Erick Tseng, Product Manager for Google Android, Delivers First Live Demo of T-Mobile G1
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Today Erick Tseng, the Product Manager for Google Android, hosted the first “MBA Tech Talk” at Wharton. Although we had been anticipating his talk since it was first arranged, Tuesday’s announcement of the HTC T-mobile G1 [http://gizmodo.com/5054378/t+mobile-g1-info-dump], made it all the more exciting.
According to Erick, we were seeing the first live demo of the product since the announcement – and it was happening at Wharton! A few features Erick highlighted in his demo:
- Instead of an alpha-numeric password, you use the touch screen to draw a screen pattern to unlock the device
- Using the touchscreen, you can drag and drop icons on the “desktop”
- An extended desktop allows you to access your applications by sliding it over your desktop
- Browser usability allows you to easily zoom and “fly out” of a page, like in Google Earth
- Clicking on an address takes you directly to google maps, with Street View available
- Street View Compass allows you to view a location as if you were viewing it through your video camera. You can pan left and right as well as up and down, by simply tilting the device upward or downward
- A search button on the keypad allows you to search from any application
All in all, a fantastic talk by Erick, who was able to water-down the tech in his Tech Talk for an MBA audience. Wharton looks forward to the next one.
