According to the NYT, the Google Android phone, also known as the HTC Dream, will be here before the end of the year. Here's a video that purports to show the phone (warning: creepy breathing)
What sets the Android apart? Like the iPhone, it runs on an open platform. Unlike the iPhone, it has (allegedly) a touch screen and a full keyboard. It integrates tightly with Google apps (of course). Nice.
Oh, the timing. I just got an iPhone and now this. How long before it's commonplace to own a string of mobile devices? I want to collect phones like some people collect shoes.
And with that, friends, I'm off for a week. The Blogust challenge is fun and has helped me be a little more flexible in creating blog content. That said, I think I can only reasonably do it when I'm at work. I need to rest and build energy for the start of classes and the Open House! See you in about a week.
What sets the Android apart? Like the iPhone, it runs on an open platform. Unlike the iPhone, it has (allegedly) a touch screen and a full keyboard. It integrates tightly with Google apps (of course). Nice.
Oh, the timing. I just got an iPhone and now this. How long before it's commonplace to own a string of mobile devices? I want to collect phones like some people collect shoes.
And with that, friends, I'm off for a week. The Blogust challenge is fun and has helped me be a little more flexible in creating blog content. That said, I think I can only reasonably do it when I'm at work. I need to rest and build energy for the start of classes and the Open House! See you in about a week.
I failed to understand the significance of Android. There are 3 leaders who only going to get bigger: WM, Apple and BlackBerry. Each of them has its own image: Apple - cool, BB - for work, WM - can do everything others can, but better. There are also Symbian, Linux and Palm: Palm and Linux are dying off, Symbian is there because its there and no other reason (I doubt anyone cares for Symbian anymore). Where does Android fit in it? Will it be better for emailing than BB? Will it be better all-around device than WM, or will it be cooler than Apple? Yeah, sure, it has huge "Search Google" on the home screen, how cool is that? But seriously, who will be going for an Android phone? The same people who screamed and demanded Linux OS on a phone? Well, look at how many of them purchased Linux-based devices afterward.
I failed to understand the significance of Android. There are 3 leaders who only going to get bigger: WM, Apple and BlackBerry. Each of them has its own image: Apple - cool, BB - for work, WM - can do everything others can, but better. There are also Symbian, Linux and Palm: Palm and Linux are dying off, Symbian is there because its there and no other reason (I doubt anyone cares for Symbian anymore). Where does Android fit in it? Will it be better for emailing than BB? Will it be better all-around device than WM, or will it be cooler than Apple? Yeah, sure, it has huge "Search Google" on the home screen, how cool is that? But seriously, who will be going for an Android phone? The same people who screamed and demanded Linux OS on a phone? Well, look at how many of them purchased Linux-based devices afterward.
I’m looking to buy a new mobile phone, so I’ll take a closer look to decide if I’ll buy it or not.