Google G1/HTC Dream (Android), something to contend the iPhone? - Page 2

Jack Flak · 09-24-2008, 10:32 AM

I'll probably get an iphone in 2028 when it's retro-chic.

ajblaise · 09-24-2008, 10:34 AM

And I'll say to you, "You still use a phone? That's hella lame. lol"

Ivy · 09-24-2008, 02:12 PM

All the cool and different people have neural implants now. You are SEAU behind the times.

Xander · 09-24-2008, 02:57 PM

HTC phones are cool. Not so sure about the look of that one though. Not only would I scratch the surface but now I'd be altering stuff with the joystick.

Looks tacky. I think I'll stick with the HTC Diamond as my choice for my next phone.

Beat · 09-24-2008, 04:59 PM

I have a Blackberry and I'm not as into it as everyone else seems to be. It works as a phone though so I'm not in a rush to replace it. I'm a sucker for over priced Apple products but I'm interested to see this google phone in action.

Grayscale · 10-09-2008, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ivy

That's funny that a Google product is supposed to be the renegade option now. Google was "different and cool" a few years ago. Now the "different and cool" people are jumping ship on Google's online stuff because it's popular and well-known, just like they have with ipods and iphones. I guess I'll stick with the devices and services that meet my needs and please me the most, which right now is an iphone/gmail/google calendar/itunes/whatever. How popular it is doesn't concern me much beyond increasing the chances I'll hear about it.

i dont really understand people paying for a several hundred dollar device as a fashion accessory.

although, a decade ago i could have told you that inevitably the power of computers would be harnessed in such a way that each person would have portable access whenever they wanted, still it seems many people do not view them as a tool.

computers are a very important and powerful modern day tool, they perform so many things and most importantly connect us, now, in more ways than ever. it was only the logical progression that this would converge with something almost everyone has, a cellphone.

anyways, that is why i find breakthroughs exciting... not because its the most fashionable, or latest and greatest, but because i cant help but think of the impact that cellphones and, in the last few years, mobile computing has had on society and will continue to have.

really, i am less excited about the G1 itself, and more excited about the platform it provides for the open-source developers.

Jack Flak · 10-09-2008, 06:18 PM

LOL I spend enough time on my damn PC to have some Pocket 'Puter follow me around all day.

pure_mercury · 10-09-2008, 07:09 PM

I have a friend who is an Assistant Manager at a T-Mobile outlet, and I am getting one of these at a discount. Also, I have been on T-Mobile since the old Voicestream days (my mom, my sister, and I had the family plan back then). I won't pay more than $150 for this.

09-24-2008, 02:12 PM	#13 (permalink)
Ivy Avatar is non-ironic Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: ???? Posts: 8,073	All the cool and different people have neural implants now. You are SEAU behind the times. __________________ I don't wanna face my fears! I'm afraid of 'em! -Spongebob

09-24-2008, 02:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
Xander Pretty Vacant Join Date: Apr 2007 Type: INTP Location: Coventry, England Posts: 3,331	HTC phones are cool. Not so sure about the look of that one though. Not only would I scratch the surface but now I'd be altering stuff with the joystick. Looks tacky. I think I'll stick with the HTC Diamond as my choice for my next phone. __________________ INTP 9. A new breed of hero. Every man is like every other man, like some other men, like no other men. Mary McCaulley A diplomat... is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. - Caskie Stinnett All is denial, projection and avoidance.

09-24-2008, 04:59 PM	#15 (permalink)
Beat ...lost Join Date: Oct 2007 Type: ISTj Location: Yonder Posts: 4,803	I have a Blackberry and I'm not as into it as everyone else seems to be. It works as a phone though so I'm not in a rush to replace it. I'm a sucker for over priced Apple products but I'm interested to see this google phone in action. __________________ "Come on boy, come on girl, succumb to the beat surrender" - The Jam Nature's first green is gold, Her hardest hue to hold. Her early leaf's a flower; But only so an hour. Then leaf subsides to leaf. So Eden sank to grief, So dawn goes down to day. Nothing gold can stay.

10-09-2008, 07:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
pure_mercury Order Now! Join Date: Feb 2008 Type: ESFJ Location: Hollywood Posts: 4,603	I have a friend who is an Assistant Manager at a T-Mobile outlet, and I am getting one of these at a discount. Also, I have been on T-Mobile since the old Voicestream days (my mom, my sister, and I had the family plan back then). I won't pay more than $150 for this. __________________ Who wants to try a bottle of merc's "Extroversion Olive Oil?"

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

09-24-2008, 10:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
Jack Flak Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Type: INTP Location: The Everlasting Sky Posts: 9,359	I'll probably get an iphone in 2028 when it's retro-chic.

09-24-2008, 10:34 AM	#12 (permalink)
ajblaise Stealing your stem cells Join Date: Aug 2008 Type: INTP Location: New York Posts: 4,360	And I'll say to you, "You still use a phone? That's hella lame. lol"

10-09-2008, 06:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
Jack Flak Banned Join Date: Jul 2008 Type: INTP Location: The Everlasting Sky Posts: 9,359	LOL I spend enough time on my damn PC to have some Pocket 'Puter follow me around all day.

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
The Church of Google	Beat	Philosophy and Spirituality	20	03-26-2008 03:12 AM