Our newest product, Servus, has a requirement to control hardware pager systems via RS-232. Since Servus is Android tablet-based, it made perfect sense to use the recently introduced Android Open Accessory Development Kit (ADK) to implement this...
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ASUS pushed out the Android 3.2 update to its Eee Pad Transformer devices a few days ago. This has caused the expected problems for my application, most of which were easily resolved.
However, my testing has revealed what appears to be a significant bug in Android 3.2 itself. This bug prevents the default application selection dialog from appearing in...
However, my testing has revealed what appears to be a significant bug in Android 3.2 itself. This bug prevents the default application selection dialog from appearing in...
After many months of development and exhaustive user testing, our new restaurant guest management system for Android Honeycomb tablet devices, Servus, is available. It is intuitive, powerful and can accommodate both large and small establishments. More details are available at our sister site...
I just purchased an Arduino Uno which will be used to prototype one of our next projects. It will involve controlling an RS-232 hardware device via Android's bluetooth. It should prove to be a fun endeavor!
According to Distimo, the number of free Android apps outnumber free iOS apps 134,342 to 121,845. However, I think that statistic is misleading.
A quick search of the term "hello world" on the iOS App Store returns 4 free results, most of which seem to have a useful purpose. A similar search on the...
A quick search of the term "hello world" on the iOS App Store returns 4 free results, most of which seem to have a useful purpose. A similar search on the...
This article on Ars Technica ponders the mystery of why there are so few Honeycomb-specific applications on Google's marketplace. They are comparing the situation with the iPad which had almost 1000 apps on launch day. I can agree...
For the current project I'm working on, I chose to use the excellent JmDNS library to facilitate Android device service discovery on the local Wifi network. Just be sure to use version 3.4.0 or greater since it fixes some issues with using JDK methods that don't exist on Android (e.g. certain IOException...
I'm currently engaged in a really exciting project that will involve using tablets of the 9" - 10" variety. While I'd love to use an iPad, the project's sales model is pushing me more towards Android. As such, I've spent some time researching what's currently available in the Android tablet space.
The first thing I found when...
The first thing I found when...
I recently forced myself to start using Maven rather than Ant for my current Java builds. This was more to see what all the fuss was about rather than hitting any sort of obstacles that Ant was creating. What I’ve found (as well as many others) is that it’s great for getting a simple project up and running quickly but creates challenges when you need to...
In the course of porting Mayan Madness to Android, I investigated a few different 2D engines. Although I've learned a fair amount of OpenGL over the course of the past year, I'm by no means an expert and I assumed a good engine would make the porting task relatively straightforward....
