many electronic devices….
    The experience most of us have here is entirely different…… it is the first time i am following a blog……adam is just part of the every day life….if u love somethig lik this if some new comers who does not know anything about it raises stupid and irrelevant question really irritates me….
    About the HDMI port,

    what i meant was that rohan didnt show the picture…i know it is there….

  1730. It realy hard keeping up this way and I don’t want 1000+ emails for new messages…..

    So just hanging in here and hoping for an early weekend special…

  1731. Adam’s Family,
    We are going for 2000 are we not?
    Can anybody enlighten me about the different OS’s? If I want to run LyX on Adam do I need to boot from a USB stick?

    How about this motto? ‘Ink you Notion, …adamantly!’

    Best regards, Aad

  1733. Obviously I meant ‘Ink your Notion, … adamantly!’

    (My browser is awfully slow when I go to the comments).

  1734. Guys,
    I am nervous thinking what Rohan is going to post tomorrow. Friday is almost closing here.We are approaching Saturday and waiting fingers crossing. Rohan, common, show your magic!

  1737. Really hoping this weeks update is something substantial- i.e a video or user interface not just a look at the internals!
    18th of Nov and we still haven’t seen the adam in action yet!!! How much longer?!?!

  1740. Well we could have reached 2000 by now only if WP would have behaved well…… Come Rohan can’t wait anymore….

  1743. @gecko: agreed. BTW: my previous post that got split into two somehow was meant as a response to Greg, but our comments crossed. So, at the time I was writing, I hadn’t read any of your comments yet. Just to be clear: concerning gun laws, I’m rather on your side. And I agree that the discussion here is off-topic, but since I asked Greg directly for an explanation that wikipedia coudn’t give me, I had the desire to respond to his post which must have taken him much effort and time to compose and to merely write “thanks for the information” without actually reflecting upon it seemed rude to me. So to all: sorry for digressing from the actual topic. And on that bombshell (as Jezzy from TopGear uses to say <– digression alarm! ) let's switch back to Adam. 😉

  1745. >> And on that bombshell (as Jezzy from TopGear uses to say <– digression alarm! ) let's switch back to Adam.
    .. who was a son of a gun 😀

  1746. Dear All,

    Please check http://www.notionink.in

    Its in the beta phase and you will find a lot of errors and performance issues. Send in your valuable feedbacks at comments [at] notionink.com. Final version will get reflected on the .com domain.

    This is the flash one, we will soon have HTML one (specially for the iPad people).

    Notion Ink will slowly release its brand identity and I will soon write on how I personally look at Notion Ink (same will be reflected with a new logo, the icons in the OS and the UI as well).

    when will we have the html version?

  1748. Just wondering if anyone from the first EAP received their adam yet?? I guess they are not allowed to say? But do u think there are people out there who may actually be using it now!

  1750. @shiva: thanks for digging up that post again, appreciate it! I noticed that you referred other people to previous posts on several occasions and are even throwing in direct links too. It’s so enjoyable seeing how some of the people who post regularly tend to materialize certain specialties, like comic heroes, each having their field of expertise. (Tarwinia, the book of knowledge, etc…). May I call you Shiva the digger then? 😀
    Cheers buddy!

  1751. oops, I mixed up two avatar names, please replace occurences of “shiva” with “levpius” while reading my previous post.

  1752. laughing out louder 😀 😀

    >> I actually tot it would be a good addition to the story line we were developing, but later realized that it sounded a little girly ..
    did I miss something? Is this in a post somewhere I keep overlooking? If so, could you perhaps point me to it? I’m dying with curiosity. 😉
    Concerning “sounded a little girly” – could it be that you are the only girl posting in this blog? It surely appears so to me, but then again I’m not good at telling whether a given Indian name belongs to a male/female. For example, for some time, I imagined that Tarwinia was a woman’s name. So, if you are the only girl on the block, then you are in your good rights to sound a little girly. 😉

  1753. hahaha, bupkiss!! Didn’t know that term, but the mere sound of it cracked me up. Even though we got bupkiss. LOL *can’t breath *

  1754. I Cant sleep so i just had to check the blog for an update…but nothing!!! come on Sat!!!!
    BTW: its 4:03 Am PST….z

  1755. @Rohan Shravan

    Any chance of some more information about the multitouch capabilities in adam?

    Devices such as HTC or Sony Ericsson Phones have “fake” multitouch. They are only able to track two fingers, and they do it extremely poorly, e.g. the two touches are not fully tracked and they can easily get swapped on one axis…

    The iPhone/iPad and samsung phones has proper multitouch which means individual tracking of several fingers at the same time, realiably.

    Will adam have this as well?

  1756. well Gecko had made fun of my poem ..
    so i had replied back…

    In the sense,
    the poem in the blog was intended (by me) to be used in the story line… then i realized it was a little girly … out of ADAM’s league..

    and BTW even i assumed Tarwinia was a girl’s name; now that you have raised doubts i am as well a little confused 🙂 🙂

  1757. Did anyone noticed that one can log in on the bottom of notionink.com site? And on the LogIn site there is a logo of NI. Will it be the official logo now?

  1758. I keep traveling for meetings and conferences, and I have seen an increasingly large number of people toting iPads, sometimes with bluetooth keyboards and those ingenious covers that bend backwards to provide a prop for the tablet.

    Meanwhile, I am forced to carry a big, heavy laptop in my backpack, and I can’t wait to get my hands on the NI Adam so I can finally ditch the brick at the office.

  1759. Guys… Jus like to report a Missin Person… Has anyone seen him lately?? Oh by the way his name is Sebastian…..

  1760. er, Rohan, you say you have patents for lesser depth USB connectors but ditched them from the Adam for sake of compatibility. Why didn’t you consider manufacturing some adaptors for regular USB as well, which you could thrown in for free with the tablet?

  1761. @Dave said, on November 19, 2010 at 15:41

    Well, he can’t throw you an Apple now, can he?

  1763. Either just the Addams, or the Adamant. The latter is the same in singular and plural form, like the Curious.

  1766. @wtf2: yes, there was a message here that nobody is telling you about. Your the only one who doesn’t know. But you should look at Sowmya’s blog if you want to get a clue.

    @everybody Yes, it’s hard to tell who’s a boy and who’s a girl, but at least we’re not some kinds of fungus which have something like 5 sexes. I assume Cathy is a girl, but he or she may be only playing one on the blog. Greg is both a boy and a girl, to judge from his/her avatar. It’s easy to tell with geckos, at least some kinds, like the tokay gecko, since it’s the same as people: the males are larger than the females and have lumpier heads.

  1767. so waiting for the UI video. Hope it justifies all the hopes and waiting…………………………………

  1768. he he he..seriously no one can beat u… u cracked me up..
    “Greg is both a boy and a girl, to judge from his/her avatar”… LOL!

    now not only people might hide their genders but may also be in disguise. I have always wondered how many NI ites are active in this blog.. i am sure there would be handful…

  1770. Oh gosh, i’m falling for the dell duo, I want Adam and its PixelQI screen really bad but there isn’t still a release date and this kind of sucks. If it won’t be out before Xmas or just after, I’ll just pass and wait for the Adam 2 :((((

  1772. @Raul… I seriously doubt it…. as what i can make of Marvel is it’s just another big screen SmartPHONE… well it might have hardware which on paper will categorize as a Tablet but it’s not.. Also i think it’s just ol Andriod OS it’s been running…. Hang in there buddy I can assure u that this waitin will b worth….

  1773. Rohan,

    Can i point out that the UK will have its VAT tax increased from 17.5% to 20% at the beginning of next year. I think it might be good to have the pre-order available before the year end in order to take advantage of the cheaper tax rate… Hint, Hint 😉

  1774. QVC had the Samsung Galaxy on their tv show for around $400. This price was after some kind of rebate. Hmmmm……………

  1775. @Rohan,

    Thank you for making Adam as durable as possible; my little 3 year old grandson would be happy to test durability for you :)))

  1776. @ Rohan …..
    Just like to tell u wat we are really feeling….
    “Tadap Tadap k is dil se Ahh nikalti rahi… mujhko sazaa di pyaar ki.. Aisa kya guna kiya??”
    For all my english speaking friends.. it’s just lyrics of a beautiful song from a Bollywood Movie…

  1781. @Rohan,

    Just heard/read that the IPAD 16 GB prices have been dropped in some of the stores in US. Please set the preorder date so that NI doesnt loose the market!

    Regards,
    Suresh

  1782. Oh, I love Bollywood dance! I hope I can enjoy the videos from the end of Slumdog Millionaire, the choreography performed by Billy and Robert on SYTYCD and Meryl Davis and Charlie White’s ice dancing on Adam with its killing audio right now… 🙂

  1784. Another tablet with a recessed screen. Looks like the people there also having trouble with dropping the things.

    Some kind of “soft landing” app would be good. I have no idea how this would work.

