Pandora's Box

What is the device designed for?
It is designed as an ultra portable open source computer with gaming controls, it is very small, around about the same size as a DS. It can easily fit in your pocket.

How did this system come to be?
The Pandora is a unique machine. It was designed based on the input of thousands of forum users with one goal in mind — to make the ultimate open source handheld device.

How powerful is it?
It is by far the most powerful handheld in the world both in terms of raw CPU power and 3D graphics capability, it will be able to handle things such as Firefox3 or Quake3 with ease.

 Specs:

• Texas Instruments OMAP3530 processor at 600MHz (Manufacturer reports that it can be overclocked to 900MHz)
• 256MB DDR-333 SDRAM
• 512MB NAND FLASH memory
• IVA2+ audio and video processor (based on the TMS320C64x+ DSP Core at 430MHz) using Texas Instruments's DaVinci technology
• ARM Cortex-A8 superscalar microprocessor core
• PowerVR SGX 530 (110 MHz) OpenGL ES 2.0 compliant 3D hardware
• Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Integrated Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (3Mbit/s) (Class 2, +4dBm)
• 800×480 resolution touchscreen LCD, 4.3" widescreen, 16.7 million colors (300 cd/m2 brightness, 450:1 contrast ratio)
• Dual analog nubs; 15mm diameter, concave, 2.5mm travel from center
• Full gamepad controls plus shoulder buttons
• Dual SDHC card slots (currently supporting up to 32GB of storage each, supports SDIO)
• Headphone output up to 150mW/channel into 16 ohms, 99dB SNR
• TV output (composite and S-Video)
• Internal microphone plus ability to connect external microphone through headset
• 43 button QWERTY and numeric keypad
• USB 2.0 OTG port (480Mb/s) with capability to charge the Pandora
• USB 2.0 HOST port (480Mb/s) capable of providing standard 500mA current to attached devices
• Externally accessible UART for hardware hacking and debugging
• Brick prevention with integrated bootloader for safe code experimentation
• Runs the Linux kernel (2.6.x)
• 4000mAH rechargeable lithium polymer battery
• Estimated 10 hours of runtime for video / general applications and 100 hours for music playback
• Dimensions: 140x83x27mm (5.51×3.27×1.06 in)
• Weight: ~300 g

Copleted device should look like this :