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engadget.com — A nice video showing the slick capabilities of Google's new android platform

Who dugg this? Made popular Nov 12, 2007

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  • uzusan, on 11/14/2007, -1/+230Direct link to the sdk - http://code.google.com/android/
    The videos are also on that site.
    I hate engadgets link system. They have a sentence that reads "Pedal your steam-engine over to the Open Handset Alliance site" with open handset alliance as a link, which just takes you to engadgets tag for it rather than the page.
  • dTOWNbaby, on 11/14/2007, -7/+143Sergey's hair is way too puffy in this video.
  • zephc, on 11/14/2007, -4/+104Sergey sounds like Christopher Walken.
  • smurfz, on 11/13/2007, -7/+91Anyone else think that Sergey guy is completely stoned out of his mind?
  • inactive, on 11/14/2007, -1/+84Wow, the platform seems to be GREAT! I can't wait to see on what Android will turn out in five or more years. FLOSS developers will do magic on it :)
  • reversekilled, on 11/13/2007, -11/+89I hear it will analyze your conversations and insert appropriate audio ads into your phone calls..
  • H2Glitch2007, on 11/15/2007, -3/+67I'm glad Ray Romano found work.
  • canthraxp, on 11/15/2007, -4/+66Apple-fan level:
    [x] insults a microsoft's product? ("windows mobile crap")
    [x] puts any apple product as the pinnacle of creation? ("will never surpass the iPhone").
    [x] posts a link to an apple, or apple-related website?
    [ ] names steve jobs as a God/Religion/Mantra/Sex-idealization.
    3/4. Good job. Print your diploma and get the ***** away.
  • br0ken1128, on 11/15/2007, -5/+62So what are the chances of android running on the iPhone hardware? ..
  • cphoover, on 11/15/2007, -9/+59possibilities are limitless. revolutionary. they have done for cellphones what web 2 has done for the net. iphone fanboys suck my balls.
  • rivalius13, on 11/13/2007, -2/+46Threaded text messaging? That's a bag full of win right there. Really hope Nokia get aboard with this. I already have 20 Nokia chargers, wanna put them to good use.
  • musicfreak21, on 11/14/2007, -0/+42Big push for third-party development...and they will give you reward money for the awesomeness of the applications. I love Google!
  • cphoover, on 11/13/2007, -1/+37develop that and 10million will be yours easy.
  • CLShortFuse, on 11/13/2007, -1/+35The guy looks like he just woke up and they made him read from cue cards. I wish I could work for Google.
    $10million should be just about right to get a strong following.
    But as a consumer, I'm just going to hope that HTC releases an Android firmware for their Kaiser model.
  • br0ken1128, on 11/14/2007, -0/+33I some how don't think you'll have to wait 5 years to be amazed.. they already have prototype devices and a few cell manufacturers on board .. probably start seeing cool stuff really soon.. I'm sure they want this out there quickly before iPhone keeps shrinking everyone elses market share
  • SiSePuede, on 11/15/2007, -3/+33I thought Sergei was going to say "Hi, I'm Sergei and I just discovered something amazing, HAIRCUTS!" but instead he just talked about Android. Still cool though.
  • inactive, on 11/13/2007, -2/+28Does it matter when you have B's of $.
  • EtherGnat, on 11/15/2007, -1/+24Dear God Apple fans are obsessed with finding any shred of resemblance in other products.
  • kris33, on 11/13/2007, -1/+22Huge. Developers are already working like crazy to get linux running.
  • br0ken1128, on 11/13/2007, -1/+20People aren't making a product with the idea of iPhone killer? .. I disagree .. if I'm a cell phone company and the iPhone has just stolen a large part of my market, my next product will be aimed at being an iPhone killer, though I certainly wouldn't market it as such .. it would be my goal however ;)
  • econoar, on 11/13/2007, -4/+23Not to mention it's an phone OS project and not even a phone.
  • Nathansvo, on 11/13/2007, -1/+19"I'm speaking to you today from 'oogle's' headquarters"
  • DickInyerhole, on 11/13/2007, -2/+19I have the AT&T Tilt (HTC Kaiser 8925) and I can not ***** wait to get rid of this bs windows mobile 6 operating system
    Android is going to be amazing for the tilt, and I suggest people looking into it more now that this is starting to unfold
  • n00854180t, on 11/13/2007, -1/+18GoogleMaps and GTalk (and thus Jabber) from the home screen == win. Wouldn't mind Google Earth there either, that could be fun.
  • Mayfoev, on 11/13/2007, -1/+18At the same time, on an other page of the Google Code project, Google is announcing a developper challenge with a total of $10 million in awards :
    http://code.google.com/android/adc.html
    And besides Linux that everyone had guessed, Google has chosen the WebKit engine for the browser, SQLite, Jabber and a BSD libc amongst the free software technologies that Android uses.
    http://code.google.com/android/what-is-android.htm
  • psyjoniz, on 11/13/2007, -1/+17i have to agree with you here - the way they do links is infuriating.
  • uzusan, on 11/13/2007, -2/+17I know how to do it and i know that its in the status bar. That still doesn't make it good design.
  • rogerbly, on 11/13/2007, -1/+16In the name of prior art, the obvious approach is to insert audio ads during the ringing. Ads can be targeted based on the phone number dialed, your current geographic location, your calling pattern, etc. You can still hear the ringing under the AdSoundBites and the ads terminate with a distinctive tone when the call in answered.

