ASUS Android smartphone unveiling to be 'this year'

It's short and sweet but we thought you'd like to hear the good news doled out by ASUS chairman Jonney Shih and CEO Jerry Shen at a local press meeting in Taiwan today. Shih says that the company's first Android phone will be "unveiled this year," not next as originally rumored. For a second, it makes you wonder what's going to happen to the OS underpinning the ASUS-Garmin nuvifone G60 -- then you remember that you weren't going to buy that phone anyway.

[JayMonster Posted Oct 19th 2009 7:53AM]

The Good: Another manufacturer going Android.

The Bad: Makes it less likely that Garmin will release and sell their Nuvi software separately to the Android market.

The Potential: If their second attempt at a phone is not any better received than their first, then the software is already ported to Android making it possible for Garmin to change direction and offer it for sale to all Android devices.

The Downside Potential: If Garmin tanks yet another phone, will people still then *want* their Nav Software?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 19th 2009 7:57AM]

I think that constant innovation and development are crucially needed in the mobile phone arena!

A couple of days ago I heard of a new phone coming out in 2010. It's a mobile developed by Emblaze and it's supposed to knock our head off in terms of UI and of an innovative OS - different than anything we've seen so far.
I don't really know who Emblaze are, but my friend told me that the phone that they are developing is somewhat revolutionary - the kind that will change the way we see mobiles today. Whether it is true or not, I think that the mobile industry must invest more time in thinking how they can innovate and supply us something we have not seen a thousand times before.

[JayMonster Posted Oct 19th 2009 10:33AM]

I also know little about Emblaze mobile, so take this with a grain (or many) of salt, but...

EmblazeMobile's project Monolith, which is supposed to "revolutionize" the mobile industry was supposed to be released (and still is according to their website) the 2nd half of 2009 along with phones from a host of partners.

So far... nothing has been announced. Nothing. Not even a good whisper or rumor or leaked information. Nothing. I wouldn't bet on Monolith being anything but vaporware until they actually show... something... anything.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 22nd 2009 1:58AM]

ASUS 是个婊子，遮遮掩掩的不让我们看它的脸！