Thanks for your comments! It does require a lot of people to use, but one use case is that you get a group, like a set of relief workers or activists, to agree to use it beforehand. They can potentially recruit others to use to program as well.
In a way the project is also conceptual, hopefully suggesting how we can rethink networking from the ground up, since all of our devices already have a number of different networking technologies (like Bluetooth and WiFi) that can be used without having to go through the mobile phone provider's network. nick On Apr 15, 4:36 am, Hielko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cool idea, but I think it will be hard to make the concept work. You > will need a lot of people with your application to make it work, but > to get a lot of people using it it has to be usefull from day one. > > On Apr 15, 9:15 am, "Muthuselvam Ramadoss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > Very nice. Imagine actually using your cell phone, when the networks are > > off. Great utility. Good luck on your submission. > > > *typo fixed. > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Muthuselvam Ramadoss < > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Very nice. Imaging actually using your cell phone, when the networks are > > > off. Great utility. Good luck on your submission. > > > > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 10:33 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > > I'm happy to announce my project Fluid Nexus, an application that is > > > > primarily designed to enable activists and relief workers to send > > > > messages and data amongst themselves independent of a centralized > > > > cellular network. The idea is to provide a means of communication > > > > between people when the centralized network has been shut down, either > > > > by the government during a time of unrest, or by nature due to a > > > > massive disaster. It uses Bluetooth to create short-term, short-range > > > > network connections between people, thus using the phones as part of a > > > > "sneaker-net". > > > > > This was a particularly difficult project to write for the ADC given > > > > that Bluetooth is not supported in the emulator :-) However, I wrote > > > > a basic Bluetooth simulator that fires off simulated events (at least > > > > those that are relevant for my application). As well, I wrote a > > > > bridge that sits between the emulator and the host's Bluetooth > > > > adapter; the bridge transfers data between the two via TCP sockets, as > > > > others have done here for cameras. > > > > > I've released the source code under GPLv3; it's really poorly > > > > documented right now, but that will hopefully change soon. > > > > > Website:http://fluidnexus.net > > > > Project video:http://vimeo.com/899706 > > > > Application:http://fluidnexus.net/media/code/FluidNexusAndroid.apk > > > > Source code (licensed under the GPLv3): > > > >http://fluidnexus.net/media/code/FluidNexusAndroid-0.01.tar.gz > > > > Subversion repository: > > > >https://svn.zeitkunst.org/viewvc/FluidNexusAndroid > > > > > I'm excited to hear what people think! > > > > > Good luck to everyone in the challenge, and especially those who, like > > > > me, just submitted their application :-) > > > > > nick > > > > -- > > > take care, > > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > > >http://mobeegal.in > > > find stuff closer. > > > -- > > take care, > > Muthu Ramadoss. > > >http://mobeegal.in > > find stuff closer.- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Challenge" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
