Loren Feldman has the scoop live from the Google Plex. As soon as its out for Sprint I will have one.
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Google Android Phone Comes Out This Wednesday
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October 28, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I hope the price is very high will wait for some time and will buy it …
_ZK
October 27, 2008 at 4:05 pm
I never like being an early adopter of new technology as i am always paying a premium in order to be able to brag about owning the product. The issue is that new tech products always have bugs which make them not user friendly at all.. I will pass on the android and focus on Sprint’s Instinct phone instead which offers a much better value than any other phone on the US market.
October 25, 2008 at 7:37 am
Only if I had a cell phone capable of running Android.
October 24, 2008 at 9:40 am
It would be awesome if you and John Chow would give a few of these away, to promote your sites of course
October 24, 2008 at 8:36 am
Does the thing work with non T-Mobile sims ?
October 24, 2008 at 8:30 am
Now that it has been released, doesn’t seem to sizzle beyond any other smart phone. Just a phone with a lot Google tie ins which I guess is suppose to then make it an iPhone competitor?
October 22, 2008 at 3:25 am
I have to agree with the above poster. Not such a huge fan of the google phone. Though 3g iphone, and I’m all ears.
October 19, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Thanks man, but I prefer iPhone
October 19, 2008 at 6:22 am
you are always great at finding and spreading hot news.
October 18, 2008 at 8:28 am
I am glad you have mentioned 1938 before I love watching Loren and his videos. The android looks sweet. I’ll tick to the Berry until my contract is up though.
October 18, 2008 at 7:59 am
I’m also in the market for a new smartphone as my old SE P990i just dosn’t cut it anymore.
I’ll probably go for the HTC Touch Pro. I dont think we’ll be seeing much of the Android in E.Europe too soon..
October 17, 2008 at 2:53 am
Definitely wish I would have passed on the iPhone and got android instead…. but.. maybe the android will make Steve Jobs loosen up a little bit.
October 15, 2008 at 10:22 pm
This is my first time of hearing it.Lets see how far google will go with it.
October 14, 2008 at 10:20 am
Cant wait to see how many people drop the i-phone to get google’s new cell
October 14, 2008 at 5:29 am
I am confidence the Android Phone will be storming the industry! The nice cool feature is just what I want, this is my next phone!
October 14, 2008 at 7:31 am
I wonder how much the phone will cost? And how many people will be able to buy.
October 13, 2008 at 9:03 pm
What the hell kind of review was that? Whoop, whoop? Gimme a break. What a total waste of time. Next time use the five minutes to actually talk about the phone instead of yapping about the “lunatics”.
October 13, 2008 at 5:26 am
I have just got the nokia n96 and won’t be changing
October 13, 2008 at 4:21 am
I think iPhone is the No. 1
October 14, 2008 at 8:12 am
yeah, for now. Apple set the standard that everyone has to follow now. Apple made it cheap so that they could rush the market share. Once the development is out there will be those that will go and make it better. Apple will always be known as having the iphone and just as google was the first search engine that people will remember such that no matter what search engine you use you are, “googling” there will be those that will bring up the iphone with any “iphone-esk” phone from another carrier.
October 13, 2008 at 3:47 am
Man…Google’s got their hands in everything…..I’m looking for Google cereal for my kids with some kind of adwords coupon on the box…
October 14, 2008 at 7:37 am
Google this is a great monopolist. Google will soon become ruler of peace. -)
October 13, 2008 at 3:19 am
I have the blackberry edge from T, so maybe I should sell it and hit up on this one. We’ll see. I have the iphone too. You know one for business and one for personal.
October 13, 2008 at 1:01 am
Google will take over the world….just wait…
October 13, 2008 at 10:02 pm
haha I wouldnt be surprised if they did
October 12, 2008 at 11:49 pm
This looks cool, but I guess we’ll have to wait for the release to see how this thing really perform.
