10:31 AM Cole Brodman - we can’t be face to face anymore.
10:31 AM Technology has bridged that gap.
10:31 AM Cole is the CTO and CIO for T-Mobile
10:31 AM New mobile Internet of the future.
10:32 AM Introducing the other folks - Andy Rubin and Chrstopher Schlaffer
10:32 AM Andy is Senior Director of Mobile Platforms
10:32 AM Peter Chou, CEO HTC is here.
10:32 AM Christopher speaking
10:33 AM Launching G1 on both sides of the Atlantic
10:33 AM expect it it in Europe
10:34 AM Superior user experience. Pioneering approach to open up the wireless Internet.
10:34 AM T-Mo is the first telecoms operator to move away from walled gardens and protals
10:35 AM 250% increase in internet traffic
10:35 AM Founding member of the open handset alliance.
10:35 AM Erick will be joining me.
10:36 AM Not much exciting to photograph right now.
10:36 AM Andy Rubin coming up
10:36 AM Schlaffer talking about how DT has already grown SMS and Web traffic even without a real mobile Web phone.
10:36 AM Andy Rubin comes up. Google was founded on the Internet.
10:37 AM Introducting Peter Chou from HTC
10:38 AM Expects there’s a big celebration in Mountain View right now.
10:38 AM Rubin: With Android we are bringing some of those [Internet] strategies to the mobile phone. Developer will be able to develop on it and also to modify it. Because it is open,it is somewhat future proof.
10:38 AM Peter Chou, CEO of HTC. Congratulations all around. Talking about the “tremendous effort” to make this Open Handset Alliance/Android possible
10:40 AM Android is nimble, flexible, and powerful.
10:40 AM
10:41 AM Confirmed - G1 Phone is $179
10:41 AM Out on October 22
10:42 AM open systems and open standards - embracing third parties.
10:42 AM Open handset alliance - devices, apps, and new services allow folks to embrace the mobile Internet.
10:42 AM
10:44 AM Finally running the video showing off the G1. Lots of fingers flying everywhere. Love the Sidekick-like keyboard.
10:46 AM Cole Brodman, T-Mobile CTO: “Let’s not tease you any longer. Let’s take a detailed view of whatthis device can do” Rolls another video.
10:46 AM That keyboard is the one thing so far that sets it apart from the iPhone, methinks.
10:46 AM Video: great touch screen, you can swipe, can frame and rop a photo to homescreen (just like the iPhone!). Drag and drop, baby.
10:48 AM Street view and google maps look great.
10:48 AM Compass mode - scene moves as you move around.
10:48 AM Slide out keyboard. Google Talk, Google Maps with directions and traffic view, street view with landmarks (again, just like the Phone). But this is cool: compass mode in Street view, the scene moves as you do.
10:49 AM Facebook looks good in the browser. That’s Webkit for ya.
10:49 AM Music player. With one “long press you can go deeper into what you are really interested in.” I like the sound of that.
10:50 AM UI is pretty darn nice. It’s what Symbian should be at this point in the game.
10:50 AM Android Market - download games and apps
10:50 AM Dedicated search button on keyboard. Ooh, yeah, that’s like the equivalent of bundling MSFT IE or Office on the desktop. Watch out, Redmond.
10:50 AM Pac Man is the killer app
10:51 AM Cole Brodman: He loves it. Talks about promise of open development environment. “We really believe open is going to drive the future of the mobile Internet.”
10:55 AM Cole: introduces third party parners. Eco Real (?) let’s you track your carbon footprint.
10:55 AM Eco Rio, I think.
10:56 AM
10:56 AM Cole: Next is shopsavvy, barcode scanner, gives you comparative pricing on goods. (Yeah, we wrote about them).
10:56 AM
10:57 AM Cole: pricing will be $179.
10:57 AM
10:57 AM Existing T-Mo customers can order today
10:57 AM PRICING: $179
10:58 AM Existing T-Mobile customers can order them online. Commercial launch date is October 22. $25 data plan with unlimited Web, limited messaging. $35 unlimited. So no free email. Guess Fortune was wrong about dat one.
10:58 AM
10:58 AM Large Metro Areas get T-Mo 3G
10:58 AM Launching 3G network nationwide.
10:58 AM
10:59 AM in UK early November, rest of Europe 2009.
10:59 AM Andy Rubin: We will go broader with more features and functionality.
