Gphone

[ismailtahir]

read about Gphone going to be revealed today saying the cost is about USD199

anyone can confirm on this?

qouted from the source , http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/

LONDON, Sept 23 - The first Google phone will be launched today, promising the fastest one-touch access to the internet and smooth multi-tasking. The "Gphone" will go head to head with Apple's iPhone as well as the BlackBerry and smart phones from the likes of Nokia.
Details of the Gphone's features are being kept secret until today's worldwide launch but it is thought to have both a touchscreen and a slide-out keyboard.
Like the iPhone, the Gphone will have a tilt sensor for gaming and a camera, the Daily Mail reports.
There has been speculation in the US that the Gphone will cost US$199 - around RM700.
The phone has been developed in partnership with HTC of Taiwan. It will be launched on the T-mobile 3G network in Britain and is expected to go on sale next month.
The first Google phone is a version of HTC's Dream handset, while other manufacturers like LG and Samsung will launch their own Google phones over the next 12 months.
Leaked images have given some clues of how the Gphone will operate. One of Apple's key selling points for the iPhone is the high speed web page access.
However, it is claimed that pressing a Google button on the GPhone will deliver even faster web access.
The biggest difference to the iPhone is that while the new handset has a touchscreen, it is also expected to have a slide-out physical keyboard.
Importantly, the Gphone will allow users to smoothly run multiple applications at the same time.
Consequently, a user might be able to view a YouTube video and update their Facebook entry at the same time.
Google's Android operating system will allow third-party companies to offer a raft of services through the phones, including a satellite-based navigation device and a music player.
Among the most unusual of applications is TuneWiki - a music player that encourages mobile karaoke by synchronising written lyrics on the screen to a YouTube video of the song.
To date, access to the internet via mobile phones has generally been frustratingly slow and fraught with technical problems blocking access to many websites.
The intention is that the Android operating system will effectively turn the Gphones into hand-held personal computers.
When Google announced its plans for Android last year they came alongside the unveiling of the Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of mobile phone makers and networks whose stated purpose is to "accelerate innovation in mobile and offer consumers a richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience".
As part of this plan, it made Android a so-called "open platform", which means no one is charged to use it either in a device or as a basis for writing applications.
As a result, anyone can write programmes that will run on an Android phone - from maps and calendars to word-processing software and games.

picture from Tmonews , credit to them to be the first to release this picture

[Solaris]

Here is one more thing, Android emulator. But it works only on Linux.
http://code.google.com/p/android/downloads/list