Puzzled by PQ? Thrown by 3G? Nonplussed by nVidia?
Here's hoping our handy Glossary can set you straight, like a bridge over troubled water.
Glossary Project Lead: 7e10 – Sujith Prathap
NB: See the Project Conversation below the Glossary Table for formatting conventions.
Glossary Table
| Term | Expansion | Explanation | More Info Links | |
| NI FAQ Wiki |
External | |||
3G |
3rd Generation
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3G is a standard for mobile phones and mobile telecommunications services. Application services include wide-area wireless voice telephone, mobile Internet access, video calls and mobile TV, all in a mobile environment.
• ADAM optionally comes equipped with built-in 3G mobile broadband capability. At time of order you must select a frequency range. 850 MHz or 900 MHz. |
2i – Communication |
on Wikipedia |
802.11 |
IEEE 802.11 Standard
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IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards carrying out wireless local area network (WLAN) computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands, created and maintained by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• ADAM comes equipped with 802.11 b/g/n radio for Wi-Fi connectivity. |
2i – Communication |
on Wikipedia |
.APK |
Android PacKage file
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An .APK file extension denotes an Android PacKage file. This file format is used for the distribution and installation of bundled components onto the Android mobile device platform.
• ADAM can install Android apps from .APK files with its Sniffer file-browsing app. |
Am I allowed to install 3rd-party applications by sideloading .APK files? |
on Wikipedia |
AMOLED |
Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode
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Active Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diodes are a new type of display which uses organic molecules to generate colored lights instead of inorganic compounds used in conventional LEDs. AMOLED displays don't require a backlight. As of 07 Jan 11, AMOLED screens have been used in mobile phones from Dell, Google, HTC, Nokia, and Samsung, but not in any tablet computers.
• AMOLED display technology is an alternative to the LCD and Pixel Qi screens available on ADAM. |
2e – Display |
on Wikipedia |
Android |
Android operating system
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Android is an operating system for mobile devices, based upon a modified version of the Linux kernel. Google and other members of the Open Handset Alliance collaborated to develop and release Android to the world.
• ADAM runs the Android operating system, with a custom user interface called Eden on top. |
3a – All about Eden and Android |
on Wikipedia |
Android Gingerbread |
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system
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Android version 2.3 is also known as Gingerbread.
• ADAM ships with a customized version of the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) operating system. |
3a – All about Eden and Android |
on Android Developers |
Android Honeycomb |
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) operating system
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Android version 3.0, also known as Honeycomb, is the next version of the Android platform, designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets.
• ADAM will run Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) when it is released in mid-2011. |
3a – All about Eden and Android |
A Sneak Peek of Android 3.0, Honeycomb on Google Mobile Blog |
Android Market |
Android Market app store
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Android Market is an online app store developed by Google for Android devices. An app called "Market" is preinstalled on most Android devices and allows users to browse and download apps published by third-party developers, hosted on Android Market. • Until the release of Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), which will properly address the need for tablet-savvy apps, ADAM will not officially support the phone-centric Android Market, although ADAM can install Android apps from .APK files by sideloading with its Sniffer file-browsing app. ADAM has its own app store called Genesis. |
Android Market
on Wikipedia official website |
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App |
Application Program
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App refers to a program downloaded and installed on a device (eg: ADAM). Apps are developed to perform a specific task. Apps are usually downloaded from an App Store, but can also be sideloaded. • ADAM comes with a wide range of stock apps pre-installed, and can install third-party apps by sideloading their .APK files using its Sniffer file-browsing app. |
on Wikipedia |
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App Store |
Application Store
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An App Store is an online location where apps can be downloaded and installed on a computing device. Android devices can access Android apps from the Android Market app store.
• ADAM has its own app store called Genesis.
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on Wikipedia on Wikipedia at Notion Ink |
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ARM |
Advanced RISC Machine Acorn RISC Machine
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The ARM is a 32-bit reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by ARM Holdings, a British technology company from Cambridge, England, UK. The ARM architecture is the most widely used 32-bit ISA in terms of numbers of CPUs produced.
