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07.25.09Virtual Worlds, Calling Cards, and Identity InteroperabilityI was talking last night with someone about cell phones, which led to a discussion of the Google Android operating system for mobile, which led to me giving one of my pointless rants about how Google is sucking up information when we browse, when we e-mail, and who knows, maybe with Google voice they're going to AdWord my phone calls. He gave me the usual response, the one I just don't understand: "It's too late, we'll never close that door, get used to it....everything that can be known about you will be known" and he gave me a sort of ...
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05.23.08Google-Based Application Hosts 400 Concurrent Avatars in Virtual WorldEitarosoft has developed a 3D world based on the Google Android platform for mobile phones and advertises its claim that it can host 400 concurrent users within one environment, a clear knock on Second Life's 40-or-so avatar limit per sim. Says Eitarosoft: eitarosoft, inc. today announced that they have successfully developed a 3D virtual world service on Google's platform "Android". The conventional 3D virtual world service required the use of a very high-specific PC, but Android-mounted mobile devices will enable users to enjoy the 3D virtual world service with commonly available PCs because of the mobility and accessibility. Their video demos the world: Eitarosoft's ...
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