It's official: T-Mobile unveiling first Android handset next Tuesday

So it's really no big secret at this point, but we've now received confirmation that T-Mobile will be unveiling its first Android handset -- presumably the Dream, G1, or whatever they decide to call it -- at a press event in New York City on September 23. The event is a whole shindig, too, kicking off in the morning and featuring "presentations from T-Mobile, Google and other company executives" followed by hands-ons with the real deal. Naturally, we'll be on hand in full force, so stay tuned!

[yokken @ Sep 16th 2008 2:46PM]

DO WANT!

[yokken @ Sep 16th 2008 2:48PM]

woohoo! it's about TIME.

[EmoChicksAreHot.....Seriously @ Sep 16th 2008 3:13PM]

AAHHH YEAH!!!!

[Kee Kim @ Sep 16th 2008 2:50PM]

Is it gonna be that thing in the picture? Looks kinda ugly.

[GON @ Sep 16th 2008 3:06PM]

That's what she said... About this other thing:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/05/ipod-nano-4g-leaked-in-actual-factual-really-real-spy-photo/
Then bam! It was released!
http://www.apple.com/ipodnano/

[Serial 8-Ball Mouse @ Sep 16th 2008 3:27PM]

Yeah... Android itself is ugly as hell, it seems.

[andrew @ Sep 16th 2008 3:39PM]

lol, and then everyone loved the nano after it was released

[jorvay @ Sep 16th 2008 4:13PM]

People love the new Nano?

[Nick @ Sep 16th 2008 5:08PM]

It might be ugly, but at least we'll be free from Microsoft and Apple. http://htcsource.com

[KilgoreTrout @ Sep 17th 2008 12:26PM]

Ever tried to look at yourself in a bleedin' mirror?

[Platinum_Skeet @ Sep 16th 2008 2:52PM]

Man everyones going to have a new HTC but Verizon soon... =(

[skyshock21 @ Sep 16th 2008 2:58PM]

Fuck Verizon! :)

[Platinum_Skeet @ Sep 16th 2008 3:02PM]

lmao

[Atlbabylife @ Sep 16th 2008 3:09PM]

Verizon already has a HTC

[Kiteless @ Sep 16th 2008 2:53PM]

As much as I like my iPhone (Classic) I am really looking forward to seing what comes out of tghe Dream and Android. I thinK ai m ready to move away from AT&T, but certainly not ready to move to T-Mobile. Maybe if Verizon got their hands on this thing and didn't lock it down to much. A guy can... DREAM... I guess.


-K

[Quix @ Sep 16th 2008 3:04PM]

Verizon *not* completely destroying something by locking it down with its own branded crap? Keep dreamin'...

[miky @ Sep 16th 2008 7:13PM]

Why not T-Mobile? What's wrong with it?

[Windzilla @ Sep 16th 2008 2:58PM]

huzzah!

I have been advising friends to hold out on iphone purchases just because dreams, storms, diamonds and who knows what were on the horizon.

hurray for choice

also maybe soon we can get a recent version of android running natively on a nokia n8x0 then i will be in gadget hog heaven

[Eddie W @ Sep 16th 2008 4:20PM]

Here's hoping there a version of android for the 770. I have one kicking around that could use a supported OS. Speaking of which, the lack of support for the 770 has been one reason I never bought the 810 and people still say the 810 is quirky - hasn't Nokia had long enough to do bug fixes?

[UnixSystemsEngineer @ Sep 16th 2008 9:11PM]

Anybody know when we're going to be able to get our hands on one in a store?

[Benson @ Sep 17th 2008 1:34AM]

Well, the N800 did come in between there, and it's still being supported. Word from Nokia is that they learned their lesson over the 770 support-dropping; you know they came out with a version of OS2008 for it?

But I doubt Android will go back to hardware that old, at least for a while; the community people who'd be doing the device-specific work will more likely want to focus on the more powerful N8x0. And of course, the next generation of tablets will be OMAP3, for which TI is opening the specs, greatly easing the work.

[kccboy2004 @ Sep 16th 2008 2:58PM]

i am getting one

[coffee @ Sep 16th 2008 2:59PM]

Finally, we long-suffering t-mobile users have the upper hand!

[Quy @ Sep 16th 2008 3:04PM]

Man, for years we've been lacking in the hardware department. Loyal Tmo customers rejoice! I'm wondering what became of that 17th presale date that was being tossed around.

[Knives_Out @ Sep 16th 2008 3:09PM]

yup .. it's been a long long time. I've thought about bailing out on tmo so many times.

can't wait!

[T-Mo'Bull @ Sep 16th 2008 3:31PM]

You'll only have the Upper-hand when it's the 2nd Gen or later version of Android - and when a phone (Hardware) worthy of Android is bearing the Android soul - let's not even mention T-Mobile and their pathetically slow attempt to roll out 3G across the USA?

