Here is a Video showing some of the things the new T-Mobile G1 can do.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Panoramio Application for Android, T-Mobile G1
The application starts by showing your current location in a custom MapView. You can pan and zoom this map to choose the area you want to search.
Once you have selected a search area, the application downloads thumbnails of the most popular photos taken within that area.
You can tap on an item to see more details.
You can use the menu to find more pictures by the same
photographer or to see the original photo on the Panoramio site. You can find the location of the photo in
the real world. You can show the location on the map along with your
current location.
Or, you can bring up a radar view that uses the compass and GPS to show
you the location of the photo in relation to your own location.
Once you have selected a search area, the application downloads thumbnails of the most popular photos taken within that area.
You can tap on an item to see more details.
You can use the menu to find more pictures by the same
photographer or to see the original photo on the Panoramio site. You can find the location of the photo in
the real world. You can show the location on the map along with your
current location.
Or, you can bring up a radar view that uses the compass and GPS to show
you the location of the photo in relation to your own location.
T-Mobile G1 Press Confrence, Google, HTC, T-Mobile Live Blogging
T-Mobile G1 Worlds first Android Phone from Google, launched on both sides of the Atlantic at the same time. On the market by the end of this year.
Creating an open mobile internet and platform. Mobile internet will be dominant in the future, Mobile Traffic has grown 250%.
Committed to open mobile platforms. G1 brings open mobile platform to market for the first time.
Develop Applications and also make Android better, Android is future proof.
HTC, Google, T-Mobile shares same vision making mobile internet open and fun. Want to make internet experience more enjoyable.
Iconic Design (G1) maximize mobile experience, touch screen, keyboard appeals to many people, nothing like it on the market. Flexible and very powerful.
Mobile Internet lags in the USA by 16%, T-Mobile and Android want to change that.
http://announcement.t-mobileg1.com/#
Showing Phone now with teaser reel, looks like pictures. Taking Photos and getting ready to do live demonstrations.
Touch Screen, swipe across to see, long press for more features. Frame pictures to add on home screen. Drag and Drop on Home Screen.
Amazon.com one click MP3 ordering. Long press for more song options.
Multitasking, full slide out keyboard. Contacts, click to go to address with map. Directions, Traffic View, Street View (Google).
Compass moves as you move the phone.
Web Browser (Full Featured) zoom, multiple tabs, dedicated search button, search from anywhere on device (Contacts, Web) Send links by email right from browser (Gmail).
Applications:
Android Market on Phone, with user ratings. Programs, Apps, Games and more. (They Showed Pac-Man)
Open Marketplace, Great Third Party Applications to market.
Open Source, Freedom to develop any application to hoops, free to develop and Google will not stop your application from being distributed.
Track your Carbon footprint with the EcoRio Application.
Shop Savvy application lets you use as a Bar Code scanner to compare prices on the internet right in the store.
Question and Answer session.
Pricing is $179.00 (Beats the iPhone) existing customers can order today. October 22nd official launch day. 2 plan options for Data $25 Unlimited (Data) $35 Unlimited Web and Messaging/Data.
3G Network.
Europe Availability UK early November rest of Europe early 2009 First Q.
Tethering? Pricing with just data?
No tethering, data plan requires voice plan.
Support for MS Office Files? Can read Word, PDF, can develop by third party.
T-Mobile only? Yes Sim Locked to T-Mobile
Push email? Yes, Push, IMAP Pull
Desktop Application to Sync? No not yet, syncs with network.
Outside of 3G Markets? Yes but best experience in 3G. Also has Wireless.
How locked is this Phone? Issues like the iPhone?
Deflects Question.
Marketing? Google Marketing?
Yes, T.V. Ad's Marketing starts in October largest Advertising Campaign ever.
Server Sync? Bluetooth?
Sync with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and more. Supports wireless headsets.
Chrome Browser?
No, but works on Web Kit. Chrome like but not Chrome.
Device Aimed at? Consumer, Business....?
Mass appeal for everyone. Young, Family, more consumer but thing enterprise will enjoy.
Gmail Functions?
Robust experience, same as desktop experience. Integrated in front end. Online Google Talk presence inside contact list.
iTunes, Skype, International?
works with any AAC, WMA, MP3, would need to be DRM unlocked for iTunes, up to consumer. No Skype support.
Dual band and Quad Band works on any band in the world.
Special Guests, Google Founders take stage.
Awkward moment......
They have been using the Phone for a while now. Throws phone in Air uses accelerometer to demonstrate app he created to measure time in the Air.
