Discovering the Android 4 Nexus

Here are my discoveries. It has lots of sensors; it is ready for google's distributed sensor database system.

This may all be nubie stuff to old hands; but here goes.

• First, it connects to my Google Cloud out of the box.  My contacts are in the phone; just say CALL Steve and there are my nunbers.
• It is big enough to surf and read. The font is extraordinarily clear even if sometimes small.
• It responds instantly to every gesture thanks to the Dual Core processor.
• The Speech to Text works very well, so no more typing email. That is very cool.
• There is no iPhone Siri but it responds so well to my speech that I haven't missed it.

An overview of the sensors on the Nexus by a programmer. http://www.touchqode.com/misc/20101025_jsug/20101025_touchqode_sensors.pdf

App for all sensors

• AndroSensor free. It is captivating, displaying all kinds of information from DB level to air pressure continuously.
• tricorder prettier for $1.48
• GPS status for checking on satelites, magnetic, gyroscope,

Apps for the battery

• 2x battery actually extends the hard working time beyond 3 hours.

Apps for the magnetic sensor

• Marine Compass just works
• 3D Compass works and adds Augmented Reality with street views integration

Apps for the GPS

• My Tracks is great for off road tracking
• GPS Altimeter
• SkyEye Planetarium names the stars you point it at.
• traffic monitor

Apps for the Accellerometer

• Seismo, boring but proves it is working.

Apps for the Gyroscope

• Smart Measure
• Spirit Level 

Apps for the Barometer

• Barometer

Apps for the Proximity sensor (near the backward facing camera)

Apps for the Light Sensor

• not an app: SensorManager’s constants

Blogging

• Blogger edit blogspot.com is ok but much less productive than a PC

Remote Control

• TeamViewer works very well remote control any PC from the phone.

Communications

• Tango video may work not tested
• Skype video call doesn't work, audio is fine.

Classroom use

• Stopwatch & Timer Counts up and down

 Fitness

• My Fitness for my pulse, etc.

Monitoring usage

• NetCounter for Cell and WiFi consumtion history

 Toys

• Thermo a web based thermometer...
• Disco Light just to make a flashlight, send morse code and flash to the beat.
• Angry Birds

Coding :

• coding your android sensors: opensource/library/os-android-sensor/
• editor: touchqode http://www.touchqode.com/download.htm
  use this keyboard only when coding since it sends keystrokes to touchqode

• http://www.helloandroid.com/tutorials/using-android-phones-sensors

– LIGHT_CLOUDY: 100
– LIGHT_FULLMOON: 0.25
– LIGHT_NO_MOON: 0.001
– LIGHT_OVERCAST: 10000.0 (cloudy)
– LIGHT_SHADE: 20000.0
– LIGHT_SUNLIGHT: 110000.0
– LIGHT_SUNLIGHT_MAX: 120000.0
– LIGHT_SUNRISE: 400.0