11:00 PM Q: Will this function as a tethered modem, and can you just get the voiceplan?
11:01 PM Q: Can it read Word docs? Exchange compatibility? Is the device simlocked to T-Mobile?
11:01 PM A: can’t use it as tethered modem, need to buy data plan.
11:02 PM Rubin: Can read Word docs, Excel, no Exchange, but opportunity for third party developer.
11:02 PM Email will be push.
11:02 PM Cole: It will be SIMlocked.
11:02 PM Is there a desktop syncing app?
11:02 PM Cole: Not a desktop application.
11:03 PM Cole: Best experience will where we have 3G. Will also have WiFi.
11:03 PM Q: SIM lock question. How locked is it going to be?
11:04 PM Cole: No guarantees in technology. But we’ve locked it.
11:04 PM Q: What kind of marketing push and will Google participate?
11:05 PM
11:05 PM video is coming. it’s not ready to roll yet.
11:06 PM Cole: Integrated marketing plan. Will be the biggest marketing campaign we have ever launched for a mobile device. [And guess who will be paying for that? They don't say, but sounds like Google is throwing in advertising dollars]
11:06 PM Q: Will it use teh Chrome browser?
11:06 PM We’ll put the video back up as a standalone video.
11:06 PM Rubin: It is Chrome-like. Based on teh same underlying technology [Webkit], but Chrome is for the desktop, our browser if for the mobile device.
11:08 PM Q: What are the future plans for Gmail. Anything out of the box that the G1 will do differently than with the iPhone.
11:08 PM Rubin gives a non-answer. Gmail is great, multi-threading, blah, blah,blah {So no diferentthan Phone]
11:08 PM Q; Does it work with iTunes and Skype?
11:08 PM Online presence is an amazing concept. You essentially don’t have to be “away” anymore. But do we want that…
11:09 PM Every contact will have an online presence. This will have a huge effect on GTalk implementation
11:09 PM Larry Page and Sergey Brin surprise visit!
11:10 PM Come on rollerblades (brin and Page, that is) Brin “I’m a bit of a geek. I like tinkering with things.”
11:12 PM Brin: i get that same kind fo pleasure playing with tehG1. I have been using it in my pocket for a while now. The first app I wrote was one where you throw the phone up in the air and it calculates how much time it takes to hit the ground, using the accelerometer.
11:12 PM Page: I suggested we not ship that app.
11:13 PM
11:13 PM Page: There are 3 billion mobile phones. This is as good a computer you had a few years ago. When you think of that in terms of access to the Web, that is a tremendous opportunity.
11:13 PM Page: the speed differnce between using a phone and a laptop is still pretty big. being able to do search with the fidelity you used to have on your laptop is a big deal.
11:14 PM
11:16 PM That’s it.
11:19 PM Cole: Supports AAC, WMA, MP3, but the content would have to be DRM-unlocked. [So they support, openness, and DRM free in music, but when it comes to the SIM not so open].
I use t-mobile too I have 5 phones with them and one is a sidekick, it’s ridiculous that they want you to pay 35 dollars per G-1 phone (in my case would be 2) AND the 20 for the sidekick, when I already have unlimited texts with my family plan! I think it’s absurd to say the least. I think I’m going to have to pass because on top of the regular plan i have to pay an additional 90 dollars a month. Pfft please!
179$ is the “starting” price assuming your contract has ended with tmobile then yes you would get it for that price like me. but my husband that his contract ends in 2 months is only eligible for a 299$ price. No thank you!
The T-Mobile G1 is an awesome device, not perfect of course, but maybe the best that has been unveiled yet by T-Mobile. The device is available to existing customers online for $179… I have about 8 months left in my contract, and needless to say I already ordered mine. A phone is a phone, but only T-Mobile has the G1! God Bless!
Love G1, no TMobile {seesmic_video:{”url_thumbnail”:{”value”:”http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/T8GzT5t0Pw_th1.jpg”}”title”:{”value”:”Love G1, no TMobile ”}”videoUri”:{”value”:”http://www.seesmic.com/video/l2XB0w4gdu”}}}
I wonder if this product can dominate the mobile market, pretty much in our times you have to devote to a nich and be on top of the game for that group of people… Apple has the high-end market, Microsoft well…. kind of the business market, who will android appeal to? the open source anti-msft/apple crowd?
I haven’t heard any of my non-tech friends talk about android, this product laks of the hype that it needs to spread quickly among users.
