[Thor.]

Hey everyone has anyone heard of the (Pandora console) yet, they where giving out pre orders of a maximum of 3000 per country. I am a big hard core gamer and enthusiast as you can tell im already queued up for perchase, the next big sell out will be march 2009, its a small project.

It is designed as an ultra portable open source computer with gaming controls, it is very small, around about the same size as a DS. It can easily fit in your pocket.

it has a ARM® Cortex™-A8 600Mhz+ CPU running Linux
430-MHz TMS320C64x+™ DSP Core-

oops this is right specs cpu power above, all together clocks over 1ghz.

here is a link for more specs and info.

http://craiginator.bluwiki.com/
http://openpandora.org/ home

just think of the possibilities, emulation on that thing would be a dream come true.

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[blazingakatosh]

My friend did pre-order one of those due to his computer breaking all the time and so he can use it in the car.

[Thor.]

Nice to see someone interested its one amazing handheld, puts the ds to shame. I still dont have mine yet im so excited .

[blazingakatosh]

It does look bad-ass I have to admit I might try and get one as well. Do you have any idea on any games it's going to have?

[Thor.]

I dont know what games are going to be available yet. According to the site it can play quake 3 with no problem.

[Naminea]

Thor., on Nov 27 2008, 08:14 PM, said:

I dont know what games are going to be available yet. According to the site it can play quake 3 with no problem.

I asumming it plays PC games then?

[Thor.]

Yes it can play pc games.

It is disigned as a micro computer based on linux. It can be a media player, operating system that can fit in your pocket, with out limitations that the psp has (modded).

the pic's and links should give any information you need.

[Zephyr Kronos]

THAT powerful of a system for only 330 dollars? HOLY COW! <angels sing in an emaculate chorus> Halelujah Helelujah Haaaaaaaaaa <angels ascend, end chorus> If i can get my hands on one of those puppies ::drools:: for all the info, I'll be ecstatic if I manage to get a hold of one of those.

[The_Terminator]

I have to say, that does look pretty neat. Kinda like an EEEPC, but smaller, less powerful, and with some joysticks added. Also cheaper. Looks like a good deal, but there are a few major issues which need mentioning - not only is it Linux-based, which limits the software options available, but its a highly-optimised, embedded version of linux, which may well not contain the libraries needed to run many programs - things like libSDL, which is used by many games to handle graphics and sound. The other, even more major problem, is that it has an ARM processor, not a standard x86 one, like a normal PC - programs wont run on it at all, unless specifically compiled for that type of processor, and even on Linux, the majority of programs released arent compiled for these. This limits you to mostly only being able to use what the developers or other people port themselves, and porting programs onto is often easier said than done. There are several excellent N64 emulators available for Linux, but as it says on the Pandora wiki, these are difficult to port, and so it may be a long while until one is available.

So, all in all, it is an excellent system, with a lot of potential - especially with a bit of linux know-how, it could do a lot of things. But you might want to think about what you want it for, and check there actually are programs available to do it first - there may well not be.

wow, I only meant to write a couple of lines... didnt mean for it to turn into an essay

[XanAlderon]

uh-oh now youve got some competition for these things!