One of the most anticipated handsets of the moment - the HTC G1, and being touted as the Googlephone.

Why the hype ? Well, it's the first smartphone to operate on the new Android platform that's linux based and is part of an open-source initiative that has thousands of developers working on different applications that an Android phone can use. Google have tweaked this technology and have come up with a handset that will directly challenge the windows based smartphones from Microsoft and the iPhone from Apple - In other words, it's War !

The G1 Googlephone looks familiar as it is made by HTC and has a large 3.2" touchscreen display, a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, WiFi, aGPS and expandable memory - all familiar stuff to the techies then.

One very neat thing about the HTC G1 is the full QWERTY keyboard that appears when you slide the handset from the side thus making it the ultimate business tool for e-mails etc.

The Android system is "finger friendly" so you can simply drag - drop etc as you would with your laptop. The G1 has one touch access to Google search and other Google applications such as Google Mail, YouTube, Google Talk instant messaging and Google Maps and Google Street View - All cool stuff indeed !

The HTC G1 Googlephone - The world at your fingertips wherever you are.

HTC G1 Googlephone Key Features

• Quad band 3G handset
• 3.2" touch screen display
• Android based O/S
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• Trackball
• Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate
• Handwriting recognition
• Expandable memory via microSD
• GPRS
• EDGE
• Bluetooth
• WiFi
• 3.2 Mp camera
• Built-in GPS receiver
  
• Digital compass
• Mp3 player
  
  
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