Android (SL4A) bluetooth to Linux (ubuntu)

Posted on by David Vassallo

As a follow up to my recent post I tried to program a very basic launcher. The idea is to pass commands from my android phone to my ubuntu laptop. The android side of things was already catered for by SL4A, I used a fixed version of their bluetooth_chat.py program that comes bundled with SL4A python. … Continue reading Android (SL4A) bluetooth to Linux (ubuntu)

Android : Developing a Metro-Style RSS reader

Posted on by David Vassallo

Nowadays the playstore / appstore is awash in magazine style RSS readers. With good reason, since they leverage an existing and widely deployed technology (RSS) to promote and present site content in a very attractive way. The proliferation and ubiquity of mobile devices means that everyone has access to a form factor which lends itself … Continue reading Android : Developing a Metro-Style RSS reader