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Yes... And so do several of the latest Android phones. The Nexus One is not exactly up to date in Android terms...

At the rate that the smartphone industry is evolving, it's quite surprising that a 6 month old phone can keep up with the features of a latest generation "industry leading" phone that hasn't even been released yet.

I'd rather get a Nexus than many of the current elite phones, and certainly rather than an iPhone4.]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
So why don't you have one yet?]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
Lack of funds... Sadly I'm on a cheaper phone until this is evolved.

I wonder where the comment I replied to has gone.]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
And let's be honest here, it's not really that surprising that the N1 can 'shoot' HD, is it?

And if you think having some hacked-on version of 720P that runs dismally is keeping up flawless, lagless 720P on the IPhone then you unfortunately have very low standards

Nice attempt at spin though]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
The Nexus One lets you wirelessly tether, and install any app you want by default. What's your point?]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
And the iPhone 4 has iMovie :-)]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
Unfortunately you don't seem to know what you're talking about and are just a bit upset that the Iphone trumps Android when it comes to video.

Deal with it and move on]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Making shit up much? You have no idea what framerates it gets, just like you have no idea what framerates the iPhone 4 will get (it's 'up to' 30)]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
I'd say it's pretty surprising.

It was obvious that the new iPhone wouldn't bring much new to the table when Apple started the lawsuits to try to keep Android off the shelf.

That they don't even have general feature parity with a 6 month old phone, and that one of their headline features has just been equaled with a software hack (that may go mainstream) suggests that they may have something to worry about. This was not a phone that they should have been competing with.

A flawless customer experience is great and all, but as they start adding features to catch up, cracks will start to appear. Guess what? It's not so easy to make a smooth customer experience when your device is actually expected to do something.]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 4:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
I sincerely hope you're not one of those people that think MPs in a phone camera matter....

Bottom line is: regardless of the phone, its still a phone with no space for any reasonable camera sensor. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
You're talking so much yang with your comment... Really. Like saying the iPhone doesn't deliver, or how lawsuits are supposed to cover up cracks in usability or whatever you're making up on your computer. Just accept that different products offer different things, and various consumers appreciate different focus than you might. Your comment is like a big pile of straw.]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
6 months old, but when it came out it was cutting edge. I don't think the iPhone's lack of ability to distance itself from the Nexus One was exactly a 'failure'.

The Nexus One (minus the ability to connect to a 4G network) is still arguably the best phone on the market. So I fail to see your point. You could say that about every phone.

I say this because I have one lying about half a foot from me charging right now. (I'm not an iPhone apologist. I just don't see the need to 'prove' anything to them)]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
While I am at it, I might as well mention two things Google could have done better that Apple could have told them about (and quite frankly, Google should have seen coming)

1) The head jack on the N1 is recessed to keep the design the way it is. This was a very stupid move. It basically limits you to a certain set of headphones. My Sony MDR-V6s (which are 60+$ headphones) don't work with my Nexus One and I'm not to keen on the default ones. This lesson should have been learned after the first iPhone was released.

2) The new iPhone's antenna's design is by far superior to the N1's antenna's design, which can be blocked by your hand by simply holding the device (in an intuitive manner) causing signal loss.

There are other things (in terms of software) that could be argued, but both of those should have been obvious from day 1.]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
That is just rubbish. Saying that Google would have released it with 720p if it was capable (therefore it isn't.) is ignoring the concept of improvement and optimisation. The performance of the N1 has improved considerably since it was released, as has the user interface. This is what software updates can do (especially on a rapidly improving patform like android). How will the feature end up looking? It's not clear at the moment, just as it isn't clear with the iPhone 4 until people start actually using them. Maybe it will be unusable and will never go mainstream. Maybe video calling will never become popular (it hasn't been in europe despite being available here on 3G for literally years.) Maybe the iPhone will popularise it or maybe people actually don't want to have to see / talk with each other by phone all the time, as the popularity of SMS might indicate.

d3c3nd3ncy - I don't think that the iPhone's lack of ability to distance itself from the Nexus One is a failure as such, it looks like a respectable effort, and a nice phone. The physical design is particularly nice.

What it does represent is a turning point for those that expect Apple to be able to come out with an industry leading technical solution. Their current design strategies are not likely to be able to continue to keep up with rapid feature releases for multiple competitors, and they must make the choice of either continuing on the mature quality over features path (and risk losing out over headline specs), or get into a more rapid pace (and risk losing out by not keeping up.)

