Android News
Dell Axim PDA gets pimped with Android
March 6, 2009 | by Robert Nelson
Android, Android Phones, Dell
Normally, I would say that it would be interesting to see Android installed and running on just about any device. Of course, I guess there would be the time when I question that statement, and this latest is coming close. An enterprising individual by the name of Ertan D. has taken Android and installed it on his old school Dell Axim x51v PDA.
Sadly, the Axim is not fully cooperating with Android, as of now Wi-Fi and Power Management along with a few other options are not fully working. But on the flip side, the touchscreen and D-Pad are working great. He was even able to map out some keys to act as the Menu and Back buttons. It was also a good chance to play with Cupcake as the Axim is lacking a physical keyboard.
Check out the (slightly blurry) video below to see the Dell Axim in action…
[axdroid via Android Guys]
AxDroid – Android on Dell Axim x51v from Ertan D. on Vimeo.
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Funny… Yesterday I posted a comment stating that this information is not really an interesting info, since this Axim device is not running Android natively. This is just the same stuff that was done formerly on HTC Touch HD devices or on Nokia N800 tablets, ie running Android as an application on top of the device’s native OS. But you decided not to publish my comments. I suppose this is because you don’t understand what your’re talking about, or because you don’t like criticism. So I suppose this comment also won’t be published. And I don’t care.
You are completely wrong. Android runs natively on the device, not as an application as you suggest. The only difference is that the OS is loaded from the SD Card and not from the ROM. The boot is done through HaReT, a tool that unloads WinMo and boots Linux/Android natively.