• ADAM is powered by twin ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPUs on its nVidia Tegra2 system-on-a-chip processor. |
2b – System-on-Chip |
on Wikipedia on Wikipedia |
AWE |
ADAM Web Experience
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• Once you experience ADAM, you too shall be in AWE. • It's been called AWEsome by reviewers. |
3c5 – Web Browser |
Introducing Eden – V The Browser on Rohan's NI Blog |
BT |
Bluetooth
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Bluetooth is a proprietary wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances (using short wavelength radio transmissions) from fixed and mobile devices, creating Personal Area Networks (PANs) with high levels of security.
• ADAM ships with Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) which makes pairing easy, lowers power consumption and has improved security. |
2i – Communication |
on Wikipedia |
Canvas |
Canvas Image Software  |
• Canvas is the graphic application included with the ADAM, combining painting and drawing tools. |
3c10 – Canvas | Introducing Eden – IV on Rohan's NI Blog, including video of Wall-e being drawn using Canvas |
CEO |
Chief Executive Officer
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A Chief Executive Officer is the highest-ranking corporate officer (executive) or administrator in charge of total management of an organisation.
• Rohan Shravan (left) is the CEO of Notion Ink, the enterprise behind ADAM. |
Chief executive officer on Wikipedia |
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Chrome OS |
Google Chrome operating system
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Google Chrome OS is a forthcoming Linux operating system, based on Ubuntu and designed by Google to work exclusively with web applications. The user interface takes a minimalist approach, resembling that of the Chrome web browser. Because Google Chrome OS is aimed at users who spend most of their computer time on the Internet, the only application on the device will be a browser incorporating a media player. The expected launch date: early 2011 to mid-2011.
• Notion Ink initially announced the capability of running Android, ChromeOS and Ubuntu on ADAM; but as of December 2010, there is only an Android version available, with the custom Eden user interface built on top. There is speculation[S] that ADAM may support Chrome OS in the future. |
Which OS-es does ADAM support? on 3a – All about Eden and Android 1f – OS Alternatives
|
on Wikipedia |
CPU |
Central Processing Unit
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The CPU lies at the heart of a computer system, and takes care of all processing tasks. It handles the computer's arithmetic, logic and input/output operations.
• ADAM has twin ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPUs on its nVidia Tegra2 system-on-a-chip processor (left - click to enlarge). |
2b – System-on-Chip |
on Wikipedia |
DBMS |
Data Base Management System
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A Data Base Management System is a set of applications which specialize in storing and retrieving data records from one or more data repositories (bases). |
on Wikipedia |
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DDR2 |
Double Data Rate 2 Memory
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DDR2 is a memory chip design which allows for a higher bus speed and requires lower power by running the internal clock at half the speed of the data bus.
• ADAM ships with 1GB of DDR2 RAM. |
2c – Memory and Storage |
on Wikipedia |
DHL |
Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn
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Deutsche Post DHL is a shipping company in international express, air and ocean freight, road and rail transportation, contract logistics and international mail services. A global network composed of more than 220 countries and territories and 300,000 employees worldwide offers customers superior service quality and local knowledge to satisfy their supply chain requirements.
• Notion Ink ships ADAM worldwide through DHL. |
4 – PRE-ORDERS, LAUNCH and ORDERING |
official website |
DOA |
Dead On Arrival
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Dead On Arrival refers to an electronic device that arrives either broken or non-functional on initial delivery of the device.
• ADAM DOA procedures are detailed in Notion Ink's Cancellation, Return and Refund Policy (caution: PDF link) document |
5 – WARRANTY and REPAIR |
on Wikipedia |
DRM |
Digital rights management
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Digital rights management is a term for access control technologies that can be used by hardware manufacturers, publishers, copyright holders and individuals to limit the usage of digital content and devices. The use of digital rights management is controversial: proponents argue it is needed by copyright holders to prevent unauthorized duplication of their work, while some opponents, such as the Free Software Foundation (through its Defective By Design campaign), maintain that the use of the word "rights" is misleading and suggest that people instead use the term digital restrictions management. |
Will the Music Player app be able to play DRM protected content? |
on Wikipedia |
EAP |
Early Adopter Program
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Notion Ink's Early Adopter Program is a scheme where people applied to get an ADAM before its official launch in order to develop apps or test the device. There were two successive groups, EAP1 and EAP2. |
none so far |
at Notion Ink on Rohan's NI Blog |
Eden |
Eden user interface
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In the scripture of the Abrahamic religions, Eden is the mythical setting for the origin of humankind.