  1786. @lxt11… So nice to learn that… Surely u will have that Pleasure 🙂
    @gecko.. to b frank i m really scared of ur sense of humor to reply u back…. 🙂
    No it’s no a word… it’s just an abbreviation of a word…. real word is “KE”….

  1787. Sowmya:
    > I have always wondered how many NI ites are active in this blog.. i am sure there would be handful…

    Less than a handful. Aside from the occasional helicopter drop from Rohan, there are two NI-iites here, you and me. All the others are my sock puppets.

    So obviously, I sometimes do the internet equivalent of cross-dressing. I’ve never done that in real life, except once, but that was an accident when I put on a Javanese sarong with the pattern slanting to the right instead of to the left. The Javanese thought it was the funniest thing they’d ever seen. Cross-cultural jokes can be very hard to explain.

  1788. My comment is still awaiting moderation…

    Hint: there is a logo on the notionink . com website (if u try to log in)…

  1791. SamDobs:

    > @gecko.. to b frank i m really scared of ur sense of humor to reply u back….

    This is correct. To quote from a book, “All geckos can bite, and many are quite ready to!”

    > No it’s no a word… it’s just an abbreviation of a word…

    Oh, good. I was going to offer to send you some vowels if you need them. (“K” is a word in Yucatecan Mayan; it’s the first-person plural “we” or “our.” You don’t want to know how I know that. Anyway, Mayan languages sound very clicky and Indian languages don’t, so I was puzzled. Is that Hindi? I don’t know a word of the language. My diagnostic is that every sentence ends in “he,” which is not very sophisticated.)

  1792. Dear iwantitfast,

    You may have stumbled onto this blog by mistake. This is not a hook-up blog. Some of us are trying to change that, but at the present time you will have much better results if you look elsewhere.

    best regards,
    gecko (aka iwantiteventually)

  1794. @Nishit.. ya yaar that’s also a very gud song.. but was afraid the new generation wont b able to relate to it..
    @gecko.. Sorry to disappoint u buddy… ya it’s HINDI language.. Just for ur knowledge not every word ends in “HE”… also there are almost more than 300+ languages in India… which I am sure will not b able to even learn or understand in this life time… 🙂
    and surely U can educate me abt ur language… more the merrier …. 🙂

  1795. @gecko
    you have a dry sarcasm and you make me laugh with every post of yours… 🙂 Kudos to you are keeping this blog alive…

    well.. i am not trying to repeat SamDobs.. but yes i have to think more than once to reply back to you… not scared definitely as he had stated but a little intimidated to reply back in a normal non witty non humorous language.

  1797. Ajesh:
    Are you employed with Notion Ink?
    Your post sounds as though you are…just to make sure I understand how serious your comment above is?

  1798. gecko – a combination of buttering the back and an anti gravitational app will do the trick…Rohan started off his blog with – The return of Newton!
    you crack me up so much man…more than the gecko from geico …lol

  1799. @ All… Since I have been addicted by this blog (which is approx 7 days and have read each and every post of Rohan’s as well as all the members not only once but in some cases more than once)
    My gut feeling is that… everything is in place and we will soon have a major announcement from NI. So embrace urself…

  1801. now these two posts above are actually very very creative, worth being added to our book!

    😀

  1802. sorry…..only last line is mine…..when will we have the html version?

    rest is from rohans previous post………….that is just a question sorry guys
    i tot i made it bold

  1804. > “Dil tadap tadap ke keh raha hai aa bhi jaa..”

    lemme complete this one

    “Dil tadap tadap ke keh raha hai aa bhi jaa.., tu humse ankh na churaa, tujhe kasam hai aa bhi jaa”
    😉

  1807. @ Nitesh & mhasija
    This one is for u buddies…

    For my english speakin buddies.. Pls tolerate this post from me for the last time…

  1808. @rajesh

    It is a nice writeup, but this is a little worrisome:

    > Rohan Shravan is literally pouring his heart and soul into this device.

    I hope that Rohan never confirms this by saying that he’s putting a little piece of himself into each Adam.

  1810. @all those who has been F***** questionin NI… Pls nobody has forced u to wait for ADAM… Go and buy whatever u wanna buy.. but hey still u know in ur heart that this is the freaking best device…. I sincerely apologize for my foul language….. but whoever member is in business will know how difficult it to start a new company without any funding of ur own but third party… well when u have a investor u have to justify each and every step… Also Rohan and his team have this Vision & Passion to bring a different product.. but still they have to bring food to their table…

  1811. >> Hey guys what happened, it seems that the creative/poetic posts have stopped!

    Adamholics Chapter 1 continued… 😀

    // just as Greg was about to get up from his chair,
    indulging the urge to look at a picture of his beloved which he
    ‘s been carrying around in his wallet ever since he handpicked it from the last
    weekend special, the door to the gym suddenly swung open with a gruesome creak
    as it is necessarily bound to do within an onomatopoeic narrative as this one,
    but also because the gym had decayed considerably since it last
    served it’s original purpose.

    // A narrow-chested survivor of the dotcom bubble was blocking a
    sorry fraction of sunlight from entering along with him.
    Other than that, he looked as healthy as a peach, but fledgeless due to
    the mismatch between the queer, youthful naivite of his face and the posh,
    doll-sized business suit he feels occasioned to wear, regardless of the
    occasion.
    He silently wafted towards an unoccupied chair, climbed up to pick out a cozy
    spot on the surface to set up camp and began to stack up the
    remaining expanse with a considerable set of children’s toys, forming what
    seemed to be a neat little rampart of brushed aluminum between him and the rest
    of the party.
    Like the audio track of a quicktime movie being out-of-sync after
    a conversion into a non-proprietary format, just so the little prince started
    moving his lips and by and by an audible stream of words emerged with a
    perceptible latency.

    “_________Ituned in to the blog about Apple’s emerging ADAM product from day one
    and believe the ADAM is truly magical but I haven’t posted anything yet nor have
    I attended this meeting before, so Hi! Although I don’t see myself as a fanboy
    of any sort, I’m quite sure that I belong here for I am addicted to the ADAM.”

    // the chairman raised his right eyebrow and looked at the little prince with a
    stern face while picking up a set of cardboard cards from a table behind him.

    CHARMAIN: “Well, we’ll see. Mind you, I intend to show you a couple of
    images, sketches or shapes and I would like you to tell me what you see,
    immediately upon me showing you a card. Do not hesitate, but describe the
    first impression that comes into your mind. This test will help us establish
    whether you are a true adamaddict.”

    “_________how can you diagnose my addiction by means of a card game?”

    // this stirred up Tarwinia, a regularly attending adamholic who gets turned on
    by questionmarks

    TARWINIA: “Well, this card game as you call it is a psychological method. I
    remember vaguely having read something about it a couple of years ago. It
    constitutes an associative method introduced to the field of psychoanalysis
    in the late twenties by some unknown scientist. To be precise, it was on the 5th
    of December 1928 when Dave Zwieback discovered the method while conducting
    experiments on his wife’s dog, if my memory doesn’t fail me. The dog I think was
    a cockerspaniel who at that point in time happend to be two years and 5 weeks
    old on the day. Counted in dog years that is and going by the name of Edward
    chosen by Dave’s wife Eleonora after her lately deceased uncle Erdward
    Gumbleputty who died of a disease later known as..”

    // but at this point Tarwinia was interrupted by the Chairman who was burning
    with eagernesss to proceed with his test

    CHAIRMAN: “What do you see on this card?”
    “______it’s a rendered close-up image of ADAM’s magical swivel
    cam!”
    // the chairman and the others nodded their heads in joyful affirmation while
    the chairman prepared to show the next card.
    CHAIRMAN: “And what do you make of the following card?”
    “______it is a screenshot of the magical comic-store coming to ADAM.”
    “Very good!!” responded the chairman and the attention of the other adamholics
    surged with the newly passed test.
    // the chairman fumbled out one of the cards from the bottom end of the deck.
    CHAIRMAN: “Then I have a final card for you to scrutinize. Let’s see if you can
    crack this one!”
    “______Why, this is easy!! It’s just two triangles!”

    // the gathered crowd cringed in unision. Some were fighting hard
    with premature disappointment.

    CHAIRMAIN: “Is there anything else that you can make out, besides the two
    triangles? Perhaps something that seems to be just implicitly there? Is there
    something that you associate with the two triangles at all?”

    “___Hmmmz-erm-NO! It’s just two acute triangles and there is nothing else
    on the card.”

