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Folanator;1919775; said:
So, does that mean I can dump Double Twist???
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yes, once the invites are readily accessible, but more importantly you can also dump your home hard drive (though I wouldn't just yet).

Now there's no need for a 64gb cell phone to store all of your music. As long as you have enough memory for temporary or movie downloads and proper memory caching, your 8 gb Android phone can now play about 80 gigs of music (per the last link, 1200 songs = 5 gb, so 20000 songs = 83 gb or so)
 
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Google announces Android Open Accessory standard, Arduino-based ADK

Standardizing accessories to be compatible with all up to date Android devices :cheers:

Google partners with OEMs and carriers to guarantee timely Android updates
All four major US carriers (and Vodafone) as well as HTC, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and Motorola are on board, and all will guarantee you timely upgrades to the latest version of Android for eighteen months after release, provided the hardware's capable. Now that's change we can believe in.
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Google announces Android @ Home framework for home automation

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Want more Android in your house? How about Android in your house. Google wants to think of "every appliance in your home" as a potential accessory for your phone. The opportunities are seemingly endless, the sort of thing we've seen in the Zigbee and Z-wave areas, but sadly this implementation doesn't actually seem to be using any of those standards. The team teased ideas like lights turning on and off based on calendar events, applications talking to washing machines, games automatically adjusting for mood lighting, and basically little green dudes taking care of all the menial duties in your house.

One amazing demo was a concept, Android-powered device hub called Tungsten. Using RFID embedded into CD cases the device was able to detect the CD and add it to your library. Another touch and it started automatically. Yeah, the use of CDs is a little quaint, but the potential is there for amazing things in the future. We're not sure exactly when these accessories will be launching, but the first are expected before the end of the year.
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BTW, for anyone looking to follow this live, Engadget is mopping the floor with Gizmodo, particularly with the polish and separation of the news.
 
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jwinslow;1919783; said:
BTW, for anyone looking to follow this live, Engadget is mopping the floor with Gizmodo, particularly with the polish and separation of the news.
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Classic Gizmodo (ca.gizmodo.com) hasn't worked for me since yesterday, which means I'm not reading them at all. I'm not surprised though.
 
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jlb1705;1919799; said:
I don't get the cloud music craze for mobile devices. I care about music too much to have to worry about data caps, signal availability, decreased battery life and lesser sound quality.
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Data caps are a legitimate concern.

Beyond that, I'm not sure signal & battery life are that big of an issue with how popular and successful Pandora has been (particularly with the way these playlists apparently learn like those).

Sound quality would be less of an issues with 80 gb, freeing you up to rip at high bitrates.
 
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jwinslow;1919805; said:
Beyond that, I'm not sure signal & battery life are that big of an issue with how popular and successful Pandora has been (particularly with the way these playlists apparently learn like those).
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I haven't used a streaming music service yet (Pandora, Sirius, iTunes Home Sharing) on my iPhone that didn't run down my battery faster than my native iPod app.

I guess I'm just thinking about this more in terms of my habits and preferences rather than the mass market. I haven't seen a cloud service yet that isn't inferior to what my iPod Classic does. Battery life is longer and it works everywhere I take it without requiring a data connection. I challenge anybody to drive from Ohio the the East Coast while trying to listen to music in the cloud. The price I pay for these additional benefits? I have to tether my device for a few minutes every time I want to add new files? No problem. I bet doing that takes less time than uploading the same content from my laptop to the cloud does.
 
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Bucknut24;1919813; said:
can someone put all this news into stupid people terms?

So basically this google music beta is gonna be like their version of itunes?
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Yes, kind of. 1. They won't be able to sell you songs until they reach a deal with the record companies or find a loophole (via third party). So this will basically hold all your own music files....for now 2. All your files will be on a remote server that you can access from any computer.
 
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Some people want to use "The Cloud" for everything. Some want to use "The Cloud" for some things. Some would rather not do anything on "The Cloud" but are willing to because that's the only way Android devices (and by extension Google Inc.) will let them happen.

Finally, some will refuse to use "The Cloud" for anything, because they hate losing control (or else, refuse to allow their access to information be limited by their internet connection).

Interesting times.
 
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I guess I'm just thinking about this more in terms of my habits and preferences rather than the mass market. I haven't seen a cloud service yet that isn't inferior to what my iPod Classic does.
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Sure, but not even apple thinks the ipod classic is relevant any more, which I think is a mistake. The ipod touch product is quite redundant and useless to anyone with a smartphone imo.
Battery life is longer and it works everywhere I take it without requiring a data connection. I challenge anybody to drive from Ohio the the East Coast while trying to listen to music in the cloud.
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I'm pretty sure everyone can drive without draining any battery life :p
The price I pay for these additional benefits? I have to tether my device for a few minutes every time I want to add new files? No problem. I bet doing that takes less time than uploading the same content from my laptop to the cloud does.
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It's a hassle to have to download data every time you buy a song (not that I'm much of a buyer), particularly in an era with devices that can sync automatically over the air.
 
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I'm going to be looking to upgrade my Verizon phone soon (Currently using the original Droid). I am primarily looking at the Thunderbolt and the iPhone4. I'm familiar with Android and like it, and I for whatever reason have always been reluctant to go gaga over everything Apple. Anyone here have the T-Bolt and able to offer some input? Customer reviews thus far show glowing remarks with the exception of the battery life. Though, some say buying an extended battery is well worth it and solved their problems.
 
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Any suggestions for what to watch in terms of a tablet that can truly replace a cell phone? I was disappointed that the Galaxy Tab dropped calling capability in the U.S. version, and the Google Voice or Skype workarounds seem rather imperfect. I'd love to get rid of my cell, which I rarely use, and get something with more functionality that I would use all the time.
 
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