Different Languagezones

People, users of Adam and android live in different countries all over the world. We welcome everybody. However language issues make contents often limited to one or two languagezones. Ebooks for example are most of the time only at disposition in english. What if you want to buy a book in Dutch?  The meaning here is to give usefull apps and sites specially for people in a specific languagezone, or country.

I'm actually very curious to know how many people in my region/country will be, or already are, an owner of an Adam. Wouldn't it be nice to meet up and share our excitement?

So this is an invitation for everyone to create lists for each individual country or region. This blog can be a platform to do so. If you would like your country/region included in the region-sheet, then just put a little comment here mentioning your particular country or region. That way, we can all get an idea of where our nearest Adam-neighbors are located. Perhaps, we can even try to organize ourselves!

Regiongroups: 
Please, call yourself in. That way, we can all get an idea of where our nearest Adam-neighbors are located
BELGIUM: 
)oe(         Brussels      ADAM will get shipped out between 25th February and the 10th of March 2011
Heyloa Keyloa    Brussels-Antwerp   ADAM will get shipped out between 25th February and the 10th of March 2011
Shadowhunter    Northern Belgium   ADAM will get shipped out January 29th

CHINA:
Emengweb        Hangzhou    ADAM will be shipped out between the 15th and 18th of February 2011

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
Deecee52     Texas  ADAM will be shipped around the 15th of February
elkcomm     South Carolina ADAM will get shipped out between 25th February and the 10th of March 2011

FRANCE:
Limac26  France  ADAM received around 12th of march 2011

NORWAY:
Den Judeokristne Arv

20 comments:

  1. FRANCAIS:
    French blog about Notionink and Adam http://nova.le-palantir.com/blog/

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  2. Hi Joe,

    Thanks a lot for a good thought implemented. I'm hoping to get my hands on an ADAM too, pretty chuffed by the idea of Rohan and team. Only thing I have to comment on your website is that I could spot a few spelling mistakes ie "usefull", "knowlledge" etc. It would be great to get rid of these little niggles. Otherwise, you've done a good job, I certainly think I'll visit your site often.

    Thank you.
    Sridhar

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  3. Can you see that I'm not a native speaker ;)

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  4. About Dutch ebooks, Selexyz has a few. Not a "huge" selection, but some. -> http://www.selexyzebooks.nl

    If that link doesn't work, just go to www.selexyz.nl and look for ebooks in the menu's, I'm sure you'll find them.

    I'm from Belgium and natively speak dutch, but I mainly read my ebooks (and books in general) in English. So it's not really an issue for me that a lot of content book-wise is found in English.

    What DOES bug me is that I can't buy a lot of ebooks because of tax issues. I can't for example buy an ebook from an American store, because American stores won't let me. Apparently, if I'd be buying a book from an American store, I wouldn't be paying the mandatory 21% taxes to my government on the "goods" (ebook) that I would be importing.

    So because an e-book isn't a tangible item, a lot of European countries will not be allowed to purchase them outside of Europe. Just because there is no system in place, to be able to tax us on it. Ugh...

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  5. thanks for sharing! I'm from Belgium too and understand you perfectly;)
    Thanks for expanding the list!
    However I'm curious, where do you buy your english books then?

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  6. Hi Belgskes.... Belgian too, ( Antwerp) on teh subject Ebooks, there are a huge amount of Ebooks to find on the usenet...

    Secondly, will the NI Adam, have a azerty keyboard too?
    Cheers
    FL

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  7. Anonymous: the keyboard is software anyway, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to install one on there that supports azerty. If not, don't worry, I can type on both qwerty and azerty, you get used to it pretty fast. Btw, you can visit notioninkhacks.com, perhaps they already have some ideas on this, if not I'm sure they're the perfect team to help you out with this. :D

    The english e-books I've read so far, don't need to be paid for. They come from free ebook sites. :D I have gathered a HUGE database of them by now, and have stopped collecting any more, have to get through these first. :D

    The ones I tried to buy, always ended up disappointing me because I couldn't get to them. There are however apparently some english sites that are willing to sell to belgium. But as with many things, a "startkabel" site is usually a good place to start: http://ebook.startkabel.nl/

    I wanted "born to run" for example, ended up buying it coz I couldn't get it in ebook. Sucks, really.

    Cool to see so many Belgians on here interested in Notion Ink. I'm hoping to be included in pre-order2 but I'm not sure it'll work out. Keeping fingers crossed though. :D

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  8. BTW Joe, did you get in on pre-order 1 ? If so, could you let us know how much duties and crap will be ? I calculated a total price of 605euro's or so for the pixel QI 3G version. :)

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  9. thx Heyloa keyloa, but my internet server gives me free usenet...so I can download the Ebooks for free..alt biniares etc..., ;:=)
    I have no problem with querty,worked for US company in Antwerp with US notebooks... but if az..would be available it would be ok too, for the family.
    Adam might be a great challenge again for me, as I have never worked with Android before ,;:=O

    The biggest problem will be to get one,in a reasonable time,as I did not see/find any pre order bulletins.Might have tuned in too late.
    Wondered if they might be available in India..?
    Cheers
    Frank

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  10. Living in (The Nothern) Belgium as well, what delivery date did you get ? Mine is still showing January 29th :-(

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  11. @shadowrunner - you'll be the first belgian I know of most likely to get an adam. ;D Can you let us know what extra costs you may have to pay to get your adam (customs and stuff) ? Might be helpful. :D

    As far as delivery dates go, february orders, will get shipped out between 25th February and the 10th March 2011, IF there are no delays of course.

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  12. )oe( calling for the Belgium- (Brussels) group

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  13. Live in (Hangzhou)China for now, and my ADAM will get shipped out between 15th February and the 18 February 2011
    =D

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  14. Heyloa living in Belgium as well. My city belongs to the province "Antwerp", but I am also close enough to Brussels, so not sure which group I belong in. :)

    ADAM will get shipped out between 25th February and the 10th March 2011 as well.

    @Emengweb - coooool you're almost there!!!!! Just a LIIIITTLE longer ;)

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  15. South Carolina, USA
    PreOrdered Feb 11.
    ESD Feb 25 thru March 10
    Can't Wait!!!
    PQI 3G

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  16. @Heyloa Keyloa

    Still waiting delivery (Stuck in Hong Kong for 2 days)

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  17. @shadowhunter -> that sucks ... but I saw that in the meanwhile yours got delivered 1st March! That means a grand total of six Belgians already have theirs. :) Hope to be joining the ranks some time soon, but not counting on it. ;)

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  18. Hello everyone!
    I am new to the blog. From France, a week ago and I got my Adam (LCD 3G). I do not know anything about Android, but I discovered many things and I come to you first to learn and help whenever I can
    For now I have a problem with sending an email in which I have attached a file:
    the mail goes into the "Outbox (Adam is) it does not come out of this and do not want to leave
    How? thank you for your help!
    Limac26
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    in french

    Bonjour à tous
    je suis nouveau dans le blog. Depuis la France, et il y une semaine j'ai reçu mon Adam (LCD 3G). Je ne connais rien au système Android mais j'ai découvert plein de choses et je viens chez vous d'abord pour apprendre et pour aider dès que je le peux
    Pour l'instant j'ai un problème avec l'envoi d'un mail où j'ai mis un fichier attaché:
    le mail se met dans le dossier "Outbox (on Adam) il ne sort pas de ce dossier et ne veux pas partir
    Comment faire? merci de votre aide!
    Limac26

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  19. Thank You for showing on your blog a link to mine in italian www.notioninkitalia.com or notioninkitalia.blogspot.com, I will return the favor.

    Marco

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