''#MAXS (Modular Android #XMPP Service) allows you to receive notifications and remote control your Android device over XMPP. You will need at least one transport component and one module besides MAXS main in order to make use of MAXS.''
http://projectmaxs.org/homepage/

I'm not shure for what it would be usefull, but I'm shure it is for some.

maybe for faking once geo-location with being in a different place then the phone is the only thing I can come up with right now