Size Comparison

[gaterooze]

The current design has two shoulder buttons in total as far as I know.

The renders here http://openpandora.ca/ don't seem to, unfortunately.

 

[Yrx]

The current design has two shoulder buttons in total as far as I know.

The renders here http://openpandora.ca/ don't seem to, unfortunately.

Uh, yes they do. Look at the one showing the back of the system. Third from the left.

 

[EvilDragon]

On Openpandora.ca there are also a lot of older, WIP renderings.
That's why some are missing some stuff here and there and things have been moved.

 

[gaterooze]

The current design has two shoulder buttons in total as far as I know.

The renders here http://openpandora.ca/ don't seem to, unfortunately.

Uh, yes they do. Look at the one showing the back of the system. Third from the left.


D'oh, I misread what Peter said -- I thought he meant two shoulder buttons per side.

 

[Yrx]

In case anyone missed it, I posted a mockup video on Youtube. The second one has a comparison to the GP2X. Links in the other thread and my sig.

 

[Mia]

Was this already posted ?
MWeston has uploaded new comparison videos, using a plastic mockup of the Pandora :

 

[Magnulus]

I am not going to miss that damn stick pointing out from the GP2X...

 

[Karel Jansens]

Was this already posted ?
MWeston has uploaded new comparison videos, using a plastic mockup of the Pandora :

So it seems the position of the connectors and cardslots has been switched after all.

Nice.

 

[Clad]

I am not going to miss that damn stick pointing out from the GP2X...

So won't I. I think I lost something like 4 joycaps since I got it. The base one, the one from davec, the one offered for free by GPH, and yet another one of the 2 I ordered from craigx's website.

But from a pragmatic point of view, the biggest flaw corrected by the new design is the way the screen is now protected. I'll feel more confident carrying the Pandora around.

 

[scarath]

The pandora has a touch screen right? If it will have when released where will the stylus be going? same sort of thing as the ds?

 

[LevelPlane]

Thumbs work the best. Just make sure you dont play after taco Tuesday or things will get messy.

 

[Chip]

The pandora has a touch screen right? If it will have when released where will the stylus be going? same sort of thing as the ds?

I asked the same thing a while ago, but didn't get a response. It is such a small thing to add stylus storage, and it would make a world of difference from a convenience standpoint. I suppose you can always use your fingers for basic touchscreen input, but considering the near-microscopic dot pitch pf the LCD, it will be impossible to do any detail work. Even something as simple as selecting text for cut/paste purposes will require an actual stylus. I really hope this is factored into the final design before they start molding the plastic.