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Our man Iyaz is on the seen for today’s T-Mobile event showcasing the G1 Android phone. Google’s mobile OS efforts will be in full regalia and I for one can’t wait for the 10:00 am start. Stay tuned to Gadgetell for updates as they happen.
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11:16 AMJG Mason said:
And that is it, Iyaz is headed downstairs to get some one-on-one alone time with the phone and promises to report back in ASAP with his thoughts. Don’t miss it.
11:12 AMJG Mason said:
Android is “as good a computer as you had a few years ago.” Is that a slam?
11:11 AMJG Mason said:
ha, called it an App store, not Android Market.
11:09 AMJG Mason said:
Google founders in the house
11:09 AMJG Mason said:
Q: iTunes and Skype? International usage?
A: supports AAC, WMA, Mp3; no DRM locked. Skype: not yet. Yes, internationally.
11:08 AMJG Mason said:
Q:Gmail future plans? (still in beta)
A: Gmail is robust, very fast. Good experience on phone. Gmail powered front end. first implementation of mobile presence.
11:06 AMJG Mason said:
Q: target market?
A: Mass appeal. consumer, not necessarily enterprise.
11:06 AMJG Mason said:
Q:Chrome browser?
A: Chrome-lite (if you like)
11:05 AMJG Mason said:
Q: Server sync? keyboard support?
A: google sync. handset only bluetooth.
11:05 AMJG Mason said:
Q: Marketing?
A: Google and T-Mobile will co market in October. Biggest ever for a mobile device. Interesting.
11:04 AMJG Mason said:
Q:Sim lock, WTF? (holy cow - the Q’er just said iPhone!)
A: $179 is a deal.
11:02 AMJG Mason said:
Q: Desktop app to sync?
A: no. sync happens in back end. designed to be its own deal.
11:02 AMJG Mason said:
Q: push email?
A: Push Gmail.
11:01 AMJG Mason said:
Q: Office file support? Any network?
A: read docs and excel files. No exchange compatibility…yet. Sim locked to TMobile
11:00 AMJG Mason said:
Q: “tethered modem?”
A: no tethering.
10:58 AMJG Mason said:
T-Mobile 3G mobile available to 80% of US market by Nov.
10:58 AMJG Mason said:
that is current tmobile customers can order online today.
10:57 AMJG Mason said:
order online today, Oct 22 launch, with 2 data plans. $25 or $35 for unlimited
10:57 AMJG Mason said:
Pricing: $179
10:56 AMJG Mason said:
here comes the Q&A
10:55 AMJG Mason said:
Ecorio on phone measuring your carbon footprint. Shopsavvy, turns G1 into barcode scanner
10:54 AMJG Mason said:
lots of “hey don’t mention that yet” in the developer video
10:54 AMJG Mason said:
Working hard not to mention iPhone and Apple
10:53 AMJG Mason said:
No hoop jumping - says developers. No, “you can’t do that”
10:52 AMJG Mason said:
3rd parties going to be important to Android success.
10:51 AMDoug Berger said:
“We really believe that open is going to drive the future of the mobile phone market”
10:50 AMDoug Berger said:
OMG OMG - All of the iPhone owners out there will appreciate this. It has copy / paste!
10:50 AMJG Mason said:
Android Market: easily download what you want. Pacman!
10:49 AMJG Mason said:
app specific searches get you answers faster
10:49 AMJG Mason said:
Music player integrates with web search and youtube
10:48 AMJG Mason said:
compass mode in google maps move the scene as you do. hot.
10:48 AMJG Mason said:
street view looks fast in Google Maps
10:47 AMJG Mason said:
programs work in background
10:47 AMJG Mason said:
long press on touch screen brings new options
10:46 AMJG Mason said:
drag and drop. music store from Amazon, with one click ordering
10:46 AMJG Mason said:
lots of iPhone like swiping, elegant looking in video clip
10:44 AMJG Mason said:
Size looks comfortable in hand…all brass posing with phones
10:43 AMJG Mason said:
accelerometer? looks like it
10:42 AMJG Mason said:
emphasizing Android strengths: open, more manufacturers…working hard to not mention iPhone
10:40 AMJG Mason said:
“fundamental shift on how, when and where people interact with the internet”
10:39 AMJG Mason said:
Three partners: HTC, T-Mobile and Google, so there has to be lots of back-patting before we get to the good stuff
10:37 AMJG Mason said:
make that future-proof
10:37 AMJG Mason said:
Android= open communication. Open platform is feature-proof.
10:36 AMJG Mason said:
Andy Rubin from Google now on stage
10:34 AMJG Mason said:
“robust wireless internet” is Andriod and T-Mobiles focus
10:33 AMJG Mason said:
T-Mobiles big wigs on stage…zzzz
10:27 AMJG Mason said:
They’ve just stopped playing odd square dancing music
10:19 AMJG Mason said:
There is the ten minute warning.
10:14 AMJG Mason said:
Amazon says their music store is preloaded on the phone, songs for .90 cents and lots of albums at $8.99. This could give iTunes a run.
10:07 AMJG Mason said:
Fun fact: G1 is a globular cluster, a large, bright ball of light consisting of at least 300,000 old stars. G1, also known as Mayall II, orbits the Andromeda galaxy (M31), the nearest major spiral galaxy to our Milky Way. Located 170,000 light-years from Andromeda’s nucleus, G1 is the brightest globular cluster in the Local Group of galaxies. At a distance of 2.9 million light years, it shines at 13.7 mag visual magnitude, and is thus visible as tiny patch in large amateur telescopes
10:05 AMJG Mason said:
Inside
10:00 AMJG Mason said:
Headed inside for badges Iyaz says there is lots of security on hand and lots of signage to let you know how much being first with Android means to T-Mobile.