Comments on: More Android "in the wild…"

By: Adam

Adam — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:44:04 +0000

I don’t get it. What’s so special? I didn’t see anything actually useful demonstrated that isn’t already available on all other smartphones. Windows Mobile has been capable of all of that for a while now. Remember the 3D acceleration in the Dell x51v? And the home screen looks just like the Omnia. The web browser and Google Maps were just like every other smartphone out there.

Hopefully the unlock pattern can be shut off ’cause that looks annoying.

I guess Android is supposed to be more “open” to developers, but so is Symbian and no one seems to have trouble completely customizing Windows Mobile.

By: T1 Connect

T1 Connect — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:12:40 +0000

me too

By: mad

mad — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:53:05 +0000

Junior is a android feen!!!

By: mad

mad — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:19:56 +0000

Jr stop trying to get @ Jessica…fucker!! Put the brick down and work!!

By: Carlos Estremera

Carlos Estremera — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:04:02 +0000

Here’s the full demo on the phone by one of the google people themselves…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOSk9TW7z-4

And here’s just the compass feature (REALLY COOL!!!):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PRfVKzuUJ4

By: Random!!!!

Random!!!! — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:56:29 +0000

damn the blue dot game was so amazing. I hope it comes pre installed on all the dreams :p

By: markca

markca — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:20:44 +0000

Gimme…gimme…gimme…gimme…gimme…gimme…..

By: holden

holden — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:11:05 +0000

there will be NO pre sale for this phone.

By: bobby

bobby — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:10:52 +0000

Have you seen the newest HTC phones? Touch Diamond, Touch Pro, S740 and Touch HD? They look miles beyond Dream in terms of design aesthetic. Which makes me think all of the leaked photos and demo’d devices are production dummies meant to show the software only … and that the real thing is gonna knock people’s pants down.

I mean, there’s NO WAY Google jumps into the fray against iPhone and Bold with something that looks like what we’ve seen. Are you kidding? It looks like a nightmare, not a dream.

Why would the sliding panel over the keyboard not either run the full length of the device (a la EVERY HTC QWERTY PHONE EVER) or be centered (a la sidekicks)? It makes no sense to have it offset. Think about typing with it: One hand is right on the keyboard edge and the other is offset by the navigation panel. What kind of sense does that make?

Either I’m missing something (very possible), this is a ploy by Google and HTC to lower our hardware expectations, or Google’s about to launch Android on one of the ugliest-ass, least ergonomic devices ever conceived.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:31:08 +0000

ACE i think that is the phone . looks tight