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| DATE | 2008-10-24 |
| FROM | Amy Coleman
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] GNU/Android Linux (Google) phones
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Hi
I am an owner of the G1 and I gotta say it rocks. As Paul said, it isn't
perfect but overall, I can't stop having my hands all over it. I love the
android market as it allows developers market their program.
Features that needs improvement, the google maps gives you an estimate of
your location. Its a few blocks off but overall, it knows where you are.
Plus if you are on the Staten Island ferry, you can carry on a
conversation the entire boat ride. It doesn't come with any games so you
need to get them from the android market which are all free. Pacman is
cool on this phone :-). There is a headphone jack BUT you only can use the
headset that the phone gives you as its the same location as the charger.
SO it lacks an actual headset jack. But for me, I dont care about that.
Features I do like, youtube! haha, I've seen so many videos on my way home
from work. I love that I can browse the web and get info. The text
messaging area is nice as it groups all of your text message from that
person (if I sent a text to Evan and he responses, it saves it as its an
IM).
It is cool that a phone can be linux based and not realize that you are
using a linux based system.
-Amy
On Thu, 23 Oct 2008, Paul Robert Marino wrote:
> For those of you who are not aware (and on this list I would think it
> should be relatively few) T-Mobile has released the G1 phone based on
> Google's GNU/Android Linux distribution. Ive seen one its a nice phone
> not perfect but its got a very good start.
>
> The really nice thing about it is its got just as much attention if
> not more so then the EEEPC when it firs came on the market.
> here is a link to a youtube video about it that Google posted
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Y4thikv-OM
> There is also a link to a site about it on Googles main page.
>
> This is just one more example of irrefutable example of how GNU/Linux
> is not already viable and ready but better then the alternatives for
> the desktop and beyond market.
>
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