maltheopia
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Okay, this is the proposed form of the P2 for people who have been jonesing for dual screens. I've seen some proposed designs of the P2 which have two or more screens... and I agree with the detractors whom say that a mechanical keyboard is a necessity no matter what and a touchscreen keyboard isn't going to cut it. I also think that anything but the clamshell design isn't going to work, just because it's either too unwieldly or too goofy-looking. Look at the 2DS to see what I mean. So at the cost of making the P2 bigger, here's my proposed model of a P2 that had the dual touchscreens, a keyboard layout somewhat similar to the iCP2 (it uses the general layout and dimension of the keys, at least), and has all of the buttons except for the 'home' one.
Because of the way I had to align the mechanical keyboard and dual screens, I upgraded the screen to a 6" diagonal. It has a reasonable border around it, but little else can fit on it aside from the screen and border. If you wanted to have stereo speaker holes, you would have to arrange them in a rectangle around the border. It's doable if you don't like my ideas below on where to put the speakerholes.
Now, while I am just showing a picture I did in MS paint, everything on the keyboard is supposed to scale. And I did measure everything to see how it would fit on my proposed dimensions, too.
Overall Dimensions:
15.0cm x 11.0cm (1.0 cm hinge) x ?? cm (Nintendo 3DSXL is 15.6cm x 9.3cm (1.0 cm hinge) x 2.2cm; Pandora 1 is 14.1cm x 8.4cm (0.8cm hinge) x 2.93cm)
Surface Areas
P2: 165.0 cm
3DSXL: 145.08 (P2 is 15% larger than the 3DS XL)
P1: 118.5 (P2 is 40% larger than the P1. Unless the P2 slims down -- and I think it needs to, anyway -- it may be too big.)
Component Dimensions:
(I always rounded up to nearest significant digit to ensure there's enough space)
iCP2 bottom keyboard layout: 12.0cm x 2.5cm span with all keys.
Thumbpads: 2.1cm diameter for entire travel of thumbpad.
Control Pad: 2.8cm diameter control pad
Buttons: 0.8cm diameter buttons that fit in a 2.8 cm 'area'.
Start and Select Buttons: 0.2cm x 0.5cm buttons on left and right of screen.
Function + Numeric Keypad: 7.5cm x 0.5cm span with all keys.
Top Screen Display:
Standard 16:9 aspect ratio for a 6" diagonal; this would be 5.23" x 2.94", with a .2" border on top and bottom, .3" border on sides. 1cm hinge makes it flush with the bottom portion of the P2.
Bottom Screen Display:
4:3 aspect ratio for a 3.02" diagonal. Border is .15" on all sides. Resistive touchscreen. The bottom screen has the exact dimensions of the bottom screen for the Nintendo 3DS model one, incidentally.
Keyboard Layout:
Uses the iCP2 buttons, except cut and pasted to fit around the screen. spaced out. Refer to the diagram to see the spacing. The Two rectangular buttons on the side are the start and select button. The grey oblong shape at the bottom is where the vast majority of the iCP2 layout would go. The pink rectangle is the function and numeric keys. The control pad, thumbsticks, and buttons mimic the dimensions of the iCP2.
Not Pictured:
LED indicators are placed on the inside of the hinge, like the Nintendo DS models.
Speakers are on the back of the lid. If absolutely necessary you can place some speaker holes in the empty space between the bottom keyboard and the thumbsticks.
Stylus Pen
Matte Touchpad on the back (see this thread for more details)
Volume Knob
Micro SD Slot(s)
Headphone Jack
4 Shoulder Buttons
Power Button (the home button gets remapped to the power button; it only turns the Pandora off if you hold it for several seconds)
Misc:
If for some reason people want a camera, you (barely) have enough room on the top of the lid hinge to do so. I don't see the point, personally, but the 3DS and Vita have them, so, whatever.
Since this proposed version of the P2 is significantly larger than the P1, it may run up against portability limits. I personally found the Nintendo 3DS comfortable (and I am of average height and build, don't work out, and am a young adult) but I've heard complaints about it being too unwieldly. Even if it isn't, depending on what the guts of the P2 end up being this may be too heavy.
Because of the way I had to align the mechanical keyboard and dual screens, I upgraded the screen to a 6" diagonal. It has a reasonable border around it, but little else can fit on it aside from the screen and border. If you wanted to have stereo speaker holes, you would have to arrange them in a rectangle around the border. It's doable if you don't like my ideas below on where to put the speakerholes.
Now, while I am just showing a picture I did in MS paint, everything on the keyboard is supposed to scale. And I did measure everything to see how it would fit on my proposed dimensions, too.
Overall Dimensions:
15.0cm x 11.0cm (1.0 cm hinge) x ?? cm (Nintendo 3DSXL is 15.6cm x 9.3cm (1.0 cm hinge) x 2.2cm; Pandora 1 is 14.1cm x 8.4cm (0.8cm hinge) x 2.93cm)
Surface Areas
P2: 165.0 cm
3DSXL: 145.08 (P2 is 15% larger than the 3DS XL)
P1: 118.5 (P2 is 40% larger than the P1. Unless the P2 slims down -- and I think it needs to, anyway -- it may be too big.)
Component Dimensions:
(I always rounded up to nearest significant digit to ensure there's enough space)
iCP2 bottom keyboard layout: 12.0cm x 2.5cm span with all keys.
Thumbpads: 2.1cm diameter for entire travel of thumbpad.
Control Pad: 2.8cm diameter control pad
Buttons: 0.8cm diameter buttons that fit in a 2.8 cm 'area'.
Start and Select Buttons: 0.2cm x 0.5cm buttons on left and right of screen.
Function + Numeric Keypad: 7.5cm x 0.5cm span with all keys.
Top Screen Display:
Standard 16:9 aspect ratio for a 6" diagonal; this would be 5.23" x 2.94", with a .2" border on top and bottom, .3" border on sides. 1cm hinge makes it flush with the bottom portion of the P2.
Bottom Screen Display:
4:3 aspect ratio for a 3.02" diagonal. Border is .15" on all sides. Resistive touchscreen. The bottom screen has the exact dimensions of the bottom screen for the Nintendo 3DS model one, incidentally.
Keyboard Layout:
Uses the iCP2 buttons, except cut and pasted to fit around the screen. spaced out. Refer to the diagram to see the spacing. The Two rectangular buttons on the side are the start and select button. The grey oblong shape at the bottom is where the vast majority of the iCP2 layout would go. The pink rectangle is the function and numeric keys. The control pad, thumbsticks, and buttons mimic the dimensions of the iCP2.
Not Pictured:
LED indicators are placed on the inside of the hinge, like the Nintendo DS models.
Speakers are on the back of the lid. If absolutely necessary you can place some speaker holes in the empty space between the bottom keyboard and the thumbsticks.
Stylus Pen
Matte Touchpad on the back (see this thread for more details)
Volume Knob
Micro SD Slot(s)
Headphone Jack
4 Shoulder Buttons
Power Button (the home button gets remapped to the power button; it only turns the Pandora off if you hold it for several seconds)
Misc:
If for some reason people want a camera, you (barely) have enough room on the top of the lid hinge to do so. I don't see the point, personally, but the 3DS and Vita have them, so, whatever.
Since this proposed version of the P2 is significantly larger than the P1, it may run up against portability limits. I personally found the Nintendo 3DS comfortable (and I am of average height and build, don't work out, and am a young adult) but I've heard complaints about it being too unwieldly. Even if it isn't, depending on what the guts of the P2 end up being this may be too heavy.
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