NASA’s released a couple of apps on Android before (1 & 2), but they’ve been peripheral things rather than the FULL MONTY that iPhone and iPad users have had for ages. But now we have the official NASA App, which is packed with photo streams, on-demand video, mission information and countdowns and… everything.
It’s almost as good as working there.
And it’s free. The US taxpayer is picking up the tab for this one. Here’s the official announcement:
NASA Launches New App for Android
NASA has launched the free NASA App for Android (TM), a new application designed for mobile devices that run the open source Android platform.
“The NASA App for iPhone and iPad has been a phenomenal success with over five million downloads so far,” said Jerry Colen, NASA App project manager at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. “Making a version of the NASA App for Android has been the number one request from users. We are delighted to fulfill this request and put NASA’s amazing content into the hands of millions of Android users around the world.”
The NASA App for Android showcases a huge collection of NASA content, including images, videos on-demand, live streaming video from NASA Television, mission information, feature stories and breaking news. Users also can find sighting opportunities for the International Space Station and track the current positions of spacecraft currently orbiting Earth. App users also easily can share NASA content with their friends and followers on Facebook, Twitter or via e-mail.
For more information about the NASA App for Android, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/nasaappAndroid and Android Market are trademarks of Google Inc. Use of these trademarks is subject to Google permission.
HTC’s 4.3″ dual-core Android model, powered by Qualcomm’s all-new S4 processor. It’s smaller than the enormous One X, but is it as nice as its bigger brother? (SPOILER: Yes it is).
HTC is very much B-A-C-K at the top of the Android world with this, its quad-core flagship for 2012. Great camera, huge 4.7″ display and Android 4.0 running beautifully well.
Sony returns with an all-new mobile design for 2012, pairing a dual-core processor with a 720p display. It’s a lovely phone, but is it enough to end our Samsung and HTC obsession?
LG’s updated Prada phone comes with an absolutely crazy black & white theme, but is it just for fashionable suit wearers who want to make themselves look a bit more interesting?
MrChaz
/ July 8, 2011I was just hoping it was a page saying “Can we fly to space?” and a button which pops up a box that says “No”