open pandora

[Strawp]

Thanks for the linkage debsss! It's so nice to have a Pandora rep looking after this thread.

I don't feel worried about whether we're going to see this or not, I just want my hands on it, however I'm not one of these people that begs for the release of something and then complains when it's not done properly, so I'm definitely on the side of quality for all the decisions so far.

So yeah native Ubuntu, native Android - my two favourite open source projects in the world. Really looking forward to this.

[debsss]

Refunds have started to go through today (finally, only took the bank 2 weeks) so you should all be getting yours soon if you haven't already.

[sentient]

I got my refund, anyone else?

Waiting on an email on what to do, I think they're setting up the online shop again.

[Strawp]

Yep, mine just came through today. The bank details are in that email that went out at the start of the month. I'll get mine sent over nowish.

[Strawp]

Oh yeah - I have to use that card reader auth thing - I guess I'll do it when I get home instead

[dan_tm]

So Android then, what does it do?

Should I be as excited about it as I would be if they said they were porting Symbian to the Pandora; i.e. not very?

[Thread Astaire]

So Android then, what does it do?

Should I be as excited about it as I would be if they said they were porting Symbian to the Pandora; i.e. not very?

I hear it's teh futur and like you can internet and stuff and make ur own programs.

It's open source and developed by Google so should have some legs.

[Strawp]

Well, my re-order went through OK. No idea when this thing's going to turn up.

[sentient]

Did you reorder by bank transfer then Strawp? I'm still waiting for an email about the online shop returning.

[roadkill]

So Android then, what does it do?

Android has one big weakness and one big feature. The weakness is it is much less good at supporting running existing applications, mainly emulators. These will need to essentially be bundled in as part of the OS installation, or handled in a rather messy way.

The strength is that new original software development on it is an absolute piece of piss. There is also going to be a lot of commercial game support on it, and a real marketplace that Google are going to run in an effort to ape the iTunes store. How this will integrate with a device which isn't a phone is unknown, but I think this has a lot more potential of getting a low cost homebrew scene off the ground than anything we've seen before.

[debsss]

The re-order link should be up within the next 7 days, I think Craig is trying to get it set up for this weekend but his laptop is dying so maybe not. If it is up this weekend I'll post the link here as I won't be able to e-mail it from work till Monday.

[Strawp]

Did you reorder by bank transfer then Strawp? I'm still waiting for an email about the online shop returning.

Yeah, I just sent a bank transfer.

[ngchol]

I'm out - I've ordered a Raon Note instead.

[Strawp]

I'm out - I've ordered a Raon Note instead.

Somewhat different price point?

[ngchol]

Somewhat different price point?

Somewhat, yes

[debsss]

New update

Yes I know minstrels you already know all of this no doubt. Don't get mad at me just because your Mom didn't get you an advent calander

[Paulando]

The render of the final design is much better than what we've seen previously:

It looks lovely!

[Strawp]

Yeah, looks great.

Do I get a serial number on my machine so I can say "Look, I was in the top x people to own one of these!"

[sentient]

A lot of people over at the Pandora forum seem to prefer the old version!

Each to their own.

[sentient]

What's happening with the credit card payment system, it's been weeks?

[roadkill]

That is almost the old Silicon Graphics logo!

[sentient]

That is almost the old Silicon Graphics logo!

Yeah this has come up before, I think the design was submitted by a user on their forums.

[evilwallpaper]

Yeah this has come up before, I think the design was submitted by a user on their forums.

*cough*

[sentient]

*cough*

Seriously? Man i'd be so chuffed to have my logo moulded on thousands of handhelds all around the world!

[The Liberal Elite]

mmmm...

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oYf-I1UuWhk

[Strawp]

Before March? Maybe?

[The Liberal Elite]

Who knows! I had my refund, and am now umming and ahhing over whether I should pay them again.

I would have moved house by the time they deliver if it is march. I'm scared to ask when they expect to deliver on the forum because I will probably get shouted down by the resident cunts.

[Strawp]

Who knows! I had my refund, and am now umming and ahhing over whether I should pay them again.

I would have moved house by the time they deliver if it is march. I'm scared to ask when they expect to deliver on the forum because I will probably get shouted down by the resident cunts.

Yeah, you'll have some twat demanding how you dare ask when the thing you bought is going to arrive.

They don't seem to understand on there that although the community designed it over the last couple of years it's being funded by people who just want to see the end product.

I'd send it to my parent's house if I were in your position. Or work maybe.

[debsss]

March? I haven't been told that. As far as I'm aware the majority of shipping will be done in January if everything goes to plan.

Prehaps I'm completley misinformed...

Yeah some people on the forums can be a bit, um, protective to say the least. But that's why I'm here doing a poor job of keeping you all up to date with my insider info (which could be wrong apparently).

[roadkill]

I'm continuously amused by how people are so surprised with how capable this thing is, when it's been obvious from the beginning that the chip they're using should be bloody good (once TI got the bugs out at least).

This thing really deserves to succeed, but I think by the time it's generally available there will be other devices in this space.