Am sure everyone has seen engineering pictures of the new Android (and its chin). Andy Rubin has a reputation for innovative software (and hardware) – see the Sidekick.
Nothing happens by chance in Google – that chin allows the new G1 (when turned 90 degrees) to work as a web browser – without touching the screen (dirty marks etc). What I think is more interesting is the gaming potential of the G1 with the roller ball and the tilted chin ... more ideas blog.jayeyesea.com/2008/08/26/ ...
what does everyone else think?
jon
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And the first devices will include the Bluetooth support, however (newer information available after this forum thread blogoscoped.com/forum/138054.h ...)
"The 1.0 version of Android and the first devices will include support for Bluetooth; for instance, Android will support Bluetooth headsets. In the early-look SDKs, there was an incomplete draft of an API that exposed Bluetooth functionality to developers. Unfortunately we had to remove that API from the 1.0 release. ...."
androidcommunity.com/forums/sh ...
The post shares information about GTalkService functionality too. |