• On ADAM, the Eden user interface sits on top of the underlying Android mobile operating system, mediating the user experience. Eden's Panel Engine delivers the visual metaphor for multitasking (left – click to enlarge). |
3a – All about Eden and Android |
Week-End Special Part IV – The Eden! on Rohan's NI Blog |
EDGE |
Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution
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EDGE is a digital mobile phone technology that allows improved data transmission rates as a backward-compatible extension of GSM on 3G networks.
• ADAM supports EDGE communication. |
2i – Communication |
on Wikipedia |
EDR |
Enhanced Data Rate
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Used in the context of Bluetooth, Enhanced Data Rate refers to the speed of transfer of data using Bluetooth. It has found a very significant number of applications, particularly in areas such as connecting mobile or cell phones to hands-free headsets.
• ADAM ships with Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR which makes pairing easy, lowers power consumption and has improved security. |
2i – Communication |
at Radio Electronics |
eMMC |
Embedded Multi-Media Card
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eMMC describes an architecture comprised of an embedded storage solution with MMC interface, flash memory and controller, all in a small ball grid array (BGA) package.
•ADAM ships with 8GB of eMMC flash memory storage. |
2c – Memory and Storage |
on Wikipedia |
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions
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An FAQ is a list/compilation of commonly asked questions and their answers, maintained to help people when doubts or questions arise.
• This very 'Notion Ink – Frequently Asked Questions Wiki' is a jolly good example of combining the ideas of a collaboratively maintained FAQ implemented as a Wiki. |
7 – NI FAQ ADMINISTRATION |
on Wikipedia |
FLASH |
Flash Memory | Flash memory is a non-volatile computer storage chip that can be electrically erased and reprogrammed. | 2c – Memory and Storage |
on Wikipedia |
FM |
Frequency Modulation
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Frequency Modulation conveys information over a carrier wave by varying its instantaneous frequency.
• The ADAM has a FM radio built into it. (Still waiting confirmation as to whether it is just a FM receiver or if it can also broadcast FM signals to other FM radios.) |
2h – Sensors |
on Wikipedia |
Genesis |
Genesis App Store
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In the scripture of the Abrahamic religions, the Book of Genesis contains the ex nihilo creation myth, and other stories.
• ADAM-specific apps will be available through Notion Ink's own online applications store, called Genesis. Apps from Genesis are written with ADAM's Eden user interface in mind, and know how to make best use of its Panels, as well as having well designed full screen modes (at least in theory). |
on 3a – All about Eden and Android | at Notion Ink |
GPS |
Global Positioning System
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The Global Positioning System is a space-based global navigation satellite system that provides atomic time information in all weather and at all times, anywhere on or near the Earth when and where there is an unobstructed line of sight to three or more GPS satellites. A 4th satellite will provide altitude information. Location information is accurate to a circular error of probability of 30 meters. The US Department of Defence can alter this error at their will. GPS Details
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on Wikipedia |
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GPU |
Graphics Processing Unit
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A Graphics Processing Unit is a specialised microprocessor that offloads and accelerates graphics rendering from a computer's central processing unit.
• ADAM's Tegra 250 system-on-a-chip contains an ultra low power GPU (left – click to enlarge). |
at Wikipedia |
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GSM |
Global System for Mobile Communications
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GSM is a pure digital wireless cellular based communications system, and is the world's most popular standard for mobile telephony systems. GSM differs from its predecessor technologies in that both signaling and speech channels are digital, and thus GSM is considered a second generation (2G) mobile phone system. Release '99 introduced higher speed data transmission using Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE).
