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<title><![CDATA[Space tech helping French find parking spots Oui!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[You're in a dense urban neighborhood, and you're looking for parking. You could circle for half an hour, swearing at the guy who stole the space you totally saw first, or you could rely on technology developed to explore Venus to nab a spot. And you thought free parking was just a square in Monopoly.(Credit:Video screenshot by Matt Hickey/CNET) While parking might not sound like the concern of space agencies, France is literally using space-age technology to solve a mundane Earth-bound problem. The tech was originally developed to help balloons communicate with each other, as they floated through the clouds of Venus. The host balloons would have sensors that detect changes in the electromagnetic environment around them and send data to other balloons to help map the atmosphere.  The project was grounded due to budget cuts, though, so the tech was recycled into the pavement of France's fourth largest city, Toulouse, where the sensors are connected to one another under the pavement via coaxial cables.The parking system is the work of a local start-up called Lyberta and the Centre Nationale d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES), France's counterpart to NASA, which is also based in Toulouse. There are about 3,000 of the sensors, spaced about 9 inches apart beneath the pavement, and each can detect a parking spot within a little fewer than 1,000 feet. Together, they can pinpoint areas that have available parking. The data is then shared in real time via a free smartphone app that displays a green icon to indicate a free parking spot.The overall goal of the program is to help reduce urban air pollution, much of which is blamed on drivers circling for parking (Patrick Givanovitch of Lyberta says 60 percent of carbon dioxide emissions in Toulouse comes fromcars whose drivers are searching for parking and waiting behind delivery trucks). The tech could also be used to more quickly pinpoint cars that are parked illegally, which could raise revenue for the city and open more spots for other drivers.I plan on sending a copy of this post to the leaders of my city, Seattle, which has been going through similar parking woes lately. More parking in the city center means more revenue to local businesses, and that means more jobs in a state facing almost 10 percent unemployment.There are, of course, other parking apps that help drivers find parking. But this one has space technology, and space technology is awesome, isn't it(Via ITworld) <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Googlea4a4s Eric Chu explains Android Marketplace rejections, in-app purchases]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite the explosive growth of Android, application developers have voiced their share of complaints about the platform. Eric Chu, group manager of Android, tried to address some of those concerns today while speaking to an audience of developers at the Inside Social Apps InFocus conference in San Francisco.Most specifically, he talked about the rejection of a4Amobile arcade applicationa4 Kongregate from the Google Android Marketplace.a4AIt&amp;'s clear within our terms of services that you should not distribute a competing marketplace or store,a4 Chu said. Applications that sell physical products or virtual goods are fine, but competing app stores are not. And Kongregate, in Googlea4a4s eyes, was clearly an app store. (Ia4a4m pretty sure Chu wasna4a4t commenting on the fact that Kongregate was just added to the Marketplace again. With the new app, in an attempt to get around Googlea4a4s restriction, games arena4a4t downloaded onto the phone.)That seems like an interesting statement coming from Google, which is constantly touting its openness, especially when comparing Android to Applea4a4s App Store. But Chu said ita4a4s important to distinguish between Android as a platform, which is totally open, and Googlea4a4s Android Marketplace, which Google needs to control more tightly, so that apps deliver a good user experience across multiple devices. If developers dona4a4t like the Marketplacea4a4s restrictions, thata4a4s why there are a number of other Android app stores.a4ACompetition is always good,a4 Chu said.Another big topic during the panel was the Marketplacea4a4s lack of support for in-app payments, which has been cited as one of the reasons that Android app developers arena4a4t making as much money as their counterparts on the iPhone. Chu said his team is working hard to add that feature as soon as possible. In the meantime, he said Google doesna4a4t want developers using other in-app payments options in the Marketplace &amp;8212' because again, it wants to protect that user experience.Next Story: Sequoia Capital rakes in $1.3B for the Valley and China Previous Story: Superstar Marc Bodnick leaving Yelp, Facebook investor Elevation PartnersPrintEmailTwitterFacebookGoogle BuzzLinkedIn      DiggStumbleUponRedditDeliciousGoogleMore&amp;8230'          Tags: Android, Android Marketplace, in-app paymentsCompanies: Google, KongregatePeople: Eric Chu          Tags: Android, Android Marketplace, in-app paymentsCompanies: Google, KongregatePeople: Eric ChuAnthony is a senior editor at VentureBeat, as well as its reporter on media, advertising, and social networks. Before joining the site in 2008, Anthony worked at the Hollister Free Lance, where he won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association for breaking news coverage and writing. He attended Stanford University and now lives in San Francisco. Reach him at anthony@venturebeat.com. (All story pitches should also be sent to tips@venturebeat.com) You can also follow Anthony on Twitter. Have news to share Launching a startup Email: tips@venturebeat.comVentureBeat has new weekly email newsletters.  Stay on top of the news, and don't miss a beat.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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