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Two of the first 105 snapped

September 11, 2009
Posted by: gruso

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Snapped with a camera, of course. MWeston has taken possession of some samples from the elusive “first 105″, having passed their tests at the TI factory with honours. He seems rather happy with them, too.

I finally got some production samples that passed testing. These are the best looking boards of all the revisions ever made. The guy in charge of assembly for the Pandora project does such an amazing job!

Click to enlarge, and take in the beauty of an actual, final Pandora board. We’re also told that the TV cables are in transit, so we should be seeing some pics of those… soon.

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  1. Ya baby , we are getting close now :)

         by Sofaking September 11, 2009 at 3:26 am

    • Yup – just two more months!

           by John September 11, 2009 at 8:16 am

  2. yummy*

    can I eat it?

         by 123 September 11, 2009 at 3:29 am

  3. Sorry for the noob question but… MJW Design stands for? MWeston?

         by Giepi September 11, 2009 at 3:49 am

    • Yep. :)

           by gruso September 11, 2009 at 3:58 am

      • He must be feeling like a nerdy rockstar right now!
        I want my name carved on a board too! I am sure he will hang a board on a wall…

             by Giepi September 11, 2009 at 4:42 am

        • Just get some board etching supplies! :)

               by rokdcasbah September 11, 2009 at 4:54 pm

  4. shiny check
    green check
    whooooo check
    :)

         by bosbeetle September 11, 2009 at 3:52 am

  5. Whoop, did want a red one though to remind me of my old Gravis soundcard!

         by Korky September 11, 2009 at 4:46 am

  6. YES !!!

         by p-fan September 11, 2009 at 4:47 am

  7. Ok, thats great news, but where are the nubs? Shouldn’t they be soldered on these after massproduction. Are they not tested on the boards?

         by mcobit September 11, 2009 at 5:16 am

  8. Craig answers the nub question here:

    http://www.gp32x.com/board/index.php?/topic/48272-mould-creation-time/page__view__findpost__p__754927

    …he also mentions the TV cables. Looks like MWeston is due to get them today!

         by gruso September 11, 2009 at 6:21 am

  9. Excellent.

    these Pics are awesome, but im worried. (is that Metalic Foil Behind the Board O.o, or just anti EMC Bagging?)

    Paperdora is on Work Now.

         by DroneB September 11, 2009 at 6:48 am

    • It’s a common or garden anti-static bag, that almost any exposed circuit board is supplied in.

           by Loonie September 11, 2009 at 11:01 am

  10. “The first dpads have shipped too (with the final keypads).” – craig

         by kenny September 11, 2009 at 7:22 am

    • Roadmap updated. :D

           by gruso September 11, 2009 at 7:39 am

  11. Yes, based on craig’s projection, I expect MW will receive the cables in….wait for it…two months. Craig’s information has been so wildly inaccurate that it has ceased to be useful. His videos are very entertaining however and appreciated. Thanks for the information gruso. This would seem like something that would make the official blog. If they are not going to use it, they should anoint yours as official. Keep up the good work.

         by sosilly September 11, 2009 at 7:28 am

    • I think the new lingo is “two weeks”. :)

      Looking at the boards gave me goosebumps.

           by OpenTheBox September 11, 2009 at 9:42 am

  12. Holy hell I think I just skeeted.

         by richandcreamy September 11, 2009 at 8:16 am

  13. Please finnish this handheld before 2012…

         by r00tw00t September 11, 2009 at 9:43 am

  14. God, when I first read that title my heart almost stopped. “Another revision?” I thought. But then I read on and now I’m happy. Two Weeks(tm)!

         by magicman5421 September 11, 2009 at 12:25 pm

  15. When I read the headline on the RSS feed, I was like, “‘Two of the first 105 snapped?’ How did they break?” Then I read the article and I was like, “Oh, sweet.”
    Also, since the release date is “two weeks” away, I figure we can just use however much longer the “two months” was than an actual two months (sans the final “two weeks”) to figure out how much time is left.

         by TJSomething September 11, 2009 at 12:48 pm

  16. hmm, so how lond does the shipping of the parts take?, since the cases arent finished, the tv cables are somewhere, and the “First” nubs and keypads (what about the others?).

    in dont think 2 Weeks(tm) might be possible.

         by DroneB September 11, 2009 at 1:43 pm

  17. Looks delicious, even on my tiny Blackberry screen. I can’t wait! :)

         by mechanizeddeath September 11, 2009 at 1:47 pm

  18. Oh my God, that looks so good… when my student loan comes in I might have to pre-order if there’s any left.

         by Jon Pritchard September 11, 2009 at 2:01 pm

  19. Just being curious, since we have a look at the final motherboards, do you think the finished product will be shipping in October 2009.

         by Scott Rusoff September 11, 2009 at 2:15 pm

  20. lol… the title scared me!

    I thought: ohno…. 2010

         by kin September 11, 2009 at 2:33 pm

  21. We are almost half way through September and no fully assembled Pandora, even though 105 boards have been made, it’s still possible there may not be enough time left in this year to have them ship in 2009, and it’s possible you could get them after the new year, this is just a guess.

         by Scott Rusoff September 11, 2009 at 3:18 pm

  22. 2 weeks(TM) sounds good cant wait till ehm january 2010 to get my pandora XD

         by Lootic September 11, 2009 at 3:51 pm

  23. (C) MJW Designs?

    Anyway, I can’t wait for this. The Christmas season would be the perfect time for release (US).

         by ClassicTeam September 11, 2009 at 5:10 pm

  24. MJW Designs, huh

    http://www.mjwdesigns.com

         by Causticus September 11, 2009 at 6:22 pm

  25. Wow, looks like we might get them in another “Two Months” then… deja vu all over again.

    This would make them, say, a year overdue past the initial delivery estimate. The information is greatly appreciated, but estimates on this project lost all semblance of credibility six months ago.

         by B.Tolputt September 12, 2009 at 5:11 am

  26. it’s called lack of project management.

         by Scott Rusoff September 12, 2009 at 11:02 am

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