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Kempler & Strauss W Phone Watch
The Kempler & Strauss W Phone Watch has made tech blogger news since October and continues to intrigue tech folks and turn heads.
Wired’s Gadget Lab now has more photos and a decent rundown of the W Phone Watch features. We still are still looking for a detailed hands-on review, but it’s certainly looks like a fun attention-getting gadget for technophiles.
Note the W is not a smartphone and does not browse the internet. It is however a nicely designed unlocked phone suitable for AT&T and T-Mobile networks. Likely you’ll find yourself still wanting your BlackBerry or iPhone near at hand too for their smart-phone features.
T-Mobile G1 at Wal-Mart for $149 TODAY
T-Mobile G1 - 3G + Android Goodness
Wal-Mart dropped the bomb – starting today you can get the T-Mobile G1 smartphone for $149 (compared with $179 from T-Mobile) from the omni-present peddler of inexpensive goods. This is certain to help uptake of the G1 due to the low price and also Wal-Mart’s wide retail reach. The G1 is a phone with lots of promise though certainly in its infancy. A 2-year contract is required.
In related news, at least one industry analyst is confident that Apple could get into the price-cutting game as well with the iPhone. How does a $99 iPhone sound ? We won’t hold our breath but this is an intriguing time in the smartphone space. And we cannot forget about the Blackberry Storm. Competition is always good.
T-Mobile G1 Review Roundup
T-Mobile G1 - 3G + Android Goodness
The T-Mobile G1 has had a long run-up of interest and press. The G1 is the first fruit of Google’s efforts to build a modern open-source touchscreen phone operating system. Now that actual units are in consumers hands – how does it fare? We’re collecting the best reviews here and will continue to update this post as new insights come along. Check it out:
- T-Mobile G1 Review @ Engadget
- Review of the T-Mobile G1 Android Device @ ZDNet
- Walt Mossberg’s Wall Street Journal Review of T-Mobile G1 – “… consider it a worthy competitor to the iPhone”
- MSNBC’s T-Mobile G1 Review – “Android phone is a good iPhone alternative”
Summary of Research:
The T-Mobile G1 shows tons of potential. Excellent ease of setup and use. Hardware is solid (not going to oust the iPhone from teh sexy title). The Android OS was a winner and can be improved further with more polish. The proprietary headphone jack is an annoyance but not a deal-breaker. Some basic apps are missing – Google is clearly counting on the open-source community to ramp up and release killer apps.
End of the Day:
The T-Mobile G1 is an impressive new device that should be around for a long time. Once the Android developer community gets going the competition may truly have something to worry about. For now, a very solid and interesting offering whose value should increase quickly as apps are released.
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