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What if I want to build a device to run Android?
18 points by Readmore on May 8, 2008 | hide | past | favorite | 10 comments
I'm really interested in slate tablet style computers and I'm looking into building a prototype of one this summer. I think it would be cool if it could run Android and leverage all of the apps people are writing for that but I can't find any info about what hardware to use. Can someone in a garage build an Android capable device? Is it really an "Open Handset Alliance" if the only people who can build the handsets are established phone makers?

Anyone have any info on this?




Does this help? http://www.anddev.org/first_android_hardware_development_boa...


Very nice find, Thanks!


http://www.coolsmartphone.com/news3968.html shows a demo to run android on an Windows mobile phone.

I thought about the possibility to run Android OS on embedded devices. One reason is that I just like the SDK. But I know it will takes time to add own device driver and customized apis for my customized device.


Android will be open after they release the source. Right now the hype has gotten a little ahead of reality.


I later found this. http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS4262102607.html

I guess google with "android hardware development board" will get a lot of info.


Start by taking a look at the hardware that is/will be supported. If I remember correctly, Texas Instruments has an ARM based development board that runs Android.


Mobiln looks pretty interesting as well. http://www.moblin.org/

Built on Intel's Atom platform


If you are, then you must investigate www.openmoko.com

Its an open-source linux based operating system - I think.


Look at buglabs.net too, there are a few threads in the their forums about Android


I suggest you read up and let us know.




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