Pandora handheld now shipping: first mass-produced unit unboxed, world somehow survives

The open-source Pandora handheld has had a long and arduous time to market, but the days of delay are apparently at an end. You gaze upon the very first Pandora off the assembly line -- the fruit of over two years labor -- and project leaders are presently shipping out the rest of the first completed batch, with scores if not hundreds already on the way. GP32X forum mod X68000 got this unit for his help in construction, which means you can see Pandora's box literally opened at our source link (har har). Puns not your thing? Spot a batch of handhelds at the soldering station instead, right after the break.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

[bonedog73 Posted May 24th 2010 2:14PM]

This thing runs linux and plays what? Retro Atari 2600 games? Hate to say this buy my iPad kills this in every aspect. I like to root for the underdogs but this product has been severely hampered by time to market. It's just outdated and over priced for what it can deliver.

[Loonie Posted May 24th 2010 3:20PM]

@bonedog73 : I guess researching isn't your thing, huh.

[greenmonkey Posted May 24th 2010 4:35PM]

@bonedog73

Good luck playing a real game with no d-pad or buttons on your ipad.

Real games require buttons. Even motion-controlled Wii games use buttons, for good reason!

[HKCally Posted Jul 12th 2010 12:46PM]

@bonedog73
Yup, those retro-games will look just gorg on your iPad.
Pity you won't be able to play any of them as that's impossible on a touchscreen device.

[ZeroCorpse Posted May 24th 2010 4:45PM]

I'm still waiting to see how it works out. When they perfect the manufacturing process, and I see a ton of apps and emus for it, I'll pay $300 for it. Until then, it's overpriced and untested, and I can't toss my money at it.

I admire what they're doing, but I'm still skeptical.