Republic Day!

Dear All,

Happy Republic Day to the world! India is one of the better examples of the Democratic Countries in the world. None is as diverse and complex to understand as India is. I have always felt, it’s not a country but continent in itself, sometimes for the good and for the bad. The good part comes when we see and observe the variations in languages, cultures and history. And the bad part comes when I see a division, more states, communal fights, etc. It’s a mixed experience to be here, because from Switzerland to Sahara desert, India has its own instance of every climate, ecological balance or geographic state. This reminds me of one instance when we were making reliability report. We suggested that device should work from -3 to 50 DegC and our Chinese counterpart said, no city will have that temperature range. We told them, Delhi is our capital! 🙂

Coming back to the quick updates:

  • All next batches will have the updates pre-installed. Our team will get in touch with all the individual customers and help them install the update, so there are no ‘bricking’ issues.
  • Next Order stage is starting soon. We are just ensuring that from Mastercard to Banking issues would not be there this time.
  • All the members of the NotionAddicts, NotionInkHacks, NotionInkFan and those who commented before 22nd of January WILL be the part of the next pre-order.
  • Few blogs reported about the source of Mail’d. I remember posted either in  blog or comments, that Mail’d, is indeed based on K9 and is an open source application, and along with the K9 source, our work will also be there in the source code. Jesse (K9 Project Founder) and we at Notion Ink are thrilled with the opportunities of working together.
  • XDA community, we love you! 🙂
  • Chinese New Year is coming, and we are ensuring that the vendors doesn’t loosen up 😐

[Update: Removed for the reason we will soon learn! 🙂 ]

With Warm Regards

Rohan Shravan

1,056 thoughts on “Republic Day!”

  5. Hey Rohan,

    While I appreciate that the update will automatically be installed, Do we know when the update will be downloadable for current adam owners?

  12. Wow, I’m really looking forward to the next preorder, but I’m concerned about availability and the process itself, last time it was only for this blog commenters and it was crazy! this time it will include so many people. I hope I can get mine this time. 🙂

  13. I don’t know about the “sleeping in their beds” part. I don’t sleep in a bed; I sleep in a hammock (really). Among other benefits: no possible bed bugs! (Hammock bugs are theoretically possible, but I’ve never heard of those, and there’s probably no such thing.)

  14. That is fantastic, Rohan!

    I am glad that you changed your mind and decided to call the next round of orders, well, that.. 🙂

    Fingers crossed and credit cards at the ready now, people 🙂

  16. What is the print on the back ?
    Designed with love by NOTIONINK .
    Request/order-we want that 6.5mb pdf file ,if possible Adam2 confidentialpdf also .
    hope this time my comment will pass moderation .

  18. While it’s nice to read that the next possibility to order an adam is coming soon, what I’d really like to know is when the second batch will be delivered.
    Ordering next week and then maybe waiting 3 month is nothing I’d sign up for.

    Rohan, could you say a little more about order AND shipping/delivery of the next batch?

    Thank you.

    Cheers and take care
    Alex

  19. Hooray! I’m glad I started commenting back in December.I can’t wait to pre-order. 😀

  24. Ty for the update Rohan… can you tell us where customer service is going with the first product you just got out the door? Forums? toll free numbers to contact you? a full fledge manual? FAQ? something to refer to on your site? … Please? I got a jar of cherries if you want a pretty please with a cherry on top?

  26. Carver in Day After Tomorrow had
    1.Ipad
    2.Apad
    3.Playbook
    4.Galaxy Tab/phone
    Answer -Adam

  28. I’m about to leave my home bcuz of Chinese new year(Jan.29th batch).. let me bring the Adam to my hometown plz:(

  29. update available with Flash rom
    “http://www.notioninkfan.com/2011/01/warning-do-not-update-your-adam.html#comments”

    read it further

  31. Here i am waiting for my adam in Indonesia. Just a few more days and it shall be sent. I must say though that im feeling….anxious about all of the reviews thusfar. But time will tell i suppose.

    Secondly is there anyone else in indonesia who pre ordered the adam? Ive seen posters elsewherebin southeast asia but im curious as to whether i will be the only one in jakarta….we shall see if thats even a desireable position to be in come early Feb!

  32. probably figuring out how to push record ;P…. surprisingly, a ton of planning goes into a video. You have to decide what to show, how to show it. Splice errors out. Kids crying, milk getting spilled on adam…etc. be here soon 😉

  35. +1. Waiting for his video eagerly and more excited as he has the latest update now

  38. Hey Albert, thanks for the heads up.

    While I’m fine with flashing the rom. However, I’m pretty sure other users may not be. My question is when it’ll actually be available from the update adam button.

  39. Good to hear about mailed. Just be staight up with everyone And loving xda. They already porting Eden to other tablets. And rather then fight it you say say you love it. This is unique amongst all companies. Most would be treatening law suits. You are embracing developers

    It will be a win for all. The more Eden is installed the more developers will write apps for it. That is a win win for all

  41. Thanks for the update Rohan. The fact that the systems will be shipped with the ota update is a good move, just hope this does not add more time to shipment.

  43. I totally agree with you of India being a divorced and excellent country to live in (just a proud & patiotic Indian although I am a global citizen in this small well nitted world, a human first and then an Indian), india is being ruined due it’s bad(worst) politics and corrupt politicians – reports claimed a trillion $$ robbed by these guys from public).

    Please include me in the pre-order list this time. Don’t outdate Adam 1 for Adam 2 (I can’t hold on my breath to get Adam 2).

    Looks like the bad word of Adam software and touch responsiveness are floating wildly. It could be the screen protector not installed properly (I have commented on one of the YouTube videos to you to have the screen protector installed as part of manufacturing. – I succeeded with iPhone after throwing at least 10 protectors due to bubbles : it’s not a easy task even with experience).

    Even apple had issues with software/activation initially. it’s no big deal as long there is a fix on its way.
    Happy Republic day,wish your team could have enjoyed the holiday- but customer satisfaction first.

    Keep up the good work.
    Every one is complaining about the gloss on the screen and is clearly visible in most of the videos -can you comment on it?

  44. This is very true, as my father has yet to apply his update because he has no idea how to flash a rom and has never tried it before. He said he would attempt it tomorrow…

  45. great news rohan can’t wait to hear from adam 2, though i have even tochued adam 1 yet (though i so close i can smell it). though can you shed me a little more light about the update for those that have already shipped?

  46. Hope you can react quickly to all the press out there. The next set will have to be perfect.

  47. Rohan and NI team !
    Happy Republic Day.

    Rohan! i hope that my shipment date of 29th Jan. is not again postponed due to Chinese new year. In some sense its a boon for me that it will come with the updates pre-installed!

    Congrats for your next step on adam 2! By the way i hope that adam 1 will not become a trash for you after 1-2 months, and i sincerely hope that you will take care of that.

    When is the Genesis store opening? Today would have been very nice- republic day special- but looks like it is not in your agenda right now.

    All the best.
    regards!

  48. Hi Rohan,

    Is it possible that we could opt to have the screen protector installed for us at the factory? Not everyone has nimble fingers (or paws for @gecko) or the patience like you did in your recent video. It would really save us a whole deal of time and not freaking out should we mess up the one and only screen protector.

    It’s great for Jesse (K-9) and the xda-devs to come aboard and iron out the bugs and come out with even more choices for the community. I am hopeful that these collaborations will do good for both NI and her users.

    J.N

  49. XDA are awesome folks. They have made many things bearable. Galaxy S phones are a perfect example. Love me some Cognition rom

  55. Soon
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    “Soon”, a song from the 1964 musical Bajour

    lol, I think Gecko is rubbing off on me…

  60. Hi NI Team and All,
    First comment from my Adam device. 🙂 Working through some of the bugs but an interesting piece of hardware.

    Its a little odd as there is little documentation and the help tabs are sometimes broken. There’s a lot to look forward to in future updates. 🙂

    Keep up the good work NI.

  63. Tap and hold the home leaf, then release. This actual opens the app drawer but i gather thats probably what you intended. 🙂

  64. Greg update: UPDATE: I’m sorry for the delay. I had some things come up and I could not spend as much time with my Adam tonight as I wanted to. But I did get Part 1 of the unboxing video done and I am rendering right now. I will upload it soon, though YouTube will take a while to make it available since I did it at 1080p…

    It turns out my Adam was opened and at least handled by someone. There were fingerprints on it, etc. You will see in the video. But it seems to be just fine. I will be checking with the shipping companies first thing tomorrow. I’ll let you know what I find out.

    I’ve literally only had about 20 minutes of use so far but everything seems great. I will use it as much as possible tomorrow and try to get part 2 of the video done and online tomorrow night. By then I can also report on my first impression…

    I’m dead tired and have another early and full day tomorrow so I am going to bed as soon as the video is online.

    –Greg

    This sounds like a prank some of the med students have been doing to each other… when you turn your computer on, after getting up to go to the bathroom, you are promptly greeted by a profane site someone pulled up on your PC while you were away. It also happens to be your luck that an advisor walks by while you open your laptop and notice it yourself… They look at you in disappointment and shake their head…

    hope it wasn’t man handled too bad greg! Check the prints for Rohan!

  65. So it’s working now, did gecko do something to my account because he think I am a pig.

  66. +1. I can’t wait for a month after pre-order 2 order placement when greg is sleeping with his adam :(.

  67. I’m very confident the wait for my adam will be well worth it

    Thanks Rohan for giving us the opportunity to order early. Most people on here don’t understand that these kind of mishaps should be almost expected. you could classify the pre orders as a sort of beta testing, for the adam has not yet been formally released. Rohan’s decision to release adam the way it is was more of a gift to this newly created family. So why is there such hostility? We have all been blessed. We should be thanking Rohan and not conveying our hate through this blog.

    Regards,
    Jason

  69. Hooray! I started way back in June/July but was missed in pre-order 1 (devasted for a week still not completely recovered from the shock).

  70. Happy Republic Day. I was hoping that the RD special would be that the 29th orders are advanced to today – well well – hope is eternal!!

  71. @Rohan:

    Test, test and then test again before you release the next batch.

    End-user test by non-geeks is important for usability testing. Not everyone would be able to use a fix by XDAndroids to run their Adam.

    It is time NI had an official forum of its own so as to organize all the info. WordPress can’t even the posts in order.

    Great job with the fast customer service!

  73. +1. wife cursing him for not taking care of kids today and not coming for dinner. Greg we are waiting for you.

  76. Happy Republic day to you too!

    I share your feelings about India being more of a continent rather than a country.With so many different cultures of varied mindsets, and different people who speak different languages, it sure is a wonder of the world!

  77. @ Rajendra ! ———India being a “divorced” and ———. Typo, you meant diverse.

    Anyway you are lucky Gecko didn’t read your post.

  78. I emailed pre-order support on the 22nd to check and our good friend “Jon” confirmed that they would be shipped air with a 2-4 day eta.

  80. His agenda for today should be not post, satisfy first batch out there.
    Rohan, keep concentrating on customers first.

  81. @Rohan, Good to know the next round of orders are coming soon.
    Waiting for Greg’s review. Hopefully by tomorrow.

  83. I couldn’t do half the things I can with my HTC Aria (AT&T) if it weren’t for ATTN1 over at XDA. Long live the hackers!!!

  84. +1. Pre-install screen protector from next shipments please as you are sending them for installation (peeling of is a cake walk not the other way though). This is my 3rd request today for pre-installation of screen protector.

  86. I do remember Rohan mentioned that Mail’d was based off of K-9. Definitely no foul

  87. @John Velas

    Oh, I was hoping your animal was a pig, since they are very smart and likeable, but if you’re not, then you need a different animal.

    Here is a song for you:
    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hHsh1Dy0QY”

  88. Rohan’s expression of love for XDA community confirms what I could only have imagined. Adam the truly open device. Owners of Adam will have some of the best support available. My confidence in Notion Ink has reached an all time new high!!!!! This will not be an ordinary company. The ride may be a little rocky at times but fasten your seat belts this is going to be a blast!!!!

  90. Greg might be sleeping with his Adam because his wife kicked him out. A little fling like that might be fun in the short term, but the long-term consequences can be disastrous.

  94. Happy Republic day and thanks Rohan!! Looking forward for my Adam and eagerly waiting for NI Adam 2..

  95. We are 25F tonight and last week it was 11F :). Have to use adam in house (iPhone works and so as adam). The temperature he mentioned is near the cpu which would be room temperature due to the casing and cpu heat. No worries unless you are over Independence pass (Colorado at 12000ft elevation) or Mt. evans/pikes peak (14000+ft) during night or during snow storm.

  97. Oh Boy… Still haven’t gotten the Adam and the Adam 2 already is in the works!!!!!… Wow… Efficient company!!! =D

  98. Adam2 on cards, nice! :)..and great to know that all of us will be part of that journey too!

  99. Rohan, PLEASE don’t exclude anyone who missed pre-order 1 from pre-order 2 (I’ve been a member of Notion Addicts for a while now but I was broke for PO1).

    I’m DEFINITELY not missing the second chance.

  102. Your comment is awaiting moderation.

    Here for everyone, who wants Google Market, google Apps & root access plus the latest adam update right now:

    “http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=929224”

    LOVE from XDA

    Enjoy

  104. :). Nice catch. Hopefully India would get divorced from the corrupted politicians.

  108. Thank you ROHAN! I am a member of NotionAddicts, you have completed my goal! I also may be getting an adam even sooner!

    So excited. I will buy anything NotionInk release. you are amazing, and I don’t care if I get called a fanboy.

  111. Happy republic day india… on this very special day i would advice every one, including non-indians, to read “The story of my experiments with truth” writteh by Mahatma Gandhi. it will help you understand yourself better.

    Rohan and NI : (posting again)

    I read in an article that chennai is cheaper to manufacture than china : Nokia conducted a study and found Chennai to be 11% cheaper than China.

    Read more: Mobile companies find the right connection in Chennai – The Times of India “http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mobile-companies-find-the-right-connection-in-Chennai/articleshow/6435165.cms#ixzz1BNEcPkyz”

    May be you could shift the factory from china to india(chennai) so that you can save some money… and reduce the price of adam. Further more you would be able to protect your intellectual properties better… i am just trying my best to help you and NI thru the means tat i could.

    Fellow bloggers: in one of the posts i wrote “suffering from depression and fear that adam is going to eat my apple” whent asked about his health… many said i was unkind… seriously, i didn’t meant to make fun of his health. I am also one of steve jobs’s fan. i like him, his creativity, his desire for perfection for his products and i admire his skillful presentation. i just meant it as a joke. i am extremely sorry if i have unintentionally upset anyone, esp Drnishiz, fundaazoflife, gecko, little al and Paranoid_Android. pls accept my apologizes..

  112. I hope that the adam 2 is still cheap and as cost effective as the adam 1. I won’t be buying a new adam until I go to college. So, that will be 2 or 3 gens away!!

  113. I really don’t wanna hear about the ADAM 2 right now, I haven’t even pre-ordered #1….let’s get everything straight with this device first.

    pre-orders, bricking, lag, unresponsive screens, ect ect….

    Don’t worry I’m buying it, because I believe in the company and the device, and I know all will be well, but …you know.

  115. Everyone,

    I am on the phone with Greg and the video is at 60 uploading…he did capture it at 1080p and will not be doing this again at this size. Probably at least another hour.

    Thanks everyone for your support!

    -Mike

  116. Umm Rohan, This seems to be a very popular request from many people here and elsewhere- For the shipments from now on, can we have the screen protector factory-applied? It will be much easier to remove it, if we want, but placing it without bubbles requires a fair amount of knack.

    Congrats on dreaming dreams and living them too!

  118. 1

    Those questions are way more important right now than hinting about adam 2.

    The roll out of order 1 has been a complete mess, there have been delays, issues, excuses, misinformation, and a huge lack of communication.

    This post had very little real meat to it. The majority of the general public still can’t buy Adam 1 and you are Talmud about Adam 2.

    Before NI worries about Adam 2 they should fix the issues with Adam 1, roll out genisis, deal with support, etc

    Sorry for the rant, but I simply can’t understand the thought process of Rohan at this point.

    I still am looking forward to my Adam shipping on Sat (assuming it’s still on schedule).

    I wish the best for NI but I fear they are in big trouble if someone doesnt show more leadership there.

  119. Don’t worry- he is talking about the roadmap and the timeline, which does seem to indicate that the product is still in the works. It is not going to come very soon. Besides, if there has to be public participation for the design of the product, the development phase will be fairly long. I think the ADAM2 will be on track for some time next year (Q2, maybe).

  120. Happy republic day to all fellow Indians and rest of the world too.Thanks Rohan for the update.You said all those who posted before 22 Jan (on this blog ?? am I right) will also be considered.How about people who were part of the first family mail but Could not order their desired Adam due to payment issues ,will those family member will also be considered ONCE AGAIN.please clarify….

  121. +100 Need an NI to go with my N1 (that continues to be a pleasure thanks to the xda team) Knowing that they are happy with Rohan’s work (and vice versa) makes me happy… because as other have mentioned, it will keep the Adam and its next iterations alive and up to date.

  122. “All the members of the NotionAddicts, NotionInkHacks, NotionInkFan and those who commented before 22nd of January WILL be the part of the next pre-order.” – keeping your word Mr. Rohan.

    All best

    Zex

  126. I am posting this to avoid the comments on this post also going bonkers like every other post in the past.

    The jumbling is not because of the time zone difference. It is actually no one’s fault. I can tell this for sure because I have a wordpress blog of my own.

    Actually, on wordpress blog settings, you can choose to specify the Max. No. of leaves in a conversation. In this blog, it is specified to be 10. Any conversation/thread that exceeds 10 messages begins appearing at the bottom of every page. In this post, there was a thread on Page1 of the comments for which the 11 level of replies started with Silver Stratton said, on January 21, 2011 at 11:26 (the time is indian time)
    “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/my-box/comment-page-5/#comment-82134″

    Anyone who knowingly or unknowingly replied to any of the messages that followed on that thread ended up below that post. These posts appear on the latest page of comments.

    Hope that clarifies.

    The only solution is to increase the number of levels (That can look very shabby beyong a limit) or to disable conversations totally, in which case every comment would come as a separate comment, and it would be very difficult to follow conversations. But there is a third option, people should exercise a little more caution when commenting.

    So, people, DO NOT EXCEED 10 levels in a conversation!

    Cheers!

  127. I think he mentioned adam2 to tell us that NI will not close its offices, but will be here in future (to quell the claims of people like John Biggs and others that Notion ink is doomed).

  130. That explanation was with respect to an older post – My Box! (with more pics) when the latest comments were on Page 5. Now they are on Page 7 and I suppose the link will not work.

  131. Eeeuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhh… Get Albert some handy wipes. Will handy wipes take off gecko???

  132. Thanks for the update Albert, hard to keep up with all the adam news of late. You should see my Chrome browser, i have about 50 tabs open and probably 20 of those are adam related. Ive noticed you on almost every adam related page out there. Your worse then i am..haaaaaa

  133. “https://notionink.wordpress.com/2011/01/21/my-box/comment-page-7/#comment-82134″ onwards…

  134. I can’t wait for next round of orders!! Missed out on the first one…. No email. Been telling everyone at work about the adam and even my indian friends 🙂
    I’ve already laid down the law…. No touching only observations allowed until further notice.

  136. i had saved up for adam but will put it on hold for adam 2.
    why does technology grow so fast?:-( happens every time. whenever i buy something, a new product with more power and specifications releases within 2 months and that too a lot cheaper.

  137. Hm would’ve thought that the EAP people would be more like the Beta-Testers. Those who Pre-Ordered would’ve been something more along the lines of customers(ones that would usually review a product highly as they were big enough fans to pre-order so it would be free good publicity).

  139. I love to wake up with a mail from this blog!
    Even better: preorder 2, and I should be part of it (like preordrer 1?)

    Just ckecking how to disable all antispam option in my webmail, just to be sure…

  141. +1
    Word!! Being the bigger man. You just went up a level in my respect charts.
    (I believe it’s really difficult to portray emotions in text.)

  142. stoked to hear about adam 2 😀
    im glad i started posting rather than just reading.
    hope everyone from preorder 1 is/will be enjoying their adams.

    Quick question if anyone can help: Can a stylus be used with the adam? or does it only respond to finger touch?

  146. +1 True, if you want to record a good video review of a product there you have to have a good plan beforehand. I’m sure Greg will get the video up as soon as he can – video processing takes some time and, like everyone, he has to get some sleep as well, especially if his days are really full.

  148. Happy Republic Day..Jai Hind!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
    Great to hear bout Pre-Order 2..Veryyyyy Excited bout it alreadyyyyy 🙂 🙂
    n ADAM-2..Wow!! Sounds LoooooooVely 🙂

  149. New products take time to plan, develop and test and time waits for no one. If Rohan wants to develop the product with us all the planning needs to start soon 🙂 I’m sure it will be grand! 😀
    Happy Republic Day!

