Excited about google Chrome? Can’t wait? Why not play with google’s other OS, Android. You can now run Android from a live cd on any X86 computer. Just pop it in and go without any damage to your existing data. They’ve already gotten it working on the EEE_701, let’s see one with touch screen installed.
Or you can just download the Android SDK and run the emulator…
I don’t really see why people want Android on laptops. It’s a phone OS. Phones are different to laptops.
Posted at 2:46 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by Tim
Or they want to see android take over Windhows.
Posted at 3:34 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by Code
If you don’t feel like blog-hopping:
http://code.google.com/p/live-android/
Posted at 3:47 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by Steve Shockley
few questions: are they anything more than a pretty desktop environment, and does it have a stack protector and/or even opengl support?
Posted at 5:46 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by TJHooker
i think it’s super cool, i wouldn’t use it as an os, but im downloading it now.
Posted at 7:43 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by Sammy
downgrade laptop into pocket pc
Posted at 7:54 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by therian
what i find entertaining is that people with g1’s tend to be installing debian on their phones or otherwise trying to get more functionality from the android os, and then this comes along so that you can boot a computer into android.
Posted at 8:23 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by angelsin
oh wow. this is actually awesome. because like some people, i don’t want to download the sdk that comes with stuff i will never use (right now) to test out google android. instead i can fire this off in virtual box and test it out and because of this id very much like to have an android phone and maybe dev apps for it!
Posted at 10:43 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by dustin cogburn
I think only Dustin’s got the point.
I’ve got an android mobile and I’ve love to write my own apps for it, but don’t want to play havoc with my phone in the process. This + VMWare gives me that opportunity.
Obviously it won’t have an accelerometer etc but the most damage is done when you’re simply getting a feel for the workings of a new environment…
Posted at 3:19 am on Jul 15th, 2009 by JohnnyD
johnnyd: That’s what the emulator is for.
Posted at 3:48 am on Jul 15th, 2009 by Tim
-10 points for misleading post title. :S
What benefit is this over the emulator?
Posted at 5:10 am on Jul 15th, 2009 by andBeans
classic fail! 2 different machines, and all I got was a black screen. wasted hours downloading, burned myself a coaster. I don’t need the false hopes. tell people what hardware is required to run stuff.
Posted at 6:04 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by Geoffry Wayne
I just downloaded it to a rw disk and it booted right up but doesn’t recognize my belkin card.It has all kinds of stuff for phone apps but haven’t tryed to connect it to the Ethernet yet but it might make for a nice minimalistic os with some tweeking.
Posted at 8:16 am on Jul 16th, 2009 by sheff
lassic fail! 2 different machines, and all I got was a black screen
Posted at 6:50 am on Aug 8th, 2009 by Türkçe Porno
but haven’t tryed to connect it to the Ethernet yet but it might make for a nice minimalistic os with some tweeking.
Posted at 6:50 am on Aug 8th, 2009 by Türk Porno
they want to see android take over Windhows.
Posted at 7:11 am on Aug 8th, 2009 by amcık porno
hone apps but haven’t tryed to connect it to the Ethernet yet make for a nice minimalistic os
Posted at 8:03 am on Aug 8th, 2009 by Sikiş izle
I love Android. Its going to be exciting to see all the Android phones that are coming out to give apple some competition
Posted at 6:51 pm on Sep 2nd, 2009 by Nick Burns
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Posted at 2:29 pm on Jul 14th, 2009 by mr. sandman