They enjoy the phone.
Describes Phone as a computer.
Asks crowd to do a web search on their phone to demonstrate how easy it will be to do on the G1.
Computer like functionality on Phone.
Location based services.
Taking Photos. Everyone has their G1 Phones out.
Press Conference ends, press making way downstairs to see live phone demos.
Creating an open mobile internet and platform. Mobile internet will be dominant in the future, Mobile Traffic has grown 250%.
Committed to open mobile platforms. G1 brings open mobile platform to market for the first time.
Develop Applications and also make Android better, Android is future proof.
HTC, Google, T-Mobile shares same vision making mobile internet open and fun. Want to make internet experience more enjoyable.
Iconic Design (G1) maximize mobile experience, touch screen, keyboard appeals to many people, nothing like it on the market. Flexible and very powerful.
Mobile Internet lags in the USA by 16%, T-Mobile and Android want to change that.
http://announcement.t-mobileg1.com/#
Showing Phone now with teaser reel, looks like pictures. Taking Photos and getting ready to do live demonstrations.
Touch Screen, swipe across to see, long press for more features. Frame pictures to add on home screen. Drag and Drop on Home Screen.
Amazon.com one click MP3 ordering. Long press for more song options.
Multitasking, full slide out keyboard. Contacts, click to go to address with map. Directions, Traffic View, Street View (Google).
Compass moves as you move the phone.
Web Browser (Full Featured) zoom, multiple tabs, dedicated search button, search from anywhere on device (Contacts, Web) Send links by email right from browser (Gmail).
Applications:
Android Market on Phone, with user ratings. Programs, Apps, Games and more. (They Showed Pac-Man)
Open Marketplace, Great Third Party Applications to market.
Open Source, Freedom to develop any application to hoops, free to develop and Google will not stop your application from being distributed.
Track your Carbon footprint with the EcoRio Application.
Shop Savvy application lets you use as a Bar Code scanner to compare prices on the internet right in the store.
Question and Answer session.
Pricing is $179.00 (Beats the iPhone) existing customers can order today. October 22nd official launch day. 2 plan options for Data $25 Unlimited (Data) $35 Unlimited Web and Messaging/Data.
3G Network.
Europe Availability UK early November rest of Europe early 2009 First Q.
Tethering? Pricing with just data?
No tethering, data plan requires voice plan.
Support for MS Office Files? Can read Word, PDF, can develop by third party.
T-Mobile only? Yes Sim Locked to T-Mobile
Push email? Yes, Push, IMAP Pull
Desktop Application to Sync? No not yet, syncs with network.
Outside of 3G Markets? Yes but best experience in 3G. Also has Wireless.
How locked is this Phone? Issues like the iPhone?
Deflects Question.
Marketing? Google Marketing?
Yes, T.V. Ad's Marketing starts in October largest Advertising Campaign ever.
Server Sync? Bluetooth?
Sync with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and more. Supports wireless headsets.
Chrome Browser?
No, but works on Web Kit. Chrome like but not Chrome.
Device Aimed at? Consumer, Business....?
Mass appeal for everyone. Young, Family, more consumer but thing enterprise will enjoy.
Gmail Functions?
Robust experience, same as desktop experience. Integrated in front end. Online Google Talk presence inside contact list.
iTunes, Skype, International?
works with any AAC, WMA, MP3, would need to be DRM unlocked for iTunes, up to consumer. No Skype support.
Dual band and Quad Band works on any band in the world.
Special Guests, Google Founders take stage.
Awkward moment......
They have been using the Phone for a while now. Throws phone in Air uses accelerometer to demonstrate app he created to measure time in the Air.
They enjoy the phone.
Describes Phone as a computer.
Asks crowd to do a web search on their phone to demonstrate how easy it will be to do on the G1.
Computer like functionality on Phone.
Location based services.
Taking Photos. Everyone has their G1 Phones out.
Press Conference ends, press making way downstairs to see live phone demos.
Leaked T-Mobile G1 Specs
RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 22, 2008!!