• ADAM supports EDGE communication. |
2i - Communications |
at Wikipedia |
IMAP |
Internet Message Access Protocol
|
The Internet Message Access Protocol is one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for email retrieval, the other being the Post Office Protocol (POP). Virtually all modern email clients and mail servers support both protocols as a means of transferring email messages from a server (see diagram, left – click to enlarge). • ADAM’s email app Mail’d supports SMTP, POP, and IMAP. |
3c1 – Mail'd | IMAP
at Wikipedia |
IPS |
In Plane Switching
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In Plane Switching is a method used to improve the viewing angles and colours of LCD panels.
• IPS display technology is an alternative to the LCD and Pixel Qi screens available on ADAM.
|
2e – Display |
on Wikipedia at TFT Central |
Kubuntu |
Kubuntu operating system
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Kubuntu operating system is the KDE version of the Ubuntu Linux operating system.
• Notion Ink initially announced the capability of running Android, ChromeOS and Ubuntu on ADAM; but as of December 2010, there is only an Android version available, with the custom Eden user interface built on top. |
Which OS-es does ADAM support? on 3a – All about Eden and Android 1f – OS Alternatives |
on Wikipedia official website |
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display
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A Liquid Crystal Display uses the light polarization properties of liquid crystals in an electric field to form images on a screen. LCDs use various construction variations to maximize the visual appearance of data. Some versions use Twisted Nematic Displays (TND), Thin Film Transistors (TFT), and colour filters.
• One of ADAM's two screen variants uses a 10.1 inch, 16:9 format, colour TFT-LCD panel (while the other uses a 10.1 inch, 16:9 format, colour Pixel Qi transflective sunlight readable display). |
2e – Display |
on Wikipedia |
Leaf |
The Leaves of Eden
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• In ADAM's Eden user interface, a Leaf is synonymous with a Panel – see Panels for more info. | 3b – The Panels of Eden |
Week-End Special Part IV – The Eden! on Rohan's NI Blog |
Mail'd |
Mail'd email application  |
• Mail'd is the ADAM application for managing email accounts. | 3c1 – Mail'd | Introducing Eden – II
on Rohan's NI Blog, including video |
microSD |
Micro Secure Digital memory card
|
microSD is the smallest memory card available commercially; at 15 × 11 × 1 mm (about the size of a fingernail), it is less than one eight (1/8) the size of a standard-sized SD card. microSD cards are currently available in capacities from 64 MB to 2 GB.
• ADAM has a microSD slot on the bottom edge when held in landscape mode. |
2c – Memory and Storage |
on Wikipedia at SD Association |
microSDHC |
Micro Secure Digital High Capacity memory card
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microSDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity, SD 2.0) is an extension of the SD standard which increases card's storage capacity up to 32 GB.
• ADAM can use microSDHC memory cards. |
2c – Memory and Storage |
on Wikipedia at SD Association |
MMI |
Man Machine Interface
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The user interface includes hardware (physical) and software (logical) components. User interfaces exist for various systems, and provide a means of:
|
on Rohan's NI Blog |
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Multi-touch |
Multi-touch touchscreen |
On touchscreen displays, multi-touch refers to the ability to simultaneously register three or more distinct positions of input touches. A multi-touch touchscreen enables a user interface to support multi-touch gestures, such as pinch-to-zoom and multi-finger swipes. • ADAM’s display is a multi-touch touchscreen. Its Eden user interface, and the underlying Android operating system, both support multi-touch gestures. |
2e – Display | Multi-touch
on Wikipedia on Wikipedia |
NAND |
NotAND Flash Memory
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Toshiba announced NAND flash memory at the 1987 International Electron Devices Meeting. It has reduced erase and write times, and requires less chip area per cell, thus allowing greater storage density and lower cost per bit than NOR flash; it also has up to ten times the endurance of NOR flash.
• ADAM contains 1GB of SLC NAND memory, where the Android operating system, Eden user interface, and stock applications are installed. |
2c – Memory and Storage |
on Wikipedia |
NFC |
Near Field Communication
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Near Field Communication is a short-range high frequency wireless communication technology which enables the exchange of data between devices over about a 10 centimeter distance.
