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OrbitalGun
12/01/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
This would be perfect for me. I recently picked up an HTC Hero from Sprint, and the first thing I did was grab the Google Voice app and set it to replace all of the normal phone functions (voice, SMS, voicemail), so it's like my Sprint number doesn't even exist. I work in a solid steel building, and data signals from Sprint's network can barely penetrate. So it's great having my phone set up to use the building's wireless, letting me make calls from areas that are complete dead zones for everyone else.
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Cogito Ergo Bibo
12/01/09

In reply to Charge This Concept Phone by Spinning it Around Your Finger
I'm just imagining all the bar fights which will be started by some drunk trying to charge his phone. "Sure, buddy. Here, let me charge your face."
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Xagest
12/01/09

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They should make a cellphone in the form of a Yoyo. I'd be charging that thing all day.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/01/09

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Of course if this ever makes it to the production stage with us being the ever cautious society that we are it will no doubt have a huge warning label on it and some type of Wiimote safety strap...
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Yerzriknot
11/30/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
Great, right when I was about to buy the Droid. Oh well I guess I can wait longer.
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Nick
11/30/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
how many times must we hear "this ain't the droid you lookin' fo', sucka" before google just gives us what we want?
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Poop Cooper
11/30/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
Any chance we'll see anything like this pop up in user stats anywhere first?
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Bokusatsu_Tenshi
11/30/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
Just so people don't say there are only complaints about Apple fanboyism, but isn't a post about a rumor saying it's "a certainty" kinda pointless?

But oh well, let's see how this one plays out... I love Google, but there are tons of Google services that I chose the competition.
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BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2
11/30/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
If Google ACTUALLY designed every element of the phone in house - took 2-3 years of development including a beta phone, I would be interested. I just don't want them rolling out some gimmicky phone. I want transparent screens, keyboard, HD, 7.1 surround sound, FLASH, microphone, 12 MP camera, 200gb storage, iTunes ready, GPS enabled, camera flash, and a sweet Hello Kitty dongle to attach it to my brief case. Nothing less!
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OCEntertainment
11/30/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
Unless Google plans to remove the necessity of a carrier with a souped up Google Voice and "the real Android", honestly, I could hardly care.

Especially given Andy Rubin's firm denial of such a phone. I'm not sure how I'd feel about finding out your "trusted source" is more trustworthy than a development head of an open source project.
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Badongadoodle
11/30/09

@OCEntertainment: whosays its a phone? That is a term used in the "reports". Might actually BE a robot.
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weatherman
11/30/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
There was some speculation that the Google Phone was actually going to be a VOIP phone, not cellular. Any confirmation of that?
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Odin
11/30/09

In reply to LEAK: The Google Phone "Is a Certainty"
I remain sceptical.
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Badongadoodle
11/30/09

@Odin: i remain a spectacle.
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Odin
11/30/09

@Badongadoodle:
I remain spectacular
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Hearthatvoiceagain
11/30/09

@Odin: I simply remain.

(when did you get the star by the way?, not seen it before)
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Odin
11/30/09

@Hearthatvoiceagain:
I've had it for a while now. I got it posting on Kotaku so it was before I started regularly commenting on Giz.
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daveNYC
11/18/09

In reply to The True Google Phone May Be Coming Soon
Yeah sure, and it'll come as a combo pack with the Apple tablet.
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OCEntertainment
11/18/09

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I'll see it when I believe it.
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cobaltage
11/18/09

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This rumor is hard to interpret because no one AFAIK has detailed Google's history of involvement in the design of past Android phones.
- The G1 was the first smartphone to have a magnetometer, which was clearly included to work with Google Maps and Streetview. (The iPhone later received a magnetometer with the 3GS.) The G1 also had a somewhat distinctive shape, compared to every other HTC phone. Were these ideas the result of Google's participation?
- The Samsung Droid was reportedly developed with the close cooperation of Google. But what does that mean? The Droid's car dock seems clearly included to show off Google Navigator. Was there more to Google's involvement in the Droid's design than that? (I'm surprised we've not received a better account of Google's close involvement in Droid's design.)
- The MS Zune seems to be a similar case, but only to a limited extent. The original Zune was exactly the same as Toshiba's PMP. As we know, Gates saw this PMP at a trade show and expressed interest in it. But MS didn't actually design the 1st generation Zune at all, they just branded Toshiba's pre-existing design.

I'm also skeptical about Google getting into the hardware business. My hypothesis is that if Google is going to "design its own phone," it will come in the form of particular hardware features that show off new services built into Android and based on Google's existing services, like the G1's magnetometer and the Droid's car dock. One idea would be a front facing camera for use in Google video chat. I can't come up with any other ideas off the top of my head.

My real hope is that Google will design a slider keyboard that is superior to existing slider keyboards, since that's an area where improvement seems both possible and desirable. But I'm kind of skeptical, again, that Google would get into designing actual hardware elements of its own branded phone.
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