whatsopen

Valleywag has revealed what a source tells it is the first Android app. Or, at least, Valleywag has revealed what its source tells it is an app created by the company that has also written the first Android app. Got that?

The company is WhatsOpen.com, and apparently they have a secret little bit of software that shows nearby stores and their operating hours. Apparently this bit of software has, umm, been ported to Android. Or WhatsOpen.com has written software for Android that does kinda the same thing. Or something. The article's kinda vague, but, hey they have screenshots!

This is pretty much exactly what Leo Laporte has been saying all along (as well as a few others). The real power of Google in the mobile space is in localized advertising. Mash up GPS, Google Maps, and advertising and pretty soon your phone is telling you that there's a good burritto to be had in a little Mexican place just around the corner from where you're currently standing.