Someone high up at Apple had obviously realized the disruptive nature of the ADK and this was their response, their counter-attack.

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We're very eager to see what eager engineers do with their ADK demo units, but for now you can see what it can do right out of the box in the video below.

ENGADGET: Inside Google's amazing Accessory Development Kit demo hardware (video)

In addition to using the Nexus Q and Nexus 7, the company combined its expertise in motion control and automation with Google's Android ADK 2012, Autodesk's Maya and even Linux.

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