October 12, 2008 at 11:33 pm
phone’s pretty nice
October 12, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Great we have another choice, competition is great…
October 13, 2008 at 10:03 pm
yea its always good to have competition and it will help both of them out
October 12, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Once Google becomes self aware of itself, the world will come to an end!
October 12, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Yes, I know, I’m an arrogant prick… That’s the way I’m. Don’t like it? Too bad. Even Google ask me for favors to promote their new phone, whatever; i.e. they will never ask you, loser… Still don’t like it? Go to my website http://www.138media.com and have more of me. Ha!
October 12, 2008 at 4:48 pm
LMAO too Funny! I watched your review, and I thought to myself, “self, theres no way Google had this prick do this review…” But Hey, what the hell do I know! Great Come back on that comment. Had to check your site out.
All in All, the phone looks great. Too bad its not with Verizon.
October 12, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Haha, great video and cool gadget! Looks very useful!
October 12, 2008 at 12:52 pm
That phone looks sweet and I love Google’s apps so it looks like a winner.
October 13, 2008 at 10:03 pm
The google apps is a great plus and also since its open source
alot of people are going to like it
October 12, 2008 at 12:40 pm
hope it will be better than the i one.
October 12, 2008 at 11:24 am
That’s just like the TMobile Wing.
October 12, 2008 at 9:58 am
I think I’m going to need to see the phone in person for me to give a real opinion. It will be interesting to see the phones that they come out with on the different platforms.
October 12, 2008 at 5:26 am
1. The LG Dare really is the best phone out there. Yes, better than the iPhone in my opinion.
2. C’mon, let’s see it on Verizon!
October 12, 2008 at 5:03 am
In the words of Comic Book Guy “Worst Review Ever”
Loren Feldman is a douche – stop wanking over yourself and the fact you’ve got an exclusive and actually give us a half decent review.
October 12, 2008 at 5:02 am
This guy looks very funny.
October 12, 2008 at 3:18 am
I am happy with my Sony phone
October 12, 2008 at 2:21 am
Google should be worried about their stock price, why they were so arrogant not to split it 4 fold years ago, if they can keep borrowing overnight short term loans when needed to keep the take over all the internet machine running.
October 12, 2008 at 2:15 am
I am really excited watching this android phone. Google have to do wonder if they want to beat iPhone. Well, I believe they will, as Google always do wonders
Good luck Google!!
Don’t know when it will come to our country and I can’t wait much to get my hand on it
October 12, 2008 at 12:45 am
Not a big phone guy but thanks for the heads up.
October 12, 2008 at 12:11 am
i believe this phone would be the first of them to not be labeled as the “iphone killer.”
October 12, 2008 at 3:19 am
I seriously doubt that!
It wont happen, not so soon anyway
October 11, 2008 at 11:22 pm
not enough google fanboys out there to cause a line 5 blocks long.
October 11, 2008 at 11:18 pm
hope i comes out here in the Philippines!! will wait for reviews once it comes out
October 11, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Does UnlockAndroid.com domain have any value?
October 11, 2008 at 10:20 pm
Looks too chunky and clumsy. Very happy with Blackberry Curve. On Verizon, which I need to be, compact and still have the keyboard. And I can tether MacBook Pro. Used to have Blackberry 8830. Keyboard and graphics not as good. A little too wide (probably okay for a guy).
October 11, 2008 at 10:19 pm
So…. I need to Touch it….. Then I’ll know….
October 11, 2008 at 9:04 pm
…I think Paris Hilton has those exact same sunglasses
October 12, 2008 at 3:19 am
She looks ugly to me!
October 13, 2008 at 3:16 am
loren or paris?
October 11, 2008 at 8:47 pm
I’m just hoping the keyboard is full QWERTY so I can smash the keys with my man-thumbs.
October 11, 2008 at 8:46 pm
wonderful phone
hope it comes soon at my country
October 11, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Hey, can you get me one too?
October 12, 2008 at 3:19 am
Pay the price and get it
October 11, 2008 at 8:29 pm
I don’t know, I think it will be really hard to beat the iPhone, and I would like to see how google deals with the bugs that the phone will have.
