Android Wants to go Up In The Air, Professes Developer
No, we’re not talking about the movie. We’re talking about space! Danny Pier – an Android developer whose dreams aren’t limited to the sky (what would the early morning be without a bowl of punflakes?) – wants to see an Android phone up in space doing some galactic work.
The project is named Astdroid and would see the ascent of a helium balloon with an Android device enclosed. That device will be the HTC EVO 4G, which Pier says he “think it’s meant for something greater.”
When the balloon reaches its maximum altitude, it should burst and send the phone falling back to earth. Using the device’s GPS functionality, it would be possible to pinpoint its exact location (possibly even while it’s spiraling back to soil) as well as take pictures and video. Its companion app is being developed right now and would help to push most of this along.
While the project”s short term benefits aren’t anything to write home about, Danny’s aim is to prove that a stable and well-built Android application could be used to reliably transmit accurate information to and from the device.
He’s stating the project will cost a good $1,800 to get off the ground (another helping of punflakes, anyone?) and you can help by “pledging” funds to it through fund-raising site KickStarter. As of the time of this posting, $230 has been pledged and it has to reach its goal by July 11th if we want to see this happen.
Does seeing something like this excite you for the possibilities Android could provide in the future?
[via CNET]