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Google Android Challenge Winners


Google has announced the winners of the first phase of the Android Developer Challenge a contest to create apps for Google's Android mobile operating system.Here are some of the ideas whose creators received $275,000 ::

  • Cab4me: Helps you to find a taxi.
  • Ecorio: Aims to track your carbon footprint.
  • GoCart: Lets you scan a product barcode to then find out where to buy this near-by.
  • Life360: This seems to be a social network for your neighborhood to post important alerts (like “dog ran away” or “house on fire”).
  • Locale: This tool automatically changes your phone’s setting based on where you are. (Not novel, but perhaps useful.)
  • PicSay: A picture editor which comes with color correction, distortion tools and more, as well as sharing features.
  • Softrace: Compare with others around the world in physical activities like racing.
  • TuneWiki: A self-proclaimed social media player, with synchronized lyrics, translation, music maps and more.
  • Wertago: A social tool aiming to let you find the “hottest parties in town.”

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