Podcast Episode Summary
MP3 - 1 hour 25 minutes 29 seconds, 39.2 MB, Ogg Vorbis version here — you can also download all our episodes in both MP3 and Ogg Vorbis format from the Outlaw Archives.
In this special episode of Linux Outlaws, we review the Google Nexus One phone and pit it against the Motorola Milestone and Samsung Galaxy and as a bonus Fab also gives you a big list of his favourite Android apps.
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In this special episode, we review the Nexus One phone from Google and pit it against the Motorola Milestone (Droid) and Samsung Galaxy in a huge Android handset shootout.
Thanks to Chris DiBona and Google for providing us with a Nexus One!
We go into all the details about hardware and software on these phones and discuss a lot of general Android and smartphone topics as well. You might also want to check out Fab’s gallery of Nexus One photos while you are listening to this.
After the main review, Fab talks about his favourite Android apps:
- mustard, Identica client
- BeyondPod, podcatcher
- Google Listen, podcatcher
- Astrid, todo list
- WordPress, blogging app
- NewsRob, Google Reader client
- Aldiko, ebook reader
- Bonsai Blast, arcade game
- Robo Defense, tower defense game
- UniWar, TBS game
- Barcode Scanner
- Android IRC, IRC client
- Better Terminal Emulator
- EStrongs File Explorer, file manager
- Album Art Grabber
- MyTracks, geolocation tracking app
- c:geo, geocaching guide
- Gowalla, check-in service
- SportyPal, workout tracker
You can see an up-to-date list of all apps that Fab has installed here.
Nexus One camera test pictures:
   
Song: 18 Wheels to Hell from the album *Down in the City by Houdini Roadshow
The theme music for this podcast is a song called “Sudo Modprobe”, it was written by Fab and produced and performed by Dan and Fab. The artwork for the album cover and the site including the Outlaw Tux was created by Fab. All material in this podcast is released under the Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 license, except the music at the end of the show which is always licensed under the Creative Commons license specified by the artist under the provided link.
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