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Tuesday, September 23, 2008
T-Mobile G1 has no 3.5mm headphone jack? WTF!
So you are thinking about how cool it will be to Download DRM free tracks from Amazon right to your new HTC G1 Phone? Cool now just plug in your headphones that you already own.....wait....WTF...there is no Headphone jack on the HTC G1!
Engadget has the photos to prove it on their website.
Instead of a 3.5mm Headphone jack the G1 uses a proprietary ExtUSB connector. Okay fine a few extra bucks and were all set, there is just one more little problem.
The adaptor will not be available when the G1 Launches on October 22nd!!!!!
Have fun with this one.
On a side not I just found this link:
3.5mm Audio Multi-Adapter
No word on if it will be compatiable with the HTC G1..most likely not.
Engadget has the photos to prove it on their website.
Instead of a 3.5mm Headphone jack the G1 uses a proprietary ExtUSB connector. Okay fine a few extra bucks and were all set, there is just one more little problem.
The adaptor will not be available when the G1 Launches on October 22nd!!!!!
Have fun with this one.
On a side not I just found this link:
3.5mm Audio Multi-Adapter
No word on if it will be compatiable with the HTC G1..most likely not.
T-Mobile G1 FAQ's
Where can I buy the T-Mobile G1™?
The T-Mobile G1 will be available for purchase on www.T-Mobile.com, in select T-Mobile retail stores, and in authorized retailer locations across the United States beginning October 22nd.
What types of plans are available for the T-Mobile G1?
Once you’ve selected a specific T-Mobile voice plan, you must also choose a data plan in order for your G1™ to work. You can choose from a data plan that offers 400 messages and unlimited data access for $25 a month—or add unlimited messaging for just $10 more a month.
What Google services come pre-installed on the T-Mobile G1?
# This device takes many of the popular Google services we’ve come to love on our desktop computers and optimizes them for use on a phone. These services include: Google Search
# Google Maps
# Gmail
# Google Calendar
# Google Talk
# YouTube
What is Android?
Android is the mobile operating system on the T-Mobile G1. It allows developers from around the world to create new and exciting applications that can easily be loaded onto the phone from the Android Market.
What is the Android Market?
The Android Market is an application storefront, developed by Google, where you will find unique applications as well as mash ups of existing and new services from developers around the world. With just a few short clicks, you can download a wide range of innovative software applications—from games and social networking, to on-the-go shopping. You’ll even be able see which applications are the newest or most popular with a star rating system (similar to YouTube).
Can I use my T-Mobile G1 while traveling internationally?
Yes. All voice and data usage outside of the United States will be subject to international rates.
Can I activate my T-Mobile G1 with Prepaid service?
No. Prepaid service for the G1 is not available at this time.
Have questions about the G1 that you ordered early?
Just login to My.T-Mobile to get the FAQ’s
The T-Mobile G1 will be available for purchase on www.T-Mobile.com, in select T-Mobile retail stores, and in authorized retailer locations across the United States beginning October 22nd.
What types of plans are available for the T-Mobile G1?
Once you’ve selected a specific T-Mobile voice plan, you must also choose a data plan in order for your G1™ to work. You can choose from a data plan that offers 400 messages and unlimited data access for $25 a month—or add unlimited messaging for just $10 more a month.
What Google services come pre-installed on the T-Mobile G1?
# This device takes many of the popular Google services we’ve come to love on our desktop computers and optimizes them for use on a phone. These services include: Google Search
# Google Maps
# Gmail
# Google Calendar
# Google Talk
# YouTube
What is Android?
Android is the mobile operating system on the T-Mobile G1. It allows developers from around the world to create new and exciting applications that can easily be loaded onto the phone from the Android Market.
What is the Android Market?
The Android Market is an application storefront, developed by Google, where you will find unique applications as well as mash ups of existing and new services from developers around the world. With just a few short clicks, you can download a wide range of innovative software applications—from games and social networking, to on-the-go shopping. You’ll even be able see which applications are the newest or most popular with a star rating system (similar to YouTube).
Can I use my T-Mobile G1 while traveling internationally?
Yes. All voice and data usage outside of the United States will be subject to international rates.
Can I activate my T-Mobile G1 with Prepaid service?
No. Prepaid service for the G1 is not available at this time.
Have questions about the G1 that you ordered early?
Just login to My.T-Mobile to get the FAQ’s
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
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