    // this concluded the chairman’s verdict on the little prince’s adamiction
    CHAIRMAN: “Pack your toys and carry yourself home along with them you
    blameless little thing! You are most definately no Adamholic. You haven’t
    even come close enough to the drug to wet your little snout on it you
    pooch. Otherwise you would be able to recognize NotionInks ingenuous logo on
    first sight by now.”

    (well, to be honest I like about the first half of what I ‘ve written and then had to speed up to finish, so sorry if the story is no good. Consider it a rough draft. BUT in the story’s defense it needs to be said that it serves a purpose which is to bring Patrik back to this blog who seems to have gone missing.

  1815. No its an earlier post by Rohan himself when he asked for the feedback about the website.
    You probably weren’t following the blog back then.

  1818. @Wtff… do i see a JK Rowling in making… u r too gud…
    @yaarji… it looks like u have recently viewed the comments on this particular blog… Welcome Sir…

  1819. @SamDobs

    Here’s a thematic translation for our non-Hindi friends.

    “…the heart sighs…what’s this punishment for having loved…what’s the crime in that…I am lost in your love…”

    The other oldie song “dil tadap tadap ke keh raha hai aa bhi ja…tu hamse aankh na churaa…tujhe kasam hai…aa bhi jaa” goes like this –

    “my heart cries for you and says…come to me…don’t play hide and seek with me…I beseech you…come to me…”

    😀

    Maybe Sowmya can do better poetic justice to those, while we beseech Rohan for another post.

  1820. I am very curious about the Adam but will not pre-order or buy until I have read or seen some reviews of the final product. Specs seem good but from the pictures we have seen so far it is difficult to determine the level of build quality and whether the UI is pleasant and smooth. I also have my doubts regarding service and support, I would like to know more about that too before purchase.

    My current tablet candidates are Notion Ink Adam (mainly for the Qi screen), iPad 2 (build quality, good screen and impressive app market) or the Asus 12″ tablet (full Win7 OS and still 10h batterylife). The Asus will probably cost as much as 2 Adam’s but it has some nice features like an innovative docking station which makes it both tablet and notebook.

  1822. Well, Tarwinia and Greg are safe in wtff’s story (incidentally, *there’s* someone with talent a sense of humor. He even writes. In complete sentences.).

    I’m worried about Pratik, though. It’s a cinch that he’s been kidnapped by NI (I bet Rohan doesn’t even bother to deny it). But why? Worst case is that it might be *his* heart that Rohan’s going to pour the Adam.

    I normally don’t like to stick my neck out, but I’ve got to say this: If there’s any human sacrifice going on at NI, then I’m going to have second thoughts.

  1823. @ Sri… Thanks buddy for translatin it… M really impress with ur Hindi skilswell I was also hopin that Sowmya will bail me out.. but no worries…

  1825. Suggestion –

    I was thinking about the rotating camera and while in the current geenration of devices it is a cool thing I think a nice and elegant evolution would be to have the rotating part hidden inside a smooth cover (translucent). So one would only see a continous seamless round edge but inside there would be a rotating camera – this would the whole devioce look much more symmetrical and pretty, as well as add class….

  1826. Yaarji:
    >Posting works quite weirdly here. what I just posted – show up in the middle of the page….interesting

    Welcome to the Wonderful Weird World of the WordPress Wreality Warp

  1830. Perhaps you didn’t read the previous blog posts.

    Panels are like program windows on a desktop OS. You can have 3 panels visible at a time side-by-side. So you can see 3 apps side-by-side. Apps designed for smaller screens run in this mode. An app can also use the full screen real estate. You can multitask between more than 3 apps, but 3 at most will be visible side-by-side.

  1831. Rohan,

    If you guys are interested, I can help you out I dont want that to sound bad but I have been putting some time into an unofficial community for people here to share their excitement.

    I have done a bunch of work today on the front of the website.

    Please check it out at http://www.notioninktalk.com/

    I have forums on their but am working on a posting bug with the template.

    If anything I wouldnt want to compete against the blog here but make the lives easier of our posters.

    Sowmya and Greg where are you guys? 🙂

    I also have some of the wallpapers I made and want to make more on their, I will make links to full sized ones for download.

    Thanks all,

    Mike

  1832. Not that big a rumor, does anybody think there won’t be an ipad 2 ?

    Apple already brought the earthquake in the tablet world with the ipad

    Notion ink is very small, they arn’t going to be able to produce on Samsung or Toshiba or Rim’s level. so they won’t get the buzz.

    They will be able to sell every Adam they can produce just off the small buzz there is.

    Remeber they said they are only going to be able to produce around 100,000 per month. apple is selling more then that in 1 day.

    That is why we are going to be on the cutting edge, we are going to have the adam while the rest of the world waits on backorder. I just hope I am not on that backorder list.

  1833. Let me say sorry once again for such a long post. I’m amazed so many people have taken time to read it.

    I understand there are different points of view on gun ownership, etc. And there are surveys and statistics that can be used to substantiate either side’s point of view. (So I tried to remember to use of verbiage like “IMO”, “Personal choice”, etc.)

    Heck, if we were not allowed to have our own opinions and make our own choices, we’d all be living in a world created by Steve Jobs. LOL

    I too would prefer to talk about pizza crust, or at least get back to talking about NI and Adam. 😉

    But, on a humorous note… I sometimes think that if I ever have a neighbor move next door that is opposed to gun ownership, I may get a sign for my yard like this:

    (Hope you see the humor in that too)

  1835. Rohan, hoping you would also provide the link to the official discussion board tomorrow…. as many friends here noted its getting exponentially difficult to follow anything here now…. because tomorrow’s wk end special would be huge expect at least 10 times more traffic and that many more posts too

    please take good rest and have a happy week end team NI and all followers

  1837. @Jon H

    Welcome!

    Adam’s UI (Eden) works differently. No task manager needed, At least not needed in the same sense it is needed on other devices. Some of Rohan’s previous blog posts explain how the UI will work if you are interested.

  1838. @reluctanthopefuladamfanboy

    I think it is probably taking longer for the forum because it will be part of the NI website as a whole. And the same reasons Adam is so great (because of Rohan’s attention to detail, unwillingness to compromise, and drive to be innovative, etc) the forum and web site will be worth the wait too. With that said, it should not be too much longer though…

  1840. @Paritosh

    I concur with Eli… Rohan does respond personally to email! Of course he will not be able to continue to do that for everyone as NI grows and more and more people are made aware of NI and Adam. But he has personally responded to me and lots of other people. 😀

  1842. @SamDobs

    I agree. Even though this blog just isn’t cutting it anymore, the official forum will be available pretty soon (I hope). But using a ton of different forums won’t be much better than the blog. Several people have started using notionaddicts.com so maybe stick to that one for now if you must. But that too will be replaced with an official forum.

  1843. Roses are red
    Violets are blue
    I want an Adam

    That is the extent of my poetic creativity… I leave it to Sowmya from now on.

  1844. For now, the camera cannot be “hidden” because the camera needs to rotated by hand. Though they call it rotating camera, it would need to be rotated manually.

  1846. @Gecko. Thanks for pointing out the confusion I caused. I will change my avatar photo some time soon. I definitely don’t want anyone wondering… LOL

  1847. @Greg.. Nice to see ur comments….

    @All…. Time to go to bed.. it’s almost 1:35 Am….

    Take care u all…

  1848. Folks, approx. only 200 comments are remaining to reach 2000. So, kick it up a notch. Rohan is expecting us to reach 2000 before the weekend and only then would he post the more information !

  1850. VERY nice, I have the bug fixed on the site with a new style and I think it looks decent. I have the RSS feed on the main site also that links to the WordPress here. I have youtube videos also that are linked to the Adam. I am excited, not advertising..just excited to share!

    Mike

  1851. Analyst: Apple Aims to Sell 100 Million iPhones in 2011 WOW!
    http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20101106/analyst-apple-aims-to-sell-100-million-iphones-in-2011/

    Wedge Partners analyst Brian Blair, whose recent Qualcomm channel checks may reveal something about Apple’s next-generation iPad. According to Blair, Apple is developing a “World iPad” based on one of Qualcomm’s multimode CDMA-GSM chips.

    Thinner and world iPad… Must be with HD Camera etc! I can not wait!!!!!!!!!! Rohan come on !!!

    “Recent checks…suggest Apple is going to be ratcheting down production of the existing 3G iPad over the next two months in anticipation of ramping up a new World iPad that is powered by Qualcomm and will run on both GSM and CDMA based networks around the world,” Blair writes. “Given our recent checks that suggest Apple is preparing to build approximately 48 million iPads in calendar 2011.”

