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Android TV Coming from Vidtonic at CES as Build-Your-Own Kit

27 December 2010 by Chris Burns Discuss (0)

Check it out! Two mentions of Android TV in one day – coincidence? They look RATHER different, but the concept appears to be there – the one we’re talking about here is made by Vidtonic and its an IPTV kit powered by Android and they say it’ll be released at CES 2011 (just a handful …

Nexus S DIY soft-touch battery cover mod is finger-friendly

22 December 2010 by Chris Davies Discuss (4)

If the glossy, fingerprint-collecting back panel of your new Nexus S is getting you down, you could always do worse than a DIY soft-touch alternative. xda-developers member mhaedo took matters into his own hands and used a few coats of Plasti Dip to make it more grip-friendly. After masking off the camera window and the NFC …

Android Carved Into a Pumpkin

19 October 2010 by Evan Selleck Discuss (0)

The month of October has flown by, for what it’s worth, and now that we’re almost to Halloween, which is less than two weeks away, there’s going to be a few holiday surprises that pop up. One of the traditions of Halloween is to carve pumpkins. Usually, this entails some kind of simple design, but …

Android-Robo Bluetooth-controlled ‘bot is useless but endearing [Video]

21 June 2010 by Chris Davies Discuss (3)

Unsurprisingly Android’s robot theme leads to plenty of ‘bot related mods and projects, and we’re particularly keen on Hideyuki Takei and Reo Matsumura‘s Android-Robo. Basically a motorized Android model that has flashing eyes, a rotating head and articulated arms – and that can make all manner of R2D2-style bleeps and gurgles – the ‘bot can be …

Cellbot DIY Android robot gets voice-control [Video]

31 March 2010 by Chris Davies Discuss (1)

The Cellbots project – using an Android smartphone as the brain for a relatively cheap robot – has had an upgrade, with a dashing new neon green chassis and, more impressively, voice control. The system takes advantage of Android’s native voice recognition engine, and allows the Cellbot robot to be controlled via speech commands.

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