It finally happened.
Google has given us web search, maps, GPS, email, and now, a mobile phone. Should we expect to be mesmerized by this new product like we have by other Google applications?
The branded smartphone, lovingly called the "Superphone", is the width of a number two pencil. For the public announcement, Google brought out Peter Chou, the CEO of HTC and creator of Nexus One hardware, to explain the genius behind the phone's new technology.
Complete with five home screens with which to customize your interface, the Google "Superphone" had updated a number of applications on current smartphones, including the audio, with a noise cancellation feature. The text field is even speech sensitive, processing your voice into text every time you speak. Pretty nifty.
How popular can we expect this phone to actually be? Last week, a leak informed us that Google will launch a web store where consumers can purchase the phone with a two-year T-mobile contract. The iPhone competitor will also be available on Verizon in Spring 2010, combining two cellular superpowers. We'll have to see if this strategy overturns Apple's dogma on the android phone.
