Google's new Nexus One phone
Google announced the launch of its much anticipated Nexus One phone this morning. The phone, buzzed about for months, is the company's effort to catch up with Apple's iPhone in the all-important mobile device market.
From the Los Angeles Times:
The phone weighs 130 grams, about as light as a Swiss army knife, and has a 3.7-inch display that has deep contrasts. It has a track ball at the bottom of the device. If you get an e-mail or new text message, the track ball changes color, flashing blue for Bluetooth, for example. It has a compass, GPS and a light sensor. The light sensor helps consumers save power by adjusting to indoor and outdoor light.
The camera with an LED flash has a one-click upload to YouTube. The phone also has active noise cancellation that gets rid of background noise. There is room on the back of the device to custom engrave with your choice of personal text. The phone also has consumer-friendly software such as Google Maps, Facebook integration and quick contacts.
Consumers will be able to buy the phone through a new Google Web store today. A spokesman said the store will offer a phone with or without service from T-Mobile. Google expects to add more devices and countries. Verizon Wireless in U.S. and Vodafone in Europe will eventually carry the phone, he said.
The phone is already out and used by a select few in the public. One of lucky ones is Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist who received his Nexus One phone last December as a Christmas gift. Wilson wrote on his blog Musings of a VC in NYC to brag about his good fortune. Engadget also has an early review.
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