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DPic [PersonRank 10]

Saturday, December 12, 2009
14 years ago18,370 views

http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2009/12/android-dogfood-diet-for-holidays.html

<<An Android dogfood diet for the holidays
Saturday, December 12, 2009 8:58 AM
At Google, we are constantly experimenting with new products and technologies, and often ask employees to test these products for quick feedback and suggestions for improvements in a process we call dogfooding (from "eating your own dogfood"). Well this holiday season, we are taking dogfooding to a new level.

We recently came up with the concept of a mobile lab, which is a device that combines innovative hardware from a partner with software that runs on Android to experiment with new mobile features and capabilities, and we shared this device with Google employees across the globe. This means they get to test out a new technology and help improve it.

Unfortunately, because dogfooding is a process exclusively for Google employees, we cannot share specific product details. We hope to share more after our dogfood diet.>>

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/17/thegoogle-phone/
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2009/10/06/rumor-htc-working-on-new-flagship-android-device-the-dragon/
http://blogoscoped.com/forum/163557.html

DPic [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/12/11/google-phone-zomg/

Juha-Matti Laurio [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

Nexus One report at
http://mobile.informationweek.com/10244/show/38944eb33442e0609b026fa356182dd8&t=96152da63deb1d799af678f1f0bb4f1c

Fabio [PersonRank 9]

14 years ago #

http://googlediscovery.com/wp-content/uploads/google-phone1.jpg

http://googlediscovery.com/wp-content/uploads/google-phone2.jpg

Engadget / Google Discovery

DPic [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

Yeah, but hint at, i meant pretty much spell out =P

Could be expensive http://www.businessinsider.com/google-phone-could-cost-600-or-more-2009-12

Let's home t-mobile will offer that service credit!

Fabio [PersonRank 9]

14 years ago #

<< The phone in question is NOT the Google phone according to the company and is a "mobile lab" used for testing software. The big guns at Mountain View got wind of what was being said about the handset and said that the "handouts" were simply a way to test "innovative hardware from a partner with software that runs on Android to experiment with new mobile features." >>

http://www.phonearena.com/htmls/Google-says-device-given-to-employees-is-not-the-gPhone-but-is-a-mobile-lab-article-a_8276.html

Desalvionjr [PersonRank 2]

14 years ago #

[Moved from "Google phone (aka nexus one)" – Tony]

The google phone has been confirmed. It's name is nexus one, it will be manufactured by htc under the direction of google. It has the snapdragon processor, highres oled touch screen, 2 mics for noise reduction. There will be speech to text and will be released in early 2010, likely January. Google has already passed out these phones to employees for testing. I will post pictures when I can access a computer.

Luka [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid1.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid2.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid3.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid4.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid5.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid6.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid7.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid8.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid9.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid10.png

http://www.android.com/holidays/img/bigdroids/droid11.png

Source : http://www.android.com/holidays/js/main.js (a filter to find if you use a nexus or not and let you access holidays games)

Luka [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

And also : the website! http://www.nexusone.com/

Above 9 comments were made in the forum before this was blogged,

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

[Added an update with some impressions from Cory, who says he played around with the phone.]

Al [PersonRank 0]

14 years ago #

Good article thanks. I added a link to it on my new nexusone forum.

-Al, www.nexusone.mobi

EvilMadResearcher [PersonRank 1]

14 years ago #

http://www.androidguys.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/google_nexus_one_engadget_11.png

http://i.zdnet.com/blogs/fcc-nexus-one-bands-tmobile-att.jpg

<<According to ZDNet, Google’s Nexus One has been approved this morning by the FCC as model PB99100. At this point, the filings tell us the device will support microSD expansion, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. The filings also indicate the device will support quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE with UMTS/HSUPA on 850/1700/1900 frequencies. >>

http://www.androidguys.com/2009/12/14/googles-nexus-one-certified-by-fcc/

http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=10078&tag=wrapper;col1

EvilMadResearcher [PersonRank 1]

14 years ago #

Google’s Nexus One Certified By FCC

Philipp Lenssen [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

Engadget has some more photos:

http://www.engadget.com/photos/google-phone-nexus-one-exclusive-photos/2531511

drtimofey [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

These mobile carriers are getting expensive lately. My mobile carrier is requiring me to pay an add'l $60/mth for data plans which I don't use:(Maybe Google will bring a spark to the table.

[put at-character here]Philipp
Link for the word "writes" in the bottom of this post, is invalid.

DPic [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

Apparently some non-US sites didn't get any-- but 17 thousand Googlers did.

DPic [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

Might they use ads to offset the cost?
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9142245/Google_s_Nexus_One_smartphone_Will_mobile_ads_offset_cost_

<<Google Inc. isn't talking publicly about reported plans to sell a powerful Android-based smartphone called the Nexus One directly to consumers next year, but the idea is already raising eyebrows with analysts.

The chief concern is that selling an unlocked phone directly to consumers, probably online, could be twice as expensive as buying one through a carrier. Today, for example, the Motorola Droid from Verizon Wireless sells for $200 with a two-year contract, meaning it would go for $400 if unlocked, analysts said.>>

via: /.
http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/09/12/15/1731240/Ads-To-Offset-Cost-of-Unlocked-Google-Phone

DPic [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

http://www.androidguys.com/2009/12/14/reuters-nexus-one-available-directly-through-google-website-january-5/

$199 unlocked! $99 for Google users!!

EvilMadResearcher [PersonRank 1]

14 years ago #

Nexus One Boots Up Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmUF-z14WGI

WebSonic.nl [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

Google may get sued over "Nexus" name:

<< The New York Times website featured an interesting piece yesterday about the origin of the Nexus One name. It's no secret that Motorola licensed the name "Droid" from Star Wars' creator George Lucas, but now, claims that Google is using the "Nexus" name without prior authorization have surfaced. Isa Dick Hackett, whose father wrote "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" claims that Google stole the "Nexus" name from her father's novel. >>

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/12/16/google-may-get-sued-over-nexus-name

DPic [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

I didn't want to post this before since it's hearbreaking but apparently those bewautiful prices are pure specualtion http://armdevices.net/2009/12/14/more-of-my-speculation-on-google-phone-nexus-one-hardware-and-services-pricing/

I forgot to mention however, that it is apparently supposed to release on january 5th.

Franz [PersonRank 1]

14 years ago #

I just hope most of the speculations are true. I can't wait to have one!
I saw this photo and I just can't help but imagine how amazing the AMOLED screen looks like and how smooth this Nexus One is going to be.
http://www.oled-display.net/google-nexus-one-phone-with-35-inch-amoled

Anon [PersonRank 7]

14 years ago #

The phone that Google employees received contains an Easter Egg. Instead of the Google or HTC logo, it contains a picture of Android waving a flag containing a QR Code. The code contains the URL to http://www.android.com/holidays

DPic [PersonRank 10]

14 years ago #

[put at-character here]Luka
http://blogoscoped.com/forum/164866.html#id164900
<<And also : the website! nexusone.com/>>

Looks like that redirects to http://altamirafinishes.com/home/

I wonder how much traffic they're pulling in from that!

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