Vacuum : The Global Competition (Cash Prize)

There are a few Android games that offer a worldwide leader board but none of them allows you to compete with other Android users around the world for a cash prize. Vacuum is a fast paced tunnel racer that does just that. This game was a finalist at ADC2 under the name, Atmosphere: Trainer. An early preview was sent to us for testing and it is a very addicting game. The graphics are really good and the goal is to navigate through an asteroid-filled obstacle course, collecting as many spheres as you can all while tilting your phone like a wireless controller. This game will be released on March 20th and the first round of competition will begin April 1st. The press release: MADISON, WI – March 4, 2010 – Today Door-6 unveils Vacuum, a fast-paced competition on the Android platform. The game blends classic arcade action with a dynamic 3D environment. Players must navigate a perilous, asteroid-filled obstacle course, competing for the top score and cash prizes. In this successor to the acclaimed “Atmosphere: The Training Mission”, a finalist in Google’s Android Developer Challenge 2, your phone becomes the joystick of an agile spaceship maneuvering to collect targets along the course. Vacuum will be released into the Android Market by March 20th, and the first round of competition will begin April 1st. The details of the contest, and its prize amounts, will be announced soon. Click here to view the embedded video. [via door-6 ] Related posts: Win a T-Mobile G1 smartphone with Android Community! Android Community Sleek Audio giveaway! Android Community is celebrating Christmas this year with more Giveaways! )

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ADC2 Winner ‘SweetDreams’ Hits Android Market

The big winner in the second Android Developers Challenge (ADC2), SweetDreams, is now available for download.  Designed to allow its users to go to bed without worrying about getting calls in the middle of the night, SweetDreams, packs a ton of options into a relatively small (2MB) app. Tell SweetDreams what time you go to bed and when you typically wake up and the rest is downhill. Customization features include toggling WiFi, Bluetooth, turning off the screen, notifications, and more. Not only does this work based on your preset time, but location also plays into SweetDreams. Users can also set specific spots on the map for when they want the app to be activated. Another cool feature is the ability to adjust motion and sound settings. Want your phone to wake up as soon as you grab it off the night stand? Presto! Likewise, you can also have your phone woken up by the alarm clock or rooster outside. There are plenty of options available to customize SweetDreams around your preferences. It’s pretty easy to see why this app was a winner in the Android Developers Challenge. Might We Suggest… ADC 2 Follow Up Want to bone up on some apps that were submitted to the Android Developers Challenge 2 last week?  We suggest checking this thread over at Google Groups.  It’s emerging somewhat as an unofficial pla…

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How does it feel to be an ADC2 $50,000 winner?

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Florian Heft knows. Florian is the developer of Graviturn, a game that just won 2nd place and $50,000 in the Games: Arcade/Action category of Google’s ADC2 awards. Florian is also a 21 year old college student from Mühlacker, Germany, a small city of 26,000 people in the southwest portion of the country. He currently majors

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Android Apps Alert 8: a closer look at a few ADC2 apps [Dec. 6]

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Looking for the best Android apps? Good luck finding them on your own. But if you do stumble across apps people will love, let the world know. Androinica.com encourages users to tweet great apps with the #androidapps tag on Twitter, and we plan to incorporate that into our weekly notifications of new, updated, or recommended

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Review: A World of Photo (ADC2 “Entertainment” Co-winner)

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In case you didn’t know, A World of Photo recently won one of the top prizes in the ADC2 “Entertainment” category. The concept is simple: You see a big map of the world, you spin your phone, a random user is picked in the direction your phone is pointing, and that user has to send

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What do you think of the Android Developers Challenge Winners?

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The Android Developers Challenge concluded yesterday and the winners of the cash prize and instant name recognition that come with it have been announced. Are you impressed or disappointed? When the winners were announced yesterday, I was rather surprised. Some of the winners seemed like obvious choices, but other apps I never noticed claimed the top

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Here are Your ADC 2 Winners!

Congratulations to the winners of the Android Developers Challenge 2!  As promised, the list of top apps was announced just moments ago and we’re only pleased to share the names with you. The Top 3 Overall Winners SweetDreams – Revolutionary tool that will finally allow you to go to sleep without worrying about changing your phone settings in order to avoid unwelcome late night calls. You can even use those inactivity periods to save battery power as well, and of course forget about enabling WiFi, Bluetooth or ringtones volume … What the Doodle!? – Real-time online multiplayer game where one player tries to draw out a given phrase and others try to guess it. Features FFA and Team games, Global Highscores, Personal Face Doodles, integrated Voice Recognition and more! Real-time drawing!? Built for performance, you’ll really see the magic at first doodle! WaveSecure – Complete mobile security solution that protects your device, data and privacy. 1. Track your phone’s location and who is using it 2. Lock down your phone remotely, making it worthless to the thief 3. Backup all your data 4. Wipe out your data remotely 5. Restore your data May the phone be with you! These are the first, second, and third place winners in their respective categories. Education/Reference Plink Art Word Puzzle Celeste Entertainment A World of Photo SongDNA Solo Games: Arcade/Action Speed Forge 3D Graviturn Moto X Mayhem Games: Casual/Puzzle What the Doodle!? Totemo Mazeness Lifestyle SweetDreams SpecTrek FoxyRing Media Buzz Deck SPB TV FxCamera Productivity/Tools WaveSecure Hoccer Tasker Social Networking Ce:real – Everyday trends SocialMuse SpotMessage Travel Trip Journal iNap: Arrival Alert Car Locator Misc Rhythm Guitar Andrometer Calton Hill GPSCaddy Did your favorite(s) make it on the list?  Anyone out their feeling snubbed?  Let’s hear about it. Popular Posts That You Might Enjoy! October 6, 2009 — First Round of ADC 2 Draws to a Close Ahead of Expectations (11) November 7, 2009 — Developers Challenge Trims to Top 200 (2) November 25, 2009 — Pencils Down! ADC2 Voting Comes to End (5) September 2, 2009 — ADC 2 Follow Up (36) August 26, 2009 — ADC2: Challenging Predictions (9)

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Pencils Down! ADC2 Voting Comes to End

The official Android Developers Blog has announced that public voting for the second Developers Challenge has come to a close .  We won’t have to wait too long to find out who the winners are as they will be announced this coming Monday, November 30 th ! Thanks to tens of thousands of Android users around the world who participated in the review of ADC 2 finalist applications, we have now collected sufficient scores to complete 2nd round public judging. We are reviewing the final results and will announce the top winners this coming Monday, November 30. Thanks to all who’ve participated in ADC 2 and good luck to all the finalists. Anyone have a favorite or dark horse in the race? Popular Posts That You Might Enjoy! November 18, 2009 — Hey Developers – Mark Your Calendars for DroidCon London (5) November 14, 2009 — Google Pushes Source Code for Android 2.0 – Developers Push it to G1 Within Hours (26) October 11, 2009 — Developers Can Now Target By Carrier in Android Market (14) November 19, 2009 — Android Market Acting Up for Developers [RESOLVED] (19) November 5, 2009 — ADC2 Results Going Out to Developers (11)

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