Google Android app: Go green with Ecorio

Ecorio was one of the Android applications shown off at the T-Mobile G1 event. The app tracks “your mobile carbon footprint” and is one of the winners in the Google Android Developer Challenge.

Interface

Ecorio has a very easy and simple interface. The home screen shows your travel carbon footprint, displays some shortcuts and the four main features at the bottom of the screen (Start, Reduce, Inspire, and Offset). The application runs in the background and tracks your trips. There are no features hidden in a submenu of a menu. The entire application is laid out cleanly.

Inspire: Ecorio’s social network

“Inspire” is the cool social networking feature of Ecorio. This is the kind of thing where a social network makes a lot of sense. You can see how others are reducing their carbon footprint and put together a carpool using the Inspire feature.

Find out more about Ecorio after the jump!