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[PETITION] Vote for Samsung to cheer up trapped Chilean miners!

Samsung, help cheer up the trapped Chilean miners
As many of you will know, at the very moment 33 miners are trapped inside a collapsed mine. Until rescuers are able to get to them, there is very little the miners can do except to try to stay alive. It is estimated that it may take until Christmas, 4 months(!) from now, until they can be rescued.
Ongoing news coverage via Google News (link)
Carilion Clinic doctor says Chilean miners face mental health concerns (link)
Trapped Chile miners: Nasa asked to 'help with psychological trauma' (link)
As explained by a NASA astronaut, trying to stay alive while being trapped in a very small confined space means much more than just getting enough to eat and drink. It is very important psychologically for the miners to have something to do to pass the time, to keep them from going insane during their long wait for rescue.
Currently, the only way rescuers are able to transport items to and from the place where the miners are trapped is by some narrow, extremely long bore shafts. There is no way to send down very large or heavy objects...but small, light smartphones should not be a problem!
Being a gadget freak like many of you probably are, too, I would like to petition Samsung to provide the miners with some of our beloved Galaxy S phones
Of course, making ordinary phone calls would be impossible down at that depth underground, but it would certainly be possible for the miners to make video recordings. Maybe even a wireless hotspot device lowered down into the shaft would enable the miners to video call their loved ones topside.
Also, the miners can use the excellent multimedia features to watch movies, listen to music, read ebooks and maybe play some games while they are down there.
I believe it would be a very generous gesture if Samsung could provide these desperate lonely people with something to cheer them up.
This is why I would like to ask you to sign this petition so we can present it to Samsung asking them to help the miners in Chile.
Please reply to this petition by stating your name and any contact info you wish to share. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
Signed,
Alain Kalker, Enschede, The Netherlands.
MOD: Chainfire, mikechannon, would you please consider crossposting this thread to the relevant forums, maybe link to it from the portal? Thanks in advance!

One question..how do they charge the phones?

What about batteries... should they send down a new box every day?
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External high capacity USB chargers with replaceable packs (5000mAh+) should do the trick. I've no doubt Samsung can come up with the right specs for those. Beats having to peel off the back cover with gritty hands anytime!
If even NASA's on the job, running out of juice will be the least of the problems

NASA has a wii....
I vote for playboy magazines.

they can probably lower a very long extension cord and usb charger for every one
i saw some video of the miners on the news
they have some sort of webcam down there

Many mining companies send stuff like ipods down anyway (at least they did in Australia). Mining companies are nearly pure profit, so they should be doing this anyway..

In that case, they might as well send down a iPhone4. Not like they are going to get reception problems down there

I wonder if Iridium Sat phones work down there..

battery
I do hope samsung battery does not explode under extream temperature down there.
There is not point have android phone without market. So they need internet too.
I think iphone work better down there.
1. Samsung screen is too bright down there
2. Iphone has more games in app store
3. They need flash to take photo and video. (i9000 does not have flash)

tyj82 said:
I do hope samsung battery does not explode under extream temperature down there.
There is not point have android phone without market. So they need internet too.
I think iphone work better down there.
1. Samsung screen is too bright down there
2. Iphone has more games in app store
3. They need flash to take photo and video. (i9000 does not have flash)
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I shouldn't have... but I lol'd...
Hemm, you have good intentions buddy, but I wonder if theres not better alternatives than galaxy s (even though we love our sgs).
Anyways, I hope they're out asap, before they even have the chance to accept these things.

oswade said:
I shouldn't have... but I lol'd...
Hemm, you have good intentions buddy, but I wonder if theres not better alternatives than galaxy s (even though we love our sgs).
Anyways, I hope they're out asap, before they even have the chance to accept these things.
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Well, name a better alternative
iPhone 4's are not such a great idea I think, their (external) antennas will short out in the probably damp conditions there. Lol about that one I dare you it's a serious concern.
Also I think the SGS is easily the phone with most features per ounce, so they're not just sending down a heavy stack of shiny pieces of glass (iPhones, whether Gorilla glazed or not). Dangerous that, if the payload gets unhooked!. Just imagine a stack of iPhones barrelling down a tube at terminal velocity, I wouldn't want to be anywhere near!
(Oh my, I've really become tipsy with sleep deprivation working on the fm radio fix, joking about such a serious topic.)
I really hope these people down there get all the help they need, FAST.

tyj82 said:
1. Samsung screen is too bright down there
3. They need flash to take photo and video. (i9000 does not have flash)
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1. works perfect for them to light up their way in the caves
3. they can use Night Mode

GPS Racing - [DEV]

Hi, I have an idea for an app but lack the knowhow to create it.
It is a relatively simple idea, an app that allows you and your friends to connect to a "racing track" (Made on google maps) and for it to show your friends speed, distance in front of you and the remaining distance of the track.
I have not been able to find anything similar to this on the market. If anyone thinks this app would be useful/cool and wants to develop it please let me know.

I like thw way your thinking but this has sooo many flaws that would just not make it marketable.
Is this for being on foot? If so, not bad, but quite dull I imagine.
If its by car, then youre inciting speed, using a mobile whilst driving, and not paying attention to the road.
Maybe if you had a start position, and then the end position, plus the route was secret til tou reached certain checkpoint?
posted direct from the legend that is the x10i... the fastest processor, the slowest response...

Lmao. It would be sweet. But I can't help think of death and a complete disregard for traffic laws while using this type of app. Hilarious.
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Dr_Ownage said:
Hi, I have an idea for an app but lack the knowhow to create it.
It is a relatively simple idea, an app that allows you and your friends to connect to a "racing track" (Made on google maps) and for it to show your friends speed, distance in front of you and the remaining distance of the track.
I have not been able to find anything similar to this on the market. If anyone thinks this app would be useful/cool and wants to develop it please let me know.
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If you are talking about running, I believe CardioTrainer has a feature to race people around the world. I have not tried it out.

i think (hope) that dr_ownage it's referring to something like trackaroo but reference to your friends / anyone who use the app on the same track.
For example I used to record and post videos when "racing" in Monza Gp Track once a year; it would be good to see pals times in real-time while driving and "race" a little bit.
Sometime you are half a lap distant of your pal and no one wants to stop and wait for the others (yep we are competitive and we have payed fair enough to waste even a single second).
+1 for the idea, I could've helped (I'm a java developer) but I have my hands full with other projects.
Regards

It does not necessarily require the disregard of laws. You see there would be certain areas of road where the speed limit is far beyond what someone would/could reach around an uphill curvy road.
On google maps you can make routes could we use this predetermined route as our race track?
Could we display this map on the bottom half of the screen?
on the top half could we have rectangular boxes filling the screen in width displaying |driver name|current speed|distance in front|
eg.
|John|60km/h|50m |
|Matt|62km/h|25m |
|Me |58km/h|-----| (display this one larger)
|Mike|65km/h|-20m|
then if mike we to over take me, his name would swap position with mine.
I was thinking there should be an emergency button so if someone has a problem you can hit the button and their name on everyones screen would start flashing so people know to stop and wait.
Could the times and tracks be stored and recorded, for ghost racing (beat your own times or friends time without them been there)?
I dont think this app would mean you have to break the law it would just be a good way to go driving together in general. There are lots of roads where the speed limit is FAR above what you can reach around when your going uphill and around a corner.

[Review]My Adam Review

Finally my day off!
This has been a busy week at work and a lot of changes happening so quickly I haven’t had a proper chance to use my Adam as I wanted, but now I can give you a proper review of my experience so far.
First of all I want to share some information about me just so you don’t think im a biased person or working for Notion Ink.
My name is Bruno Alexandre, im 27 years old and im from Portugal, I work in a ISP and in a daily base I deal with equipments of every kind and all kind of applications.
I’m a gadget lover, I simply adore every details that a manufacturer places on a equipment and im very picky about build quality and software design, I prefer a practical design to something with a “bling” effect.
I started following the Adam back on CES 2010, Rohan ideas and vision attracted me, his way of thinking was just what I was looking for, a project that isn’t thought to the “elites” and accessible to everyone, the concept he had back then of the Adam was simple but practical and the way he just showed Slashgear a working concept, instead of just a video or something has we've seen recently on others, shown me he wasn’t there to fool anyone and he believed in it and so did I and that’s how I started to follow Notion Ink. Every update afterwards and the open communication he had with the community was something I have never seen before and I always hoped for from other companies, the project started to get even better with the first sketches of the Adam and continuous information he kept revealing about the hardware and the design behind, to a point I could not stand any more not having it and offered to pay ahead for my Adam, even before the Pre-order was known to public. I think when a project has a future, even coming from a company we never heard before is worth investing it is worth to support, and help in anyway possible.
Hardware & Design
As you have all seen the Adam hardware is no big news, every person that likes gadgets have heard of Tegra 2, Pixel Qi and all the other features, the Adam doesn’t bring nothing new in terms of technological innovation but it does bring a innovation in design.
The way it was built is just great, it was thought to be used on a daily base in any situation imaginable, the golden ratio does make a difference! The past 2 days I have used the Adam as a console, media player, work support and as a organizer, it fulfilled every expectation I had, it felt great in any handling position, feels strong being handled in any situation I came to face during my work, there's no crackling sound or protection caps coming off easily, the fingerprints are as bad as in a smartphone, you even cant feel the real weight it has and balances perfectly even by holding with just one hand while typing with the other! Have you ever tried to use the IPAD like that ? It just wobbles on your hand unless you have a case.
My colleagues at work also tried it and they were astonished how a small company from India was able to produce such equipment, they never even heard of Notion Ink or Adam, and they just loved to work with it. One of the biggest praises was the responsiveness of the touch screen and how smooth it was on Canvas to draw a line compared with a smartphone, the processing power and the speed of opening apps, video playback and specially the sniffer, many of them were Android users and they loved it.
Everything looks too perfect doesn’t it, well now its time for the bad parts, the screen protector first of all was awful, as bad as HTC screen protectors for smart-phones all the glare and reflections plus washed out colours made me rage, so I took it off and it felt much better.
The viewing angles of Adam are not very good either, not when compared with my Asus 1005HA LED Backlit screen or the Ipad, but it wasn’t meant to be looked from the side but head-on to be able to read so I take this as a small drawback.
The screen calibration in terms of brightness to contrast ratio is very bad, you notice it more when using at dark environment like the video shows below, but this is something that I think it could be easily fixed if we had the proper tools to mess with it like a normal desktop monitor OSD. (if there’s such tool please tell me since im a android newbie)
Pixel Qi, well this really does feel great, even tho sun is lacking here in Portugal this past days, ive used the Adam on the outside a lot and I love how the pixel qi works, it feels amazing being able to read everything without any problems, unique experience. Indoors even with low light conditions for example in bed with the night stand lamp it was readable or ( you will lol ) in the toilet !
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Sound quality was just .. man it was awesome, its louder than the Asus 1005HA and the bass is much better, connected to a sound system is just gives enough juice to make it worth, lacks some equalizer but I think there’s apps out there to do the job.
Camera is one of those things there’s not much to talk about, it's a 3.2 camera like many phones have, the swivel does make it good because you can just point it to what you want, using Google Goggles with it is very cool, the design here helps again, with one hand you can easily stabilize the Adam while the responsiveness of the screen helps out the shooting.
The battery when tested at work was empty after 8 hours of people messing with it, playing watching videos, testing VPN connections, downloading and navigating using the canvas, it was madness the number of fingerprints on the Adam, but it was still very readable. You could only notice the fingerprints on the borders.
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Software
Well the software is another issue, the idea behind Eden is good and I love the leaves, but not every application seem to have gone under proper testing or QA, they don’t fit well with each other and don’t respond properly sometimes to the commands you give to it, one of the examples is facebook tool, the cramped look of it and the minimized information makes it really annoying to work with.
The lack of Android Market to be able to get some of the Google Apps made the experience even worst, if Genesis isn’t ready yet then the Android Market should still exist in the meanwhile.
Mail app is very good, I enjoy the UI and how simple it looks while having every feature you need, its also very useful in a job like mine where im constantly receiving emails.
QuickOffice is also great, I work a lot with excel, acrobat, word and having the Adam around is a excellent working tool, I can give support to my colleagues in real time without having to go from one side to the other getting the information they need and taking time which is essential in my job.
The browser, I was kinda of disappointed with the UI from the browser, it felt.. wrong.. hard to explain, but once I got to work with the tabs I just loved how it felt, the idea of placing them like that helps a lot when you are consulting online or trying to get updated with the latest news in the gadget world, it was a fast experience with flash always loading in the websites quickly and with no issues.
The Video Player, had some issues, as you may have noticed on the video above, the sound and video were de-sync, I was using .wmv tried also .mkv and other formats, thought it was a issue with the internal SD Card, used my external one Class 6 and had the same issue, must be codec wise.
In the end I just preferred on having the LauncherPRO as my main screen since I could customize with every widget I wanted, with no limitations whatsoever as you can see on the video below, at least until NI can deliver a better interface or Honeycomb is out.
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Conclusion
I'm not an expert reviewer, nor I have experience in reviewing equipments, some of you may not agree with me on some aspects but in the end this was my experience, and I just wanted to share with you all. I enjoy every day with the Adam I have, and it will be my main support at home and works to organize my life.
Do I regret buying the Adam ? No I do not, the Adam is a great tablet.
Would I prefer the Xoom over the Adam ? I wont pay $700 for a barometer, but … I wouldn’t mind having the quality of its screen. Also I had Motorola equipments before and my experience was bad.. not with 1 but more than 4..
Hope you enjoyed.

Thanks for your review bro. I have been looking for a down to earth review for a while. I am probably waiting for the Asus transformer but I would love to try out an Adam and see if it would change my mind. I guess in the end the question is, will it get Honeycomb?
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jorny32 said:
Thanks for your review bro. I have been looking for a down to earth review for a while. I am probably waiting for the Asus transformer but I would love to try out an Adam and see if it would change my mind. I guess in the end the question is, will it get Honeycomb?
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App
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Rohan mentioned that they are working on honeycomb. If NI doesn;t bring it, the adam is pretty close to ASOP android, so I'm sure that the developers here will port it to the adam.

Thats what i hope also.

hmm..intresting review. Friend can you post some more of your experiences with Adam in detail. I would like to see how different application like
1) Rockplayer (for MKV,avi)
2) Laputa ebook reader
3) Google earth
and some good HD Games with motion sensors.

Video Playback
Do you think the video playback de-sync is because of the player?
Meaning that with another player this would not happen?

Good Review

zabaknilesh said:
hmm..intresting review. Friend can you post some more of your experiences with Adam in detail. I would like to see how different application like
1) Rockplayer (for MKV,avi)
2) Laputa ebook reader
3) Google earth
and some good HD Games with motion sensors.
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Sure ill post tomorrow probably.

Thanks for this review man. Appreciated. Looking forward to updates on your ongoing use.

Very nice and honest review. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Have you already rooted and installed market with NIH/XDA root packs? Or just using the update released by NI?

Thanks for the review.
I have been using Eden UI on G-Tab for a few days now, and I agree that it takes a little getting used to...and some of the Apps like Mail'd are good. Browser is so-so...and the keyboard could have used "Autoprompts" for words.

Thanks LeviathanPT for the review. I'll wait to pre-order my NI 3G+Pixel QI for the "general public".
Its good to read e-books and Comics?
Thanks

@ zabaknilesh
1) Rockplayer (for MKV,avi) - Still has the same desync issue even with rockplayer
2) Laputa ebook reader - Very cool app, i like the flipping pages transition and its very smooth and accurate, the books can be read very well. Also the thick part of the adam is excelent to grab and makes the reading experience much higher.
3) Google earth - Doesnt launch just crashes
4) Some good HD Games with motion sensors. - Is there any free games i could try ?
@tokyobreeze
Yes i have rooted using NIH since genesis isnt out and i dont want a limited (by software) equipment .
@SimonCt
Yeah reading e-books is awsome, comics is something i havent tried as a appbut ive been at some comic websites and its very cool.

Try jjComics Viewer if you can, The main use for me is read e-books and comics....
For ebooks im using Aldiko, that can be conected with Calibre

Thanks for your review. Very informative!

thanks
Thanks for this usefull review!

Very good review!
Did you try to re-load google earth and still crash?
Edit:
I see they got it working on the Viewsonic over here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10100271&highlight=google+earth#post10100271

Thanks for the comments guys, the google earth seems not to be compatible using the web android market and that guy doesnt supply the files needed :|

Flash
Have you been able to use a browser as the Skyfire with flash on it??

Hey guys I have made a review from my new adam with pixel qi! I also added a lot of pictures and two videos (showing eden, hardware, pixel qi outside, also made a comparison from screens of galaxy s and macbook pro, ... pictures and videos are on the second page) The review is in german, but pictures and videos can say more than 1000 words
Adam Tablet PC review with pictures and videos
please click on "gefällt mir" or I like button in the facebook fan box
Thanks!

What we want Glass to do

GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT​
I am making this thread so that we can communicate to the developers what we want to be able to do with Glass. Them having the devices in advance is a huge advantage to the costumer in the future. This will all go to waste if they don't know what the masses want from them. I encourage everyone to post what they would like to see in the new technology. I will update the list as people contribute.
1) The ability to send info pulled up on Glass to be sent to chrome browser on either a computer or a phone
2) The ability to store info of people you have met. Then later use facial recognition when we see them again to pull up info like there name, where we met them, and other relevant info.
2) Integration with Google Keep to be able to view and create lists and notes
3) A flashlight. I know the hardware limitations prevent this right now, but maybe by the final release they will include a LED.
4) Video playback for things like Netflix and HBOgo
5) Ability to track physical activity. It could replace things like Nike FuelBand and promote exercise
6) Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, and Foursquare integration
7) Real time translator. Both Samsung and Google have great apps, so integration of one, or a new one would be awesome.
Mods, if this is in the wrong place or would serve better function some where else, please move it there. Thanks

suprstar29 said:
Them having the devices in advance is a huge advantage to the costumer in the future.
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Why restrict it just to people who make costumes in the future? I say that the advance release should be a huge advantage to all consumers!
suprstar29 said:
1) The ability to send info pulled up on Glass to be sent to chrome browser on either a computer or a phone
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And, more importantly, vice-versa.
suprstar29 said:
4) Integration with Google Calender
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I'm pretty sure this is already there, out of the box.
suprstar29 said:
5) Ability to track physical activity. It could replace things like Nike FuelBand and promote exercise
6) Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Vine, and Foursquare integration
7) Real time translator. Both Samsung and Google have great apps, so integration of one, or a new one would be awesome.[/SIZE]
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Yes please.
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With regards to facial recognition, I want all of the following:
1.) Facebook can already scan my photos and attempt to identify my FB friends. I want Glass facial recognition to draw from FB to identify my friends IRL, based either on processing my existing network of tagged photos or via FB creating a facial recognition API that Glass can ping pics against. (The latter seems a little unlikely, but perhaps FB will see it as a way to get Google to do all the work and then it can release Facebook Glass based on Google Glass?)
2.) Glass should also consult an open database of public figures (politicians, FBI Most Wanted list, celebs) to identify individuals via facial recognition.
3.) Facial Recognition API that allows me to write an app or launch a widget whenever a person matching criteria is identified. (I want to write an app that, whenever I look at a politician, will do a public records look-up on his/her donors, identify the corporations, and overlay their logos at 40% opacity over the politician's clothes, making them look like a NASCAR driver sporting sponsor patches.)
These all require Google to expand the Glass APIs, though, and are not things that developers can do now.

I want video playback, netflix, hbo go, amazon etc if ti can mirror my phone that'd be ideal

The facial recognition will be amazing but there would be huge privacy concerns imho.
1. I want glass to be on both my eyes
2. Tech is getting better but battery life has stagnated. I want this to do better than a day.
Sent from my A89 using xda app-developers app

Dual eye Glass, 3D AR!
Facial recognition could be bad, how long until there's an app for searching for nude pics of someone?
Maybe I should patent that
Oh! I've just remembered why I want them.
Lifelogging, a GPS tagged photo every 15 minutes, just so I can remember what I've been up to.

A micro zoom lense on the camera so it can see far away like binoculars... or uniocular I dunno .. but yeah deffo zoom lense :3
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Past androids: HTC Hero - Sony X10 mini (rooted + mini cyanogenmod) - Orange Stockholm (rooted) :3

I want to put CM10.1 on it and thats all

WhatsApp
And the ability to see all notifications from the Smartphone

ebook reader
I'd love to have an ebook reader on glass.
It means I can run/bike and read a math book at the same time. They can't put mathematics books in to audiobook because of the symbols. The same goes for other technical books and also comic books I think.

I still find it hard to find any use for Glass, but reading what people want is certainly interesting.

I guess what we want Glass to do is lead the way into an augmented world where reality and technology co-exist to create a more informative, interactive, conscientious world through the direct access of information, in the moment that it is happening, with as little to no effort as possible.
Information can and is liberating. The more conscious we are of the world around us and of own our selves the more likely we are to change our bad habits and be more aware of what we are doing to ourselves, those around us, and the world around us.
We strive for moments that allow us to be fully in the moment, experiencing life, and add meaning to our lives. We are very much the construct of our past actions, our habitual behavior patterns, and of a consumeristic, capitalistic, money driven society driven in the areas of self-interest and mass manipulation that if we could reclaim our experience, reclaim our self integrity that would be a major step forward in humanity. And with instant worldwide connectivity and a global information database to rely on that could change the cultural agenda into what hopefully would be a more understanding, empathetic, knowledgeable, and connected world that we all can live and share in. But that's already here, the internet is it. So what of it? I guess now the task is to create a more seamless integration between technology and humanity, something easier to use, that's direct, personable, and performs the task at hand with as much user input or output he or she would like presented.
Many hurdles, and many afar away, but the path is there at least, It's happening.. the rest are in the details that lie ahead.

I want Google Glass to be able to show subtitels if I am watching a movie.
I want Google Glass to show me the keywords during my presentation in school for example.
I want Google Glass to show me where I can find good restaurants near to me too.

Not sure if it fits in this thread, but it would be nice in future hardware releases to make the screen size bigger. Especially for the price, I was expecting a bigger screen.

Sync with info from PC and Phone generally. That could do good.

I want:
- Smaller size
- Lighter weight
- Less heat
- Better battery life
- Faster boot up
- Nicer frame styles (current frames look like an enginerd designed them)
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The eye's optics limit Google contact lens since we're unable to focus and see anything that close. If we did we'd be annoyed by particles and imperfections on the cornea.
On the other hand, there's hope as experimental technology (bionic eye) sends video info to the retina enabling the blind to partially see. But it's very limited and only intended to treat a special disease.

Google and adverts freaking me out.

Evening all,
Have been having some odd things happen on my phone.
Sounds like I'm being paranoid but? I'm not so sure.
First one, was playing wordscapes, word game which has a bloody advert after every level pretty much, (Ive opted out of interest based ads on my phone bare in mind) I was sat there with pirates of the Carribbean on the TV, world's end I think and then an advert came up as I finished a level, pirates of the Caribbean advert? I thought weird, but carried on about my day.
Second one, just been watching Power (TV show) I'm sat in the same seat in my living room, phones next to me, there was an episode where they were in Miami (2nd season) then for some reason, I get a notification from Google showing me El Classico Miami pop up in my notification bar? I don't care for Barca or Real Madrid who will be playing in the game? Haven't Googled Miami at all and haven't ever wanted to go to Miami, just not somewhere I wanted to go.
So beyond these two occurrences I'm not sure if I'm being paranoid, but I'll keep an eye out for more.
Question is, is my phone listening to more than what I'm actually telling it, because if it is it's doing it by listening to the room I'm in?
Creepy and in all fairness I wouldn't put it past Google to do something like this.
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Yo
First off, yeah, you might be a little paranoid on this one.
I work in advertising, so there are sound explanations for both scenarios.
The pirates one is easy. Online ads (and then especially mobile ads) are often timed to TV schedules. At least I do that when there are gains to be had for it. (if you on the other hand watched a downloaded version, on a private htpc/device, I don't know. Coincidences do happen )
As the other one, I'm fairly sure that it's just you seeing connections where there is none.. You're a male that might have many of the same online patterns as many that are into soccer, so you're advertised to with the same content
I work with this so if there are questions on how we target, what we can (and can't) use, I'm happy to anser to the best of my abilities.

deecept said:
Yo
First off, yeah, you might be a little paranoid on this one.
I work in advertising, so there are sound explanations for both scenarios.
The pirates one is easy. Online ads (and then especially mobile ads) are often timed to TV schedules. At least I do that when there are gains to be had for it. (if you on the other hand watched a downloaded version, on a private htpc/device, I don't know. Coincidences do happen )
As the other one, I'm fairly sure that it's just you seeing connections where there is none.. You're a male that might have many of the same online patterns as many that are into soccer, so you're advertised to with the same content
I work with this so if there are questions on how we target, what we can (and can't) use, I'm happy to anser to the best of my abilities.
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I absolutely , categorically and always will, despise advertising, appreciate the money side of things however I believe it's a cancer of the modern age, it should be a completely choice.
It's possible that I've looked too much into it, however the timings are far too accurate for my liking, like it or not, the likes of Google do have control over your devices mic and do send data back and forth to their servers, it is improbable however it is also quite possible that It could happen.
I'll be tightening my Google settings some more.
Hate ads so much. They're nasty.
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dladz said:
I absolutely , categorically and always will, despise advertising, appreciate the money side of things however I believe it's a cancer of the modern age, it should be a completely choice.
It's possible that I've looked too much into it, however the timings are far too accurate for my liking, like it or not, the likes of Google do have control over your devices mic and do send data back and forth to their servers, it is improbable however it is also quite possible that It could happen.
I'll be tightening my Google settings some more.
Hate ads so much. They're nasty.
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