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I love my open pandora, even though i haven't played much on it recently. I'll probably also buy the follow up device.

tluyben2 13y ago
It's still the only option for long flights if you don't have the $ to pay for business class (power sockets there); I have a Pandora with 2 batteries (which are quite small) which is over 20 hours of a system which actually lets you do your work. Wouldn't have survived my trip of 25 hours last week without it.
- fit2rule 13y ago
  I love my Pandora too .. 10 hours on a single charge, you really can't beat that. Plus the fact that its a portable Linux workstation just makes it so damned valuable even when I'm not playing games on the thing .. I've definitely signed up for the sequel! :)
  - tluyben2 13y ago
    We are almost there with other devices; a phone size tablet with a clamshell keyboard would do, especially if you can hook up a game keyboard, normal keyboard and mix. Problems are; 1) there are none which qualify, both tablets and keyboards; somehow clamshell, you know, the battle tested way of doing keyboards, is not something which caught on on tablets (except Clamcase I guess) :) And why can't I buy a phone sized tablet without the GSM crap in it; that would/should be tons cheaper than buying a phone 2) they are not open as the pandora. I don't really want to be stuck with Android, iOS or Win; some Linux with a complete desktop env please.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 13y ago
  Lots of planes these days getting power sockets back in steerage class.
  - tluyben2 13y ago
    Hopefully that continues as I have been flying a lot all over the place the past month and none had it, not in the EU nor in the USA. Only in the top tier seatings. Maybe just bad luck... Besides that ; I need devices with 'infinite-ish' battery life because battery life really really sucks.
kokey 13y ago
I had various models of the GP2X and hacked together a game for it and really enjoyed the community around it. That said, I thought the Pandora project would either fail or units would only be available when better alternatives exist, or the unit price would be too high. I'm glad to see there is still some momentum.
- tluyben2 13y ago
  I thought the same thing ; I didn't think I would like it that much as I do either. But there are really no alternatives; they are closed and just not the same. But the market is VERY limited to gaming coders basically. That's what it's great for...
wpietri 13y ago
Neat! As I'm not much of a gamer, I hadn't heard of this device before. But for under $600, you get a modest portable Linux box with 10-hour battery life. http://ithic.com/newsite/index.php?id_product=9&controller=product http://ithic.com/newsite/index.php?id_product=9&controller=p... I'm not quite sure what I'd use one for, but it's an interesting option.
- ekianjo 13y ago
  Here's how people use it: http://pandoralive.info/?cat=15 http://pandoralive.info/?cat=15
Aissen 13y ago
If you're interested about the followup device: http://pyra-handheld.com/ http://pyra-handheld.com/ Done by some of the founders of OpenPandora. Will probably be the only followup device. It has impressive specs, but is priced like a laptop (which it is tbh).

It's still the only option for long flights if you don't have the $ to pay for business class (power sockets there); I have a Pandora with 2 batteries (which are quite small) which is over 20 hours of a system which actually lets you do your work. Wouldn't have survived my trip of 25 hours last week without it.

fit2rule 13y ago
I love my Pandora too .. 10 hours on a single charge, you really can't beat that. Plus the fact that its a portable Linux workstation just makes it so damned valuable even when I'm not playing games on the thing .. I've definitely signed up for the sequel! :)
- tluyben2 13y ago
  We are almost there with other devices; a phone size tablet with a clamshell keyboard would do, especially if you can hook up a game keyboard, normal keyboard and mix. Problems are; 1) there are none which qualify, both tablets and keyboards; somehow clamshell, you know, the battle tested way of doing keyboards, is not something which caught on on tablets (except Clamcase I guess) :) And why can't I buy a phone sized tablet without the GSM crap in it; that would/should be tons cheaper than buying a phone 2) they are not open as the pandora. I don't really want to be stuck with Android, iOS or Win; some Linux with a complete desktop env please.
GFK_of_xmaspast 13y ago
Lots of planes these days getting power sockets back in steerage class.
- tluyben2 13y ago
  Hopefully that continues as I have been flying a lot all over the place the past month and none had it, not in the EU nor in the USA. Only in the top tier seatings. Maybe just bad luck... Besides that ; I need devices with 'infinite-ish' battery life because battery life really really sucks.

kokey 13y ago

I had various models of the GP2X and hacked together a game for it and really enjoyed the community around it. That said, I thought the Pandora project would either fail or units would only be available when better alternatives exist, or the unit price would be too high. I'm glad to see there is still some momentum.

tluyben2 13y ago
I thought the same thing ; I didn't think I would like it that much as I do either. But there are really no alternatives; they are closed and just not the same. But the market is VERY limited to gaming coders basically. That's what it's great for...

wpietri 13y ago

Neat! As I'm not much of a gamer, I hadn't heard of this device before. But for under $600, you get a modest portable Linux box with 10-hour battery life. http://ithic.com/newsite/index.php?id_product=9&controller=product http://ithic.com/newsite/index.php?id_product=9&controller=p... I'm not quite sure what I'd use one for, but it's an interesting option.

ekianjo 13y ago
Here's how people use it: http://pandoralive.info/?cat=15 http://pandoralive.info/?cat=15

Aissen 13y ago

If you're interested about the followup device: http://pyra-handheld.com/ http://pyra-handheld.com/ Done by some of the founders of OpenPandora. Will probably be the only followup device. It has impressive specs, but is priced like a laptop (which it is tbh).