September 23: T-Mobile Unveils the First Android Phone
Posted on 22 September 2008, at 2:31 pm, by Judie Lipsett
We’ve been writing about Android since the rumors first began swirling, and now the wait is finally over. On the off chance that you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, I’ll catch you up to speed: Google created an operating system called Android which has been further developed by the Open Handset Alliance, a group of more than 30 technology and mobile companies. It’s based on Linux, it’s open source, and it’s free.
As we have already mentioned, T-Mobile will be the first carrier to offer an Android driven phone, the HTC Dream. Tomorrow at 10:30am EDT, those interested can watch a live webcast of the press conference featuring T-Mobile and Google executives announcing its unveiling.
In the meantime, you can kill 50+ minutes watching Jason Chen discuss Android in a video taken at the Google I/O event last May…
Link: Webcast of Android Event – will only work at 10:30 EDT on September 23, 2008, so don’t bother trying before then. 
Link: The You Tube Video of Peter Chen
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7 Comments For This Post
September 22nd, 2008 at 2:54 pm
I’m excited about Android. I’d like to watch the video, but when I click on it it says that it’s no longer available. Also, when I click on the “live webcast” link it links to an old article about Norton Internet Security.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:20 pm
Moi aussi.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:21 pm
Hey Mark. I’m excited, too – and I can’t wait to get my hands on either the Dream or another Android phone.
Try the video again – not sure what was going on, but it is working on this end.
The live webcast won’t be available until tomorrow at 10:30. I’ll add a note next to the link to that effect.
September 22nd, 2008 at 3:31 pm
Hmmm, the video still says “We’re sorry, this video is no longer available.” Maybe they’re overloaded. I’ll try again later.
On thing that bothers me about the pics of the Dream is there’s no 5-way navigator. I guess you’re supposed to do it all via touch screen like the iPhone. I hope that’s not true of all Android phones.
September 23rd, 2008 at 7:22 am
In another pic I just saw of the Dream it looks like the center button is a track ball or 5-way stick. The video still says not available though.
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:09 am
Grrr! I am not sure what the problem is, but I have added the direct YouTube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1ZZ-R3p_w8
Sorry for the hassle!
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:11 am
That worked, thanks!