Pandora As An Educational Tool.

[scottprovost]

Is this the cheapest solar power-able device with a keyboard that a person can type thousands of pages of essays on.

 

 

[gruso]

Wow.

I'm tempted to give my own views on how suited Pandora is to this purpose (there are pros and cons, I think), but it would be most productive for you to speak directly to Pandora developer Craig Rothwell (aka craigix). His profile is here: http://www.gp32x.de...er/116-craigix/

 

[Vlynndar]

it would be most productive for you to speak directly to Pandora developer Craig Rothwell (aka craigix). His profile is here: http://www.gp32x.de...er/116-craigix/

Here's a tip, use email instead of PM. His PM inbox tends to be full.

Just for clarity: This is directed to anyone.

 

[Balzac2m]

While I think the Pandora would make a great companion for students, it hasn't exactly a typing experience for writing thousands of sites with it. While people who are new to typing may be as fast as on a "proper" keyboard at first, there is now way that typing speed can hold up for long. As a solar charger and an external antenna are bulkier than the pandora anyways, an external keyboard for home use springs to mind.
I agree with Gruso that the best bet would be contacting Mister Craig Rothwell directly. Many answers you'll get here my not help at all.

best regards

 

[namx]

Maybe you could take a look at this:

https://www.alwaysinnovating.com/home/

It's bigger than a pandora but it has a proper keyboard in order to navigate.

 

[WhiteBat]

perhaps the olpc is the laptop you're looking for?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child

 

[Polossatik]

Maybe you could take a look at this:

https://www.alwaysinnovating.com/home/

It's bigger than a pandora but it has a proper keyboard in order to navigate.

To bad that touch book is still seriously "beta" hardware, rather annoying issues with charging and so on.

the current pandora has no wifi antenna, so this needs and a pcb and a case change - both quite expensive...
And to use the Pandora to "type thousands of pages of essays" , hum....

 

[kin]

Quick solution: go with cheap netbooks.

- bigger screen

if your only typing essays then the Pandora has too much to offer.

 

[Awakening]

If the primary use of the device will be typing then you are much better of with a proper keyboard and a larger screen. The primary function of the Pandora is to be a portable gaming device. I don't know what's on the market but the Touch Book mentioned above looks nice as it has many things in common with the Pandora but with a full keyboard a much larger screen. Since it uses an ARM processor it is a power efficient device, it is also open source as the Pandora. It is however not pocketable nor does it have built in gaming controls, but at least you don't need the gaming controls.

 

[Sugar_Kane]

I smell scam

 

[mali]

I smell scam

Better don't buy it then, whatever it is

 

[mindlord]

At 20,000 units I think OP Ltd. might be convinced to change a few things, if necessary.

 

[Jourdy288]

I think the Pandora would be an excellent tool for learning, seeing as it's pretty rugged, an open system, and it'll have loads of great software made for it.
I also think that this would be a brilliant project for the OP team and us on GP32X to help with, perhaps we could assist making software and maybe even software creation tools for the students? I'd love to help with that.

 

[Xenu]

I smell scam

Yes this is surely a scam. I would lock this and throw it in a very dark dungeon.

 

[mali]

Yes this is surely a scam. I would lock this and throw it in a very dark dungeon.

If you know something, please expand. I didn't do research except taking a quick look at the pages linked above.

 

[Xenu]

Yes this is surely a scam. I would lock this and throw it in a very dark dungeon.

If you know something, please expand. I didn't do research except taking a quick look at the pages linked above.

First of all there doesn't seem to be any references of them at a quick google. No links to them. Nothing. Second if you try to google the so-called-professors with funny pictures and nice titles they doesn't seem to be any references to them either. And there's no information at all about the university. It's just nonsense information and every link goes to a page where you need to register an account (and probably pay some money or give away your credit card information).

 

[WizardStan]

I smell scam

Yes this is surely a scam. I would lock this and throw it in a very dark dungeon.

I believe you. If anyone knows anything about scams, it'd be someone named Xenu.
(Scientology joke )

 

[Tensuke]

I believe you. If anyone knows anything about scams, it'd be someone named Xenu.

hahaha

 

[Xenu]

I smell scam

Yes this is surely a scam. I would lock this and throw it in a very dark dungeon.

I believe you. If anyone knows anything about scams, it'd be someone named Xenu.
(Scientology joke )

Yes, and if you don't believe me you need to give me all your money, disconnect from your family, and work for rice and beans for a billion years. :lol: