Hi Alex
I'd just say that I have the HTC Hero (now upgraded to run Android 2.1), and my wife has the HTC Desire, and apart from the terrible names we've found them to be brilliant.
Regards, James
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James Morley [log in to unmask]
Website Manager Tel. +44 (0)20 8332 5759
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew www.kew.org
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> From: Museums Computer Group [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Alex Flowers
> Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 10:56 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Android Phones - Buying & Developing
>
> Hi all,
>
> I thought I'd introduce myself to the group as well as pick
> your brains for some advice! My name's Alex Flowers and I'm
> working at Museum of London as Programme Coordinator for
> Digital Learning. All the technology that I come across and
> use is directed towards educational work which means bending
> functionality to fit various learning outcomes. This can make
> it quite tricky to get streamlined equipment that is fit for
> purpose, especially when using consumer rather than
> specialist devices.
>
> We have developed a few sessions which use iPhones before;
> for capturing film, sound and photos, scanning QR codes in
> the galleries etc, but we are looking at getting an Android
> phone to experiment on creating our own apps for the learning
> programmes. The Android builder seems to be a lot more
> friendly than Apple's and it would be good to have an explore
> of it anyway...
>
> Do you have any reccomendations for models of Android phones
> to look at? Ideally we want a large screen and something that
> when connected to a PC, pops up with an easy file explorer
> rather than working through some other management software.
> Anyone with experience of building location aware apps or
> apps which allow easy uploading of user content or has good
> examples to point out?
>
> Any tips would be appreciated!
>
> Alex Flowers
>
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