The folks at ZAGG sent me a LEATHERskin for my Nexus One. I show you how to install it and how it fits in the home and car dock.
A huge thanks to ZAGG for sending myself and the rest of the Simulcast crew samples of this cool product to try out on our devices.
I ordered the upcoming EVO 4G on Sprint from my local BestBuy this morning. Come on June 4th!
There has been a lot of discussion about the AMOLED screen in the Nexus One and how great it is inside, but how it sucks outside in sunlight. I happen to own both an iPhone 3Gs and a Nexus One, so I decided to do some comparison shots.
The pictures below are all taken with both screens set to full brightness.
These outdoor pics are taken in full sun at around 6pm.
For these next shots, I took a screenshot from my N1′s homescreen, and copied it to the iPhone so I could display it using the iPhone photo gallery.
The Nexus One’s AMOLED screen really excels inside as you can see in the comparison shots below (N1 on the right):
This closeup really allows you to see the pixels on the iPhone screen vs the smooth, high-res screen on the N1:
Feel free to draw your own conclusions. I don’t see a definitive disadvantage with the Nexus One screen outdoors, and I’ve been using it full-time for the last month. On the other hand, the iPhone 3Gs screen is very washed out and lifeless at high brightness levels. Yuck.
I shot a few new pictures of the Nexus One car dock mounted in my Grand Prix. Check them out!
I decided to give my new Nexus One car dock a workout by installing it in my 99 Firehawk and shooting some video on a backroad known as “Hotrod Haven”. Enjoy.
This is another in my series of Nexus One videos. Hopefully I can do some hands on videos with the phone itself soon!
Today I received the Nexus One desktop dock. I unbox it and show you a few of the cool features it adds to the Nexus One.
The rumors were (mostly) true about the Nexus One. It’s not the earth-shattering, game-changing device that many bloggers were hoping and praying for, but it’s here.
The specs seem like they are on par with today’s world, and I could almost check all of my wishlist boxes. However, something that really ticks me off about the term “unlocked” in terms of a cellphone is the oxymoron of the terminology.
To be clear: the unlocked Nexus One will *technically* work on multiple providers in the US; T-Mobile and AT&T EDGE support is included. However, the omission of the 3G bands for AT&T are a quintessential failure that, in my opinion, negates any benefit of being “unlocked”. EDGE is generally a miserable data experience, and with the focus of this device as a data hungry, cloud living, Google-powered portal to the internet, I can’t believe that Google would not include AT&T 3G support.
Other phones such as the Pharos Traveler 137 already include support for 3G on both US GSM carriers, so it’s already possible. Some will argue that owners of the unlocked iPhone face the same situation. I totally agree, and it still sucks.
One of the problems with the US wireless market is that it’s too difficult to move from one service provider to another. Phones only work on specific providers at worst, or at best work with crippled data. I was really hoping that Google would finally step up and make this work.
If the almighty Google can’t get this done, are we just plain out of luck?
It looks like I’ll have to continue using my jailbroken iPhone 3GS and pray that it doesn’t break. There just aren’t enough Android choices for AT&T users, but it has to get better, right?