http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/ Engadget Comments for NASA turns iPhone into chemical sensor, can an App Store rejection be far away? http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
Apple rejects NASA...

seriously I want a TRIQUARTER for cheap!]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 1:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
check radon levels in your basement

check any houses you're looking at buying for traces of chemicals related to meth labs (most state laws don't require disclosure or thorough clean up, and your family can get seriously sick)

check carbon monoxide levels

maybe even check your cars emissions levels (I think some places charge for that)

If it had a "scratch and sniff" feature (it does use "nanosensosr") it could even check products you buy for traces of dangerous chemicals like formaldehyde, coal tar, or even lead.

]]>Nov 13th 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/If the chlorine doesn't kill you the battery will]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/can I get a 'marketing gimmick'!]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
So the question isn't "why the iPhone?" but "why would they put it on any other device?"]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Consider that this wont be for the average Joe, but likely for industrial applications. Maybe the iPhone can be 'ruggedized' to withstand the abuse - in which case, I can see the platform (and others) being used.

This can probably have use in mining.]]>Nov 13th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
We actually went with the iPhone because it is "cool", but as I developed further, that was a horrible mistake.

So, yes, the iphone part was a marketing gimmick]]>Nov 13th 2009 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
If you have a specialised program that is really only of use to your company and a small collection of customers, then you don't particularly want to put it out on the App Store.
And you don't want Apple's approval. Apple really has nothing to do with it. It's your in-house project.

You'd be better doing this stuff on WinMo. (And that's not meant to be flamebait.)]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://developer.apple.com/iphone/program/apply.html]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
What if you only have 20 people in your little tech company?
The Enterprise Program is for companies with staff of 500 or more people.]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 14th 2009 12:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://iphonecto.com/2009/09/09/deploying-internal-enterprise-application-iphone/]]>Nov 13th 2009 7:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 7:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
People could download this app to be used on a wireless bluetooth device connected via a netbook, UMPC, smart phone or any other new device running Android. Because it was running on an open platform, the military could literally develop this to whatever form factor they want.

Oh wait, this is about the iPhone.

Never mind.]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
I understand all of the other objections, I'm not trying to address those... I agree.]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
I doubt their coders magically know Cocoa/ObjC because they may use unix/linux. If they want to code this for android or winmob then it would be trivial for them to do so.]]>Nov 13th 2009 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
Good eye NASA.]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
What rejection? ...

Engadget speculates and a few fools lacking in reading comprehension take the bait and accuse Apple of rejecting NASA. At least have some facts to back up your accusations. ]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/
So here's the bigger item on the table, we all know Apples opinion of it's users. Now we know NASA is one of those users. It does kind of put the moon bombing and the Mars Rover Crash into perspective. Maybe we should paint the shuttle yellow, and shorten it a bit. can hardly fault them for the bad lens on the Hubble now that you know they can't tell which application they are running.

Meanwhile at NASA:
Mission control tech: "Sir! The aliens are approaching but we thing we got the held back."
Mission commander: "What the hell are you talking about, we're trying to land the mars rover? What the hell? That's Space Invaders!!! That's not even your computer that's your Damn iPhone, what the hell is wrong with you people!?!?!"
]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/]]>Nov 13th 2009 8:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 9:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 9:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 9:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 10:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nice Star Trek reference.]]>Nov 13th 2009 10:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/I can see the iPhone commercials now. "If you want to know if terrorists released toxic chemicals or radiation into the air around you, there's an app for that!"]]>Nov 13th 2009 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/Nov 13th 2009 10:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/]]>Nov 13th 2009 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/nasa-turnes-iphone-into-chemical-sensor-can-an-app-store-reject/So you'll hang your phone on the ceiling every night? B/c the lower it is, the less likely it is to detect smoke.

"- portable baby-poop detector"
You gonna go around detecting baby poop? And if its your baby what's wrong w/ the usual way?]]>Nov 13th 2009 11:57AM