I just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android tablet and needed a way to stand it up when using it with a Bluetooth keyboard. Instead of looking for something like the iPad’s folding smartcover or buying an expensive stand, I found that the simple business card holder seen in the photos here does a good job as a stand when the tablet is in a landscape orientation. I don’t remember what I paid for it. But, I would be surprised if I paid more than $3 for it. It was originally purchased to hold a smartphone while charging.
Category: Android
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Ultra-cheap stand for a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
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Nice to see Kindle Fire accessories emerging: FireDock Speaker
I don’t see (or am not aware of) many third party electronic accessories for non-iOS devices. It looks like the Kindle Fire has sold in enough numbers that at least one company plans to launch a $129.99 speaker and charging dock for it: The Grace FireDock. The downside is that the FireDock is not scheduled to be available until July. That’s a long ways off and I would not be too surprised if it never sees the light of day.
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Unbelievable: Samsung Galaxy S Blaze shipping with Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread. Can you say “Fragmentation?”
This is unbelievable. Samsung is shipping the new Galaxy S Blaze with Android OS 2.3 (Gingerbread). Sure, it has T-Mobile’s so-called 4G (HSPA+42). But, Gingerbread? Really? -
An app that might be worth its $28.99 price tag: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary for Android & iOS
The most I’ve paid for an app is $9.99. I’m hard pressed to name an app I might consider buying that costs more than that. However, if you do, here’s an Android app that might be worth its relatively high $28.99 price:Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (Google Play)
A version is also available for the iPhone and is being developed for Windows Phone.
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MobileViews Podcast 58: A discussion with Aditya Bansod about Sencha Touch 2
In MobileViews podcast 58 Todd Ogasawara speaks with Senior Director of Product Management at Sencha, Aditya Bansod, about Sencha Touch 2 which launched this week. Sencha is a JavaScript framework optimized for developing mobile HTML5 web apps with rich user interfaces. It supports the native web browsers for Android, iOS, Kindle Fire, Chromebook, and more. Bansod said that Windows Phone will be supported in a future release.The big news about Sencha Touch 2 is that it lets web developers create native apps for Android and iOS that can be distributed through their respective app markets. This also means that developers who use Windows as their development platform can now create iOS apps for iPhone and iPad without buying a Mac, learning Objective C, and using Xcode.
And, what does Sencha Touch 2 cost? It is free with dual licenses available: GPL or Commercial License. Listen to the podcast to learn more details.
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MIT App Inventor for Android (formerly by Google) is back
Good news for people who never got a chance to play with Google’s App Inventor for Android. It is back as an MIT maintained project.Announcing: MIT App Inventor Open Beta Preview
You can find the project itself at: appinventor.mit.edu
App Inventor is a visual programming language to create Android apps.