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Adam gets Android Market as Notion Ink slate rooted

, Jan 28th 2011 Discuss [1]

There comes a time in every Android device's life when it gets rooted and comes of age; it's now the turn of Notion Ink's Adam. Production versions have only been with buyers for a few days, but already the NotionInkHacks team has rooted the Tegra 2 slate, come up with a custom ROM and added in Android Market access, among other things. Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Battles Insinuations of Unevenly Bright Screens, Broken Cameras, Customer Service Stalls

, Jan 27th 2011 Discuss [57]

It appears, if a few folks over at NotionAddicts messageboard are any indication, that Notion Ink is facing some heavy allegations from the first round of pre-order customers. Amongst these allegations are that Notion Ink is purposely stalling out on customers looking for refunds so that their 7 day return period will expire and it'll be more difficult (and more costly) to get their due exchange. Read The Full Story

Viewsonic GTablet gets UI overhaul with Notion Ink’s Eden [Video]

, Jan 26th 2011 Discuss [3]

Viewsonic's GTablet didn't exactly impress early-adopters with its stock interface, but it seems Notion Ink may have inadvertently come to the rescue. xda-developers modder roebeet has taken the Notion Ink ROMs and whipped up a custom Eden build for the GTablet, putting the three-pane UI and slick browser onto the rival slate. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam’s email app code origins in question [Updated]

, Jan 25th 2011 Discuss [44]

Notion Ink has been accused of basing its custom email app for the Adam tablet on open-source K-9 Mail without giving credit to the original developers. Coder Jesse Vincent spotted his K-9 Mail code was used as the foundation for Adam's three-pane email system, but that no mention of his work had been made in the app's About box. Update: Notion Ink official comments after the cut Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam update yanked after tablets bricked

, Jan 25th 2011 Discuss [25]

Sometimes it doesn't pay to be the very earliest of early-adopters, as some Notion Ink pre-order customers have discovered. Unboxing joy turned to bricked-tablet misery after the recommended software update accidentally locked up the Adam slate altogether; Notion Ink has now pulled the update, and there are reflashing instructions at Notion Ink Fan. Read The Full Story

First Notion Ink Adam pre-orders arriving today

, Jan 24th 2011 Discuss [19]

The first Notion Ink Adam pre-orders are seemingly finding their way to customers, with at least one UK buyer of the Android slate having received his tablet today. Documented over at Notion Ink Fan, Shane Trafford reportedly gave his delivery guy "a big hug" when he handed over the slate. Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam gets official unboxing

, Jan 21st 2011 Discuss [35]

After announcing earlier this week that its Adam tablet was finally shipping, Notion Ink has shared an official unboxing with some of the first units to land with them. It certainly seems like the company has put some thought into the packaging experience - something Apple has shown us is particularly important - and the box even converts into a desk-stand for you to prop Adam up. Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam ships today

, Jan 19th 2011 Discuss [31]

Notion Ink has announced that shipments of the Adam tablet will be going out from today, after reportedly clearing the FCC over the weekend. According to the company, as well as those pre-order customers who see January estimates in their shipping status, Notion Ink is also hoping to get February deliveries out early - in the last week of this month, in fact. Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam display neither matte nor scratch-resistant? [Updated]

, Jan 16th 2011 Discuss [129]

Frustration among Notion Ink Adam pre-order customers, as one of the most anticipated display features - the matte finish, scratch-resistant display - turns out to be not entirely as is seems. According to Notion Ink's "Design" page, the Adam tablet's screen is "made of pure matte glass"; however, according to company emails to pre-order customers, in actual fact the display itself is glossy and non-scratch-resistant, and uses an adhesive screen protector in order to meet the promises on the spec sheet. Update: Notion Ink comment added after the cut Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam clears FCC ahead of midweek shipping

, Jan 15th 2011 Discuss [18]

Notion Ink has confirmed that its Adam slate has finally passed through the FCC, which means full clearance for the Android tablet and that the company can print the mandatory labels. That's expected to begin on Monday, with Adam shipping out from Wednesday; delays in the FCC granting the appropriate codes had held up finalizing the production models. Read The Full Story

Notion Ink Adam pre-orders suffer minor labeling delay?

, Jan 10th 2011 Discuss [87]

The first Notion Ink Adam tablet pre-order deliveries have apparently been delayed, with the company still waiting on final FCC and CE numbers before they can ship the slates out. SlashGear was forwarded a Notion Ink email from a pre-order customer, which claims that "the Holiday season in December pushed the administrative work and it will be cleared within this week." Read The Full Story

CES 2011: All-Star Tablet Round-Up

, Jan 10th 2011 Discuss [8]

Every CES has its unofficial theme – we’ve seen netbooks and ereaders flood the booths in previous years – and 2011 was the turn of tablets. As predicted before the show, the rise of the iPad, the imminent release of Android 3.0 Honeycomb and the promise of a new, lucrative segment has worked like catnip to manufacturers large and small. Check out the SlashGear CES 2011 tablet roundup after the cut.

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