Jan 22 2009
Google Android G1 phone in .de
The T-Mobile G1 phone aka HTC Dream running the Linux based Google Android stack will be available in Germany for 495 EUR (without plan) on 02.02.2009 as announced on Heise mobil. Features include WiFi, HSDPA, GPS, compass and accelerometer.
For Developers Google offers the G1 as “Dev-1” without SIM lock and the possibility to load custom operating system images for 560 USD (incl. tax & shipping to Germany).
Radical change of functions and the look & feel of Android devices is encouraged, all functions of the phone and a rich API can be accessed by Java code, which runs in a non Java ME compatible VM called Dalvik.
Getting started with a “Hello World” programm using the Eclipse plugin is easy & well documented. The Eclipse plugin provides an emulator, debugger and profiler, so there is no need to by a device at first.
The first chapter of the wrox book “Professional Android Application Development” is available as free PDF and gives an overiew of features, possibilities and technology.
