Whoa whoa whoa....whao man! What the hell just happened here?!

I'm shocked there were no rumors of this one. I love Goog's tenacity and never ending drive to take over the world. But I didn't even come close to expecting this move. Though it should have been expected. No matter how awesome Android got, Google could not fully compete with Apple's tightly  controlled harmony between hardware and software. Now they have that chance.

I believe Google when it says it wants to keep Android open mobile OS. They value the power of a marketplace that has players like Samsung, HTC, and Sony poring oodles of cash into Android, especially from a marketing perspective. Statements from those companies CEOs mirror this thought of empowerment, though I doubt behind the scenes it's all sunshine and roses. How could you not be at least a little miffed? Especially someone like HTC who solidified Android with their rockstar hardware, including building the hardware for the first 2 "Google Phones".

I guess only time will tell if Google is able to maintain a solid relationship with those companies and leverage Moto's hardware expertise to make more awesome products (though not software, please let Blur die!)

I think what this really does is let Google finally operate at the same level as Apple. They can own the entirety of the Android user experience. Google has shown that when they apply their "Googlyness" to the phone's hardware (G1, Nexus One, Nexus S) the entire experience is elevated to near nirvana.

Oh yeah, Motorola also holds over 17,000 patents, which may come in handy. 

Here's to hoping. 

Source: NPR, Engadget (Image Gizmodo)

I want this and I want it rooted so I can run my Amazon bookstore on it. Hey, this is way more kosher Sonic games on my Wii!

Via Engadget

$199 on contract, $400 with no shackles. 

Via: GoodvsEvo

Also, it's incredible how far people have taken Kinect in such a short period of time. For this round, it's a full 360 degree view of a projected 3D object that can be controlled with in air gestures. My mind is already being flooded with ideas on how to use this tech at a future trade show. 

Can't wait to see what people do next.

Source: Engadget

That's a whole lot'a pixels there. 

I honestly can't wait till we can move out from under the "HDTV" rock we've been living under. In the future, I bet we'll stop caring about the number of pixels on TVs and focus instead on PPI. I hate to admit it, but Apple and their Retina Display did help make this possible future a possible reality. 

Source: ProBlogger via Ycombinator

This is only exciting to me, not because I work out and will actually be using this, but because I work in the healthcare industry and can see many uses for this in future projects. As Engadget says

 

Hey Boss...when are we going to start using this for a game? 

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I love this company more and more every day:

Watch the unfolding action over at Engadget

Besides announcing Google Music today, they've taken some time to poke a little fun at the competition ;)

Check out Engadget's live blog of the event now

I sure hope so! I've been eagerly waiting to see what they do with this. I've been a long time Zune subscriber, but since getting into the Android Army almost a year ago, I've lived a dual life of dealing with the bulk of my music being tied up (read: totally trapped) in the Zune ecosystem. Since Microsoft won't wake up and make Zune/Xbox/Office available on all the major platforms, if Google can pull off a decent service <crosses fingers> I may be moving my $15/m to Ol'Goog. 

UPDATE From Engadget: "Google will launch its music service with the ability to store up to 20,000 of your own uploaded songs for free which you can then stream over the web to your desktop or Android phone or tablet"  <Drool>

"..attempting to play or duel with a pair of Class 4 burning lasers will result in permanent blindness to anyone exposed to the Sith's Dual Laser beams and/or reflection...Because of the dual nature of this device, activate only one laser beam at a time, and do not move the Sith laser when activated"

Check it:

Source: AndroidCentral

For when The Day finally comes, this:

 

Becomes this: 

Pretty bad ass. I wonder if it has well water and a roof top garden & chicken farm? Oh, and lots of guns. Lets hope :)

Source: ModernMet

Thanks for the link Noah!

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