  1854. Any thing missing?

    Notion Adam Ink Technical Specifications
    CPU/GPU: 1 GHz Nvidia Tegra 2 Dual-Core Arm Cortex-A9 Mpcore Processor with full Flash acceleration and 3D rendering performance
    Ram: DDRII 667 MHz 1GB
    Storage: 16 GB/32 GB eMMC, MicroSD card slot, SIM card slot
    Screen: 1024 × 600, 10.1 in (260 mm), WSVGA, Pixel Qi transflective LCD screen, with a Multi-touch Touchscreen layer
    A full color LCD transmissive mode and a low-power, sunlight-readable, reflective e-paper mode
    A transflective mode that will make the LCD display visible in sunlight and automatically control brightness
    Input-Output:
    2xUSB 2.0 ports, 1x Mini USB port, 1x HDMI port (1080p)
    Built-in 185 degree swivel camera capable of capturing photographs (up to 3.2 MP) and video
    Built-in stereo speakers
    Built-in microphone and 3.5-mm headphone/microphone jack
    GPS, 802.11 b/g/n WLAN, 3G (HSPA/GSM), Bluetooth 2.1
    Onscreen keyboard
    Back side trackpad
    RF proximity sensor[verification needed], ambient light sensor, 3-axis accelerometer, touchpad
    Weight & Size: 600–650 g (1.3–1.4 lb), 158 × 239 × 14 mm
    Power Sources:
    3-cell rechargeable battery
    DC connector – 24WHr
    140 hours of audio, 16 hours of normal usage and 6 hours with everything set on highest

  1855. @Sowyma

    I have been away, trying to catch up on all the things I put off during the week when I was living in this forum.

    That and without a new post from Rohan there isn’t much to say…

    And I’m trying to avoid rambling on like I did in my epic post/reply to wtff, nor do I want to engage in any controversial topics like that anymore. If I get in a mood for some good bantering, I’ll just wander into an iPad forum and mention the Adam.

    BTW: I’m planning on visiting my local Apple store tomorrow and opening the browser on several iPads to various sites talking about the Adam, and then walking away with the browser still on that page for the next person. I can’t remember who to thank for that idea but it sure was a good one!

    –Greg (a guy) 😉

  1856. @wtff

    Thanks for keeping it going… Soon it won’t just be “Hey, Rohan, where is the weekend update?”, it will also be “Hey wtff, where’s the next chapter?”…

    Good to see Tarwinia getting a part in this too. I think gecko and Sowmya should be next.

  1858. I’ve been lurcking here for a long time and thouthat I’d (in an attempt to get you all one closer to 2000) chime in here for the first time.

    I’ve sort of caught the fever with thte rest of you and I can’t beleive that it’s been almost a week since Rohan posted his last update!

    I’ve read all the blog entries and a good deal of the comments (especially from the last few weeks) and I’m pretty much convinced that I’ll be pre-ordering an Adam as soon it’s possible. I’ll be doing some travelling the second week of January 2011, so hopefully my Adam will be keeping me company.

    Jeff

  1859. @Vector66 (Mike)

    Nice job on the site. I just took a quick peek but I will go back later for a better look.

  1860. @Greg

    As you say, I have a hard time getting people to take me seriously. But listen up. And this is for the Good Greg only:

    You are in great danger. Beware the Evil Greg.

    I can say no more.

  1862. greg:
    » (Hope you see the humor in that too)

    I certainly see a possibility for escalation. The neighbor can post his own sign, too, saying when you’re on vacation, or maybe your daily schedule should that lend itself to burglary. No guns unarmed, that is to say.

    The humor I did see was your wanting to put a photoshopped sign in front of your house. Sort of like The Matrix?

  1863. Oh blah, my would-be witty response to Greg got bolloxed up by wordpress because I used some symbols, and one of the sentences is totally incoherent. But probably most people can’t tell which one, so it doesn’t matter.

  1866. Of course I wasn’t joking. I have no sense of humor, actually; reality is weird enough that a sense of humor would be redundant.

    I am a more-or-less anonymous creature on the internet.

    Beware the Evil Greg.

    (this msg for Good Greg only. Evil Greg, kindly disregard)

  1867. Greg poetasted:

    Roses are red
    Violets are blue
    I want an Adam

    I fix:
    Roses are red
    Violets are violet
    (It’s true)
    I want an Adam
    And I don’t care if it’s blue.
    But I don’t want one that’s violet

    still needs work

  1868. Not super excited about this pre-order thing unless I can see one and touch it at a retailer beforehand or at the very least get a detailed review of an actual production unit from a respected reviewer beforehand. It’s time for some firm dates – I’ll live if it’s January but I realllly want firm confirmation that production is happening and it is what we think it is.

  1869. @ all ->
    I guess that EAP 3 too is in process, coz when u goto developers.notionink.com -> u’ll see that registrations are still open!

    @ Rohan -> would like to know something about the pre- order. will the pre order be available to us Indians too or would it be only for rest of the world.??????

    Regards.

  1871. @mhasija: if you login tot the website, it says:
    “Applications for the EAP have been closed. Thanks for your interest!”

  1872. Hi Rohan,

    You need to shift to a better blog site than wordpress. It’s absolutely horrible in managing large volume of blog replies. Hope you take care of that.

    /Anshuman

  1873. from the article:

    >So, 48 million iPads and 100 million iPhones in 2011. Seems a bit optimistic, though the company did sell 39.9 million iPhones in fiscal 2010, a 93 percent increase year-over-year. Given that, the “nearly 100 percent year-over-year growth” that Blair is talking about doesn’t seem as fantastical as it would otherwise. <

    And 200 million units in 2012 and 400 million in 2013 and by 2018, they'll sell 128 billion. Somebody should sit the author down, pour him a good stiff drink, ice water would be appropriate, and explain to him how geometrical progressions work in the real world.

  1875. Sorry, work didn’t let me look at the blog. Withdraw!!
    Nobody has voted?
    Then I’m first!

    For Presidents (2) (Day/nigh) = 🙂 Greg and Sowmya + Gecko + ….
    For Vice Presidents =:) Phillip + Tarwinia + Raj + Plug Gulp + Vector66 + paulikxp …
    For Secretary (4) =:) Atul + sebastian + Sunaadh Sagar + Cathy +
    For Emotional Support (by countries, regions) =:) Greg (two Adams for you)
    For Vocals (unlimited) = Just add your name here…We all deserve it

    s for out identity:
    Adamholics is the best

  1876. I don’t think it was meant to last. Only until Rohan: 1) publish a new post, 2) Rohan creates the Dam Forum.

  1877. Wow I guess everyone is frustrated with the comment system like me. Comments have really slowed down. only a few hours until hopefully a new post and useful comments. Unless it is actually a video of the UI then it will get flooded again. Here is to Weekend Update and fresh comments. YAY! 🙂

  1879. Yep. Nothing new to discuss. The comments have slowed down now.

    @Rohan, new post with video teaser as “promised” please.
    You do your part with a video, we will do out part with 2000 comments in a single day (we mean it) 🙂

  1880. @ levpius

    >I didn’t get you buddy, coz when u click on ‘login’ as u said above the following appears

    and when u click on ‘register’ on the same page this appears

    these screenshots are latest and u can confirm the time and date at bottom right of the images!

    Regards!

  1882. HAAHHAAAHHAAA. Good one on Jobs and I like the sign. Let’s hope your neighbor doesn’t respond with a sign reading “… but the NI Adam is still at HIS house ;)”

    BTW, I read a book called “roughing it” a couple of months ago, written by Mark Twain and although the book is mainly about the wild west times in general and the gold digging era, the book also had a couple of interesting chapters on Utah and it’s history. There were a couple of authentic gun stories in there as well, told by Twain not as a fiction author but as the contemporary witness that he was. Who would have thought that I’d be meeting people from Utah and conversing about gun laws and such shortly afterwards. Anyways, I thought, in case you don’t know the book, I might mention it…can’t recommend it as a whole book though, but there are some nice sections in it very worth reading.

  1883. @wtf2
    Roughing It is a good and enjoyable book, but the only other thing I’ve read about Utah is a modern tome called (no kidding) “Welcome to Utah, Gateway to Nevada.”

  1884. @Sowmya
    Empress, it’s hard to suppress depression due to hardpressed WordPress preventing expression.

  1885. Can someone explain this EAP business ?

    I am more then willing to test the Adam from a photographer’s POV, with some Video thrown in.

    The whole point for me to wait on this baby is the hdmi and the usbs, so that i may use this on-set as part of my workflow either for quick review of pictures, or as a external monitor during recording.

