Android Developer Challenge 2 winners announced, makes for a convenient shopping list

Google just wrapped up the second coming of its festive Android Developer Challenge, an invitation to all comers to submit awesome apps in exchange for cash prizes (a whopping $100,000 for winners in each category, plus $150,000 for the overall champion). What made ADC 2 an especially exciting event was the fact that Google turned voting over to the public with a special ADC app giving users access to nominees' binaries, so the winners that you see here weren't selected by a hand-picked group of VIPs alone -- votes from around the world got factored into the results. It's a great opportunity for users to find out about some of the best apps available to the Android community right now, and there are some doozies in here -- we're particularly amped about SweetDreams and Andrometer, but judging from the icons alone, we're in for a wild ride across the board.

[Dallasm Posted Dec 1st 2009 6:48PM]

How about a review of the winners?

[CowBell Posted Dec 1st 2009 6:55PM]

Now would the *search* master please put the finishing touches on a *searchable* and properly categorized market for all android apps???

[InnocentEd Posted Dec 1st 2009 7:54PM]

I had the ADC 2 app and tried most of those apps then reviewed them :) It was a really cool way to get users into new applications and allowing for more exposure to the apps that really were great.

Glad to see a few that I really like won in their respective categories!! Looking forward to full versions of them all

[HTCBossman Posted Dec 2nd 2009 9:07PM]

We need some full proof apps. Our apps need to be worth downloading than the ones on the IPhone. Congrats to the winners! Hope you made some good apps.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 3rd 2009 10:49AM]

Engadget, let's see some reviews of the winners please! Maybe a poll for most popular app?

[Chris Ziegler Posted Dec 3rd 2009 11:46AM]

@(Unverified) We've got some exciting developments on the way for mobile app reviews on Engadget Mobile, but nothing to announce just yet. Stay tuned!

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 3rd 2009 11:58AM]

@Chris Ziegler COOL!