Confirmed! Standard Arduino Works With Android Open Accessory
Not long after the Open Accessory Kit was announced, romfont posted a great set of instructions on getting this work with a standard Arduino.
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Scratch-Built Wall-E Mobile PC
Tinkerer “thechoozen” of Cologne, Germany built this superb Wall-E robot with a Mini ITX computer, an Arduino, and some servos. Nearly every step is documented from concept through paint! [Thanks, Petar]
Android Controlled 3D Printed Slalombot
Walking, rolling, floating, and swimming among the packed crowd at the Google I/O afterparty were numerous robots autonomous and otherwise under the influence. If you were to drop by the Maker Faire booth you would have gotten the chance to try your luck at navigating the slalom course with Brian Jepson’s 3D printed Slalombot using an Android smartphone’s accelerometer.
Android Open Accessory Running on a FEZ Domino
I made a sample app using the normal Android development process, put it on my Nexus S (running normal OTA Android 2.3.4), and plugged it in to my FEZ Domino. Now I can turn on LEDs and push buttons and everyone has a good time.
Hands-On with the Android Open Accessory Development Kit
Yesterday, Google announced their open accessory kit based on Arduino. Although they aren’t immediately available for sale in the US, they (or something like what you see in this post) will be soon.
Fun with RFID and NFC at Google I/O BootCamp
At the Google I/O BootCamp event in San Francisco, Brian Jepson gathered a sizable crowd as he showed off his Arduino NDEF Reader/RFID Twitter-Looker-Upper project to curious Android developers eager to gain some hands-on experience with the Near Field Communications technology available in the Nexus S Android smartphone.
Life-Size Portal Turret Replica, Including Laser
I think it’s safe to describe Ryan Palser as a “replica video game prop master” at this point. Those of you who enjoyed his fantastic Fallout 3 replica weapons last summer will probably also enjoy his exquisitely crafted Portal turret replica. going on.