  1886. @wtff

    “but the NI Adam is still at HIS house”

    But ya gotta know I’d never leave home without my Adam! 😉

  1887. 1,872 comments, plus this one makes 1,873. Only 127 to hit 2,000. If only we had something good to talk about. Oh well, I’l be gone for a while so it’s up to the rest of you to get this over 2000 before Rohan’s next post.

  1889. fortunately, I would never even think of hacking into Greg’s Adam and changing the desktop to a target …

    Incidentally, if we don’t have anything more to talk about, we should follow Greg’s example and just leave. No point in just padding the comments here (yeah, I know, I’m not one to talk); that cheapens the real 2000 figure if we do ever hit it.

  1890. I didn’t post anything for a while. There wasn’t much to really talk about. The weeks are getting longer I have the feeling ;-). So anyway to get that 2000 going…
    How about looking a bit closer into the FCC. I tried to find that charger Rohan was talking about, but the problem is that in the last two month there were several thousand new things tested and no company was called notion ink or anything close to it. I anyway guess it is going to be some chinese company which which is also producing the adam which will apply for the fcc. So here are two things to do. First who has some vague idea what companies those could be. Second who has time (because I don’t) to properly search through the fcc to get some information? Here’s a link on how to search the fcc for some new gadgets. I have to say its kind of fun and i also found more new pads which passed the fcc than with google 😉 So here we go:
    http://gizmodo.com/347821/how-to-discover-secret-gadgets-through-the-fcc
    ok lets speed it up with the 2000 I have the feeling there’s not much time left.
    Time for bed… hope you guys surprise me in the morning 🙂

    By the way regarding the messed up blog why don’t you people use RSS feed, I would go crazy without it (in fact I only started using it for this blog 😉 )

  1891. >> And I’m trying to avoid rambling on
    no no! Please don’t. I enjoyed reading it very much. Plus, it’s really refreshing to get a bit of background on people posting here regularly. There was a point when Adam seemed to have reached a crucial milestone and some people started posting their real names and where they are from. Other’s joined in and the whole thing kind of turned into a solemn ritual. At least it felt so to me. That was really a nice moment in this blog’s history.

    Furthermore, one can only talk so long about USB ports and blutooth profiles. Based on the information that we’ve received so far pretty much everything about the Adam has been discussed, so for me personally, there remains little else do to but to wait for the next weekend special and kill time in between by entertaining ourselves a bit, including some good old bantering 😉

    —

    after the Apple store stuff, you signature has to read — Greg (a GOOD guy) 😀
    perhaps you could also change the background image to a picture of the ADAM 😉
    This brings back memories from my youth when it was funny to enter
    10 print ” Commodore sucks ”
    20 goto 10
    on a C64 and see the screen run wild in an endless loop

    Another nice prank was to take a screenshot of a desktop and set this screenshot to be the background image. After copying the icons on the desktop into some temporary folder and moving the Windows application bar to the right plus setting it to auto-hide, the desktop looked exactly as before but clicking on anything would have absolutely no effect. A reboot woudn’t cure the problem either. Evil me that I was used to sit and watch admins that made the mistake to be too smug towards me spend their lunch break trying to fix my PC and turning desperate about the task, exchanging mice and keyboards without any signs of success. Thereby teaching them a lesson in humility 😉
    But I’ve grown meek over time 😉
    Still, one is never too old for some good old Robin Hood action inside of Apple stores, right? 😉

  1894. So, who is going to give updates in the other blog?
    Sorry, I wait until Rohan gives us the weekend post.

  1895. I have been following Adam since CES; can easily call myself an adamoholic but haven’t poseted too much though.

  1897. I have always wanted a usable tablet, mainly for school: Taking notes, reading books, watching lectures from Itunes U, and not getting frustrated by the glossy screens.

  1898. I have tried using convertible laptops. I have used Gateway, Toshiba, HP with WinXP tablet edition. I tried using those in school utilizing OneNote, but didn’t really work out. Bad UI, bulky, awful note taking experience on glossy screens….. had to eventually give up.

  1899. Just to introduce myself: I am doing my PhD in Solid State Electronics in Ohio. My research is in the area of Memristors, you might have heard of them in news recently.

    I also work for Intel as an analog designer in Massachusetts for 6 months every year. I have not worked on any of the Mobile products (atom); we work on Xeons, Itaniums (Servers)

  1900. I never even considered buying an iPad. To me it’s just a device for consumption of media. I would rather get a netbook which are much more versatile, close to a tablet in portability in battery life.
    Ipad has very little IO, its GLOSSY and honestly, I am sick of their icon grid having owned an iphone since its inception.

  1902. Just watched “The Office”

    Gabe: You are making this harder than it has to be
    Michael: Thats what she said

    lol 🙂

  1904. Check out the Innoversal Lattice. Their Pixel Qi seems to have a yellow tinge to it. Hmmmm…hopefully the Adam isn’t like that.

    I might say it’s pretty responsive.

  1905. Now watching the classic “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” on netflix instant 🙂
    Hope we will have netflix on android bay January!

  1908. The Innoversal Lattice has a yellow tinge on its Pixel Qi. I hope the Adam is not like that. Or maybe it’s just the light. I might say that the Lattice is quite responsive.

  1909. I really hope the video preview tomorrow is of the UI only. And hopefully it’s fluid and smooth and gets reception from engadget and gizmodo

  1910. I think they are exaggerating. I00 millions? The tax paying population in the US is under 150 million!

  1912. I am currently focusing on building some skills in SOCs, will be gaining some industry experience next year. Really want to apply to notion ink when done with the program.

  1914. Wow! Grading Exams is the worst. Not a single student got the “quantum tunneling ” Question right 😦

  1916. As I was reading Eli’s post a thought occured to me…
    May be one of you have an answer for this..

    Adam ships with GPS…To me this means it ships with capability to spot co-ordinates in relation to where you are to the 24 gps satellites…all well and good…

    But unless you have a map to overlay the co-ordinates it wouldnt make any sense to the human brain…So GPS companies have maps pre-loaded on their devices. On andriod phones and on the iphone one could use google maps which work great too.

    Now if some one invested in a wifi only ADAM and hopes to use GPS, that would not be a wise move, would it? Unless some one tells me that there are maps that one can buy for andriod devices to be used with GPS.

    Personally I am looking forward to buy PixQi/Wifi/GPS adam…so it wouldn’t apply to me..

    cheers

  1917. Okay ADAMIRERS (no I refuse to call everyone Adamites because, although very Bible-y, it sure sounds like Sodomites!)… I have an idea for an up and coming Notion Ink commercial. It will be like that commercial by Apple for their iTunes where they created a video of ColdPlay’s Vival la Vida (actually better than the actual video)

    Even RIM imitated the iTunes commercial by using U2’s “I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight” for a video of their Blackberry

    For Notion Ink…they can use “Notion” by Kings of Leon.

    I’m not sure about the lyrics though but the band is current and the title says it all.

  1921. ’bout time for a new post, ya’ll!

    …in the meantime, I’m thinkin’ we’re gonna bust the 2K mark!

  1922. ’bout time for a new ROHAN post, ya’ll!

    …in the meantime, let’s bust the 2k mark!!!!

  1923. Looks like we’re at 1905 comments as I post this; not a lot to say after 8 hours in the car from Michigan to Ohio; on the way home to PA … no internet in the car; no updates here yet, but I’m still here, awake and waiting for Rohan … morning all!

  1928. yup… understandable…
    Nothing much to talk about till the next update comes..
    but just leave your foot prints then and there

  1929. I really hope that adam will be available before X-mas. My best chance to get one is to use the holiday to get my wife to let be buy one.

  1933. In the long lists of clever names for the Adams Family Gang, ie adamaholics, etc., here’s my addition:

    adamyers = adam + my + admirers all mixed up together

    Or maybe someone else already thought of this one, or maybe it’s really late and too long in the car without internet access, and no new posts …

    @Rohan, hope you and the NI team had a good breakfast, and are preparing to post news … little Walter (the 3 year old) and I are ready to test durability :)))

  1934. Only a few more hours until the probable weekend update… and I won’t have internet access! *cries*

  1938. Here’s something from November 12th regarding Netflix on android http://blog.netflix.com/2010/11/netflix-on-android.html. It says netflix will be on select android devices early next year. Interestingly they don’t mention tablets. Just handset manufacturers. Perhaps they should realize there are going to be quite a few android tablets soon!

    Oh, and that is a classic!

  1939. Here’s another video of Pixel Qi in action:

    The Pixel Qi seems to be quite reflective even with the backlight turned off. E-Ink’s do not have that glare.

  1940. I’m from Massachusetts. What months are you here? Could you get me a discount on an i7 proc? Those things are expensive! LOL!

  1941. @wtff

    What did you have against the C-64?! I loved mine! Got the Amiga 500 after that! Then I finally got a pc that was a hand me down from my brother. But I loved that C-64!

