My Droid Incredible

      So I thought I'd put up some screenshots of my work in progress on my android device :D I have the Droid Incredible AKA Dinc. I rooted it just recently with the unrevoked kit and flashed the Virtuous ROM with the ROM Manager App. I have since installed the EVO camera mod and 3D gallery mod as well as handcent SMS to make my device, well, MY device.
      I collect cool and useful apps including but not limited to:
            *Handcent SMS - recently committed to this app, it's starting to grow on me
            *Gmail - so far the best e-mail app (even over HTC's) but no cool widget yet :-(
            *ROM Manager - makes it easy to download and install new ROMs (backup your data!)
            *Rockplayer - plays movies from SD card
            *Torrent Fu - remote control your torrents on ur server
            *open VNC - easy VNC viewing, (still buggy)
            *Gmote - sweet app to remote control your desktop server
            *VLC remote - remotely control VLC on your server
            *Dropbox - a MUST
            *ASTRO file manager - another MUST
            *PDAnet - tethering
            *wardrive - wifi scanner and logger (FUN!)
            *c:geo - geocaching app (if you don't know geocaching, look it up for hours of fun)
            *Google listen - auto podcast downloader & listener
            *Google sky - uses ur accelerometers and gps to view the stars you're looking at
            *Google earth - for the lulz
            *Craigslist notification - notifies me when new free stuffs on CL in my area :D
            *Screenshot (root) - takes a screenshot, duh.
            *Bubble Level - came in handy more than once
            *Police scanner - scans police & EMS radio from internet stream (FUN!)
            *TasKiller - best task killer i've found so far
            *Metal Detector - Actually Works. Great for phone envy ;-)
            *Barcode Scanner & Scanlife - come in handy all the time
            *Compass - need I explain?
            *Beer Goggles - Find the nearest bar!
            *Multicon - Widget that lets you scrunch more icons on your homescreens (must have)
            *Pandora & slacker - online music streamers d._.b
            *Shazam - music listen/finder
            *Skype - Skype :p
            *Swype - awesome gesture keyboard, Get a beta invite on their site
            *Google Voice (ESSENTIAL)
            *Yelp - more fun for foodies
            *Google Reader - RSS feed reader
            *Bump - trade contact info and more with a fist pound
            *Bartender - make drinks and get crunk
            *Catch notes - note book
            *IMDb - Internet movie database :D
            *Urbanspoon - Find local places to eat
            *Soundboards - great for new ringtones and notifications and annoying your brother

     GAMES:
            *Angrybirds (ESSENTIAL)
            *chess.com - correspondents online chess and tactics
            *Abduction - fun one handed game
            *Alchemy by Zed - mix elements to make up to 330 combos
            *Pocket Legends - new free MMO in your pocket :D
            *3D Pong - exactly.


      I'm also working with a few others to try and develop some new and interesting android apps. So be on the lookout for my next post because it could be the next amazing free app :-)

Questions? Comments?

My +fav FREE iPhone Apps

First off i wanna let you know I do not use my iPhone as a phone... WHAT? I have verizon and AT&T is still too expensive for less service. So, this app list is based on non phone prtocol and non 3G use. I like to think of it as a mini tablet pc in my pocket :-) and for this reason i stopped checking my e-mail on the computer, so my first app of choice is:

Stock Apple Mail App: very easy to setup and handles multiple accounts and ever has the ability to read attachments. I frequently send books to my own e-mail account so i can read them right on iPhone, the only thing that's lacking is some sort of bookmarking system for big .PDFs But, mail app has all the features one would need for forwarding, replying, and composing multiple e-mails from multiple accounts.

Camera: keep in mind i do not have video iPhone (3GS) but camera app is better than my old digital camera and twice as cool. I constanly take pictures and upload them to my various social sites and blogs. +1 for camera

Pandora: keeps me listening to fresh tunes as some of my "ipod" ones get old after a while. i just hope they make an app for grooveshark soon cuuz i hate listening to pandora radio adds

Songbird Remote: Allows you to control any computer's music with songbird running! very awesome. i love being able to turn my music on and off from the toilet and even rate the song as i poo!

Pear Pad Lite: very awesome app that lets you use your iPhone as a mouse and keyboard for your computer. only drawback is you have to install the software on your computer too.

Mocha VNC: Another remote access app that uses ur iPhone as a full VNC client. which means you can see what's goin on on ur computer from anywhere in the world and make it do things you want from afar.

DropBox: great multi-platform file synchronization app. carries all my stuff i need on the go so i can upload from my phone if I need to. 2GB of free space!

LEGO Photo: awesome new photo manipulator that cam out recently. It turns your photos into pixel like images with different colored legos. most impressive free app i've seen in a few months :-)

Games: I play alot of chess and there are a few different ones out there, but chess is chess plain and simple. Just make sure you can castle. I also play Connect Four and Air Hockey a lot as well as Unblock Me, Dots free, and Geo defense is awesome!

News: I get all the major newspapers as well as hockey and reddit to stay informed onto the level I need.

Misc Cool Apps: Weird Laws, Cool Facts, doodle apps, Relax Alarm Clock, iHandy level, Spawn Lite, etc.

THE BEST THING IS, THEY ARE ALL FREE!

Awesome KVM Switch

I've always wanted one of these and finally, thanks to Santa, It's on the way to mi casa via UPS. Right now it's somewhere in Illinois. Hopefully it will be here by the end of the week. A KVM switch allows for one keyboard, one mouse, and a monitor to be hooked simultaneously to, in my case, 4 COMPUTERS! Now i don't have to deal with crawling under my desk and unplugging my monitor every time i wanna jack into another tower. Thank you computer god's and 101010010001001001010011110010101 to you

Here's a sketch of what I really want to turn my iBook G4 into. Its a Mac tablet! they have these at Axiotron but they only work on Intel based macs so I decided to take it upon myself to make one. Wish me luck :D

Lynx 5 Typing the Alphabet

Here's a nifty program I wrote; Video of my Lynx 5 typing the alphabet. Maybe soon I can get him to start writing the programs for me :D

BoeBot Demo

So I finally got around to posting my Boe-Bot demo. So far he's got the tank tracks and the PING))) sensor attached. I'm working on the dual-axis accelerometer and infrared sensors. Hopefully I can free up some time to write the master program soon. Kinda looks like Wall-E right?

lynx 5 robotic arm micro servo

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I was operating the arm normally, picking up and dropping an object and all of the sudden: SMOKE! i immediately switched off the power input and upon my dissection of the micro servo i found all wires and micro processors fried like chicken with cheese armor. good news is lynxmotion.com is covering it under warranty! finally one thing in my life goes right...

Lynx 5 Arm from lynxmotion.com

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Lynx 5 Arm from lynxmotion.com ; so far i have put it together sucessfully and found that it really can't hold that much weight as it is constructed of inferior plastics and servo motors that don't hold much. i have already stripped the micro servo used for opening and closing the claw but the good news is lynxmotion has good customer service but on the other hand, pricey parts and shipping. i'm also looking into getting another micro servo and bracket used to rotate the claw 360 degrees. so far i'm having fun breaking it....