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Pandora Open Source Handheld Game System: A GP2X Killer?

Add another platform, Pandora, to the growing list of open source portable gaming platforms. Personally, as part of my handheld arsenal, I'm an owner of a GP2X F-200 and have mixed feelings about what is presently the most popular open source multimedia handheld (along with its sibling, the F-100). On the one hand it's very versatile and does well with a wide variety of emulators, while on the other hand it's a battery hog and the end user is left to his own devices to pretty much do anything (like install programs). "Pandora", while presently tracking to be double the price (around $320 US versus the F-200's $170), looks to have a tremendous all-in-one design with helpful features like an onboard keyboard and multiple controls, superficially making it seem like a superior option for running emulators overall, even if one may need a small cash advance to purchase it. Still, it all comes down to developer support, which the GP2X handhelds have in spades. If Pandora works as advertised, no doubt support will ramp up quickly and we may very well have a new "alternative handheld" leader. I know I'd eventually be onboard if it was a little easier on the end user side to install and run software, not to mention if it featured intelligent battery life management. We'll be keeping an eye on this one...

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Bill Loguidice's picture

First Pandora reaches

Bill Loguidice's picture

E-mail

Mark Vergeer wrote:
I've had no word at all yet.... I ordered it earlier than you did so perhaps I will be surprised....

Just send an e-mail and they'll let you know where you are in the queue. That's what I did.

Mark Vergeer's picture

No word at all....

I've had no word at all yet.... I ordered it earlier than you did so perhaps I will be surprised....

Bill Loguidice's picture

Supposedly the first 50 units

Supposedly the first 50 units will be shipped out...

Bill Loguidice's picture

According to Jacquelyn at

According to Jacquelyn at Pandora, "Your approximate queue position is 750 - 850." So not in the first few batches, but not that far out either.

Mark Vergeer's picture

Patience...

Well you know I see it when it happens. To me it is lost money already so if I get anything in return I'm happy. :P

Bill Loguidice's picture

Time and money

Matt Barton wrote:
I'll bet you $50 right now that you won't get it by June.

I'm already "out" around $400, so I don't think another $50 makes sense...

Matt Barton's picture

I'll bet you $50 right now

I'll bet you $50 right now that you won't get it by June.

Bill Loguidice's picture

An interview:

Mark Vergeer's picture

Hmmm

Not sure, April 1st will be an absolute blast of a shipping date. We'll see.

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