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Now that there are 46 known winners from the first round of the Android Developers Challenge, we have a definite idea as to what potential exists for the platform. We can’t imagine what some of these will look like or how they’ll operate with more time and money given to the cause. AndroidGuys is here to provide you readers with a little bit more detail than just names and developers. We’re going to do our best to give you a few extra tidbits so you get a better feel for what’s in store.

Application Name: E-ventr
Developer: Michael Zitzelsberger
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What they say: Personal mobile event manager and friendship finder. Easy mechanism to arrange meetings with your friends, organize them and accept invitations – party, sports or concerts.

What we say: Looks to be another great “personal assistant” type program. Should make planning events a breeze. Simplistic design makes it appear to be rather intuitive.

Application Name: Eco2go
Developer: Taneem Talukdar, Gary Pong, Jeff Kao and Robert Lam
Website: http://www.eco2go.org/
What they say: Eco2go is a mobile application that allows you to track and reduce your carbon footprint and share ideas and inspire others from around the world to do the same from around the world. Eco2go calculates the carbon output of your trips and lets you offset
What we say: We’re all for things to help reduce carbon footprints. Whether you agree with the idea of global warming or not, we can do a better job and this application aims to see that we do.

Application Name: Em-Radar
Developer: Jack Kwok
Website: http://em-radar.com/
What they say: Em-Radar is a revolutionary mobile product that alerts you about emergencies and severe weather with always-on 24 hours a day emergency monitoring.
What we say: It’s hard to say at this point, but we’re definitely into emergency preparedness and monitoring. With recent events like earthquakes and cyclones, you can’t get enough information and having it mobile makes it that much better. We especially like the ability to stay in touch with family members in event of emergencies.

Application Name: Fingerprint
Developer: Robert Mickle
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What they say: Fingerprint is a collaborative painting application. Draw by yourself, or together with friends – anywhere in the world. Share your canvas and invite your friends to draw with you. Draw on photographs, snap a picture and then change it as a group. Play on an infinite canvas; move around, zoom, and draw freely.

What we say: This one looks highly addictive. Could replace some of the games we spend time playing while waiting for laundry to finish. Playing with friends and using the public drawing features should be good for a laugh or a smile.

Application Name: FreeFamilyWatch
Developer: Navee Technologies LLC
Website: http://naveetech.com/

What they say: Helps protect families from potential danger. Locate high crime and sex offender Neighborhoods. Child abductions and missing persons. Speed limit, air quality & safety zone monitoring.
What we say: We imagine this being a must-have for families with shared plans. Get all of your children an Android phone and keep any eye on their safety. The beauty of this one is the scale of 1-10 showing relative threats.

Application Name: goCart
Developer: Rylan Barnes
Website:
What they say: The perfect marriage of online shopping and window shopping. Scan the barcode of any product using your phone’s camera. Compare prices of online merchants and nearby local stores. Build wish lists that can be shared with your friends on your favorite social network.

What we say: Ought to change the way you shop. Keep a wish list on you at all times and watch those prices for sales. Sharing with friends and other people will come in handy around birthdays and holidays. Let people know what you want without coming off rudely!

Application Name: GolfPlay
Developer: Inizziativa Networks
Website: http://www.inizziativa.com/GolfPlay/index.php
What they say: GolfPlay has been created as an answer to the high demand existing amongst golf lovers for reliable, accurate and free software. Its objective is to give support to all the real time necessities of a golf player during a game, using GPS location and an on
What we say: After seeing a handful of Golf applications designed, we’re happy to see one make it through. GolfPlay looks feature rich and appears complete already. Who’s gonna complain about the free part either?

Application Name: HandWx
Developer: Weathertop Consulting LLC
Website: http://handwx.com/
What they say: Users can get a forecast for any location in the United States by typing in a zip code, latitude/longitude coordinates, a city and state, or the address of a local milestone. The Android geo-coding automatically locates the latitude and longitude for the
What we say: Combining weather with GPS and triangulated cell phones towers is logical, but HandWx exceeds expectations. Very handy with not having to put in zip codes or cities. The “follow me” mode is intriguing to us as well.

If one of these programs are yours, we want to hear from you! Email us at androidguys @ gmail.com and let us know more about your entry! Check back often as we’ll be updating with information all the time!