boys: i bought a full hd media player 6weeks ago cost 25NZD i hacked it

boys: i bought a full hd media player 6weeks ago cost 25NZD i hacked it

boys: i bought a full hd media player 6weeks ago cost 25NZD i hacked it

reven: 1. download raspbmc from http://www.raspbmc.com/ (RC2 link: http://download.raspbmc.com/downloads/bin/ramdistribution/installer-testing.img.gz)
2. in windows, use USB Image Tool (http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/) to make SD card. NOTE this must be run as administrator (right click on the .exe and select "run as administrator")
3. plug into raspberrypi, your raspberrypi MUST be connected to the internet, turn it on and just wait for the install to complete. it will need to download stuff during install.

not much to it for raspbmc.

reven: 1. download raspbmc from http://www.raspbmc.com/ (RC2 link: http://download.raspbmc.com/downloads/bin/ramdistribution/installer-testing.img.gz)
2. in windows, use USB Image Tool (http://www.alexpage.de/usb-image-tool/) to make SD card. NOTE this must be run as administrator (right click on the .exe and select "run as administrator")
3. plug into raspberrypi, your raspberrypi MUST be connected to the internet, turn it on and just wait for the install to complete. it will need to download stuff during install.

not much to it for raspbmc.

floydbloke: Incidentally, and rather off-topic, I am now the proud owner of two Pi?s. It got picked up by DHL from RS? warehouse in Birmingham, UK at 14:00 odd on 6/6 local time and was with the Wellington courier for delivery by yesterday (11/6) afternoon.
All impressively fast. Then the courier turns up at our house at 16:45, wife and daughter are home and see him through the window. He jumps out of his van, leaves a ?card to collect? in the letter box and drives off again. Didn?t even knock or ring the doorbell to try and deliver it. WTF?!
Wifey happened to be going out anyway and he had dropped it at the local postshop within the hour for collection so no big drama, but still.
Anyone else had a courier behave like this?

As always, let me start by saying thank you for your patience and support, it’s been a long journey but we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. I thought I would send this update out now before the 15th and keep everyone informed before I start haranguing you with pictures of cases and injection moulding machines!

I know it’s not the wait that’s frustrating (although it has been long) it’s the not knowing. So I’ve got some nice and specific dates for you to look forward too.

I have been informed that the T1 samples (the trial samples) will be ready for review on the 15th June which means that I can spend that weekend (16th and 17th) down at the factory making sure that I’m personally happy with what we’re manufacturing. Over that weekend we can make any adjustments if necessary to the mould and finalise the outside case finish. We will most likely go for a high quality, slightly textured mid-gloss. Basically, I want these cases to look sleek, professional and really have that quality feel to them.

After that weekend of finalising and adjustment we will start full scale production of the cases on the following Monday, the 18th June. I have been advised that we have around 3 - 4 days’ worth of manufacturing to get all the back-orders filled, but we’ll start shipping them as soon as I can get my hands on them, as we don’t want anyone waiting longer than they absolutely have to.

Therefore, I’m confident that we’ll start shipping them out starting on the 20th and spend the next week or so getting them out to people. Essentially, we’ll do our best to make sure that everyone’s case arrives before the end of June. International orders may take longer to get to you, so please give it a few days before getting in touch. We’ll do our best, but I’m sure that a few people may ‘slip through the net’, so we’ll send out a dispatch email once your case has been dispatched. If you haven’t received this email, or your ModMyPi case by the end of June then send us and email stating your PayPal email address and transaction ID and we’ll find out where it is.

Just so you know the postage times to look for after your dispatch email:

• UK Packages will be sent out royal mail first class which is 1 – 2 working days.
• International packages will be sent by royal mail airmail which is usually 3 – 5 working days.

I will endeavour to send out some pictures and upload a video of the moulding process (first ones off the press etc. would be nice) if I get a chance, but the obvious priority is getting these cases to you!

In other news, it’s getting close to the time that we need to start pulling together the ideas for development of our next generation case. We were thinking along the lines of integrated USB hub and WiFi dongle, SD card holder, light-guides, detachable screen, maybe a Raspberry Pi laptop. . . . . . . . I’ll keep you updated. Most of these ideas have come from our customers, so if you have any ideas then send them down to design@modmypi.com and we’ll try and incorporate them in the next gen. case during the July - August development cycle.

We will also be material testing for the transparent version of the ModMyPi case at the start of July, which should mean we can release that in mid-July. Exciting stuff!

Hopefully the next time you hear from ModMyPi should be the through clatter of your letterbox. . . . .

Kind Regards and Thanks,

Jacob Marsh
CEO ModMyPi LTD
www.modmypi.com

hellonearthisman: I see another Raspberry Pi on Trade Me. Only $85 for this one, not so bad.

And if you want to work with the hardware, then Raspberry Pi - first experance is an interesting read.