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Goodereader Radio – Playbook thoughts – Notion Ink Updates and Kindle Library Lending
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Welcome to another episode of the Good e-Reader Radio Show! Today we have lots of exciting news from the last few days! First of all the Blackberry Playbook Launched! I have been playing with it non-stop for the last few days and give you my impressions about the device, how it handles and everything else.
Today Amazon announced Kindle Lending for Libraries, we give you the full story of what it is all about, how you can get borrowing and lots more. We even give you some links to look at to find out how library lending works and what Overdrive is.
Tons of other stories on this episode about Notion Ink, and shout outs to our new author Mercy. Lastly, we explain the new Good e-Reader Indy Author Initiative and how you can get involved! We are looking to hear your Independent Publishing escapades! Trails, errors and Tribulations in the realm of marketing and selling your books. A must listen!
CyanogenMod 7 supports Notion Ink Adam
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The Adam Tab PC has been a favorite with the hacking community and is likely to remain so until Notion Ink irons out all the flaws of the Android Froyo tablet. Users have also been reporting better performance with the rooted Adams instead of the Eden custom UI built on top of the Android 2.2 Froyo.
There has been an interesting development in the entire episode that takes hacking the Adam to another level. DJ_Steve from the xda-developers forum has been successful in porting CyanogenMod 7 on the Adam tablet PC. CyanogenMod 7 is a popular custom Android operating system and is based on Android 2.3 Gingerbread.
However, to say the attempt has been an all out success will be an overstatement. There are still quite a few bugs. So while the custom firmware is able to support most of the Adam’s hardware, it has been found lacking in a few aspects. These include the sleep/wake performance of the Adam, while sound seems non-existent over the HDMI output. The few glitches apart, the CyanogenMod 7 allowed the NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor to run at 1.4 GHz.
Also, with the CyanogenMod 7 spicing things up on the Adam, the Notion Ink tablet is the latest to join Nook Color and ViewSonic gTablet, both of which has also been given the CM7 treatment. Incidentally, the ViewSonic gTablet also runs the NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor.
Many people in the hacking community have also expressed the virtual impossibilities of getting Android 3.0 Honeycomb on the Tablet. Community based websites such as Notion Ink Hacks has actually put a bounty on a Honeycomb fix. There are rumors right now that the hardware is incapable of supporting the updated Android OS and Notion Ink has been very quiet in response.
Official Notion Ink Forum now up
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Good news for people who have purchased a Notion Ink Adam or are thinking about buying one. Notion Ink has just released their new forum that will service as a direct place to get live chat assistance, answers to your questions, and to converse with other members!
In order to use the brand new Notion Ink Forum, you have to use Facebook Connect. So if you are one of the few that do not have a Facebook account you might want to make one if you want to sign up. If you do not have one, good luck! You are not allowed to make a forum account without one.
Since the forum has just launched there really is nothing of note to be found, no guides, tutorials, or official FAQ’s. Hopefully new content will be sorted out, but it’s too bad they never took the forum launch seriously and had all of the official content, firmware updates and other facets included.
Visit the new Notion Ink Forum Today.
Latest from Notion Ink
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Notion Ink – makers of the Adam tablet PC – have been unusually quiet lately for a company that updates every week. This doesn’t mean they’ve been idle, as a recent blog post by the company CEO Rohan Sharavan revealed. They are on to something momentous. The company has been building on its own support team, supporting Notion Ink and their second shipment of tablet PCs. In fact, Rohan Shravan takes pride that the support team has outnumbered the developer team for the first time. The company has stated that they are into setting up dedicated sales and support centers in the US, Germany, and India. However, the US will have the first infrastructure, since it hosts the biggest tablet market in the world right now.
Another significant development that the CEO shared is the work-in-progress status of Adam’s compatibility with Honeycomb. Honeycomb is the latest Android version and the first operating system to have been developed for tablet PCs. Many tablets, like the Motorola XOOM, have already adopted Honeycomb right out of the box and Adam is keen to join the growing list. The first lot of Adams came pre-installed with Android 2.2 Froyo, an Android version that was built for smartphones but was adapted for tablet use. This necessitated the development of the Adam user interface, though the upgrade to Honeycomb does not mean Eden will be out of the picture. Instead, Shravan has announced the Eden has already been ported to Honeycomb and the developer team is already working on sorting out the finer details. However, there is no word yet as to how soon we might come across the Honeycomb Adams.
