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While the world waits to see the first Android cellphone revealed in New York later today, others are hard at work extending the reach of the open-source OS beyond just handsets. John Bruggeman, chief trade officer at Wind River Systems says, "We're open gate to see Android get designed in on devices that extend way beyond the phone--things that might go in the automobile or things that might go in the home." Bruggeman then collects his wits and adds, "I don't want to pre-announce any design wins, I think you'll see them in 2009. I would be shocked if you didn't." Indeed. After all, Intel and Wind River (both Android Open Handset organization members) have been working on an open, Linux-based car-computing platform since at least May of this year -- so a switch to Android would be an over-simplified snap. It doubtlessly makes sense for the ironware unregimented -- thanks to Java-based Dalvik virtual machine -- OS, middleware, and apps to spread everyplace a customer stereos trade lacking a common growth platform. Whether this occurs by Google's design or just a happy by-product of Android's power remains to be seen.

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