The ipad has nothing on notion ink’s ADAM. Couple better specs and user interface with the big let down of the ipad and you’ve got a wide open marketplace thats ready for a new name.
Saw this posted at www.geek.com
I have seen specs before but this really shows how the product will function. Great usability features, the whole thing is very well thought out. 180 degree swivel camera is a great idea for those attending lectures. Sure beats the ipads camera! Also like that there is a tack pad available so if you get tired of touch screen or frustrated, you have an alternative.
Here are some initial thoughts I have.
Pro’s:
Android OS (possibly Ubuntu in the future)
Pixel Qi screen: Gets easier to see in direct sunlight
1080p with HDMI output: Ok its cool but what 1080p sources am I going to keep on a tablet?
2 1gz processors: 2! Its always better than 1
USB ports
Lightweight
Good battery life
Rumored price makes it affordable to a lot of people ($320)
Cons:
Not going to be introduced to a sellout crowd of live bloggers by a guy wearing a turtleneck
I am met with a growing realization that the two parties of our republic are unable to meet the demands of this nation. They seek to win elections at all costs, throwing policy and standards to the wayside as they try to polarize their electorate. An interesting by-product is a sharp division between the two parties in discourse and co-operation yet their policies and actions creep closer and closer together. We are a nation divided over almost nothing.
My greatest concern is with the democratic party. The democratic party has sold its soul to win prominence in the American political arena. We sustained a great deal of progress through the early part of the century yet we have lost our way. It is not the republican party that has derailed this country, its a failure of the democratic party to remain true to its best elements. We’ve appealed to the darker side of our spirits in true republican fashion. We’ve abandoned labor and the working class to bring in money. Franklin Roosevelt said it best when he said “Government by organized money is as dangerous as government by organized mobs.”
Enter FDR’s greatest unfinished work, the second bill of rights. I find myself closely aligned to FDR in this respect, that true liberty is not possible without assurances of an economic nature. His second bill of rights is fashioned to this end. True freedom means never having to worry about getting sick. True freedom means having a market to sell your craft. True freedom means freedom from a life dominated by a few large institutions. True freedom never considers any individual too old, too sick or too poor to live.
Here is the speech, listen for yourself.
It is a departure from these principals that has led to the failure of the democratic party and the demise of Americas prominence in the world community. The danger of our great economic expansion in the 20th century is that our social assurances have failed to meet the pace of economic growth. Evidence of this is the shocking increase in the concentration of wealth in this country. Is “Free Trade” the driving mechanism between this accelerated growth of the elite? I don’t know but it may be worth looking into. I’m concerned that it may be time for a strong third party to right the path of this country. Third parties serve an important role in the two party system, they gain strength in numbers and show the two ruling parties how far they have gotten off path. Third parties are not created to win places of national prominence but to break stalemates. I’m still a democrat but I’m not opposed to voting Bull Moose.
As FDR foretold; “America’s own rightful place in the world depends in large part upon how fully these and similar rights have been carried into practice for our citizens.”
As we approach veterans day we are reminded of the profound sacrifice countless young men and women have made for our country. If you know one thing about me, its that I hate gushing. That said, I think many people forget that the individuals serving our country in the armed forces signed up to do whatever was asked of them. I cannot begin to tell you how angry I get when people insult members of the armed forces because of decisions politicians have made. They did not sign up for the wars they wanted to fight, they put their trust into our decision makers and that is precisely why I get so livid over bad foreign policy. It is an abuse of trust for the benefit of a few, but thats a blog for 6 years ago…
Sorry for tirade but it begs the question , if we put so much emphasis on honoring those who died for our country, why do we neglect the opportunities given to us by those who lived for their country? I believe it was Newton who said “I stand on the shoulders of giants. Why do we fail to realize that applies for us? Doctors and scientists, Mothers and Grandfathers, they’ve all done their part to give us the opportunity to make our mark on the future of humanity. Our society is stepping into the spotlight and forgetting its lines. Instead of doing our part to keep things moving, we sit and blame others for our failing. We bicker like siblings forgetting that we share the same air, drink the same water and bleed the same blood. I wrote a few days ago about my conflicted nature and i’m sure that many other people feel the same way. Is this where the human spirit ends?
I’m not going to pretend to have any answers but I do have a question; When your time on earth has finished and you meet someone important who’s passed on, be it the loved one you lost growing up, the friend who died way too young or the grandfather you’ve never known and they ask you about your time on earth, could you look them in the eye?