  150. Hooray! Me too but I was just thinking, how do they get our email addresses from posting here? I clicked through some other users and they have public email listed. I didn’t, until now 🙂
    Cheers

  151. @Albert – We are with you. You are the voice!!! ..I don’t know why Rohan is not responding to your questions..
    Please continue with your questions till NI comes up with answers and solutions.

  155. No EAP people are ALPHA-Testers. Pre-Order People are Beta-Testers. Pre-Order 2 (if that’s still what it’s going to be) People are Gold-Code Testers (AKA Shipping 1.0 final real world test code). Then its Offical Public launch. That’s why there was an iPhone 4 in the wild (left at a bar no less) months before it was offically announced much less offically launched. We’re getting see & participate in that normally hidden process. I had no illusions about what pre-ordering meant it terms of shipping dates and quaility of the inital software load when I plunked down my $600 USD for PixelQi + 3g model.
    Which I might add hasn’t even shipped yet. (Jan 9th-22nd-29th)

  156. Happy Republic Day to Rohan, NI and everyone else here!
    Thanks for the update! It’s great to hear that the second round of preorders is coming soon and Mastercard payments will be supported. And it’s especislly great that plans are being made for Adam 2 and they include this community to help make it together with NI. Excellent, it’s bound to be a masterpiece! 😀

  158. I missed pre-order 1 due to my bank rejecting the order. Hope I’m still on the list for the next round!

  160. What about people who comment before 22th who are still on the moderation system ?
    They will be on the pre-order list ?

    Please ! Pass the moderation ! :s

  161. when are we expected to received (delivered) the next batch of Adam? I can’t wait any longer!!!!!!
    Will it be February or will it be later than that?

  170. Rohan-

    As a political science major in college with a specialization in international relations I greatly appreciate the reference to the “Bumble Bee” of Democracy. The analogy points out the surprise of many that something that big with it’s lack of wing length and strength can actually fly…much like India and it’s extremely large and diverse population as a democratic state.

    Now one might wonder why such an introduction would be made. The egotist in me likes to think I just have a special place in your heart Rohan. Others might play it off to be random verbiage leading into a simple post. I think those who have been following NI for a while now realize that there is often a lot of meaning behind these posts…and even more that goes beyond the surface. I like to think that the analogy of the bumble bee might best describe NI’s initial direction and focus while confronting the realities of a tumultuous marketplace. Like India and the bumblebee, NI has very audacious hopes – given its background and beginning. Like India and the bumblebee, there were many skeptics that say it couldn’t be done and won’t be done. There’s no question that mistakes have been made and situations could always be more ideal…but it’s the result that matters. I have a feeling that many will soon look back and wonder how a start-up company from India was able to make such an impact in the global market.

    Might we call Notion Ink the Bumble Bee of Tablet Companies. For the sake of my future Adam…I certainly hope so!

  171. Hi,

    It may make sense to have a Plan B option for update, i.e via a small update tool we can install on PC and do the update. It can be safer ..but then it will not be unique 😦

    Goks

  173. And forgot to mention my love for XDA Devs.
    No company in the world can provide better support than XDA guys for sure 🙂

  175. Awesome! Very high quality un-boxing video. Look forward to more videos from Notioninkfan.

  176. Rohan do not forget all the unlucky ones kije me whose 1st attempt to buy failed because of credit card companies failed to pass it.

    I expect to recieve invite for 2nd stage of preorder before it goes public .

  178. thank you rohannnnnnn!!!!!!! I’m afraid do not be included in the next pre-order because I was registered late in this sites but in this blog I post months ago. Indeed I lost first pre-order because don’t read the email whit your invitation.
    this time will don’t loose it!!!!

  179. I also was in email communication with Jon on Jan. 22nd, and he indicated, and I quote:

    ” Dear XXXXX
    “Greetings from the Notion Ink Support Team!
    It would take about 3 to 4 working days for the package to be received once the package has been shipped.
    Thank you for your continued support to Notion Ink!
    Warm Regards
    Jon
    Notion Ink Support Team ”

    So I didn’t cancel my order, with the new information.

  181. Wish Rohan hadnt brought up Adam 2…this blog is full of people that will ask about it from 1 Feb 2011 up until the day before it will be released 😉

  182. I think you misunderstood.

    What I want to know is when the adam will be shipped, not how long it will take to get to my location once shipped.

    If the next (pre)order for adam starts tomorrow, are they even ready to ship? Or will it take them another two month to get production up?

  183. @ Rohan – “This time, we will make it with you! :)”??
    Been reading this blog since CES 2010 – so far I dont think I have ever seen such “consultation” with the public as you have done – I guess thats why everyone feels a part of it.

    Never heard of anyone from the half eaten fruit company doing that…

    Keep up the great work.

  184. @Rohan :

    Thanks for the informations about the pre-installation of update … my adam will be ship on 31st of january ;o)

    Great to know that you are not against XDA community … because i hope that they can help users who want to access Adam from differents OS like Ubuntu.

    Could you help us to know which component are in Adam to find module for kernel ? (Wifi Module, …)

    I can’t wait to get mine ….

    Hard days

  185. @Rohan,

    # updates/ ‘bricking’ issues. – The update problem should have been easily been identified by EAP people so it should not have happened to end users…. speaking about EAP………….

    # Next Order stage is starting soon

    I hope you don´t forget that group I mentioned above, if not they should be renamed to LAP……

    # All the members of the NotionAddicts, NotionInkHacks, NotionInkFan and those who commented before 22nd of January WILL be the part of the next pre-order.

    So this time you will send me 4 pre-order links 😉

  186. Adam 1 .. Adam 2 .. Adam 3 .. Adam N

    This all makes no difference if the NI continues to shower love equally among all the children. Make sure all get frequent updates and all are Bug free as much as software can be.

    I am not really a Big Fan of Apple but I do like that they actually support all their devices for a along period unlike many companies who only want you to buy the latest and greatest and make no attempt to support slightly older products.

    ~~ Hardware gets you a Sale … Software gets you repeat Customers ~~

  189. Awesome, great news! I missed the first pre-order, but not going to miss this one!

  190. Gecko’s in Asia use hammocks, because it attracts so many bugs (mainly mosquitoes) that sit on all the fabric. A nice meal for when they come home.

    (They will also like tablets as tablets are good to handle in an hammock)

  192. Hey Rohan,
    I love to share ideas, i just watched Social Network today and it’s a little scary what people can do to each other though. But It might be helpful to draft a “Notion Ink Constitution” of some sort so that when we do share ideas and they become part of the project, no one can sue you for intellectual property. It gets really messy. But knowing you, your legal team is pobably on it already! Or make some deal, if your idea is good enought, you get a free adam 2 when it comes out! I would take that.
    Thanks for the update.
    Can’t wait for my adam next week!

  193. @zex
    >> actually India is sub-continent
    Your are of course wrong, but whats your point? 🙂

  194. Thanks for the news 🙂 Wow, does soon mean perhaps this weekend 🙂 I would be so happy to order my Adam with Mastercard 😀

  195. OMG! I´ve already received a PRE-ORDER mail for ADAM 2 – dang I´m such a lucky bastard! 😀

  196. Don’t love the Eden UI, however love the Adam’s hardware specs and can’t wait for Honeycomb to arrive. It’s going change things 😀

    “http://oi51.tinypic.com/3342koy.jpg”

  197. Oh you tease! The Adam is just out the door and you are going to introduce the Adam 2!! I am already developing an unhealty lust toward the as yet secret product. Yet I am comforted by the knowledge (hope?) that whatever amazing software is released on the Adam 2 will also be released on the Adam. Just curious what is the planned support life for the original Adam? Will you be cutting support and updates after a mere 5 years or will Android 28 be put onto the original Adam???

    Also, I am chomping at the bit for pre-order 2. Can’t wait and can’t sleep

  199. Rohan,
    Congrats to Notion Ink and all who are steadfast with you on delivering the pre order 1. happy for all you guys.

  202. I really hope I will be on the second wave 😥
    Ally my comments before today are still on the moderation limbo !

  203. Great update, but all it did was make me nervous wordpress will screw up and leave me out of pre-order number 2.

    If I got the email last time (which I did, but sadly, I didn’t partake in pre-order 1) does that mean I’ll get the email again this time? Because I don’t think I commented in between pre-order 1 and 2.

  204. you guys need to go all out an make a prototype that surpasses the adam; pretend you have a unlimited budget. this will create the base for Adam 2. goodluck 🙂

  205. Hmz …. My first post on this blog was on the 14th of january, but you guys only approved the one of the 23rd of january. I don’t write on any of the other blogs but know and read them.

    Does this mean I will NOT be included in the next pre-order ? Because that would suck ….

    Hope somebody can answer this question…

  206. Hoping I’m still not being moderated, and the several moderated comments I made before 22nd will mean I’m on on round 2?

    Ben 🙂

  208. Adam 2……….still excited about adam 1
    My exams are starting from 8th and my shipping date shows 31st jan
    Hard time!!!!
    I am really excited coz it will be my first true gadget 🙂
    What about customs in india??
    I was really impressed by Kam’s video….awesome work!
    Looking forward for Greg’s

  209. It is very frustrating to read comments that haven’t been moderated, buy trolls who don’t get that this is an innovation/startup which is never expected to go perfectly? What’s worse is that I will likely miss out on Round 2 while those trolls get an offer???

    Ben 😦

  210. I get the impression that ‘Adam 2’ is not an upgraded Adam but something completely different: a headset maybe?

  213. -3 C is nothing, if it can withstand -20 C then the Adam will be usable outside during winter here.

  214. good you are alredy working on adam2…
    hope to have a chance to get adam next preorder 🙂

  215. Sorry Alex. I did not see your start of this conversion. I was responding to@albert wertz, @Tracy Carlton.

    I guess I was scrolling to fast.

  217. Pre-install screen protector from next shipments please. So when pre-orders start for all?

  219. Hi,
    I hope this time I’ll get an answer. 😀
    I was part of the “family mail” in the first pre-order round, but I couldn’t manage to buy one.
    Now I’m here with my credit card ready for the second round but I wonder if I will receive again the email or I’ll have to wait for the public opening and take my finger crossed?
    Thanks

    Marco

  220. Hello all,

    If anyone wants to show their support for Notion Ink Fan, I put up a QUICK background to fit on the Adam tablets. Send us a picture of your Adam with this as the background 🙂

    “http://notioninkmedia.com/backgrounds/”

    This is just a holding URL for now Greg is sleeping 🙂

    I WILL make more…send them over to Greg’s email and we will try to post the pics on the website.

    Thanks all!!!
    -Mike

  221. waaah adam 2 will be out by the end of the year already?!! when can i order adam 1… when will it be shipped… you know what… if adam 2 comes out at the end of the year, i’ll buy that one as well!!! i am seeing all these unboxing videos… and man… i wish i was waiting for mine to be delivered!!! don’t leave me out this time please… 🙂

  224. @Tracy Carlton: But somehow I missed your post (sorry) so i am happy with the ‘re-post’ of Prema. Access to the Market is one of the first things that I will install.

  225. What about the EAP 2 participants, why the hell are Notion Ink not keeping their promises and instead just screwing with us.

  226. I’m looking at different handwritten note taking apps. does anyone know of any good apps for this? Note Everything looks good but I’d like to see if there are others as well

  227. DarkWinterNights shows us the first real thing: posting from an Adam. Congrats, soon I hope to do that as well.

    How fast does Adam boot?
    Or is it just like a phone, basically you do not boot or hibernate between sessions, so it is online immediately?

  230. When can I preorder Adam II ? It is unfair to announce ADAM II wihout a clear commitment for a preorder date. Will there be a inductive charger coming with Adam II? Will the ADAM II already be based on Googles new 2012 system called pinkmuppet?

  231. @albert – All the requests you made are valid and should be available soon. Meanwhile their support team is doing a great job replying to emails as fast as possible and if required calling people on the phone numbers they have provided. I have had several communications with them and till now it has been excellent support. I must appreciate them for this.

  233. Rohan… never felt so Proud of you man!!!

    I believe in the hard work you guys are doing… wish I could not just be sitting around and waiting to order… wish I could contribute without duplicating someone’s work.. so I have started talking to people in my Organization and will ensure that every one of them know what you and your team are doing!! cause its incredible!!!

    I still wish I could come to your office and flick one to start marketing it in my company 🙂

    Thanks and yes we are with you and watching you 🙂

  234. I have been following up Rohan’s blog since last 6 months and quite curios on adam. From all feedback adn Rohan’s blog the final product looks awsome. I will be buying one soon.

  236. Cool! I can’t wait to order and then starts the excitement until it arrives 🙂
    Looking forward to learn more about the Adam2!

  237. “Indian subcontinent” is a reference landmass that is also called South Asia(which includes so many friendly neighbors like Pakistan ….)
    “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_subcontinent”
    You will have to re-introduce Geography to the world to say “India is a sub-continent” 🙂

  238. Not sure at this point who’s reading which blogs, so …

    @Mike Vector 66: Thanks for all your contributions and for helping Greg; much appreciated!

    @Greg, who is now sleeping, and resting up for tomorrow’s videos: THANKS a million for all your efforts on our behalf.

    @Rohan,

    Greg and Mike have put in a tremendous amount of work supporting Adam and deserve a great big cheer from all of us, and in particular from the Notion Ink Team, for helping to keep this dream alive and well 🙂

  241. So great news I was about to order an other tablet to make me wait for Adam but if pre-order #2 arrives soon… I am so happy !
    Hope to get it soon !
    Good Job Guys !

  242. Hi Guys,

    I saw some clips of CES on notioninkfan where people where hoiping to get a Adam soon so they can do a full review.

    Has any of the major sceptic sites reviewed and compared the Adam to iPad, Tab and others alike?
    Also I’d like to see how the handling of Eden is compared to iOS and HP’s OS (which is really Palm’s OS).

    If not any other site. Is it possible a Notion Ink hack/fan/etc site can do a full review with comparison?

    I’d really like to know how Adam performs and where it should improve…

  243. Is there any full review out there already? I don´t mean the unboxing videos from the notion ink fanatics but an unbiased review with all the pros and cons.

  249. ” We suggested that device should work from -3 to 50 DegC ”

    I think its a bit narrow minded not to make adam work in colder temperatures. Especially since a lot of major cities have average temperatures during the winter which are far below -3°C.

    This is todays temperature in the following cities:

    Moscow: -11°C
    Stockholm: -6°C
    New York City: -5°C
    Oslo: -17°C
    Helsinki: -14°C

    In Russia, northern parts of USA and in scandinavia it can easily go down to even below -20°C.

    Nokias smartphones works fine between -15°C – +55°C
    Samsung Galaxy S works between -20°C – +50°C
    Sony Ericsson (all smartphones) works between -10°C – +45°C

    Just Sayin’ ….

    Also, I don’t think it’s wise to start promoting Adam2 before most people haven’t had the chance to buy adam1 yet. They might get the feeling Adam2 is just around the corner and decide not to buy your precious first born.

    Otherwise I think you’re doing a great job with adam. Keep it up and be sure to push out Honeycomb to all devices the moment it gets released! 🙂

    Happy Republic Day! (have to google that one….)

  250. The iphone4 that was lost by the apple developer working on the program that allows it to make calls? Not a good example here. That guy was a paid worker testing out a product, not someone who paid for an device. That wasn’t a very good comparison.

    That aside I agree its a bit much to expect flawless code upon release, but customers are customers no matter when they bought a device. Guess we can agree to disagree on that.

  251. One question. The Adam is shipped including the plug of the adapter that is required by each country?

    Anyone from Barcelona has bought the Adam? I would like to check the product “in situ” before purchase my unit.

    At this moment there are several an interesting unboxing and reviews videos in several forums, where could I find a comparative between LCD and PQi?

  253. I am wondering whether the installation of Gapps to grant access to the Android Market will have any effect on warranty, system, etc. “http://notioninkhacks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=289”
    Do you know it? What are the risks of doing that?

  254. rohan, do you mean that the adam rom listed on greg’s blog is the completely updated one! (inclusive of updates which will fix the eden lag issue..)…. i am confused.. pls clarify…

  255. Got the link 🙂 “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php/1357-FIRST-PROFESSIONAL-REVIEW-OF-THE-NOTION-INK-ADAM!-(with-pics)”

  256. Just a reminder on this page also,

    Please dont exceed 10 levels of replies, or the comments WILL get messy.

    Cheers!

  258. Stay cool, and pre-order.
    Adam 2 is going to be next-gen phone not “not-tablet” – i hope 😉

    All best

    Zex

  259. Hope the second phase order will start now 🙂 Anyway, the Chinese New Year is near, and the factory will most likely be on holiday now, so expect a longer wait time i think, hope this round have more pixelqi as I missed that on the preorder 1.

    and please do the screen protector before shipping together with the update.

  260. That is what has been found by many. The flashed devices have been shown to be more stable and smooth, and crashing less often

  262. I can not find information about sending Adam to Russia! It is a pity that I join you later. Probably not get a 2-pre-order will wait for 3 pre-order. I’m with you!

  270. I wonder if it is possible that Adam could only be handled by a special pen and did not react to hands touch when we’re typing. This would facilitate much to write… Maybe some special (insulating) palm pad (or maybe a glove? ;D ) could solve the problem?
    I hope that Adam 2 will solve this little problem.

  271. “Soon”, a song by Yes from their suite The Gates of Delirium

    🙂 You need patience and an open mind to listen this song.

  273. Great news. Especially the 2nd Order round. I wasn’t part of the “clucky people list” and I could not order one of the Pixel QI Adam from the 1st batch. I was hopping the CES will come with some nice alternatives, but to be honsest, I am a bit dissapointed, so I really hope I would be lucky this time!

  274. Can’t wait to see what Adam 2 consists in 🙂

    I hope I won’t miss the second preorder of Adam, I can’t wait for it anymore ^^
    I want to play with my Adam too! and work with my Adam! and paint and draw and watch films on my Adam etc .. 😀

    Thanks Rohan!

  277. @Rohan
    As we are still in Pre-Order status right now, is there an official launch date of adam planned? Any event?

    Would be great to see this:
    – Official launch of adam along with launch of Genesis
    – Presentation of all available applications from NotionInk
    – Presentation of all software partners and available applications in Genesis
    – Roadmap information on further Eden development (portrait mode, OpenGL etc.)
    – Roadmap information regarding compatibility of Honeycomb and Eden plus android market and Genesis

  279. I think that seconds preorder starts in Februrary (when the first customers get their devices to reveal that ADAM is definitely no varporware).

  280. Hmm talking about a V2 and have not even a nominal shipping for the first model… I think you jump to fast…;-)

    Will I get the V1 in my local electronic dealer in 2011, here in Europe? Or at least with a major dealer like Amazon?

  281. now I am happy that I posted at least one comment in december 😉
    Can´t wait for my order, I´m checking the blog daily since november last year…

  282. we don’t want Adam 2. Instead of that we would like Notion Ink to focus on
    1. EDEN
    2. Customer support for Adam 1.

    Announcement of Adam 2 immediately gives a feeling to Adam 1 users that Adam 1 is already dead and outdated before birth.

  283. I agree to disagree with you.

    I think it is a GREAT experience to be working closely within our family, working the issues out on a brand-new, very cutting-edge device. I also think the hostility is simply not fair.

    And it is NOT unusual to have issues with first gen devices – even with the BIG companies. Remember that, AFTER iPhone 4 was sold to the GENERAL PUBLIC (as opposed to a first pre-order given to Apple friends), the antenna problem was discovered.

    My hubby and I got two of the first Apple iMac 27″ computers in California and we had little problems, but they got worked out. I once received a DOA computer from Dell. Stuff like that just happens.

    So, I think bashing NI is inappropriate. (Especially when people who don’t even have an Adam start bashing NI.)

  284. всё путём будет, с выходом ipad2 и NI должны обеспечить доступ всех желающих к девайсу без всяких пред заказов. у них там траблы были с гибридными дисплеями(вернее их отсутсвием) по идее на след неделе всё должно разрешиться…

  285. Rohan, Please clear this for me… I had commented very well before and had received the preorder one link but because of the mastercard issue i was unable to place order, will a preorder 2 link be sent to me too.

  287. I think so too. And I think Rohan will be taking note of questions we ask and things we want.

  289. Just out of curiosity…
    Does anybody know what happened to the notion ink logo?
    The logo that won the contest?

  290. Well, this comment is maybe a bit too drastic but I also believe that it’s important to make sure Adam 1 becomes a big success. To do so it’s indeed important to focus on Eden and customer support. Both targets (adam 1 success and adam 2 planning) can be reached if two separate teams are created to handle both of them.

  291. Adam 1 seems to be an experiment with life of 9-15 months. Declaring plans for adam 2 does means adam 1 itself is failure. Rohan,Do concentrate on Adam 1 and you dream for adam 2 but just improve one which is dreamed already i.e. Adam 1.