It reminds me of the intel vs AMD issues about whether headline specs (MHz/GHz) are important. They are only "important" in marketing if you are ahead of your competitor. If not, it becomes about other qualities.
]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
I hope I didn't screw up too much of that information.]]>Jun 9th 2010 5:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
I'm not here to argue that the Nexus is perfect and better in all ways than everything that could possibly come after it, just that I think it's a nice phone, and it seems to be keeping up well with other later competitors.

The iPhone has a very nice physical design IMO, and the antenna is an example of that. Comparing it in efficiency to existing designs seems premature though, it might turn out to suck. Whenever I have my hand on an analogue radio antenna the signal goes mad with a load of interference. I'm not saying the iPhone's design will be like that exactly (obviously digital is somewhat different), but having the human body in physical contact with a radio antenna may not turn out to be the best idea in terms of signal to noise.

With their AT&T issues they'd be crazy not to have planned well for it though, so maybe it will be great. We won't know until it gets into the wild.]]>Jun 9th 2010 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
What? I'm also using Sony headphones with my N1(they were about 50$,but I don't remember the model now) and they fit perfectly....]]>Jun 9th 2010 5:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 9:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 1:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
If I jiggle my connector even slightly, I do one of the following: skip to the next track, skip back to the start of the current track, or pause.

This is due to an imperfect connection being made. The headphones work everywhere else, so it has to be with the N1. Coincidentally, this happens with devices with poorly designed jacks. ]]>Jun 10th 2010 1:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 10th 2010 6:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 3:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
lol, but how is this possible?
I guess the Evo will be shooting 1080p in no time! lol
fo-real tho how is this possible?]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 3:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 3:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
Really? They had to hack / root the device to get to work. I didn't think that was how open source was supposed to work.]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/It's not hacking since it's explicitly allowed by google, you just have to unlock the phone first using one simple console command in the tools provided by google, it's nothing like jailbreaking or hacking (though technically this modification of the open source kernel to allow 720p is 'hacking' it's completely legal and encouraged by google)]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
In short, open source doesnt mean all doors have to be widely open. This is also a matter of security, you know. Root privileges are the key, however.]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Open source makes it much easier though, since the source code for the core OS is all out there.]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Also as the others mention, there is no legal issue with these kind of modifications in an open source OS. From Google's last clash with Cyanogen, it has been made clear only the Google branded apps fall into legal issues. This is unlike jailbreaking where you immediately have a legal issue for any of the modifications.]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
at its finest, or its clunkiest?]]>Jun 9th 2010 3:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/HTC Hero
The Hero port here is unofficial and not supported by the forums, bugtracker, or wiki on this site.
HTC Desire
No it's not a Nexus One, it barely has a stable root. There are supposedly CM5 ports available on modaco, but the same rules as the Hero above applies.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Unsupported_phones]]>Jun 9th 2010 4:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 4:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 5:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 5:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Just put it into a redesigned case and you can sell it for brandnew Google. Very cool. :-)]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:02AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
It is hacking unless you have some kind of developer plan that you are building on top of. Hacking is just taking what you have and forcing it to work together. Hacking is just b/s engineering (which goes on quite a bit in software development sadly...)

Cracking is an illegal and unsanctioned use of hacking to exploit a software/hardware problem that results in a breach of information. ]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
I suspect the reason for this is simple: most 'normal' people cannot be trusted with root to not screw something up, So easy solution is to make it so that they need to unlock it themselves.]]>Jun 9th 2010 6:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Love my Nexus One
I have Froyo 2.2 installed manually on my Nexus One, but I dont want to root it, I think I will wait for the official update for 720p, maybe on Gingerbread? ]]>Jun 9th 2010 7:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
Its called having your devices open source.
You should watch the google IO on Froyo 2.2.]]>Jun 9th 2010 7:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 7:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
Nope, I was specifically referring to the Desire.
Incredible and Desire differences are milestones away.]]>Jun 9th 2010 7:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/Jun 9th 2010 9:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/09/nexus-one-steps-up-to-720p-hd-video-thanks-to-latest-hack-video/
I think you went a step too far there. Google has made this possible through open-source, and they have not spent much effort preventing you from doing this, but that doesn't mean that they endorse or encourage it in any way.

Remember that doing this is unofficial and unsupported.]]>Jun 9th 2010 9:38AM