TechCrunch and CrunchGear have reported that students from MIT built mobile applications (loco, Flare, GeoLife, Re:public, Locale, Kei, and snap) for Android OS.
Locale (winner of the Android Project – top 50)
Locale is an advanced settings manager that automatically changes your phone’s settings based on conditions, such as location…
Loco
Loco is a mobile social network built on top an Android phone’s contact manager, so anyone in your contacts is already your friend, so to speak…
Flare
Flare is a geolocation tracking system aimed at small business owners who want to keep tabs on their employees…
GeoLife
GeoLife is basically your to-do list on top of Google Maps. When you get within a certain range of something you need to pick up, it alerts you…
RE:Public
RE:Public is basically a location-based social networking service for finding new friends once you get tired of your old ones…
KEI
KEI is basically a Bluetooth key for all your stuff. In this early version, it was demonstrated as an automatic car starter and unlocker so you don’t have to try to find your car keys all the time…
Snap
Snap is kind of like Digg on a map. People can tag certain places and then other users can vote that particular attraction up or down…