Google has disclosed 46 of the 50 winning Applications of the first Android Developer Challenge. Each of them wins a prize of $25.000. You can see the complete Applications list at Google Android Developers blog and see a selection of ten favorites from TechCrunch and ReadWriteWeb . Here is my mini-list with a few interesting and videos that show how powerful (and how close to iPhone) Android seems to be.
AndroidScan – Use your phone to scan a barcode, get pricing information from dozens of stores, product reviews and more. Never make a bad purchase again! (by Jeffrey Sharkey)
TuneWiki – Our goal is to have the lyrics always on, always available, always synchronized to music – on any device that can play music back and connect to the Internet. By TuneWiki Inc.
Locale – Locale is one of 7 Android applications submitted by MIT students. It enables you to set up location- and time-based profiles for your phone, so you can make it shut up when you’re at work, forward calls to your landline when you’re at home. Clare Bayley, Christina Wright, Jasper Lin, Carter Jernigan.
BioWallet – A biometric authentication system for Android. This application features iris recognition and can act as a password safe and provide single sign-on for other Android apps. Jose Luis Huertas Fernandez
The potential for Android seems huge. Similar to iPhone, but open to the talent and creativity of thousands of developers. Note that 1.700 applications were submitted for this Challenge, before any Android phone is in the market!
Watch out Apple, but specially watch out Nokia and Windows. You’d better catch up quick!
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