Who is Notion Ink? What is Notion Ink Adam?
Notion Ink is a company in India which faced several issues trying to turn their dream concept into an actual product. It took them about 2-3 years to convert their concept to reality and finally was able to provide pre-order of their first tablet product called Notion Ink Adam. On December 9th, 2010, a limited number of devices were released for pre-order globally on the official website and very soon it was all sold out. After the pre-order the CEO of Notion Ink posted several unofficial videos on the Adam tablet user interface (UI) called Eden UI.
The Adam Tablet runs on a customized version of android with addition of muti-pane user interface to improve multitasking experience. A cool feature of Adam is that we have an option to to choose Pixel Qi screen instead of the standard LCD screen. Pixel Qi is a low-power, dual-mode display that can switch between an e-ink ebook reader like screen and the normal LCD screen. In addition it is one of several tablets coming out beginning this year to include the powerful dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor. From Notion Ink site(not available anymore after pre-order was sold out), we find that Notion Ink offers a range of Adam tablets with different options:
LCD and WiFi: $375.33
LCD, WiFi, and 3G: $425.33
Pixel Qi and Wifi: $499.45
Pixel Qi, Wifi, and 3G $549.99
A more detailed list of technical specifications is listed on the official Notion Ink website. For more information about Notion Ink Adam, you can also check out NotionInk FAQ Wiki the community created.
Albeit various disappointments and negative news. The product finally made its appearance in CES 2011 and was captured in several first hands on reviews from tech news/review sites. One of the better review videos I found is from Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/05/notion-ink-adam-hands-on-preview-video/) and the comments were mostly positive.
Recent reviews:
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Reasons why Adam tablet is a good buy:
Intro video taken from official Notion Ink website:
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MY UNBOXING VIDEO & REVIEW VIDEO
I am waiting for Notion Ink to ship the product. It's estimated to ship by Jan 29th from China factory and I assume it will arrive to me by mid-February. I will post the video as soon as possible.
Update: The shipment is delayed due to the short supply of LCD screens. Now the estimated shipping date is Feb 14th now.
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COMMUNITY VIDEOS
From what I see, NotionInkFan.com makes the best unboxing videos and review videos all around. There are many more and you can search on youtube but they'll be more of less the same or worst in quality and content. Here it is:
Video taken from Notion Ink Fan Website - Greg's unboxing video
- Avid community. Check out the following websites and you'll see what I mean: http://www.notioninkfan.com/, http://www.notionaddicts.com/forums/forum.php, http://notionink.wordpress.com/, http://notioninkhacks.com/, http://www.adamtabletnews.com/, and http://www.notioninkusers.blogspot.com/
- Fun device (swivel camera, Pixel Qi screen, RF radio, Eden UI, etc.)
- Feature to cost ratio is really good compare to alternatives (starts from $375 for the none-Pixel Qi, wifi only version- the one I got). Xoom (not available yet) would cost at least $200 more and maybe require contract.
- Can be used every where (mobility, varieties of tasks it can do)
- Can be used for people of all ages (very light and size is big enough to read ebooks and surfing online without eye strain)
- Appearance is different from typical tablets (economical design)
- Xda forum support(hacker's dream tablet)
- Battery life is long ( typical use is ~6-12hours according to some users in the forum)
- Potential Honeycomb update.
- You would be supporting a company that has potential to do big things in the future.
Issues to be awared of:
The community forums seems to overreact to everything that didn't go their way and was skeptical about the health of the company. The device was not without fault. There were people reporting that they received units with bad Pixel Qi screen. The customer support of Notion Ink as of now is really poor, slow reply due to small company with little man power.
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MY UNBOXING VIDEO & REVIEW VIDEO
I am waiting for Notion Ink to ship the product. It's estimated to ship by Jan 29th from China factory and I assume it will arrive to me by mid-February. I will post the video as soon as possible.
Update: The shipment is delayed due to the short supply of LCD screens. Now the estimated shipping date is Feb 14th now.
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COMMUNITY VIDEOS
From what I see, NotionInkFan.com makes the best unboxing videos and review videos all around. There are many more and you can search on youtube but they'll be more of less the same or worst in quality and content. Here it is:
Video taken from Notion Ink Fan Website - Greg's unboxing video
Update:
Video taken from Notion Ink Fan Website - Greg's 2 part review videos
Video taken from Notion Ink Fan Website - bonus review video that Mike (vector66) created about one of the Adam tablet alternatives, ViewSonic G-Tablet(have similar hardware and software platform), and then compares the specification of ViewSonic G-Tablet with Adam
Video taken from Notion Ink Fan Website - Greg's 2 part review videos
Video taken from Notion Ink Fan Website - bonus review video that Mike (vector66) created about one of the Adam tablet alternatives, ViewSonic G-Tablet(have similar hardware and software platform), and then compares the specification of ViewSonic G-Tablet with Adam
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