Anyone up for a riddle? What do you get when you combine Nextbit, a new company founded by two former Google execs and other tech industry rockstars, and Cyanogen, the creators of arguably one of the most well-loved custom ROMs available today? It's a trick question, because as of right now, nobody knows. Nextbit is making itself out to be the creator of, “…groundbreaking technology that will take [mobile] to the next level,” and if their team serves as any indicator of the kinds of ideas running the company, it may just be right. Tom Moss and Mike Chan are the heads of the young start-up; they are former members of the original Android team at Google, and they have been earnestly assembling a team of engineers and designers from Google, Amazon, Apple, Dropbox, and most recently HTC. HTC's Former senior VP of Design Scott Croyle has recently joined the Nextbit team at the same position.
So where does Cyanogen fit into all of this? A post was made on Google+ asking for intrepid users to fill out a survey to test something “really cool.” Unfortunately, no more information is given once the link has been followed, besides a requirement of owning a Nexus 5 or 7 and being willing to wipe it completely. There is also a section on the survey asking if you have any other devices you're interested in using for the “project.”
So head on over to the link posted below and enter in to take part in history! I've already entered and I'm more than willing to sacrifice my Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus' storage for whatever this “really cool” something may be.
Source: Nextbit Press
Source: Google+
Via: Engadget
