http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
The Iphone looks interesting but there are other phones out there that do more and cost less.

Google has a much better reputation than Apple and if they come out with this phone, I will definitely switch.]]>Jan 18th 2007 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 24th 2007 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/The iphone is missing some heavy stuff, the only thing that makes it unique is the touch screen, but even now thats changing, more and more phones are becoming better and are doing even more unique things, more than the iphone has done.
Also an answer to your cheaper than the iphone remark
LG viewty, cheaper than the iphone, more stuff,including speakers,GPS and suprise suprise a camera.
Plus I own a iphone and a viewty and Nokia N95 8G and a N76 and a Sony Shake phone and a Nokia N78 8G, sure the i phone is an amazing phone with very new tchnology, but that was the 2007 phone, update dude, the last time I checked my calander it was 2008. New Year, new phones,so get over the iphone, its dead the new era has killed it!!!]]>Apr 5th 2008 5:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
Jonathan

Greenville SC Real Estate]]>Dec 6th 2008 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Apr 25th 2008 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
I found this post about Iphone Killer

http://www.theburningsoul.com/my-blog/14-blog/197-do-we-need-a-iphone-killer

Check that out people]]>Sep 26th 2008 8:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
Jonathan

www.CarolinaRealtyGuide.com ]]>Dec 6th 2008 3:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
http://www.carolinarealtyguide.com
http://www.greenvilleinformation.com

Jonathan Kostyra, Broker]]>Dec 6th 2008 4:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 9:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
How do you know if he does not have an I-Phone. And by the way there are MANY other phones which can do the same thing as I-Phone just cheaper.

Text Messaging Interface - On a windows mobile device (version 5 or above) it is easy to replace the text interface, as long as you use the same text messaging receive & send api as the original.

Over All Skin - Of course you wont make it look entirely like the I-Phone, but you can get interface addons to change things around.

Email - Email, you can add many different add-ons and change ups to make it do MORE than the i-phone can.

Web Browser - Sure it might not have a full "blown" browser, but you can get pretty close, for instance, you can get a different borswer than IE mobile *like thunder or opera. And you can install Flash Player 7 Mobile, PDF Reader Mobile, Object shrinker, Java Code Mobile (have to tweak around with it to work). And a virtual Java Machine (Mobile version). Also with some other web tweak programs, you can save web pages for offline view and you can run special objects that are only allowed to work on computer (and if you have a remote connection to it, you get better browser).

You-Tube and Video:
Yes there are many programs which can tun you tube on a windows mobile device. It will require a little tweaking, but you can do it. There is a program called TCPMP, and a program called Are Es S Fetcher. You just have to use you-tubes API in conjunction with those programs and you are done. Also you can subscribe to entire you tube channels.

]]>May 12th 2008 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 19th 2007 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
Newsflash: Google's CEO is on Apple's Board of Directors.]]>Jan 18th 2007 9:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
Mac just works better...]]>Jan 18th 2007 2:49PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/google has onne of the best rep's ever, even more than apple.
google is just amazing, everything about them.
google is a formidable competitor.]]>Sep 22nd 2007 12:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
Ugh.]]>Jan 18th 2007 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 9:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
Scott, your mentality is part of the problem, not the solution. Apple didn't make the phone to have a smaller price and a longer bullet list of features. Most technology dinosaurs out there are still trying to one up the competition with more features, while more advanced design groups are concerned not with a feature list, but how effectively it solves the problems and satisfies the desires of the users. This is at the heart of user-centered design.

I don't need a phone that piles more apps and features and buttons on top of what I have, but I would love a phone that thoughtfully assisted me in what I actually want to do.]]>Jan 18th 2007 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.digg.com/gadgets/Google_Switch_Google_phone_pictures_leaked_Pics]]>Jan 18th 2007 12:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 11:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 9:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 6:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
Engadget, your reporting is starting to get a little tired and trite with all these potshots and comparisons to a product (iPhone) that hasn't even made it to market yet. And as Matt states above, why not an LG KE850 killer? Seems to me to be a case of contempt before investigation.]]>Jan 18th 2007 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
Anyways,
You need on board storage (even just a little) to view wepages.
No storage at all = No web-apps at all.

Either way, it's either fake or totally inaccurate.]]>Jan 18th 2007 10:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 19th 2007 2:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 7:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 4:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/If only...]]>Jan 18th 2007 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 12:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
I was under the impression Google's deal with NAVTEQ for their map data probably doesn't allow GPS integration for fear of cannibalizing NAVTEQ's deals with GPS and in-car-navigation manufacturers.]]>Jan 18th 2007 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/Jan 18th 2007 10:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
We can only hope though :)]]>Jan 18th 2007 11:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/
How much does it cost again? Apparently you conveniently missed the part of my comment eluding to the expense of cellular broadband. Oh, and the part of my comment about ubiquity. How ubiquitous is adequately fast cellular broadband again?

Get your head out of your ass. Or, if you are a VZ exec or marketing droid, stop spamming Engadget with your promotion, OK?]]>Jan 18th 2007 11:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/18/the-google-switch-an-iphone-killer/This is all about convergence and this device still leaves me carrying my music player separately, so there is no win in getting this without onboard storage. And since my nano can connect to the Nike+iPod sensor, the iPhone better be able to do that as well if they expect me to replace it. Will the iPhone be better than my Treo? Will Apple ever connect with a desirable phone company, i.e., someone other than Cingular?]]>Jan 18th 2007 10:27AM