  294. Pranav:

    It is silly to keep waiting another 15-18 months for next gen. New stuff is always going to be on the horizon. Enjoy the present. Get an Adam 1.

    Just my opinion.

    🙂

  295. Hi Nilesh,
    Typical product development cycle is 3-4 qtrs. If Rohan doesn’t start today them there will be no follow-on ADAM next year. This happens every where, Only diference is that Rohan is open about it.
    I hope NI team has resources to focus on sustaining current ADAM while they start work on ADAM 2

  297. Two quotes to illustrate this adequate comment from Gabe:
    “The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make a mistake.”
    – Elbert Hubbard

    “No pressure, no diamonds.”
    – Mary Case

    Shine on you Rohan + Team…

  298. Hope I get a chance to order mine. I have been following everything adam for so long.

  301. Unfortunally, there are still many questions regarding availability, support, updates.
    I feel the same as many others that already talking about ADAM 2 is to early (to do it openly at least). It’s good to be ambition and have a vision, but first make sure that ADAM 1 is up-and-running. Than take the next step.

    This way you can also focus your energie where needed…

  302. Don’t really agree to that. Every product has a development cycle. All they are bringing out is the road map. And Adam 2 is atleast an year away. I see Adam 2 more as an upgrade over Adam rather than some thing completely new.

  303. Hope I dont miss out on the next pre-order… I got the mail the first time, but by then the PiQ models got sold out.. 😦 was late in checking it.. now its like i am checking every 3 hours for something from Notion Ink! …

    HOPE!

  304. Nice quotes Karen. I am starting to wonder whether you do have some sort of “cool quotes” book! 😉

  305. Happy Republic Day everyone!

    Cant wait to see more Adam hands-on videos and what Adam2 will be like. 🙂 Cheers!

  306. And when i saw the Adam v.2 updates.. i got a bit skeptical. Why are you mentioning it now, even when the first batch of Adam v.1’s haven’t reached customers. It’s kinda misdirecting, like for a moment, I thought if i should wait for 2 instead of getting 1. Just for a moment that is.

    Adam 2 news is TOOOOO soon! Not the time to be talking about it. First push Adam 1 into all markets, see how it fares, how people actually respond when having it in their hands, atleast for a few (6-7) months, understand the issues, and then study the opportunity for Adam 2.

    Mentioning Adam 2 right now, is, i dunno what that word is.. distracting?

  308. happy republic day to all 🙂

    first all….pretty happy to see rohan post after sooooo long (actually it might have been a couple of days…bt it felt very long)….happy to hear about pre-order 2 (good for those who didn’t get to order the first time)…and pretty excited about adam 2

    @rohan…..you mentioned that all next batches will have updates pre-installed….does it mean all the batches henceforth (including the ones going to be shipped on 29th) or only the ones in pre-order 2???

    Also, about pre-order2 and adam2…..i believe you should wait till all the pre-order1 customers get their adams and then go for pre-order2….i dnt mind getting some info on adam2 though 😉

  310. I don’t get it – this review says the adam can handle up to 32 gig memory expansion. Rohan earlier said in the specs up to 128 gig. Which is it? I was about to order a 64 gig card based on Rohan’s earlier spec.
    “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php/1357-FIRST-PROFESSIONAL-REVIEW-OF-THE-NOTION-INK-ADAM!-(with-pics)”

    Can someone please tell me the max memory card the adam can handle?

  311. Delighted to hear that MasterCard will be supported this time around, now all I have to hope for is that I get an invite to the pre-order. I would hate to be disappointed a second time!!
    Seeing that there is hardly any sun in Ireland, I will settle for an LCD one!!

  312. Hope to be part of the second Pre-Order!
    Feels good to be part of this happening.
    It’s great the way Rohan is communicating with the world.

  313. Thanks for informing that Pre order 2 is going to start soon.

    I hope I’ll finally get my hands on the Adam.

    I agree, however, that even mentioning the Adam 2 is way too soon and probably affects consumer’s confidence in NI.

    Kind regards,

    Andoni

  315. Well congrats to proud owners of their Adams.

    Its really sad that some had their Adams bricked when being updated, but its good to know that a fix is already rolled out.

    As word is going around the internet, the Google Summer of Code is announced just a day back. If Notion Ink wants to truly embrace the Open-Source Development Community, they should be one of the mentoring organisations participating in the program. That way, they give back to the community and encourage development on the platform at the same time getting some really software/code out of it.

    It would really make my day if Notion Ink was one of the Mentoring Organisations.

  318. Good to see the vid’s from the lucky ones who have got the adam’s. Can’t wait for the next round of ordering (assuming Mcard has been sorted). Waiting patiently.

  319. Thnx for the good news Rohan! I hope it goes well and that I’m included in the mail this time. I have my MasterCard ready! 😛

  320. Well congrats to proud owners of their Adams.

    Its really sad that some had their Adams bricked when being updated, but its good to know that a fix is already rolled out.

    As word is going around the internet, the Google Summer of Code 2011is announced just a day back. If Notion Ink wants to truly embrace the Open-Source Development Community, they should be one of the mentoring organisations participating in the program. That way, they give back to the community and encourage development on the platform at the same time getting some really software/code out of it.

    It would really make my day if Notion Ink was one of the Mentoring Organisations.

  321. Given all of the comments and questions, would you consider a live, moderated chat with customers and potential customers?

  322. I want one to but i didn’t reply tot anything and not a member of any of those sites plz make An open order round thanks

  323. I am sorry to say rohan,i have been following adam for over an year,i expected a lot from it.But unfortunately it doesnt deliver.I hope your future versions are better,i will not be buying the adam after seeing it in action.Sometimes i feel its our fault because we pushed you too hard to release it early.All the best!

  325. Agreed on the focus, but no company should dwell on one piece of technology for too long. Technology becomes outdated quickly nowadays and companies that don’t go step in step with technology improvements tend to lose their competitive edge.
    Having all focus on a Tegra2 device while other companies begin to sell Tegra3 devices (once Tegra3 is available) would mean the company with the Tegra2 device was less competitive than the company with the Tegra3 device. Esentially that meany less customers for the first company since people tend to want to buy the latest and the best. If a company wants to follow technological improvement it needs to make plans for new devices even if the first devices are practically new to the market. Planning takes time and if they want to involve us in the process, plans are to be made now. If the company developed the product on its own, I highly doubt we’d be hearing about Adam2 now or anytime soon for that matter.

    Some people might wait for Adam2, but it won’t be produced ‘tomorrow’, but rather in a year’s time.. Esentially if you wait another year more, you could have an even better device, etc.

  326. Thnx for the good news, Rohan!

    I hope all goes well this time, and very happy you can accept MasterCard this time. So I will actually be able to press the Order button this time. 🙂

    I’ve watched allot of the new hands-on videos posted by normal users on youtube. Even though there were negative reviews, you can see it either they are doing something wrong (e.g. screen was not responsive and seems because they didn’t put the protector on properly) or it seemed like a software issue. Knowing the ‘Waterfall model’ you can’t expect differently from never used (new) software.

    Happy Republic Day!

    PS: Oh lol I see my post of my phone worked.. WordPress being funny when I browse of my phone..

  327. @Mannu : I agree there has to be Adam 2..but the thing now..absolutely no.

    Adam 1 is not even available for Orders right now. In fact not even all customers who pre ordered Adam 1 have got hold of them (Including Me) .

    Adam 1 should be established, with

    1) Genesis integration
    2) Honeycomb update
    3) Stable Eden with updates at least once a quarter.
    4) Marketing, promotions, customer relations should be focused on.
    5) Distribution channels should be well established.
    6) Service centers in prominent countries should be opened.

    I am sure Rohan If you read this, you will reply with a smile and say “Yes”..

    If these things are happening and in parallel plans for Adam 2 are conceived then there is no prob. But I am not sure this will happen…

    Will it Rohan ..?

    🙂

  328. i don’t know if its a good thing, realeasing more info on new tablet’s when the one there is now ain’t even on the shelves yet. ?

  330. Same here Paul, I too missed Tracy’s post.
    So thank you Prema, thank you Tracy, thank you XDA !!

  332. I agree with sameer. It’s impossible to say Adam1 is a failure. During the time Adam2 will be thought of and developed, Adam1 will receive many updates – honeycomb being one of them. Adam1 will run its product cycle and at the end of it we’ll have a better Adam waiting for us that will be developed during the course of the next year or so. It’s impossible to not think about improvement at this point, especially when information about Tegra3 can be found on the internet.

  334. Will the guys who didn’t make it at pre-order 1 also get access to pre-order 2? My pre-order mail got in the spam (damn you GMX). If so say Yes and write and smile rohan 😉 🙂

  335. There will always be something better out there. Sell your A1 when A2 is coming.

  338. People seem very ready to join in the view that its ok that Adam doesn’t work as it should ‘because its new’ or ‘the user isn’t swiping the right way’ why is that? A finished product should be exactly that. Finished. It should account for.variances in individual ways of working.would you be happy if your phone only worked at 90 degtees, or if you had to wiggle the key in your car door a certain way for it to open? No. And a screen protector? Why on earth would you need one of those? All the posts and pics about making the screen scratch resistant, and the non glare properties of the screen and now its not as you expect you justify it by saying the free, ill fitting screen protector wasn’t put on properly? Adam needs a lot of work before it can compete, I hope its done before customers walk away.

  339. Rohan, Glad to hear there are development plans for Adam 2! I think it lets people know that you are planning for a long future it the business. At the same time I would take care not to emphasize Adam 2 for awhile. You do not want to detract from Adam 1. I guess it is a fine line to walk. I think a good business model would be to sit on Adam 2 info for a few months to let your initial product take root. You must take care not to make people think they did not get the best possible product available. I still can not wait to get my Adam ordered!!!!

  341. Indeed, Im not sure to get the point of taling yet of v2; stated that ADAM isnt yet officialy avalaible.

    Still, I’ll be around for the release of v2 this time.

  342. I can understand what your saying but your judging a product on a PRE-release version.

    These videos are from people who PRE-ordered, this is for the die hard early adopters (there are a lot for this product) they are essentially beta testers, many manufacturers do this, christ you should have tried the first iPhones, that had many problems.

    The REAL customers come when there is an official release, not from pre-order 1, 2 or 5,6,7,8.

    I’m happy to wait for the early adopters to get the bugs out the system before buying my Adam.

  343. Thanks for update. f adam 1 really works, will likely get 2 as well. Keep up good work.

  344. yes, it was announced on slashgear and it seems to be a long term development. A project that may not make it as it doesn’t have a unique factor but is a good idea.

  345. Thanks Rohan.

    – Pre-Order 2 => good, I’m looking forward to it (the hardware will be the same as the previous pre-order ? I mean : 8GB of memory, etc…)
    – About pen/stylet : do we find one in the box ? (objective : taking notes, drawing, …)
    – Mastercard will be possible, thanks.
    – shipping : before mid-march ? (in my case : I’m going to need around that date, because I will be a lot on the road or something…)

    And about Adam 2, my dream would be :
    – around september 2012.
    – Tegra 3
    – 1080p display PQI
    – 16 GB+
    – 1 or 2 GB of memory
    – 10-hour+ autonomy
    – some surprises ! 🙂

    Thanks again, Rohan !

  346. I disagree glenn.. a pre-order is to get.your name on the list so that when the product is ready for shipping you get it first.not so that you can be shipped a prototype for bug testing.when notion ink put pre-order on their public website there was no mention of this being a prototype or anything other than the real thing.LCD models were available to the.general public long after the pixelQi sold out.I applaud the NI fan loyalty, but remember, as far as NI are concerned and their investors, these are retail units and all that implies.

  347. No Kris , having waited a year for A1 waiting another year for A2 will be intolareble and put you behind the curve. I could wait for A1 as there was nothing else comparable but from now on the developmental curve will be steep with new tablets, with competitive features announced and in production, very quickly. If I don’t get on the 2nd shipment then all bets are off as there will be at least 2 tablets that will be competitive with A1 and further waiting will not be an option. From now on things will move faster and faster.

  348. @ Andromeda is right, that’s the cycle that MSF is trying to sinchronize with. Once you fall of the development curve the implementation part falls out of synch,

  350. I was on the EAP 2 list as well and was looking forward to the things promised for December. No things and not even any communication, even to email enquiries. It just feels like we have been ignored and forgotten

  351. rohan @ Observer is correct for those of us locked out due to Mastercard issies and /or redit card difficultiies should be given an edge. This next order appears to be a quick run.

  352. 9-15 months for adam2. I like the time range Rohan, just make sure you meet it that tail end of it! I have v1 on the way, but I’m here with you. Concentrate on less disappointments and more surprises!

    Everyone loves surprises. Everyone loves exceeded expectations.

  354. As Andreu said:

    One question. The Adam is shipped including the plug of the adapter that is required by each country?

    Rohan please can you answer that, its a very important question, i remember to read from someone from Netherlands, there is only US adaptor.

    Well if some member here know that please tell us something about that.

  358. Thanks Himanshu! Was waiting for a good(in terms of completion) review. Makes me even more excited!

  359. Thanks for the much needed update…..Anyways all Indians on this blog Happy Republic Day of Worlds largest democracy………Nice to see and read reviews through videos proud that a Indian Company has made us proud………God bless you Rohan and the whole NI family and please start next order

  360. Wow I’m impressed by how fast NI responds to our posted concerns/issues that the 1st timers were experiencing when the got their Adams. Great Rohan that in the next batch of systems (which is mine 🙂 will have the updates applied. There is also a video posted that shows how to adjust the brightness to cut down on the reflective view. Greg has also posted his unboxing video now on his site. I look forward to seeing more videos from the 1st timers and eagerly await the arrival of mine.
    Regards,

  361. Rohan thank you for the update. I am so terribly excited by what has taken place and your announcement for future plans. I cannot wait to follow those on my A1. I will be able to move and react so much faster once I have the A1 in my hands, which brings me to my next wish–having been locked out of 1st pre o I want to be sure of getting my A1 and not get caught up in the Pre O2 crush. Pls let us know that we will be thought of. Thanks for everything and for the possibilities

  363. anniyan92:
    > accept my apologizes..

    Ah – a joke that went awry. I can relate to that. And a graceful apology, too. Everything’s good now.

  364. Argh I am in a conflict. Shall I order an Adam or not.

    PRO: sexy hardware
    CONTRA: software

    hmmm software can be fixed. At least I hope that they can fix that 😀

    I think I will have to flip a coin 😛

  367. @SAMADHAN, of course not. “Declaring plans for adam 2 does means adam 1 itself is failure.”-You are wrong. It would have been a FAIL of epic proportions had they not had plans for the ADAM2 in the works already. Product development is something that takes manths and months to complete.Let alone Hardware- How long d’ya think Samsung and others took to bring froyo to their phones- Yes, Months. I would be worried if Rohan and co. did not have plans already for ADAM2 and at least worked out a vision of whatthey see in at least 2 upcoming versions. Fortunately I am not worried!

  368. Now, I had commented a couple times ages ago, and my last comment, the one on the unboxing post, does not show up, as if it did not pass moderation. What I am concerned with is that I had never received a pre-order mail, but I am looking forward for this next one. Looking forward to it, but concerned about it. Although, I am definitely not getting edgy on this, but I would rather make sure to be part of it, is there a way to ensure?

  369. @Rohan
    I second what Nilesh said in his comment and I am glad you acknowledged it. One thing I need to add to what he said is pre-orders 2 or shall we call orders 2. Let us not sit on the fence like Google did with Chrome browser remaining on Beta for two years or so before it went mainstream. Google are a good company to follow but not on this particular point. Call it “second round of orders to invitees only”.

    Happy Republic day to you and your entire team in NI.

  375. It’s a good thing that Albert Wertz is a doctor. Our relationship is purely professional. Therefore, dinner is out of the question (hospital food and all that).

  376. Rohan, also want to compliment you on the message of this blog, it explains so much of who you are and the foundation for your aspirations, goals and dreams. I feel really lucky to have encountered this blog at the very beginning and recommend that all new comers read at least all of your entries. Best and warmest ewgards.

  377. My guess is that if your email is hidden, only the blog author can see it. Moderation and all that.

  378. there were some infringement issues with another company that had the same initials and almost exact same design… At least that was my impression

  379. make sure you are making this decision based on the correct information. Wait for a good hands on review of an updated adam that is not defective.

  381. I take your point Gary, perhaps I didn’t make mine clear.

    I’m not saying that these are prototype products but that they are VERY early (i.e. from a pre-order) products, for early adopters, and it is very common to find faults with such units.

    This is not NI fan loyalty but comes from far too many years of fixing these problems in many different devices for my clients, and the best advice I give them is to wait till the bugs are out of the first batch.

  382. Hi Rohan,

    It would be good if you just put some dates on the PO2 and future developments, doesn’t matter how far they are as otherwise the number of comments are so many that it’s difficult to follow the blog in right context. It feels like i am at a spaghetti junction !

    Anyways Happy Republic Day(in India)

  383. How about:
    pre-partition India is a sub-continent.
    But why isn’t Europe a sub-continent? It’s about the same size and cultural complexity as (pre-partition) India.

  384. The Adam can handle up to a 32Gb micro sd card as that is the limit for SDHC, but the Adam also has multiple USB ports which is where the higher number comes from…flash drives and card readers (I’m assuming card readers would work)

  385. – FUN –
    I believe NotionInk had to make the first software update fail. It was a necessary deed in order to stay true to the corporate identity which is to borrow from Genesis:

    With the tablet being Adam and the UI being Eden, it becomes quite clear that the software update equals the forbidden fruit that, if touched, would kick your Adam out of Eden. 😀

    The software update was clearly there as an optional offering. No one had to take it, no one was urged to take it. But the mere curiosity of what it might do was enough to stir our free will into taking it. This teaches us that only we ourselves are to blame. The second moral is that mankind has been living quite comfortably since the LAPSE which made them abandon Eden 😀 😀

  387. I don’t know about you guys but I sure am glad to see people on this blog are not trolling or behaving like those on some of the other blogs… Man, its nasty out there…

  388. Unfortunately, it sounds like they are shipping US pins to every country. The good News is that the power adapter is good for all countries, so you just need to get a pin adapter.
    Having said this, I have first hand experience of how people in Europe hates to see US plugs on devices that they paid money for.
    I guess it is the same feeling US folks would have if they got UK or European plugs on their devices.
    Granted US is NI’s biggest market, but they will do well to avoid such minor oversights, as they progress in their endeavor to conquer the tablet market!

  389. Argh! I don’t remember if I have posted here before or not! I really want to be a part of the next pre-order!! I have been following for the last year, but mostly keep up with posts on twitter. I do get the email updates when the blog has new posts. Does that count? Thanks Rohan! Seems like early reception has been really good. I look forward to joining the NI family of owners.

  391. Hi Rohan,
    I was wondering if those who were invited to the last preorder but didn’t manage to get an order placed would be included in preorder 2? (Especially given that I missed mine due to the server issues…)

    Thanks

  394. Rohan,

    Pleeeaaasssee, forget Adam2 for a while and concentrate on making Adam 1 work properly.

    You responded well to the “update problem” but other problems are happening and the world is watching.

    I have faith that you are going to deliver an update very soon that will address the issues posted on many forums, including notioninkfan and notioninkhacks.

    I become increasingly concerned that orders are being cancelled.

    I WILL NOT cancel my order for the very good reason that I know, from having a tegra2 tablet from another manufacturer, there are android experts who have made it work far better than the factory sent it out.

    Unfortunately, most people do not have this experience and will react to bad reviews.

    loyally,

    Steve

  397. It really sadens me to read that the next order stage will only be open to those who have posted. I have been waiting for the Adam for a year and have been reading this blog for months and months.

    I felt I didnt have much to add to the comments because in the end they dont really mean anything. But because I did not make some dumb post crying about release date or a glossy screen, I cannot order the device?

    I have been holding off on all my ebook purchases waiting for the Adam, and even held of on getting a kindle because of the promise of the pixel qi screen.

    But now it seems that potential customers are going to continue to get jerked around in this process.

    Tell me, why should I bother waiting for the Adam anymore?

  398. @albert wertz,

    agree totally but . . . . . . .

    Rohan,

    Pleeeaaasssee, forget Adam2 for a while and concentrate on making Adam 1 work properly.

    You responded well to the “update problem” but other problems are happening and the world is watching.

    I have faith that you are going to deliver an update very soon that will address the issues posted on many forums, including notioninkfan and notioninkhacks.

    I become increasingly concerned that orders are being cancelled.

    I WILL NOT cancel my order for the very good reason that I know, from having a tegra2 tablet from another manufacturer, there are android experts who have made it work far better than the factory sent it out.

