Notion Ink Adam review

The saga of the Notion Ink Adam is a tale like many we could name — it’s the story of a tiny company struggling to bring a vision to market, facing friction from investors, factories and the march of time itself. The difference is that the Adam captured the imaginations of gadget fiends like ourselves with ideas that were fantastic from day one and are still novel now that it’s finally been released, including a paneled UI, full USB host functionality, and of course that Pixel Qi screen. But does the Adam deliver on the promises of unifying form and function with such technology? In two words: Not really.

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EBE-ENZ032: Panasonic Rolls Out Cool Sports E-Bike

While electric bikes per se are a good, eco-friendly concept, a lot of the models out there actually look pretty boring. Not so Panasonic’s BE-ENZ032 [JP], a sports e-bike that just went on sale in Japan (Panasonic says that the design was inspired by Motocross bikes).

The 20-inch, 3-gear bike is powered by a 26V-5Ah lithium ion battery and weighs 21.6kg. It features a travel range of 21/24/37km in the power/automatic/eco modes.

In Japan, Panasonic has started selling the bike in three color variations (all pictured) last week for $1,420.

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