I have been using an Android phone for the last 10 or so days<br>(Motorola Milestone). The phone is quite good, but there are <br>a few flaws with it.<br><br>What really shines is the Android operating system.<br><br>My plan was to write a full review sometime, but wanted to share<br>
the gist of it sooner, after I saw this announcement by Google:<br><br><a href="http://www.google.com/tv/">http://www.google.com/tv/</a> (maybe US based only, but also <br>Android).<br><br>Back to the phone: I love the operating system and the user<br>
interface is very smooth. The Android Market has thousands <br>of apps that you can get for various things (bubble scale, compass, <br>Opera Mini browser, Facebook which you can post photos directly<br>without copying photos to the PC then opening a browser, then <br>
uploading). <br><br>It syncs your Google account, which includes email (Gmail), Calendar,<br>and Contacts. Add someone in the phone, and they appear in yuor <br>browser too. This means no cables are needed to sync your stuff,<br>
it is done over WiFi or Mobile data (EDGE, GPRS or 3G). And that<br>means I can use it from Linux without worrying about "its software<br>works on Mac and Windows only". It also means you have a backup<br>all the time.<br>
<br>Open the Google Maps application, click on your location icon, and <br>it will show you the street view of where you are.<br><br>Obviously, all this will raise the "Google knows too much"<br><br>One app is Google Sky does the same things that Glenn mentioned <br>
earlier about the iPad (point it to the sky and it will show you the objects,<br>constellations, ...etc.), so take that Apple!<br><br>Short version: I am impressed! This will go places ...<br><br>I think Google will (should) kill ChromeOS in favor of Android, which <br>
is now established with an ecosystem around it, developers, market<br>and all.<br>-- <br>Khalid M. Baheyeldin<br><a href="http://2bits.com">2bits.com</a>, Inc.<br><a href="http://2bits.com">http://2bits.com</a><br>Drupal optimization, development, customization and consulting.<br>
Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. -- Edsger W.Dijkstra<br>Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. -- Leonardo da Vinci<br>