T-Mobile G1

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It's a refreshing change to finally hear about apps that aren't Apple or iPhone related! One of the first Android apps I've read about and quite frankly - one that sounds right up my alley - is called ShopSavvy; a comparison-shopping application that was specifically built for Google's Android mobile phone platform. One of the winners in Google's Android Developer Challenge, Shop Savvy (formerly known as GoCart), will price products online and show you a rundown of prices so you can comparison shop!

ShopSavvy acts as your very own shopping assistant, giving you the ability to scan the barcode of products by taking pics with your phone's camera. With this pic, ShopSavvy will then compare prices online and the prices of local retailers with your phone's built-in GPS. Now this is one I cannot wait to try out!

To see a video walk-through of ShopSavvy, just read more

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Since the Google/T-Mobile presentation yesterday of the hotly-anticipated Android-running G1 smartphone, the G1 has been playing with my emotions with reports that it looks great, works great, but has some big flaws. The again, up and down reviews are no huge surprise, especially if you weathered the storm that was the iPhone 3G launch.

So here's the new commercial for the G1. The concept is apparently based around the fact that if you make words grammatically incorrect, young people will respond (since that's how they talk?). Maybe I'm guilty of using the non-word "funner," but "funnerer?" Never.

That said it's a nice-looking commercial that doesn't cop anyone else's advertising style (ahem). What do you think?

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• The Gizmodo guys got their hands on the new G1 this morning and they admit that it does look as nice as it does in the photos with its slim design and beautiful screen. — Gizmodo
• Yesterday, a 14-year-old teen tragically died after walking into the path of a car while texting on his phone. — Boing Boing Gadgets
• European Qantm colleges have just announced their new iPhone game development course, which costs $7,300 to enroll. — CrunchGear
• Sergey and Larry rolled into the G1 launch today fashionably late, and then Sergey talked about his geekiness and why he's excited about the G1 device. — Valleywag
• It's giveaway time! Be sure to log in to your TeamSugar account for your chances to win geek-chic beach gadgets and accessories! — geeksugar

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Google, HTC, and T-Mobile announced the world's first Android-powered device this morning in NYC — the T-Mobile G1! One of the most talked about handsets of the year, the G1 can now be preordered by T-Mobile customers from the T-Mobile G1 website and starting Oct. 22, the device will be available at select T-Mobile retail stores for $179 with a two-year voice and data plan. By November the G1 will be making its way to the United Kingdom, and the rest of Europe by the start of 2009. Here's a rundown of the specs:

• The G1 looks similar to the iPhone, but the touchscreen can swivel out to show off the full QWERTY keyboard.
• WiFi, 3D graphics acceleration, a 3-megapixel camera.
• 3G with dual-band UMTS.
• Full HTML browser and email support (Gmail as push and POP3 and IMAP email services).
• GPS functionality.
• Access to the Android market for new apps and Amazon MP3 for music purchases.
• You can read Word, Excel, and other Office documents, but it doesn't offer Microsoft Exchange support.
• The G1 comes with a trackball for one-handed navigation.
• You can access Google Maps (including Street View), and use YouTube.