The Adam development team has been focusing on game development and animation. Books too will soon be made available to the Adam users in the form of apps and stores while there is an Official QuickOffice release available as well.
Lastly, the company was also up to finalizing the next series of investment the details of which are under wraps as of now. There has also been some major operational changes taking place in the company with more talent being inducted. So all in all, Notion Ink is on an expansion spree and is adding size and scope. What seems certain is that the Adams of the future are going to be the best in class.
Apple iPad 2 and the rest
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Apple has finally launched the next gen iPad 2 from the high pedestal of success that the original iPad has brought home. Something that only Apple right now can boast of. For no other tablet manufacturer can lay claim to the enviable record of close to a staggering 15 million iPads shipped in less than a year of its debut. But then things have changed in the last few months so that Apple can no longer be considered the lone player in the segment. A lot of high profile players have now entered the fray and are sizing themselves up for a share of the mega tablet pie. At stake is Apple’s over 90 percent share of the tablet segment. While it remains to be seen how much of ground the Cupertino based company cedes to a resurgent opposition, the new iPad 2 is already showing signs of a mega battle ahead. Or will the new iPad will walk away with the tablet crown once again, obliterating all the advantage that the competition thought it had? let’s find out.
The biggest advantage that the iPad2 has to its credit is its thinner and lighter form factor. Its 33 percent thinner and 15 percent lighter than the first gen iPad, making the new iPad 2 one of the thinnest and the lightest tablet around. Apart from the form, the other major upgrade with the new iPad is the change of heart that it now incorporates. With the new Apple A5 processor based on ARM’s Cortex-A9 design and with a clock speed of around 1 GHz, the the iPad 2 is about twice as fast as its predecessor. With more powerful processor also comes the advantage of faster graphics processing capabilities and the new iPad simply excels here. Apple claims its now 9 times faster here, which means all of those memory crunching games now have a lot more space to thrive.
Also, the other thing that was sorely missed in the original iPad and which the iPad 2 comes with is a twin camera setup, one at the front and another at the back. While the front facing VGA camera will allow one to engage in facetime chat, the rear facing camera can be used to click still and 720p quality videos with 5x digital zoom.
Another big advantage with the iPad 2 is its operating system – iOS version 4.3 which comes along with significant improvements over the earlier version. Among the areas that gains from the new version is an enhanced Safari and AirPlay performance along with iTunes Home Sharing.
However, what the iPad 2 does not come with and perhaps would have made thing even better if it did is the inclusion of USB and SD Card slots. Also, much of the above mentioned qualities of the iPad 2 is already commonplace among many a tablet. Prominent among them is the Motorola XOOM or the Notion Ink Adam that are currently available. Then there are a few more big names such as the Blackberry Playbook, HP TouchPad, to name just a few. All of these either already comes with all the features that the iPad 2 is currently having. Or maybe even more than what the iPad is equipped with. So what this means is, Apple has its work cut out against the new entrants in the tablet segment. While the new iPad does have it what it take the battle forward from the erstwhile iPad, what is certain is that it won;t be as easy this time for iPad 2 as it was for the original iPad.
Notion Ink Adam available again
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Notion Ink has started accepting orders again for the Adam tablet PCs though its an ‘invitation only’ affair this time. The company has been sending out e-mail to a select group of individuals inviting them to place orders for the six versions of the Adam – three each of the LCD and the LCD + Pixel Qi version. A good thing here is that prices remain unchanged in that the lowest speced LCD Wi-Fi version of the Adam will cost $375.33 while the top of the line model with Pizel Qi Wi-Fi + 3G will set one back by $549.99.
So while everything else remains the same, it will be interesting to see if the response to the Adam is as overwhelming as it was during the first round of ordering. The first lot of Adam’s shipped out didn’t exactly come out with flying colors and reaction has been mixed. While, Adam’s that formed the first lot are still being shipped out, there has been several issues pertaining the tablet. Like one of the biggest disappointments has been the display which suffered from serious glare issues with the matt surface coating doing little to remedy the situation. Its performance out in the sun is way better than standard LCD displays but leaves something more to be desired.
Then there has also been a few issues with the touchscreen in that it fails to respond on many an occasion while software bugs too did not make things anything better. That said, Notion Ink has been quick in their damage control efforts and have made available a patch that did take care of a lot of software issues. Company sources have also informed they are on it and will come up with further upgrades soon to take care of all issues. In fact, they have also stated they have already started with the process of integrating Android 3.0 Honeycomb into Adam. This sure will put the Adam in a better stand to compete with many of the high profile Honeycomb laced tablets that going to be launched in the next few months.
