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Accessories for Android devices with USB host

The Android Accessory SDK relies on the accessory having USB host. However, my understanding is that newer versions of Android (3.1, 2.4?) have USB host support in the kernel. And I know many ...
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Hyperterminal, Bluetooth, Enhanced USART, PIC

I'm using PIC16F1824, Xtal 8Mhz and bluetooth module with baud rate 9600. When I sent data using hyperterminal to the BT module, it works fine. But when I send the same data using Android (Amarino), ...
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Using the emulator with Android Open Accessory hardware

I have an Arduino + USB host shield. I would like to start developing with the Android Open Accessory Framework. Can I connect my Arduino to the Android Emulator whilst developing? Or do I need to ...
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How to make a fingerprint scanner (UART, Serial) for a headphone jack on Android?

Square up reads magnetic stripe cards through headphone jack on both Android and iOS. I want to capture fingerprints on an Android phone. Can I develop a hardware to capture fingerprints in the same ...
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What protocol does a headphone jack use?

I have 2 questions. One is simple, the other may be not. 1. What's the official name for the standard headphone jack? It's universal for all brands of phones, so it must have a name (when you want ...
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Micro-controller to develop application for Android

I'm quite new to micro-controller development. However, I wanted to start from someplace. Currently, I wanted to start a project to interface analog signals, do some DSP with it and be able to display ...
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Proximity Sensor Nexus S

Can someone tell me how the proximity sensor on the Nexus S works or what it is?
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Control robot with Android phone

Basically we're building a simple setup with an Arduino board and some motors. The Arduino with motor shield will control several servo motors and DC motors, and possibly talk to a few sensors. This ...
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Touchscreen Performance (iPhone, iPad, Android, Nexus S, etc.)

Who makes the touch screens for the iPhone or Android devices? Specifically I'm wondering what the sampling rate is for dragging, etc. that gives these devices such smooth touch and drag performance. ...
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MCU + Linux + Video?

How can I create an device running Linux (Android OS) with video output? PS. I don't want to use an existing very sophisticated dev board, I want to create one. Thanks!
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Is there a good and reasonably priced way to make a custom RFID reader and barcode scanner that runs Android?

I'm building a system for a small manufacturing business that requires a mobile barcode scanner (at minimum) and would be great if it could be an RFID reader too. I would really like this to be a ...
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Is there any kit for android development?

Is there any kit or board on which I can test out customized android os?

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