The google Android will roll out soon!
Filed Under (general) by Laura on 11-10-2008
The Google gPhone is nearly here: this is a T Mobile G1 handset that runs Google’s Android system. The handset has all the hallmarks of a Ultra Mobile PC, including a fully QWERTY keyboard and a track ball. If the iPhone is sexy without practicality then the Google gPhone is just the opposite. If it is trying to compete with the iPhone in the “desirable fashion statement” market then it is doomed to lose. It might just come through on practicality, though, so if it can compete for that slice of the market then it may stand much more of a winning chance. It’s also going to be a hell of a lot cheaper, which could well open it up to yet another market: the iPhone wannabes.
The Android platform will allow gPhone users to access most of Google’s suite of web apps and web properties. This includes YouTube, Google Maps and all of Google’s communication software.
As I alluded to earlier this really is not a sexy piece of kit, and if you were hoping for a step up from the iPhone then I’m afraid that the T Mobile G1 is just not there yet.
Rollout will begin in the States shortly.
