The O’Reilly Android Open Conference is October 9-11 in San Francisco, CA, and it’s featuring a Mini Maker Faire with Android-based DIY projects. The Call for Makers is now open, and participating makers will receive a complimentary conference pass.
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If you’re in Portland, OR for the O’Reilly Open Source Convention, come to the expo floor and check out the Maker Shed. We’ve got a whole bunch of stuff for sale here; Arduinos, Mintduinos, Mintronics Survival Packs, Netduinos, books, and more.
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follower, the creator of the Handbag “Android Arduino Accessorizer”, wrote in with this excellent use of Android’s Open Accessory API, Arduino, and an LCD screen: The Android App is invisible and starts automatically when you connect the accessory. (You probably need to approve the running of the application within a few seconds or the accessory […]
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We have covered Alan’s Biocca’s fantastic clearinghouse site antennalaunchers.com before, and Brookfield, CT, resident Andrew Stoev’s basic launcher design appears to be a slightly up-gunned version of Alan’s CSV19 pneumatic antenna launcher. It’s a beautiful build, but my favorite feature is the quick-release mount he added for his Android device. Using a free app called GeoCam, his phone, when so mounted, becomes an augmented-reality aiming scope that provides GPS location, compass orientation, and (probably most usefully for this purpose) phone inclination data.
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At this point in my Android saga, I’ve gotten the Android SDK and Eclipse all running well enough to run a Hello World in the Android emulator. This is an important step, but I want more. I want it running on real hardware! In this case, a Nexus One phone. I installed a system update […]
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Due to my excitement about using the Arduino hardware Accessory Development Kit (ADK) that Google gave me, I’m diving into Android development for the first time. Mind you, I’m not a programmer. I have experience developing MEL scripts for Maya (CG animation software) and Arduino coding, but these are both simpler environments than the full-blown […]
Continue ReadingI’m crazy about this demo of direct servo control using an Android tablet and the Arduino-based ADK. Youtuber chrisjrelliot says “Build instructions are in progress and the code will be open-sourced shortly.” This is just the sort of thing that has me excited about Android ADK development.
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