G1 Emulator: Try out the GooglePhone yourself!
Written on 6th October 2008
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Boris Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Serial Internet Entrepreneur
Want to know what all the fuzz is about? Try out the all new G1 (GooglePhone) here.
Unfortunately some of the more interesting features are not implemented yet so you won’t be able to browse, add contacts or make a phone call (duh!). But you will be able to experience first hand how extremely cool the iPhone is. And no, that wasn’t a typo.
Playing around with the G1 one of the first things I realized is how GOOD the iPhone looks in comparison to this ugly machine. Some people will say that this is just the 0.1 version so we should be patient. But hey, remember how extremely cool the iPhone looked when you first saw it? 2 years later the 0.1 iPhone STILL looks cool.
That was just my opinion. Now go ahead and form your own:
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By Mircea Goia on Oct 6, 2008
Yes, you’re right. It’s an ugly phone.
I am curios what it can do from the software stand point (and if it’s better than iPhone)…
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By aboca on Oct 6, 2008
Am I the only one to find it fantastic? Geeky, not too stilish, but fantastic…
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Enlighten us! Why do you think it is fantastic?
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By Joop on Oct 6, 2008
Looks like a HTC with plain old Symbian. Looking forward to see developments though. For now it’s Apple here.
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By Brian Overman on Oct 7, 2008
This is NOT intended to compete with iPhone. I wonder why there is the constant comparison. There is no comparison, really.
iPhone is what it is. It does what it does (i.e. whatever Apple decides). It is meant for people who want no choice and enjoy being fed the cereal their parents give them because it’s easy.
Google already has it’s services embedded on the iPhone. What Google is doing is stepping outside of that limited area and allowing the rest of us a chance at making our own “iPhone” that does what W want, the way WE like it.
If you don’t like this handset. Pick another one with Android on it.
You see…YOUR phone…the way YOU like it. Now you’re getting it.
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