The Notion Ink - Adam thread

[poseidon]

6500+ comments!!!

 

[RS4]

Did anyone check out this blog post by engadget taking potshots on notion ink : Notion Ink Adam gets caught Photoshopping its bezel away -- Engadget
People there have blasted the author left,right and centre hyeah:, you wouldnt believe they have deleted more than 20 comments(may be more) and at present comments on that page have been closed

 

[agm_105]

engadget ... always has been against NI... and they seem more to be apple fanboyzz

 

[strategy]

i see it has 2 USB 2.0 , so i was wondering can i use the adam for audio out ( digital ) , as i use in any windows PC.

that would be great

(...160 Hrs of audio WTF!!!)

 

[madnav]

finally!!

but prices have gone $50 up for the top variant

As promised, the first access would be given to those who had commented in this blog “before the last post”.

finally!!

yet to receive mail though

 

[agm_105]

where are u looking for pricess ???

 

[madnav]

where are u looking for pricess ???

Notion Ink

The Pricing

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

Earlier we told you that the first version will start at $399. But now the LCD Wi-Fi version will start at $375.33 and 3G version at $425.33. Transflective version (Pixel Qi) will start at $499.45 for Wi-Fi only and 3G variant at $549.99. (For specifications please see our website).

 

[johnie1]

any idea when we will actually get it into our hands if we preorder it tomorrow?

 

[madnav]

^i have lost my magic crystal ball.

no idea

 

[agm_105]

if we go by slashgear's latest entry...wud be around 6 Jan 2011

 

[Lord Nemesis]

engadget ... always has been against NI... and they seem more to be apple fanboyzz

While I agree that Engadget viewer-ship comprises of few real techies and far too many Fanboi's (Apple, MS, Google and all of them equally crazy) I don't think the writers themselves are Apple Fanboi's. Time and again most of the Engadget writers have given me reason to strongly believe that they are in the pay of Apple. Knowing how strong Apple is in devising marketing strategies and how they often use negative publicity against anyone that might potentially come in their path, there is a very good chance that its indeed the case. I am not saying that Apple cares about a start up like Notion Ink, just that they might be paying Engadget and give them free reign to do negative publicity against any all potential competition as an independent entity. If you follow the site regularly, you would notice that they constantly resort to subtle (some times not so subtle) negative publicity against any thing non Apple.

 

[madnav]

10mins left for pre-orders.

let know if anyone on TE receives a pre-order mail.

 

[strategy]

i see it has 2 USB 2.0 , so i was wondering can i use the adam for audio out ( digital ) , as i use in any windows PC.

that would be great

(...160 Hrs of audio WTF!!!)

you dont know this or is it too easy a question?

 

[su30mki117]

Did anyone get the mail?

 

[madnav]

people on the blog have reported to receive mails..awaiting mine..

 

[6pack]

Problem is the updated videos/pics are only in the pre-order link as said by Rohan. Wonder why its not yet been made public. Must be soft opening?

I'd rather wait to see what the thingy looks like (not that I'm going to pre-order). Also 1 thought crossed my mind. If the wifi only lcd version which is the cheapest is bought then can we use a 3G usb modem on it to get 3G/HSPA also? are there drivers for modems on android or do they work only with built in hardware?

 

[agm_105]

but the PixelQi screen has all the fun i believe.....

 

[madnav]

Problem is the updated videos/pics are only in the pre-order link as said by Rohan. Wonder why its not yet been made public. Must be soft opening?

I'd rather wait to see what the thingy looks like (not that I'm going to pre-order). Also 1 thought crossed my mind. If the wifi only lcd version which is the cheapest is bought then can we use a 3G usb modem on it to get 3G/HSPA also? are there drivers for modems on android or do they work only with built in hardware?

^the wifi+3G version costs $50 more and that is how much most usb 3G modems cost.

but to your query, it can be possible if apps are written to configure and operate the modem. (i remember reading similar about some chinese tablets)

i think even archos has a usb 3G dongle for one of it's tablets

i was thinking of buying pixelQi varient, wifi+3G ..$499 sounded much soother though

my prime reason for PixelQi is lower power consumption. The visibility outdoors wont matter as i mostly wont use it under direct sunlight.

pre-orders will be sore for lcd variants if those panels are with bad viewing angles.

 

[Lord Nemesis]

Problem is the updated videos/pics are only in the pre-order link as said by Rohan. Wonder why its not yet been made public. Must be soft opening?

I'd rather wait to see what the thingy looks like (not that I'm going to pre-order).

Exactly what I think. Detailed pics/videos should have already been made public before they start the pre-order.

Adam always sounded to me like the tablet that might make for a real Netbook replacement for me. I even have the money (25k) set aside for it (part of which was money gifted by my sis on my B'day back in August), but I am not gonna buy blind. I will wait till I see my it action and convince myself that it fits my requirements.

 

[su30mki117]

Guys any idea if a person can order more than one unit?? Some people on the blog are claiming its user specific and can only be used once.

Well, I had sent them tonnes of emails but never posted on the blog