pandora June update

Posted By: argor

from openpandora.org

So far this month the main news is that we have added the most requested feature which was not in the MK0 spec - Bluetooth.

This should mean accessing the internet on the Pandora via your phone is a whole lot easier now.

We will do a blog post with more detail on this and details of the preordering process soon.

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There are no big delays for the pandora

Posted By: argor

over at gp32x craigix posted this

There are no big delays. This is why we often don't post things on the blog as we worry about how things might spread rumours. We will be making some 'final' pcbs soon and if these work then it is all systems go.

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Pandora Coming Soon for Under £200

Posted By: wraggster

Craig posted this at GBAx:

The GP2X and Blackfin based devices are getting harder and harder to obtain now, lucky for us the Pandora is almost ready to ship.

It will be the most powerful handheld in the world when launched, and we will be the UK distributor. It will be under £200.

Good news for all of us Pandora Fans

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Pandora Dev Fund Announcement

Posted By: wraggster

Craigix one of the developers of the Pandora Console which is a new powerful handheld much like a DS in style but with mini keyboard, wifi, bluetooth, dual analogue controls and will be the most powerful handheld on the market on its release in July has today announced a developer fund which is the first of its kind for any system:

When ordering your Pandora you will be given the option to donate $20/£10 to the Pandora development fund.

This will give you access to a beta testing zone (where you can try software early) and the money donated will be used to reward Pandora software developers for their work.

Developers of course don't have to use this system, but I think it is a good way of rewarding them all. The Pandora team will throw in several thousand dollars to start it off.

Discuss...

Nice to see that Developers will get a reward for the hardwork they do and with every console sold you the buying public are supporting the very people who bring the goods to the world.

Thoughts on this

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new blog post on pandora blog Divine inspiration not included.

Posted By: argor

over at http://www.openpandora.org/blog.php


OK, well due to talking myself in to a corner over on the forum I've got to make an update on here today and thus the prophecy is true.

So what's been going on? Well more dev units have shipped now, we have decided on how to solve the analogue nub issue too.

The f5 crew might have noticed that we have changed the retail preorder date from June/July to August, this is to allow us to deal with the recent changes to the hardware and make sure everything is going to live in harmony together.

We will send you all an email via the newsletter list before preordering to allow you to fake your own death and claim the life insurance. I won't be doing that though. I don't have life insurance. I really don't see the point. Unless I was going to fake my own death. Then I'd get some.

Did they ever pay out on Lord Lucans policy I wonder? I always found John Stonehouse to be a much more entertaining case of a faked death, I mean what are the chances of faking your own death then being arrested on suspicion of being someone else who faked their own death? Hang on, on the entertaining side I forgot about John Darwin... Anyway, back to the point...

Yes, so, some advance warning with a date will be given.

Oh, and after many a request here is a photo of the wifi & bluetooth chips:

Photo Via Comments

On another note we are planing to set up a Developer Fund for Pandora software development.

When ordering your Pandora you will be given the option to donate $20/£10 to the Pandora development fund.

This will give you access to a (voluntary) beta testing zone (where you can try software early) and the money donated will be used to reward Pandora software developers for their work.

Developers of course don't have to use this system, but I think it is a good way of rewarding them all, no matter how they release their software it will qualify to be rewarded from the fund. The Pandora team will throw in several thousand dollars to start it off.

Exophase summed up this idea in a nice way on the forum:

"The way I'm seeing this (and craigix please correct me if I'm wrong), this isn't meant to just provide a way to reward developers of software that you like. Instead it's supposed to strengthen the software library on the Pandora as a whole, acting as a motivator for good software in general. Which is why it's being offered with the purchases of the Pandoras themselves."

Well, back to work for us, we should be posting more videos in July.

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Pandora Joins the GP2X Forums

Posted By: wraggster

Hey all tonight while i update the GP2X, GP32 and Pandora Sites i have now moved the Pandora News Forum into the section with GP2X and GP32 and renamed the forums to include Pandora discussion.

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