Google I/O brought large number of developers to San Francisco during the week of May 19-20. We certainly could not let an opportunity like that go by without connecting with other Android developers. The result was the Android Mixer, which was hosted by Informal Android Developer Meetup and held in the SoMa (that is south of Market Street, for those outside of San Francisco) offices of Twilio. It is really amazing what can be accomplished by mixing Android developers with pizza and beer. It was a great chance for the local developers to introduce the out-of-town developers to the amazing place that is Silicon Valley. Some developers demoed their Android applications for the crowd. A list of some of the demoed apps are listed below. All in all, everyone had a great time and are already looking forward to the next event.

 

Questions on the demo display software

 

Several people asked what software was used to display the working apps on the phone onto the computer and then the projector. The free software is called DroidEx. You can get more info on it and how to run the app at http://www.androidguys.com/2009/01/30/projecting-android-on-the-big-screen/.

However, Lance Nanek said that Mark Murphy say that Droid@Screen might be better than his DroidEx: https://gems.codaset.com/jens-riboe/droidatscreen

 

Sponsors

Of course, the Android Mixer would not have been possible without the generosity of the sponsors. Below is a list of the sponsors in attendance at the mixer.

Twilio

Twilio is a simple, powerful, pay-as-you-go api for making and receiving calls and sending and receiving SMS messages. Twilio lets you use your existing web development skills, existing code, existing servers, existing databases and existing karma to solve these problems quickly and reliably. We provide the infrastructure, you provide the business logic via HTTP, and together we rule the world

We’re always looking for smart self-starters. Come run wild in our geek pasture. Twilio is a fast-paced environment for motivated geeks, and rewards the awesome. Do you like Macbooks, automated testing, and distributed data stores? You might be our kind of people. Our open positions include:

 

Lead Software Engineer, Applications

http://twilio.jobscore.com/job_seeker/jobs/job_posting?job_id=bcRh-Kq24r37OmeJe4aGWH&ref=rss

 

 

Software Engineer, Infrastructure

http://twilio.jobscore.com/job_seeker/jobs/job_posting?job_id=bSHjYWq2Sr37U6eJe4aGWH&ref=rss

 

 

Software Engineer (Recent Graduate or Intern)

http://twilio.jobscore.com/job_seeker/jobs/job_posting?job_id=dK2MOapQWr36EleJe4aGWH&ref=rss

 

 

Product Manager

http://twilio.jobscore.com/job_seeker/jobs/job_posting?job_id=d3QWDeo4yr376HeJe4aGWH&ref=rss

 

 

Front End / Web Software Engineer

http://twilio.jobscore.com/job_seeker/jobs/job_posting?job_id=blcvH0iPur35jUeJe4aGWH&ref=rss

 

 

 

Tech Credit Union

 

Technology Credit Union is among the top 1 percent of the nation’s largest credit unions, with more than $1.3 billion in assets and growing. Tech CU has ten full-service branches in the Silicon Valley, and more than 60,000 surcharge-free ATMs nationwide.

 

Whatever the size of your business you need a financial partner that sees your potential. From business checking and savings accounts to lines of credit to payroll processing—at Tech CU, we specialize in meeting your business needs and providing you the personalized attention you need to grow.

 

To find our more about Tech CU, please call us at (800) 448-1467, or send us an email at businessservices@techcu.com.

 

 

 

Here are some cool things that are going on at TechCU!

 

 

Enter Tech CU’s SWIPE FOR GOLD Anniversary Sweepstakes! at http://rumble.tcu.com/resources/news_events/news/Swipe4Gold.htm?click=FLASH

 

 

Happy 50^th Anniversary Tech CU!

Thursday, May 27, is Tech CU Founders Day at http://www.techcu.com/resources/news_events/news/50year_celeb.htm?click=FLASH

 

 

Seminar- June 24: How to Buy a Home in a Changing Market

 

http://www.techcu.com/resources/news_events/events/June24_event.htm

 

 

 

Become a TechCU Member Company~

 

http://www.techcu.com/Resources/Membership/member_companies/become_mc

 

 

 

Sprint

 

 

4G WiMAX Developers Symposium

 

1. Sprint™ ADP would like to invite you to attend the 4G WiMAX Developers Symposium to be held on June 15 at Stanford University. You will hear from industry leaders and Stanford faculty members who develop and deploy this technology. They will discuss new ideas on how you can create, develop and apply your new ideas in this next-generation mobile Internet technology.

 

Topics will include:

 

4G WiMAX wireless broadband application trends and forecasts 4G developer marketing strategy with Symposium sponsors: Cisco, Comcast, Intel, Sprint, Time Warner Cable and CLEAR Discussions on new 4G WiMAX devices, developments and services

 

2. There is limited seating for this Symposium. We urge you to register soon to reserve your seat. There is a nominal charge of $25 for the event. Sign up at http://scpd.stanford.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=6650469

 

3. Thank you for your continued interest in the Sprint ADP. If you have questions or feedback, please do not hesitate to contact us at SprintADP@sprint.com

 

Learn more!

 

See you there!

The Sprint ADP Team

 

 

 

T-Mobile

 

T-Mobile was happy to participate in last month’s Android Mixer. As the leading provider of Android handsets and Google’s first partner with Android, T-Mobile is always looking for innovative ways to further Android development. Please watch for the launch of our new Android handset this month! Also, as an added commitment to the developer community, T-Mobile has just created a portal designed specifically to give developers discounts on all Android handsets. You can visit this site at www.t-mobileportal.com/androiddevelopers We hope to add to this site making it more robust and including the lastest info on all things Android!

 

Thanks again for all your support and we look forward to seeing you at another mixer soon.

 

 

Android Demos

Below is a partial list of the apps that were demoed in alphabetical order by title.