October 11, 2008 at 8:14 pm
Is this going to be on Verizon?
October 11, 2008 at 8:48 pm
Unfortunately not, right now it’s only coming out on T-Mobile.
October 11, 2008 at 8:51 pm
As of right now I don’t think so
October 11, 2008 at 11:51 pm
My current plan with Verizon runs out in January, so I can wait that long for them to get an Android. Sadly, I don’t think it’s going to happen on that timeline. I’ll just stick with my Treo for now!
October 11, 2008 at 8:09 pm
Loren Feldman is one very cool dude.
October 12, 2008 at 12:23 am
HE sure is entertaining if any of you are fans of 1938 media’s videos, you’ll know what I’m talking about…
October 12, 2008 at 9:49 am
Very True. He defiantly always has a humorous spin on tech.
October 11, 2008 at 7:48 pm
It wasn’t much of an exclusive for me. Nothing he said was new or unique. But android has a double edge sword open source will let not so good apps flood the market . The biggest road block for android is going to be marketing.
October 11, 2008 at 6:28 pm
I wonder if adsense will show on your phone when you’re calling out…
-Mike
October 11, 2008 at 6:57 pm
LOL
October 11, 2008 at 8:41 pm
I hope not because that would be a big annoyance to a lot of people! I just want to call someone and not look at ads when I’m calling.
October 11, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Haha that would be funny, probably another way for Google to make more money
October 11, 2008 at 10:21 pm
Probably not so far fetched….
October 12, 2008 at 12:22 am
Ha ha, that’d be crazy!
October 12, 2008 at 2:20 am
That would be a very bad idea. I think selling that phone would be the only business and Google won’t try to gain anymore advantage without the sell profit.
October 12, 2008 at 12:50 pm
I wouldn’t be surprised if someone made some kid of app that would do this and give the person who was calling free calls.
October 12, 2008 at 4:25 pm
Nah… but it will scan and show all over your gms-es.
October 11, 2008 at 5:53 pm
loren is wrong — it is not a game changer — until you put it on a network that has coverage.. t-mobile’s coverage is crap in most of the u.s.a.
they have it currently locked to t-mobile network only – i’m sure people will break that no problem but the problem remains both att and tmobile’s network against verizon’s is laughable. i just wish vzw would start caring about the phones they try to get (it almost seems like they are starting to care w/ the bb storm – anyway).
so yes, loren is wrong on the game changing line.. but i will agree with him the keyboard rocks and it’s gonna give steve jobs some competition. //g
October 11, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Did anyone else feel like the guy was bitter at Google?
October 12, 2008 at 12:22 am
Nah, if you’ve seen anything else Loren has done, he just seems to be bitter at everything (to an extent), its just who he is on the web..
October 12, 2008 at 12:48 pm
I see.
At least it puts a personality behind his face.
October 14, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Yea I agree its the look hes been giving everyone, hes branded for it
October 11, 2008 at 5:29 pm
Awesome, I agree, not on AT&T, I’m happy. Should be sweet.
October 11, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Yes I love the fact that it’s not on AT&T too. AT&T doesn’t have much coverage in my area and it’s also really expensive. Maybe because it doesn’t require AT&T the Google Android Phone will get a lot more sales and sell quicker than the iPhone.
October 11, 2008 at 8:49 pm
Yea its great that it isn’t on AT&T but I don’t think
T Mobile is much better
October 11, 2008 at 5:17 pm
I would have gotten the iPhone if Apple allowed other carriers like Verizon too instead of just AT&T. Unfortunately Apple wants us to pay for their software updates too (firmware 2.0.x, etc.) and not allow open source software. Their App Store is flawed and Apple is really strict in their application approval process. Because of this a lot of people have resorted to “jailbreaking” their iPhone and iPod Touch to get open source software made by other developers. Once the GPhone comes out with their “Android Market Beta” then we will have no need to ever “jailbreak” it because Google won’t be as strict as Apple in approving applications. Google is open source and will allow almost any application in their Android Market app store. I look forward to the launch of the Google Android Phone. I don’t have a cell phone yet (I use the family one) but if I do get one I will probably end up getting the Google Android Phone!
