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I had figured it was only a matter of time before google would roll out a new mobile phone however I did not anticipate it would be as early as 2008.
T-Mobile's G1 (in the image above) will go on sale Oct. 22 for $179. Customers are required to sign up for a 2 year service with Tmobile if they want this phone.
It is the first mobile phone to run the Google operating system, Android. Android is the free software that powers the G1. Android is very important in Google's effort to make their search engine accessible on cells and PC's. Google feels that they have an untapped market estimating around $20 billion in the mobile world.
How does it stand against the iPhone? The G1 features a small keyboard, a handy trackball similar to those on the crackberries, and a higher-resolution, three-megapixel camera (versus the two-megapixel camera on the iPhone). One thing about this phone that does not stand against the iPhone i that songs purchased from Apple's iTunes will not be playable unless they are in MP3 format. Well there's good news for those of you who want to buy the G1, Rhapsody, the music product that rules the world, offers mostly mp3's! So go and sign up. (www.rhapsody.com/mp3). However, one huge downfall with this phone is that there's no headphone jack. WTF? The G1 does not have a 2.5-mm or 3.5-mm headset jack. That means you have to use a USB adapter if you want listen to music.
Overall, its great that Google keeps the entire tech industry on its toes by coming out with competitive products. Competition is great for the consumers because it really produces excellent products. It is only a matter of time that Yahoo and Microsoft join the game and release their mobile device. I hope that Google sees enough interest to continue their developement and perhaps come up with a phone (not this one) that will surpass the iPhone. So far, nothing comes close and I wish I had AT&T but I have to stick with Verizon. its just the best overall phone network.
(Rubin, T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Cole Brodman, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Schläffer, and Chou)
I had figured it was only a matter of time before google would roll out a new mobile phone however I did not anticipate it would be as early as 2008.
T-Mobile's G1 (in the image above) will go on sale Oct. 22 for $179. Customers are required to sign up for a 2 year service with Tmobile if they want this phone.It is the first mobile phone to run the Google operating system, Android. Android is the free software that powers the G1. Android is very important in Google's effort to make their search engine accessible on cells and PC's. Google feels that they have an untapped market estimating around $20 billion in the mobile world.
How does it stand against the iPhone? The G1 features a small keyboard, a handy trackball similar to those on the crackberries, and a higher-resolution, three-megapixel camera (versus the two-megapixel camera on the iPhone). One thing about this phone that does not stand against the iPhone i that songs purchased from Apple's iTunes will not be playable unless they are in MP3 format. Well there's good news for those of you who want to buy the G1, Rhapsody, the music product that rules the world, offers mostly mp3's! So go and sign up. (www.rhapsody.com/mp3). However, one huge downfall with this phone is that there's no headphone jack. WTF? The G1 does not have a 2.5-mm or 3.5-mm headset jack. That means you have to use a USB adapter if you want listen to music.
Overall, its great that Google keeps the entire tech industry on its toes by coming out with competitive products. Competition is great for the consumers because it really produces excellent products. It is only a matter of time that Yahoo and Microsoft join the game and release their mobile device. I hope that Google sees enough interest to continue their developement and perhaps come up with a phone (not this one) that will surpass the iPhone. So far, nothing comes close and I wish I had AT&T but I have to stick with Verizon. its just the best overall phone network.
(Rubin, T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Cole Brodman, Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Schläffer, and Chou)
