PandaBoard Finds Its First Android 4.0 ROM Built From Ice Cream Sandwich Source [Video]
Android 4.0 AOSP running on the PandaBoard could very well be the first Android build compiled entirely from the recently released Ice Cream Sandwich source code. The talented developer shows off the fruits of his labor and in the video you can see that when outputted to a higher res display, Android 4.0 transforms into a Honeycomb-esque tablet UI. Pretty nice.
So what is exactly is the PandaBoard? Well, think of it as the internals of a device thrown together on a single-board (no shell or casing) that’s offered to developers looking to tinker around with Linux or Android for the low subsidized price of $174. The PandaBoard features pretty much everything you would expect from a high-end Android device — it’s just not as pretty. The PandaBoard is equipped with a 1GHz TI OMAP 4430 processor, 1GB of RAM, SD card slot, wired/wireless ethernet, DVI and HDMI output and don’t forget the 3.5 audio connection.
Honestly, I can’t say I’ve ever heard of the PandaBoard until now but it’s got my mind running. Let’s pretend Google get’s on the ball and updates Google TV to Ice Cream Sandwich, I could very well be looking at my next Google TV step top box. Woot!
Thanks, Steven!