Google Phones

Just as a proof-of-concept, here's a barcode scanner written in six lines of Python code:

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Extract: According to Google, there are now more than 20 Android devices on 59 carriers in 48 countries, with more to be announced at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show. Plus, Google has the satisfaction of having built a phone to its exact specifications. As Google's Android chief, Andy Rubin, said at the company's Tuesday press conference, "This the best possible Google experience."

Flash Player 10.1 on Google's Nexus One Phone

Extract: Nexus One, which works on both GSM and CDMA phone networks, has a slightly larger screen than the iPhone, is capable of taking five-megapixel photographs and has the ability to record DVD-quality videos. The phone is also voice activated, allowing people to speak names, numbers or messages, which will then be turned into text by the phone and either dialed or e-mailed automatically. Similarly, by simply speaking an address, the phone's built-in GPS will find the location and provide directions. "It really brings the web, the computer and your phone together. That is where the Nexus name actually comes from," said Rozeluk. "A Nexus is really a convergence point. This is about making people's lives easier.

Extract: A commitment to openness, a shared vision for the future, and concrete plans to make the vision a reality. Welcome to the Open Handset Alliance™, a group of 65 technology and mobile companies who have come together to accelerate innovation in mobile and offer consumers a richer, less expensive, and better mobile experience. Together we have developed Android™, the first complete, open, and free mobile platform.

Extract: The official media app for Google's new superphone for Android. "As dazzling as it gets on a mobile screen." - Forbes Developed as the official media app for Google's Nexus One device, Media Gallery by Cooliris is the first native phone application to make it as simple to browse, edit, and share photos and videos on your phone as it is on your computer desktop.