File this under the “amazing things you can do with Android and free time” category, as we have two examples of Android smartphones being re-purposed into remote controllers. First up, we have something that should get any Lego fan with an Android phone excited: a Lego Mindstorm remote app is in the works. The app will link up with your Mindstorm NXT robots and creations via Bluetooth and provide you with control right from your Android handset. The app is only in the alpha phase, but the plan is to eventually release it to the market. Check it out in the video below:
Next we have a more traditional R/C setup involving a little red Ferrari and an HTC Hero. OK, so the Hero part isn’t so traditional, but Eric Taylor has gone a step further than just devising a remote app. He has completely re-wired the internals of the R/C Ferrari to accept Blutetooth input and controls. You can find out how to build your own over at his website.
[via TalkAndroid 1,2 ]