The first Motorola Android device picked up on our device detection system today. This is interesting because the device is not officially available yet, but perhaps more importantly because it is proof that the much discussed wave of new Android devices is actually happening.

I still use my G1 on a daily basis and am very pleased with it. Despite all the rude remarks about its design and hardware it has resisted several long drops onto hard surfaces, significant use of the hinge, and being rattled around in bags and pockets without significant marking.  The touch screen is still responsive and accurate.

More importantly, I still ove the interface. I recently added the Facebook widget, and while not a particular fan of Facebook, the widget is very impressive. I also like the gratuitous use of the accelerometer to refresh the app. More work like this will really distinguish Android from the iPhone with its depressingly static user interface.

Come and see us on the MMA pavilion at Ad:Tcch London at Olympia today and tomorrow.

We’ll be demoing Ad2Txt mainly, but always happy to talk about anything mobile.

In the spirit of better late than never, just letting you know that I’m speaking today at the Young Company Finance “Surviving and Succeeding” conference in Stirling.

Come and meet John Graham and I at the Mobile Content Awards Thursday 10th. Ad2Txt, our measurable in-text advertising product, has been nominated for Best Technology Innovation along with several others including dotMobi, RIM, Acision and Wapple.

As an added incentive, I’ll be wearing my kilt!

Although not in September, Mobile Monday Edinburgh was held Monday 31st to coincide with OMTP’s BONDI activities here in Edinburgh. Thanks to them for generously sponsoring the food and wine as well.

Nick Allot was our guest of honour in the packed basement room at centotre, and he gave a great presentation of the BONDI initiative. What I liked was that Nick doesn’t hype this up, he presents a practical view of what they are trying to achieve with realistic timescales. Standardisation takes a long time, especially when so many competing organisations and megacorps are involved.

Great talk - and hope that it does all come together to create a unified platform for delivering mobile applications with widgets. In the meantime folks, remember that we at Rapid Mobile do this today with our ThinkPhone Deliver product for single-build Java delivery.