Comments on: ADC2 winners revealed

By: Android and Me

Android and Me — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:32:44 +0000

[...] of the overall winners of Google’s ADC2 is capitalizing on their recent success and offering free lifetime memberships to their service for [...]

By: Futureboy

Futureboy — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:24:30 +0000

I downloaded them both and never even bothered with SketchOnline because you need to “register a Synchlet account” in order to play. Why do you need an account to play a game??? With WTD, you just download, pick a username and start playing. Just guessing here, but that may have something to do it.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:20:15 +0000

SweetDreams was developed by Inizziativa Networks. They’re saying the final version is in beta and expected release to market is start of 2010.

http://www.inizziativa.com/blog/sweetdreams-winner-overall-of-google-adc2/

Thanks to http://www.digitalmediabuzz.com/2009/12/androids-winners-speak-up/

By: cheewee

cheewee — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 02:55:37 +0000

Hi all,
We are happy that WaveSecure was one of the overall winners and the top productivity app in the recently concluded Android Developer Challenge 2 (ADC2)!

As a giveback to Android users support that made our ADC win possible, we are offering an unlimited free lifetime account for Android users. Just download WaveSecure from Android Market before 31st Jan 2010 and you will be able to enjoy a free WaveSecure account for as long as you use that Android device.

It’s our way of saying thank you. Do spread the word so other Android users can benefit from it too!

Lastly, it will be awesome if you can join us on our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/wavesecure.

Thanks,
cheewee
Team WaveSecure

By: David Keyes

David Keyes — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 17:21:02 +0000

I’m the dev for Screebl, which came in 5th in Productivity/Tools. The whole ADC2 experience was an exercise in adrenaline and frustration. It ended as it started too – with frustration.

Google hasn’t even provided links from the winning apps to the developer sites! I know that they’ve probably got reasons for all of this, but it almost seems like they are TRYING to alienate their developer base.

The Google Android effort seems like a disconnected, overworked, under-resourced organization right now…

By: Brian Douglas Hayes

Brian Douglas Hayes — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:22:14 +0000

Hard to say without a good description of the app, since I can’t find it in the Market. Dunno if Google or the dev is to blame, but either way, it’s embarrassing that it’s so difficult to find info on an app that just won an award.

In any case, there’s bound to be lots of overlap in ideas and execution. Sounds like SweetDreams is more of a “sound profiles” app, but who knows.

For what it’s worth, I bought Bedside mostly for the customizable full-screen clock aspect, and useful shortcuts to bedtime-related tasks (Flashlight and Pandora). The fact that it silences notifications isn’t all that important to me; I keep my phone silent almost all of the time. I realize I’m probably in the minority there, so no big deal. Bedside is great though; keep up the good work–looking forward to future updates!

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:58:48 +0000

I can’t find SweetDreams either. Online or in the market. Does it get more ridiculous than announcing the grand prize winning app and then not even having it available to DL??

By: Dave H.

Dave H. — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:09:23 +0000

Agreed!

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:30:51 +0000

This is true with me too, I didn’t want to rate Grooveshark as I knew it’d be uninstalled. I wonder how many people did this as its bound to effect the ranking of the app.

By: Richy

Richy — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:05:09 +0000

That was my very first reaction to the results! I’ve had sketch online beta since it appeared on the market, it’s the sh17!