Hackbrett

A tablet computer for makers, not consumers

Or so Cory Doctorow would say. Though he’s had an awful lot of pro-iPad articles on boing-boing lately. Anyway …
To get the bottom line out of the way:

Droids Dream of Electric Sheep

Motorola Droid 2 in the Dock, in Nightstand Mode, dimmed

Here’s an update on my further experience with Motorola’s Droid 2. Accessories widen the appeal of this slider keyboard smartphone.

Is This The Droid You’ve Been Looking For?

Motorola Droid 2 with a Nerdy Twitter Status Update

I haven’t given up on Android, though I’ve written nothing on the mobile OS and phones it runs on in quite a while.

FaceTime Family

My mom’s mobile phone had finally thrown in the towel.
A week ago here in Germany, the Deutsche Telekom had lost exclusivity for selling the iPhone 4. They now can be bought on contract from Vodafone and O2 and without net- or provider-lock from many other sources.
After the last Apple keynote, FaceTime for Mac had come out in beta form.
Need I say more?

This is bizarre!

Google Legos

Twins separated at birth:

Lego Mindstorms NXT

Google Android Blocks Editor

Now, don’t be so elitist, Apple. Bring out something similar for iOS!

Hello, iPhone!

Phew, it runs!

“Head First iPhone Development” was a bit *over* my head

iOS vs. Android, Round One

One for the In-Crowd, one for the IT Crowd

For development purposes, I got a HTC Legend smartphone running Android 2.1. Setup and the first days of using it provided interesting comparisons to my iPhone 4 (iOS 4.01)

Hello Android!

Eclipse and Android Simulator Running

Now, where did I leave my Java book?
And why does Android Simulator only run as root?

Droid Unboxing and Setup

Looking Good amongst it's iOS Competitiors

Amazon was fast again, and my son got his Samsung Galaxy S Android phone yesterday. You know how they say “Imitation is the purest form of flattery”?