Voice mail: The Nexus One features the latest software for the Android operating system, including voice recognition for every text field and sophisticated 3-D graphics.
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The Web giant launches an online store to distribute Android-based cell phones.
Google launched its own cell phone, a device called the Nexus One, at a press conference in Mountain View, CA, on Tuesday. Designed and built by the Taiwanese handheld-device company HTC in partnership with Google, the phone is being sold through a new online store that will sell not only Nexus One but also future devices based on Android, Google's mobile operating system. Consumers can buy the Nexus One on its own, or with a service plan on T-Mobile's network.
Calling the device a "superphone," Mario Queiroz, a vice president of product management at Google, said the company wanted to create a phone to demonstrate "what's possible on mobile phones through the Android platform."
Stressing that the Nexus One is actually the first in a series, Andy Rubin, Google's vice president of mobile platforms, said that devices sold through Google's online store will always demonstrate "the best possible Google experience."
The Nexus One includes a one-gigahertz processor that's faster than that of most smart phones on the market today (Verizon's Droid, for example, has a 550-megahertz processor, and the iPhone's processor is estimated to be around 600 megahertz). Other hardware specifications include a 3.7-inch display, a five-megapixel camera, light and proximity sensors, and dual microphones that allow for noise cancellation.
"With that hardware, we've think we've got half the story," said senior product manager Eric Tseng. "With the Nexus One, it's not just hardware alone." Tseng noted that the Nexus One's processor allows the phone to run multiple applications simultaneously without slowing down, and to support a new 3-D framework that comes with the 2.1 version of Android, which was also announced at the event.
Tseng demonstrated several applications that showcase the 3-D graphics of the Nexus One, including a full-featured version of Google Earth. The phone let him navigate through the popular mapping software in three dimensions, flying over areas and zooming in. "We really wanted to push the 3-D capabilities that you get with these high-end chips to their limits," he said.
HTC releases the first phone with a connection faster than 3G--but the company will face stiff competition soon enough.
It features live traffic data and easy-to-use directions--but also has design flaws that betray a "beta" status.
Google's first phone is a superfast, elegant device with a few privacy problems.
the phone is great, and Google is the best. but Apple is Best best, and classy! great article. There's also a Samsung Jet that runs at 800Mhz.
I don't know if it's my eyes fooling me, but the fone has the HTC look, which is not pleasing to me.
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Gaetano Marano
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>>> but Google FORGOT to BUY the nexusone.com domain!!! >>>
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Google is close to release its smartphone Nexus One, but... the search engine giant FORGOT to BUY (before the price will become STELLAR) the nexusone.com domain registered in 1998 by an unknown (but VERY VERY LUCKY) Peter Villanueva from Portland, Oregon
http://whois.domaintools.com/nexusone.com
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mattgroom
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Re: >>> but Google FORGOT to BUY the nexusone.com domain!!! >>>
Most companies actually put their products on a page inside their site and don't reference another full-site with the same name as the product.
One reason being until a product is released its generally under a development name, like x303. Then what sometimes happens is an outside marketing company is brought in, paid xyz millions while one guys sits down and has a game of pool with his mates and says ill call it honkydroid 1.0
Another being there are millions of companies and many have products with similar or same names.
Another is copyright problems.
Another is they have to prove that the owner of a sites name is just a money grabber and not using it. If they can do that the site is revoked from the person owning it. Though im not certain if they enforce this policy anymore as it went out of control 10-15 years ago.
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