Giant Android eclair delivered to Google by even bigger nerds (video)
By now you should be familiar with Google’s confectionary codenames for its Google Android OS: version 1.5 (Cupcake), 1.6 (Donut), 2.0 (Eclair) and version x.x (Flan). What you probably didn’t know is that Google honors each release by dropping a steaming hot foam facsimile onto its front lawn. Historically, the arrival of the giant Donut at the GooglePlex was followed by the 1.6 developer release of Android just a few days later. Don’t get too excited though, last we heard Eclair wouldn’t arrive until Q2 of 2010 for consumers. Video and another view of the nerds “gone wild” just after the break.
[Via TechCrunch]
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Giant Eclair Delivered to Google; Android 2.0 Imminent? [Android]
In the past, the delivery of a giant dessert item (cupcake or donut) to Google’s lawn meant a new version of Android was incoming. Today, a giant eclair was delivered: We deduce that Android 2.0 should see release shortly.
This is all unconfirmed, of course: A giant pastry is not what we professionals would call incontrovertible evidence. But when a huge donut was dropped on Google’s front lawn in September, Android 1.6 was released to developers within a few days. Rumor has it that Motorola’s Sholes, due out for this holiday season, would be the first Android 2.0 phone, which would be in line with, well, this enormous eclair. Check out a video of its delivery below. [TechCrunch]
Posted: October 15th, 2009
at 12:00am by Dan Nosowitz
Topics: Android, Android eclair, Motorola sholes, android 2.0, eclair, google
Android rumor rodeo, starring Sprint’s first 4G phone, a delayed Eclair, INQ Mobile’s 2010 handset, and more
The gang at Android and Me seemed to have made quite a number of acquaintances on their sojourn through CTIA and MotoDev Summit. Specifically, there were three people along the way they reportedly talked to that led to the most tantalizing of rumors. First down the rabbit hole is a Sprint developer who claimed the first 4G (i.e. WiMAX) phone will be an Android device, which honestly wouldn’t be all that shocking given the company’s love for and recent history with the OS. Next up is a Samsung exec that intimated we shouldn’t expect Android 2.0 “Eclair” until Q2 2010 — interesting in its own right, but looks like those whispers of Sholes launching with anything beyond Donut isn’t gonna come to fruition now. Our third definitive individual is an INQ head employee who let slip its handsets would be finding its way onto a US carrier’s network in 2010 and would have a “pimped out” customized Android skin chock full of social networking the likes of Spotify, Skype, Facebook, etc. The rest of its report is much ado about nothing — no LG android phone this year, no TomTom app this year, and no standalone Google Maps navigation software. Yeah, that’s quite a number of Android rumors to digest, and unfortunately nothing definitive. Looking forward to the future?
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Android rumor rodeo, starring Sprint’s first 4G phone, a delayed Eclair, INQ Mobile’s 2010 handset, and more originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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