Release New Video: Complete, Working, Portable Pandora


Nice... but from the beginning of pandora project i was afraid about the quality of plastic case. Design is great, apart of that the plastic cover seems to be lo-quality-*. Is it the final cover for the pandora?

*-maybe black one will be nicer [ more pro ].

And one thing , can we make easily "specials" in games like street fighter. I mean left-left+down-down+right-right. This was main reason NOT TO play in such games on my gp2x [ D-Pad sux in gp2x ].
Is the D-Pad made like d-pad from n-gage qd [rubber-like] or simple plastic like in NDS?
 
'StreaK' said:
Nice... but from the beginning of pandora project i was afraid about the quality of plastic case. Design is great, apart of that the plastic cover seems to be lo-quality-*. Is it the final cover for the pandora?

*-maybe black one will be nicer [ more pro ].
IIRC, The case shown in these videos is the prototype, The final one is gonna be stronger. Can't remember in what thread it was mentioned. Anyone else?

Edit:
Found it:
CODE
http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=47159&st=0&p=711481&#entry711481
 
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I sure hope that the dpad doesn't end up sucking. Hopefully it's not like the 360 one.
 
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'gp2.eXe' said:
'StreaK' said:
Nice... but from the beginning of pandora project i was afraid about the quality of plastic case. Design is great, apart of that the plastic cover seems to be lo-quality-*. Is it the final cover for the pandora?

*-maybe black one will be nicer [ more pro ].
IIRC, The case shown in these videos is the prototype, The final one is gonna be stronger. Can't remember in what thread it was mentioned. Anyone else?

Edit:
Found it:
CODE
http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showtopic=47159&st=0&p=711481&#entry711481


You also need to remember that the white one looks cheaper due to it letting more light through (makes it look thinner than it actually is).

'Username' said:
I sure hope that the dpad doesn't end up sucking. Hopefully it's not like the 360 one.
It's supposed to be like the Snes one :)
 
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great video!

just curious about one thing: it looks like the front doesn`t quite close. is this just my lousy monitor or does the case not quite fit perfectly?
 
'Nightwheel' said:
'Eisner' said:
Now this is excellent news !!! Lets Digg it !.

David...
While you guy digg, I will tip Kotaku and Engadget! And maybe a few other sites too.

Also, THIS IS EPIC. My faith in the Pandora has been Renewed again :D

How about we wait until the professional version of the video is posted - one that is framed better and doesn't go out of focus every few seconds. It will get a much better response.
 
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'Chip' said:
'Nightwheel' said:
'Eisner' said:
Now this is excellent news !!! Lets Digg it !.

David...
While you guy digg, I will tip Kotaku and Engadget! And maybe a few other sites too.

Also, THIS IS EPIC. My faith in the Pandora has been Renewed again :D

How about we wait until the professional version of the video is posted - one that is framed better and doesn't go out of focus every few seconds. It will get a much better response.


When do you think that professional video will be posted?
 
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Firstly: OMG THATS AWESOME!!!11!!!1!

Secondly: What's the music playing in the background? I know I've heard it before, but I can't think where.
 
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Glad to see the first fully working one getting made, it's looking good, though I dont see how anyone is reading those tiny fonts!

Also a question, is that as far back as the screen can go?
 
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'hch' said:
great video!

just curious about one thing: it looks like the front doesn`t quite close. is this just my lousy monitor or does the case not quite fit perfectly?
It doesn't quite fit perfectly, as ED explained in the original video - the MK3 board has some slight changes, that will be fixed before the case is mass-produced.
 
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'trats20050' said:
When do you think that professional video will be posted?
I have no idea. Within a week I would hope, but it all depends on who has the time and resources to do it. What matters is that mainstream tech sites will only feature so many Pandora-related stories. If they post one today with the quick video, they won't post one in a couple days with a slightly better version. Since they're only going to post one video (if any), I'd rather it be the good one.
 
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^ Indeed. Unfortunately we're not going to have any control over when/if the Digg effect hits. The blog is already over 5k hits for the day (with 3 hrs to go). That's above average, but it's been steadily going up over the last few days anyway. We've been getting heaps of traffic from barrapunto.com, which seems to be a Spanish Slashdot.

When the new video lands, I'll do my best to make sure any traffic to the current video is redirected to the new post. :)

Oh, excellent video btw.
 
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'fiveseven' said:
Secondly: What's the music playing in the background? I know I've heard it before, but I can't think where.
It's Gin and Jag by the Pet Shop Boys.
 
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