    Unfortunately, most people do not have this experience and will react to bad reviews.

    loyally,

    Steve

  399. Also, it may not be the best example, but take a look at the timeline of iPhone models – pretty close together. Once they had v1 out, they must have had v2 in plans. It’s a living process – think about the present, but plan about the future.

    “http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/29cc7a4df4397374288cb560c394dbb3.png”

  400. Based upon Rohan’s comments and post, mastercard should be accepted this time around. PayPal may be a different matter though.

  401. The buggy release that NI let out is fairly standard now a day.
    Sony, Samsung, Motorolla, and others all do it the same way NI has. They focus on the hardware, make the software kind of work sometimes, then put it on the market, and say we will fix it.

    Even CyberLink, the makers of PowerDVD are doing this now. They released a version of PowerDVD that they claimed could play 3D Blu-rays, yet had no decoder capable of actually making that claim, and the computers really didnt have the ablity to output 3D. In the fine print, they put “Free update to play 3D, at a later date, to be announced”

    So the fact that there are a lot of bugs really isnt surprising.

  402. hey! how were we supposed to know we had to comment?

    now that I finally have commented I’m not so sure I still want one.

  404. Has any review been published so far on the LCD screen adam? As an artist I want to be able to use my tablet as a book to be able to show my creations to others. This is why I need a tablet with vibrant colors. Washed out colors are just not good enough. Anyone knows if the LCD version has better quality colors than the Pixel QI version?

  405. Ok let’s assume other 1000 customer from this blog will be “satisfied” this week, and let’s figure the last 1000 could be next month.
    When the “normal” selling will start?
    When it start how many Pixel Qi version could Notion Ink afford for a month?

    I’m start to be scared, as I am probably not into the first wave (those who commented before january 22) when this device will become something for everyone?

  406. They should call the next Adam, Cain or Able. Stay in the line of genesis…. just a thought

  407. I totally agree that Rohan & co should focus on Adam1 for now. There are still many things that need to be fixed (like with every new product). Only when Adam 1 will work flawless, Rohan can start thinking at Adam 2.

    Waiting for news about pre-order 2.

  408. Happy Republic day to all!
    Rohan – very excited to hear about Adam II !!

    PS: Need to go check if Greg was on the ball or he dozed off with his Adam 🙂

  409. This is purely speculation, maybe if I’m wrong someone will be annoyed enough to correct me. If the limit is 32 GB per chip…

    – 2x 32 GB USB flashdrives = 64
    – 1x 32 GB microSD = 32
    – 1x 32 GB miniUSB flashdrive = 32
    ———–
    128 GB

    I can’t seem to find a miniUSB flashdrive anywhere for some reason, So maybe you’ll need one of these:
    “http://www.yawarra.com.au/product.php?productCode=AD-USB-miniA” and another USB flashdrive.
    (I know nothing about this company except they have the photo I want on this page)

    By now your adam looks pretty untidy and probably has all sorts of flashing LEDs blinking mindless distraction at you, but you’ve made it! No whirring hard drives, only fast, energy-efficient chips that use power only during read/write.

    4-Port USB hubs and terabyte desktop harddrives etc., I’m not so certain of …
    I’d hold off on that 64 gig card for now.

  410. i agree, there are usually teething problems in a new product. I am not sure I would call these teething, but yes. It’s often a good idea to let a product have some time in real world testing. my bro bought an early IPad and it was far more polished.

  411. Dear Notion lovers,

    Rohan hinting of Adam2 leaves me(and many other, if i can say that) exhausted having followed Adam1 for so long..I hope to get a mail for preorder2 having missed out my Preorder1.
    I hope someone posts videos of apps for pdf reading in PixelQi mode. i also hope for some stylus (capacitive) tried for note taking or so..

    Mohan.

  414. I think talking about ADAM 2 at this time is premature. Can we focus on making sure that the following happens – 1. Packing of ADAM is made more professional; i.e. No fingerprints 2. A version control is made on ADAM updates 3. Quality Control on fixing of screen is made more professional 4. Open issues on PQ screen are addressed immediately with support from Pixel Qi

  415. Can’t wait for the next round of orders. I hope they are making lots of the Pixel Q version.

  416. Hi all,

    just the persons listed in the post above will be able to attend the pre-order round 2 is it correct? Or are there a reserverd amount of Adam’s for pre-ordering by the named person and all other can be ordered by anyone?

    thanks and regards
    stefan

  417. Yes – Norman Davies in his “Europe” wrote about it, or rather as of a peninsula of Asia 🙂
    OK we’re begining an off-top., time to stop 🙂 & wait for 2nd pre-order session 🙂
    All best
    Zex

  418. How long dear albert?.. No time limits? Common, u cannot expect people with Adam on their hands to be working for NI so as to post videos on every apps or query that people ask here..
    All one has to do is pay for Adam and get it to find out for himself, if he/she likes all of Adam. remember, there are no shops to check out or no demo videos on official site..
    Also, whenever someone sound like me, the expected answer seems to say something like “adam is something exclusive kind of thing and the buyer is reminded to overlook adam and asked to chose something else there that is AVAILABLE in stores..”. Public should not turned be off by those NI lovers (?!), as they have no place to query about adam officially..
    NI has been successful enough to market, launch, sell and promote adam all unofficially..This is a world record, I think..

    Mohan.

  419. I am curious whether those of us that have been watching Notion Ink and Adam for several months, but have never posted anything might have an opportunity to pre-order as well? I missed the Pixel-Qi version of Adam in the first pre order by a couple of hours, and I have been anxiously checking back here every few hours since…

  420. Rohan,
    could you please give information when it is planed to to sell the Adam to the rest of the world?

    I now waiting since October last year for the official release of Adam1 and now hear there is coming a second pre-order session befor.
    I did not write a comment in the past, but now I think I need to, just to reserve a place for the third pre-order session.
    😉

    I can not wait to hold my Adam in my hand.

    Regards,
    Roland

  421. OMG!! Can’t wait to be able to order. I just made it!!

    Happy Republic Day to my fellow Indian’s

  422. @Andromeda : I think that is the perfect example, Apple is IMO one of the biggest players.
    Let’s face it, iPhone is not the only one, iPods, MAcs, Mac Pro’s.
    All get a facelift/hardware update every year.

    Greetz.

    Daryl.

    PS if people think, Apple is able to produce an update every year because they have one big ass savingsaccount, you’re right (and Apple has a a lot of sheeps behind it).
    If people think NI needs to concentrate on adam1 instead of thinking/dreaming/talking about adam2, naaaaaah. Why not both, that is what personnel is for right?

  423. I remain extremely interested in the potential application of the Adam in the archaeological field process. The combination of features–swivel camera, Qi screen, expandable storage–all offer a far more significant contribution to the field as a record-keeping device than the ‘ole pen and paper that have been with us since the late 19th century. The iPad recently received attention in the archaeological press (and on the Apple site) for its use in the field, but the device is *far* more passive than the Adam could be.

    Despite the excitement with the feature list and the post-CES optimism, the “second pre-order” or “limited invite” are engendering certain reservations. Not that this is motivated by the news of Adam2 or some of the above comments, but rather concerns borne out of the ability to get a hold of and otherwise determine the best workflow and applications for the device in the archaeological record-keeping process. I had perhaps somewhat optimistically hoped that I would be able to take it out in the field and avoid having to use the journal, a camera, then wait to get the archaeological profile printed out, then go back the next day and annotate it and all the other passive things that are currently required whether you use an iPad or a notebook.

    Regards,

    Mark

  427. Hi All !

    Happy Repuhlic Day!!

    @Rohan, Glad to hear about adam 2. Can’t wait to hear more about it 🙂 . “Sleeping in the bed”, now You have started to riddle us already have you? ;-).

    Good Luck with the next round of pre-orders and adam 2. Hope everyone is satisfied this time around.

  428. Apple probably knows what they want “v2” to be, then remove features and build what we see as “v1”. Later they add these features and everyone wants to upgrade to get the features that should have been there in the first place.

  430. hi Rohan,

    Happy Republic Day to you and all NI

    Talking of Adam2 at this stage is like deflecting attention from the current issues at hand with Adam1 – First and Foremost you need to make Adam1 a success to ensure that your satisfied customers smoothly shift over to Adam2 – one step at a time.

  431. Hey!!
    I ‘ve put some commercial in my app to promote adam :
    “http://www.appbrain.com/app/bluetooth-keyboard-easyconnect/net.mybesttools.btkbservice”

  432. @alan331 The Spring Festival holiday does not start until the 2-nd of February. In order to give the employees a full week holiday, they have to work the weekend before the holiday. So I expect the factory to be in full swing for another couple of days to get all the Adams out before Chinese New Year.

  433. Greg reported that his box was open I was wondering if his was the one notion ink used in the unboxing pictures if that is true then his update would have been installed already. for all of the people out there running in fear I don’t think meny of you have ever been involved in early addaption. we are the test market we report back bugs and they hopefully get fixed. I believe all tech companies do it I’m using a bata of firefox 4.0 at home right now. preorders are for people willing to take the risk and help get the product off of the ground so when it gets in stores everything goes smooth. I do believe that Notion ink has made a large number of mistakes and that they really need to close this blog and make a offical blog that can be better tracked. to all of you still on the fence I would say if your not ready for a bumpy ride stay on the fence I think if they can make it in a month this is going to be one heck of a tablet and all we have dreamed about and more

  434. @roebeet

    awesome work on gtab port.

    A request: if you feel Ni guys have done good with the ROM, retain Eden. Let it mature and become useful and intuitive. And let it spread over other android tablets. NI need money through genesis. If you feel they did good let them earn their profits through Genesis. In fact please collaborate with NI and bring out more awesomes softwares….. this is to the original hackers!!

  435. For me, ADAM was never varoporware, but for MANY others. (Today I saw the first “reviews” from devices arrived by the customers, after this post). And before they start preorder two, they reveal that adam is no one. Thats what I ment.

  438. First, Happy Independence Day India! I’m proud to be part of both, the largest democracy in the world (India) and the greatest democracy in the world (USA).

    As to Adam: I’m still waiting until my name comes on the list of people available to buy (pre-order). I’m really interested in buying one of these, with PQi. I’ve told so many of my friends and family about this product… now it’s time to show it. Most are very impressed with what I’ve told, but they will only look into buying after they see the real thing in person. When can I get one??????? 🙂

  439. Now I’m glad that Ive’ commented before as welll. I was lucky enough to be selected for pre order 1, but by the time i realized that the invite had gone to my spam folder, all the pixel-qi models were sold out. So I didn’t buy. I want tye pixel-qi screen.

    If I can’t getone on this next go around, well honestly, as other have pointed out, there are finally some competative products coming out from Motorolla and LG, and even Dell. With Honeycomb around the corner, the one advatage Adam has is pixel-qi.

    I would also like to suggest that when Honeycomb does get relased, that NI allows users to shut Eden down and use the native adroid UI. That would truly make Adam stand apart, we’ll have a great custom interface, but also the full Native UI.

  440. I think there will be the Trackpad on the Backwards, what is missed in the Adam 1 (but promised over 3/4 year that this feature will be in the first generation)

  441. I think there will be the Trackpad on the Backwards, which is missed in the Adam 1 (but promised over 3/4 year that this feature will be in the first generation)

  442. Glad to hear about Adam 2 and I’m glad I don’t have to worry about it – but how are you going to keep investors and make $$$ if you don’t even have a complete Adam 1 rollout?

    Looking forward to the next round of orders…

    dph

  443. I thought that already 6 months ago, when Rohan says “adam 2 in summer 2011”.
    But hey, when i didn’t get into the second preorder group, i definitly buy iPad2 (which will be released on 2nd Februrary), because i can’t wait any longer (for my needs).

  444. Also he stated we will be more involved so the way I see it is people who already have there ADAM’s can help with what should change and what features they really like, kind of like the EAP but more widespread.

  445. Dear Peter,

    Greetings from the Notion Ink Support Team!

    The adapter would not be provided with the Adam you would have to buy one
    for using it with the provided power supply.

    Thank you for your continued support to Notion Ink!

    Warm Regards
    Jon
    Notion Ink Support Team

  447. Yes. Product planning for next version always starts immediately before/after current release. It should be that way else NI will have nothing to display at CES 12(unless we are not destroyed as per mayan calender 🙂 ). Focus on current customers issues and resolve the software related issues as they are the easiest to fix rather than hardware fixes.

    Keep us assured that Adam 1 will not be outdated for the next 2 years.

    Waiting for pre-order 2.

    @Rohan, if you agree put a smiley and say ‘Pre-Order 2 for you sure’. :).

  448. I really dont care if i know it, but i think its not good idea send something you cant use and dont say that to your customers, that means get the tablet and not use it for a day since you cant charge it

    Its really important to give customers what they need out of the box. (talking about the most basic )

  449. Think it is really interesting that my previous comment was deleted, all I did was point out that Notion Ink are lying by not holding the promises they gave to EAP 2 participants

  450. I think there will be the trackpad on the backwards (which missed on Adam 1). And then, a PQI or a Mirasol Display(?). :):)

  451. Why do you guys think Rohan will distribute Adam2 within a few months?

    He clearly said in interviews this is a dream. NI is not selling a product but a dream.
    And part of that is to look ahead not in just 12 months time what will happen but what will be achieved in the next 5 years. So thinking of the situation over 5 years does also mean start thinking about the what and the how since yesterday.

    He is just anticipating on the market and trying to figure out what will be needed to stay on the edge and sell the dream.

    Anticipating on what honeycomb will look like is on of the things.
    I’m pretty sure he is thinking on the look&feel of the next gen Adam, the CPU&GPU etc.

    Remember it took Adam more than just 12 months to develop and distribute….

    Rohan correct me if I’m wrong.

  452. +1 about not wanting to hear about Adam 2 yet, let me enjoy this one before it is already replaced.

  453. I’m sorry – but to me this is lame. Not your answer – but NI claiming 128 gig. Max here would be 32 gig (not including the 8 gig on board).

    I’m not sticking flash drives into this. I may want to use the usb ports for peripherals or other options and I do not want to need to have to choose – gee – do I want all my storage or do I want to use other features. I plan to purchase a dedicated SD card and that’s it – its stays there forever.

    As far as I am concerned the adam’s spec’s are over stated. Memory options that are not really part of the device. a Matte screen that comes if you put on the screen protector.

    I don’t know why NI didn’t also claim that the adam came with a 50 inch plasma screen – after all – with the hdmi output I can plug the adam into the plasma and display on the 50 inch – makes the same sense as the memory claims.

    Don’t get me wrong – I still like the adam – but I am very disappointed in the misleading spec’s. If you don’t want to call them misleading, then lets agree to call them unclear.

  454. Maybe you should concentrate on Adam before Adam 2… Just an idea… You know… fixing some issues… not making mistake… stuff like that… Just a thought…

  455. Rohan,

    I am a well-wisher, but it pains me to see that the lessons of Adam 1 are not being learnt. I really don’t understand the need for this big proclamation, regarding Adam 2:

    “It is going to be an exciting piece of engineering and we will surprise the world by making everyone sleeping in their beds, come out, sit over the edge, and become a part of it!”

    As a customer, I would like to see the product and then declare it whatever it is worthy of. Marketing jargons are fine, but it needs to match up with the final product – which I am sorry to say, was not the case with Adam 1.

    Hope the NI team does not continue to issue lofty statements. Surprise us with your final product. If the product is brilliant, the customers will not need this meaningless marketing buzz!

  457. Rohan –

    Happy Republic Day to you and the NI team.
    I am glad to know that you have already started thinking about adam2.
    Could you give us a date for the second round for pre-orders? Please illustrate how are you planning to do it? Are you going to send an email to all the people who have commented prior to Jan22,2010 or you just open it up for pre-order.

  458. I was about to make a politically incorrect statement, but then realized – though it seems like a family – this is indeed a public blog.

  459. okay, ive know i posted before then. Hopefully I dont get missed this time. I am a little hesitant after watching that kid with his adam tablet and its lag, but that couldve been before the update.

  461. Rohan, like other supporters for over a year and we followed your tablet
    waiting to buy one.
    Actually, I think the issue of pre-orders have started to tire a lot. I understand that in a
    principle would not want to take risks and will draw a few units.
    But I think given the success we’ve had, everyone is entitled to buy a notion ink without
    pages have to check in or be here waiting to see when will the other pre-
    order, if we have bad luck nor chance of a Notion.
    I want to buy the product in a normal fashion in a shop or on your website but
    buy-pay and take home, and we are doing seems to work in opposition
    judged.
    As we know, when we buy the notion of normal form and have all the
    right to have access to one.

  463. @Rohan.
    I am excited to hear that you plan on including us in the think tank for the Adam II, I have one suggestion, please make this think tank in a private forum of a specific group of people. If you keep it open on this forum like you have for adam I- anyone and everyone can come in and steal our ideas. probably some of the problems we had with Adam I not getting back side trackpad, etc. Please put up a forum and make the thinktank group a private one of trusted customers.

  464. Rohan said that he has personaly used a 128GB USB Drive not a micro-sd card. SDHC cards support a maximum of 32gb. The new SDXC supports far more but no one is making any micro-sd SDXC cards yet and the 64gb Class 10 regular-sized SD cards are running around $300 USD right now.
    So upto 32GB micro-sd (SDHC)
    And Tested 128GB USB Stick
    Note: Stock Android needs USB & Micro-SD to formated FAT32 to work. Also any FAT32 formated USB Hard Drive *SHOULD* work. If you can format it FAT32 Adam should be able to read it. It’s all about the file system FAT32 is FAT32 regardless of the underlying hardware… Gonna try my 320GB USB HD as soon as my Adam arrives.

  465. Happy Republic day Rohan and NI team.

    It is good to see you working at a rapid pace to resolve the firmware issues. I’m sure it will get sorted out very soon.

    When is the next round of order? Hope Genesis will be up soon.

    There were some posts in the previous blog:

    “Brightness wash-out color adjustment for Pix Qi
    Settings/display/brightness/uncheck box, and then slider will adjust screen brightness
    this may help some of the wash out issues. The backlight on the PixQi is very bright.”

    And the ADW Launcher has controls to adjust the brightness so that colors look vibrant. Can NI push a firmware update that will allow the user to do the same with Eden UI.

    Very generous of you Rohan and NI to embrace XDA for porting eden to Viewsonic Gtab. Does it mean that Eden UI is open for everybody? or are they working together with NI now?

  466. I’ll be honest – Eden feels a lot like TnT (the stock GTAB UI). Seems a bit heavy versus running something like ADW or Launcher Pro, at the moment. But, I would never critique it formally since I’ve only seen it on my mod, so that’s not really fair to NI.

    I think Eden should pay itself out. In the GTAB world, Viewsonic eventually added a more vanilla Android interface due to user pressure. There’s no way to know what will happen here – what I think MUST happen is that the UI needs to be tightened up a bit. The GTAB firmware took some time to get better, and that might happen here as well.

    One thing I can say is that the hardware under the hood is a BEAST. Tegra 2 is awesome and when the updates come out I’m sure it will make this device even better. And APX mode = a modders dream. Root, adhoc, Market, it will all be there I bet – it’s actually already begun.

  467. Hmmm, wonder when I can order the Adam. I’ve been following it for a while and was going to preorder it back in December but wanted to see how it went. Now, I’m dying for one!!! 🙂

  468. Happy Republic Day!!
    Hi Rohan, for the preorder2, can you please include the other memory variants and specify the price for those models? it is always better to have more onboard memory even thought it has other addon memory options. Given a chance, i would prefer the 32GB model or atleast the 16GB model, if available 🙂 otherwise i will have to settle down for 8GB model :-(. Also, it would be great if you can email us atleast 1 day prior to the start of the preorder2 or atleast open it during a weekend. most of us dont have access to personal emails at work and so are at a disadvantage. Eagerly awaiting for preorder2!!

  469. I read this on one of the comments on a YouTube video of someone opening up their Notion Ink Adam. For anyone who is thinking that Notion Ink ditched 5% cancellation fee – think again. I just got an email from Notion Ink saying that they will charge 5% cancellation fee if I cancel the order.

  470. I understand what you are saying. The only answer(opinion) I have is that maybe NI is not ready for a full release to the general public. The current release model they have seems to be more friendly to people with a tech background. They seem to be depending on more people figuring out stuff on their own or through a community. I would expect the Adam II to be more public friendly. It seems that their current business model is to use us fans as a test run since we are more forgiving than the general public. This is the first production for NI and for the manufacturer they are using (i think). Now that I ponder the notion, it actually is a good business tactic to produce a great product, but it would have been nice to be informed about it. I dont mind dropping 600 bucks to be on the cutting edge (or bleeding edge as my dad puts it) to participate in the vision of this great company. I dont think they are receiving as much of an investment backing as we all originally thought. they are taking baby steps and this will ensure they dont have growing pains (or as many as a normal company would have if they produced a million their first run). I can guarantee you NI would sink if their first production was over a million and all the issues people had the past couple of days…

    I use to work for Walmart as a manager and that company grew so quick so fast that the people they promoted to management have almost no formal education in business…

  472. @Bharat – Never play to the press. They are not the one with their rear ends on the line – its company leaders like Rohan whose rear end is on the line. Lust look at the biggest news of last month and see where the press is at today with it. Any country – any topic.
    If the company succeeds – Rohan has a job – else he is out of work..(figuratively). The press will move on to the next Notion Ink to keep readership up. Its all about readership numbers.. not about products.