Yea I just read that and I think it’s ridiculous as I use the internet very much including for work and school. A definite must but with only a 1gb amount I don’t think that’s enough.
Reno, Nevada :: Well we have a few T-Mobile phones in our development lab and for this area the coverage on the network is very very slow. For this phone to really be a hit, I think the network speed for T-Mobile would need to be improved 500%. I just had one of our developers show me the a web page load for techcrunch.com and it took 1 min 41 sec to load. Not good.
Looks awesome, but the presentation leaves me with a couple questions.
1) Supports MP3, but will have to be DRM-Unlocked? What does that mean? Will I still be able to load my own mp3s onto the device? If so, what’s the largest mem card (assuming microSD) it will support? (yeah, I know, multi-question- but it’s really just a need for elaboration on one topic)
2) Does T-Mobile have a page describing the planned timeline for rolling out 3G nationwide? I don’t live in a “major metropolitan area”, and this is the first time I’ve given serious consideration to buying a mobile that’s more than a standard cellphone- But if web browsing and webservices (eg google maps) is painfully slow in my area, there’s just no reason to upgrade yet.
They should have Googled “wireless market share”. If they did, Google would have found out that T-Mobile has just 11% marketshare in the United States, so it won’t have enough unit volume to really make a go of it.
Apparently Google is giving away $10 million to software developers who make the best open-source Android application catered to handheld devices. Doesn’t sound good for the iPhone: http://www.atelier-us.com/mobi.....ptember-23
I wonder if T-Mobile’s blog platform will eventually convert to WordPress in due time, cause Automattic just acquired another company. Maybe that could help “T Mobile” ’s blogging…lol
The picture above shows a potential design flaw as the screen is slightly crooked. Went to the T-Mobile site and saw video that shows the screen slide mechanism - looks suspect.
This phone could do wonders in India. Apple iPhone was recently launched in India but heavily priced. Nearly 750 USD is what people are paying in India to buy an apple iPhone. I wonder when would they launch this phone in India. People would be willing to pay upto 300 dollars for this phone in India.
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looking forward guys! keep us posted
beautiful phone. affordable price. open platform. the game is changing. thank you t-mob. spread the net.
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I use t-mobile - but I’m still not sure I really care about this - we’ll see what plans they actually offer.
I use t-mobile too I have 5 phones with them and one is a sidekick, it’s ridiculous that they want you to pay 35 dollars per G-1 phone (in my case would be 2) AND the 20 for the sidekick, when I already have unlimited texts with my family plan! I think it’s absurd to say the least. I think I’m going to have to pass because on top of the regular plan i have to pay an additional 90 dollars a month. Pfft please!
It’s finally here! Can’t wait to get a good look at this thing. I’ve had about enough of that grainy/creepy youtube video that’s been floating around.
I sure hope the service improves with the 3G rollout. web browsing on the blackberry tmobile is painful to nonexistent.
sup with some live video
Is this event streaming live?
Wondering as well!
can not wait to get my hands on the device
http://announcement.t-mobileg1.com/
Also looking forward to trying the G1 gphone out.
it just doesn’t look really pretty
tmobile is raising the bar, the G1 looks awesome.
live..live..live a excellent idea
Can I actually use it to make calls? I didn’t see that advanced feature in the video!
I’m joking!
damn, this looks scrumptious!
What about countries other than the US (let’s say Germany e.g.)?
Hehe, the answer was just live blogged, thanks
That price is like a missile fired from Google HQ to Apple HQ. Def Con 1 folks.
179$ is the “starting” price assuming your contract has ended with tmobile then yes you would get it for that price like me. but my husband that his contract ends in 2 months is only eligible for a 299$ price. No thank you!
The T-Mobile G1 is an awesome device, not perfect of course, but maybe the best that has been unveiled yet by T-Mobile. The device is available to existing customers online for $179… I have about 8 months left in my contract, and needless to say I already ordered mine. A phone is a phone, but only T-Mobile has the G1! God Bless!
No tethering the phone to a laptop??? That sucks a**.
No sale for me. Staying with my 8125 at AT&T.
They didn’t specify if the price was in addition to a calling plan - so they haven’t given us a complete price - no tethering is an issue also -
So what does the calling plan, plus internetplan, plus data plan for tethering cost in total?
