Pebblebox allows the user to publish and discover local events, theater schedules, housing, restaurants, tourism guide, etc. It is also a social platform in neighborhoods. Users can read and write geo-blogs, share experiences, and make new friends. Furthermore, it supports transactions on mobile phones. Users can sell and buy products, purchase tickets, make reservations, etc. PebbleBox uses the always-on data network connection provided by the Android platform to fetch user-interested content, make new posts, and complete transactions.

It also uses a background service to improve the energy efficiency by finding the best network conditions for communication. Furthermore, it uses the Android Map API to overlay a variety of selectable items on the map to maximize the space usage. This gives users a straightforward view of the current location, and a sense of distances and directions.

Pebblebox was a winner in the Android Developer Challenge. The developer won $100,000 with this application.

Labels: Android Apps

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