On 5/20/2011 9:18 AM, Wouter van Ooijen wrote:
>>    I've just seen that Microchip have released their Android starter kit=
..
> At first I was enthusiastic, but it is only an extension to be coupled
> to an android device using USB. Is that really so hot?
>
 From what I've seen, people are excited about plugging keyboards and=20
mice and game controllers into Android tablets.  For Android phones, I=20
think that Bluetooth would make much more sense.  I contacted a=20
Microchip FAE about the Android Accessory kit and mentioned my BT=20
thoughts.  He replied "confidentially" that Microchip will be announcing=20
an Android  Bluetooth kit later this summer.  I asked what would make a=20
Bluetooth kit Android specific, but no answer yet.

Joe Wronski
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