The new Google Phone was unveiled today (TechCrunch liveblogged the launch using ScribbleLive crossposting). I definitely want one to play with, but I won’t be dropping my iPhone cold just yet 
One thing I found kinda funny cool was that it comes with a built-in compass. It gives the phone its precise orientation when it comes to GPS positioning. Their big demo app was Google Street View that rotates on the screen as you rotate the device. So let-me-get-this-straight, if you are standing somewhere you can pull up a photo of the exact place you are. Oh, and if you turn around while you’re standing there, you can see the photos of what’s in-front of you over there. Yes, that definitely is a selling point 
I no longer have to refocus my eyes by being forced to look at a screen, then the real world. It’s a miracle!
Of course, I’m just trying to balance-out all the glowing reviews of the launch with a slightly negative one, for no particular reason. Don’t listen to me. Go enjoy your Google Phone and smite me down with your no-refocussing ways.
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