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Well, since they did (Briefly) post the external CAD model files, those who downloaded them have the outer dimensions very accurately defined. It is only a matter of 3D scanning or using a good set of calipers to define the interior extents and mounting points from a delivered Pandora case set...

This is an absolutely outstanding idea. If anyone in the electronic gadget press bags on the crappy cases, OP can say, well, we opened up the case design, FTW! Brilliant!

So that they can have another factory do further production in the future, that's why they need to take physical possession of the molds.

Its time to LIGHT THIS CANDLE! Make all 10000 cases, go pick up the molds, and MP the Pandoras already!

I think it also might be smart logistically to ask the factory to pack up the first 1000 sets of case parts. Don't know what the weight and volume of 1000 sets is, but I'm guessing it is at least a very big box, maybe several boxes. So, if we're up against CNY, one or two boxes of a size which...

I'll just leave it inside the original packaging. It will be worth more that way.

craigix is able, in a very simple sentence, to arouse and confuse more than anyone I know. Can anyone translate this sentence? I bet there are 2^N permutations, with N= the number of words in the original sentence.

I'm getting a bit antsy that we are running up to Chinese New Year. If the factory doesn't think it can get the run done by Feb. 10th, they probably won't start production until Feb. 25th. That's been my experience with Mainland Chinese manufacturers. Don't let them delay into February, or...

Gruso is correct. What people may not realize is that the X86 design of most laptops and netbooks is such an overall energy pig that adding a portable hard drive only draws a fraction of the total energy load of the system. The Pandora, on the other hand, is a very low power consumption design...

Have you actually used a Droid or iphone for internet browsing? If so, then imagine firing up the Pandora and running Chrome or Firefox, for a normal browsing experience. Miles apart. The iphone has too low a screen resolution, so you are continually pinching and scrolling to see anything. The...

Another crazy, early subnotebook was the HP Omnibook 300. It had a reflective LCD monochrome display, had only 3MB ram, and had Windows 3.1, Word, Office, and other suite software on ROM. Because it executed on rom, and had only a 1.8" PCMCIA microdrive, and no backlight, it would run 5 or 6...

I wanted that little IBM so badly when it first came out I could almost taste it! I'd been dreaming about such a form factor for years. Back in 1979 I wrote a paper for my ceramic engineering class in which I outlined such a device. Nothing like anything ever sold, except for the miniature...

Supposed "Fair Trade" has had exactly the opposite effect for coffee growers in South America and Africa. I see nothing to suggest that these governmental know-nothings will do any better in other industries...

Sorry to say, but the cough syrup problem in Panama was caused by intentionally contaminated glycerin from China. Diethylene glycol is cheaper than glycerin, so the Chinese supplier substituted the toxic substitute. 365 deaths according to this article...

Isn't that what we're all reading right here, right now on this forum?

My guess would be that the Pandora would immediately find uses for people doing robotics and remote control using Arduino systems. I'd bet that someone in this community will provide the necessary information and files necessary to implement the Pandora as an Arduino programmer/controller. Be...

That post by MWeston should be on the unofficial blog AND the official website. Up front, with bold font and flashing lights. Best Post EVAR!

I'd be willing to bet that at one layer at least, the keypad letters are indeed silkscreened. But the point that the keypad is not silkscreened on the surface like the case labels is correct.

Much as I loved my 750iL, it was a total pig in the snow. Those wide tires with the RWD powerplant just don't have any grip.

From this discussion, I am unclear as to the current case status. Is yet another tweaked prototype case example being prepared for shipment and approval by MWeston? Or can the cases now be greenlighted based upon factory photos and/or assurances of the final tweaks? If another case prototype set...