htc passion – Gadget Teaser https://www.gadgetteaser.com Tracking the gadget and tech revolution Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:59:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.8 Google dogfood testing the Google Phone https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2009/12/13/google-dogfood-testing-the-google-phone/ https://www.gadgetteaser.com/2009/12/13/google-dogfood-testing-the-google-phone/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:59:32 +0000 https://www.gadgetteaser.com/?p=2471 Earlier this weekend, tweets started showing up from Google employees about a new phone. The new phone. The Google Phone. I wrote about it last month, based on a report from TechCrunch that claimed we’d see it in early 2010. Google has given the phone, which is made by HTC, to wide array of workers […]

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]]> The Google Phone from HTC.Earlier this weekend, tweets started showing up from Google employees about a new phone. The new phone. The Google Phone. I wrote about it last month, based on a report from TechCrunch that claimed we’d see it in early 2010. Google has given the phone, which is made by HTC, to wide array of workers to field test it, or as the Google blog calls it, dogfooding.

From what few pics are available, the phone looks great. It’s got a sizable OLED screen, runs on a Snapdragon, and thankfully has no hardware keyboard. I’m not just excited about the hardware, though. Google has designed the entire experience here, something I’ve waited for them to do since Android launched. Sure, they’ve contributed on the UI for the G1 and the Droid, but this is the whole package, all from Google. They’ll be selling the device directly as an unlocked GSM device. That means T-Mobile or AT&T, to be released some time in early (likely January) 2010.

One of the earliest tweets says this: “Google Phone = iPhone + a little extra screen and a scroll wheel. Great touch screen, and Android.” Is this really comparable to the iPhone, or is it something completely different?

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