October 11, 2008 at 5:41 pm
It’s great how Google let’s the users and developers decide the quality of the plugins by just putting the less downloaded plugins in the back, versus apple who takes it into their own hands.
October 11, 2008 at 8:48 pm
I agree it being open source will be a big plus and will
draw alot of people to it
October 11, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Why is Loren always so pissed off? He needs to ‘get him some’.
October 11, 2008 at 10:22 pm
Well, he has branded himself, so can’t really change now.
October 11, 2008 at 5:06 pm
Ya, shoemoney I had an iphone, then a blackberry curve, i ordered the google phone cant wait to get it! A mix of the iphone and blackberry so its going to be awesome…
October 12, 2008 at 5:04 am
Frankly, I can not believe that this will be possible so soon. – )))
October 11, 2008 at 4:58 pm
i was just about to cancel my sprint plan, maybe I will keep it now.
October 11, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Well, wonder when I could get my hands on one of that (I don’t live in the US). Looks really cool.
October 12, 2008 at 12:31 pm
I also don’t live in the USA. New tech things come to our country(Bangladesh) normally after 8-9 months. I have to wait till then. Well, I will have a benefit, I will be able to know the reviews from real customers
October 11, 2008 at 4:48 pm
This phone looks really cool, I wonder how well it will do against the iphone
October 11, 2008 at 5:06 pm
I don’t think this phone has a chance against the iPhone. Later models might, probably will, but by then Jobs will have raised the bar again.
October 11, 2008 at 5:42 pm
I agree. Google is simply fighting too many fronts at once. You can either go all out and promote your browser, or your phone software. It’s just adding it’s name to a lot of products that it isn’t even making money off of.
October 11, 2008 at 5:48 pm
I think it does have a chance against the iPhone because it’s very open source and the Android Marketpace won’t be as strict to developers as Apple’s App Store is. Maybe not right now but Google Phone will become better than the iPhone at some point.
October 12, 2008 at 12:21 am
Should do decently, but we’ll have to wait and see…
October 11, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Best carrier in my area is Verizon, so I’ll get to play the waiting game before I ever try one. If the phone really is solid, like Loren says, I think it will go over big. People I had talked to were afraid it wouldn’t be built as well as the iPhones.
October 11, 2008 at 5:05 pm
I believe HTC is making the device so the build should be solid. T-Mobile was smart at limiting the distribution to only areas with a solid 3G. Nothing will sink this ship faster than it being slow.
October 11, 2008 at 5:43 pm
HTC is okay but they aren’t that great. I’ve heard reports of their phones breaking very easily and the touch screens going inactive.
October 11, 2008 at 4:37 pm
It seems like a cool phone, I have an iPhone myself and i wouldn’t trade for anything, the price is awesome, but you know S. Jobs. he’s always ahead on the game, I would bet anything that on the day this phone is released he will release something to top it.
October 11, 2008 at 5:03 pm
I don’t think Apple will release anything. They don’t have to, this phone is not even a little player yet. While it has potential, it will be awhile before it gets the attention of the iPhone crew.
October 11, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Firmware 2.2 for the iPhone is still in beta and hasn’t been released yet so I think Apple will be releasing this software update for the iPhone on the day the Google Android Phone comes out. Hopefully this new version has copy and paste, the feature a lot of iPhone owners have been waiting for, but I doubt it. Hey, maybe Apple might add flash to new iPhone firmware. In recent news it was confirmed that Adobe was working on flash for the iPhone and the flash application would only come if Apple approved it.
