Well, some might have seen those videos on the unofficial blogs. If not, you can check them out here. But don't forget to read on, as we got some juicy news for you.

First, here's a small video of Michael showing some TV Out goodness. Not bad for a start, eh?



Also, we got some more gaming stuff from cpasjuste Pickle (sorry for confusing :D) who just loves to port games and emulators.
This is Heroes of Might and Magic 2 and it just LOOKS like it's been intended to be used on the Pandora.



Now onto the news: The battery production has started a while ago, the new transparent CNC case with some minor fixes is on the way to Michael. Sounds good, eh?

Well, there's more: Some of the final PCBs have already been ordered. And mostly all parts for the mass production have arrived.

Sounds good? I think it does. Oh, and the first TV Out cable prototypes sould also arrive soon.
Also, if you want to do some paperwork at home and want to check out how big the battery will be... you can build yourself one.


Just download the wrapping here, print it (300dpi), cut it and fold it where the small lines are. Glue the overlapping edges... and you're ready.
Feel free to post pictures of your batteries on the boards.

Now, that's it for today, more news when the time comes :)

Yep, we're still alive!
And we all do hope you had a very happy easter and some free days.
It's time for a very comprehensive blog post - the best prediction we can give at the moment.
It definately is kinda hard to predict some stuff, as communication between the various timezones is taking some time...
For example, if I send the battery layout to Michael to check it for sizes and afterwards he sends it to the Chinese factory... geez, there are three VERY different timezones involved...
Anyways, back to the topic. I had quite a bit of work to do during the easter days, I created the battery label (not only the part you already seen, but the label with exact cuttings and measurements).
And I had to translate the complete GP2X WIZ Manual into german language (about 70 pages... whoooopsie... yeah, I know it's not Pandora related, but I do multiple things at once ;))

Okay, now onto our (best case) prediction...

Our current plan is to build a half dozen prototypes for rev3 by the end of April or first week of May (depending on how far the devs get with the software).
Michael will test them thoroughly with a new kernel from Notaz/DJWillis. The tests will mainly be to make sure the boards were manufactured properly (since they will be from the company who will provide production quantities) and to make sure they were soldered properly.
So basically, our final hardware test will start soon!

We're trying to make sure we can build up to the first 500 units in May (at most). The next 3500 should be finished in June.
The transparent case should arrive within the next few days. After that, we can finally start the moulding process!
It does seem like the best date we will have cases is the end of May. After they arrive, we can finally start shipping, as the boards will be ready at that time.

Some things can and will be done in parallel, so that that stuff will be ready when the Pandora is finished:

- Get carry cases manufactured
- Do CE and FCC (CE will be done with one of those Rev3 Boards, FCC can't be done before we have the first final unit)

I guess this is the most comprehensive route map you ever got, eh? We're getting there :)

And again: A BIG thanks to all of you for sitting this out with us. Every one of us does owe a LOT to you!

Well, this surely isn't anything special, but as you want to see all steps that happen during production, here is another thing finished. It's the wrap for the battery :)



As usual, click on the image for a bigger view.
The batteries will go into production this week, another step taken.

Hello everyone, Craig here, I've got my complete Pandora and have made my first video this evening just showing some random things you might want to see.

Remember the production Pandora will be black/black, this one is just white to show any stress on the case.

Hiya!
Sorry for so little news during the last days, I did have very busy times.
I quit my job, so from April 1st, I've got more time for Pandora and my other job (which is TV commercial production).
However, this means I got more to do during the last week, as somebody needs to take on my old job.

Well, anyways, back to Pandora stuff. I received three new ribbon cables from Michael on last Monday but didn't have time until today to rebuild my Pandora devboard and put it into the case. But, it works now. So (except for the keymat I'm still missing), I also got working board in a case now.

I hope I'll find some time making a nice little HD video with Quake 3 and some other new emulator (you'll like it) during the next days.
You will also get to see a more finger-friendly matchbox-theme I designed.
Give me some time, though, still got a lot of work in real life.

Now, onto some other issue you already heard on the boards: The case.
You've seen it and you read it, it fits quite good (better than we expected) - but not PERFECT. There is SOME stuff to be fixed, but nothing that major.
We don't want to deliver a non-perfect case to you, though (and I'm sure you all agree), so we'll work on it for the next few days.
I'll also post the final keymap for you soon, so stay tuned - and thanks a lot for being so patient.