Comments on: Getting to Know Locale and the MIT Team Behind It http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/ The trusted source for Android news and opinion | Est. 2007 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: TareX http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-992 TareX Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:23:52 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-992 @Dave We both know this isn't gonna fly with them :) @Dave

We both know this isn't gonna fly with them :)

]]> By: Dave http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-979 Dave Sat, 04 Oct 2008 00:26:20 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-979 A very cool app indeed! I work in a pretty tight-lipped R&D environment, where camera phones aren't allowed. It'd be cool if they rolled in the option to disable your phone's camera, so that when security asks me if my phone has a camera, I can say "yes, but it's automagically locked out when I come within a hundred feet of this place!" A very cool app indeed!

I work in a pretty tight-lipped R&D environment, where camera phones aren't allowed. It'd be cool if they rolled in the option to disable your phone's camera, so that when security asks me if my phone has a camera, I can say "yes, but it's automagically locked out when I come within a hundred feet of this place!"

]]> By: Cooking Capsules http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-991 Cooking Capsules Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:53:44 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-991 I've had the pleasure of meeting a couple of members of this team and am looking forward to trying Locale out on a device! -Mary Ann I've had the pleasure of meeting a couple of members of this team and am looking forward to trying Locale out on a device!
-Mary Ann

]]> By: Helmore http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-990 Helmore Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:14:48 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-990 They already got $275 000 from the Google developers challenge, that's $55 000 per person and I don't think they will be complaining about it. So I don't think there is much reason for them to go after the unlocked iPhone's as a market right now, besides, Android will be a much bigger market for them in the future than the iPhone. They already got $275 000 from the Google developers challenge, that's $55 000 per person and I don't think they will be complaining about it. So I don't think there is much reason for them to go after the unlocked iPhone's as a market right now, besides, Android will be a much bigger market for them in the future than the iPhone.

]]> By: TareX http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-989 TareX Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:56:06 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-989 Nice work, MIT guys. However, once they realize they can make a dshillion more money TODAY writing it for iPhone's thousands of jailbroken phones, that's where they're going. Nice work, MIT guys. However, once they realize they can make a dshillion more money TODAY writing it for iPhone's thousands of jailbroken phones, that's where they're going.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-988 Jamie Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:46:05 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-988 I'm not a hater - it's just everyone thinks this is a new idea. I am a fan of Android and commend this team for bringing an awesome concept to the platform. So there! I'm not a hater - it's just everyone thinks this is a new idea. I am a fan of Android and commend this team for bringing an awesome concept to the platform. So there!

]]> By: Coach K http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-987 Coach K Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:34:44 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-987 JAMIE: HI HATER! they may not of invented it but it seems like they are perfecting it. no one cares about your symbian phone from six years ago. JAMIE: HI HATER! they may not of invented it but it seems like they are perfecting it. no one cares about your symbian phone from six years ago.

]]> By: Jamie http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Jamie Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:51:17 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-985 People don't realize that this existed a LONG time ago. I had a Nokia Symbian phone about 6 years ago and I had an app that did EXACTLY this - based on cell location data. These guys from MIT surely did NOT invent this concept. People don't realize that this existed a LONG time ago. I had a Nokia Symbian phone about 6 years ago and I had an app that did EXACTLY this - based on cell location data. These guys from MIT surely did NOT invent this concept.

]]> By: chris http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-984 chris Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:46:11 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-984 I like the idea of silent kicking in if I am at a theater. Can't wait to test it out. I like the idea of silent kicking in if I am at a theater. Can't wait to test it out.

]]> By: George http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-983 George Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:21:10 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-983 Think of the wonderful uses..... silent/vibrate mode for church (so I don't embarrass myself during mass or a bible study) Loud mode for work (I work as a construction project manager....and it gets loud at work) download programs,updates,and whatever else download intensive stuff could be set to home where i have wifi.... I love the idea of this program Think of the wonderful uses.....

silent/vibrate mode for church (so I don't embarrass myself during mass or a bible study)
Loud mode for work (I work as a construction project manager....and it gets loud at work)
download programs,updates,and whatever else download intensive stuff could be set to home where i have wifi....

I love the idea of this program

]]> By: neok http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-982 neok Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:50:30 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-982 at first i thought this app wasn't really worth it since it's not that hard to change volume. but the more i think about it the more it'll come in handy. at first i thought this app wasn't really worth it since it's not that hard to change volume. but the more i think about it the more it'll come in handy.

]]> By: Joey http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-981 Joey Fri, 03 Oct 2008 15:47:03 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-981 First app to be downloaded to my G1 :) I used "profiles" on my treo, which is great - but like the article mentions, it's only time based. And yes, I work in retail haha - this'll be great First app to be downloaded to my G1 :)
I used "profiles" on my treo, which is great - but like the article mentions, it's only time based. And yes, I work in retail haha - this'll be great

]]> By: Craig B. http://www.androidguys.com/2008/10/03/getting-to-know-locale-and-the-mit-team-behind-it/comment-page-1/#comment-980 Craig B. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:02:45 +0000 http://androidguys.com/?p=1980#comment-980 This is one app that I'm really excited about. No more fiddling with the volume in class because I forgot to turn off the ringer, no more missing calls because I forgot to turn it back up. This is one app that I'm really excited about. No more fiddling with the volume in class because I forgot to turn off the ringer, no more missing calls because I forgot to turn it back up.

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