The Google Phone

I recently read an article concerning the rumored "Google Phone." In recent months, many rumors have been floating around that Google is in fact coming out with a phone, but it was only a short time ago that employees confirmed this. Apparently Google is "dogfooding" the prototypes, meaning that they are testing out the product within the company. In the past, the iPhone has dominated the smart-phone market, but google seems to be hoping to compete with this, though they say "the project would not alienate allies, as Google planned to work with partners on it." Many smartphones are being produced by numerous companies, such as Apple, Verizon, and Mortorolla, but this new advance at Google may pose as a threat to these other companies. According to a Twitter user GreatWhiteSnark, “A friend from Google showed me the new Android 2.1 phone from HTC coming out in Jan. A sexy beast. Like an iPhone on beautifying steroids.”

Google has stated,

"We recently came up with the concept of a mobile lab, which is a device that combines innovative hardware from a partner with software that runs on Android to experiment with new mobile features and capabilities, and we shared this device with Google employees across the globe. This means they get to test out a new technology and help improve it.

Unfortunately, because dogfooding is a process exclusively for Google employees, we cannot share specific product details"