Android FTW

his is why I've been waiting for Android. I don't care how good or bad the phone is. I want to write programs for my cell phone. And I'm not the only one. There are MANY developers all over the world who have itches they want to scratch. Give them the power and you will see amazing things.


Take a picture of a barcode and the phone automatically looks for a better price online and in brick-and-mortar stores. It can show you which stores are closer to you, so you can get the best price/distance.

http://blogs.dailynews.com/bargain/2008/10/google-phone-finds-the-best-pr.html



Somebody already made my location-aware ringer. It's called Locale.

One project named GeoLife gives users a way to set to-do lists and get reminders on their phones. Walk by the market, and the device might buzz with a message that you're supposed to pick up milk. Another effort, named Flare, was designed to help small businesses like pizza shops cheaply track their drivers.

Then there was Locale, which lets users configure their phones to automatically adjust their settings when the devices detect themselves in certain zones. So you might set your phone to automatically go into vibrate mode in the office and silent mode at the movie theater, and ring everywhere else.

The other student projects included Re:Public, a social-networking program that helps people make new friends in their area. Loco offers a way to find events around town and invite other people. Snap guides users to interesting places in their vicinity.

And there was KEI, pronounced "key," because that's what it is: software that enables a cell phone to unlock your car. It was the lone entrant not to tap the location craze.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24582069/