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Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Android Beyond the Phone

Stage A , Sunday 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Google developed Android explicitly to run on cell phones, but it is robust enough to run on other devices. Because Android is open source and not restricted by licensing agreements/permissions, and because it is supported by an active development community, it is already growing beyond its mobile device roots. Learn how to use this standardized toolset and you can create applications that easily share and use information across many types of devices -- from cell phones to netbooks to set top boxes to home automation systems. Your fridge could twitter your shopping list when your last RFID-tagged container of milk is used… Your doorbell will send you photos of the people who rang it… Seamless connectivity and control across a range of mobile and stationary devices: welcome to the land of Big Android!

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About the Maker(s)

Daniell Herbert
One of MOTO’s founders, Daniell has led the 18-year-old San Francisco product development company in providing advanced research and intellectual property for leading innovation groups at Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Hewlett Packard, Interval Research, Motorola, Casio and Ricoh. Prior to founding MOTO, Daniell was a researcher in MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and later joined Apple Computer as a researcher of advanced manufacturing systems. Daniell received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and completed the Stanford Business School Executive Program for Growing Companies. While at MOTO, Daniell was also the founder and CTO of two startup companies: Mjuice (1997) a secure music download company (acquired by Artist Direct) and MVOEM/MSX (2003) a software company providing deeply brand-customized mobile phones and services (acquired by Cellmania). He has also been awarded patents for portable computer systems, portable audio systems and medical instruments.