David Of One

Has anyone else taken note of the new T-Mobile phone called "G1"?

The G1 features a number of Google based apps ...  I'm not a fan of all things Google but I do have an appreciation of the applications.

The G1 runs the Android OS ... Open Linux for all practical intents ... 

More about the G1 can be read here: 

http://gizmodo.com/5062977/t+mobile-g1-google-android-phone-review

The OS is really interesting ... some of the features are:

-Application framework enabling reuse and replacement of components

-Dalvik virtual machine optimized for mobile devices

(Apparently each app runs in its own Dalvik VM)

-Integrated browser based on the open source WebKit engine 

-Optimized graphics powered by a custom 2D graphics library; 3D graphics based on the OpenGL ES 1.0 specification (hardware acceleration optional)

-SQLite for structured data storage

-Media support for common audio, video, and still image formats (MPEG4, H.264, MP3, AAC, AMR, JPG, PNG, GIF)

-GSM Telephony (hardware dependent)

-Bluetooth, EDGE, 3G, and WiFi (hardware dependent)

-Camera, GPS, compass, and accelerometer (hardware dependent)

-Rich development environment including a device emulator, tools for debugging, memory and performance profiling, and a plugin for the Eclipse IDE

More details of the OS can be found here:  

http://code.google.com/android/what-is-android.html

http://code.google.com/android/index.html