    People in the industry have to keep a maniacal focus on their vision and execution. have a roadmap and execute with quality. I believe Rohan is doing that. A quality problem is something that cannot be fixed on the device – like a bad design. The patch upgrade problem – can be fixed – and is being fixed and there will be couple more software upgrades like my sons Nintendo DSi has – any commercial device has.

    Any one remember the Mars rover program? They shipped only with a comm program and uploaded the patch – well the entire software – when in flight.. to Mars! The iPhone 1 that could not be activated in store unless you went and installed an OS upgrade..

    Bharat – don’t take it as a rant – it just happened to be your post that my thoughts started pouring out 🙂

  473. My guess is that you are voiding the warranty – it’s a mod and thus a risk you are taking with your device.

    Suggestion: Learn how to restore the device using the nvflash tool they already provided. Think of it as buying a car and then altering the engine – if you mess it up and can’t undo the change, the car dealer wouldn’t honor a warranty, either.

    nvflash is a great tool and we use it on the GTAB – its more of a low level flash where you can basically get a device back to stock, other than user data which is probably retained.

  475. Hoping this time around we are informed of pre order well ahead of time for notion ink family

  476. anyone want to take a guess at the size of preorder 1 I love NI and don’t mean this to be negative. and a small start is a start after all. but I would guess that the fist preorder total is less the 500 units alltogeather. I could be wrong and like I said it really is not a negative thing. just guessing based on the numbers of videos and post coming in.

  477. they took it off for a time but left it on if not cancled 2 weeks prior to shipping

  479. @Albert, Nice post. Rohan could come out and make an official statement on similar lines which would reassure the common non-techie buyer.

    Also visitors to this blog can check out xda, slatedroid etc and see how much of modding/hacking etc is going on and that too for tablets with crappy hardware and with those efforts, it comes out bright and shining.

  481. So since I didn’t comment (again) I can’t take advantage of the pre-order? Very disappointing, yet again!

  482. I’m sure there are still alot of people here that would be happy to give you full price for your order. If you are looking to cancel

  485. So since I didn’t comment (again) I can’t take advantage of the pre-order? Very disappointing, yet again!

  487. Here is a 64 gig SDXC for $125:
    “http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Secure-Digital-Capacity-Memory/dp/B003FVG3PC”

    Its the one I had in my shopping cart thinking I could use it with the adam.
    (sorry for the double post – I forgot to put the link and quotes and it is awaiting mod.)

  488. The planned “pre-order2” invites for only people who have commented on such and such a blog or have registered in such and such a blog only lends credence to the fact raised by a lot of tech commenters – that the Adam is right now useful ONLY to a bunch of hardcore fans with no relevance to anyone else.
    Why in the world ordering is not being open to others is beyond me – capacity issues?? bugs?? etc etc..
    And the most ridiculous part about this post is talk about Adam 2 – you have got to be kidding me – Rohan – everyone knows that a company has to think about the future and readies its new product development plans in advance – thats good business – but for NI – especially when Adam 1 is still stuck with ONLY tech savvy people (like people on this blog and others) – when issues exist – when there is still no decent formal support – when genesis is not out yet – when even the 1st pre-order people have not received their devices – this is BS that you are talking about this NOW and trying to satiate people with something in the future.
    As someone pointed out, you already made us feel this version is worthless – thank you.

  489. Rohan,

    It is a mistake to start promoting Adam2 before you get a foot in the market with Adam. Why talk about Adam2 and make people wait for it and not order Adam? Are you going to come out of pre-order mode and release it to regular market? I

  491. I say that about Video games too. Doesn’t change the fact that its almost industry standard to release Beta products that then get updated later. This is an industry-wide issue, not a Notion Ink issue. Yes, its OK to bash them for this, but again, just keep in mind, that providing something not quite finished is par for the course, not an outlier.

  493. They should make sure everything is done properly with Adam V1 before that hop onto the next project

    I am looking forward to my Adam but hope everthing works on first use and dont have to stress about getting it working

    Rohan did mention that the ones to be sent are with the new update.. I assume this would include those to be shipped on the 29th

  496. OK, don’t try to be a wiseguy. I can count to two easily enough, 1 paw, 2 paws. Beyond that is dangerous because if I lift anymore, I will fall down.

  498. @pramod- I dont know about worthless…. but definitely shaving off a little of the excitement of Adam I. But rest assured, the Adam II wont be produced until Christmas or next year(more likely). Too many things go into securing parts and production, even for a small company that can adapt quickly.

  500. I am sooooooo glad… I will be part of the preorder 2 batch. I will have my beloved Adam soon.

  501. Well if you look at the NI roadmap from last year, it does show the Adam 2 project kick-off starts right after the Adam 1 launch.

    “http://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Notion_Ink_timeline.jpg”

    On a side note:
    between xda-developers and notioninkhacks, the development community is making sure the Adam is further enhanced into the device we all dreamed of. Special kudos to Rohan and his team in providing us with the tools.

    TS

  503. I doubt I will get an email for Pre-Order – I am not member of either of the community.
    It seems like I have to join one of them.

    its not fair Rohan – You can’t force us to jump to another community, when we read your blog here.

    can’t you simply create your own database of followers of NI ?

    or just let us know what day and time the next order will start and we make sure we follow through with our order.

    isn’t it fair thing to ask for ?

  504. It boots reasonably fast (about 30-60 seconds from off to loaded), although it appears you generally keep it in a sleep state to pick it up and start using almost immediately.

    At present, it operates in the same sort of way an Android phone does, or rather if you had three of them lined up. Most of the apps load into a full screen state (actually, there’s only a handful of apps at present that run under the leaf paradigm).

  506. @Yaarji,

    I am not sure if you understood Rohan’s comment

    All the members of the NotionAddicts, NotionInkHacks, NotionInkFan and those who commented before 22nd of January WILL be the part of the next pre-order.

    He mentioned here and in the previous blog comments that everyone who is on this blog will be included as well

  507. Rohan,

    what is the mystery bonus feature?
    It is time to update that in the website?

    Thanks

    -LM

  510. Albert – lets look at this from an “outsiders” point of view who only reads mainstream tech blogs (engadget, gizmodo, slashgear, techC etc etc) – he hears all this hullahoop over something called the Adam – is mildly interested – does some googling – finds the NI website – which is useless BTW – all it has STILL are the renders – no actual footage / pics etc – finds the blog linked from there – comes here – sees some videos / pictures – reads some comments – some negative – some positive and some glorifying – says F*** It and goes someplace else.
    What is more important at this moment – capturing such kind of customers by showing off a professional company focussed on a product that it has just delivered or a company that has its “dreams” in mind and looking into the next 18 months in the future??
    Or is the objective of NI just the set of supporters here on this blog and elsewhere who will buy no matter what the issue is??
    These are hard questions and I mostly will be berated for this – but thats the hard truth – we are looking more and more like a bunch of rabid fanboys who will take whatever scraps we are given – the product may be good but what about all the peripheral issues surrounding it??:(

  511. @RaptorX

    Why do you think the ipad will be available for purchase on the 9th of Feb. They are now getting ready to ramp up the beginning of production. It will be at least another month
    before you can actually order one. Then you’ll wait in line for the item to be delivered.

    Not much different than the adam.

  513. maharaj:
    > NI is not selling a product but a dream.

    That’s not good because I want to buy a product. Rohan’s let us know about his dream for Adam – up to 32 gig ram, for example, and a thinner bezel, and a working back-trackpad, etc., etc. Sometimes Rohan gets carried away with his own enthusiasm, which is why he needs a good PR person to sit on him.

  514. The UI is still pretty clearly under development; there’s a lot missing from it right now (no access to App Markets, Genesis, etc is a rather large handicap as well), and picking it up and just using it wouldn’t be the easiest process in the world, especially for someone who doesn’t have a more technical background (enthusiast or professional), especially if you initially have no prior knowledge of Android.

    A lot of the software packaged in doesn’t function quite as well as it should (as can be seen from some of the videos people have been posting); I replaced the stock browser for the moment due to some major functionality lose with Dolphin – which basically requires you to load the APK files manually to your Adam.

    I haven’t gotten too far in exploring this process yet, as it’s work time now. 😛 I have found that certain stock android packages fail to install, and the UI (prior to installing anything) is a little glitchy and has a tendency to Force Close proprietary software – I restored to factory settings to ensure this was the base configuration, but the problem persists. Fortunately, UI problems can generally be hashed out in the updates.

    As far as the hardware goes, it’s a pretty tidy little package. There is a lot of glare on the display as others have commented, but it’s far from unusable. The screen is a fingerprint magnet. I haven’t gotten around to putting the screen protector on yet (I thought I would try without), but I hear there is a minor loss in touch sensitivity when it’s on. I’m also hesitant in the regard that I’ll probably acquire a third party stylus, and screen protectors get massacred pretty easily.

    Overall initial impressions are this: I like the form factor, a little heavier than I had expected (which isn’t noticable if you brace it with the center-of-gravity across your arm), and the display is a comfortable size. The hardware is a green light. The UI still seems rather buggy, and can’t really be considered a finished product yet; hopefully the combination of the present update and the february update work out most of the kinks with exception to Genesis (which needs to get up and running to really get good functionality out of Adam).

    I’m rather tempted to try and get Ubuntu loaded up on the device (preferable through a USB), although it’s my suspicion the drivers will be unavailable for quite a while so that may not be an option for some time, but it’d be nice to use at least until Eden reaches a more usable (and stable) build. (I suspect loading the newest build may be a bit of an ordeal for someone who hasn’t flashed a ROM before).

    Haven’t had a chance to try the PiQi display under sunlight yet, although it didn’t perform badly under normal lighting – it can get rather dark in more poorly lit locations (dramatically moreso than an e-ink display), but this is nothing someone familiar with Pixel Qi wasn’t already aware of.

  517. all th good news!
    but,
    in fact, the more tables devices will come soon,
    if you can’t let us know how better your than others, you will be loser!
    still focus!

    good luck for everybody here!

  518. @Rohan

    Happy Republic Day to you and the NI team…thanks for the updates again.
    Also happily awaiting the shipment notice for my Adam LCD, before Chinese New Years arrives.

  519. @Rohan -Thanks for the “mostly clarifying” post and this confirmation above. And, India, we do have snow, sandstorms, dry heat, heat+humid, cool, cold, pleasant, warm and some more, phew 🙂
    @ Nilesh – Thanks for the list up of the definite questions that would arise in most of the followers minds.
    And, BTW, I am eagerly awaiting my PQi+3G Adam. Hope it arrives this weekend itself (Hint- Suprise us NI ;))

    **Possibly duplicate post – WP says I have posted… but I dont see it. This is in response to Rohan’s “:)yes!” comment

  520. @ Pramod- I agree, and stuff I have mentioned before. you probably wont get a reply, but maybe a few loyal fans bashing you. And then the same thing will occur next week and someone else will post the same comment in frustration… no smiley face for you showing Rohan understands your frustration and is making changes to address… unless he likes you better than those who have posted this stuff already ;P

  521. try again to stick next to your comment. My god please make a forum and get the hell away from wordpress!
    @ Pramod- I agree, and stuff I have mentioned before. you probably wont get a reply, but maybe a few loyal fans bashing you. And then the same thing will occur next week and someone else will post the same comment in frustration… no smiley face for you showing Rohan understands your frustration and is making changes to address… unless he likes you better than those who have posted this stuff already ;P

  522. Absolutely – the hardware doesn’t seem to have problems as far as I’m concerned, but a lot of the hardware needs to be worked out before we can really move onto the latest and greatest set of new features.

    When Apple crippled my iPhone 3G by focusing on next gen development exclusively, I can’t say I was thrilled (a yet unresolved standing issue for over a year).

  523. taking the attitude that you have to think things through more carefully before executing, and seeking outside feedback in design, those are definitely good things. But they won’t make your lives feel any easier. There’s a cadre of people who are looking for blood around any startup, and the more interesting and innovative their approach, the more those folks will jump with glee when they see a little pink in the water. (And there are always plenty of people around to join in the feeding frenzy once it starts.)

    but like I said, good for you for committing to an open design process and carefully thinking through your moves. It’s the right thing to do, and it’s the best thing for your future.

  524. ^”a lot of the software issues need to be”

    In my haze that is replying during work hours I made a seemingly large mistake in my previous post. 😛

  525. @Rahul,
    For those who want it applied. Could provide an option and charge extra for that service. And also let the users know that their shipment might get delayed because of that.

    I for one don’t need that. and there could be many like me.

  528. Mystery bonus feature is an FM radio. It came as a “freebie” with a change in chips, so it might not be there in the next version of Adam if people don’t like it.

    I heard one report that it’s usable now — may require the update. Don’t quote me on that, though, as I don’t have a unit of my own.

  529. AGREED – WordPress is the pits of the pits of the pits – SUCKS bigtime – but thats a discussion for later..:)))
    And nope – im not that lucky – and i dont expect a response either:)

  530. They should have used a power pack that has a detachable power input lead … with the standard ‘figure 8’ plug…. like most camera battery charger and many other power packs use.

  531. Looking forward to next pre-order.
    Must agree with post (far up in the list) that dev and support for Adam 1 is more important than a quick v2.

    Best rgds

  532. @gary oconnor

    Well of course it was polished, it was a just a bigger version of the ipod touch 3rd gen.

    I bought the ipod touch 3rd gen about a year and a half ago. My DIL owns an ipad and
    does essentially the same thing as the ipod touch.

  534. Im sooooo glad… I wil be part of the preorder 2 batch. I wlll have my beloved Adam at last.

  535. Happy Republic Day to our Indian friends. Congratulations on your democracy. May it live long and prosper in the pursuit of health, wealth, and happiness.

  536. I have a question to the experts….since we have a micro usb port on adam, can’t we use any usb chargers around? Say my moto has a charger that uses the micro usb pin to connect.

  537. Following each and every comment easily on my Nokia N95 using slick messenger!

    To follow the comments intanteneously I am using Jabber client
    U get comment instaneosly and its easy to follow the blog…just give a try
    “http://wordpress.com/#subs&p=subscriptions.settings”
    just enable jabber

  539. Haha, my concerns are exactly opposite: con->hardware, pro->software

    I know NI will fix any software issues, but hardware is more difficult to fix when it’s in my hands.

  542. Yes, I would see first the Adam 1 in production and support before moving on the Adam 2.

  544. Same here… got the order site crashed then sold out…

    Something not normal is that Rohan is openning the pre-order to other blog and forum members when he can’t even supply this blog!

  546. Have we got a date for official support of Android Market?
    It’s kind of a big deal for me.

  547. @ Pramod

    I think in the past Rohan has made it clear that he does not have early vision of competing in sales with Apple and the big boys. This could be years down the road. It is not to say that Notion Ink’s early devices won’t compete in quality, usability, and especially value. Because they will. It is starting to look like he is out to win the tech savvy crowd and their friends over first. He speaks of love for XDA developers. He give interviews with Notion Hacks and then sends his first device out without trying hide the software system. He clearly is going about things in a non-conventional way.

    He is young and going with a younger vision of openness and attempting to bring his potential customers in to the process of device creation. His statement “this time it will be made with you.” is to the tech crowd, developer, and any follower-fan that might like to input ideas.

    As Albert says your not likely to see Adam II until Christmas if that soon. Every new tech device is going to be last years news, in a years time. Adam One, should be a good serviceable device for several years and if your not in the market for Adam II when it is ready to come out, there will still be dozens of other companies competing for your attention. Notion Ink looks to be as much about the future as today. They are busy carving out a small niche in the market starting with those who understand technology.

    I have heard it often said if you want something that just works and gives you very little problems buy an Apple product. Apple is a very successful company, but many know they milk you for every nickel. They want you to use only I Tunes you have to use I tunes to activate an I phone or I pad. You can’t just drag and drop your music and entertainment media out of the box. Yes there is special software out there, but that is not the kind of customer Apple wants to appeal to. If you really get their fans to open up and tell the truth they do have their share of problems. Do you really want have a device that you have to send in to get the battery replaced?

    It is clear that Notion Ink wants you to be able to get things the way you want to. Their non propriety attitude is one of their best attributes. Hopefully they will always stay that way.

    In the end buyers will buy what they think they want or need. Adam will not be for everybody. I pad and Xoom, Toshiba, Samsung and all the rest are not for everybody either. Notion Ink is looking for it’s corner of the market. If they do a good job they could prove to have a healthy slice of the pie. They will make some money and have many happy customers. We must remember not all will be happy, the world just does not work that way. Yet, if enough are they will do just fine.

  548. Hi guys,
    How about starting a wiki book as manual for using Adam tablet. So that it will be easy for other to find ways to work with it.

  549. The Adam does NOT have a micro usb port.

    It has a mini usb port. and I am not sure if you can power the device through it or not, but I also don’t have any mini usb adapters. (Or an Adam for that matter).

  550. @Doug,

    My bad. I meant mini usb port! Usually my moto charges when I connect it to my pc for data transfer using the usb cable..and so does my PSP. I was hoping it may be the same with adam.

  551. I hope not to miss the secound round of pre-orders, I still have a great expectation of ADAM even if time is running.

    Anyway, do you have any information to release on when and where ADAM will be available to buy by the public in France or anywhere in the Europe and in the world after the second wave of pre-order.

  552. (duplicate post to get to the bottom of the page)
    Hi guys,
    How about starting a wiki book as manual for using Adam tablet. So that it will be easy for other to find ways to work with it.

  553. Very true. Also one more thing.Although I m a great fan of NI and have been on this blog since September 2010 but the reviews (especially some of them) are somehow making me more and more incline towards Galaxy Tab or upcoming Xoom. Some adam owners reported problems playing 1080p videos besides time lag etc. I want to see reviews from those who updated their adam with latest updates provided by NI. If the problems persists then I m not going to buy it.

  554. WHOHOO!!! Rohan is better than Steve Jobs!

    NI’s ordering system (lottery) is pathetic.

    I basically have to wait until Rohan is kind enough to invite me to pre-order one. Or perhaps I have to pay $800+ to an ebay “businessman”, who, once again, Rohan was careful enough to invite.

    I’ve been keeping an eye on notionink.com for like 4 months, but it didn’t occur to me to post something here. In any case I was away in December so I didn’t have much time to take care of this anyway, but now I find out I will be *excluded* from the second pre-order.

    Anyway I got interested about adam because I wanted a pixelqi device. Not necesarely adam, but I must admit it seems to be the nicest one thus far.

    So I guess the only sensible thing to do is to buy a netbook (preferably with N550 atom) and put in a pixelqi screen, and then I’ll have a proper computer with pixelqi.

    Bottom line: My personal opinion is that Rohan is not really so fund of socialist fairness and equality values that he seems to promote (not that I like these ideas anyway), but this is simply a devious marketing plan, well worthy of Steve Jobs. And cute as these devices may seem, I am not in the habit of doing business with such people and much less trusting them to write software for my device. While apple was never on my list, now I guess I have to take notionink off it as well.

    Congratulations Rohan! You pulled it off, you already have a million imbeciles lined up ready to buy anything you market, while also going through the humiliation of ordering it. You’re even sicker than Steve! You must be the next Indian billionaire in the making.

    Happy Republic Day!

  555. Never, since they are using their genesis market.

    If you want official support, maybe you should wait until honeycomb drops. Then there should be a tablet market supported.

  556. @Greg!
    I am not able to post at notioninkfan.com. Why?
    Also, when you do a video demo of adam, can you please try to load
    “http://www.sumopaint.com” and its associated Paint software. It is Adobe Flash AIR based. And I would like to know how it performs on adam.

  557. Same thing happened to me. THe invite got directed to spam by gmail. I didn’t have the fudns at the time but I am ready now and checking the spam folder regularly

  558. well , nice work Notion ink team . dear Rohan instead of talking about Adam 2 we need to concentrate on Adam 1 itself and try to sell significant amount of Adam 1. yes indeed you need to plan almost one year ahead and you r experienced player now plus financially more secure. all the best.

  559. Dont you think its the best way to have tech fans like looking at these forums as the first betatesters? Call them family member or adamits, they are the most critical and enthusiastic beta tester you will find on the planet. It´s a fast, inexpensive and very effective way to get the system and software running perfect.
    There is a small company adapting very fast to all problems, and make the adam running very good in the future.
    I will buy this device as soon as possible, expecting a working machine useable far beyond all others avaible.

