Endless Paradigm

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The open-source Pandora handheld has had a long and arduous time to market, but the days of delay are apparently at an end. You gaze upon the very first Pandora off the assembly line -- the fruit of over two years labor -- and project leaders are presently shipping out the rest of the first completed batch, with scores if not hundreds already on the way. GP32X forum mod X68000 got this unit for his help in construction, which means you can see Pandora's box literally opened at the source link (har har).

Source: Engadget via GP32X [more pics inside here]

t'was looking at these a few months ago... might buy one...

Aspheric Wrote: [ -> ]t'was looking at these a few months ago... might buy one...

How much are these damn things?

I fancy one myself.

whotas inside>?

looks like an upgraded ds,.

Vegetano1 Wrote: [ -> ]whotas inside>?

looks like an upgraded ds,.

Quote:The Pandora features one of the most advanced SoC that are available: The OMAP3530.
Here are the complete specs:
Texas Instruments OMAP3530 processor at 600MHz (officially)
256MB DDR-333 SDRAM
512MB NAND FLASH memory
IVA2+ audio and video processor using TI's DaVinci™ technology (430MHz C64x DSP)
ARM® Cortex™-A8 superscalar microprocessor core
PowerVR SGX530 (110MHz officially) OpenGL ES 2.0 compliant 3D hardware
integrated Wifi 802.11b/g (up to 18dBm output)
integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (3Mbps) (Class 2, + 4dBm)
800x480 resolution LTPS LCD with resistive touch screen, 4.3" widescreen, 16.7 million colors (300 cd/m2 brightness, 450:1 contrast ratio)
Dual analog controllers
Full gamepad controls plus shoulder buttons
Dual SDHC card slots (up to 64GB of storage currently)
headphone output up to 150mW/channel into 16 ohms, 99dB SNR (up to 24 bit/48KHz)
TV output (composite and S-Video)
Internal microphone plus ability to connect external microphone through headset
Stereo line level inputs and outputs
43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
USB 2.0 OTG port (1.5/12/480Mbps) with capability to charge device
USB 2.0 HOST port (480Mbps) capable of providing the full 500mA to attached devices (examples include USB memory, keyboard, mouse, 3G modem, GPS)
up to two externally accessible UARTs and/or four PWM signals for hardware hacking, robot control, debugging, etc.
un-brickable design with integrated boot loader for safe code experimentation
Power and hold switch useful for "instant on" and key lockout to aid in media player applications on the go
Runs on the Linux operating system (2.6.x)
Dimensions: 140x83.4x27.5mm
Weight: 335g (with 4000mAh battery)

Source: OpenPandora Project

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Aspheric Wrote: [ -> ]t'was looking at these a few months ago... might buy one...

How much are these damn things?

I fancy one myself.

Three-hundred something!
http://gbax.com/pandoraxxx.html

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Senseito7 Wrote: [ -> ]

Aspheric Wrote: [ -> ]t'was looking at these a few months ago... might buy one...

How much are these damn things?

I fancy one myself.

Three-hundred something!
http://gbax.com/pandoraxxx.html

Its pricey but.. it does have its features and things it can do...

Quake2 Full-Res @ 30~fps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HysmLjxGXP4

In development emulation (with a lot already working)...
Amiga, Atari ST, Dreamcast, Gameboy, Jaguar, Mame, Megadrive, Nintendo 64, Playstation, SNES and probably more as time goes by...

Videos: http://kultpower.de/pandoravideos/

512MB NAND FLASH memory O_O

PSP emulation would be a reason to buy the pandora,. ;p

(composite and S-Video),. is't that the same?

i amnot to impressed by the design tough,. :( but there sure are alot of thingy's inside,.

it has everything your psp does not
in one package! :D
$300??? :((

err so what does this thing run?
sorry.. this is the first time ive ever heard of it

Vegetano1 Wrote: [ -> ]i amnot to impressed by the design tough,. :(

I think its quite nice - looks like the keyboard will be odd to use though

boogschd Wrote: [ -> ]err so what does this thing run?
sorry.. this is the first time ive ever heard of it

http://endlessparadigm.com/forum/showthr...#pid309707

.. and its on top of a full Linux distro. i.e. browse the net through Firefox.. play tons of video through MPlayer and its battery supposedly lasts 10 hours.