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Android Game Turns Linux Phones into Paintball Guns

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 18, 2008

“A new game for Google’s Linux-based Android platform uses WiFi,
GPS, and phone-camera technology, along with Google maps, to create
a first-person shooter game you can play ‘anytime,
anywhere–against real people,’ according to publisher W2Pii
Entertainment.

“Once a user downloads and activates the Java-based WiFi Army,
says W2Pii, the game scans for other users within 300 feet and sets
up a direct WiFi connection, swapping photos of each player for
identification purposes…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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