Hi Robert, Info for your friend. The Ottawa Android group is a friendly bunch. He can contact them at the following links. They meet at The Code Factory on the third Thursday of each month: - http://librelist.com/browser/ottawaandroid/ - http://ottawaandroid.ca/ My review of a recent meeting is here: http://talksoftware.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/review-ottawa-android-developers-group/ Rob --- On Wed, 3/23/11, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> wrote: From: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday [ at ] crashcourse [ dot ] ca> Subject: [OCLUG-Tech] recommendations for programmable android tablets? To: "Ottawa Linux Users Group" <linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca> Received: Wednesday, March 23, 2011, 9:54 AM a friend wants to get into android programming and wants a simple platform that allows him to download and rebuild the android source, as well as write and run new android apps. i've never used an android tablet so i have no advice. he pointed me at this: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=19180&Sku=A685-0068RB&cm_re=Homepage-_-Spot%2001-_-CatId_6838_A685-0068RB but i have no clue if that will do what he wants. thoughts? anyone out there doing this and can recommend a cheap android developer platform for someone who wants to get started? thanks. rday