• ADAM does not support NFC, as far as we know. |
1h – Wish List |
on Wikipedia |
NI |
Notion Ink
|
• Co-Founded by CEO Rohan Shravan, Notion Ink is the enterprise behind ADAM, EDEN, and Genesis. |
1 – NOTION INK, COMPANY and COMMUNITY |
website |
nVidia |
Nvidia Corporation  |
Nvidia is a multinational corporation from Santa Clara, California, USA, which specializes in the development of graphics processing units and chipset technologies for workstations, personal computers, and mobile devices.
• ADAM is powerered by an nVidia Tegra 250 system-on-a-chip processor. |
2b – System-on-Chip |
on Wikipedia global website |
OS |
Operating System |
An operating system is software, consisting of programs and data, that runs on a computer, managing computer hardware resources, and providing common services for efficient execution of various apps. Operating systems are found on almost any device that contains a computer—from cellular phones and video game consoles to supercomputers and web servers – and tablets like ADAM. • ADAM ships with the Android OS, with a custom Eden user interface on top. Notion Ink initially announced the capability of running Android, Chrome OS and Ubuntu on ADAM. |
Which OS-es does ADAM support? on 3a – All about Eden and Android |
Operating System
on Wikipedia |
Panels |
The Panels of Eden
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• Panels (also known as Leaves) are a feature of ADAM's Eden user interface, and provide a visual metaphor for multitasking. A Panel is a "placeholder" for a light-weight feature-limited version of the application, when actually the application is sleeping. ADAM’s display shows three adjacent panels at a time, a sub-set of all the currently open panels (see diagram, left – click to enlarge). |
3b – The Panels of Eden |
Week-End Special Part IV – The Eden! on Rohan's NI Blog |
POP |
Post Office Protocol
|
The Post Office Protocol is an application-layer Internet standard protocol used by email client apps to retrieve email from a remote server. POP and IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) are the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for email retrieval. Virtually all modern email clients and servers support both. The POP protocol has been developed through several versions, with version 3 (POP3) being the current standard. • ADAM’s email app Mail’d supports SMTP, POP, and IMAP. |
3c1 – Mail'd | POP
on Wikipedia |
PQ |
Pixel Qi Corporation
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Pixel Qi is an enterprise founded by Mary Lou Jepsen, who was involved in the development of low-power displays she invented originally for the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) XO.
• One of ADAM's two screen variants uses a 10.1 inch, 16:9 format, colour Pixel Qi transflective sunlight readable display (while the other uses a 10.1 inch, 16:9 format, colour TFT-LCD panel). |
2e – Display |
on Wikipedia website |
RAM |
Random Access Memory
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Random Access Memory is a form of computer data storage. Today, it takes the form of integrated circuits that allow stored data to be accessed in any order (that is, at random). The word "RAM" is often associated with volatile types of memory (such as DDR2 memory chips), where the information is lost after the power is switched off.
• ADAM ships with 1GB of DDR2 RAM. |
2c – Memory and Storage |
on Wikipedia |
Sideload |
Sideloading .APKs
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Sideloading is a term used in Internet culture, similar to "upload" and "download", but in reference to the process of transferring data between two local devices, in particular between a computer and a mobile device such as a tablet (like ADAM). • ADAM's file-browsing app Sniffer facilitates the sideloading of Android apps from their .APK files. |
Am I allowed to install 3rd-party applications by sideloading .APK files? |
on Wikipedia
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SLC |
Single Level Cell
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Single Level Cell is a type of flash memory chip, which has the advantage of faster write speeds, lower power consumption and higher cell endurance. However, because it stores less data per cell, it costs more per megabyte of storage to manufacture. Due to faster transfer speeds and longer life, SLC flash technology is used in high-performance memory cards.