October 14, 2008 at 6:02 pm
That would be a great idea for the iphone to release a new
firmware the day of the google android. It would
be a smart move
October 11, 2008 at 4:22 pm
I have seen the phone, and I have played with the iphone. Just one thing that bothers me from stuff that comes from Google, It usually works pretty good but please, make it look slick and pretty, What makes the iphone look really good is the nice simple effects, icons, and ease of use. The features and functions inside the iphone are not crazy but Jobs knows how to make things look and feel pretty and that is something Google still lacks, I think its because their bread and butter (search) really never needed to look pretty.
October 11, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I think it’s important to remember this is a first version phone. As developers get behind it and more people review it the phone will become more eye pleasing.
October 11, 2008 at 5:27 pm
I agree the look of Google Android software isn’t hat great as the iPhone software but that’s because Google has always been using simplicity in their works and trying to make their products very easy to use for anyone. Google won’t be as strict as Apple with their software so I’m sure we will be able to customize our look or even download themes made by other developers to make our Google Android Phone look the way we want it to look.
October 11, 2008 at 7:03 pm
I agree on the developer side of things BUT why not spend a bit of time and energy to make it look nice and pretty, why not. Remember, the developers will be a small user base from the over all user base.
October 11, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Thanks from Mr Anyway aka G and we waiting for more updates from him and
next video…)
October 11, 2008 at 4:11 pm
BTW… most people don’t care about the few dollar price difference.
October 11, 2008 at 4:24 pm
i agree the price point doesnt matter… the main keypoints for me are:
Not being locked down by Apple
Full Keyboard
Not on ATT
October 11, 2008 at 5:08 pm
I agree, not being locked down and a full keyboard are the
two main items I am looking for. I see the open source
movement getting a big win if the reviews are good.
October 12, 2008 at 12:21 am
The keyboard is a major thing, honestly, nothing is better than having a keyboard. I have a blackberry and love it!
October 14, 2008 at 12:12 pm
“Not being locked down by Apple”
This is the phone’s single greatest feature… no matter what the crap it looks like!
October 11, 2008 at 5:00 pm
The big difference is going to happen once more phone carriers use the software and developers get behind it. Without additional functionality it won’t take off.
October 14, 2008 at 6:00 pm
yea I agree first there needs to be apps but Im sure
they will make them soon
October 11, 2008 at 4:06 pm
I’ll take a “P” for pass. Wait…. unless my SERPS go higher by buying a Google phone then I might have to rethink buying it.
October 11, 2008 at 4:32 pm
Hehe, I second that. Untill that happends, I will keep my Viewty. And, honestly I don’t like the look of the phone.
October 24, 2008 at 11:44 am
Wow. that is cool, but I can’t keep up with all of the new gadgets that are coming out. It is just way too much for me! These phones have so much stuff on it.. The name along sounds like the name of a comet or something from Star Trek!
October 11, 2008 at 4:58 pm
Maybe you can buy one, search for your sites on it through the big G and your rankings will skyrocket? Try it and let me know how it goes.
October 11, 2008 at 6:09 pm
You could probably make your Serps go higher by downloading an application from the Android Marketplace! *Hint for Android Developers*
October 11, 2008 at 8:46 pm
lol… they you will never be able to buy it..
SERps require SEO not android
October 11, 2008 at 9:49 pm
what ever happens, I am not going to buy it.
October 11, 2008 at 10:27 pm
I’m gonna have to agree on the “P” for pass sentiment. My AT&T Tilt is set up with an iphone hack, so it works exactly like the iphone, except it has a keyboard.
So really, it is just like the Google Android.
I really thought this phone was gonna be so awsome, but just like all of the new things Google has come out with recently, it’s sucking!
October 12, 2008 at 12:21 am
Ha ha, it still looks sweet, I may have to go pick it up..
October 12, 2008 at 3:18 am
haha!
I’m sure thats a good way to promote your products by offering incentives :p
October 13, 2008 at 3:58 am
Same here, it doesn’t excite me that much. The only main thing that really gets me giving it some unique points on, is the open source OS it’s ran on, I dig open source.
October 16, 2008 at 1:55 pm
I remain sceptical, but let’s wait and see what this evolves into….