Category Archives: android

Turn your old Cell into a WiFi webcam

Posted on January 1, 2015 by robertwilkie

You know this maybe cheaper than buying a WiFi Enabled webcam, and have more power. If you have some old android phones. OR…maybe took advantage of some of the deals for a cheap android phone for under $20…you can convert … Continue reading →

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Nice example build on using an arduino with bluetooth to talk to Android

Posted on December 19, 2014 by robertwilkie

This was a nice write-up on how to get an android device to talk to an arduino via bluetooth. http://www.instructables.com/id/Aurduino-Android-Bluetooth-Naughty-Nice-Meter-Part/

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Utilities to build C/C++ for Android

Posted on November 12, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting set of utilities (mostly python based I think) for building C/C++ code for Android. Why would you want to do this? Well perhaps to port an existing Linux project to Android, thought it would be limited to the type … Continue reading →

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Find out what is killing youf battery in Android

Posted on November 10, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up on a couple of battery monitoring apps for Android. Haven’t tried them myself yet. http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/find-apps-killing-android-battery/

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Wink now has a display

Posted on September 24, 2014 by robertwilkie

Wink, the makers of the $50 home controller hub, have a remote display you can by that basically runs the phone app. For …$300. Gee I could buy a cheap android phone for less and just mount that to the … Continue reading →

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Android on x86

Posted on September 5, 2014 by robertwilkie

Interesting article on a quasi distro for the x86 for Android. The author questions the use for this. Me, its sometimes easier to find old intel systems to tinker with android on, or put it in a VM (yes I … Continue reading →

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Nice write-up on using Ardroid Tablet for a Carputer

Posted on September 4, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write up, I like the apps the author mentions (NavFree USA, CarHome Ultra, and PowerAmp). I don’t think I would get PowerAmp, maybe not CarHome too. But I like NavFree in general since it does maps without a cell … Continue reading →

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Monitoring android traffic with wireshark

Posted on August 28, 2014 by robertwilkie

Nice write-up from the Linux Journal on how to monitor the traffic from an android device with wireshark. I have been doing tcpdump via commandline on the phone myself. This looks much nicer. http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/monitoring-android-traffic-wireshark

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I can see the custom local deliver apps already

Posted on August 22, 2014 by robertwilkie

Uber just opened up its API’s to developers (have to sign up from the looks of it) to use its services. I can just see the next wave of apps that use this now. Instant local flower delivery perhaps. Could … Continue reading →

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Article on getting info from your car

Posted on April 17, 2014 by robertwilkie

Good article that basically covers adding an OBD-II reader to your car (that has bluetooth) and some of the apps you can connect to it to get stats from you car. I personally like Dash app (Free) vs some of … Continue reading →

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