So, as a (now deleted) tweet of mine once stated, I’m “A robot, from the future, bent on hot Asian girls, hot tech, Google & industrial music. P.S. Why do I always check out chicks in high heels?”
I am very gay for Google. I use the absolute shit out of Gmail, Latitude, Maps, Feedburner, Bookmarks, Tasks, Calendar, Picasa, Notebook.. I mean seriously, Google is the fucking bomb.
Recently the blogosphere (lol) went crazy for the Google Nexus One – a phone that is available in America, shipping to Singapore, Hong Kong, London. Wheres the <3 for Australia? Nowhere. That's where.
Smarthouse (a blog I'd never heard of until some aggressive Googling - who woulda thunk "when will the Google Nexus One come to Australia" would get me somewhere?) have confirmed with Google Australia that the Nexus One isn’t coming to OZ.
Big sadface.
You can click here for a list of Nexus One’s on eBay for sale by Aussie sellers. Some may just be grey sellers claiming to be based in Aus, but it’s your best bet for getting service (both pre & post-sale.) These sellers claim the phone works on Telstra and Optus, but from what I’ve read elsewhere it wont work on Telstra 3G, just 2G and EDGE. What does that mean? Slower speeds in most instances.. and the phones main attraction is its mobile-data-centric features.. so, food for thought.
Click here for a very US-centric list (just ignore the prices) of how the Google phone stacks up against current competitors. NB: It’s a big image, and a big download! – FYI, the “Droid” is known as the “Milestone” out here in Oceania.
If you want some convincing on “going Google” let me know in the comments. I’d be happy to convert you =)
P.S. I’m still checking out the high heels all the time, has anyone got tips for NOT developing a foot fetish?

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