An inherent good quality of the Adam is that the majority of its drawbacks are related to the software and hence, nearly all of them can be taken good care of. So those who have already purchased the device or are planning to do so can be rest assured of a quality product in the form of the Adam.
Notion Ink Adam compared to the Kindle and Pandigital Novel in Direct Sunlight
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Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video! In this video we compare the Notion Ink Adam in Pixel QI mode vs the Amazon Kindle and the Pandigital Novel 9 inch. We show you how it looks in direct sunlight and how the Adam stacks up against e-ink and LCD.
One of the biggest factors in the Notion Ink Adams version of Pixel QI screen technology is how it employs the dual layer of glass that it uses. It makes the Adam highly reflective in the sun, and even the matted screen protector is pretty useless.
Our first comparison is with the Amazon Kindle and the Notion Ink Adam in Pixel QI mode. We give you a great visual example of how the Adam ranks against one of the premier e-ink based electronic readers. We have to give the advantage in this test to the Amazon Kindle.
The next comparison we show is how the Notion Ink Adam ranks with the Pandigital Novel 9 inch edition. This test is mainly pitted to show how Pixel QI in the Adam compares to the standard LCD based tablet and e-reader combination found in most competing devices. We have to decide this contest in favor of the Adam, as the LCD was unreadable in direct sunlight.
Notion Ink issues update patch for the Adam Tablet
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Today Notion Ink has released a new update fix for their Adam Tablet PC that addresses a number of key issues that have been plaguing users! We can now find solace in the fact that the GPS now knows we are not in China but in our real world location and lots more!
Ever since the Adam was released it was plagued by many small bugs which we covered extensively in our hands on reviews of the tablet. Some noticeable fixes included; fixing the crashing that would occur when you plugged in a USB keyboard, as well as overall application enhancements. Key Programs have got some fixes that the Adam was bundled with such as Canvas, Media Player, Sniffer, Mail and Calculator.
This is only a small update pack, Rohan has let us know that on Feburary the 15th a major Notion Ink update will come down the pipes and we will have full video for all of the new changes expected to go in.
We are also pleased to offer exclusive downloads for your variant model of the Notion Ink Adam. Below are the links that you need to download based on your model and installation instructions found in the new Installation Manual and don’t forget to get the User Manual.
LCD Adam on Windows
LCD Adam on Linux
PixelQi Adam on Windows
PixelQi Adam on Linux
Notion ink Adam Tips and Tricks
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Many people who are early adapters of the Notion Ink Adam have been sending us emails, commenting on various forums and petitioning on our Youtube channel for many answers to common questions. We will endeavor in this article to explain some of the most common problems you will have and solutions to them.
Why is my Picture Quality not so good on the Adam Camera?
Many people who have purchased the Notion Ink Adam are wondering why their pictures they have taken with the device looks grainy and pixelated. This is due to the fact that the Adam camera has a very small plastic layer on the camera to protect it in shipping. When you dig your fingernail underneath the film of the camera and peel it off the Adam the picture quality will be greatly enhanced. You will finally be able to strike a pose and take some pictures with the 3.1 MP 185 degree swivel camera.
Why does my Adam Crash or Programs not look right?
This is due to the fact of not loading in the update that Notion Ink provided its users to unbrick their device with the buggy over the air update that was issued, and then quickly pulled down. In the update that unbricks your unit contains new files for your device that will greatly enhance your overall experience with the Adam. It will not fix every issue we have reported on thus far, but will help. You can download the files and read the installation guide HERE.
I want to read eBooks! What do I do?
The production model of the Adam we have did not come with any eBook readers or any programs that are meant to read popular ebook formats. There are many Android applications available from many popular stores such as Amazon, Sony, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Borders and others. Recently we wrote an article on Google Android Market Alternatives, you can find direct downloads to all of those applications. Its as simple as copying the APK files you downloaded to your USB drive or MicroSD card and then launching the files with the Sniffer File application that comes with your Adam.
If you want to load in your own eBooks there are a few Android Programs you might want to get if you find yourself downloading ebooks from various websites on the internet. If you are looking to read MOBI ebook formats you want to get FBREADER that will read those formats via MicroSD card. If EPUB formats are your thing you can download an application named Cool Reader and copy the ePub books to your Micro SD Card. If you want to read PDF files and do not want to deal with the Quick Office version of PDF Reader which is proven to be a bit buggy you want to download Adobe PDF Reader.
