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[hells_dark]

Now we are waiting for him to show us some nice pics of assembled Pandora.

Hell yes

[Phawx]

So let me get this straight. Mike decided to have a life on Christmas day instead of assembling the Pandora?

Has he gone mad?

[RajTakhar]

I guess he had a good christmas

And like the rest of us, he is probably hung over like a bitch!

He'll probably sober up and give us a treat for tommorrow

[Pleng]

To be more clear, I sent the package to MWeston and he got it on 24th afternoon. That's all. Now we are waiting for him to show us some nice pics of assembled Pandora.

So now I'm confused. Why did Craig say on Christmas Eve that they wouldn't be arriving until after Christmas day?!

Anyway. Glad they arrived. Hope all devs had a great Christmas, and looking forward to seeing a complete unit some time soon!

[kin]

Lol I declare mr. Mweston holy

[mali]

So now I'm confused. Why did Craig say on Christmas Eve that they wouldn't be arriving until after Christmas day?!

There is a difference of 6 hours between Craig's and Michael's timezone. Craig posted around 3:00 am on 24. That was still 23. in Michael's timezone and enough time to deliver the mat till 24. afternoon.

[RajTakhar]

[b]MWeston did make a start on the Prototype and he posted a picture

find it here

http://openpandora.ca/proto.html

Looks amazing ... the image is hidden Santas hat at .. http://openpandora.ca

his comments on initial build ....

It fits, but it had to be made thicker to prevent brittle areas in the cups holding the carbon pads. Therefore, it isn't very usable as it takes a lot of force to press buttons. As far as form is concerned, it fits beautifully. As far as more complete prototypes (CNC'd) go, I won't have anything until the New Year. I had to drive over to the FedEx depot to pick this one up myself before they closed up for the holidays or I wouldn't even have had this one!

This really isn't an amazing update, so I hid it on my page and I don't know if anyone will even find it!

SO IT NOW LOOKS LIKE NEW YEAR FOR FIRST ASSEMBLED PROTOTYPE!!!

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+ and hopefully a

http://gp2xwizandpandora.blogspot.com/

[Phawx]

Wow. That makes me feel better, though I wish it worked. Any chance of seeing it *fully* completed? Also, maybe a video showing the button presses, regardless of how hard it is to press. Maybe Quake 2 with those analog sticks?

Edited by Phawx, 26 December 2008 - 05:31 PM.

[MarkoeZ]

well it's improvement anyway thanks for the update!!

[kin]

Cool! Nice update.

I'm also concerned about the hardness of the buttons. Too hard and we end up with a thumb-fu board

[mali]

It's also the first time we see how the screen-ribbon is fed through

[mechanizeddeath]

Still incredible! I was so excited I pressed on my laptop screen as soon as I saw the shiny buttons.

And I know the keyboard is supposed to be black, but now I kind of like the idea of white keys, even if that would mean they would get a little grubby after a while.

[Yigguth]

meh.

[j.pickens]

his comments on initial build ....

It fits, but it had to be made thicker to prevent brittle areas in the cups holding the carbon pads. Therefore, it isn't very usable as it takes a lot of force to press buttons. As far as form is concerned, it fits beautifully.

I am guessing that the "it" in the sentence is the FDM prototype shell. If I am correct, that means there is a difference in the prototype shell to accommodate the weaker material in prototype vs. final plastic.

So...does this mean that the keymat is OK, or does it require slight redesign before commitment to final production?

I can't wait to see the upper shell with the LCD installed, and the new curvier top.

Edit: Reading it again, I'm not so sure about my guessing. The cups holding the carbon pads are molded in the key backs themselves, no?

Edited by j.pickens, 26 December 2008 - 06:36 PM.

[RenegadeChic]

It's also the first time we see how the screen-ribbon is fed through

and also, though probably unnecessary, complete confirmation that the gaming controls will be extra buttons on top of the rubber pad.