AT&T & Verizon's Worst Nightmare

Take really smart students, connect them to Android, Google's open phone spec, and ask them this question: What do you want your cell phone to be able to do?

Here are some answers.

"One project named GeoLife gives users a way to set to-do lists and get reminders on their phones. Walk by the market, and the device might buzz with a message that you're supposed to pick up milk. Another effort, named Flare, was designed to help small businesses like pizza shops cheaply track their drivers.

Then there was Locale, which lets users configure their phones to automatically adjust their settings when the devices detect themselves in certain zones. So you might set your phone to automatically go into vibrate mode in the office and silent mode at the movie theater, and ring everywhere else."

WiMax, combined with open source apps like Android, will change how the world communicates. (Can you hear me now? - Verizon tagline)

Clearwire beckons.

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