If you have followed our tutorial on how to Root Your Notion Ink Adam you can instantly download any of these applications directly to your device, without having to manually load in APK files from the internet.
There is a black bar, blocking the top of the text on many apps
This is a very common problem where the top half of any field of text near the top of the screen will be cut off by the black Google Android Bar. This is the bar that contains your WIFI information, time and applications you might have downloaded. You might notice there is a blinking green light. You want to tap on this light and it will draw the bar into it and give you an acurate display of how much battery life is left.
Quick Office does not load properly!
It seems with the current version of Quick Office and the Adam is that it does not create new documents, spreadsheets or project files for you to go about instantly creating.
There are two things you need to do in order to get these applications working correctly. First of all, when you load the programs it gives you list of directories and files and say its scanning an MicroSD card. In effect it is not scanning those drives but the devices own internal memory.
To be able to start creating or editing a document you need to copy a document in .doc format and copy it to your portable USB drive or your MicroSD card. The Quick Office version of Word does not scan these two drives to open files. Instead you need to load the Sniffer application and navigate to these drives. If you click on a .doc file it will tell you that this format is associated with Quickoffice, when you click on the application the file is associated with it will open the document using the program. Your other option to open documents is to open the docs in the Adams own internal memory by hooking it up to your PC via Mini USB cable.
Notion Ink Adam vs the Apple iPad and Amazon Kindle
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Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video! In this video we compare the Notion Ink Adam vs the Apple iPad and the Amazon Kindle! We compare mostly the e-reading facets and show off what Pixel QI and e-Ink looks like, in terms of reading.
In this video we compare first the Adam vs the Amazon Kindle, so you can get a sense of the size and scope of the Notion ink Adam. We also show you what reading is like both in Pixel QI mode and normal LCD mode. We also show off page turn speeds and give you some information on the underlaying factors between e-ink and LCD devices.
After the Kindle we put the Apple iPad and the Adam head to head in E-Reading using the Kobo software. See what device turns pages faster and see some other tests we run.
We also are offering a bonus video on Notion Ink Adam tips and tricks! We point out various applications and things new users might want to know. This video has early adapters in mind so there is some things you can fix up with your Adam before an official firmware update launches.
How to Root your Notion Ink Adam to get Google Android Market Access
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If you have been an avid reader of the Good e-Reader Blog over the course of the last week, you know we have ravenously been testing out the Notion Ink Adam. During this time we have experienced some great hardware with the 10.1 inch screen and a dual core processor. Some of the software programs we had on the device were lacking and rumors of an impending firmware release to fix these problems is nowhere to be seen.
The fine gentlemen at Notion Ink Hacks have devised two different methods that fix a fair number of the software flaws the Adam had, and give you full Google Android Market Access! What does this mean for the early adapters of the Adam? Well how does Gmail, Flash, Angry Birds, Google Maps and every other official application sound?
The entire rooting process took a little over an hour, primarily due to the fact that we never done this before. The first thing we had to do was use the official Notion Ink De-Bricking files that were issued to people who received their Adam and downloaded the over the air update that fried their units.
This method was easy because all we had to do was connect the Adam to our computer via Micro USB to USB and install the bundled APX files that made our computer recognize the Adam as a device. Once we booted the Adam into recovery mode we were able to use the De-Bricking files to load it in.
Next we had to run the hacked version of the operating system which did not take that long as long as you followed the instructions, after doing a factory reset and deletion of our user files we rebooted our Adam. At first, we wondered why everything looked the same and then we realized that the Android Market appeared in the programs menu! Low and behold we are now loving the Adam more then ever before! The Eden GUI is maintained and we had to do some extra steps like make the system recognize the keyboard again, but after that we were downloading applications like a madman!
From some of our previous videos there were a fair number of bugs with some of the applications but after downloading proper ones that were bug free we are using our Adam more then ever before!
Notion Ink Adam Review – Part 3
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If you have been following the Good e-Reader Blog for the last few days you know that we have extensively covered the recent offering from Notion Ink, the Adam. We have done full hardware and software review, as well as our experiences with Adam in our second review. Today we would like to focus on some of the applications we have experience with and document our findings.
Quick Office
Quick Office is the stock Application that the Notion Ink Adam is bundled with to give you word processing, spreadsheets and other capabilities. This program is much akin to Open Office or Microsoft office, without the frills and gimmicks.