• ADAM contains 1GB of SLC NAND memory, where the Android operating system, Eden user interface, and stock applications are installed. |
2c – Memory and Storage |
on Wikipedia |
SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
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The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol is an Internet standard for email transmission across Internet Protocol networks. Email client applications typically use SMTP for sending messages to a mail server for relaying. For receiving messages, client applications usually use either the Post Office Protocol (POP) or the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). • ADAM’s email app Mail’d supports SMTP, POP, and IMAP. |
3c1 – Mail'd | SMTP
on Wikipedia |
SoC |
System-on-a-chip
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System-on-a-chip refers to integrating all components of a computer into a single integrated circuit microprocessor chip. It may contain digital, analog, mixed-signal, and often radio-frequency functions – all on a single chip substrate.
• ADAM is powerered by an nVidia Tegra 250 system-on-a-chip processor (left – click to enlarge). |
2b – System-on-Chip |
on Wikipedia |
Tegra2 |
Tegra 2 mobile processor
|
The nVidia Tegra 2 mobile processor is a system-on-a-chip which integrates ARM architecture processor CPUs, a ULP GPU, northbridge, southbridge and memory controller onto a single package. The series emphasizes low power consumption and high performance for playing video and audio.
• ADAM is powered by twin ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPUs on its nVidia Tegra 250 system-on-a-chip processor.
|
2b – System-on-Chip |
at nVidia |
TFT-LCD |
Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display |
A thin film transistor liquid crystal display is a variant of a liquid crystal display which uses thin-film transistor technology to improve image quality.
• One of ADAM's two screen variants uses a 10.1 inch, 16:9 format, colour TFT-LCD panel (while the other uses a 10.1 inch, 16:9 format, colour Pixel Qi transflective sunlight readable display). |
2e – Display |
on Wikipedia |
Transflective Display |
Transflective liquid crystal display
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A transflective liquid crystal display is an LCD display that can both transmit as well as reflect light. When subject to bright light the display acts as a reflective display (left – click to enlarge). In the absence of ambient light the transmissive backlight is used.
• One of ADAM's two screen variants uses a 10.1 inch, 16:9 format, colour Pixel Qi transflective sunlight readable display (while the other uses a 10.1 inch, 16:9 format, colour TFT-LCD panel). |
2e – Display |
on Wikipedia |
Ubuntu |
Ubuntu operating system
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Ubuntu is a computer operating system based on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution, and is distributed as free and open source software, with frequent, regular releases and a consistent desktop interface. It is named after the Southern African philosophy of Ubuntu ("humanity towards others"). Ubuntu is backed by Canonical's commercial services and support on both the desktop and the server. It releases critical bug fixes and is never more than six months away from the latest version of anything in the open-source world. See also Kubuntu.
• Notion Ink initially announced the capability of running Android, ChromeOS and Ubuntu on ADAM; but as of December 2010, there is only an Android version available, with the custom Eden user interface built on top. |
Which OS-es does ADAM support? on 3a – All about Eden and Android 1f – OS Alternatives |
on Wikipedia official website |
UI |
User Interface
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The User Interface is the space where the interaction between a human and a machine occurs. The goal of interaction between a human and a machine at the user interface is effective operation and control of the machine, and feedback from the machine which aids the user in making operational decisions.
• ADAM sports a user interface called Eden, which sits on top of the underlying Android operating system (diagram, left – click to enlarge). |
3 – EDEN (UI) and SOFTWARE |
on Wikipedia |
ULP |
Ultra Low Power
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Ultra Low Power refers to a device or electrical component that has milli- or micro-watt power consumption.
• ADAM's nVidia Tegra 250 system-on-a-chip processor incorporates ULP components. |
2b – System-on-Chip |
on Wikipedia |
UMTS |
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
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Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) is one of the third-generation (3G) mobile telecommunications technologies, which is also being developed into a 4G technology. | 2i – Communication |
on Wikipedia |
USB |
Universal Serial Bus
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USB can connect computer peripherals such as mice, keyboards, digital cameras, printers, personal media players, flash drives, Network Adapters, and external hard drives. For many of those devices, USB has become the standard connection method. Unlike older connection standards such as RS-232 or Parallel port, USB connectors also supply electric power, so many devices connected by USB do not need a power source of their own.
