Google G1

The Google G1 will be released on Wednesday at T-Mobile stores. Advertised as an iPhone challenger, the phone will be available for $179 with a 2-year calling plan.

The G1 uses a touch screen that can view images with a finger swipe. There is a full keyboard. The phone can download music, display online maps, play games, store photos, show videos, e-mail, instant message, access GPS and communicate at 3G and Wi-Fi speeds.

Read more about in a Los Angeles Times article at http://tinyurl.com/4wkfa4