You can use this project to connect to control and see your phone from your desktop computer:
http://code.google.com/p/androidscreencast/
http://xsavikx.github.io/AndroidScreencast/https://xsavikx.github.io/AndroidScreencast/
All you need is the Android SDK installed and an app OS-bundle (use one from the Android SDK installedlatest release) and a phone that you can use in debug mode over the USB port. Next you can run the screencast right from your browser if you have the java plugin, just open the jnlp link: androidscreencast.jnlp. You can also download androidscreencast.jnlpit and run it in a terminal with "javaws androidscreencast.jnlp"javaws androidscreencast.jnlp
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