 

Alarmoid

Demoer: Beth Mezias

On the Android Market: Yes

Description:

Alarmoid is a service to shut off and then automatically restart sound on Android. Set a timer on the fly, set a schedule. Let the phone ring only for a contact group during quiet time or set it for all calls to vibrate. This is an easy to use, highly configurable app. http://sites.google.com/site/mezcocorp/

 

 

AutoTrafego

Demoer: Adam Beal, Lance Nanek

On the Android Market: Yes

 

Description:

A fun game where you control the traffic lights of various cities and try to save everyone’s commute. The stunning graphics are thanks to having a professional game artist on the team.

Market link for free lite version: market://details?id=com.speknid.autotrafego.lite

Market link for full version: market://details?id=com.speknid.autotrafego

 

 

Congress

Demoer: Eric Mill

On the Android Market: Yes

 

Description:

“Congress” is a pocket directory for your elected representatives and the bills they make and vote on. It connects to Twitter, YouTube, the news, and other information sources for a comprehensive look into the workings of Congress. For a QR code, screenshots, and more info, visit http://sunlightlabs.com/blog/2009/congress-theres-an-android-app-for-that/

 

 

Geogad Tours

Demoer: Georgi Dagnall

On the Android Market: Yes

 

Description:

Explore popular travel destinations with audio and video clips. Find nearby tours and tour stops with your phone’s built-in GPS, with the search features of the Geogad application, and with built-in dynamic mapping and directions. Upload video-based tour stops right from your phone. The newest version includes advertisements and coupons for local businesses and an augmented reality view. For more info, go to http://www.geogad.com/geogad/android

 

 

Herdcall

Demoer: Sekhar Ravinutala

On the Android Market: Not yet

 

Description:

Call a social huddle: easily set up meetings with your contacts at Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Gmail, and Yahoo! http://herdcall.com

 

 

ShowUsLive

Demoer: Vinh V. Lam

On the Android Market: Yes

 

Description:

Have you ever been in Location A and wondered what’s going on at Location B? We provide a service to allow you to do just that. How? Our service harnesses the power of social network and mobile apps to let you view live videos of the locations. For example, you can view different restaurants or clubs to see how crowded they are before you go there.

 

 

tmi:Mobile

Demoer: Harold Alexander

On the Android Market: Yes

 

Description:

tmi breaks history up into sections and allows the user to select the section they want to delivered to them. Go to tmiapp.com for more info

 

TransiCast

Demoer: Joachim Pfeiffer

On the Android Market: Yes

 

Description:

A transit service browser. Next bus and train arrivals for San Francisco, Portland (OR) and Chicago Bus. For more info, go to http://www.transicast.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Thursday, May 13, should be a fun night. I will be taking part in a panel discussion for APWT (Asian Professional Women in Tech) at Hacker Dojo in Mountain View to discuss the mobile industry. There is always something interesting to talk about in this incredibly dynamic industry. Not only is the topic interesting, they have also gotten some sponsors to chip in for pizzas and the admission costs. As a result, tickets for the event are only $5. It is quite a deal when you think about all that you get.

Last night’s meeting of the Web 2.0 Mapping Meetup at Google focused on two great things that go great together: Web 2.0 user collaboration and mapping software. The speakers and their mapping/adventure travel content solutions were all over the map. On one side was the REI solution. REI is a billion dollar company or co-op (depending on your point of view) that has been around since 1938 and has almost 100 stores. Their solution was a work in progress. The speaker was really still figuring out what directions to take it and was looking for feedback from the audience.

On the other side was Eye-Fi, a 20-person that produced location smart cards that could be put into any camera and send the geo-tagged photo via wifi to a network storage like Flickr.

In the middle was KQED Quest, a local PBS station that is looking to geotag all of their content and make it available on the web. Many of the major pieces of their site are together, but many more are still in the works.

Friday was not as big a day for Apple as they were hoping it would be. The newest version of the iPhone with 3G and GPS was finally released. Customers were waiting in line for hours, but then tragedy struck. The iPhone could be purchased, but it could not be activated. Many of these fanboys and fangirls were left to wonder why they had spent hours waiting in line in the first place. It took them a few hours and a few hundred dollars for an iPhone-shaped paperweight, but they are finally thinking what the rest of the world was thinking when looking at the lines.

This latest problem at Apple on what should have been the best day of their year does make you wonder.  Rumor has it that Steve Jobs may be taking some time off to focus on this health. His frail appearance at last month’s Apple WWDC made people realize that the public concept of Apple is completely entwined with Jobs’ personality. No one outside of Apple is clear on who would take over if something did happen to Jobs. Not a good state for a very successful publicly traded company and certainly not the norm. Even Microsoft had a smooth transition from Gates to Ballmer.

But maybe the biggest sign that Apple may have reached a transition point is that Fake Steve Jobs is giving up the blog. Even he found it too hard to joke about Jobs when his health was not the best.

On of the pluses about attending MobileMonday last night was that I got a chance to signup for the early bird discount for Mobile Beat, even though the deadline was back in June. If you have not heard of Mobile Beat, it is a conference being put together by TechCrunch and PlugAndPlay on the mobile industry. I am sure that we can expect many more conferences from both groups in the future.

I am looking forward to the conference, but I am a little wary. I am one of these people who actually check what I am agreeing to  before I sign up for a service. When I  clicked on the “Terms and Conditions” link for this conference’s registration, which was powered by their chosen service of Amiando, I was sent to a great looking Terms and Conditions page. At least I think it was a Terms and Conditions page. It was titled “Informationen zum Fernabsatz und zum Vertragsschluss im elektronischen Geschäftsverkehr” and was completely in German.

So I might have registered for a conference, or I might be the newest investor and/or employee of TechCrunch. Until my German improves, I will not know for certain.