Google Shows Off the HTC Dream
Written by admin on May 29th, 2008 in devices and gadgets.
Google’s been teasing the supposedly-called HTC “Dream” and its interface, Android, at the company’s I/O Conference in San Francisco. In case you didn’t know, it’s highly anticipated. It is the Google Phone (UI), after all. The Dream appears to be the real deal, though. Featuring a touchscreen, the model really is the one that Android is built for. In a demo of Android at Google Headquarters, the developers showed off the phone’s accelerometer by using it in “compass mode.” How else this will be used is not really yet known, but using Google Maps’ Street View feature, the phone can be a window into what you’re already looking at and give you directions as you move. Also demoed were the phone’s browser, instantly available traffic information, YouTube, a customizable home screen, the stock ticker, and Pac-Man. I must admit I’m curious as to whether this was made possible by a deal with Namco, or if the Google guys put an emulator on it that all of us can use, too.
The Dream is set to hit by the end of 2008 and according to Engadget, includes 3.6Mbps HSDPA, a Qualcomm MSM7201A processor good for 528MHz, 128MB of RAM, 256MB of ROM, a capacitive touchscreen, and the key to our hearts.
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