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First Sight of Google Android

Posted by kdawson on from the it's-little-it's-lovely-it-lights dept.

CorinneI writes "At the Mobile World Congress show, four mobile processor vendors demoed pre-production devices running versions of Google's Android OS — a Linux-based, open operating system for mobile phones that will sport Google applications. The biggest surprise of the demos was how well Android runs on slow devices. 'TI showed Android on a Motorola Q-like QWERTY handheld with its 200 Mhz OMAP 850 platform, where the user interface felt smooth and fast, even with little Apple-like animated transitions between screens.' HTC, Motorola, LG, and Samsung all belong to Google's Open Handset Alliance"

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  1. Re:Not surprising by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm guessing the ascii version of google earth wouldn't wow people much.

    You are here ---> .

    Your destination is here ---> .

  2. Re:People Excited After The iPhone Marketplace Dud by BobMcD · · Score: 5, Funny

    you probably live in a cabin in the Ozarks Hey! I in fact AM from the Ozarks, you insensitive clod!

    I'm also stoked that I FINALLY got to use one of those phrases!
  3. The unfortunate thing about this Android is by fohat · · Score: 2, Funny

    it's got a pain in all the diodes down it's left side. (and it's very depressed)

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  4. Re:Not surprising by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    God...why do people need color and graphics? Why can't they just use the console to do everything on their phones? God, people are so stupid. If everyone would just learn how to use emacs and program in Fortran, every computer could just have a 133MHz processor and 128MB of RAM. People are so dumb.

    ./ruby phone.mask/maps fsk -kshk BOOM!!1 (fire, people screaming in the background)

  5. Yes I've seen it.. by biscon · · Score: 2, Funny

    going trough the trash outside my block.. mumbled something about having seen tank ships on fire off the shoulder of orion or something..

  6. Re:Not surprising by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Funny. But am I the only person who thought how cool googleearth would be through aalib?

  7. Re:Not surprising by krazytekn0 · · Score: 2, Funny

    You young'uns and your new-fangled "FORTRAN" and "CONSOLES". It's like you don't even know how to use punch cards any more! Oh sh^t gotta go, my vacuum tubes are getting overloaded.

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  8. Re:Not surprising by Mr+Z · · Score: 2, Funny

    If it weren't for you pesky kids, I'd be able to surf in peace with my Difference Engine.

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  9. Re:Not surprising by Brian+Gordon · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've got a beowulf cluster of half adders in my basement that can do anything your fancy contraption can do.

  10. Nuts by Jivecat · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm out of it... I was really hoping Google Android would be something that could walk around my house and help me find my keys.

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  11. Re:Not surprising by Muad'Dave · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is Smug's Pizza at 1034 G Street, Arcata, CA 95521 any good?

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