One of the commenters there raises valid points.<p><i>Are you people seriously going to buy this thing with:<p><pre><code> 1) No video of the device
2) No video of the UI
3) No estimate on shipping
4) Mystery Devices
5) No details on Support*</code></pre>
I'll be getting the Pixel Qi version, if the reviews hold up. I'm slightly skeptical that the device will meet expectations, but I've already put money back to buy the device as soon as it's available. The Pixel Qi screen alone places it above an iPad.
Not to discourage Notion Ink guys. They have done a fabulous job. But its not a well written post. None of what he wants to say is clearly stated. He is revealing his rates. Compare that with the simple rates table Steve Jobs showed in his iPad announcement.<p>I am guessing IST means Indian Standard Time. How will a normal consumer know this? Why not state this clearly?<p>I think this post would have been much better if a sales/marketing guy had written it.
"It’s great day, possibly deserving an entry into the history books about how we all came together and started a revolution. Adam, as we love to call it, is not a tablet, it’s a dream come true for many of us. We have pushed the limits of current technology and raised the expectations from other devices as well, especially the fact that it’s not just hardware or software, but it’s both. Android on Adam is no longer a phone OS; it’s Eden, a new play ground for big touch screen devices."<p>Wow, that's some word play..
That blog post is super schitzophrenic. What's with the parenthetical comments that are a different color weight? I thought they were links at first, but not so much. And the "Is Oprah Gay?" ranking, a micro-rant on currency markets...mostly I'm confused.
So it's running a customized version of Android? How's that going to work with standard Android apps?<p>Because if I can't use stock Android apps then I'm not interested - I'd like an app ecosystem that already exists, rather than relying on developers to produce versions specifically for this device.
After seeing the Honeycomb sneak peek from Rubin the other day, I am pretty well convinced that Android has legs as a tablet platform. But seriously, who is buying these things without even a decent "hands on" report from the technorati?
Huh, an Adam computer---aren't they going to run into trademark issues there?[0] Who owns the Coleco properties these days?<p>[0] <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Computer" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Computer</a>
The preordering is now live on the site <a href="http://notionink.com/" rel="nofollow">http://notionink.com/</a><p>The site says the product ships in 6 to 8 weeks and there is a flat $50 shipping fee!(Irrespective of location i guess)<p>Also, if you are curious to know about the warranty/service/return terms hit proceed to buy on the order form. Don't care to fill it, there is no validation in place!
I don't understand the big price difference between LCD WiFi and Pixel Qi WiFi. Pixel Qi trumpeted the fact their screens can use existing fabs without retooling. Such a big price difference is no way to entice a mass market into buying. I've also wondered why others haven't adopted Pixel Qi's screen in the meantime. [typo edit]