Our experience with this application thus far as been tremendously daunting. The individual applications will not give you the option to start a new document or spreadsheet from scratch. When you launch the application it takes you to a file viewer. If you have a USB or MicroSD card connected to the Adam you will get different options to browse the drives. The program on its own will not load up correctly.
The only way we found a workaround to begin the programs and to actually use them, was to load a doc file we created on our PC onto the USB drive. When you plug the USB into your Adam you have to access the document via the Sniffer application and click on it. When you tap on the file you will see compatibility with the word processor and then it can be opened. The Word application will load the document you just imported and you can now begin to actually use it and write.
eBooks and the Adam
The Notion Ink Adam has many shortcomings when it comes to eBooks and Comics. It was supposed to be shipped with the Longbox Comic Reader, but our shipped product did not have it. The Adam also failed to include any kind of eBook reading application.
The only way we were able to read eBooks on the Adam was with ebook reader APK files, that were on our recent post about Google Android Market Alternatives. We were able to install Kobo, Borders, Sony, Barnes and Noble android reader applications. The Amazon Kindle app also was able to install, but failed to verify our login and password due to a glitch. The essence of the error derives from the application trying to verify our user name and password to the internet and said there was no connection available. Now obviously we had a 3G connection via our SIM card and also Wireless access. Installing these applications allowed us to read and purchase books directly from the stores themselves and also download free books to get reading right away.
Our main concern with testing the ebook applications today was being able to side-load books in that we have downloaded from the internet and did not include Adobe DRM. We literary spend 3 hours trying every independant application to no avail. We found it absolutely impossible to side-load ebooks into the Adam. The closest we got to success was via the Aldiko android application. It has a feature to import ebooks into the library with an SD card. We followed the instructions exactly many times and it failed to read our microSD card with the ePub books on it. We tried FAT, FAT32 USB drives and different directory structures to no avail.
The Adam also does not internally recognize any eBook formats other then Adobe PDF, which is opened by Quick Office. Although we installed applications that have the importing feature for ebooks, the Adam would not associate the programs with the file formats. We did manage to get side-loaded PDF’s working via the Quick Office application, but in most cases the text was bold when the ebook itself was of perfect quality.
The Adobe Flash Issue
The Notion Ink Adam was a tablet billed as being able to take advantage of the full internet experience. The inclusion of Adobe FLASH and other internet standards was a huge selling point with the Adam Android Tablet. Right out of the box and after a few days Flash is non-existent on the tablet.
We tried loading various Flash games and either it told us to update our version of Flash or displayed garbled code. We also tried to view embedded Youtube videos and we were again prompted to download Flash. When we clicked on the link to update flash it either brought us to the Google Android Market (which the Adam cannot connect to) or the Adobe website.
What about Youtube you ask? Again, going to the main site prompts you to install Flash and will not display any videos. Maybe a bit of irony, it does redirect you to the Adobe site and prompts you to install the “Mac” version of Flash.
After some trial and error we were able to find a recent copy of the latest version of Flash for Android 2.1 and 2.2 and it installed, but crashed the web browser.
So out of the box right now, the Adam will not display Adobe Flash content. We heard there is a way to get flash onto the device by following the unbricking tutorial post we did a few days ago. Using this method would bring your unit back to a state of factory default. Rumor has it that the most recent edition of Flash will be included. Although using this method with an Adam that is perfectly working is not recommended. We recommend it is best to wait for an official patch that Notion ink vowed would be incoming soon.
Lights, Camera, Action!
There has been much debate on the integrity of the 3.1 MP 185 degree swivel camera that the Notion Ink Adam comes with. First of all, a swivel camera is a brilliant idea and the hardware itself feels very firm and easily locks into position on a specific orientation.
We found through trial and error that the camera works about as fine as you can expect of a low megapixel camera. Through some experience the ruling was that if you tuned back the distance and maxed your settings with picture quality and resolution it did not look half bad.
As the video we being shot you notice that visually what you are seeing is not indicitive to the final product. Once you playback your video, it seems to significently see better resolution. The same is to be said about still pictures, as you see the live view, it looks very grainy, but the final product is ok.
There is also some options in the video camera that have no bearing on the adam technology. There are options to turn the flash on and off, but there is no built in camera flash with the Adam.
The Audio problem
One of the features we neglected to go into detail about in our previous reviews of the Notion Ink Adam was the audio experience. The sound recorder application was beyond abysmal in practical application. It could perhaps be a problem with our built in microphone, but when we tested recording and then playing back the audio was distorted and had a high pitch to it. We would recommend to maybe use a different application to record your audio, the android markets are full of them.
