Once again, I'm really sorry for the long time before posting an upgrade again. I guess my days should be at least 50 hours long so I can keep up with everything I want to do...

Well, besides a lot of organizational stuff I also enhanced the DragonBox Shop quite a bit to increase the amount of customers - the more money we got for the Pyra production, the better :)

Anyways, here's an update about what's happened so far. As it turned out to be quite a lenghty post, I've split it and will post it during the next few days.

1. The Case -----------

The case designers have implemented all changes I still had (couple of small things), and what we got should be pretty much final now. A new 3D print is on the way and should arrive about June 5th.

Some of the changes were:

* Optimize the lid so that the LCD sits perfectly, no pressure is applied to the screen when someone pushes on the frame and the LCD cable is seated neatly. * Add the slits for the LCD cable * Change the battery compartment to make the battery fit perfectly * Change of how the logo in the lid is put together so that it doesn't break (now it consists of multiple parts that are invisibly glued together)

The only thing that might still change is the battery lid and the battery compartment. Using screws instead of clips, we can probably decrease the thickness a bit (due to the battery, we had to increase the thickness about 1mm). As this change only affects the base part, battery cover and L1/R1-Button, we can already start to create the molds for the rest of the case.

I'll proably make a new video once I receive the newly printed case.

2. The Keymat -------------

The design for the keymat has also been almost finished. If you take a look at the picture that can be found at the boards (link at the end of the mail), you can see the caps enclosed in the transparent keymat rubber. The key caps will be a tiny little bit higher than the rubber surrounding (0.1mm), which helps navigating blindly on the keyboard. I will ask to make the gaming buttons a bit convex so they feel better as well.

The keys will be flat, the printing will be on the inside of the cap, so it can not rub off. The force needed to push a button will be slightly lower than Pandoras keymat, so it should be more comfortable to type on.

About the keyboard layout: Well, I didn't really find the time to read all those posts and threads you made. It seems the most important thing on the device will be the keyboard :)

As the layout doesn't need to be done before the mold is finished, there's no real need to hurry yet, but I feel I need to read a LOT to find out the best solution :)

I'll keep you posted :)

As usual, if you want to comment on the post or see the pictures, follow this link to the boards:

http://boards.openpandora.org/topic/18141-the-case-and-the-keymat/