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    Pandora Batch 2: Will Wifi Be More Stable?

    Someone should graph the distribution of maximum throughputs. Since the fix was manual there's the possibility that some resistors were soldered better than others. If that's the problem then resoldering would fix it, although I certainly wouldn't attempt it personally... Well, that's much...
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    Volcano?

    Ok, someone needs to start packing Pandora parts in bags rather than boxes, that's just asking for trouble. Also, a volcano?!?! WTF did Craig et al. do to have such comically bad karma??? Was the last company retreat a visit to a flamethrower shooting range combined with a kitten mill? I'm...
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    A Likely Release Day/month/(Year)?

    IMHO, what should be done, if the Pandora doesn't ship by 4/1, is to select a very vocal, but impatient forum goer (difficult, I know), preferably with a very low order number. Next, ship them a package set to arrive on 4/1, with a tracking number e-mailed from the official address (be...
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    Closest Pandora Competitor

    As my needs evolve, I find myself needing what amounts to a smartphone in the coming months and was starting to wonder what use I'll have for my Pandora when it eventually arrives. The beauty of Linux is that you can do most anything using most anything, so obviously that makes it difficult to...
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    Pandora Batter - Life Span (Charge/cycle = %)

    With the Pandora's battery life & function most people could easily make due with 50% of the battery life, so 25-75% charge, which would only degrade about 5% per year. So it'd last for a decade or two before you'd notice. Given that this has been discussed several times there should be...
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    Has Anyone Noticed Everything Is Named Pandora

    Pandora is one of those names that you have to wonder if it's even trademarked. It's a little ridiculous that I frequent two sites that differ only in TLD. Of course, it's a neat myth and well known so I can see why people like to make references to it. If every name were truly original then...
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    Protecting The Pandora Against Theft At Boot Time

    I think that this is a very good idea, and should likely ship standard. Either display owner information on the boot screen, or if someone enters an incorrect password or doesn't type one within 30 seconds or so. The default message could say to mail it to Open Pandora LTD, who in turn would...
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    Pandora Cases Being Made In China...

    China is pretty far from being the "#1 economic powerhouse right now", they're #4. #1 and #2 are the US & EU by far (GDP is ~4 times that of China), and Japan is #3 (as of 2008). Per capita they're very mediocre. In any case, boycotting Chinese products isn't going to help improve labor...
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    Battery Re-Charging Software Controlled

    I can only surmise that marketing (XX hours of battery life!) and simple programming is the only reason most portable devices charge all the way to 100%. I've got a drawer semi-full of old lithium ion powered devices rendered useless by this practice. IMHO the default should be something like...
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    Will We All Have Our Pandora's By Xmas?

    But one day they will be right... Unless they quit giving estimates, at which point the trolls would become a lot more believable.
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    Will We All Have Our Pandora's By Xmas?

    Meh, the lion's share of accidental deaths for adults are car accidents. Falls, overdose, drowning, fire, gun accidents, gas leaks, medical accidents, and machinery are the next most common (respectively). Jokes aside, I would expect almost everyone who can afford to shell out >$300 on a...
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    Will We All Have Our Pandora's By Xmas?

    Humans have a type I survivorship curve, so that approach doesn't work. For the Pandora's target demographic, accidental death is the most likely way to go, and that's generally 1/1000 per year. So, you could estimate that four preorderers never got their Pandora. For the next two months...
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    Now That It Is On Its Way...how Much Longer Before Everything Become S

    Hmm... it seems like it might be a good idea to create a torrent of the popular (or perhaps all) homebrew games and utilities after the first week or so. That way a person can prepare an SD card before they get their Pandora (for the slackers that preordered on the second or third day, like...
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    Application Idea: Note Taking Software (Pdf Format)

    According to Okular's FAQ it does not create standard PDF annotations. PDFEdit might work, but it doesn't appear to be that useful for note-taking. libHaru looks promising, but I couldn't find anything that uses it. Import from/Export to PDF works, but the annotations are embedded (i.e. can't...
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    Application Idea: Note Taking Software (Pdf Format)

    Xournal basically lets you use PDFs as background images. It store annotations is it's own separate, uniquely formatted file. It's good for tablet PCs, but I'm not sure I'd want to attempt to use it on the Pandora due to the large amount of (slow) image manipulation that it does. For an...
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    Application Idea: Note Taking Software (Pdf Format)

    There are two major reasons for using PDF. First, anything can be converted to PDF, such as powerpoint presentations. Second, pretty much any computer can read PDFs, and most can at least read annotations. Okular is quite nice, and is probably a good starting point. Unfortunately, it doesn't...
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    Application Idea: Note Taking Software (Pdf Format)

    One major use of the Pandora will probably be note-taking. In that vein, there needs to be a fairly good application for that. Ported desktop software might be passable, but given the Pandora's touchscreen and small screen size an optimized UI is probably necessary. Here are some ideas for...
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    Running Anime 720 Mkvs?

    Well, watching most anime basically requires four things. A player capable of handling the matroska container (no problem AFAIK), AAC audio (IIRC, again not a problem), 720p h264 video (might be an issue), and ASS subtitles (might be an issue). The last two tend to be the biggest problems on...
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    Possible Way To Extend Battery Life?

    A PowerTop like utility would probably help immensely, if one can be written for ARM processors. In any case, that's battery life, as in hours/minutes/seconds which is a function of battery charge level and load. Lithium ion "fade" is more precisely declining battery charge capacity in...
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    Possible Way To Extend Battery Life?

    Sony puts it in theirs I know. But I'm also kinda stumped as to why people wouldn't want this... I mean, you have a choice of an extra ~20% battery life for a few months followed by a degradation to uselessness, or you can just not use the top 20% of charge capacity and keep your ~80% for...
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