diff --git a/assets/gap.js b/assets/gap.js
index 973cb399..30236518 100644
--- a/assets/gap.js
+++ b/assets/gap.js
@@ -300,7 +300,13 @@ var Device = {
 		clearWatch: function(filter) {
 			window.DroidGap.notificationClearWatch(filter);
 		} 
-	}	
+	},
+	
+	http: {
+		get: function(url, file) {
+			window.DroidGap.httpGet(url, file);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 function gotLocation(lat, lon) {
diff --git a/assets/index.html b/assets/index.html
index f10e7784..d069a134 100644
--- a/assets/index.html
+++ b/assets/index.html
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ function onReceiveSms(number, message)
 	$('message').value = message;
 }
 
+http = function(func)
+{
+	if (func == 'get') {
+		Device.http.get($('httpGetUrl').value, $('httpGetFile').value)	
+	}
+}
+
+
 
 addLoadEvent(initGap);
 
@@ -123,6 +131,7 @@ addLoadEvent(initGap);
         <li><a href="#vibration" onclick="Device.playSound('on.mp3")">Play Sound</a></li>
         <li><a href="#photo" onclick="Device.Image.getFromPhotoLibrary();">Photo...</a></li>
         <li><a href="#notification" onclick="notification();">Notification...</a></li>
+        <li><a href="#http" onclick="http();">HTTP...</a></li>
         <li><a href="http://phonegap.com/" target="_self">About</a></li>
     </ul>
     
@@ -258,4 +267,26 @@ addLoadEvent(initGap);
     	</fieldset>
     </div>
     
+    <div id="http" title="http" class="panel">
+    	<h2>HTTP</h2>
+    	<p><i>Make sure your Android sdk sdcard is mounted!</i></p>
+    	<fieldset>
+    		<div class="row">
+    		<a class="button leftButton" type="submit" onclick="http('get');">HTTP get remote_url</a>
+    		</div>
+    	</fieldset>
+    	<fieldset>
+    		<div class="row">
+    		<label>remote_url:</label>
+    		<input type=text name="httpGetUrl" id="httpGetUrl" size=60 maxlength=2048 value="http://hullomail.com/hulloworld.mp3" style="width: 30ex"></input>
+    		</div>
+    	</fieldset>
+    	<fieldset>
+    		<div class="row">
+    		<label>destination:</label>
+    		<input type=text name="httpGetFile" id="httpGetFile" size=60 maxlength=2048 value="/hullophonegap.mp3" style="width: 30ex"></input>
+    		</div>
+    	</fieldset>
+    </div>
+    
 <div id="preloader"></div></body></html>
diff --git a/bin/DroidGap.apk b/bin/DroidGap.apk
index 1d748d5b..e7deffed 100644
Binary files a/bin/DroidGap.apk and b/bin/DroidGap.apk differ
diff --git a/bin/classes.dex b/bin/classes.dex
index 2033b46f..f89159ba 100644
Binary files a/bin/classes.dex and b/bin/classes.dex differ
diff --git a/bin/com/nitobi/phonegap/PhoneGap.class b/bin/com/nitobi/phonegap/PhoneGap.class
index de6ec807..52e39721 100644
Binary files a/bin/com/nitobi/phonegap/PhoneGap.class and b/bin/com/nitobi/phonegap/PhoneGap.class differ
diff --git a/bin/resources.ap_ b/bin/resources.ap_
index 0950b435..b5044bb1 100644
Binary files a/bin/resources.ap_ and b/bin/resources.ap_ differ
diff --git a/src/com/nitobi/phonegap/PhoneGap.java b/src/com/nitobi/phonegap/PhoneGap.java
index 8b0f6d63..faccb4be 100644
--- a/src/com/nitobi/phonegap/PhoneGap.java
+++ b/src/com/nitobi/phonegap/PhoneGap.java
@@ -233,6 +233,16 @@ public class PhoneGap{
     		mCtx.unregisterReceiver(mSmsListener);
     	}	
     }
-
+    
+    public void httpGet(String url, String file)
+    /**
+     * grabs a file from specified url and saves it to a name and location
+     * the base directory /sdcard is abstracted so that paths may be the same from one mobile OS to another
+     * TODO: JavaScript call backs and error handling
+     */
+    {
+    	HttpHandler http = new HttpHandler();
+    	http.get(url, file);
+    }
 }