What’s known so far:
* In-store, immediate sales only available in stores within 5 miles of a 3G covered area. If a store is beyond that range, representatives will walk customers through a T-mobile.com purchase
* One touch access to: Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, and Google Talk
* Gmail account and data plan required
* GPS
* 3.1 mp camera, no video recording
* No stereo bluetooth (A2DP)
* Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 in
* Weighs 5.6 ounces
* 480×320 65K color screen
* 5 hour talk time, 130 hour standby time
* Expandable up to 8GB
What’s known so far:
* In-store, immediate sales only available in stores within 5 miles of a 3G covered area. If a store is beyond that range, representatives will walk customers through a T-mobile.com purchase
* One touch access to: Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, and Google Talk
* Gmail account and data plan required
* GPS
* 3.1 mp camera, no video recording
* No stereo bluetooth (A2DP)
* Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 in
* Weighs 5.6 ounces
* 480×320 65K color screen
* 5 hour talk time, 130 hour standby time
* Expandable up to 8GB
T-Mobile G1 with Google Press Conference in New York
The T-Mobile G1 Google Press Conference site is up and ready for today's conference, as information becomes available we will have the latest updates.
You can see the website HERE.
All site content and information about the T-Mobile G1™ with Google™
will be available shortly after the press conference is complete.
You can see the website HERE.
All site content and information about the T-Mobile G1™ with Google™
will be available shortly after the press conference is complete.
T-Mobile G1 Android Phone
The G1 is 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 inches, weighs 5.6 ounces, features a
480 x 320 HVGA display, 3G, GPS, 3.1-megapixel
camera, up to 8GB of memory (no format is mentioned),
5 hours of talk time with 130 hours of standby. No Video?, No
Bluetooth?, will require a Gmail account, and won't be sold at stores
outside of a 2-5 mile radius of T-Mobile's 3G coverage areas.
Read more at Tmonews.com
Monday, September 22, 2008
Android: Google's Dream, Apple's Nightmare?
A new smartphone is debuting on Sept. 23, and, no, it's not just another iPhone clone. The HTC Dream from T-Mobile will be the first handset to run Google's new mobile operating system, Android. And while it won't look as sleek as the iPhone, it promises to give mobile-phone users a lot more freedom and flexibility.
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Many of the Dream's features are under wraps until launch, but based on leaked photos and videos along with screenshots released by Google, we already have a pretty good idea of what to expect. The biggest departure from the iPhone design is the inclusion of a physical keyboard, which apparently slides out from underneath the Dream's touchscreen. The Dream will also allow users to run multiple applications at once and more easily share contacts and data between them. And if reports from developers TIME interviewed prove true, mobile-phone users will finally be able to cut and paste text in emails — a function that's frustratingly absent on the iPhone. The Dream, which is expected to go on sale in late October, will also reportedly cost the same as the 3G: $199.
The sweetest part of the Dream is the add-on applications available from the Android Market — Google's answer to the Apple App Store. Whereas many Apple apps cost money (typically anywhere from $.99 to $9.99), at launch all Android Market apps will be free. That includes BreadCrumbz, a picture-based navigation program that doesn't just give you a drawing of your route, but also includes real-world photos to keep you on track. Another interesting app, TuneWiki, is a tricked-out music player that encourages mobile karaoke, by synchronizing written lyrics onscreen to the song's YouTube video. It also shows you what songs other TuneWiki users near you are listening to in real time. Since Android is better than the iPhone at running multiple programs at once, you won't have to choose between apps: As Breadcrumbz helps you find your way to a party, TuneWiki can play your favorite Rihanna video and get you in a groovy mood. When it's time to make a right turn, Breadcrumbz will cut in and alert you.
Android has several other key advantages over Apple. While Apple takes a top-down approach to app development — the company must approve every app that makes it into its App Store — Google will allow creators to upload any application to the Android Market without its review. Sure that means some duds will make it in, but it will also allow for a much more open and democratic way for favorites to evolve. Perhaps more significantly, users will not be limited to a single phone or carrier for long. While T-Mobile's HTC Dream will be the first phone to run Android, Google is inviting all carriers to develop handsets for the platform. Expect to see other compatible devices early next year.
Most of the Dream's other features are expected to go toe-to-toe with the iPhone, including built-in GPS, a tilt sensor for gaming, and a camera. What's more, T-Mobile recently expanded coverage for its 3G data network to 27 major cities. The faster bandwidth promises to make watching videos and downloading websites go smoothly, but if the spotty 3G coverage offered by AT&T for the iPhone is any indication, buyers should treat this promise with deep skepticism.
On the downside, don't expect the Dream to be anywhere near as slick and shiny as the iPhone. T-Mobile may be much loved among teens for its colorful, flip-screen Sidekick, but the HTC Dream will likely have a more staid look that lacks the iPhone's panache. Plus, no one can turn on the hype machine quite as well as Steve Jobs. But whatever the Dream may lack in flair, it's no less of a breakthrough when it comes to giving mobile-phone buyers more ways to connect on the go.
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