Android Fever…

I haven't been on in a while but there's a reason for that…my new android phone. Those of you who have had one for a while (not people like me who are just now stepping out of the dark ages…ha) are nodding their heads right now, thinking back to the hours and hours they spent playing around with their phone when they first got it. Kind of reminds me of when I first got a computer and went on Ebay. I would get online in the early evenings and many nights would find myself still staring at the screen and would look up at the clock to find it was already 4:30 a.m! Remember those days? 

On Valentine's Day, I got the new HTC Evo 3D.  This is an awesome phone. On the Evo 3D comes the Android operating system, and a whole new world at the Android Market. Of course I spent several days worth of hours scouring the Market and downloading apps. One of my favorite categories, the Live Wallpapers. The bells and whistles start going off in my head, and I begin to research how to create Live Wallpapers.

Here are my first two LWP's. 

This first LWP is called Vintage Hearts and has little tiny hearts and design elements floating down across the screen. It comes in a free

version as well as a paid version. The paid version allows you to control some of the settings.

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This LWP is called Royal Flush and has little spades, clubs, hearts and diamonds floating down 

across the screen. It comes in a free and paid version as well.

To go to the Android Market and get a better look, click on the images and you will go directly 

to the apps detail page.

These LWP were both created with LWP creator software. It is a start, but now I'm hooked.  Now I want to create my own apps.

After doing a little bit of research, I find that this is not quite so easy. As near as I can tell, one has to be able to program in Java in order to create apps for the Android OS. So off to the bookstore I go. Will I be able to teach myself Java? We'll see! Wish me luck!

If there are any of you out there reading this that have any suggestions or advice, post a comment below or head off to our forums, any input will be much appreciated. Have a great day!

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