Android is the platform for the gPhone. The gPhone is Google's own Linux compatible, hardware platform. The device is not available to the public, yet, but the emulator allows programs to be written and tested be for the actual release of the gPhone itself.Android, of course, is the complete solution for cellular phone services and specialized applications. This has the power of Linux on a cellular device, that trumps the iPhone, hands down.
I would trust Google to engineer this right, the first time. Since they have the stance of playing the field of cellular business, but not an actual "player" in the cellular business, meaning, they do not have any biases or ties, like Apple does with AT&T.
Google is offering a reward for applications developed under their Android system. It is very nice but still lacks in demonstrating very key features.
And now the downside...
- No support for placing or receiving actual phone calls. You can simulate phone calls (placed and received) through the emulator console, however.
- No support for USB connections
- No support for camera/video capture (input).
- No support for audio input (capture). Output (playback) is supported.
- No support for device-attached headphones
- No support for determining connected state
- No support for determining battery charge level and AC charging state
- No support for determining SD card insert/eject
- No support for Bluetooth
But the upside, rocks.
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