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Aloqa
Aloqa for the G1 and Android is an interesting push-based location-aware points of interest directory. You basically configure categories on the app that depict your interests (concerts, cafes, restaurants, theatre, etc.) and the app will automatically notify you when something interesting is happening close to your current location. Aloqa is a “fire and forget” app similar to locale, in that once you configure it you can just sit back and let the app do its thing, no need to keep reopening the app itself. You can just work with the notifications.
Notifications are highly configurable and you can setup customized alerts for each category. Unfortunately, you can’t configure based on time of day just yet. This app would integrate wonderfully with Locale – imagine if the app knew not to disturb you while you were at your workplace and held off notifications until you left. There are already a wealth of categories or channels available with the app. Enough to suit all tastes. If you like being pinged about the latest events around your city, this is a fantastic G1 app and can also come in handly while traveling.