Things have been busy in the Android camp lately. 2010 is a game changing year. Verizon, Vodofone, and AT&T are set to take on an array of Android phones. Google has announced it’s superphone, the Nexus One, and now, the gloves are off. Of course, some 3G/Edge swapping madness is ensuing, but initial quirks are bound to plague any early release device. (I recall a bit of trouble with the Android 1.5 as well).

So what’s the scoop on clinkbot this year? Well, I’ve been seriously busy with a new job in 2009, though I put out several updates during the year; but things with the new job have settled and some more serious development is underway again.

Geodroid

A rather significant update is coming to Geodroid in the coming weeks. I can’t put an exact date on it right now, but hopefully by month’s end the 1.0 release will be ready. The next release will included some requests, bug fixes, and user interface changes. The UI will be reorganized a bit and the map interface is receiving a bit of an update. I believe it will be quite an improvement on the user experience.

CarDar

In 2009, an app (which shall remain nameless) won 3rd place in the Android Developer Challenge 2. It was CarDar rehashed. That was quite a blow to my motivation to keep working on CarDar. It’s already suffered a name change due to bullying by a European parking lot company and a soulless drone named “Ian”. Anyways, seeing an app that offered the same feature set of CarDar win the contest was difficult (esp considering the 25k USD that was won). CarDar was never about money though (with what it makes, it couldn’t hope to be), I just wish the contest was about new ideas and not ripping off other people’s apps. (Next year I may very well re-invent Google Maps. I mean, people love that app right?!) Anyways, stepping away from the disappointing ADC2 outcome, CarDar has some places to go. I’m not going to reveal the roadmap, but know that some exciting features are coming.

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