Hi Raft > google had removed > GTalk (XMPP) service from api, which BabelFish mainly depends on. > remember the documentation at early releases, it was stated that XMPP > is the preferred way of device to device communication. now it's gone, > untill an unknown date, and we are left with WASTED months of work.. > even if in the future GTalk service is put into api again, we lost the > advantage of being one of the first comers in the market..
It also waste me a lot of time. But as you know, you can implement XMPP in other way such as using smack. > looking from this perspective, i had reviewed all finalist and winner > applications. it's hard to say from descriptions but seems as none of > them are/were using GTalk service. Since GTalk service API was removed, of course no one can use it. But it doesn't mean no one are using XMPP. > now i really WONDER if using GTalk service was a hidden judging > criteria. i assume at the time of ADC round 1 google had plans to > remove GTalk service from api and cannot afford giving prize to an > application which wont work on the actual device ! I think GTalk service is removed not because they wont work on real device. > are there any finalist appllications using GTalk service ? I believe a couple ones are using XMPP. At least I use it for IMEasy. (http://im-easy.com) > if we had any clue, we would develop some other application or maybe > wouldn't develop any. it is really wasted months of work. google > should mention this earlier.. I think google didn't have any clue that they will surely remove GTalk service a couple of months ago either. I don't think you lose advantage. If you really have faith in BabelFish. Then don't give it up! On Oct 31, 12:55 am, r a f t <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > hello, > > we had developed an application (BabelFish) and had entered the ADC 1. > we were very hopeful, got very positive responses from friends and > forum users. > > in short BabelFish is a translated voice and text IM (Instant > Messaging) service. it enables translated conversations among two or > more parties. each partner writes messages in his own language and his/ > her message is instantly translated and delivered other partners in > their languages. optionally delivered messages are synthesized into > speech and played at destination handsets. > > but unfortunately we got nothing in the contest. we weren't even in > the first 50% in neither of the judging criteria. it was really hard > to believe... > > it was a contest, we somehow accepted the situation and put BabelFish > to shelf for later opportunities. now Android market is open, we > decided to put BabelFish there and guess what !? > > looking from this perspective, i had reviewed all finalist and winner > applications. it's hard to say from descriptions but seems as none of > them are/were using GTalk service. > > now i really WONDER if using GTalk service was a hidden judging > criteria. i assume at the time of ADC round 1 google had plans to > remove GTalk service from api and cannot afford giving prize to an > application which wont work on the actual device ! are there any > finalist appllications using GTalk service ? > > if we had any clue, we would develop some other application or maybe > wouldn't develop any. it is really wasted months of work. google > should mention this earlier.. > > more about BabelFish and a short discussion about ADC judgement can be > found > at:http://groups.google.com/group/android-challenge/browse_thread/thread... > > r a f t --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
