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They showed full-blown Ubuntu 8 running on it. If they don't want to implement an apt-get or whatever repository, I'm sure someone else will.

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what can you do with it out of the box? their website is intimidating, dont want to read it.

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I have been waiting for a "REAL" software distribution for 3 years, one that comes with a "REAL" window manager. Is there one coming?

I bought my 770 in Jan 2005, I'll buy a n900 when it comes out. I think however Pandora project is more along the lines of a handheld computer, than nokia devices. Don't get me wrong Nokia has done a great job, but its apparent after three years the only way I get computer functionality on Nokia devices is to do it myself. (cdrom/dvd access, cd/dvd burner, gamepad, KDE (or a real window manager). I am looking for a full distribution on a hand held (pocketable handheld)

Like U2 says "But I still haven't found What I'm looking for"

I've had lots of fun trying though

Re: Are you getting a Pandora console?
 

I love the form factor and the overall design, but I won't get a Pandora because the keyboard layout would drive me mad.

There's enough space to have provided a decent keyboard, but the dissonance due to the spacebar position, the lack of a TAB somewhere near the Q, and the lack of BackSpace somewhere near the P, would drive me crazy very quickly as I move between this and other keyboards. The keyboard, for me, is the dealbreaker.

Ideally there would also be an HSPA radio, but I understand why this isn't going to happen. Last weekend I was in an HSPA coverage area for the first time, using my N800 over bluetooth with an HSPA phone, and it was like having a whole new tablet. The difference in usability between HSPA and GPRS or EDGE is game-changing. I'm looking forward to the N900.

Re: Are you getting a Pandora console?
 

I'm interested, but I gotta focus. I already develop for Symbian OS, various Linuxes, and Maemo... I jumped at a Neo Freerunner, and now it's sitting around waiting for a real software infrastructure.

So I'll watch how Pandora evolves...

Re: Are you getting a Pandora console?
 

bah, get one of those laptop cameras and attach it to the top of the pandora screen as needed ;)

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Same here. The absence of a right shift key is another problem, but one that seems to be common with mini-keyboards.

Funny, I'm not exactly a loyal fan of the Internet Tablets, and the N810 keyboard is far from ideal. Despite that, the N810 still offers the best combination of pocketability and a (sort of) useable keyboard that I've found. I'm ready to jump ship when something more to my liking comes along, but so far, nothing has. And I had such great hopes for Pandora....

Re: Are you getting a Pandora console?
 

i think the keyboard is designed for thumb typing, not touch typing.

as such the shift key may well be more of a temporary caps lock. that is, press shift then the letter you want, not hold shift while pressing the letter.

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Of course the keyboard should be hackable as pleased I think. I am going to need ctrl, alt, and accented letters. At least, tab and esc and pgup and down are available as second functions. That is going to be a job for xmodmap?

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That's my situation, too. I'd love to be able to drop the cash on it today, but with the holidays only two months away, I can't. I'll definitely order one, after my wallet recovers from Xmas. It will be a nice bonus that the software will be more mature, too, by then.

I have a GP2X and had fun with it. When I got bored with retro gaming, I picked up a N800 for media and internet. I'd been considering getting a Netbook to run a desktop distro, since I can't afford a typical UMPC. Then, the Pandora appeared. :D