Remember the first Google Nexus phone,
the HTC built Nexus One? It looks like the phone is ending its life
as an Astronaut.
As part of a new project to lower the
cost of satellites, NASA successfully launched NASA's 10cm-cubed
CubeSat Satellites. The CubeSat's are constructed from commercial
off-the-shelf components, which each satellite costing between
US$3500 and US$7000 to build. To keep the costs down, unmodified
smartphones are used as the computer for the satellite. Three Android
powered HTC Nexus One phones get the honor of powering the first
CubeSat's.
They Nexus One's are equipped with a
larger lithium-ion battery pack and a more powerful radio for
transmitting data. Other than that, it really is just an off-the
shelf Android phones. The phone camera is even used to capture and
transmit images.
I was pretty sure I would be picking up a Samsung Galaxy S4 to replace my HTC Desire HD. Now, I really feel like maybe taking ONE more spin with HTC.
I was pretty sure I would be picking up a Samsung Galaxy S4 to replace my HTC Desire HD. Now, I really feel like maybe taking ONE more spin with HTC.
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