  560. Happy Republic Day to all in India.

    So I have a quick comment to make here. I think the development time for Adam should be done in 15 months rather than 9. I think this for two reasons:

    1. Appearance of obsolescence: For most tech nuts, a new iteration of a product means obsolescence of the previous version. Though, technically this is very untrue, in this consumer oriented market perception is the name of the game. If we are looking at 9 months this means even less time between the time it hits the mass market. So lots of people will either hold off on buying Adam, or if they buy it, they may feel they got something outdated.

    2. Tied with this consumer market we have the issue of e-waste. I think Notion Ink has a chance to make an example of creating technology that remains relevant and isn’t disposable. It is important to strike a good balance between staying ahead of the curve but remain grounded to people’s actual needs.

    Well that’s my two cents on that! Cheers!

  561. “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJp96PV9QDc” nice review…………but in french….s

  562. Doesn’t seem like it does, the person that got theirs and posted an unboxing in the UK said they had to use an adapter not included, they happen to have one laying around. -CC

  563. Good points by Pramod, Albert and Wally West.

    NI needs to focus on the roadmap too…working on the next version doesn’t make the current version obsolete as it takes time to prototype it and get it production ready. Adam 2 will be ready for Christmas 2012.

    Every companies have plans for the next version the very minute the current version is launched but NI is more open about its plans and wants the extended community to help design the Adam 2, and that is a noble thought. But as Nilesh pointed out, NI should have the resources and bandwidth to sustain the Adam 1 (iron out existing issues and new issues), and make it available thru major brick-and-mortar and web retail outlets.

    Till the capacity constraint is fixed on P-Qi display, Adam 1 will not be ready for that kind of a reach.

  564. I also agree on the word press issue.

    None of us are likely to get a personal response from Rohan. I believe he reads and considers yet, is going the way he wants to go. He will have his loyal fans, and he may lose loyal fans along the way.,who for one reason or another will change their mind about the product or the vision.

    With his non propriety attitude and good components for his devices he will win others and still can survive. It maybe with just a select group, but who can truly predict the future. Most here here are pulling for his success, but the wheel is really in only in his hands. We can shout our warnings, and give our ideas, yet for him is the final choice.

  567. First and foremost, I would like an Adam 1 tablet with the Wifi and Pixel Qi screen. It seems to be the best offered at this time. I don’t understand the criticism on this posting for announcing the Adam 2 is planned for a year from now. When a new product is finally released for production, the next generation has already reached concept and maybe even testing phases for just about everything related to technology. I would gladly purchase an Adam 1 now, full well knowing that its predecessor is due to come out 1 year from now. There will be support for Adam 1. Any company that wants to have success will support their products. From what I have seen of the Notion Ink they are very proud of their product and are always looking for ways to improve their product, hence Adam 2. I am excited that they are planning to take advantage of the next round of technology. If they were always waiting for the next technological breakthrough to be released they would never make any Adam tablets, period.

  568. Well.. I don’t pretend to be a Stuborn NI fanboy.. and that i will support them till the end. (which i may jsut because i like the phylosofy behind the Company) .. and also y don’t like to iconize things but… talking about ADAM 2 means to me ..” Apple.. Samsung, Motorola… and all you tablet guys.. move out of my way or better keep up because i am not going to stay with only one revolutionary product!!.. i am going for more…. ”

    And i am sure people talk about new version just to cover up for current issues, and crapy products.. well…. i believe not everything works like Microsoft.. releasing a OS like changing undercloths (which really they are covering for serious problems with more serious ones…. VISTA is a proof of it! ).. or reinventing what is alreadyt inventend and just making it bigger and more expensive like the fruity company we all know… so.. i don’t want to say this may not happen to NI, it definitely can!! but.. since this is starting…. i prefer to give the benefit of doubt … and if ADAM 1 works as scpec-ed. then it really is a revolutionary tablet for the “momento”…. more will come and offerto what ADAM offers right now and that is why ADAM 2 is on its way already .. to win over many other that are only starting to provide what ADAM1 is already doing..

    So.. i really hope NI is thinking my way … and not the “BIGGIES” way ( as i think of MS and APPLE)

    By the way… something i did not see or maybe i over looked.. then the batches that were moved to the 29th.. will them be able to leave China before the NEW YEAR?.. i hope so cuz holding for one more week will kill me! (i am leaving for a very long time on the 18th of FEB, so i better get this in my hands before then)

    Regards to ALL!
    Kromot

  569. @DarkWinterNights, You may try with update. some users commented that update fixed some UI issues and improved responsiveness.

  570. Carlo is correct it is NOT a micro-sd nor do we know if Adam supports SDXC yet anyway. Also that is a Class 4 card Adroid users will tell you that a Class 6 or higher card is where you want to start. Class 4 *might* cut it but Faster is better 🙂

  571. Why is the replay not connected to the post…?

    @ Wally

    Wally West said, on January 26, 2011 at 22:58
    @ Pramod
    I think in the past Rohan …………

    +100, nothing left to say…………..

  573. I think this a strong point you make Albert. Notion Ink is going to have more then it’s share of rocks in the road. It will be long hard uphill climb. We are definitely riding on the “your Dad’s term” the bleeding edge!!! It won’t all be a bed of roses! If you hang around strap on your seat belt and keep your antiseptic close at hand. Who knows there may be some fun along the way!! We bought our first ticket maybe we will even by another…..

  574. I’m sure hoping they do. I’m due for shipping on the 31st just another part of the “Bleeding Edge”

  576. Dear Nihar,

    Methinks you give up too soon. Adam will be updated as time goes forward. It will be extremely fast with Honeycomb. Many of it’s main competitors are using the very same processor and most haven’t even been released yet.

  578. He’s trying to troll, comparing a dream (Xoom) to a reality (Adam), and forgetting that, for the second of his comparisons, Xoom and Adam are the same. Troll fail.

  579. Because word press blog just does not allow an extended productive conversation. Sure wish it could be fixed, but highly doubtful. The best answer would be an official forum and that appears to be highly doubtful as well.

  580. I can say for a fact that it can reach said temperatures here in Texas! It can get as low as -10c and as high as 50c during the summer, if adam can withstand that, I will be thoroughly impressed! (Any gadget thus-far that’s not has been modified as to make it so, thus if adam does not- it will soon! :P)

    Can’t wait for the next order-sequence, I’m literally biting my nails as I’ve finally got my college check in the bank and my mastercard’s simply waiting to be (theoretically) swiped! 😀

    Bring it on Rohan! I’m watching all the unboxing videos on youtube over and over! 😛

  581. Btw full review on the site “http://www.frandroid.com/57670/deballage-de-la-notion-ink-adam-et-toute-son-actualite/”. Use google translator to translate in english

  582. on ALL preview pictures from Apple’s devices, the calendar app show the release date of the device. And on iPad 2, it shows Februrary 9. Google it 😉

  583. Voila! – (I did not understand a word but…) A very nice walk-through of the OOTB apps. Very nice! Like what I see so far. UI is very responsive. Except 2 things I notice:
    1. The jerky movement of the panel scrolling – which Rohan said is being addressed when they go all out OpenGL
    2. The button selection in the paint app seemed to require multiple taps.

    I think this is the 1st time I am seeing a close up of the left hand semicircular tab navigator. Very cool!

  584. It’s now 26th and i feel like i been waiting for ages for NI to ship my ADAM. First it was 9th then between 15th and 22th and on the 22th it was changed to the 29th (yeah i know you all know the story). But why is the estimated date always a saturday and will my adam get shipped this time. Every day, many time a day, I logon to the preorder page at notionink and it always says 29th and i hope not that when i reach the 29th that it will say 5th of february :(…. Come on NI. Start shipping the next batch 🙂

  585. Notion ink is still a baby learning how to walk you want them mentoring?
    First one needs to learn how to walk before teaching others. These guys are responding to launch issues at 2am in the night and you want them to mentor others! First they need some sleep.

    .

  587. Come on NI. Start shipping the next batch. I don’t what to wait till saturday the 29th to see that the estimated shipping date i change (for the 4th time ) to the 5th of february. And why is the shipping date a saturday ?

  588. Yeah I assumed that’s one of the reasons the update was available so quickly. I’ll have to give it some work when I get home to get it up to speed; spent my first couple hours with it just getting familiar with its functionality and the stock software. 😛

  589. See this video in this french review..even if you don’t know the language it is pretty good…far better than most of the mediocre reviews we have seen from both private and so called professional reviewers..

    “http://www.frandroid.com/57670/deballage-de-la-notion-ink-adam-et-toute-son-actualite/”

    Merci!

  590. @Wally – I agree – NI’s fate is in Rohan’s hands and on the approach they take going forward. Frankly not too many people will be bothered about whether they cater to a niche set of people or to the world at large.
    All people would be concerned about would be how well protected their investment (in this case purchase) is. After spending $500, is NI in any way making sure that even the tiniest issues are handled appropriately – without undue stress.
    What we saw over the last few days were issues that were black or white – update failed, screen was definitely bad etc – its only when the “grey” issues start appearing that their truest test will be. And i would have hoped they would have concentrated on streamlining that rather than what we had today..But hey – maybe Rohan had a reason to reveal what he did.
    Ultimately, the final test of whether we made the right choice will be determined by how many people use an Adam (1, 2 or 3) in the subsequent months..And as of now, it looks like it will not be too many people unfortunately.

  591. I had commented in the past and hoped to be in the initial order, I never got the email though??? …….I hope I can order for the next round……..

    Doug

  592. I’m an early adopter and accept that buying an Adam is a calculated risk. It’s no different than buying a first-of-a-kind product or even a brand new model of anything.

    Example, I’m into videography and considering buying a first-of-a-kind 3D video camcorder, even though Sony and Panasonic already are receiving complaints because their new products don’t do this or that. An example of new model risk is people who were the first purchasers of Apple’s iPhone 4 and experienced the now infamous antenna problem.

    In a perfect world every Adam off the assembly line would be perfect. In my world I expect the Adam to the best product NI can produce given the myriad of challenges they face. I expect that when bugs are discovered they will be fixed, that defects will be corrected and technical support will be provided. Most of all I expect that when Adam 2 is released I’ll think “Gee, if I’d only waited.” Then I’ll think back on being part of this magnificent group and the Adam’s development and remember why, instead of waiting, I chose to be an early adopter of a promising one-of-a-kind product.

  593. I’m way off course here, but I’d like to see Adam support HDMI input as well. When I was younger I used to like to record gameplay from game consoles (i.e. Combo videos, etc), or content directly from a variety of sources to my computer.

    I haven’t looked into the logistics of this – if it could be done, it adds a lot of functionality people buy just in the portable LCD formfactor – potentially an additional market to expand into without increasing overhead (except the man-hours already being put forward in code development). 😛

    I looked into it for stock android, but couldn’t find a solution regarding this.

  594. @Crisco,

    You probably intended to say successor, it can’t be predecessor anyway.

    Gecko, I have no intention to take your job.

  595. It works in cold locations.. but what about the hot ones?? will it be able to work at 30ºC?? I wish!!

    waiting for pre-order 2! =D

  597. That is rediculous.

    The reason is simple. They can’t produce enough of these yet so they have to limit how many they sell.

    If it sells out to this limited audience, what would be the purpose in opening it up to 1000x that number of people?

    They have yet to produce and ship the second set of pre-orders, you think they should try to sell even more?

  598. @Ulrich, I don’t think so. Here is the Rohan’s answer in one of the interviews.

    “Q: When is the 2nd pre-open orders? Does Paypal accounts, and MasterCard are accepted Google Checkout?
    A: Soon! The MasterCard will be accepted. However, Paypal is not always on good terms with the Indian merchants.”

  599. Alex Thomas:
    > Gecko, I have no intention to take your job.
    There’s always room for one more but, frankly, you’ve got a lot of practicing to do first.

    You commented on Crisco’s:
    > I would gladly purchase an Adam 1 now, full well knowing that its predecessor is due to come out 1 year from now.

    without even considering the possibility that he was writing us from the year 2013.

  600. As HDMI is bi-directional, I imagine it could be done, although I have no idea what would happen with two driving HDMI sockets connected together.

    If it turns out a dedicated port is in fact required, too bad the extra 30cents of copper wasn’t added to the overall design. 😛 Maybe a thought for Adam 2 in that case?

  601. Seems Elocity A7 can do it (rumor has it), but first I’ve heard of it.

    “http://notebooks.com/2010/08/29/7-inch-android-tablet-with-tegra-2-coming-this-fall-for-400/”

  603. IMHO I don’t think anyone would be standing outside in that temperature worried about using their Adam or anything else for that matter, and more worried about getting inside and warmer..

    I don’t know if there would be many locations indoors that would be -3°C..

  604. Can anybody help us newbies out ? I’ve seen the question a few times, so I’ll repeat it, hoping on an answer.

    The issue: some of us were recently moderated (allowed to post here), but only a post AFTER the 22nd of january got moderated, whilst some of us did post older messages. So we posted BEFORE the 22nd, but those post didn’t get moderated. Does this mean we are IN or OUT for pre-order 2 ?

    Thanks !

    A lot of different opinions on this, but I love the fact that they’re already talking about adam 2. I honestly don’t believe it means they’ll stop support on Adam 1 or stop developing for adam 1. I actually believe the opposite will be true (except for hardware the Adam 2 might have that the 1 might not have of course, like pressure sensitive pen input ? 😉 ).

    Maybe by already selling the adam 1 to fans that know this is not the perfect tablet just yet, and developing the adam 2 at the same time, they’ll get a huge testers base that will be happy to help out and report. NI will be able to give the adam 1 lots of software updates and get immediate feedback from us, implementing the comments, re-releasing another update, etc. In the end Adam 1 users will get a decent Adam 1 with fully functioning software developed in the direction they want it AND we can rest assured that by doing all of this, they’ll know exactly what their fanbase wants out of a tablet and how to make the adam 2 even better. 🙂 Anyway, that’s how I hope things will turn out. 😀

  606. I do not understand the fuss about Adam 2 announcement. Hey people! It is not going to be out till late 2012 or 2013! And that too, it can happen only if the kinks in Adam 1 are fixed to the satisfaction of customers and only if NI can fix the Business Dev aspect. As of today, the “dream” will be a “nightmare” for people who are not geeks but have an Adam in their hands. A product is just not the hardware and the software in it. It is about the entire experience of doing business with someone.

    I feel, this pre-order process is kind of an off-the-record beta-testing of the product. Some people llove doing that because of the ride and know about the pain that comes with it.

    This is the first time a product and a business-model is evolving through a community platform. If this experiment works, Rohan and NI is re-writing history for start-ups. If NI can iron out the kinks, they can ask for funding from “the family” instead of asking it from venture capitalists. Now imagine that! It’ll be like micro-finance supporting a start-up through web 2.0. If and when NI goes public, hope Rohan remembers his “family”.

    Having said that, I do sincerely hope Rohan builds a strong foundation with Adam 1 before he takes the crowd towards Adam 2.

  608. ANDROID 3.0 (Preview is out) – Rohan release update before xoom (even a week before xoom is set to demo actual piece).

    You have to grab it 🙂

    We love NI adam and of course you too 🙂

    “http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/01/android-30-platform-preview-and-updated.html”

  611. Not quite the space to discuss this yet, but some thoughts on Adam 2:

    CPU
    As it has been mentioned at a few times already, Tegra 2 3d or Tegra 3 if Nvidia is keeping up with their timelines. At this, there would be a little more battery drain, however with hot-plug CPU you should still be able to get amazing battery life out of the device, while still having the ability to get excellent performance out of it when needed.

    Display
    It would be nice to see a super AMOLED model, perhaps replacing the LCD model. Samsung should be able to provide necessary quantities, and the displays consume less power (no back light) and are quite capable in terms of resolution.

    Touch
    A Wacom layer would make a nice addition to the Adam, especially if it is aimed at creative individuals, having a pressure and angle sensing surface for a stylus is very useful if you are an artist.

    Wireless
    This is more of a software thing than something to do with hardware, but WiFi Direct support would be a good addition to the Adams, especially useful for collaborating on design ideas, say you have 5 people who can sit in a room and share and mold each other’s ideas while working/creating content on their own individual tablets. Similarly you could stream movies across multiple devices, and even build social nets, share internet, what have you…

    Battery
    I don’t know what kind of a battery is being used in the Adam 1, i am assuming a lithium ion cell, but i think it would be interesting to see a lithium ion polymer together with a lithium ion capacitor system, where i can plug in the charger for 2 minutes and operate the device for maybe 1/4 of it’s normal life span, like 3-4 hours on that charge, but also having a LiPo pack for the long-haul, so i can fully charge charge over night, operate it all day.

    Peripherals
    It would be nice to see a dock for the Adam that can incorporate a depth sensor, think PrimeSense (or for those who don’t know that that’s whom Microsoft licensed the technology behind Kinect from) a touch-less multi-touch interface for presentation and/or collaboration, or remote control of videos, programs, even using the device as a multi touch input device to a computer, all without actually touching the screen, just by being close (and doing some gestures).

    Camera
    A higher resolution camera would be a nice addition to the device. Something that can shoot 720p-1080p video would keep up with the competition.

    Finally, just letting the imagination run wild; dock could incorporate a second CPU, perhaps a more serious GPU, which could be additional power that could be used to enable the docked Adam to run even more advanced and ever more hardware-taxing software (or software functions) (3d rendering (think ray tracing and photon mapping), movie editing, hight-end games)… Even more crazy would be to have stream architecture or stream processing capabilities, addition of some ALUs, whether vector processors, like in the Cell architecture, or ALU Clusters like in the Imagine architecture, to take multi-tasking to a whole new level…

    Anyways, these are just thoughts…

    ~ Alex

  613. “22nd of January” but 2011 or 2010? ? ?

    It’s Liiiiittle important to me : )

  615. What I still dont understand is, why are companies always spreading “half-informative” news. Why not announce the release date of preorder2? Normally, everything should be already in place and you should just be ready to start or?

  616. PRAMOD,

    I really, understand your feeling a bit pessimistic about how many will support Notion Ink long term. We are so used to seeing the world market being dominated by the big players like Apple and others. No sane person would be without some doubt. The world will keep on turning with or without Notion Ink’s success.

    I don’t generally gamble on much of anything, but for some reason I caught glimpse of an unconventional idea and philosophy and said what the hell. It’s only a tablet, it’s only a tech device that will be outdated in a couple of years anyway. It appears to be using components from successful companies.”Notion Ink did not design the essential components. I’m not worried about the screen ( I did order LCD) Android is actually pretty stable software. I don’t have to use Eden if it does not fit my needs. I very rarely give a hang about warranty. I never pay extra for one. I love customization. Adam seems to suit my general needs a lot better then I pad, Xoom, Galaxy Tab, and all the rest for that matter. I’m very happy about xda support and you can rest assured I will flash other rom’s. I guess I fit into that geek category, and I know many others don’t. However any tablet is not just for a novice. There is a learning curve! There will be some that will give up just because they won’t want to take the time to learn. Even an I pad requires that you learn!! I would like to have a dollar for all the ipad owners out there that don’t come close to using it’s full ablities.

    In closing I’ll just say we all have are likes dislikes and priorities and that is what makes our worlds go round. For the moment having an Adam is one of mine. As Rohan once said if it’s not for you that is okay.

  617. Yup ! I can try and summarize briefly what is said.

    He basically finds the tablet damn good (“bien foutue” as he says :). He particularly likes the calendar (freaking good, “vachement bien foutue”) and paint apps (even though it lags sometimes), and says the sound is great(the best available on tablets nowadays). I was surprised (from other reviews available) to hear that he finds the screen very good (he has a Pixel Qi version), he insists on the difference between the glossy frame and the “matter” screen, he kinda likes that.
    Of course there are some cons, such as the lag occurring sometimes. However he is confident this should be solved with the update.
    His overall opinion is that ADAM is a great product :), hopefully the update will solve this lag problem !

  619. Have you been in Spain?

    It is -10 C degrees out there today night in winter and 40-45C consistently on summer(not a single cloud over months) on Madrid. Inside a car(if you left it forgotten while you go to the beach) your device could get 75C or hotter.

    If you travel to Sahara near here you could get those extremes IN ONE DAY!!!.

    @niksoft: Wow, it seems you are writing a letter to Santa 🙂 . Too much for a small company like notion ink.

    I don’t think wacom tablets are a good idea,if you want them, you could buy a MS tablet with wacom on it, they are uber expensive(because of the wacom it goes +$2000), consume too much as they constantly radiate radio waves, drain battery, too thick and weight, new touchscreens are supporting pen drawing, and people(95%) just want something to write. I wrote an ink software, with pressure support, making the width of the stroke variable, and people prefer constant width like you have with a pencil or pen. About the tilt, totally unnecessary for 90%of graphic designers.

