Google Nexus One Announcement Live Notes: Voice to Text Fields

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nexusonewebstore.pngWe're watching the Google announcement in Mountain View.

The Nexus One is the new category of "super phone."  Nexus means point of convergence, it's where "web meets phones."

It has 3.7 inch OLED display 480 x 800 WVGA, 1Ghz processor snap dragon processor and sleek form factor.

  • The processor allows for multitasking.
  • Multicolor LED trackball - changes colors for notifications.
  • Compass.
  • GPS.
  • Accelorometer.
  • Light and proximity sensor for power saving.
  • No thicker than a number two pencil.
  • 5 megapixel camera with LED flash with one-click upload to YouTube.
  • Stereo Bluetooth.
  • 3.5 ml with contact points for microphone
  • Active noise cancellation.
  • 2 microphones.
  • Metal bezel, leaves space for personalization.  Can be engraved for personal touch such as "Happy Birthday!."

SOFTWARE Information:

  • Android 2.1
  • Google Maps Navigation
  • Facebook integration.
  • More homescreen panels for widgets and shortcuts.
  • Weather widget with updates in a "Googley" way.
  • Customization one step further, live wallpaper.  For example moving leaves over water. If you tap on the water it will ripple.
  • Media in 3D - app launcher works like a scroll wheel.
  • Media in 3D - new gallery app, uses Cool Iris to view photos in albums.  When you tip the phone the images/photos tip.  Tapping shows clustered views.
  • Background sync with Picasa photo gallery.
  • Voice in Android 2.0 has voice search, voice navigate, and shows search results for turn-by-turn navigation.
  • Voice to text for all text fields on the phone. Demonstrator was able to dictate an email message.
  • Google Earth for Android sneak peak for 3D.  When you say Mount Fuji, you get a view of Mount Fuji.

You can purchase a Nexus One for $179 from T-Mobile or $529 unlocked from the Google webstore.

The Nexus One will be available from Verizon this spring.

When you buy the phone you can purchase engraving online.

Question and Answer:

  1. T-Mobile version ships today.
  2. Unlocked ships today, use GSM SIM from any provider.  Different 3G frequencies in US. Phone will run on EDGE on AT&T.
  3. The message isn't to iPhone, the message is to consumers. 
  4. Purchase the phone directly from Google, working with HTC, won't comment on supply change.
  5. Android Market marketing will be online.
  6. HTC designed the phone, Google is marketing it.
  7. Android 2.1 will be available to all when it is released.
  8. CONNECTION LOST - Connection Back
  9. It's another channel not meant to take away from other channels of sale.
  10. The super phone is a concept, Google makes money from advertising.  Google wants to make sure people get the best Google experience on a phone.
  11. Support Wi-Fi, tethering is being looked at for the future.
  12. How will carriers handle data traffic?  Consumer makes the choice.   
  13. There will be many phones offered and 4G, as technology marches on in future.
  14. HTC believes people have different form factor likes, such as keyboard.  Nexus One has a great on-screen keyboard.
  15. Voice entry will make it much easier to text information.
  16. There will be other options in future.
  17. Webstore will be simple.
  18. Webstore is U.S. only but will ship to test markets.
  19. Sign-up process is simple.
  20. Why isn't the phone ad supported and free? It's going to take a while and they needed a structure.
  21. They want it be pure and simple, webstore online only.   
  22. What's the difference between smartphone and super phone?  Super phone is the evolution of platform.
  23. Will Verizon phones, be world phones.  Yes they will be in the future.
  24. Android Market will be only form of distribution for apps.
  25. Droid will be updated to Android 2.1
  26. Sanjay from Motorola sees Google as another channel to consumers.
  27. Believe that over time, without paying to advertise on TV, they can lower the price of phones.
  28. HTC some existing models will upgrade to Android 2.1.
  29. Android is not completely backward compatible.
  30. CDMA is harder to unlock, will only be sold with Verizon.
  31. Google Voice team is not opposed to having Google Voice on other platform.
  32. "There will be no Google" state from Andy, meant it will not build hardware.  They only do software and Internet.

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