Openpandora Blog Update

[bennyboy]

http://openpandora.org/blog.php
includes loads of information, and pics of the WIP keyboard mat
also, pictures of the "FINAL boards" will be there soon, as well as photos of a final prototype!

 

[quadomatic]

Winner! (nice job being the first one to post about the update)

Pretty interesting stuff.

 

[hells_dark]

Winner! (nice job being the first one to post about the update)

http://www.gp32x.de/board/index.php?showt...3063&st=90#

 

[bennyboy]

aw damn. sorry about that! guess I should read every topic first! But now at least there's an obvious one for people not reading that thread as well...?

 

[darkstorm classic]

Indeed. Also, the blog update has changed since that other post. I'm pretty sure those pictures weren't there before...

 

[zxxgp]

I hope we see the GUI soon.

 

[hells_dark]

I hope we see the GUI soon.

The mysterious new one, you mean ?
Or the enhanced gmenu ?

 

[mraellis]

Awesome news though.

 

[gibberish]

I hope we see the GUI soon.

The mysterious new one, you mean ?
Or the enhanced gmenu ?


anything would be a start tbh

 

[CronoTriggerfan]

Hmm, the keyboard isn't using tact switches, very interesting...

 

[shadow.8]

Glad to hear some progress! I know the team is busy, but seeing updates like this one are great. Thx ED! andora1:

 

[hells_dark]

I hope we see the GUI soon.

The mysterious new one, you mean ?
Or the enhanced gmenu ?


anything would be a start tbh

Yes but you can already look at gmenu

 

[Chip]

Hmm, the keyboard isn't using tact switches, very interesting...

Interesting? This has been common knowledge since March.

 

[Nailz]

http://openpandora.org/blog.php
includes loads of information, and pics of the WIP keyboard mat
also, pictures of the "FINAL boards" will be there soon, as well as photos of a final prototype!



Don't take this the wrong way, but I'm not sure how this is "loads" of information.... They really didn't say much that is new here, and those aren't pics, they are yet more renders. I'd love to see some actual pictures.

That being said, there are no complaints from me, but I don't see this particular post as something to get overly excited about other than they are checking in to let people know they are working.

 

[geo12]

QUOTE
Well, that problem with PayPal and your MASSIVE preorders including hundreds of eMails to reply to did take some time, so we did not have much time to do blog updates.
Oh, so now it's our fault.
jk, I'm just impatient.

 

[Gilrad]

Wait, does that mean the keyboard will have a 'soft' press action, as opposed to a hard clicky action that most keypads (that I have handled) feature?

Oh well, can't win 'em all.

 

[lobski]

I wanted the clickity clack keyboards

 

[___]

yeah, I was hoping for one of those too...
Well, I guess this is a more rugged approach. Switches can break after all. Also it reduces cost and requires less space I reckon.

 

[CronoTriggerfan]

Hmm, the keyboard isn't using tact switches, very interesting...

Interesting? This has been common knowledge since March.

Well I got here in April, so sorry I don't have countless hours to spend pouring over minute details about the project.

I'd agree that "clicky" buttons would be much favored for a keyboard over the "squishy" rubber pads, but as someone else said, you can't win 'em all. Oh well...

 

[jakewastaken]

Hmm, the keyboard isn't using tact switches, very interesting...

Interesting? This has been common knowledge since March.

Well I got here in April, so sorry I don't have countless hours to spend pouring over minute details about the project.

I'd agree that "clicky" buttons would be much favored for a keyboard over the "squishy" rubber pads, but as someone else said, you can't win 'em all. Oh well...


From what I understand the buttons will be plastic and go on top of a thin rubber membrane. I don't think the actual keys are rubber. It may not be clicky, but they should be hard.