Google invites ASUS to join Open Handset Alliance

We're not sure if its recent spate of handset announcements had anything to do with it or not, but it looks like Google has now asked ASUS to join the Open Handset Alliance, an invitation that we're assuming ASUS expected to accept (or else we probably wouldn't be hearing about it). Apparently, Google is interested in working with ASUS due to its "brand recognition worldwide," although neither party seems to be making any sort of official comments just yet. Knowing ASUS, however, we're sure it'll find some way to work its Eee brand into the picture before all is said and done. Eee Phone, anyone?

[Via VentureBeat, thanks Michael Y]

[omo @ Sep 17th 2008 2:51PM]

android + eee = ?

[phanbouy @ Sep 17th 2008 2:55PM]

Androidee

[pozzitron_fanboi @ Sep 17th 2008 2:57PM]

That's the stupidest thing I have ever read. I can guarantee you that pozzitron would have an intelligent, creative, witty insight for this comment board.

Quick survey: How much would you pay for a night of spooning with pozzitron?

I'd pay iPhone3G, Macbook Air, and $5508.23 in cash for that.

[phanbouy fan fan @ Sep 17th 2008 3:02PM]

we are all fanbois

[pozzitron @ Sep 17th 2008 3:15PM]

can someone be the fanboi of a fanboi. if so could i be Pozzitron_fanboi_fanboi or would it be pozzitron_fanboi^2?

[pozzitron_fanboi @ Sep 17th 2008 3:20PM]

It doesn't matter what you pick pozzitron, you can never be wrong!

*sigh*

[Dug Da n00b @ Sep 17th 2008 3:20PM]

Hey fanboi, shut up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hellaphunt @ Sep 17th 2008 3:29PM]

Surely you two share the same bed... and soap.

[Andrew @ Sep 17th 2008 3:37PM]

it's alphabetical.. Next trademark will be fffones

[pozzitron_fanboi @ Sep 17th 2008 3:49PM]

I know I've made some enemies in the past for "keeping it real" and "telling it like it is" and especially "thinking outside the box". My apologies to all of you who I've offended. So I'll part with 1 piece of advice: Get your prostates checked regular ladies and gentlemen. Especially the ladies....

[Reader @ Sep 17th 2008 5:38PM]

pozzitron, you know we can all tell which comments are from you, even if you change your posting name? Shouldn't you be in school or doing homework?

[Chad B. @ Sep 17th 2008 3:00PM]

I hope it looks better than the G1.

[phanbouy @ Sep 17th 2008 3:03PM]

you're a droid and i'm annoyed

[Benson @ Sep 17th 2008 3:40PM]

I'm annoyed from New Joysey.

[phanbouy @ Sep 17th 2008 3:43PM]

ha... guess no one got the star trek TNG reference. kids these days...

[Soop @ Oct 27th 2008 11:58AM]

Failpost is fail :(

[maveric101 @ Sep 17th 2008 3:04PM]

Eee Phone?!

PLEASE GOD HAVE MERCY!

[ynx @ Sep 17th 2008 3:19PM]

when andro got eee'd: androeeed!

[Ross @ Sep 17th 2008 4:18PM]

That sounds like some sort of illegal drug.

[Tchad @ Sep 17th 2008 3:19PM]

Perhaps Android would be a good [read:better] OS for a Netbook...

[Charbax @ Sep 17th 2008 7:29PM]

Exactly right. I expect to see the first Android powered $100 laptops shipping quite soon.

Android is the Linux OS by Google we have all been waiting for, it is not going to be limited to phone form factors.

[TareX @ Sep 17th 2008 3:22PM]

After the G1 nightmare to come, I'd suggest they focus their efforts on companies who can make prettier smartphones than Asus.

[crow610 @ Sep 17th 2008 3:26PM]

JOIN US!

[Cardbored @ Sep 17th 2008 3:28PM]

Will we also get tons of Eee phones with similar but slightly-different specs? This engadgeter can only hope!

[Omen_20 @ Sep 17th 2008 3:37PM]

I think it sounds really smart. ASUS powers a lot of its apps for Eee on Linux with "tha" Google. Plus with Eee being so hot right now they're brand is kind of synonymous with cool little gadgets. I think this is a marriage made in smart phone heaven personally.

[DementedJohn @ Sep 17th 2008 4:17PM]

EeePhone VS iPhone

START THE WAR

[Decoy @ Sep 17th 2008 6:06PM]

iPhone comes before eeePhone

Except after cPhone.

[Johan S @ Sep 17th 2008 4:29PM]

There aren't going to be Android WVGA or higher phones for quite a while .. so I am not interested.

[JohnTitor @ Sep 17th 2008 7:53PM]

Geee Phone

[Pradster @ Sep 17th 2008 7:59PM]

eeephone?

EEEKS!!!

[BowserUSC @ Sep 18th 2008 12:48AM]

I don't know. Apple might sue about the eeePhone in spanish speaking markets as the iPhone is pronounced eePhone and it would be detracting from it's image.

[Adnan @ Sep 18th 2008 1:47AM]

They can call it the A-eee-Phone and then really compete with the iPhone