aka Android based handset

It hasn’t been officially launched yet but images are already in the wild. Do a little digging on the T-Mobile site and you’ll shots like this:

The handset, apparently designated G1, will be officially unveiled later today. Cometh the hour, cometh the insatiable hordes - there seems to be a huge appetite for info on this handset with little or no marketing on Google or T-Mobiles part. Not surprisingly, Google participation is enough to guarantee a huge following.

So, it’s only a matter of hours before we get the official announcement. In the meantime and just in case you haven’t seen them, here’s the rumoured G1 specs:

• One touch access to: Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, and Google Talk
• Gmail account and data plan required
• GPS
• 3.1 MegaPixel camera
• Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.16 x 0.63 in
• Weight 5.6 ounces
• 480×320 65K color screen
• 5 hour talk time, 130 hour standby time
• Expandable up to 8GB

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