ARM Powered Android LEGO Rubik’s Speedcuber


This Rubik’s Cube solver was designed and programmed using an ARM Powered Android Motorola Droid mobile phone, a LEGO Mindstorms NXT and lots of yellow LEGO technic pieces! Come and see the Speedcuber at ESCsv2010 esc-sv09.techinsightsevents.com The Android App running on the DROID uses the phones camera to take pictures of each face of the cube and sends the solution to the LEGO NXT controller via Bluetooth. Android and the Android logo are trademarks of Google Inc.

GAMEBOID – Gameboy Advance Emulator for Android OS


GBA Bios can be downloaded here: code.google.com Nintendo Gameboy Advance Emulator for Google’s Android OS running on Tmobile’s G1 cell phone. A good site to find roms is: www.doperoms.com -Research the legalities of owning roms before you start downloading them! Developed by Yongzh, you can find the app in the google market for $3.99

Samsung Galaxy S – Android iPhone Killer!!! – CTIA


Samsung debuted the Galaxy S Android smartphone today at CTIA 2010. This phone is definitely an iPhone killer! The Galaxy S features a high resolution Super AMOLED screen that promises to work excellently in direct sunlight. Plus it includes SmartLife! revision3.com

nru from lastminute.com labs – new G1 Android app


This is a sneak preview of nru (near you) from lastminute.com labs. It’s a mobile phone application showing nearby things to do, using a location-aware and orientation-aware interface for the T-Mobile G1 phone using Google Android, that has a built-in compass as well as GPS. The demo shows nearby theatre shows and restaurant deals. To try it out visit labs.lastminute.com/nru.

Review: Google Voice Application for Android


There’s been a ton of attention recently to the fact that Google Voice was banned from the iPhone app store. Here, Ron Richard reviews the free app for T-Mobile G1 users running Android

Samsung Galaxy S Android smartphone demo


We get a demonstration of the Samsung Galaxy S, the S Life user interface, Daily Briefing homescreen pane, and the Super AMOLED display. The Galaxy S is the latest Android device from Samsung. It runs Android 2.1 OS with Samsung’s touchwiz 3.0 widgets pre-loaded. It features a 4-inch Super AMOLED display that puts all other display tech to shem, a 1Ghz processor, 5-megapixel camera, 3G data, wifi, GPS, 16GB onboard memory, and microsd card slot. Daily Briefing puts all information in a convenient homescreen pane, the ebook store has potential, and the Super AMOLED display makes images pop while allowing for a 9.9mm profile for the Galaxy S.