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Finally developers can start working on applications for the gphone (I am rebelling from the word Android from now on. You guys do it too. It is how Coke got its nickname “Coke” instead of the formal name, coca-cola). Many were wondering how Google would get developers to come to develop applications for them. The answer was clear in the developer section of android.com. Their giving $25,000 for the top 50 entries that are most promising. There are other prizes that are worth more than that, but in developing my application for the gPhone, I’m going to go for that goal, and give the money, if I win, to my school.
So, what does that phone look like?? In the video below, Google shows us what the handset and the OS “might” look like. As you can see, Google is still trying to be vague on the appearance of the phone, but from what I can see, I think Google might sell different types of handsets; one, a blackberry look-alike, and one, wide touch screen based.

In recent Google rumors, Google looks like it is looking into aquiring Sprint. Now, this may be just a confusion because people were mainly focusing on AT&T, Tmobile, and Verizon when they were watching the gPhone make its way to the public, but Google does have no boundaries, and it can definitely buy Sprint out without breaking a sweat. Also, Google is getting into wireless internet, and that is confirmed. So why NOT get into the cellphone biz even deeper? Who knows? Remember that rumor on Google using ads to make calls free on the gPhone? Well there was. Maybe Google asked Sprint about this and they said no. “Oops.” Google says as they grin into the CEO’s face. “Guess we have to buy you out.”

As the information era thrives, the record industry is finding that selling CD’s is now harder than ever. In 1999, the record business revenues were $14.6 billion in the US. In 2006 the business revenue dropped about $3 billion. During that time, piracy sites like Napster, Kazza, Limewire, and Soulseek sprouted all over, allowing anyone to download any song for free. Even legal one song-download sites like iTunes puts a strain on the music industry since it used to be that you had to buy the whole album to listen to one song. Now, musical artists are seeking ways to gain money through the web. There have already been some artists selling their songs on their websites, which is destroying the business. Right now, the industry is only fighting back by suing ordinary, and sometimes poor, people who download music illegally.

We have to be careful about the downloading of music on the net, because if we’re not, someday we will look back and realize that we’re now alone, and the record companies will be long past declaring bankruptcy. This will be the end of jobs for many, but more importantly, it will be the end of good music. Forgetting the types of music, “good music” is precise and clear. There is something about playing an old record in an old record player that gives you excellent shivers through your spine. This is because it is big with fewer songs on it. Because of so much space, the dents in the record that make the sound are separated more. This leads to the player picking up sounds in more detail. America has developed this good music, and it’s our history. Although CD’s are smaller, they are far but not too far from that pitch of music. Digital music, however, has to be compacted, leaving more space for documents, videos, and pictures. Because of this, music on the computer and on any mp3 player is grainy. Furthermore, if we keep on downloading digitalized music, we will be entering a world that is so digital that we won’t know what is real, and we won’t be able to get out of it. I don’t think the record industry can do anything to help them. Even if they do threaten to sue, the majority of the people are too stubborn to fall for law suites like this, and programs like iTunes have already taken over the internet music enterprise. I think people should get out of their “but it’s free” phases and start buying CD’s because some day we will regret it if we don’t.

As the Android has been announced, many are rejoicing. The first phone that you can do entirely anything on (and it’s Google!). I remember two years ago, when it was just a rumor, but no! It’s now officially out where no one can spurn it any longer. The phone is essentially just a piece of hardware that you can do anything with, and Google is yet again vague with the specifics. The SDK for putting applications on the phone will be available in seven days (November 12) and what we know of it, the phone may come out. I mean, how are we supposed to know if our applications work when you can’t even test it on the phone? Still, Google might come out with their own version called the gPhone. Who knows?