In today's fast-paced world, it's easy to lose track of the really important things in your life. Your social calendar is just a bit out of synch and friends are just a bit too far out of reach. Until now… The T-Mobile G1 redefines what it means to be kept in the loop. The G1 is an internet and communication monster, boasting all of Google's hugely popular online applications in the palm of your hand. Mobile Internet services are at your disposal with quick one-touch access to Gmail, YouTube, Google Talk and Google Calendar. You can also explore more of the world with detailed street, traffic and satellite views via integrated Google Maps.
The G1 has a crisp 3.2" 65K colour HVGA display. The touch screen navigation is finger friendly and super intuitive but you can also swing it out of the way to use the full five-row QWERTY keyboard if you like. There is plenty of room to respond to emails, messages and even chat which again is made to be so simple with the use of the keyboard. It also features an MP3 player, Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, handwriting recognition and an original little extra in a digital compass.
The G1 delivers an extraordinary browsing experience. Its browser comes with a clever multi-page window pane; which allows you to surf multiple websites at the same time. Drag the page around with your finger to pan, or move from one link or textbox to another with the handy trackball positioned perfectly at the bottom of the handset. The G1 is equipped with HSDPA and Wi-Fi connectivity, which means internet speed, should always be running at full potential with the best possible connection.
The G1, not only excels in the internet department but also in its revolutionary operating system. It runs on the Android platform which is an operating system for mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key applications. Developers can create applications for the platform using the Android SDK. You can develop Android applications with the same high-quality tools you use to develop Java applications. The Android core libraries provide the functionality needed to build some amazingly rich mobile applications, and the Android development tools make running, debugging, and testing your applications a snap.
Applications are written using the Java programming language and run on Dalvik, a custom virtual machine designed for embedded use, which runs on top of a Linux kernel. If you, like me find the thought of trying to write your own application a tad on the impossible side then don't worry, the G1 has instant access to 'Android Market'. The market is constantly updated with exciting new applications for your T-Mobile G1 whereby you can download and install your favourite software, music, games and much more. The fully customizable home screen on the G1 lets you put all the tools and gadgets acquired within your finger tips.
As the phone hasn't been released yet the amount of applications available is on the limited side however the final possibilities are endless and given the nature of people and their unique imaginations, Google feel that there will be thousands of applications cooked up within the first month of release! One that I have already found and am still a little in awe of is the G1's "barcode scanner", which simply scans a barcode using it's camera and then not only gives a price list of local shops that are registered sellers of that product but also anywhere online that may sell it cheaper. It is basically a handheld comparison machine for online and offline merchants which sounds simple enough yet when you take a step back and think about it, it's actually pretty amazing. Click on the link below if you want to see the barcode scanner being used. The video clip was made by the people over at informationweek.com who were lucky enough to get some hands on experience.
Android Barcode Scanner At Work
Now obviously the phone isn't perfect, as with everything it has to have the minor weak link, its Achilles heel if you like and the G1's is its slightly low end camera capabilities. Don't get me wrong, it's still a respectable 3.2 megapixels but just as with the iPhone these application power houses seem to focus on so much more, with the camera side of operations seemingly taking a back seat, further cementing this theory is the fact that again similarly to the iPhone it is lacking video recording capabilities which is slightly annoying but forgivable given all the features you are getting. Taking everything into consideration, I think it's safe to say that HTC's innovative G1 delivers the next generation in mobile technology with its groundbreaking Android powered operating system.
