Google Creates Something Solid

So it happened, Google finally did it, they are in the hardware business.

The new Nexus One phone was released with much fanfare at yesterday’s press conference. Although the news of its arrival seems to have been one of the worst kept secrets (especially since videos and images of pre-release models were available) this certainly hasn’t dampened the warmth of its arrival.

The size of the phone looks to be fairly similar to the Apple iPhone, its slightly longer, slightly narrower, and about the same depth as Apple’s favourite. Full details of the complete specification can be found on Google’s Nexus One page.

Speaking of the name, it seems to be that its origins could be the source of some ill feeling. The New York Times reports that the original name of the Google operating system, Android, was a reference to the robot stars of the Starwars films. It appears that this name was licensed from George Lucas (the Starwars creator). However, for the Nexus One, whose name is apparently a reference to the Philip K. Dick novel “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”, did not license its use. Isa Dick Hackett, daughter of Philip K. Dick, is quoted as being “shocked and dismayed” that Google’s new phone would be named in reference to her father’s book. The full article can be found on the New York Times.

• About the Author
• Latest Posts

About Adam

• Search The Human Body With Google Body Browser - December 21, 2010
• Has This Site Been Hacked? - December 20, 2010
• How Do Twitter & Facebook’s 2010 Trends Compare With Google’s? - December 14, 2010
• Google Zeitgeist 2010: What Have You Been Searching For Planet Earth? - December 10, 2010
• Google Chrome Gets Store And Talks Chrome OS - December 8, 2010
• Google Issues Security Email For Website Optimiser - December 7, 2010
• Google Launches AdWords Global Market Finder - December 7, 2010
• New Android Phone Promises A Pure Experience - December 7, 2010
• Google AdWords Wants Your Products! - December 3, 2010
• Know How Mobile Internet Affects Your Website? Google Analytics does… - December 2, 2010

You may also be interested in:

1. Google Buffs Nexus One Google releases a substantial update for their much-discussed phone, the Nexus One. Some existing features get improvements, while brand new...
2. It’s Google To Talk Are you repeatedly hitting refresh on your favourite news site? If not then you may not be aware that Google...
3. Google Shutting Online Nexus One Store Surprisingly even Google can't make a success of selling phones online as the Nexus One site goes belly-up....
4. Was Nexus One Just a Google style Android Launch Vehicle? Eric Schmidt talks Android and the Nexus One's future. ...
5. Google Nexus One Phone Lands In April? Will you be gazing lovingly at a Google Nexus One Phone in April? Word on the street says... Read The...