  1942. Hoping tomorrow will give us more of what were looking for. How about good Adam photos. How about something to push the next blog comment entry’s to over 3000!

  1944. Oh, I thought you forgot the n in damn! Thought you were getting a little annoyed there!

  1945. Well then what we are seeing on this forum is Mamihlapinatapai, wouldn’t you say?

    After thinking of “Dil Tadap Tadap Ke..” from Madhumati, I decided to play it from Youtube on the TV. The whole family had lots of fun scrolling through all those golden oldies and watching them, so thanks, forum.

    I have another suggestion. Adam rhymes with Sanam, therefore, “Kitne bhi tu kar le sitam, Hans hans ke sahenge hum, Yeh pyaar na hoga kum, Adam…teri kasam!”

  1946. I prefer to call myself a geek. Thank you very much! Nerds reminds me too much of Ogre from Revenge of the Nerds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRuuF-5ZST8. Interestingly, I used to work with a guy who bore a striking resemblance to Booger. Astonishingly, he was not able to translate this into getting lucky. You would think you’d have it made if you looked like someone famous. I mean, the actor was also in Better of Dead, Risky Business, all the Revenge of the Nerds movies, Moonlighting, etc.

  1948. I like this definition of Notion = in philosophy is a reflection in the mind of real objects and phenomena in their essential features and relations.

    I think we should call all fanboys and fangirls of Notion Ink….. Notion Inkans!

  1950. In one of the older videos, Adam too seemed to have a yellow tinge. Hope it is not there in the final version…hmmm…

  1951. This blog should be separated into pages, it’s ridiculously slow to load!

    Anyway…while passing time, please participte in my poll.

    Besides Titanium Grey and Black, I would like to have the following colors for the Adam…(i need more responses)

    http://polldaddy.com/user/3592982/

  1958. Roses are red, violets are blue
    You know I have got my eyes on you

    Roses are red violets are blue
    I refresh this blog everyday to look at you

    Roses are red and violets are blue
    Oh Adam, I am so addicted to you

    Roses are red and violets are blue
    Adam, I cannot find someone else better than you

    Oh it can be much more better, some one carry it on !…

  1971. The main notionink.wordpress.com page is bare! Does it look like they are revamping the page?

    It seems like Rohan is here to load a new template/skin/css! 😀

  1972. Hmmmm…quite interesting storyboard for a commercial. You can also show Moses coming back down from Mt. Sinai and instead of bringing with him the ten commandments, he takes the Adam from inside his robe and raises it for all people to see and everyone rejoices!

    Or you can have Indiana Jones finally uncover the Holy Grail (not shown but just a glow on his face) and run away with it while a mob of natives chase and throw spears at him. Saves himself by getting on the bi-plane waiting for him. And as he escapes the native while plane flies away from the scene, we see a shot of a smug Indiana relieved and happy. He then reaches for his bag and pulls out…not the Holy Grail but the Adam!

  1977. Nice one Phillip.

    Your comments came in the same teasing manner that the Adam details are being given out.

    It’s about time already for the next special! And this one better be very substantial Rohan!

  1981. I say you got lucky all your posts are in same order they are supposed be.. for me it was like i have to search where my post went. and pretty good one.. waiting for an update…

  1986. Getting ready for Black Friday Shopping. Canon SD Digital camera and a Good Vacuum Cleaner and kids toys in the list. Will wait for Adam to Release, so not buying Sam sung Galaxy Tab for now.

  1989. @Danik

    New logo? I don’t think so.

    If you check the “recent site activity” beside “sign in”, you can see that the site was last updated on August 18, 2010 by Rohan.

  1990. 1968! because it matters any more when so many of the posts now are random stories, reponses to said stories with “lol your so funny”, random post counts, or talk about how the blog is almost to X amount of posts=\ It isn’t an indicator of popularity for notion ink its just social hour.

    So much for a tech blog. A really good indicator of why we need a serious forum so the sillyness can be separated from the questions and concerns on the product and can receive actual answers.

  1991. you have to click on log in, then you will land on a google.com/a/ site, so the “recent site activity” for notionink.com site doesn’t matter.

  1992. Quick note, yes, I have disappeared but I am working on a translation due this week and I like to keep my deadlines whenever possible. If I don’t come through at work whoever has hired me pays the consequences (that and I don’t get paid). That’s the main reason I miss less work for sickness than school. At school the only one who suffers the consequence is me and that’s basically it, I am not willing to put others in compromised positions if I can avoid it.

    That and it’s end of terms so finals.

    As for comments about me, thanks, some were really nice. As to WTFF’s rendition of me. It works quite well as a parody of me, lots of truth there so that the mocking is even more fitting 😉

  1998. Indeed, this is the 1st time since the inception of this blog that I haven’t cared about keeping up with every post…because so very many are just nonsense.

    Without an official forum or a place to get info or have questions answered, we have to rely on sifting through comments, which has become *very* difficult with the ridiculous amount of posts that add absolutely nothing and make it only that much harder to find posts of value.

    Not everyone finds the personal banter and “stories” amusing. It’s actually pretty frustrating to scroll and scroll…and scroll just to get through one post! or through one personal convo. How about we rein it in a little, please?

  2000. rowan,

    Fortunately I think there are a ton of people including myself that have gotten upset where the talk has gone because even though some of it is funny, it totally takes away from the information.

    I personally love to see funny tigbits, BUT I do NOT like scrolling through a TON of “I do not know where the heck my post went”

    I spent A LOT of time in the last two days mostly I think for myself building the dedicated site for people to talk. I even emailed Notion Ink to see if I can help them out at all.

  2002. Tarwinia,

    Wow, I started to read this over my email and thought it was Rohan saying this and was like “WOW” haha until I realized it was you explaining your situation.

    Phew, thought he ran away with the Adam.

    Mike

  2004. If there is anyone else like me refreshing the blog to see an update… join me in the race for 2000th comment

  2006. I am updating the blog but its not as exciting as last week trying to get to 1k.

    We could just start posting a count of numbers to 2k if it is that fun, but then id feel like I was on Sesame Street…..one ah ah ah…….

  2007. notionaddicts.com already exists

    so i guess if everyone can go register themselves in the forum.. and we can redirect the traffic there.

  2010. Yeah that was the earlier version but with the new wide angled pixel qi they had reduced the yellowish tint (which is caused by the capacative layer) It was shown in some video- it also showed a version of pixel Qi with an active digitizer which is what i am hoping for more than anything else!

  2012. Active digitizer would be the best thing of all but this could be asking alot- although seeing as Rohan seems quite a perfectionist i dont imagine he would settle for the normal capacitive stylus’s as they are next to useless. Pixel QI have shown they can produce screens with an active digitiser so fingers crossed! but i doubt it:(

  2017. i am sorry.. This forum had people..
    anyways we can ask people’s opinion and decide on one common place.. This blog cannot handle this much of traffic.

  2018. @Danik said, on November 20, 2010 at 13:44
    “…recent site activity for notionink.com site doesn’t matter…”

    It does matter! The site is using Google Apps for Domains and that recent update date means they did not update anything on that site (hosted at Google sites) after August 18, 2010. When did you last see another one like you say?

  2019. sowmya,

    I promise I wont cry, I just made sure I got the RSS feeds on the main site so all comments and main WordPress is there.

    I am not in a competition, more or less just wanted to see how decent of a site I could put up for a limited time.

    I did email Notion Ink, hopefully if they needed anything I might be able to help out.

    I was just watching YouTube clips off of the site and wow didnt realize how decent the new Tegra2 chip really was. See this is what we need, a place to get all the information no matter where it is…hoping Rohan comes up with it all at the main site.

  2022. @Billreyn
    I will be there starting April. I live in the Framingham area if you are familiar.
    And I do actually get 50% discount on all processors and SSDs lol 🙂
    But I would definitely recommend waiting for Sandybridge Q1 next year (Huge improvements over Nahalem)

  2023. Actually it will matter if they are designing withing this hosting…but they can also be designing on the .in domain and just switch out the nameservers.

    Progress is progress….in a few minutes we will see WHAMMOOO a new site and a button that says preorder….YOU JUST WAIT….and keep waiting……

    WHAMMOOOOOOOOOO

    PREORDER HERE

  2029. 2005 Comments!
    Green light for the update now, Rohan!
    Its 4:08 am in the US and I am not sleeping before getting my fix!!!! 😉

  2032. Andrew, Thanks!!! I feel it has even more potential then I put into it so far. There are ways to take the WordPress blogs and have them be actual articles on my site….

    The thing is, I designed it to not take anything away from Notion Ink but to assist and help out I guess.

