It’s been one year that this Blog dedicated to the Pandora has opened its doors, and its evolution kind of mimics my experience with the Pandora. Getting my first model in 2012, then progressively becoming more involved with the Community, going back to coding stuff in my spare time… to realizing the lack of a good online resource dedicated to the Pandora (apart from the boards). “Hey, if no-one is doing it, then I will do it myself”. That’s how it all started.
Hey guys, I’m sure most of you don’t really notice that there’s actually a menu at the top of your screen there, with a number of additional pages of contents that you may want to look at from time to time. Well, I have just updated one of them, the “Resources” page. And it’s a good place to visit. Seriously.
With the recent release of Reicast, the fantastic Dreamcast emulator, I think we have all been reminded, in case we needed to, that Software is really almost the ONLY thing that matters, while many manufacturers keep trying to sell us devices based on specs only. This aspect is a very important point for the Pandora, more than ever.
Another busy week in terms of updates, with Qupzilla updated (if you want a fast browser for the Pandora that’s the one!). As for the new releases, there’s the QEmu Dos Games Pack from IngoReis which has been proven to be quite popular if you feel DOStalgic . Check out all the other news below.
You might wonder, what kind of people have and use an OpenPandora, because it is made for such a seemingly small niche. I am not one of the technical versatile nerds you’d imagine and call myself a n00b sometimes when being in this community, which is rather very highly educated when it comes to technology.
Hello Everyone. Canseco here. There are programs available for the Open Pandora to make music (well, these are general Linux programs). Until recently their Pandora version lacked Jack support, so I started to compile it for them. I did not know how they worked, so as I was testing, I was reading manuals and following video tutorials. It helped a lot to understand why Jack was so important for Music Production. Today I’d like to give you some insights as to what you can do with some tools.
Another extremely busy week, with tons of updates and new releases undoubtedly linked to the Alive and Kicking Coding Competition (aka AAKCC). The deadline was just last Sunday and the entries are now all in and voting is about to start. Apart from the Compo candidates, there were several other releases and updates, such as the new Firefox 27!
The deadline for the Alive & Kicking Coding Competition has just passed, and here’s now a final list of all the entries that made it through ! There’s a lot of good stuff this time around and some very creative entries as well.
Last week I have shared with you the issues related to finding and sourcing a SoC for the DragonBox Pyra, an upcoming Linux handheld computer with gaming controls and keyboard. Now, Evil Dragon has shared some additional information regarding the way the team is approaching the PCB (Printed Circuit Board) development. Have a look!
Wow, that was a very busy week for new releases, since there were more releases than updates. That’s very rare, but there’s a good chance it was linked to the upcoming deadline for the Alive and Kicking Coding Competition. Many good entries in this week, with a special mention of Printrun which makes Pandora able to drive a 3D printer on its own! That’s a pretty cool function, while it may not be useful for many people out there.