Awesome Android

Not to be outdone by Kindle Fire, B&N strikes back with their 7″ Android tablet, made for movies, games, web-surfing and of course, reading books. Has a dual-core CPU, 16GB storage, and 1GB RAM.

It’s selling point is the Beats audio, but it doesn’t just sound good, it looks good too. Has a 4.3″ 1280×720 screen, 1.5GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, and 4G LTE. 11/14/11 on Verizon for $300.

A 7″ tablet running Android 2.3. It has a browser, runs apps and plays media, but it’s still very much an eReader. Users can participate in social reading – a book club supercharged by the Web.

Galaxy Nexus has a 1.2GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB RAM, 16/32GB storage, 4.65″ 720×1280 AMOLED display and 5mp camera. Runs Android 4.0, with improved UI, notifications and multitasking.

The name may bring back memories, but there’s nothing old-school about this RAZR. It’s slimmer than iPhone 4, has a 1.2 GHz dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, shoots 1080p video, and 4G LTE support.

An app from Lookout Labs that can email your smartphone’s location.  Best of all, you can install it even after you’ve misplaced your phone, thanks to the Android Market’s remote install feature.

Featuring some true experts on the subject, this ‘Rockutorial’ for the air instrument app from everyone’s favorite tubed potato chip is the perfect preparation for your Pringles’ speaker can jams.

On display at this weekend’s Maker Faire 2011, Gary and Danny Aden’s zoetrope features 60 Android mascots spinning rapidly in front of a strobe light to give the impression of movement.

Ok, the official name of Malc Foy’s t-shirt is I Put a Droid in your Droid, but we like our name better. Apparently he got the idea from Pimp My Ride. Hmm, Pimp My Droid. That’s a good name too.

A rugged Android phone designed for adventurers, it’s designed to withstand extreme conditions, has special sensors for temperature, direction and speed and loaded with apps for outdoor types.

We’re not sure if this dancing Android has already been upgraded to Honeycomb, or if he’s just on crank. Either way, get outs the way or else you’ll get run down by this amped-up inflatable ‘bot.

Ripping a page from Nintendo’s 3DS, this Android phone gets a 4.3-inch 960×540 glasses-free 3D LCD screen for movies and games, a 3D camera, dual-core 1.2GHz CPU and WiFi DLNA streaming.

We’re not sure what’s taken so long, but here it is. The Android Market finally gets a web store. It has a neat feature that will have iOS users green with envy: apps are automagically installed wirelessly.

Kristian Ulrich Larsen’s nifty Flip phone concept is a triple display handset running stock Android that pops out like a tent, collapses into a curved slate, and folds out like a little book. (Thanks Michael!)

Honeycomb features lots of apps and widgets. An ever present status bar with virtual buttons helps with navigation. Apps include Google eBooks, a tablet-optimized GMail app and Google Maps 5.0.

The Optimus 2X smokes its current competition with a speedy dual-core Tegra 2 chipset, running Android 2.2. The phone also offers full 1080p video recording and playback, and an HDMI output.

Google’s world domination has made its way into space. They recently launched Android figurines, Nexus S phones, and GoPro HD cameras to 100,000 feet to capture data (and this cool video).

While enTourage’s 7-inch “dualbook” isn’t the sexiest gadget out there, it does give you a powerful Android tablet on one panel with an easy-to-read electronic ink reader on the other.

Acer’s new tablets will run Android 3.0 (aka “Honeycomb”), Google’s “Tablet OS.” They’ll come in 7 and 10.1-inch versions, with 1280×800 resolution, and the 10-inch has 1080p HDMI out.

A racing game that looks as if it’s being played on an old Nintendo LCD Game & Watch. The screen gets distorted when pressed, and the playing field gets dirty over time, just like the real deal.

Want something a bit more more serious than the R2-D2 Droid? This Android 2.2 phone is all business, with its enhanced QWERTY keyboard, Quickoffice mobile suite, and global coverage.

The popular P2P file sharing program gets a mobile version. Forget about Bluetooth, Frostwire for Android lets you share files and chat with other smartphone users either locally or over Wi-Fi.

If you don’t already have an iPad, Kindle or one of the many other ways to read e-Books, Barnes & Noble’s next-gen Nook adds a 7-inch full-color screen, Wi-Fi, web browsing, games and music.