    Id love to see how it looks on the Adam….surprising it runs decent on my DroidX on a 4.3 screen.

    Id love to see a pic of it running on the 10 inch Adam screen!!! 🙂

    I want to design more wallpapers also. I am taking realistic ideas on the site so I can design them.

    Thanks again!

  2033. Hi Bill. You are right. I loved my C-64 as well and had an Amiga 500 too, which I loved equally well. To be honest I just wrote “Commodore sucks” into the print statement for no reason. I don’t remember what we really used to put in there. Most probably ” sucks”.

  2035. How about the Hanvon? Anyone got their hands on that one? It’s a color e-Ink display but it’s not available yet here in the US. I would assume it is more like the next Kindle/Nook/Sony Reader killer more than an iPad killer. They call their color EPD technology Triton.

    ——————————————————
    Vote!

  2036. How about the Hanvon? Anyone got their hands on that one? It’s a color e-Ink display but it’s not available yet here in the US. I would assume it is more like the next Kindle/Nook/Sony Reader killer more than an iPad killer. They call their color EPD technology Triton.

  2038. i had just taken out a little time from my busy schedule to order for a samsung galaxy tab but hey ..thank god i happened to fall upon ur baby!! please release it asap…..its such a powerful promise that i decided to wait …. please hurry up
    and at last……. India arrives….jai hind 🙂

  2039. @Prakhyat
    Yep! I know where Framingham is! Haven’t been out there much though! I work in Dorchester and live on the south coast.

  2040. Well, it turns out this week’s news is full of awesome. Am I crazy, or did it jump from 349 comments to 1900+ comments in a matter of minutes?

  2045. I am happy to see a no namer finally getting some recognition and producing a potentially game changing product! The tablet market could definitely use a shot of Rohan’s passion!

  2046. I am desperate for this tablet… totally in withdrawal. You know I haven’t bought a tablet at all yet because I have been waiting for this? I KNOW it will be worth it and I am praying I am in pre-order group. I can’t handle any more waiting 😀

  2047. Finally, Notion Ink will do India proud in Consumer Electronics…Way to go…now, send me that email with the pre-order link please….I am family now 🙂

  2048. Its so awesome to see how the Adam tablet and the company Notion Ink has shaped itself from its early days to the now final launch which is gonna come pretty soon .. fingers crossed 😉

  2050. I cannot believe that I have never heard of the adam until today. This looks amazing and should be a warning to Samsung and other organizations in regards to using second rate materials (cheap, glossy plastic) for overpriced Android tablets.

    Regards,
    mark

  2053. I would love for the Adam tablet to have some Apps that could utilize any music production functionality (if there is any). This thing would be fantastic to have on stage as another musical tool!

    Im sure that this is not likely to be available but I can dream right?

  2057. I’m very excited to see those custom apps. Will Gmail be full screen, or will we have to run it in a panel?

  2058. I wished there is Turkey in the list:( Hope I can purchase the adam too. If I don’t I will go to some other country just to buy it:)

  2060. … been through the pages on the website. Your posts have sort of stemmed/helped the frustration of anticipation of adam hitting shelves.

    ”..We believe we are at the transition point where machines will do a lot more for us than we expect them to…”

  2062. @Rohan

    There’s not been a huge mention on the blog about accessories for the Adam ??? Us ‘adamholics’ are interested:
    What’s already available, and what can we look forward to

  2063. Hi all,
    I have been following for quite a while and am very excited about the soon released Adam. I don’t think anything will come close in quality and functionability.

    Thanks for all the updates.

    John

  2065. Hey everyone, I’m new to the site and I’ve been following the progress of this product for the past few weeks. But realistically; will the average consumer be able to get their hands on it before the end of the year?

  2067. Trying my luck at an earlier post… so sad that I’ve been lurking for so long, and now likely wont get pre-order… 😦

  2068. long time lurker…excited to hear the good news even if i missed out on early pre-order chances 😦

  2070. I too have been following this blog for a long time now, but never posted any comment.
    Hope this will be taken into account too..
    Anyone has any clue on the sensor?

  2072. Whoa. I’ve been researching android tablets for the last couple of weeks…why have I not heard of this one previously?! This looks AMAZING. So glad I haven’t bothered to purchase any yet, or I’d be returning it in anticipation of this!

  2073. m very much exciting to hear about the pre orders, have been following ADAM from last 8 months…..no one can be more happy after hearing about its official launch….yepeee, m gonna get notion ink adam soon….

    God bless Notion Ink

  2074. Now i wished i posted to the blog! rats! i wrote to the company several times does that count?

  2075. Hmm really regretting staying quiet for so long while waiting for Adam to come out. Posting in the hopes that I am on the list 😛

  2076. Hmmm Look closer at the Mail’d loading image. You can get a glimpse of eden I believe. Three distinct panels. It appears like a paper folded twice judging by the three-d shading. So if thats correct then the ending to each of the teaser videos, showing the un-folding of the panels, may just show you how you “flip” through the panels. From my vantage point that would indicate 3-D gesturing. Just a thought. I havent really taken that possibility seriously as the “secrect sensor”. Thoughts?

  2078. I want one! Can I get one in Thailand?

    Also, I was curious. Adam is the guy in the Bible who ate the Apple. Was the name a deliberate reference to the Bible story and a poke at Apple iPad?

    Rex
    Khon Kaen, Thailand

  2079. Great to know that people who comment regularly will get to preorder. I am definitely not one of them. I would like to know if there are going to be some sort road shows or campus visits etc where we could see Adam. If so, do let us know the schedule. I would like to see it before I make my decision. A student does not have the luxury to try too many things .. so need to be frugal.

  2080. I’m seriously interested in the Adam. I’m also sure I gonna buy it. What would please me much more would be a tablet of 14 inch. I’m gonna replace our laptop with an Adam, in order to have less cables and stuff lying around.
    let’s get this thing out to the public and me….

  2082. Hi there,

    My first ever comment on a product… let alone one which is not even out in the open!

    Since I heard from the Notion Ink’s Adam a couple of weeks ago, I have been following the updates on the developing to the letter!

    I admire the enthousiasm and passion of Notion Ink’s team to develop an innovative product. The choices which have been made, seem to exactly match my ideas (especially the hardware design an the matte screen, also speed, battery life, multiplicity of functionality, software design, innovation, etc.).

    Though disappointed because I didn’t post a comment before, I understand the line has to be drawn somewhere. So just to let you know: you gained a huge, eagerly awaiting fan!

    Very warm and encouraging greetings from Holland!

  2086. Not super excited about this pre-order thing unless I can see one and touch it at a retailer beforehand or at the very least get a detailed review of an actual production unit from a respected reviewer beforehand. It’s time for some firm dates – I’ll live if it’s January but I realllly want firm confirmation that production is happening and it is what we think it is.

  2087. I cant wait to get an adam to my hands ! I will feel like a king or something ! keep up the amazing work ! -NotionInk for ever-

    Can the camera be used as a webcam ? Can you “call” with skype ?
    What is the special feature 🙂

  2089. it’s miracle for me becoz i use first fully 100% pure screen touch tablet my dream make a true plz rohan………

  2091. I’ve researched just about every tablet currently available and on the horizon. After following this blog and doing my own extensive research, I’ve concluded the Adam will fill not only my current, but future needs as well. Can’t wait!

  2093. What about ruggedization options? Maybe a job for the aftermarkets I would love to see Mil-Spec 810F or IP54

  2094. Been savoring the flavor of this product since the 2010 CES show. I feel this company will rule the tablet world with their innovations! Good luck Notion Ink!

  2096. Rohan, I just read your latest post/update for the Adam. It sure looks like you’ve got a winner! I really like the fact you’ll be able to have a back light for color and low light situations as well as your proprietary ink.

  2097. Hello, I left a few comments months ago, anxious to buy 3 of these to start, then likely 100’s for my clients. Sure hope I get to order 3 on dec. 9th. Been a long wait

  2099. I was just reading this last post again and noticed the “New Feature”.

    Anything you copy or crop will be arranged (not populated) in this application (hint: notes). People who do online research and like making notes, will love the browser and this feature.

    This is exactly what my son was looking for and could not find anywhere so he coded his own for our home computer. He is only 16 and was so pleased that his idea was also someone elses and such a simple solution could be part of such a fantastic product.

  2101. I am glad I came across the Adam in my quest for a tablet PC. All of the previous tablets I researched were always missing at least one of the features that I was looking for. The Adam has them all!

