Android Development Challenge experience

Did anyone hear about ADC2? It is a challenge organized by Google in order to promote Android.
I've heard about it in May 2009.

We have a lot of experience in writting Java code so we thought that participating would be a very good idea. Therefore, we started learning Android.
After working with it on a daily basis for some time now, I have a few considerations I want to make about its features. It implies:
- simple java based API;
- very good layers organization;
- powerfull system calls;
- small learning curve.

We have chosen one of the company ideas about a product and decided to implement it in Android.
A team of 6 Java developers started to implement it and we were ready by the end of August.

On the 30th of August 2009, we submitted the application to ADC.
When the first phase of the challenge ended, we were hoping that someone would review our application :) (I'd say that Google could improve the process a little bit: we were expecting at least one confirmation email, but it wasn't the case.)
We got our first feedback over email, eventually (a reviewer said the application is COOL).

On the 6th of November we finally got an email from Google saying that we were in the Finals (we were very happy). (thought the email went in SPAM :)).

This morning (December 1st, 2009) we received a message with an amazing news: "Your application, Trip Journal, was chosen by users and judges as the #1 winner in the Travel category." 
What can we say :)? --> JOS PALARIA :).

Are you curious about our application? Here's a short description of it:
Trip Journal is the ultimate trip tracking and sharing solution currently available on Android powered Smartphones. Impress your friends by sending them real time updates from the places you are visiting. GPS route tracking, record waypoints, photos & notes, trip statistics, KMZ & Picasa exports, incorporated Google Maps.

More information on: http://www.iqapps.eu/tripjournal

See you all soon on the Android market!!