[Elecraft] (Fwd) Re: Droid

[Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft]

[Not OT]

Yes, there is a K3 / Elecraft connection here. ;-) Anyone interested in 
writing a K3 remote control app for the Droid/Android OS?  Contact me 
directly if you are. The Moto Droid makes an excellent platform for 
portable remote control. I'm -very- interested in doing this for the K3. 
I'm also in interested in using it for data modes etc.

[OT]

I'm extremely happy with the Motorola Droid. (I upgraded from using 
using several versions of the Palm Treo over the past 6 years.)

Battery life has not been a problem for my usage profile. I'm a heavy 
unlimited data plan user for email and web (many of my elecraft posts 
here come via my PDA phone), but I'm also trained to dock and charge my 
phone when I am in the car, office and at night. Same as I did for the 
Treo. But I frequently go all day without charging until I go to bed. I 
suspect many that quote short battery life during their early days of 
infatuation and heavy usage of the phone as they download apps, browse 
the web, call and email all their friends, view YouTube K3 videos and 
generally have fun with the new toy. ;-)
All of the apps I had on my Palm Treo were available for the Droid, and 
I was able to transfer over my contacts and data in short order. Via 
Google calendar I'm able to stay 100% in sync between my various PCs and 
the Droid. Its a huge productivity booster.

Bottom line for me: With its large high resolution touch color display, 
slide out keyboard, 3G + Wifi networks, 5 MP camera / vid cam, and its 
Google based Android open operating system, the Moto Driod on Verizon is 
a strong competitor for the iPhone on ATT's weaker network. Numerous 
phones from several manufacturers now available with the Android OS, 
which is rapidly creating a strong applications base as programmers jump 
on board. I've loaded numerous Ham Radio apps already. There are over 
10,000 apps on the Droid site so far, with hundreds more appearing each 
day. Rumor is that over 500,000 Droids have been shipped since its 
introduction a month ago.

73,
Eric  WA6HHQ

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