  620. If I want to wait another 6 months to get a newer version, I will still be waiting cause there will be yet another newer version announced (or a much better product announced from a different company). It is a fast paced world of technology and I can never be ‘current’ (and if I am, there is something wrong with that technology). Hence, I am glad that I decided to jump in and get one of a kind product as it exists, and I have no expectations of it to last my lifetime. Sooner or later, everything becomes obsolete. Sometimes I find it funny how people mention ‘I should have waited’. The first product of a start up company that is comparable to (better than) the best out there in the market. Appreciate that and embrace it – be a part of it! Very well put @Chip.

  623. WTH!!! The European plug is not included in a product that cost 500USD??? Oh Man!!!!
    One more, Notion Ink. You are the “best”.
    It is not necessary to say anything else.
    Is the user manual in the different languages?

    Maybe it is time to report all these issues to the Consumers Affairs Department.

  624. Wow, that’s quite a rant. So everyone who has preordered are imbeciles and you’re really pissed off that you can’t pre-order too…hmm…

    As for lottery, if the numbers of Adams being produced right now are small, how would you decide to distribute them?

  626. Agreed. Soon means different things to different people and sorry to be harsh, but NI’s soon is a little different than most peoples.

    Give a date, even if it is range.

  628. Rohan,
    You might be interested in this “Simple Email Service” by AMAZON for sending our invites for the preorders and otherwise to make sure they reach the end user’s inbox.

    “https://aws.amazon.com/ses/faqs/”

  630. Too many people doing time traveling and are impacted by that time lag when they post. Jan 2010 is already gone for those of us in Jan 2011 and the same holds good for those in 2012 and beyond.

    For those who’re time travelling and are in the past, it is yet to happen. 😉

  631. @darkWinterNights: thanks, useful info.

    I still hope that Eden will have the option to launch standard Market apps in a leaf (as originally described by Rohan). That way they will look better as they won’t be too stretched but more importantly you can have 3 of them side by side, a real benefit over running an app on a phone.

  632. @roebeet,

    You were using the pandigital novel and was posting a lot on slatedroid.com right? How do you find gTab and did you order Adam or waiting to order one?

  633. I use my smartphone alot while waiting for the bus out in the cold way below -3C (i live in Sweden).
    I won’t be able to do that with the adam though. I guess it’s not that big of a deal, but anyway. It would have been nice.

    BUT… when I actually don’t think adam will stop working completely below -3C .. I guess the screen only gets slower and maybe the battery life drains faster.

  634. @bogdan. From all of us to you:

    Goodbye, elalleqa, khodaa haafez, aabar dekha hobey, sayonara / さよなら, Auf Wiedersehen, Viszlát!, Arrivederci, Au Revoir, Adios, Hejdå, Aloha, Shalom, Sampai Jumpa, Adios, Paalam, Zai Jian, Zoi Geen, Farvel, Namaste, Alvida, Ayo, Rub Rakha, Feri bhetaula, Do zobaczenia, Żegnaj, Adeus, Do svidan’ya/До Свидания, Selamat jalan, Tot ziens, 再见, Yasou, Hwyl fawr, Anyeonghi Gasyeo, Hyvästi, Vale, , Veloma, Sige la, Khuda Hafiz, Ha det bra, Slan, Chao, Nasvidenje,

  635. After the XDA port of Eden to Gtablet I see two parllel futures for NI. Continuing develop hardware/software and make innovative platforms and license out Eden to other hardware manufacturers..

    Why not?

  638. Feels to me like we EAP 2 people have been dumped – message in November notifying selection and promising things for December…almost February now and nothing as of yet and no reply to any email enquiries

  639. Come on now guys, he is just expressing his frustration in a company the only way he knows how. That is raw frustration right there and I actually think NI needs to see it. I dont know what the stats are but for everyone person that feels strong enough to post about it, how many are not willing to take the time to post and feel the same? NI needs to be aware of people’s frustrations and it shows that many people are canceling their orders with NI because of them.

    I dont think NI understands that in the customer service business there is a saying… for every customer you upset you lose 10 and for every customer you impress, you only gain 2… this means that upseting people is more harmful to your business than pleasing people and the company now has to work 5X as hard to get back to where they started… This one upset guy is now going to become a thorn and blog against NI and tell all his friends not to buy NI… I think upset customers need to be taken more serious than the addicts…

  640. Ha ha. You made a misprint. (Slán with an accent, no?)

    Anyway, you should cut that out unless you want to make bogdan feel unwelcom.

  641. two more video to share with you guys. after configuring the device to my liking, the device runs pretty great. i will be honest it was quiet a hassle, but it was well worth it. 🙂

    [YOUTUBE]u_0rzQs1JBw[/YOUTUBE]

    [YOUTUBE]1Vh-lqKXU_c[/YOUTUBE]

  642. @Chebbinator
    I knew it was coming. 😉

    Indeed, but rather than spend $200 on a bulky adapter, it’d be nice to have that functionality right from the device itself, especially if it’s fundamentally a software problem ($2 app in the Android store kinda problem).

    Alternatively, if it’s a hardware issue and you can’t use the same port for HDMI in as HDMI out, a second slot costs $0.43/unit USD bulk (4000+) from an unspecialized supplier, and the circuit topology of a typical tablet probably has allowance for adding a couple items, so the cost to PCB printing and enclosure is probably a wash (add a little copper, remove a little plastic), and add 2 cents of solder for a grand total of $0.45 USD.

    “http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail&name=609-1010-2-ND”

    Just my thoughts on a possible Adam feature that could be offered, or at least Adam 2. 😉

    Also, if I had to get something tethered down like that, I’d probably look at a Capture Card for half the price on a desktop unit. 😛

  643. sorry, i have no idea how to post youtube videos here

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_0rzQs1JBw”

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vh-lqKXU_c”

  644. Check the “unofficial” FAQ. We have a number of “additions” for future versions.
    “http://nifaq.pbworks.com/w/page/34839466/1h-–-Wish-List”

  647. Found it for the READER (yay!): “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vh-lqKXU_c”

    Can other apps be viewed in Landscape??

  649. Just noticed this at the bottom of the post,What’s that about?
    [Update: Removed for the reason we will soon learn! 🙂 ]

  651. @Pramod, Wally and Albert

    I actually felt quite touched as reading your conversations. You see, up to this point the journey of NI, all the comments documented in this blog, and everything happened is already sure to make a perfect case study for the future business student. If I am a publisher, this is already a book deal! Somebody commented the success of Social Network previously, nothing less drama around NI, And, it is still unfolding…No matter Rohan and NI will eventually succeed or fail, they already made their mark.

    No matter how Rohan has invited people into realizing dreams, the driver of the dreams is only Rohan himself, which will undoubtedly have lots of to do with his personality, his experience, his philosophy, his vision of the world, the business and the industry. If he likes to be sb different, he will try sth different. Maybe it will fail, maybe will succeed, maybe will compromise along the way…But it is just not sth we have a control. Everyone on this blog has a lot to offer to NI, good advices, instructions, all based on our very own experiences, but at the end of day, we are not Rohan, we are not living his everyday life, we are not facing what he is going through, lots of things happening in NI we have no idea, under what kind of circumstances, Rohan and NI come up with such decisions, we do not know, but, I always think there must be a reason…

    If looking beyond Rohan’s level, there is sth on the way out of his control as well. Look back what have happened so far, I found it is so fascinating to see so many roles played by all kinds of people, so many unpredicted (or doomed?) dramas took on the stage one by one, I mean what a life! The show is going on, and everyone is playing his/her role without knowing it, which is the way it is bound to be. No worry, I will keep what I am doing, and occasionally think back to appreciate I have been involving in sth interesting, it is part of my life, which enriches my understanding and the experiences of the meaning of my life. It is sth real, not sth in a movie…

    Sorry for the off track comments, it is just sth got touched, like to write down…

  654. “Update: Removed for the reason we will soon learn!”

    Anyone remember what it said before the update?

  656. Whew Hoo! I know their were issues at the beginning but that was expected! Now they are fixed and second pre order soon!

  658. The information on Adam 2 was removed because of all the posting backlash

    what about all the posting asking for an official forum? LOL ;><;

  659. Here is what was there – I had it open on another page and noticed it was gone:

    We are waiting to release some information on Adam 2 (which will take 9-15months from now!). It is going to be an exciting piece of engineering and we will surprise the world by making everyone sleeping in their beds, come out, sit over the edge, and become a part of it! We will release the road map, timelines and other details. This time, we will make it with you!

  660. Really hope I get the pre-order email! The ADAM looks amazing, great work guys.

  663. Does anyone know if you can watch netflix on the Adam. I understand that there is no android app like on the iphone but given the browser can we watch it directly on the web?

  664. For anyone waiting for preorder 2 it might be a good idea to setup a filter on your email client so it doesn’t go straight to your spam folder.

  665. @ wathouse — Thanks for the link…colors look pretty decent.

    Still waiting for the 29th to come 😦

  667. So the Adam is finally out and in my hands! Congratulations Rohan and the Notion Ink team for all the hard work you guys have put into this.

    I just want to chime in on my experience so far with the Adam – the good, the bad and the not so great.

    Lets start with good. Design is absolutely amazing, a thing of beauty. Build quality is solid and feels great while holding it. To be honest design wise I wouldn’t change much for Adam 2.

    I like the speakers, at first I thought they didn’t sound great but after listening for a while you realize that they are actually pretty decent especially compared to what I’ve heard on other portable devices.

    Now with the bad… Having watched all the videos I had lowered my expectations on what to expect with the screen. To me as with many others the colors looked washed out and dull but I knew that, what I really didn’t expect was the very poor viewing angles on the device. To me the viewing angle seems to be about 45-50 degrees. Anything out of that range and you can’t make out what’s on the screen. Changing brightness does not help, in fact if you put it about 3/4 of the way from full. It really becomes blinding and difficult to read text (especially light colored text). Video playback was pretty poor with low frame rates. I tried HD file and that also wasn’t great. Also flash HD trailers also seemed poor in quality.

    To me the screen has to be the biggest disappointment. PQi is great, but for some reason I thought I would be able to use it in low light while reading in bed and the sensor would know to brighten the screen up. Perhaps I should have gone with the LCD only version. Lets talk about screen responsiveness. I really don’t know if this is because of the screen or software, guessing software but it did at times appear to be sluggish. For example while typing. Please, please consider a better panel for Adam 2. IPS ones from Dell would be nice for non PQi screens, or anything that’s infinitely better.

    I was a little disappointed in the camera quality. Very grainy in medium to low light.

    Earphone jack quality was extremely poor. Tested with various hi-quality earphones. If I had to rate it I would say 2/10.

    Lets talk about Interface. I will say that this is my first Android device. I have fiddled around before with in store Android phones and such but nothing to this extent. First impressions are that it didn’t seem very intuitive. Lots of times I felt lost on what to do. For example trying to setup WI-FI. When you click on password input box the keyboard did not pop up. After a while I had figured out you need to hold the box for a bit before the keyboard option comes up, then select a keyboard. Another example is with the browser. It took a while to figure out how to open up your saved bookmarks. Was not very obvious at first. I would say the way it’s done is not very user friendly.

    With regards to Eden, it will have to grow on me. I don’t find myself using a lot really. Generally Android seems buggy. Browser is extremely buggy – it’s always crashing. Tried Opera and have problems connecting to websites. Not sure if it’s just me but in the stock browser having “http://” in the url when you type doesn’t go anywhere but as soon as I remove it and start with www .website.com I can go to the website. Weird. The notification bar at the top can be annoying (especially all the exclamation notices). It also gets in the way of the browser url and other software. Also it feels like lots of stuff was stripped out of Android? No live wallpapers. No quick access to menus.

    Sorry I could not be more enthusiastic Rohan. To me the screen is the biggest letdown (quality and also an issue that I will contact support for). Software related issues can be rectified in time so that doesn’t bother me as much as long as updates can come quickly. Do I regret my purchase? I would say no. I knew what I was getting into. However if you asked me if I would recommend it to anyone, as much as I’d like to I just can’t.

    In a nutshell.

    Design 9.5/10
    Sound 8/10
    Screen 5/10
    Interface/OS 7/10
    Camera 5/10

    Lets hope Adam 2 will rock my world! 🙂 P.S. those who are saying it’s to early to talk about Adam 2, I say no way! Get your opinions out now before it’s too late lol.

  669. Potential preorder-2 customers from all over the world…

    under normal circumstances, since there is potential risk in buying from a foreign country… not all credit card consumers are geared for a successful purchase..

    For my preorder, I had to call my bank, to allow them open up international purchasing and only then could I successfully purchase adam…

    I sincerely suggest you do the same in advance… so that you do not loose time, when the second pre-order is announced…

  670. @Lakshman, Yes but what makes you think that you cannot have parrallel paths. Why not both at once? You can question a lack of resources but would not that be an assumption? Should we ask for financials and, while we are at it, ask for schedule of iasset allocation, Why assume that everything that you mention is not planned but will take time to implement and then only in stages. From one perspective, yes the Adam s/h/b i stores a year ago and customer service and advertising, marketing depts in place. Or we can give credit where credit is due and acknowlege what has been accomplished successfully, if not smoothly, and try to see it as the major achievement that ii is. I really think that we can micro manage and loose pespective but taken in totality it really is amazing, and the developmental plans, if they come to fruition in a timely fashion,are inspiring. We can be critical and give well meaning advice but it s/b tempered with an acknowlgement of what is taking place and how that quantifies the well meant advice or critiques. We all want the same thing but we can’t know what difficuties have been encountered and overcome, the successes and the compromises.We mean well but let’s not trow stones in the path.

  672. @ ac2211 & Tony, yes but last time a date was given and not met all hell broke loose and the criticism is still being held against NI for not meeting their datelines. Once burned ===== etc.

  673. i trust this video… Adam runs smooth and glitch-free, confirming Rohan previous demonstrations

  675. OK, I just wanted to point this out…
    “Adam is a vaporware. I don’t see anything on FCC site yet.”

    HAHAHAHAHA. Remember the days when everyone was up in arms about FCC certification? That sure feels like a while ago. Proof is in the pudding, and the deliciousness called Adam has been served 🙂

  677. If you are looking for a nice stand for your Adam, check out the one that Shane Trafford sent me photos of on “notioninkfan.com”. 😉

    Well, that’s the end of this public service announcement, and now it’s off to bed after a long day at work and only 2 hours sleep last night…

  678. i’m sure Rohan & Co know we are part of the foundation.. without 1, no 2; without beta, no gamma.

    i’m buying Adam 1 and already prepared to buy Adam 2, each time as an early adopter. our support (purchases) of the 128K RAM Mac financed each successive/successful Mac.

    agreed: giving family first chance to invest in Adam would light up the entire world! but i’d suggest continuing to receive funding from regular capitalist entities.

  679. I for one like hearing about version 2 and wish to hear more. I think Rohan mentioned 5 versions as part of the dream. I’d love to hear how it all ends…but I am sure all ends well 😉

  680. You should consider including anyone who submitted to the Logo Contest for the pre-orders as well. Just a thought…

  681. Kam just copy and paste the whole text in the box that you get when you press the ’embed’ button on your youtube video page. like this:

  682. I want NI to do it in parallel…and Rohan confirmed that’s how he’s planning to do it. I’ll give him the benefit of doubt, at least for trying 🙂

  683. several months ago, when people were clamoring about EAP and pre-order, Rohan mentioned the adam had a hidden feature. The blog spent weeks and weeks postulating what the feature was even though it would have no impact on their decision to purchase an adam. Now with people clamoring over pre-order2, Rohan mention adam 2, even though adam 2 would probably not be released until CES 2012. Maybe this is NI’s way of telling us to be patient and give them some time (i.e., trying to get us to spend a couple of weeks talking about features we’d like to see in adam 2 rather than complain about pre-order 2).

  684. I just love the duality of these conversations, it’s really aloe hate relationship. I love you and your dream but if only you wer more like the big boys. I love the Adam but if only it was more like the Ipad or Xoom oGalaxie or whatever. I love your openess but if only you would answer my questions and be available to me 24/7. I love the Adam but it’s not perfect and seems to be only for techys (?), I think you all should carefully read Rohans blogs and look for your own answers, the Adam 1 sold in one hour and would have sold out even if those who ordere and are having 2nd thoughts had not bought. There is enough interest in the Adam project tocarry it forward and maintain momentum even if those with reservations move on, as they should., As Rohan has encouraged people to do. we are all responsible for our choices and ultimate happiness. Pls don’t hold that against NI or expect what is not posssible. From the very beginning Rohan has been crystal clear, lets not dampen his enthusiasm with our reservations and doubts. allthough that is a risk he took when he decided to come out and be transparent. I couldn’t do it / I don’t have that kind of stamina. Rohan, I am not a fanboy but I respect the position you have decided to take and hope that you persevere. Too many people give up under less pressure, pls, pls hang in there and don’t change.

  685. I hope the next order will in fact include all those that have posted in the past but were left out of the last order. There were a lot of legit people who should have got an invite to the preorder that didn’t

  687. Hey guys, I created this thread over at notionaddicts, and wanted to see if you guys had any questions about the adam, or things you would like me to try. I also made a quick hands-on video for anyone wondering on the pixel-qi screen.

    “http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/showthread.php/1377-Personal-Review-Taking-Requests-Tell-me-what-you-want-to-see-I-ll-try-to-post-it.”

    “http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9LTQNaCt8Q”

    Hope you guys like it

  688. Impatiently waiting for the next order round….

    This being said, for Adam 2, I would recommend, when launching it, to give a special rebates for us early adopters, to reward the slight risk we’re taking.

    Keep up the good work!

  690. @darkWinterNights – Sorry – did not mean to send just a 1 liner… I should have added
    “Hmm.. bi-directional HDMI port… interesting idea.. might be a hardware impact for the board… but in the meanwhile buy from Amazon…”

  693. Has the software update started working yet? I ask this partially to see if there have been any updated reviews, but more to see if the 29th shipment will be delayed yet again.

  694. Does anyone know how to get into e-ink mode ?

    I heard that PQi Screen supports 3 screen mode below
    1: Backlight On
    2: Backlight Off
    3: e-ink mode

    If I touch&hold the Search-button, then backlight goes on/off.
    What about e-ink mode?

  695. All the adam unboxing videos are making me impatient. I wish I could teleport to the manufacturing facility and pick one up myself.

  698. don’t mind adam 2 being discussed, planned, designed, built, etc … but i would suggest the first 5001 adam 1 owners get a 50% discount … because we really are the ones makeing adam 2 even possible … just a thought Rohan. think of it as an act of kindness or reverse loyalty.

    adam 1 from pre-order 1-2nd batch – PQi, 3G, Wi-fi

  701. I find earphone quality particularly disturbing…. My earphone sound quality needs to be good. My Droid X has fantastic earphone quality and it is just a cell phone. My question Buju is what was the source of you sound? Not the headphones, but were was the music and or video soundtrack coming from? Did you try hi quality MP3 music? Was your sound a compressed along with a video or any other file that had been ripped from reformatted source. It seems that Rohan said Adam’s music player has not been activated yet. Did you try some other player? Bad earphone sound would almost be a deal breaker for me. Anyone else testing earphone Jacks sound have an expierence to share?

  705. I wouldn’t normally plug products from a retail site, but I find it too much of a coincidence to see the same stand available for sale (today only) on an Australian site:
    “http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/smallfish_info.php?products_id=16172”

    Yes, I did buy it, along with a 5m HDMI cable for use with my next gadget purchase 😉

    @Greg – get some sleep. Enough sleep that when you wake up you feel both refreshed and ready for the day ahead. Resist the lure of Adam for as long as possible until you can get your life back on track.

  707. Its actually worse significantly better at hot temperatures than cold. Luckily in (definitely mainland) Australia, no urban centre gets as cold as -3 Celcius (Melbourne, pretty much the coldest significant concentration of population- i.e. millions- dropped within 0.2 degrees of this limit on the adam, but that was 109 years ago). I don’t think northern hemisphere (or far south america, the odd Antarctic marine biologist perhaps) will be so lucky. Then again, its the same with everything- don’t leave an Adam (or Hans C. Anderson’s matchstick girl) out in the cold, or use it for anything but brief stints in sub-zero temperatures. Boiling hot days should be fine, however. With that kind of temperature maximum, it seems fairly likely that you’d heatstroke before the adam fried.

  709. Kam:
    > two more video to share with you guys. after configuring the device to my liking, the device runs pretty great. i will be honest it was quiet a hassle

    Kam, you are like totally awesome …

    > sorry, i have no idea how to post youtube videos here

    … in a clunky sort of way

  710. instead of “mak e ing” … let’s use ” …. the ones paying with time and money to make adam 2 possible”

    — before @gecko gets a chance …

  711. i loved his video eventhough i din understand what he spoke… its nice.. no force close…

  712. Loved your comment lxt11. It shows that your a person of deep thought. I so appreciate one who takes time to value life’s experience. I have reached what is likely to be the the last third of mine. Not due to any sad circumstance, but because the chronology of my years. I have been blessed to be here as long as I have. May you find comfort in your life’s journey and continued enjoyment in living of it.