    If your near Bob's Veggie House around Noon, you might hear an ad like "Bob's Veggie House on Main St. has $1.99 Veggie Burgers for lunch".
  • br0ken1128, on 11/13/2007, -2/+16"Well first off, this will never surpass the iPhone" .. you serious? I can't think you are so it must be some joke I don't get.. first of all they already have a lot of the top dogs onboard who've fallen from grace since the iPhone, more than ready to put some hardware behind the software... the software JUST CAME OUT and it's already impressive.. just imagine when it's opened up to the community.. I mean the iPhone is closed and the community keeps popping it open and enhancing it.. I'd be sick of my iPhone if it weren't for 3rd party apps ..

    I personally can't wait to get an android enabled phone.. the hack I'd like to see is someone replacing the iPhone software with android ;) I'd flash my phone right now if someone pulled that hack off ..
  • muppethouse, on 11/13/2007, -2/+16Seriously! I was wondering if that was Sergey or Kramer.
  • br0ken1128, on 11/13/2007, -1/+14I'd flash my iPhone in a second if it meant running android on there.. it'd be awesome to watch this thing grow.. as long as I have my basic functionality I don't really care.. text messaging, e-mail and phone.. e-mail not important to me necessarily, if I gained MMS I'd be happy...
  • noahhoward, on 11/13/2007, -1/+13It's software. It's not a phone.
  • profJohn, on 11/13/2007, -0/+11Dugg for the helpful link and for scorning Engadget's annoying self-referential links.
  • noahhoward, on 11/13/2007, -1/+12It'd be interesting to see.
  • neodorian, on 11/13/2007, -2/+13So you're saying that the web browser on a prototype isn't as fast as the one on a production device? Imagine that!
  • signal15, on 11/13/2007, -1/+12I have 60 Nokia Chargers. And a cake.
  • akkibaba, on 11/13/2007, -1/+12Well played, sir. +1 thumb to you.
  • noots, on 11/13/2007, -1/+11what about andriod....on the iphone?
  • zapa, on 11/13/2007, -2/+12linux(android) + nokia+ google's services = perfect phone
  • wilhoitm, on 11/13/2007, -3/+13Wow, you code Android in Java. I wasn't expecting that!
  • econoar, on 11/13/2007, -6/+16When will people stop saying this? The iPhone is just one phone who made a big improvement for the technology and competition for the phone industry. Companies are going to compete with it, but they aren't making a product with the idea of "iPhone killer (or killr)" on their mind. Get over it.
  • nomoreink, on 11/13/2007, -7/+17That's coverflow!
  • kedohmen, on 11/13/2007, -0/+9I meant replace the Windows Mobile OS with this. Just a random question, sorry Im no 1337 HAXOR
  • rivalius13, on 11/13/2007, -0/+9Unlimited plans are your friends. Unless it's Verizon unlimited.....
  • skim1420, on 11/13/2007, -2/+11More like Raymond Romano.
  • smartalecks, on 11/13/2007, -0/+9he is sergey brin, one of the founders of google. english is not his first language
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Brin
  • jackyyll, on 11/13/2007, -1/+10I'd assume if the phone you put the OS on has a build-in gps than someone could code a GPS system for it.
  • TheNik, on 11/13/2007, -1/+10There's 3D acceleration so that's a huge possibility. :)
  • troydoogle7, on 11/13/2007, -6/+14Wow, really amazing. This can only bring about some great things and some great apps with a positive side effect of getting apple to open up their platform more. I just hope android won't turn into a security nightmare.

    I also hope that they realise that users want to be able to sync their items with outlook and other desktop apps and since google doeasn't make a desktop client they will allow some aspect of the os to place nice with outlook, entourage, etc, out of the box!
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