Posts Tagged ‘Pandora’
August 1, 2010
Posted by: foxblock
Despite being on a four day vacation ED still manages to update the official blog with the following message coming directly from the beach of Mallorca.
There is no big news, but a good advice: If you are tired and angry of waiting, ranting about the board factory or defending the Pandora, just take a break for a while. Go outside, do whatever you want, but don’t visit the boards and by the time you get back, refreshed and with a clear mind, the production might already be rolling again at full speed.
The whole team here at PandoraPress wishes ED a good vacation and recovery from all the stress.
Anyway, here is the blog post:
I have no idea whether any of you is interested in what I write right now – but well, if you are not, don’t read up 
This may not be the Pandora news you’re all waiting for. But for me, it’s an important event, so I thought it will fit in the devblog here as well.
I’m currently on a short vacation. Only for four days… but it’s the first vacation I have since we started the whole project… and boy, this has been a loooong time.
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Posted in Blog, Misc, Official, Pandora | Tagged beach, ED, official blog, Pandora, vacation | 75 Comments »
July 23, 2010
Posted by: foxblock
The next mainstream review of our beloved handheld is up at PocketGamer.co.uk.
You can read the article here: Article at PocketGamer.co.uk
In a nutshell it is a pretty fair review with the Pandora scoring an overall 8 out of 10.
They state that the look and case design is not very impressing (not to say ugly), but the gaming controls are the best you currently can find on any mobile device.
It is made clear that this device is not for the mainstream crowd as it requires some patience and set-up, but offers a lot of power and features when you dig deeper.
Albeit the mention of an installed “Flash player” it is a very accurate, detailed and realistic review.
Posted in Pandora | Tagged gamer, Pandora, pocket, pocket gamer, pocketgamer, review | 41 Comments »
March 27, 2010
Posted by: gruso
Just a quick reminder that entries for the 2010 Pandora Angst Coding Competition are closing in about 12 hours. Thanks to ongoing donations from the community, the prize pool has now edged past $1000AUD – so if you’re putting the final touches on your entry this weekend, hurry!
2010 PACC submission page: http://webpoint-servers.com/pacc/
Posted in Community Links | Tagged 2010 pacc, coding competition, dingoo, dingux, gp2x, gp32, Pandora, Wiz | Comments Off
March 8, 2010
Posted by: gruso
EvilDragon presents EvilDragon at CeBIT! Sadly there is no English version, but it’s surprisingly watchable as it is. ED appears to speak German quite fluently too, good for him. Tidbits of translation can be found in the forum link below.
Video Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
Forum discussion
Posted in Misc | Tagged cebit, evildragon, gp2x, gp32, Pandora, Wiz | Comments Off
January 30, 2010
Posted by: Butterman
Notaz has thrown together some tasty comparison images for us. Remember, that the screen on this Pandora is B-grade. This is not a final screen!
Source
Posted in Community Links, Hardware, Pandora | Tagged gizmondo, gp2x, megadrive, notaz, Pandora, psp | Comments Off
December 9, 2009
Posted by: gruso
So, here it is; assembled, booted, sitting there winning. It’s lacking the final matte finish the next 3,895 will get, and we have to wait until tomorrow for the highly anticipated Big Green Light from Michael Weston. But we’re told the hinge works beautifully, and more assembled units will appear in the coming hours, to be shipped out to various dev team members. If any vapour hangs in the air today, it is the outward breath of a thousand satisfied sighs.
[Update] Moving pictures have appeared on Youtube.
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Posted in Hardware, Official | Tagged assembled, Pandora, production | Comments Off
July 29, 2009
posted by: PlopperZ
Andrewe1 has been hard at work on his embroidery machine making some very nice Pandora and Wiz softcases. He plans to sell some in small quantities, assuming he gets permission from GPH and the Pandora team.
These are just prototypes he whipped up in a day, and he’s looking for input, so post in that thread (source link) if you’ve got any ideas!
More pics and Wiz case after the break.
Source
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Posted in Community Links, Misc, Pandora | Tagged Case, Pandora, Softcase, Wiz | Comments Off
July 9, 2009
Posted by: PlopperZ
Craig uploaded a neat video showing off an unrelated Chinese PSP clone and an early cardboard mockup Pandora (starting at ~1:40)
EDIT: Oh yeah, and there’s also an assembled (real) Pandora in there too
Video after the break.
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Posted in Hardware, Misc, Off-topic, Official, Pandora | Tagged Cardboard, China, GBAX, mockup, Pandora, psp, video | Comments Off
June 17, 2009
Posted by: gruso
Got a burning need to know where your fellow Pandorians hang their hats? Of course you do. B-ZaR has answered the call by whipping up a Google map for all and sundry to leave their mark. You don’t have to advertise your home address or anything; a suburb, state, princedom or local jazz hall is more than enough to pinpoint which piece of Pangea you’re floating on. The instructions go like this:
1. Click the map link below
2. Click the Edit button on the left
3. Right-click on your location
4. Add location
5. Add your name/nickname/alias, and a snappy text description if desired
The Pandora People Map | Forum discussion
Oh, forgot to say: A Google account is required if you want to add yourself to the map. If you’re not into the Google thing, hit up the forum link and ask a friendly GP32Xer to help you out.
Posted in Community Links | Tagged b-zar, map, Pandora | Comments Off
June 11, 2009
Posted by: PlopperZ
JavaJake:
We’ve come a long way from where we started. Six months ago, neither viridior or I had any idea of what we were getting ourselves into. Nevertheless, we survived, and in the meantime we’ve created our first truly usable Gentoo release.
If someone could boot it up and play with it and make sure the essentials work (emerge can build new packages, internet works, and so on) we’d be extremely grateful. We want someone to pick through it like the average Gentoo user might, so knowledge of Gentoo would be helpful. If Gentoo experience is lacking, that isn’t a big deal. Simply trying to emerge (install) a package we haven’t already installed or pre-built would be great!
So, whoever wants to try it out can get a copy of the latest release here. Since the latest is 0.0.3, you probably just want to go straight to 0.0.3‘s page. Pandora testers will want to select the plain 0.0.3 “base” variant, while BeagleBoard users might want to use the “base-beagle” variant. Be sure to read the “Install a Pre-built Image” page for installation instructions.
We’re looking for feedback on your entire experience! Was the website easy to use? Where might we improve? How about the image itself? Are there any tweaks we should’ve included? Everything is still under heavy development, so it will be relatively easy to change things now rather than later.
Here’s a big thanks to the testers who use precious time out of their day to test our images! We really appreciate it! 
Source
Posted in Community Links, Pandora, Software | Tagged Gentoo, linux, Pandora, Update | Comments Off