  714. > making everyone sleeping in their beds, come out, sit over the edge

    Some obvious – and serious – problems with legal liability there.

  716. Hi Kam

    Nice work on your video and many thanks for sharing. Could you let us know about the quality of sound coming from the earphone jack with decent headphones and maybe a good quality mp3 track. Thanks very much dude.

  717. Thanks for the link, this is one of the better vids of adam very smooth screen movements.

  718. WTF, Greg? What kind of “notioninkfan” are you? You spent at least 2 hours sleeping instead of spreading the good word about Adam, and you’re spending even more hours lolling around “work”? I don’t even believe that the video is from you because (1) Didn’t you say you had a cat? There was no cat. (Kam Siu’s dog was audible in *his* video.) (2) Ditto kids. (3) Ditto wife (unless she didn’t want to be an Adam widow and left, taking the kids, but she really should have left the cat). Also, (4) I don’t think that the real Greg would have couches quite that nice.

    And you certainly haven’t answered some important questions about the Adam, such as:
    Is is coffee proof? Is it coffee with milk and sugar proof ? Is it bullet proof?

    Rohan wants to sell his dream. How much is the dream app?

    2 hours sleep. sheesh.

  719. If you look closesly, Adam is still not out in the public. Its only through pre-order stage and being sold through invites. Its only for those who want “Adam” and not some tablet. This seems ridiculous but one can compare this with Chrome netbook from Google. While Google has gone ahead and given free netbooks to people “on sort-of invite basis” to test it out. If someone reviews it, there will probably be nothing positive in it. Reviewers give positive that it is “free”. However, NI isn’t Google. Rohan can’t give away free Adams. So he makes you buy them. In a sense, we all are test mules and if you look at it that way, the product is fantastic. It does not look to be made in a backyard. This is what “family” thing is all about. All those who believe in Adam will invest in it. They will come together to make it better. There will be flaws but everyone, along with Rohan, will come together and sort it out. Well, eitherway, this is not for common public. The day Adam goes on sale at my neighbourhood store, that day will be an acid test. Not today. Today its only for selected few. Those who know Adam, those who are a bit of a geek. Those who believe in Adam.
    Sorry for streching it long but I just want to draw a few parallels. Its quite off-topic. When Gran Turismo 5 was launched, it was horrible. Had no features, fell way short of expectation, and that too with years of development and Sony backing. Still people accept it. Hell, that was out in public whereas Adam still isn’t. I won’t be surprised if Adam makes it to local store only after atleast two updates.

  722. Well, that would be a surprise for the world, wouldn’t it … Adams flying around overhead, calling us all to get out of bed and come out and play … Gecko, thanks for bringing this to Rohan’s attention so we can all sleep peacefully tonight. I’m still worried about Greg though; maybe his Adam is calling to him now …

  727. I was actually more concerned about Adam2 causing people to fall out of their beds.

    If Greg’s Adam is calling to him, that can mean only one thing – that he’s neglecting it. Such a slacker!

  728. If you’re in India, the same stand is available for about Rs 1,000. I bought mine from a merchant called Berrynxt on ebay.in based in Mumbai. Incidentally, he’s waiving the shipping charges!

  729. Wow, that’s much better than an Adam. I especially like the facial expression: “stupid pet-owner trick.” Now, stop making videos, and give Pennie a biscuit.

  730. I agree, it is immature to talk about Adam 2 when Adam 1 is not available for general public and neither SDK nor Genesis market available to all users. After leaking Adam2 plans, Rohan has turned away 80% of the prospective buyers as they will wait for Adam 2 which will be a mature product as compared to Adam 1 (Similar to G1 and G2 phones). Notion Ink should first fix the issues with Adam 1 and make it available for general public, release SDK and open Genesis App store and then talk about Adam 2. I am not sure how investors are allowing him to talk about Adam 2. This is marketing 101. How could you release the next version w/o fixing the first one and make apps available for it. This shows poor commitment and half hearted attempt towards the product. As some said, “You can finish 90% of the work with commitment but the remaining 10% is always challenging.”

  731. I agree, it is immature to talk about Adam 2 when Adam 1 is not available for general public and neither SDK nor Genesis market available to all users. After leaking Adam2 plans, Rohan has turned away 80% of the prospective buyers as they will wait for Adam 2 which will be a mature product as compared to Adam 1 (Similar to G1 and G2 phones). Notion Ink should first fix the issues with Adam 1 and make it available for general public, release SDK and open Genesis App store and then talk about Adam 2. I am not sure how investors are allowing him to talk about Adam 2. This is marketing 101. How could you release the next version w/o fixing the first one and make apps available for it. This shows poor commitment and half hearted attempt towards the product. As some said, “You can finish 90% of the work with commitment but the remaining 10% is always challenging.”.

  733. There is not an e-ink mode. The compare the backlight off mode to an e-ink screen because you are able to read it in direct sunlight. For there to be an e-ink mode it would have to be an e-ink screen like the one on the Kindle.

  734. I’m soo excited. I missed out on the last pre-order due to emptying my bank accounts on a trip to St Lucia just before Pre-order was announced. I read the blog all the time and only comment when I have something real to say. I hope my infrequent posts don’t have me fall thru the cracks and not be included in the next pre-order. By the way what is the difference between pre-ordering and ordering?

  735. Hey….now that everyone is busy exploring their adam, Can anyone find a useful Stand for it.
    @Rohan
    Look for something similar to the Zaggmate stands made for ipad
    They look beautiful and are quite handy.
    A keyboard with built in stand for Adam will be perfect!

  736. sorry, forget it…
    I was tired when I wrote this, but it’s a new day… and I’m ADAMffacted (ADAMized? NotionInked? :D) again ^^ :D.

    Cant wait for this tiny little thing :).

  738. Wow, this is going to be awesome when they open the floodgates and let us order again. I wonder though… When regular ordering will start and “pre-ordering” stops? And what will that mean? Higher prices?

  739. 1 thing i couldn’t understand. All other tablet out there has a glossy screen its only notion ink adam had a non glossy screen. but finally when it is shipped its has a glossy screen. in ces the adam which rohan had with him was a good one with a thicker screen protector. finally i feel cheated.

  740. it is always something worth reading here.
    never a dull moment.
    😀

    just hoping for the next order link…………
    waiting………
    …….
    ….
    .

  741. Xoom has got a load of accessories but nothing custom made for Adam??

    Guys, encourage Rohan to launch some really cool “Built for Adam” parts

    “http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/motorola-accessorizes-xoom-tablet-with-docks-cases-and-keyboard/”

  742. ANd also I was not able to find the contact number of that seller. Any helps there 🙂 ?

  744. @wtf

    President Obama used the “Win the Future” theme last night in his State of the Union speech.

    Sarah Palin said that the Sputnik remark by the President was one of those ‘WTF’ moments!

  745. @wtf This was meant to be placed at the end of the comments.

    President Obama used the “Win the Future” theme last night in his State of the Union speech.

    Sarah Palin said that the Sputnik remark by the President was one of those ‘WTF’ moments!

  749. “…Adam 2 (which will take 9-15months from now!)…”

    तब तो मैं इंतजार करता हूँ. और, तब शायद इसमें हिंदी भाषा का अंतर्निर्मित समर्थन भी उपलब्ध हो!

  752. Happy republic day india… on this very special day i would advice every one, including non-indians, to read “The story of my experiments with truth” writteh by Mahatma Gandhi. it will help you understand yourself better.

    @ Rohan and NI : (posting again)
    I read in an article that chennai is cheaper to manufacture than china : Nokia conducted a study and found Chennai to be 11% cheaper than China.
    Read more: Mobile companies find the right connection in Chennai – The Times of India “http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mobile-companies-find-the-right-connection-in-Chennai/articleshow/6435165.cms#ixzz1BNEcPkyz”
    May be you could shift the factory from china to india(chennai) so that you can save some money… and reduce the price of adam. Further more you would be able to protect your intellectual properties better… i am just trying my best to help you and NI thru the means tat i could.

    @Fellow bloggers: in one of the posts i wrote “suffering from depression and fear that adam is going to eat my apple” whent asked about his health… many said i was unkind… seriously, i didn’t meant to make fun of his health. I am also one of steve jobs’s fan. i like him, his creativity, his desire for perfection for his products and i admire his skillful presentation. i just meant it as a joke. i am extremely sorry if i have unintentionally upset anyone, esp Drnishiz, fundaazoflife, gecko, little al and Paranoid_Android. pls accept my apologizes..

  753. Happy republic day india… on this very special day i would advice every one, including non-indians, to read “The story of my experiments with truth” writteh by Mahatma Gandhi. it will help you understand yourself better.

    adam2: retain the curve shape, adam’s usb,hdmi… it must have more memory!

    @ Rohan and NI : (posting again)
    I read in an article that chennai is cheaper to manufacture than china : Nokia conducted a study and found Chennai to be 11% cheaper than China.
    Read more: Mobile companies find the right connection in Chennai – The Times of India “http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Mobile-companies-find-the-right-connection-in-Chennai/articleshow/6435165.cms#ixzz1BNEcPkyz”
    May be you could shift the factory from china to india(chennai) so that you can save some money… and reduce the price of adam. Further more you would be able to protect your intellectual properties better… i am just trying my best to help you and NI thru the means tat i could.

    @Fellow bloggers: in one of the posts i wrote “suffering from depression and fear that adam is going to eat my apple” whent asked about his health… many said i was unkind… seriously, i didn’t meant to make fun of his health. I am also one of steve jobs’s fan. i like him, his creativity, his desire for perfection for his products and i admire his skillful presentation. i just meant it as a joke. i am extremely sorry if i have unintentionally upset anyone, esp Drnishiz, fundaazoflife, gecko, little al and Paranoid_Android. pls accept my apologizes..

  756. Me either, not sure what the deal with EAP 2 was, let’s wait and see…. There’s also the whole thing about the NDA so I’m not sure many people will talk about it!

    Jai hind: happy republic day.

  758. Hi Himanshu,

    Any idea on how long it takes for the delivery, basing on the first batch people?
    2-3 days?

  759. So am I the only one who is not only waiting for pre-order 2 but for a full teardown of the Adam? I really wanna see whats inside this sucker. I know that I plan on playing with it for a week when I finally get mine, then its straight to the toolbench to do a full video tear down if no one has done so by then.

  760. Not really ready to get political, but Palin may have been the “WTF” moment.

  765. @Srini Are you asking about perorder-1 delivery time? Sorry I have no idea as i am still waiting for per-order 2. btw I am really surprised that no one from India has posted that he/she has received his/her adam in the first batch. It would have also helped to get a fair amount of Idea about custom duties. Any Silent Indian adam receiver?? We are waiting for your response 🙂

  766. @Srini – I would budget about 4-5 days (at least) from the time the adam ships (from factory as per the latest status update). This includes the 2 days from factory to Hong Kong and I would budget another 2 to 3 days thereafter for delivery to doorstep. A day or two to reach your city, then clear customs and finally “out for delivery” from TNT/ DHL! Can’t wait? Neither can we.

  767. Why then not announce a deadline and met it? It should not be too hard or 😉 I mean come one… We have all daedlines in our company life at least and we should hold them if we want to succeed in our company life?

  768. Sameer,
    I think your statement is spot on. So many want to rule the world in one day. You just can’t get there that fast if at all.

    The early adopters are always the “testy mules” they test and get testy. They learn and get better at testing. They remain testy. Some happy some sad, some leave some stay,some cry some laugh, they are on the bleeding edge (Albert’s fathers term) and it can be painful. If you decided to purchase an Adam you have chosen to join the bleeding edge. fasten your seat belt you are now entering the technological twilight zone. The ride will have its turns,drops,and steep climbs. It can and likely will be aggravating at times, exhilarating at other times. I’m in for the ride let’s see where this leads to. Damn I need to go to bed…..

  769. Come Rohan, bring it on 🙂 Preorder2 should be started this weekend, it would be too nice!
    And don´t be afraid of another preorder, people will love your for that (at least me *g*). I am sure there will be no issues this time.

  770. Thanks Rohan for the update.

    Adam2 is the last thing everyone has in their mind at this moment in time. We will get Adam1 of the ground effectively and let him fly for sometime like the hero (Jake Sully) in the Avatar movie. Adam2 can wait in the wings.

  773. Damn!! My wife’s been admitted into hospital and so I probably won’t be able to read/comment on the blog for a week.
    @Rohan Please please ensure we do get the preorder links emailed. I didn’t get the previous one. Going to miss you guys.

    Ps do keep the tension down. Doesn’t help when people get volatile. Constructive criticism is the only way forward.

  776. Rohan says: “XDA community, we love you!”,

    I say: yes we do!

    (Dear Rohan)

    Regarding temperature range: I´m just coming from -7dgC and I have been taken pictures and hd video with my Nokia N8 mobile phone and using its touchcreen interface doing text messages etc. with no problems. Maybe because Nokia is a Finnish corporation and Finland has temperature going from -30dgC…

    You write in your blog: “We suggested that device should work from -3 to 50 DegC”….so what is the actual recommendation or values?

    I would hate to see my Adam die because of a chill factor.

    Thanks for a great product and inspiration.

  778. @Amit, @Himanshu,

    Do you know anybody received the Adam in India? Just wondering whats the final cost after customs etc..

  780. Rohan confirmed, that you can charge connected USB devices… for many practical purposes, this unrestricted device replaces your laptop…

    This company is not Apple… that restricts things… that will be a good formula to apply for many things here… so technically, if a standard allows it… then you can bet the NI has implemented it… or will implement it…

  781. No Rahim I don’t. Makes me wonder if they’ve kept all the India deliveries for the second batch.

    Fortunately, only one person on the blog has had to pay customs – Prema. Ironically, although Prema lives in India, delivery was asked for at a friend’s in Europe (Germany I think).

  782. the NDA on EAP 2 was about asking us please not to tell anyone we were selected, about what they promised us and when it would happen…but then as they haven’t delivered any of it, why should I hide it!There was also notice that to have the EAP SDK and hardware we would have to sign confidentiality about features until Adam releases…well, it has already released so that confidentiality is pretty pointless.

    My position on the EAP was that I was going to be developing and leveraging specialist applications on the Notion Ink platform with a sizeable market, now I have to admit I will probably be ignoring Notion Ink and developing on the Android 3 SDK platform, and Notion Ink will have to compete for those markets when they manage to implement Android 3.

    I am a businessman, and unfortunately Notion Inks failure to deliver on their promises has impacted on my business; I have lost 8 weeks development time on a 12 week programme and had to pay for some development time which couldn’t happen. I cannot afford to trust them any more with the future of my business. My feeling is that they have been pressured by the big boy organisations for exclusivity, so us smaller guys can go hang.

  783. Anyone able to check whether the following are viewable on Adam:
    – AVHCD video in AVHCD file structure (i.e. from a Sony HD videocam)
    – Canon RAW images
    To my understanding the Kindle for Android works, what about Nook for Android?

    – Petri

  784. Sony just released the details of their next generation PSP code named NGP…and guess what ..it has a rear mounted touchpad! Maybe they are the reason NI could not get it into adam 😦

  785. I just saw this – and ordered it myself – i can’t wait for Adam to arrive now!!!

  787. Good move to removing this. Of course you’re working on the next generation models but best kept to yourself for now at least.

    Still Learning…

  788. Anybody having trouble getting to Greg’s notioninkfan.com site … I suddenly seemed to be blocked by Google?

  791. @Amit, thanks for the reply. I guess we will have to wait for second delivery then (will will not happen until first week of Feb I believe).

  792. Removed info on Adam2?
    Has it got anything to do with iPad2/ iPad being available in India?

  793. @motionfreak said, on January 27, 2011 at 13:40

    Here we go.what a nice brief explanation . you never fail to surprise me with your thoughtful inputs.

    i know that many times you have lowered your expectations to the point so that
    we will be able to understand your ground-breaking idea /vision.

    you are one such true selfless person helping adam and the NI community for a long time.If things get any worse, I’ll have to ask you to stop helping NI.

    sometimes i wonder what could have happened to the NI and adam if your ground-breaking idea /inputs/vision were not there int he right time like this.

    Thanks my friend motionfreak.

  794. Yup !

    Not sure what is it you are looking for, but you could check out notioninkfan.com, Greg presents a nice stand originally made for the iPad but apparently will fitting ADAM’s curve edge.

  795. Or…

    you could just scroll up and read the few messages Greg and Cie posted about the very same stand…

  796. Did Rohan deliberately push all Indian deliveries to 15-22 batch? 🙂
    Any conspiracy theories guys?

  797. Question for Adam owners – Can you send and receive an sms on adam? The reason I ask is that a lot of features (like mobile tv etc) can only be activated and used by sending an sms. They send a link via sms and identify the device accordingly.

    There is a longer way of doing things – receive the link on another phone, copy it and use the browser in adam to go to the link. I am hoping for an easier way to do things.

  798. Did Rohan deliberately push all Indian deliveries to 15-22 batch? 🙂
    Any conspiracy theories guys?

    Could be a problem with CCAvenue and India credit cards.
    I BATTLED 🙂 whole night….finally ordered around 5AM IST in morning.

  800. So far many mixed responses. Our expectations were very high. ofcourse the reasons for high expectation is there. Hope after all settle down a bit, couple of days, better esponses will be out.

  804. Again, @Wally

    Thanks but look at others:

    Wally West said, on January 27, 2011 at 09:24

    They are connected sometimes, its a shit blog at WordPress, all reply goes lost…

  805. New SONY PSP with touch sensitive back. Didn’t we have this function at one time?

    “http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/27/the-sony-psp2/”

  806. Thank u so much. I really liked ur review and now i m very much convinced about adam and pQI screen.

  809. I don’t believe you are correct.the NI website is public. anyone in the world could have bought one after the initial ‘family’ preorder.The product you received is the final retail hardware.sure there will be software updates,that is normal.if anyone buys an untested product there is an inherent risk,that’s also normal.people have a right though to be upset if their product doesn’t meet the promised standard. People seem to be confusing pre-ordering with pre-release.

  813. Unlikely that is a CC Avenues problem. These guys have been around for about 10 years now and they know all about processing very well. In fact i have used them in one of my prior companies. Putting all India deliveries in batch 2 is more likely. Or maybe we were all sleeping and the folks in the US ordered before us. The problems that the guys in the US faced were more because of the banks there. Has happened to me before when I was in the US where international transactions above a certain limit were blocked by the card issuers.

  815. NI i am happy you are working adam 2 unlike other people. knowing your ingenuity in creating the original adam + how mobile technology is advancing, just thinking about the adam 2 gives me goosebumps.

    that being said you should keep a good deal of focus on the current adam and making it the best it can be.

    the most important reason why am going to buy an adam is you rohan. you posted a video on youtube, personaly showing us how to put on the screen protector. what ceo does that.

    this tells me that you care about every detail and adam is more then just a product to you. it tells me you are making adam for us, but more importantly you are making it for your self. because of this i know you going to strive for excellence.

    the NI and the adam may have hit road bumps but i still have trust in you. i hope you never lose your child like adoration of your products, and you continue to keep us involved. i know we complain quite a bit and we cause you plenty of hardship. but if you don’t loose faith in us we won’t loose faith in you

  816. NI i am happy you are working adam 2 unlike other people. knowing your ingenuity in creating the original adam + how mobile technology is advancing, just thinking about the adam 2 gives me goosebumps.

    that being said you should keep a good deal of focus on the current adam and making it the best it can be.

    the most important reason why am going to buy an adam is you rohan. you posted a video on youtube, personaly showing us how to put on the screen protector. what ceo does that.

    this tells me that you care about every detail and adam is more then just a product to you. it tells me you are making adam for us, but more importantly you are making it for your self. because of this i know you going to strive for excellence.

    the NI and the adam may have hit road bumps but i still have trust in you. i hope you never lose your child like adoration of your products, and you continue to keep us involved. i know we complain quite a bit and we cause you plenty of hardship. but if you don’t loose faith in us we won’t loose faith in you

  819. In about 48 hours I expect to see “out for shipping” posted for my adam 😉

    I am happy to hear it will come with the update preloaded 🙂

    I would be ecstatic to hear they put on my anti-glare screen protector. I know it won’t happen, but I’m willing to pay $5 for it to be place on perfectly!

    I usually put those screens on, they work well for a while, but in the long run, I get rid of it.

  820. am with you … now tht we have paid the money, some ‘surprise’ item should definitely be sent.

  821. hey,
    i have been following your blog since the post dawn of innovation that is when i came to know about your product. i desparately want to buy adam. please include me for your preoder 2.

    thank you
    Rahul

  822. well then whats the point of the matte if glare is caused by the glossy screen?

  823. @wally west Stick to what you do best, lecturing other posters

    If you don’t recognize dry humor, don’t pretend you do.