App Expose: Tricorder by Moonblink

After a long spell of busy development work I am glad to announce I'm back. I have had the google g1 for 5 months now and its been a good journey. The greatest thing about this phone is the Android Market. This place keeps the momentum of a new toy to play with perpetual.

I want to talk about some of the discoveries I have found, starting off with a quick look at Tricorder by Moonblink.

http://www.androlib.com/android.developer.moonblink-Et.aspx

What does it do? I don't have a clue. But it sounds and I presume displays just as a 'real one'. There are some instructions and some of the screens I believe are functioning in some way measuring something.

Why do I like it? Its simple old school graphics appear to have been crafted by a Star Trek anorak probably reproducing faithfully every detail only the hardest of hard core trekkie geek could labour.

Its attention span is very low but like me you will just open the app just to hear the noises and marvel at what the dials actually mean and that's good enough.

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