  2108. Wow I have been waiting to buy a tablet forever and its because this never has been released… I check back every week and still nothing I can find to tell me where to give my money or when I can have one… I hope it happens soon its hard to keep waiting

  2109. I can’t remember if I have ever post a comment, but I once sent an email with suggestion about eReader with Vocabulary search for reading in a foreign language. I hope you guys consider this for pre-orders.
    Oh, I really hope Adam does well everything that saids on the tin.
    Will it be my Christmas’ present this year?

  2113. students are not the only ones who need to be frugal 🙂 but good point…it is always nice to be able to try things out hands on

  2114. Hi,

    Congradulations. been waiting for this moment for long..

    Regards..

    Mahadevan

  2117. I’m excited about the European launch! When will Adam be available in Germany? Go ADAM!

  2118. I am a student and an independent app developer. The Adam is what got me interested in Android and Android app development. I am so excited about this being released!!! 🙂

  2122. The Adam tablet is a product that I will be proud to own.
    It promises to be functional, attractive, and powerful all at a fair price.
    Many thanks to you for your hard work and optimism.

    V/R,
    Robert

  2123. Good to know the progress and looking forward to 2 updates a week. Looking forward to Adam

    Regards,
    Rajendra Alapaty

  2124. how is the pre-ordering being done and who is it going through. Anyone got any links? THX

  2125. What’s up with the comment system? I commented a few days ago, it showed as waiting to be moderated and now the comment is not showing at all. I promise i didn’t say anything rude 🙂

  2126. Where will it be sold in USA. Working for schooll that needs to use this to replace about 1,500 text books.

    Adam is looking great.

  2127. I’ll be in Germany and Russia in late December and early January. Will Adam be availabe in either of these countries at that time?

  2128. Salut Adam,
    Soit le bienvenu parmi nous. Si je n’ai pas posté depuis le debut, c’est que je ne savais pas comment faire et de plus je ne sais pas ecrire en anglais. J’attendrai que la tablette soit en vente normale, puisque je ne peux plus etre inscrit en precommande…Dommage

  2129. I have been following the ADAM for a while. I was hoping to preorder one because Id like to see if it will work in a school setting. We are looking for a tablet for our 1400 students. I’ve been very impressed with the ADAM, it’s specs, and what I’ve been reading on the blog.

  2130. I like this device is very sweet, can’t wait to get by hands on one, when will it be available for purchase. could you email me when it come available and where can I buy one.
    thanks Greg

  2131. I like this device, is very sweet got have it, nice, can’t wait to get by hands on one, when will it be available for purchase. could you email me when it come available and where can I buy one.
    thanks Phil

  2132. I am really expecting and waiting for the launch of this product. Really looking forward to get the feel of the product.

    Cheers

  2134. one more vote for Holland 🙂
    I’ve been following Adam since slashgear report last year and can’t wait to get my hands on one!

  2135. well i dont know alot about these things ,but i do know i want one,perfect for afganistan for movies music and keeping in touch with the world,when they due out?

  2136. Can’t wait for “The Announcement”….

    Been following the development for months and months and I’m really looking forward to getting an Adam in my hands.

    iWhat?

  2137. Congrats on a truly great product.

    Any idea if the Adam will work with T-Mobiles HSPA+ network in the United States?

  2139. I have been playing with Ipad last few days. Lack of flash animation and expansion capability are serious disadvantages. I can’t wait to buy Adam. Kudos to all those worked seriously to bring out this product!

  2141. THE MORE I READ ABOUT OTHER TABLETS , THE ADAM IS GOING TO BE THE ONE TO WAIT FOR ….

  2142. “6th December is another big day for Android and you will find out how fast Notion Ink can work.”…. Is that a joke?
    Fast…. ?how long you guys been working on this!?! Been waiting way too long. Come on you guys, its going to be out of date soon and bet up by the competition,

  2143. all i can say at this point is that Adam’s release is a good test of one’s patience 😉
    this is even worse than waiting for the birth of my son! =:O

  2144. I am desperately waiting to buy Adam. I created my login ‘foradam’ ( for adam) just to follow Adam only. I have been waiting for about an year. then I was in Ireland. Now I am in France. I want to know when Adam is going to be available in France?? is it the same time realease world wide??

    ahhh another question… am I eligible for priority prebooking?? I have posted earlier on this blog and get updates in email as I am member-follower of the blog.
    thanks

  2150. I am searching websites for the release date of ADAM for past 3 months. I am waiting still

  2153. I will be in Dubai in about 2 weeks time

    Any chance at all this will be available there?

    I want this as my own personal christmas present!!!!!

  2154. December 6th in many parts of the world has passed – anxiously accessed notion ink site and google.com news for the big news – cant recall waiting so anxiously for any product/movie launch in the last 5 years as i have been waiting for adam….

  2157. A remarkable device — seems like the forethought w/r/t Gingerbread will pay off nicely!

  2158. Very excited about this tablet! Have been very patient to wait for this awesome device and I hope it’s as expected…..

  2159. I have followed this blog for quiet a long time now but only decided to post a comment now (well, I wasn’t too sure at the beginning, but after I compared this tablet to the others, I changed my mind)
    This product looks great compared to the ipad or any other tablets I have seen so far!
    Ipad is just another gadget of Apple but this babe will allow me to produce more useful work for what I want to do! (surf on net, USB ports, HDMI, battery, camera and many other good features!).Power and flexibility, that’s all I need!
    And the price seems affordable compared to the unbelievable prize of the ipad.
    Conclusion: I will definitely going to buy it! Thanks to all the team!

  2162. Hi!
    Regards from Spain! I love the notion ink!
    When it will be available in Spain? I want it for Christmasts! =)

  2164. Hello dudes ! good luck for your tablet !! we are waiting for yours from a long time then please don’t forget French android customers !!!!!

    thanks !!

  2169. This looks like a great gadget, can’t believe I just found it today. I would most definetly order one when available. 🙂

  2171. Hoping the pre-order list is being compiled.
    Want like everyone else.
    Keep the updated coming!

  2172. I probably won’t sleep well until the expected December 9 event.
    Hopefully I’ll be able to get in line with the rest of you folks to order an Adam. With any luck we’ll be able to start the New Year with this fantastic Android 2.3? product.

  2173. And I am looking forwward to a great experiance. Have been following this for months now.

  2174. been following the blog for months now eagerly awaiting release ! cant wait for it to become available !!

    ps. Love the concept Love the design, Love the UI cant wait to get it

  2175. I’m hurt. I’ve been following this blog faithfully for months, only to find out I’m not eligible for pre-order because I didn’t post?

  2177. when u marketed it iam waitaing like any god come to my home plz adam come it in my hand……….

  2178. Been following the blog for a few months, can’t wait to get the Adam in hand.

  2180. Yes, I am sure that the more posts the sooner we will get further insight in to this tempting piece of technology although not as a Santa present to oneself.

    All the best to Rohan and team.

  2181. Looking forward for tomorrow, eagerly awaiting what news may come when the countdown reaches zero… Oh the unbearable excitement 🙂

  2184. I cannot wait to get the ADAM tablet!!! the waiting time is kiling me.
    It’s worth the waiting;)!!!
    And I love the updates.

    Keep it going Notion INK!

  2187. I’ve been wanting one of these bad boys ever since I’ve been out here in Djibouti Africa. Thanks to my Airforce buddy who got me off of the Apple Bandwagon. I just hope I can get one while I’m stationed out here in Africa. I check this site on the reg so keep us all posted on all the good stuff. I can’t wait to show all my Apple Buddies the real deal. Get Some
    IC2 C-B0

  2189. How can I tell if I have commented before? I actually cancelled my iPad order once, last May, when I wanted to be sure ADAM was contending or not.

  2191. I’ve been seriously waiting about two years for the Adam. I don’t have a tablet, a laptop, a netbook, an iPad, an eReader, or a netbook. I’m hoping the Adam will fill most of my needs.

    THE MOST IMPORTANT FEATURE TO ME is eReader capapability – and it must be able to use the public library format. Currently Kindle does not, but the Barnes & Noble Nook does.

    So you guys, if I can use the Adam to read free library books from my local library, I’m in. If not, sorry, I’ll be buying a Nook most likely, and maybe an iPad too.

    I do think you need to write a simple page explaining in non-technical language what the Adam is, what it offers and how it is like and unlike the other devices. Aim for the mass market, not just the techies.

  2192. I am not so patient also. This Adam is my xmas, birthday, graduation, and anniversary present to myself. I am very ready to see my future baby!!

  2193. Really excited about this, looking forward to what tomorrows countdown will bring.
    Would be nice to have this for Christmas…..(fingers crossed)

  2197. Finally, it is almost here. I have been waiting for Adam over a year now. I did not want to by iPad.

  2198. Hi Notion Ink…

    Any idea of the colours used for the 1st release? It will be great to have the “family” know about them. : )

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