CS 525M, Spring Semester Project 1: Android Setup and Practice with Android Applications
Due: Jan 29, 2013 by class time

The aim of this project is to get you to set up your Google Droid phone and evaluate some available Android applications.

Droid Setup

Projects in this calss are based on Google Droid phones. The professor has received a grant of Motorola Droid phones from Google specifically for this course. In addition, students may use their own Android phones of any variety. Other types of smart phones may be used with consent from the Professor, so ask first.

All Android phones must be returned at the completion of the course. Failure to return signed out Android phones at the end of the course will be reported to the Campus Police as theft.

The Droid phones as distributed by Google come with 30 days of “free” Verizon Wireless voice and data service (from the day of activation). You will not need this. Please don’t try to use it. You can connect via a WiFi network by the usual methods. When you first turn on one of these Droid phones, it wants you to go through the process of activating this account, along with an Android tutorial. The following web site explains how to skip the activation and tutorial step:–

http://gizmodo.com/5585143/how-to-skip-the-android-tutorial

A few of the phones already have been used and will not automatically start the tutorial.

The Assignment

• Shop Savvy: ShopSavvy lets you compare prices in local and online stores with ease. If you want to buy something expensive, and are not sure if the price is right in the store you’re in, just point your camera to the barcode of the product and ShopSavvy will tell you where you can find the absolute best price in your vicinity or if it would be better to buy it online.
• AndroSensor: For this app, for each sensor type, describe in a few sentences what it does, the meanings of the values it gives and give an example of a mobile sensing application that would use this sensor

What to submit