Google launches Android into orbit

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Google launches Android into orbit


While the mobile OS race heats up down here on Earth, Google has taken its attack on the smartphone space to the final frontier — literally. In what can only be described as a stellar publicity stunt, Google launched seven Nexus S smartphones into near space. The devices were fixed to weather balloons and sent over 100,000 feet above the Earth’s surface. Luckily the phones had some company on their journey, as can be seen in the image above showing an Android that tagged along for the ride. The Nexus S phones were equipped with various sensors to see how they would perform on the journey, and they were each running different Google apps such as Google Maps, Google Sky Map and Latitude. In case you were curious, the Nexus S GPS unit managed to function up until about 60,000 feet and the phone remained operational to -50° C. Hit the break for some great HD video of the journey as well as the preparation involved with this mission.


YouTube - Android in Space - the full story

YouTube - Android in Spaaaaaace!

[AZTECHKA]

Now we know which phone to reccomend to Superman.
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What's the world coming to... *skynet indeed (inside)...

[shaggylive]

Originally Posted by AZTECHKA

Now we know which phone to reccomend to Superman.
p.

idk, i think those lazer eyes would scratch the screen.

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Originally Posted by shaggylive

idk, i think those lazer eyes would scratch the screen.

Thats why its curved glass silly..so it can deflect them >.>..the cool feature though is the x-ray camera..

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Though Google did launch the N1 before into space so I think they are gonna launch every Google flagship phone into space now >.>..also a guy launched their Epic into space last weekend I hear...

Haha, Nice information !!