Arduino Mega ADK (Android) + Ethernet Shield

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Hi, I'm going to buy an Arduino board and I'm reading a lot about it. I'm interested in the google ADK to develop projects controlled by the phone and this could be a great solution. My idea is to connect to the board via WiFi but I didn't find anything explaining how to connect the arduino mega ADK via WiFi.

The spanish website about the ethernet shield says that is not compatible with arduino Mega
http://arduino.cc/es/Main/ArduinoEthernetShield
"Por favor notar que el actual diseño de la ethernet shield no es compatible con el Arduino Mega."

And the english website says this, so I think it is compatible:
"Arduino communicates with both the W5100 and SD card using the SPI bus (through the ICSP header). This is on digital pins 11, 12, and 13 on the Duemilanove and pins 50, 51, and 52 on the Mega. On both boards, pin 10 is used to select the W5100 and pin 4 for the SD card. These pins cannot be used for general i/o. On the Mega, the hardware SS pin, 53, is not used to select either the W5100 or the SD card, but it must be kept as an output or the SPI interface won't work."

So, What kind of board should I buy?

The solution of connecting the phone to the arduino via WiFi, from my point of view, is the best. I can't understand why the board doesn't provide a wireless connection to control the system (to program the board is obvious).

Thanks.

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Why do you need an Ethernet shield, your phone can do the WiFi. The Mega ADK connects to the phoen with your USB cable. It only works on quite a small range of phones tough, so check first.

You might also want to look at Sparkfun's IOIO boards. They can do USB and the new ones can do Bluetooth.

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Thanks for your response.

I need the WiFi shield to control the system by the phone and use a WiFi switch/router to access to the system. Bluetooth is not a solution because the distance.

I'm looking for a list of available phones but I didn't find it. The oficial ADK web don't say anything about the phones (or I didn't find it). Any idea about where to look for?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S with 2.2.1 and I guess I must upgrade but I'm not sure if it'll works.