T-Mobile G1 Worlds first Android Phone from Google, launched on both sides of the Atlantic at the same time. On the market by the end of this year.
Creating an open mobile internet and platform. Mobile internet will be dominant in the future, Mobile Traffic has grown 250%.
Committed to open mobile platforms. G1 brings open mobile platform to market for the first time.
Develop Applications and also make Android better, Android is future proof.
HTC, Google, T-Mobile shares same vision making mobile internet open and fun. Want to make internet experience more enjoyable.
Iconic Design (G1) maximize mobile experience, touch screen, keyboard appeals to many people, nothing like it on the market. Flexible and very powerful.
Mobile Internet lags in the USA by 16%, T-Mobile and Android want to change that.
http://announcement.t-mobileg1.com/#Showing Phone now with teaser reel, looks like pictures. Taking Photos and getting ready to do live demonstrations.
Touch Screen, swipe across to see, long press for more features. Frame pictures to add on home screen. Drag and Drop on Home Screen.
Amazon.com one click MP3 ordering. Long press for more song options.
Multitasking, full slide out keyboard. Contacts, click to go to address with map. Directions, Traffic View, Street View (Google).
Compass moves as you move the phone.
Web Browser (Full Featured) zoom, multiple tabs, dedicated search button, search from anywhere on device (Contacts, Web) Send links by email right from browser (Gmail).
Applications:
Android Market on Phone, with user ratings. Programs, Apps, Games and more. (They Showed Pac-Man)
Open Marketplace, Great Third Party Applications to market.
Open Source, Freedom to develop any application to hoops, free to develop and Google will not stop your application from being distributed.
Track your Carbon footprint with the EcoRio Application.
Shop Savvy application lets you use as a Bar Code scanner to compare prices on the internet right in the store.
Question and Answer session.
Pricing is $179.00 (Beats the iPhone) existing customers can order today. October 22nd official launch day. 2 plan options for Data $25 Unlimited (Data) $35 Unlimited Web and Messaging/Data.
3G Network.
Europe Availability UK early November rest of Europe early 2009 First Q.
Tethering? Pricing with just data?
No tethering, data plan requires voice plan.
Support for MS Office Files? Can read Word, PDF, can develop by third party.
T-Mobile only? Yes Sim Locked to T-Mobile
Push email? Yes, Push, IMAP Pull
Desktop Application to Sync? No not yet, syncs with network.
Outside of 3G Markets? Yes but best experience in 3G. Also has Wireless.
How locked is this Phone? Issues like the iPhone?
Deflects Question.
Marketing? Google Marketing?
Yes, T.V. Ad's Marketing starts in October largest Advertising Campaign ever.
Server Sync? Bluetooth?
Sync with Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and more. Supports wireless headsets.
Chrome Browser?
No, but works on Web Kit. Chrome like but not Chrome.
Device Aimed at? Consumer, Business....?
Mass appeal for everyone. Young, Family, more consumer but thing enterprise will enjoy.
Gmail Functions?
Robust experience, same as desktop experience. Integrated in front end. Online Google Talk presence inside contact list.
iTunes, Skype, International?
works with any AAC, WMA, MP3, would need to be DRM unlocked for iTunes, up to consumer. No Skype support.
Dual band and Quad Band works on any band in the world.
Special Guests, Google Founders take stage.
Awkward moment......
They have been using the Phone for a while now. Throws phone in Air uses accelerometer to demonstrate app he created to measure time in the Air.
They enjoy the phone.
Describes Phone as a computer.
Asks crowd to do a web search on their phone to demonstrate how easy it will be to do on the G1.
Computer like functionality on Phone.
Location based services.
Taking Photos. Everyone has their G1 Phones out.
Press Conference ends, press making way downstairs to see live phone demos.
