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As a dedicated Pandora fanboy and future developer, I would like to say a few words:

"WHEEEEEEEEE HA HA HAAAAA"]]>Sep 30th 2008 11:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/
This is either the coolest device ever, or the sexiest paperweight ever...]]>Sep 30th 2008 12:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 12:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 11:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 11:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 11:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/
Perhaps you could explain your logic, because that seems to make approximately zero sense. Since an Xbox 360 costs about $200, should I therefore be able to get a PS3 for ~$250? Perhaps more expensive maufacturing costs due to more expensive and better (more powerful and/or energy efficient) components would cause sale price to be higher? Nah, that's crazy talk.

The Wiz is a more direct successor to the GP2X than the Pandora. While their target demographic may be similar, the Pandora is a much more capable machine. If you just want to play homebrew games and emulators, if you really liked the GP2X, you'd probably like the Wiz. The Pandora is more powerful and versatile, so I don't see why the price is seen as so outrageous.
]]>Sep 30th 2008 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/
I can get an MSI Wind for $400, so I ought to be able to get a Macbook Pro for $600.

Seriously, you're comparing an admirable, yet underpowered and discontinued console against the Pandora and saying the Pandora could cost less. They would have a huge loss on each; the parts would cost more than the selling price.]]>Sep 30th 2008 11:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/]]>Sep 30th 2008 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/2. That picture does not show the unclunkiness of the Pandora. The final case (injection molding costs too much to make small batches) will be smooth and streamlined; the console is slightly smaller than an original DS.

Here's an actual photo of the developer case:

http://openpandora.org/FDMphotos/9.jpg]]>Sep 30th 2008 11:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.colorwarepc.com/...]]>Sep 30th 2008 11:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 11:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/
ZodTTD was going to work on an N64 emulator, but he's put it on hold for now.]]>Sep 30th 2008 11:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 5:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Oct 1st 2008 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/
its called economies of scale. they are running a limited release to make sure they really have a market for this product and its gonna cost more since they are not trying to produce 30,000 or 3,000,000 units. if they were making that many the price would surely be less.

I'm gonna wait for round two, and hope that any kinks that pop up in this first version get worked out with a lower price.

but, i hope this product gets a lot of support since this is that kind of thing that keeps companies competitive.]]>Sep 30th 2008 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/
The second criticism of the Pandora is about the price. If you're buying a Pandora just to play a few SNES games or something like that, you're making a mistake. Go read the Pandora's specs at openpandora.ca. They are significantly better than the PSP's or the DS's. Articles on new pocket-sized MIDs appear on the front page of Engadget all the time. The Pandora is certainly capable of most, if not all, things those devices are. Look at the price of those MIDs. Still think the Pandora costs too much? The Pandora is essentially one of those combined with a gaming handheld.
]]>Sep 30th 2008 12:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 12:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 12:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Just haven't heard of the company before?
Dear oh dear...]]>Sep 30th 2008 1:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Voice recognition requires modding a mic in it but I'm working on that too.]]>Sep 30th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 12:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Speech recog. (if you want to use one of the well tried prog. protocols) requires a better mic.
Unless the final commercial device will sport a stereo mic.
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This is the MID for the gamer.

Bought.]]>Sep 30th 2008 12:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 12:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 12:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 12:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.sizeasy.com/page/size_comparison/16292-Sony-PSP-vs-Nintendo-DS-vs-Pandora
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOPNurKei0I]]>Sep 30th 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/PSP Slim and Lite's dimensions: 170mm x 71mm x 19mm
Pandora's dimensions: 140mm x 83mm x 27mm

http://openpandora.ca/images/pand09050_logo3a.JPG]]>Sep 30th 2008 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/
http://openpandora.org/images/comparison.jpg]]>Sep 30th 2008 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 2:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Besides, ARM chips consume much less power as they're made for handhelds.]]>Sep 30th 2008 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 1:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/Sep 30th 2008 1:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/
I hope it sells well, though.]]>Sep 30th 2008 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/30/pandora-pre-orders-go-live/the PSP clocks up to 333mhz isn't that right? so even at its defaults the pandora has a 200mhz edge

of course mhz isn't everything but don't forget that the arm cortex-a8 in the pandora is considerably faster than even ARM11's clocked at teh same speed]]>Sep 30th 2008 1:08PM