Seven Styrofoam beer coolers stuffed with Google’s latest Nexus S and a wide-angle sport camera were lifted up at the amazing altitude of 32 000 meters attached to some huge weather balloons. All of the coolers returned successfully to Earth and were picked by the Google team, so don’t expect a Nexus S landing on your balcony any time soon.
The purpose of this was to test all the device sensors and its performance under different environments such as the freezing near-vacuum conditions on the edge of space. And also, I guess, create a nice viral ad for the Nexus S.
The gathered data include accelerometer, GPS, compass and gyroscopic readings. All the boxes were equipped with GPS transponder, a radio transmitter and an antenna to broadcast their exact position.
Wonder how the coolers made it back to the mainland? With parachutes, of course!
The purpose of this was to test all the device sensors and its performance under different environments such as the freezing near-vacuum conditions on the edge of space. And also, I guess, create a nice viral ad for the Nexus S.
The gathered data include accelerometer, GPS, compass and gyroscopic readings. All the boxes were equipped with GPS transponder, a radio transmitter and an antenna to broadcast their exact position.
Wonder how the coolers made it back to the mainland? With parachutes, of course!
