Via this post of elandroidelibre (spanish) I found that the Flickr user scarygami has created an Origami and the instructions on how to make of the Android robot :D
Archive for June, 2010
Android’s Robot Origami
30/06 15:49
JayCut, free web video editor!
30/06 12:55
Today I want to show you an online video editor that I found some time ago: JayCut.
Its a easy-to-use editor that can help us to make videos where we need to add simple effects, text, audio, transitions between videos… Well, the basic stuff, but without the need of installing anything so you can use it from any computer even if its not very powerful (a great ally for netbooks).
Android 2.2 FRF85B OTA official! (for Nexus One)
29/06 12:33
Via soyandroide (spanish) I’ve discovered that there is a new (again) version of Android 2.2 with compilation code FRF85B (lol) for the Nexus One.
In the official nexus one blog you can find the news about this one being de official OTA and that its starting to get onto the Nexus Ones around the world.
Here you have a little summary of what updates have been going:
From Android 2.1 (ERE27) to Android 2.2 (FRF50): Link (44MB~)
From Android 2.2 (FRF50) to Android 2.2 (FRF83): Link (1,8MB~)
From Android 2.2 (FRF83) to Android 2.2 (FRF85B): Link (0,5MB~)
Update: From Android 2.2(FRF85b) to Android 2.2 (FRF91): Link (0,91MB~)
(All the “Link”s are uploaded to megaupload, being the official versions, the official download are between () in the version (the ones that are not broken)).
Here you can find the highlights of Android 2.2 changes http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.2-highlights.html.
I’ve just installed the last update, if I feel something new, I’ll post about it :)
By the way, installing all these updates didn’t delete any data of my phone (no apps, no personal data) the only thing I needed to do was reinstall Swype so it gets registered again.
Kindle in Android!
29/06 02:33
Its here! I’ve just downloaded it, but I won’t be trying it until tomorrow :)
Market Qrcode!
Via: Alt1040
Update: I’ve been trying the app and after registering in Amazon and finding my first book to try (a free book about different ways of cooking eggs haha) I’ve experienced how you can access to the book almost instantly and the reading interface its very clean and easy to use even for a little screen. Here you have some screenshots:
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Public Beta of Rockplayer for Android
28/06 22:19
From soyandroide (spanish) some time ago I discovered Rockplayer, a vídeo player for Android that promises a lot, now, via them again I’ve discovered they are in Public Beta!
Trying GreaseMonkey getting rid of Gmail ads
28/06 16:26
Some days ago Eleazan published (spanish) a post about GreaseMonkey with an easy example of a script that gave you a little advantage in an online game (man, you are too old for that! haha).
So I became curious and I wanted to try it myself in some way. So I thought about trying to get rid of the Gmail Ads.
First I discovered you can get rid of the “clips” from the Gmail configuration (what you can learn!) just go to Settings > Clips tab and get it off.
With that we get to the real objective, use GreaseMonkey. So easy as install it and creating our first scrip with the next content:
// ==UserScript==
// @name GmailNoAds
// @namespace GmailNoAds
// @description Gmail sin Ads (al abrir correo) Gmail without Ads (open email window)
// @include http*://*mail.google.com/*
// ==/UserScript==// Quitar ads derecha // Change right part adds
var CSS = " .u5, .u8 { display: none !important } ";
// Cambiar de posicion botones para dejar mas ancho // Change position of buttons so we have more space
// Ajustar posicion // Adjust position
CSS+= "table.iY > tr > td:first-child + td > div { width: auto !important } table.iY > tr > td:first-child + td + td > div { width: 0 !important; position: relative !important } table.iY > tr > td:first-child + td + td > div > div { position: absolute !important; right: 0 !important; top: 0 !important } ";
// Cambiar estilo // Change style
CSS+= " table.iY div.hj { width: auto !important; font-family: verdana, geneva, kalimati, sans-serif !important } table.iY div.hj div.hk { display: inline !important; padding-right: 10px !important } table.iY div.hj div.hk span img { display: none !important } table.iY div.hj div.hk span { padding: 0px 6px 1px 6px !important; border: 1px solid #C3D9FF !important; border-top-width: 0 !important; -moz-border-radius: 0 0 4px 4px !important; } table.iY div.hj div.hk span u { text-decoration: none !important } table.iY div.hj div.hk span:hover { background-color: #C3D9FF !important } ";// Do the change
var heads = document.getElementsByTagName("head");
if (heads.length > 0) {
var node = document.createElement("style");
node.type = "text/css";
node.appendChild(document.createTextNode(CSS));
heads[0].appendChild(node);
}/*
* Gracias a Gmail Air Skin 2 (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/28715) por el codigo fuente usado aqui.
* Thanks to Gmail Air Skin 2 (http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/28715) for the source code used here.
*/
And here you have some screenshots of the before and the after: (deleted my personal info)
PS: I don’t think Google likes this :P
Android 2.2 Froyo on the Nexus One!
27/06 15:14
I own a Nexus One (given to me from Google in their Android talk in the MWC of this year!) and I was tempted to update my SO from Android 2.1 to 2.2 because I have the need to share my 3G connection via wifi (and flash support is fun to try).
To update my SO I’ve followed the steps from phandroid:
For NON ROOT
1.Download the Android 2.2 firmware for the Nexus
2.Rename the file update.zip and copy it to your microSD card via USB. [Note: make sure the file is named update.zip and not update.zip.zip.]
3.Power down your Nexus One
4.Hold down the “Volume Down” button as you power the phone back on.
5.A screen should appear showing your phone’s system searching for various files. Scroll down to “recovery” and press the “Power” button.
6.When you see the triangle with an exclamation point symbol, press the “Power” and “Volume Up” buttons at the same time.
7.From the menu that appears, select “Apply sdcard:update.zip.”
8.When the screen displays “Install from sdcard complete” select “reboot system now” and wait for the phone to power back up.
There you go! You now have Android 2.2 on your Nexus One, not to mention a faster device, automatic upgrading of apps, a “comments” tab on Android Market and a bunch more.
Oh! And my opinion after upgrading:
Great! Everything goes a little more smooth, there are some little improvements in the interface, the 3G – wifi stuff works nicely and the flash support, sometimes a bit slow, works :)
Update: There is a newer version of Froyo, build FRF83 that seems to be the official release one!
I couldn’t wait and I’ve installed it using the same process above. I got to it via elandroidelibre (spanish) once again! You can download this version from here (official) (1,8mb). It needs to be installed over FRF50 (the one above).
I just noticed that now you can turn your mobile to the “other side” than normally apps got into landscape mode and it gets to the correct landscape mode too (I think this wasn’t like that before, correct me if I’m wrong).
Faces in places!
17/06 10:58
Surrealistic paintings by Tetsuya Ishida
13/06 15:03
The surrealistic paintings of Tetsuya Ishida (1973-2005) explore the dark side of modern life.
More at the source (at the end of the post).
This is how scientists/engineers see the world.
12/06 14:41
Read AwesomeBytes in english!
Lee AwesomeBytes en español!