Android in Vancouver? | April 1st, 2009
In my spare time around here, I’ve been working on the Android version of PhoneGap, partly to help make the vision of a write once run anywhere javascript framework happen. However, since I’m also a hardware hacker, I’ve been messing with the Android Internals, and doing other geeky stuff with the device.
It seems that more and more I hear about other Vancouverites running Android phones, which is interesting. It should be noted that the ADP phones will never get 3G in Canada from the big three providers, since they are using a totally different 3G technology, so if you are a person in Vancouver with an Android, you are probably a developer, and you are probably interested in hacking it.
If I’m right, and assuming that there’s at least 10 people who own this device in the entire Vancouver area (including the 4 people at Nitobi, and Tim Bray), I’m wondering if there’d be any interest in yet another meetup, camp or get together, even if it is just a bunch of geeks with laptops and beer, it should be fun.
Any thoughts?
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:35 am
Great idea Joe.
I’ve found a few other Vancouver based Android Users & Developers via twitter.
Two interesting Android developers:
@timbray
@infil00p
Another, less interesting one :-)
http://twitter.com/AmateurAndroid
There are a few Mobility/Android enthusiasts that might be interested too, since it’s Java based you could cross-post to VanJUG too.
April 2nd, 2009 at 6:45 am
I am @infil00p on Twitter :)
We may be planning a meetup in the near future, namely around Phonegap, but also with other hacking. I know that there will be at least one Android talk at the OpenWeb Vancouver conference as well.
Now, if only someone would release an Android device that does 3G on standard North American networks (T-Mobile’s protocol isn’t proprietary, just European).
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:49 am
I’d be interested! I don’t have an Android phone yet, but have poked around with the SDK and plan on getting one.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:23 pm
HaHa - of course.
Funny, I never looked at your real name.
A few more Vacouverites who posts on Android from time to time
@marckboucher
@davejohnson
@brianleroux
@yazpik
@mandalove
@atomicpoet
@ddossot
@kevleviathan
@ischumacher
@BelugaBoyd