May The Power Be With You

[mali]

Well, you might've read it in the main news, we were waiting for the prototype batteries to finish up the case.

Here they are, they are not wrapped up yet, but the size and type is the final one, so this is another step finished.

Also, regarding drivers, we will have something for you soon - I'm sure you'll be happy... but that will have to wait until I write the next blog entry.

 

[benjiro]

Well, you might've read it in the main news, we were waiting for the prototype batteries to finish up the case.

Here they are, they are not wrapped up yet, but the size and type is the final one, so this is another step finished.

Also, regarding drivers, we will have something for you soon - I'm sure you'll be happy... but that will have to wait until I write the next blog entry.

Hmmm, i wonder what you will get if you stack 2 off those as a extended battery... 8000mAh.

20h off gaming? 200h off mp3 playing? *Drools*

 

[thomasvdp]

Also, regarding drivers, we will have something for you soon - I'm sure you'll be happy... but that will have to wait until I write the next blog entry.

hmm, what surprise could they have for the driver?
i wonder...

 

[giovanni]

Thank you ED...
In the next update it will be better if you give us some information about how the prototyping process is going on...
However thanks

hmm, what surprise could they have for the driver?

Maybe the 3D Hardware loading some models...

 

[mali]

QUOTE
hmm, what surprise could they have for the driver?
i wonder...

The missing ones were Wifi and SGX. SGX is there now, mabe they'll show the same demos that were seen on Beagle Board. The Doom3 snippet is quite teasing :lol:
Edit:
@giovanni
The new battery is needed for the prototyping

 

[(naw)mcx]

Thank you ED...
In the next update it will be better if you give us some information about how the prototyping process is going on...
However thanks

hmm, what surprise could they have for the driver?

Maybe the 3D Hardware loading some models...

http://www.imgtec.com/powervr/insider/powervr-demos.asp

We kind of have it.

 

[EvilDragon]

Thank you ED...
In the next update it will be better if you give us some information about how the prototyping process is going on...
However thanks

Hmm? What else is missing?
The roadmap is on the main news page, after the battery prototypes are there, the case design will be finished (deadline January 15th) and then the case will be prototyped...?

 

[mazza558]

QUOTE
hmm, what surprise could they have for the driver?
i wonder...

The missing ones were Wifi and SGX. SGX is there now, mabe they'll show the same demos that were seen on Beagle Board. The Doom3 snippet is quite teasing :lol:
Edit:
@giovanni
The new battery is needed for the prototyping

Doom 3? What? Where?

 

[mali]

Ok, it looks a little like Doom3, but I wasn't able to verify what it really is, cause I haven't found any info on the Futuremark site. A little bit wishful thinking is involved, I have to admit :lol: Edit: It is called Proxycon
Edit:
Seing that you feature Beagle Board stuff on the Blog, too:
QUOTE
Full-screen video decoding only taking 11% of the CPU?
Possible thanks to the C64x+ DSP!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EH4ZSpehNQw

 

[fordp]

Well this youtube video is pretty relevant to the pandora :-

SGX working with 2.6.27 (Beagleboard)
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3ToYOgP9f9U

Lets hope we can see a simalar video running on an actual pandora soon.

Or even a simalar demo running on my very own pandora

 

[mali]

I've posted it some days ago, and it's already on the Community Blog

 

[kin]

Sweet.... sweet like yummy chocolate bars.

 

[fusion_power]

Nice Pic. They really look like strong little Powerpacks. It was mentioned, that the type for the Pandora is lithium polymer, I hope they will have enough security mechanisms inside to prevent the Pandora from all these funny Battery Explosions, we've known from big Notebook manufacturers.

"Overcharging a Li-poly battery will likely result in explosion and/or fire. During discharge on load, the load has to be removed as soon as the voltage drops below approximately 3.0 V per cell (used in a series combination), or else the battery will subsequently no longer accept a full charge and may experience problems holding voltage under load."[i/]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_polymer_battery

Sounds like our Pandora really can be a dangerous Box.

 

[mali]

The twl4030 will take care of this

 

[MiniSinisterMinister]

Can the battery be replaced easily and is there a battery charger for it? I would like to buy an extra battery and use one in the Pandora and charge the other at the same time.

 

[giovanni]

Thank you ED...
In the next update it will be better if you give us some information about how the prototyping process is going on...
However thanks

Hmm? What else is missing?
The roadmap is on the main news page, after the battery prototypes are there, the case design will be finished (deadline January 15th) and then the case will be prototyped...?


Thanks for the very fast reply.

When we talk about 'protptype' (now that we are in January and can't apply relevant changes to its design), are we talking about a first and not a sperimental case?

 

[mali]

@MiniSinisterMinister
AFAIK you will have to loosen four screws to remove the battery.

 

[peca]

We have decided to stick to 27mm and a custom battery size to use every last mm of space, the battery will be ~4000mah...

Are batteries on photo really 27 mm thick? They seems a lot thinner.

 

[mali]

27mm is the thickness of the whole Pandora

 

[azurege]

I hope it is easy to replace the battery, or the spare one I ordered with the Pandora will be pretty useless