The tips have been flowing in hot and heavy on this one, so we felt it only fair to pass along the latest rumblings in the world of
GP2X to you. We first got word that a new emulation monster could be coming from the GP2X community
back in September, and if late breaking mockups and specification lists are to be believed, that system is indeed Pandora. Notably, the product seen above is purported to feature a keyboard (obviously), 4.3-inch 800 x 480 resolution touchscreen and built-in WiFi (802.11b/g) -- all inclusions that were previously mentioned -- along with an ARM Cortex A8 CPU, OpenGL ES 2.0-compliant 3D hardware, dual SDHC expansion slots, TV output and USB connectivity. Unfortunately, we know nothing more than that at the moment, as dates / pricing still remain a mystery, but if Pandora does prove to be more than a figment of someone's imagination, we're betting it'll be worth the wait.
Update: Looks like the price is set at around $320, while the release should happen in March or April.
[Thanks, Stern and Craig]
Read - Open Pandora
Read - Pandora Wiki
posted December 20th 2007 8:11PM
If that thing sees the light of day, I'm all over it.
It's not perfect because it won't get attention and no one will believe it's real if you say "hey! 7 random dudes are designing an UMPC!" Sounds like BS, right?
There's no way it could be sold for that price in a small run. Remember the $199 EeePC/$100 XO-1?
Production costs go BEYOND parts. You need to pay the people making them and for shipping and then there's the overhead at the retailer end...
Ludicrous, uncomfortable, fake bullshit.
Allow me one question. If this is all fake and bullshit for you why are you so interested and why are you continuing posting so much?
I answer when spoken to because that's polite, and read Engadget every day because I have no life.
Well, I answer so long as they're being polite, which you are.
All it needs is a GPS now? :P
...and WiMax, and 3G, and...