Google’s Android: It’s not just for phones

The first phone using Google’s Android operating system will debut Tuesday, a model from T-Mobile, and more are set come. But some Android partners say the software will use more broadly than just phones. “We’re starting to see Android get designed in on devices that extend way beyond the phone–things that might go in the automobile or home

…”I don’t want to pre-announce any design wins,” he said. “I think you’ll see them in 2009. I would be shocked if you didn’t.”

Google didn’t immediately responds to a request for comment.

Of course, Android is mostly open-source software, so there’s nothing stopping people from doing anything they want with it. But Wind River is a notable member of the 34-company Open Handset Alliance that Google gathered to build, support, and use Android.

Wind River has years of experience with so-called embedded operating systems, starting with its own VxWorks and eventually extending to include Linux, which underlies Android. It’s also got a lot of customers, and to beef up its Android support services, Wind River acquired mobile Linux firm Mizi Research in August for a price it said could reach $16 million.

The Android business “was significant enough for us that we acquired a company so we had additional resources,” Bruggeman said. Mizi is based in Korea, as are LG Electronics and Samsung, two notable phone makers…

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