The new Google G1 phone looks very promising. I mean, the iPhone is great, bur let’s face it. There are 2 glaring facts. 1) All my peers who have the iPhone agree they were MORE productive and efficient with their previous device. and 2) AT&T sucks like Satan himself. Which means there is a big gaping hole that a halfway decent running back can smash through. And Google isn’t some rookie. They have a pretty darn good track record. Hence, this could be very interesting. Some stats:
Set to launch on October 22nd for $179 on T-Mobile in the US on a two-year contract ($399 no contract). November for some parts of Europe.
新しいGoogle G1phoneを見るところ、期待できそうです。iPhoneも凄いけど、はっきり言いましょう。2つの見過ごせない事実があります。１）iPhoneを持っている僕の同僚達、みんなが以前使っていた機種のほうが効率よく、実用的だと言います。２）AT&Tは悪魔と同じくらいひどい。アメフトでちょっとマシなランニングバックでも抜けられる大きな隙間が出来ているようなものです。しかも、Googleはそこらのルーキーではありません。かなりしっかりした経歴があります。なので、これは面白くなりそうです。詳細を少し：10月22日に発売されアメリカではT-Mobileから2年契約で179ドル（契約なしだと399ドル）。ヨーロッパ各地が11月発売。
*HSDPA1700/2100とquadbandのEDGE
* HSDPA 1700 / 2100 plus quadband EDGE
* WiFi
* 3D graphics acceleration
* 1GB integrated storage plus microSD expansion/1GBの容量とmicroSD増量可能
* 3-megapixel camera/3メガピクセルカメラ
* Android Market for on-device app purchases/アプリケーション購入のためのAndroid Market
* Amazon MP3 app for on-device music purchases/音楽購入のためのAmazon MP3アプリケーション
* Push Gmail support with full HTML client/Push Gmailサポート、フルブラウザークライアント付き
* Bluetooth (but no A2DP)/Bluetooth(ただし、A2DPなし）
* Google Maps with Street View/Google マップ、ストリートビュー付き
* No Microsoft Exchange support/Microsoft Exchangeサポートは無い
* No desktop synchronization — it all happens over the air./デスクトップ上のシンクロではなく–エアで行われます。
hey jeff didn’t you just finish a post on spelling?
What the hell is “funnerer, connecterer, and smarterer”?
well I guess the only problem with all the “smart”phones including G1 is that they all appear too corporately boring, too techy too geeky. I for one am all for the sleek iPhone but nonetheless there is much to be improved for the iPhone as well +)
Jeff-
I agree that the iphone sucks and at&t sucks even more. the problem is once you have one of these "super-phones" there is no going back. I miss the days of cell phones just being cell phones. The one thing that the G! capped on is the analog keyboard. after trying to type on the digital interface I get it now and understand why companies are still making phones with analog keypads. regardless iphone now has competition which is great, because maybe just maybe they will fix most of the wrongs with the iphone to stay competitive in this market.