mreidiv Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Wondering if the second antenna is just for extra reception, or for a second radio. 2 radios in one case, without the need for an external Alfa? That would be sweet. I did notice that the hakshop recently stopped selling NHA's... very interesting. And the video seems to show custom packaging... does that infer a custom board this time? not sure but would be neat if it contained an internal battery. Lol Wishfull thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdogherman Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Thanks for the link. I missed that. I actually really like the case with the velcro patch! I wish there was a pre-order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottingsun Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 not sure but would be neat if it contained an internal battery. Lol Wishfull thinking Video looks to show a DC power wire feeding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreidiv Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Video looks to show a DC power wire feeding it. I know but would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdogherman Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I dont mind the external battery pack IF it is a 5v input. Having the internal storage (sd card) and dual radios. The only other complaint I would have is making sure it can power a Aircard amps on the USB port without issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdogherman Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Having a 2nd ethernet jack would be really nice BUT with the USB port you could add one on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Having a 2nd ethernet jack would be really nice BUT with the USB port you could add one on. Not sure If their is an extra jack we cannot see or what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdogherman Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 It would be odd not to put the Ethernet Jacks together as they are part of the same stage on the board. I guess it is possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottingsun Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 A poster here said they heard a rumor that the OS is now android based. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1651197 That would make for an interesting twist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdogherman Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 If it was going for android then why exclude video out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I seriously doubt it is Android based, I know sebkinne has been doing lots of Kernel work for the Pineapple 'flavour' of OpenWRT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottingsun Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I doubt as well - no need to steer from something that already has alot of work put into it and works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamk3 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 To keep with the speculations, I'll bet there are 2 radios in it. Besides more RAM and maybe a faster processor, this is the only reason I can think of to upgrade the hardware. (Unless I'm missing something. I haven't played with my pineapple in a while. Will definitely get back into it with a new one!) In keeping with the dual radio guess, the pineapple graphic has changed. If you look at the box in the video and the graphic on the invite, there are 2 "WiFi" symbols around the pineapple instead of just 1 like it is on the hakshop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdogherman Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 good observation iamk3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Where is the video at? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no42 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 rumor has it, theres an internal 2000mAh battery, that can operate it over a 4hour period? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inTheDMZ Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Looking at the box it mentions expandable module support - I think this is a custom box with a mini pci-something connector, I don't think this would mean software modules - we've had those for ages. http://imgur.com/oGRgILn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottingsun Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Looking at the box it mentions expandable module support - I think this is a custom box with a mini pci-something connector, I don't think this would mean software modules - we've had those for ages. http://imgur.com/oGRgILn Nice observation. I can also vaguely make out something about memory expansion and something about monitor modes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inTheDMZ Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) It looks like something mikrotik would sell, scoured the Alfa networks site but can't see anything that looks remotely like it, unless they are using a soc board with a custom case. Edit: spelling Edited October 8, 2013 by inTheDMZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anode Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Will Mark IV be abandondware now? I just ordered a second WP a day or so before the announcement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottingsun Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 I'd have to assume - I personally wouldn't want to spend my time supporting and developing for 2 hardware platforms. I do wish there was some recourse for those of us that dropped the $100 in the past 2 weeks, but that's the way the ball bounces sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamk3 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 iirc, they gave steep discounts to the people who ordered the mk3 at full price within a certain period of time before the mk4 release. Maybe they will do something like that again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potato Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 New Vid :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbi3 Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 if you look at the right hand side of it in the video you can see that there is a removable tab... I'd say its for a GPIO... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rottingsun Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) if you look at the right hand side of it in the video you can see that there is a removable tab... I'd say its for a GPIO... I'm thinking a slot for an SD card. Also - dip switches and what would appear to be pins of some sort on the back? Edited October 9, 2013 by rottingsun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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