well, they have got definitely a point there. but i can't stop thinking that plan of that removal had effected ADC results..
anyway, yes that is definetely a bad luck for BabelFish :/ On Oct 30, 7:11 pm, blindfold <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > All I heard is that GTalkService was (supposedly temporarily) removed > for security reasons, already with SDK 0.9 beta: > > http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2008/08/some-information-on-ap... > > Of course that is still "bad luck" for your app. > > On Oct 30, 5:55 pm, r a f t <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > hello, > > > we had developed an application (BabelFish) and had entered the ADC 1. > > we were very hopeful, got very positive responses from friends and > > forum users. > > > in short BabelFish is a translated voice and text IM (Instant > > Messaging) service. it enables translated conversations among two or > > more parties. each partner writes messages in his own language and his/ > > her message is instantly translated and delivered other partners in > > their languages. optionally delivered messages are synthesized into > > speech and played at destination handsets. > > > but unfortunately we got nothing in the contest. we weren't even in > > the first 50% in neither of the judging criteria. it was really hard > > to believe... > > > it was a contest, we somehow accepted the situation and put BabelFish > > to shelf for later opportunities. now Android market is open, we > > decided to put BabelFish there and guess what !? google had removed > > GTalk (XMPP) service from api, which BabelFish mainly depends on. > > remember the documentation at early releases, it was stated that XMPP > > is the preferred way of device to device communication. now it's gone, > > untill an unknown date, and we are left with WASTED months of work.. > > even if in the future GTalk service is put into api again, we lost the > > advantage of being one of the first comers in the market.. > > > looking from this perspective, i had reviewed all finalist and winner > > applications. it's hard to say from descriptions but seems as none of > > them are/were using GTalk service. > > > now i really WONDER if using GTalk service was a hidden judging > > criteria. i assume at the time of ADC round 1 google had plans to > > remove GTalk service from api and cannot afford giving prize to an > > application which wont work on the actual device ! are there any > > finalist appllications using GTalk service ? > > > if we had any clue, we would develop some other application or maybe > > wouldn't develop any. it is really wasted months of work. google > > should mention this earlier.. > > > more about BabelFish and a short discussion about ADC judgement can be > > found > > at:http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge/browse_thread/thread... > > > r a f t --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