The Stereo speakers on the Adam are a huge redeeming factor when you play back music with the audio player. The sound is crisp and clear, one of the drawbacks is that it does not have an EQ with the stock application Notion Ink bundles with it. I am sure there are better audio players on various Android Markets that should make this experience a bit better.
The headphone jack works in theory, but in practical application it was of low to mid level quality and we noticed some distortion coming through the speakers. We played around with the volume and different music files and it did not really matter to much. We do have very high quality noise cancellation headphones, so it could be due to the fact that the stock audio player does not have much in the way of an equalizer to balance the sounds.
Our Thoughts on day 3
Overall the Notion Ink Adam is a quality hardware build and has unique design elements that make up for some of the software shortcomings. Most of the software glitches can be found hopefully in the near future when we see firmware updates.
Through the tests we ran today, most of them were disappointing. The GPS application thought we were 10,000 miles away in China and nothing we could do could convince the machine otherwise. The fact that we could not side-load in ebooks was tremendously daunting, as we at Good e-Reader love our books and the ability to have control over our eBook experience. A great ability we discovered was the fact we were able to load in so many different e-reading applications! It indeed was a grand boon to everyone who deals with different ebook companies. People who have existing e-readers and have bought books from the company they deal with, should be able to make use of their purchased content.
The inability to run Flash or watch Youtube videos was one of the factors that made our internet browsing experience not up to par.
On a positive note, the boys at the Notioninkhacks managed to come up with an alpha version of a rooting procedure that allowed the Adam to shed its Eden GUI and adopt a more conventional android tablet experience. They even managed to get the official Google Android Market up and running. You can check their findings out HERE.
Now for some good news! Rohan the CEO of Notion Ink has emailed us and let us know in the next day or two a firmware update, along with instructions will be emailed to the account you used to order your Adam! Things that should be fixed? Flash, Bugs, Eden GUI, Crashes, and tons more!
Also more good news, Notion Ink has just confirmed that they are bypassing the official update to Google 2.3 and working on a Android 3.0 Honeycomb update. Also Notion Ink has also confirmed that some screens were damaged in shipping and that over the Chinese New Year one of the companies they deal with as stayed open to do new screens. This is why some people whom have pre-ordered the device still have not received it.
Read Part 1 of our Review of the Notion ink Adam
Read Part 2 of our Review of the Notion ink Adam
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Update: A user let us know that an update for FLASH is available that allows you to play FLASH games, watch embedded YOUTUBE videos and everything else. You can download the most recent Adobe Flash build for the Adam HERE.
Update 2: Your Adam can view more content easy if you copy ebooks and other files to the device memory instead of the SD card.
Update 3: If you install Adobe PDF Viewer and Cool Reader from the Android Market (If you have rooted it) or with the APK files found on the internet you can import PDF files off of an MicroSD card or USB drive into Adobe PDF Viewsat and you can read ePub books on your MicroSD card as well.
The Notion Ink Adam bundled Apps Video Review
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Welcome to another Good e-Reader Video Review. In this video we put the Notion Ink Adam through its various paces via the installed applications that come with the unit. We demonstrate all of the applications and software that come with the device and show you how the “Leaves” are setup.
In this video we point out lots of concerns and questions that various users have pointed out while commenting on our blog or the Good e-Reader youtube channel. You asked the questions and now you get the answers! We give you hands on demonstrations on how importing PDF files into Quick Office looks. We also show off the camera/video camera feature and do some live recording and even play it back so you can see the difference. We also put every single application the Adam comes with, so you can check them all out. We also installed some other applications from various other Android Markets such as Slideme.org and its Max 4.0 app.
Thinking of using your Notion Ink Adam as an e-reader? We show you off the Kobo application and how page turning works, as well as the differences between portrait and landscape mode. By the end of the video we have every application basically open and the hardware never slowed down.
This tutorial is perfect for people wondering what each application looks like and thoughts on what works and what doesn’t. Obviously the Notion Ink Adam is a work in progress, and we consider ourselves early adapters. It is our intention with this video to merely show you the applications and point out some of the glitches and leaving yourselves to draw your own conclusions.
Update: A user let us know that an update for FLASH is available that allows you to play FLASH games, watch embedded YOUTUBE videos and everything else. You can download the most recent Adobe Flash build for the Adam HERE.
