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I believe there is already a thread for that. /backseatmodding

I believe my linux laptop (Thinkpad x61t) generates an ACPI event when the lid closes, which can trigger things such as suspend to ram or disk. I don't use it, and I probably wouldn't use it on the Pandora, because sometimes I have the lid closed when listening to music, and a key combination...

While the addition of GSM capabilities would make this the best thing ever, from what I understand there is very little room inside for hardware mods. It could be theoretically possible, but honestly it'd be much easier just to tether it to a phone via bluetooth. You might want to take a look at...

Wait, so we can't control the brightness? I was hoping we'd be able to turn it down to save battery, like a laptop.

I really doubt there's going to be any "official" Pandora video format. It will likely have either mplayer or VLC (I vote for mplayer, but VLC is certainly also a very good media player), and should be able to play just about anything you can throw at. So it's mostly just a matter of picking the...

I wonder how long it'll be until 32GB cards are at a reasonable price. Right now they're still ~$275. I'm probably going to buy a 16GB and use the 4GB from my GP2X, and wait until 32GB cards are cheap to replace the 4GB. Edit: Oh yeah, I read somewhere that currently only 64GB total of SD...

Simple. There would be a lightgun version of this: In all seriousness though, if the Pandora is connected to a CRT TV via the TV-out, will a USB lightgun work? I love those old arcade shooters.

What I meant is, I realize this is the best thing invented since sex. On this forum, a lot of people probably agree. But if you've seen some of the coverage on the tech news sites, (engadget, for example) a lot of people are saying "meh. looks cool, but too expensive/ugly/I prefer my mainstream...

Most likely it will have to be ordered online. I doubt that mainstream retailers like EB or Walmart will ever stock the Pandora, as it is a rather niche product.

So if it was "one of the two big ones" and "not UPS", I'm guessing it was FedEx, yeah? Doesn't really surprise me.

Heh. I had a processor shipped via FedEx once, and the box showed up all smashed. Luckily there was no damage to the actual processor. UPS has been mostly better for me, though the box they delivered my computer case in had holes in it...

As far as I know, we're still waiting on an issue with the USB port of the OMAP chip, which has to be resolved by the makers of said chip, so not even the Pandora developers know when it'll be ready.

Personally, I'd be fine with the basic linux stuff, e.g. clients and daemons for ssh, ftp, etc, as well as stuff like vim. My main use for this is a linux computer that can fit in my pocket, then Quake 3, then emulators. Once the Pandora II or whatever it's going to be called is out, my Pandora...

You don't have problems with the lack of tactile feedback? Or sensitivity/accuracy of the "keys"? Also (the eternal question), does it work with Linux? On the thinkgeek page it says there are drivers for Win2k and XP, and though it apparently works with OSX, you cannot change brightness, key...

You can use www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com for just this sort of situation.

Yeah, I hope there is an option to set a static DNS and not just get settings from the DHCP, as I tend to prefer using Level3's DNS servers (4.2.2.1 to 4.2.2.5 IIRC) to ones provided by whatever ISP I'm on. Additionally, it would be cool if we could use local caching using pdnsd or something...

Ooh. I didn't know what that was, but after a bit of googling (go here for a brief explanation), that sounds perfect. I was thinking there would have to be some convoluted setup using symlinking or something, but a union mount would be perfect. It would just mean the SD would have to be...

It may be vague, but when the first person thought of it, it was quite a novel idea. Now, of course, it seems obvious, but that's the way patents work. I'll bet at some point the keyboard in general was patented. IANAL or economist or anything, but I think the whole patent system needs to be...

Yes, there is both an internal mic and a 3.5mm microphone jack.