Sugar_Kane
Could crush a grape
As we're all in the realms of fantasy right now, I thought I'd share my idea for the P2. This is basically what I would consider my ideal handheld. It's based on the idea that I often find myself wishing that the Pandora wasn't a clamshell at all, I much prefer pick-up-and-go designs so I thought it would be better to have it as a single unit, probably with a protective plastic/glass film over the screen to make it flush with the face.
I have found over time that I don't like to use the nubs at all, I find them too sensitive and games are difficult to control precisely with them, also mouse control is not ideal. I would very much like them to be replaced with trackballs, I can't see any reason why a trackball couldn't easily do all of the things that a nub can, but with a greater degree of control and elegance, with the extra added bonus of another button under each one. They might be in the wrong place for comfort here, but you get the general idea.
I've not done away with the keyboard entirely because I like it, but I do find that I don't always want it to be there. So I thought if we had a front mounted usb port; the keyboard could come as a separate unit that clipped in to the bottom (granted it would need extra docking points to make it sturdy, but you could even implement some kind of icontrolpad-style locking buffer arms), then you could use it as and when you wanted, and unclip it and store it away when you just wanted some free and easy gaming. You could even sell it as a peripheral rather than part of the package. I was thinking that it could also double as a hub with two or more usb ports on it.
I have found over time that I don't like to use the nubs at all, I find them too sensitive and games are difficult to control precisely with them, also mouse control is not ideal. I would very much like them to be replaced with trackballs, I can't see any reason why a trackball couldn't easily do all of the things that a nub can, but with a greater degree of control and elegance, with the extra added bonus of another button under each one. They might be in the wrong place for comfort here, but you get the general idea.
I've not done away with the keyboard entirely because I like it, but I do find that I don't always want it to be there. So I thought if we had a front mounted usb port; the keyboard could come as a separate unit that clipped in to the bottom (granted it would need extra docking points to make it sturdy, but you could even implement some kind of icontrolpad-style locking buffer arms), then you could use it as and when you wanted, and unclip it and store it away when you just wanted some free and easy gaming. You could even sell it as a peripheral rather than part of the package. I was thinking that it could also double as a hub with two or more usb ports on it.
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