tirsdag den 23. september 2008

Google's Android Era Set To Begin

Endnu et indbydende interface. Før var det kun Apple og B&O, men efterhånden må man give Googles designere ros for at de også bare kan det der. Det skal vise sig om designet også holder i praksis.
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Yet another gorgeous looking interface. Before it were only Apple and B&O but lately Googles designers have shown us that they can match up. In near future we will know if the nice interface also works well in the real world.
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Android Market's open content distribution system will help end users find, purchase, download, and install various types of content on their Android-powered devices. Android's My Downloads screen will let users track applications they've installed from Android Market. The cab4me application, a $275,000 winner in Google's Android Developer Challenge I, uses the phone's GPS to automatically call a cab to any location. Ecorio runs in the background on your phone, keeping track of your movements and tallying up the trips that you take each day. Ecorio, a winner of $275,000 in Google's Android Developer Challenge I, calculates a user's travel carbon footprint and suggests ways to reduce energy consumption. Select trip and Ecorio shows how to make the same journey using public transit, if available. It also displays carpools that are available for that trip.

When Google unveiled its Android mobile software platform last November, it was clear that the search giant had broader ambitions than just a Gphone.

The Linux-based open source platform and the Google-backed Open Handset Alliance are seeking to merge the openness of the Internet with the mobile space. These lofty goals potentially make Android a major disruption in the mobile communications industry. However, multiple questions remain. 

One thing for certain, T-Mobile will officially announce the first Android-powered handset on Sept. 23. While details aren't official, FCC filings suggest the Dream (or G1) will sport a large touch screen that flips out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard.

The smartphone is expected to have built-in Wi-Fi, GPS, and will be capable of using T-Mobile's expanding 3G network. It's expected to be on sale in mid-October, and the handset will undoubtedly have an entire industry watching it.

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