Last week Google announced the Open Handset Alliance, to improve the mobile experience and Android, their open platform for mobile devices.
Today, the team is releasing an early look at the Android SDK for developers interested in building applications.
Google also announced the Android Developer Challenge, which provides $10 million in awards for developers who build applications for Android.
The award money will be distributed equally between two Android Developer Challenges:
- Android Developer Challenge I: Will accept submissions from January 2 through March 3, 2008.
- Android Developer Challenge II: This part will launch after the first handsets built on the platform become available in the second half of 2008.
In the Android Developer Challenge I, the 50 most promising entries received by March 3 will each receive a $25,000 award to fund further development. Those selected will then be eligible for even greater recognition via ten $275,000 awards and ten $100,000 awards.
Here’s Sergey (below) demonstrating Android. More YouTube videos are available on Engadget and the Open Handset Alliance Project.