It’s looking like I’ll wait until gen 2 when prices will drop before getting too interested.
please ask Flash support!
t-mo upgrade page still down
Where is that link to pre order the phone. My buddy is interested.
http://announcement.t-mobileg1.com/#
To Order and where you could have watched the press release.
-wael
Like the first iPhone: Nice for nerds, but nothing for the business-user. I can’t sync it with exchange or do a remote wipe - that sucks.
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Sprint is supposedly rolling out an android based phone, but verizon is nowherein sight. Verizon is very strict it seems, so id wait for the storm.
“Ugly but well hung”, I think that describes the G1 perfectly.
I don’t think phone is ugly at all, I will be pre-ordering this puppy.
Android has finally arrived. It looks nice on the outside. Let’s see what people think once the product is in their hands.
http://kreuzer33.wordpress.com.....e-android/
this thing is going to gain some momentum
Can anyone make a case so I can attach my IPhone to the back of my (soon to be acquired) G1!!
I wonder if this product can dominate the mobile market, pretty much in our times you have to devote to a nich and be on top of the game for that group of people… Apple has the high-end market, Microsoft well…. kind of the business market, who will android appeal to? the open source anti-msft/apple crowd?
I haven’t heard any of my non-tech friends talk about android, this product laks of the hype that it needs to spread quickly among users.
no mention on the tmobile home page about the launch, seriously? always amazes me how big companies blow easy opportunities like that.
preordered!
once it can sync with exchange, I’m there.
Too bad the T-Mobile limits you data throughput after 1gb of usage in one billing cycle.
Yea I just read that and I think it’s ridiculous as I use the internet very much including for work and school. A definite must but with only a 1gb amount I don’t think that’s enough.
Limiting of throughput after 1gb http://jeremyfranklin.org/2008.....-slowdown/
Google plans to give $10 million dollars to the best Android application that is developed for handheld phones:
http://www.atelier-us.com/mobi.....ptember-23
WiMAX some day?
http://www.wimax.com
Any news about the expected battery duration when browsing and watching videos?
Is $179 the price straight up or with a 2 year contract? If it is with the contract, do they say what it would be without the contract?
400$
Reno, Nevada :: Well we have a few T-Mobile phones in our development lab and for this area the coverage on the network is very very slow. For this phone to really be a hit, I think the network speed for T-Mobile would need to be improved 500%. I just had one of our developers show me the a web page load for techcrunch.com and it took 1 min 41 sec to load. Not good.
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Looks awesome, but the presentation leaves me with a couple questions.
1) Supports MP3, but will have to be DRM-Unlocked? What does that mean? Will I still be able to load my own mp3s onto the device? If so, what’s the largest mem card (assuming microSD) it will support? (yeah, I know, multi-question- but it’s really just a need for elaboration on one topic)
2) Does T-Mobile have a page describing the planned timeline for rolling out 3G nationwide? I don’t live in a “major metropolitan area”, and this is the first time I’ve given serious consideration to buying a mobile that’s more than a standard cellphone- But if web browsing and webservices (eg google maps) is painfully slow in my area, there’s just no reason to upgrade yet.
Yawn. Brain dead on launch.
They should have Googled “wireless market share”. If they did, Google would have found out that T-Mobile has just 11% marketshare in the United States, so it won’t have enough unit volume to really make a go of it.
More android news and a port for the Vogue over at http://www.myhtcphone.com
They had me until “SIM locking”… I’ll keep my HTC Tilt
Apparently Google is giving away $10 million to software developers who make the best open-source Android application catered to handheld devices. Doesn’t sound good for the iPhone: http://www.atelier-us.com/mobi.....ptember-23
Syncing with the web has been out for a while on WM! That G1 phone is nothing more than Windows Mobile Linux style, iPhone FTW!
I wonder if T-Mobile’s blog platform will eventually convert to WordPress in due time, cause Automattic just acquired another company. Maybe that could help “T Mobile” ’s blogging…lol
Who knows!
The picture above shows a potential design flaw as the screen is slightly crooked. Went to the T-Mobile site and saw video that shows the screen slide mechanism - looks suspect.
also looks very brick-like. might be a tad bulky.
Agree with you that
This phone could do wonders in India. Apple iPhone was recently launched in India but heavily priced. Nearly 750 USD is what people are paying in India to buy an apple iPhone. I wonder when would they launch this phone in India. People would be willing to pay upto 300 dollars for this phone in India.