Nexus One by Google – Important to Real Estate?
So the current buzz in the tech world is really leaning towards 2 new products. The Google Nexus One is promising to be a worthy competitor to the dominant iPhone and the Apple tablet is a device that could change how we look at laptops and the need for a hard drive. We shall start with the Nexus One based on a Facebook Fan page poll that we did recently where the Nexus One beat out the Apple tablet by one vote! Tablet review to come…
After watching the video below we immediately were impressed with the work flow between functions. As a busy real estate agent you need so many different functions throughout the day including calls, text, email, web, contact list, calendar, etc…One of the BEST things about the iPhone is that you can get in and out of what you need in a flash(as opposed to the never ending Blackberry wait time). The ability to be able to snap a picture or video of a home(5 mega-pixel camera), instantly send that pic or video through Social Media portals like Facebook and have it in front of thousands of people all in under 10 seconds is pretty amazing. Problem for Google is, all of that is already possible with an iPhone and they have a HUGE head start on apps including a number of amazing real estate specific apps so why even consider the Nexus One?
Big selling point for me is that with a product designed by Google and as someone who already uses Google products everyday for search, email, analytics, ad words, RSS feeds, images, videos, etc…there should be no better device to manage and navigate these services than on a device designed by them!
The other unique and really nice selling point is that it will be built on an open platform so that developers can go wild with apps the way they have via Apple and also you will be able to choose a carrier for the service(T-Mobile will start, Verizon within 3 months, others will follow). As anyone with a pulse knows the #1 complaint with an iPhone is not the iPhone itself, but the coverage or lack there of via AT&T’s 3G limitations(there’s a map for that).
Check out the clip below, it is the best one on the web we could find and already has over a million views. Leave a comment as to whether you will consider this phone for your busy life as a Realtor.
Related posts:
There are 5 responses to this post! Join in...
I just renewed my contract with ATT and got the Iphone 3GS and really like it. That said, I use google for just about everything, contacts, docs, maps, picasa for photos, gmail, calendar, latitude, analytics, etc…I’m a big google fan. I’d consider taking the hit of cancelling my contract with Att if there is enough positive real world feedback from people getting the nexus…curious to hear what others with the phone are experiencing.
I would definitely use this.
Although the Google Phone will be great, I really just think they have taken too long to launch. Apple has such a head-start on the on the whole app game it is just near crazy. Plus with Apple launching updated products more quickly these days, I am sure there is still better to come. As for the AT&T 3G coverage, I have never had an issue with my 3GS iPhone in the DFW Metro area, I think the whole “there’s a map for that” has to do with those living outside major metropolitan areas.Now with that being said, 3G is still too slow for most of us who are used to fast internet, like I am with Verizon FIOS, don’t get me wrong I started back in the 2400bps days, but until there are Wi-Fi hotspots everywhere I don’t see 3G, 4G, or even 10G ever satisfying most of us. When it comes to who makes it…well I use a Microsft product everyday, and I sure didn’t run out and buy a Windows Mobile phone. But with Google Nexus intending to be an open carrier product, that could really gain some traction and enable it to catch up to iPhone pretty quick.
Great point Jay…there better be a WOW feature to intrigue those loyal iphoners…plus, if I phone goes to Verizon which is rumored they could be in trouble.
I do not have a Iphone, will not go to At&t. Will look at the Nexus if it is open carrier.