“ In your hand the G1 feels good. Solid and all-plastic, but not nearly as clunky as the blurrycam photos showed. Getting used to the controls takes a little bit—babies can’t pick up and instantly know their way around, like on the iPhone. Because control wise it suffers from a bit of schizophrenia—with a trackball, touchscreen, candybar mode and flip-out QWERTY, there’s a lot going on at once.”
Keep in mind, the Giz is a heavy talk audience, so these kinds of flexible controls might make for an awkward reception from a mainstream audience. It’s like Linux: huge flexibility and customization — mainstream confusion. But rest assured: it will play doom.
Conclusion? Go buy Apple now. It’s a steal at $130 with liquid assets in the bank of over 11 billion. Google isn’t a threat and RIMM will take a hit from the lack of financial clients.
