Techno Blogging - T-Mobile G1

Ok, as everyone that knows me knows, I am a huge techie. And yes, people always come to me asking what's the latest and greatest tech gadget out there. So, I thought I'd take a minute to talk about something that I'm getting very excited about.

T-Mobile is getting ready to roll out the first Android powered phone next month. What's Android, you ask? Well, its the new open source operating system created by Google. What's open source? What's an operating system? What's Google? (OK, if you asked that last question, you are beyond help. As a matter of fact, if you don't know Google, you probably don't even know how to long onto the internet, in which case you probably can't read this, which means you are receiving this by reading my brain somehow. Get out of my head!!!)



So what is open source? Open source is the idea of creating something, and then putting it out there for the whole world to enjoy FOR FREE! For example, the software on the iPhone is owned by Apple so no one can touch it without Apples permission, which is as about as easy to get as getting permission to enter Angelina Jolie's sweet poon palace. What Google has done is to create an operating system that is free for any handset manufacturer to use however they want and is also free to any software developer to create programs for or modify.

What does this mean? Lower cost phones (since they aren't paying anyone for the software on the phone) and far greater innovation since developers aren't limited to whatever Mr. Steve Vader...errr...I mean Darth Jobs, oops, I mean Mr. Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple) wants them to create. This is the only way that true innovation will occur and this is a HUGE development in the world of mobile internet and technology.

People will look at the G1 and compare it directly to the iPhone 3G and think, "Hey, this doesn't look as shiny and pretty! What gives?!" Well, the significance of this phone isn't what is actually is right now, but what it holds in store for the future. Score one for Google.