• ADAM has two type A USB ports and one mini A-USB port. |
2g – Input and Output Ports |
on Wikipedia |
UX |
User eXperience
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User eXperience (UX) is about how a person feels about using a system. User experience highlights the experiential, affective, meaningful and valuable aspects of human-computer interaction and product ownership, but it also includes a person’s perceptions of the practical aspects such as utility, ease of use and efficiency of the system.
|
3 – EDEN (UI) and SOFTWARE |
on Wikipedia |
Wi-Fi |
Wireless Fidelity
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A Wi-Fi enabled device such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone or digital audio player can connect to the Internet when within range of a wireless network connected to the Internet.
• ADAM supports the 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi standards. |
2i – Communication |
on Wikipedia |
Wiki |
Wiki ("fast" in Hawaiian)
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A "Wiki" is a web site which uses a structured mark up language to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and in knowledge management systems. |
NI FAQ Front Page |
on Wikipedia |
WSVGA |
Wide Super Video Graphics Array |
The Wide version of SVGA is known as WSVGA, featured on Ultra-Mobile PCs. On most netbooks, the wide is either 1024x600px resolution or 1024x576px (see Vector Video Standards diagram, left – click to enlarge).
•The ADAM screens are WSVGA 1024x600 pixel for both the LCD and Pixel Qi models. |
2e – Display | WSVGA
on Wikipedia |
Quick Reference: Glossary Terms - a Table of Contents
Project Conversation
- Good start, Sujith. I've tabled a formatting improvement, since the [ Table ∇ ] pull-down menu on the editing toolbar makes working with tables quick-&-easy, and tabulation makes glossaries easy to read. Gotta include 3G and nVidia since they're in the intro line! – dalinian 16:25 01 Jan 11
- Placeholders in RedBoldItalicCamelCase need replacing with appropriate content. – dalinian 22:15 01 Jan 11
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Systematising Revision 1
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Term column – text only
- items are tagged as 'Heading 4' – from the [ Format ∇ ] pull-down menu on the EDIT toolbar; this enables them to be hyperlinked to from anywhere in the Wiki, including inside the glossary table's Explanation column
- items are Bold and in text colour 'Black' – top left on the text colour pull-down menu on the EDIT toolbar
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Expansion column – text and microGraphics
- items are Bold and expand on the item in the Term column
- each item has a microGraphic (200px wide max), which optionally links to the full size graphic (with the addition of a ref in the Expansion column reading, eg: (left - click to enlarge)
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Explanation column – text only, cross-linking to Terms
- Avoid "It is..." and begin with a sentence incorporating either the Term or the Expansion
- eg – from EDGE: not "It is a digital mobile phone technology..." but instead "EDGE is a digital mobile phone technology..."
- on its first occurrence, the the Term or the Expansion is in Bold
- internal cross-linking – words in the body text of an Explanation column field that exist in the Glossary are cross-linked on their first occurrence in that field
- eg– from Eden: • On ADAM, the Eden user interface sits on top of the underlying Android mobile operating system, mediating the user experience.
- generalist entries have a last line in italics (preceded by a line space) beginning with a a bullet character • (alt+8 on OS X) that often begins with "• ADAM..." contextualising the Term with reference to ADAM or NI
- eg 1 – from Android: • ADAM runs the Android operating system, with a custom user interface called Eden on top.
- eg 2 – from CEO: • Rohan Shravan is the CEO of Notion Ink, the enterprise behind ADAM.
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More Info Links columns – internal and external links
- I've systematised hyperlinking by sub-dividing the More Info Links column into NI FAQ Wiki internal links and External link columns.
- Supplementary text, eg: 'on Wikipedia' is in 8pt – from the [ Size ∇ ] pull-down menu on the editing toolbar
- NB: all links in the 'External' link column should be set to 'Open in a new window' – see 'How To Make External Links open in a New Window/Tab' on 7d – Wiki Editing Tips-n-Tricks for an illustrated 'How To'
- – dalinian 17:15 05 Jan 11
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