Newsletter 08.09.16
OpenPandora Newsletter
Hello Everyone, Craig here,
Thank you all for signing up to the openPandora.org newsletter, this project has been going on for an amazing and exhausting 2 years and is finally reaching the launch. It's been a very long time - but with your help we have produced the most powerful, cutting edge handheld in the world:
- ARM Cortex-A8 600Mhz+ CPU running Linux
- 430-MHz TMS320C64x+ DSP Core
- PowerVR SGX OpenGL 2.0 ES compliant 3D hardware
- 800x480 4.3inch 16.7 million colours touchscreen LCD
- Wifi 802.11b/g, Bluetooth & High Speed USB 2.0 Host
- Dual SDHC card slots & SVideo TV output
- Dual Analogue and Digital gaming controls
- 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
- Around 10+ Hours battery life
- GUI: gMenu, various X based desktops, Ubuntu etc. or make your own.
If you have not had the chance to see some of the videos we have posted, we have included some of the highlights here, oh, and we will be posting more videos before the preorder date.
Pandora Prototype overview (Emus, Quake etc.): [1]
Ubuntu on the OMAP3 : [2]
Amiga Emulator on a Pandora prototype: [3]
The custom made analogue controller: [4]
Pandora devboard arcade compilation: [5]
OMAP3 Graphics demo: [6]
See more and get up to date via our blog at: [7]
The preorder date for the Pandora is the 30th of September, the Pandora will start shipping at the end of November.
The first batch will be limited to 3000 units worldwide. The next batch will be made in 2009.
Orders will be on a first come first served basis. If demand is too high we will start to limit the orders to one Pandora per person, although any multiple orders recieved before that would still be honoured.
The price is $329.99 / £199.99 (Inc VAT) / E249.99 (Inc VAT).
Anyone from anywhere in the world can order a Pandora, and we have special distribution arrangements for USA, Canada, Spain, UK, Ireland, Germany & Turkey.
You can pay via US$, £GPB or Euro.
Spanish orders must be ordered via the UK but the shipping charge will be normal internal Spanish rates, after this Hardcore Gamer will be the Spanish distributor.
We will also be setting up an affiliate system, we are offering a version for news sites and a version for you, the regular customer, if you want to promote the Pandora to your friends.
If you run a news site please get in touch so we can work with you in advance on promotion.
As many of you know we have made the Pandora and done all the work on a tiny budget, so we need your help to spread news and sell the Pandora, this is a system made by the users, we hope it can be sold by you guys too.
If you run a news site please post news about the Pandora and the history behind it, join our affiliate system so we can work together to promote it. There are no middle men with this system, you will be speaking directly to us, we hope this is a unique situation and will work out well.
Developers, Linux guys, hackers - we will be putting up everything you need to know over the next month - join the dev forum at www.gp32x.com
That goes for everyone else too - if you want to ask something or get involved join us at the forum - www.gp32x.com/board - but remember to read the FAQ first!
There will be another newsletter on the 30th with ordering information, but first we would like to say thinks to you all for all your input, dedication to the project, ideas, arguments, bitching, emails of support, news posts, help and everything else.
You can be sure we will look after all you preorder people in the best possible way and all of you will be able to email or phone us directly - see you on the 30th!
Thanks,
Craig & the http://www.OpenPandora.org team.
PS you can email us on gp2xorders@gmail.com
see other news letter Newsletter 08.09.30