I was on the T-Mobile boat for a while - but one can only wait so long before you must go else-where.

Sorry T-Mobile - do something to show me that you love me - make me fall in love with you again, and maybe, MAYBE - I'll take you back!

[Maciek @ Sep 16th 2008 5:56PM]

To T-Mo'Bull...

Very good statement... Because at&t was SO fast...SO FAST they they decided to roll out their 3G on existing GSM frequencies which now is backfiring at them as both networks must co-exist on the same frequency...WHICH in this case means that the more people blabber on their phone, the more their 3G network suffers and downgrades your data to EDGE. That's the way to do it...uhuh uhuh

[bibhas @ Sep 16th 2008 2:59PM]

So, is the UI going to be as is, or is the Dream going to sport a pimped up version of Android? Any Guesses?

[chefgon_ign @ Sep 16th 2008 6:15PM]

Considering the hardware itself is an almost completely unchanged concept device, I highly doubt there are going to be many tweaks on the software side, either. T-Mo will write an application for MyFaves on the Home Screen and call it a day.

[poopy_pants @ Sep 16th 2008 3:01PM]

AWESOME!!!

Hopefully it's not the ugly thing in the photo. Either way this is cool. I already have T-Mobile and have been waiting on a sweet Android phone for an upgrade. My current Nokia is on its last legs!

[GON @ Sep 16th 2008 3:02PM]

Excellent. Let's see what this thing can really do.

[bob sakamano @ Sep 16th 2008 3:02PM]

does it come with the cheetah (or is that tiger?) print pouch like the background?

[CJ @ Sep 17th 2008 8:18AM]

I believe you'll find that it is in fact, Lepoard.

Cheetahs tend to have more solid colour spots, whereas lepoards usually sport two-or-more colour rosettes.

[udub @ Sep 16th 2008 3:04PM]

I hope this event really delivers (confirms?) the details (like pricing, data plans, preloaded apps, etc.) and not just everything we pretty much know so far.

Either way, I can't wait. It's about time for official-ness.

[Nitecrawlah2 @ Sep 16th 2008 3:05PM]

Looks good. I'm an AT&T guy, but I've always been curious about the whole Android project and this device.

[diego @ Sep 16th 2008 3:06PM]

From the picture above, I would say that the device may be either huge, or too small buttoned. OS probably great though.

[Justin @ Sep 16th 2008 3:09PM]

Exciting times we live in.

Now, how exactly do we go about installing Android on HTC Touches, Moto RAZRs, Samsung Instincts and Apple iPhones?

[tom @ Sep 16th 2008 3:11PM]

FINALLY.

Will buy this hopefully will use gears and wifi together so I dont need a data plan.

[Greg @ Sep 16th 2008 3:13PM]

You'll be on hand for the hands-on, eh?

[Randy @ Sep 16th 2008 3:18PM]

Damn, and I ordered my iPhone on Thurs. Oh well.

[HalfJoey @ Sep 16th 2008 3:31PM]

Verzion needs to release the HTC Touch Pro before the Android for me to stick with them. If that doesn't happen im jumping ship to T-Mobile.

[7on @ Sep 16th 2008 4:51PM]

Go ahead and jump, the water's nice. Plus we're GSM = most cell phones in the world.

[Jeremy @ Sep 16th 2008 3:32PM]

I WANT THE ANDROID. I JUST DON'T WANT THIS UGLY PHONE. ONLY IF IT WAS THE HTC TOUCH HD WITH ANDROID THEN IT WOULD BE GREAT. SORRY GOOGLE BUT THIS HEADSET IS AWFUL. I'LL JUST JOIN THE CROWD AND GET A IPHONE.

[andrew @ Sep 16th 2008 3:42PM]

if you think that headset is big you should see the phone! wow! (idiot)

[jorvay @ Sep 16th 2008 4:17PM]

If you think the headset is big, you should see ALL CAPS WRITING IN BLOG COMMENTS!!!!!

[Nando @ Sep 16th 2008 3:39PM]

THIS IS HOT!!!

[paul @ Sep 16th 2008 3:46PM]

Exciting!

[Virtuous @ Sep 16th 2008 4:03PM]

TMo must be tired of customers defecting to AT&T for the iPhone.

[Benson @ Sep 17th 2008 1:33AM]

You know until the 3G iPhone, T-mobile customers were the one group who had no reason to go to ATT? Same data quality, much better rates, and no need to sign a new contract. (Unless visual voicemail is really that desired; I've never had an iPhone or ATT service, so I don't know what I'm missing...)

[Lefty @ Sep 18th 2008 12:20PM]

I don't think, based on either the OS or the industrial design of the device, that this is going to prove to be a compelling argument for them to stay...