The Gphone That Could Catch My Eye

Rumors are cropping up that Google is preparing to sell its own Gphone — an Android handset using Google-branded hardware. There are some reasons to doubt it will happen, of course, but the possibility is intriguing. What would Google have to build to make something worthy of an iPhone fan’s attention?

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So far, I haven’t seen a compelling competitor to my iPhone — at least, for me personally — and this includes the new Motorola Droid. It’s nice enough, but is it so much better that I’d leave the iPhone? Definitely not, and that includes some Droid widescreen envy. But what about the rumored Google phone — a Gphone, manufactured by Google, leveraging everything Google does well with the Android operating system ?

Now that idea makes me pause. . . .

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Chris Maxcer

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I've been writing about the tech industry since the birth of the email newsletter, and I still remember the clacking Mac keyboards from high school -- Apple's seed-planting strategy at work. I'm a big fan of elegant gear and great tech, but there's something to be said for turning it all off -- or most of it -- to go outside. Online I like to call out cool stuff on Wicked Cool Bite and blog with my buddies at Man Makes Fire. To catch me, take a "firstnamelastname" guess at the url of this site.