Android Dream set to unveil on May 6?
Update: A source inside HTC has contacted us and told us that this rumor is incorrect. Sorry for the hype, we'll keep an eye out for this mysterious HTC Dream phone we keep hearing about.
Original story:
There are rumors flying around that Android Dream is all set to be launched on May 6 by HTC. Here's intomobile.com's Will Park's take on the HTC Rumor:
HTC sent out invitations for some sort of press event in London, UK that will "Witness the next wave of HTC Innovation." According to Vincent over at Slashphone, the event is slated to kick off on May 6, 2008 - which is perfectly in line with HTC's previous announcement that the Dream would go live in mid-2008.
Will Park also covers the well known device details:
At 5 inches long and 3 inches wide, the HTC Dream is purported to sport a full-body touchscreen, QWERTY keyboard, and be geared towards intuitive web-browsing.
Before burying this as a rumor, what piqued my interest is the May 6 date. Read more after the break.
Take a look at these deadlines from the ADC FAQ and you'll know why.
# April 14, 2008: End date for application submissions
# May 5, 2008: $25,000 awards are announced for 50 most promising entries
The May 6 date is significant because it's exactly a day after ADC (Android Developer Challenge) Phase1 winners are announced. Could this be planned so that they can demo the applications or maybe even send prototypes to the winners? The Android developers on the official #android IRC channel are a bit skeptical about getting prototypes but at the same time are aware of the importance of the May 6 date, since that will kick off the Phase 2 challenge.
The ADC Phase 1 is fast coming to an end by Apr 14, for which the Phase 1 developers are coding using the Google provided Android emulators. Even though the emulator is pretty easy to work with, its simply not going to be enough for the kind of advanced applications that will be built for Phase 2. To keep the developers motivated and to take the challenge to the next level, the ADC need to step up the game in time for Phase 2.
Given all this, it would make sense to assume that Google and the OHA partners will be working very hard to get a developers device out in time for Phase2 and they would want to do it immediately after awarding the Phase 1 winners. So all in all May 6 holds a lot of significance in terms of the ongoing ADC and is in line with meeting the Android developers expectations for Phase 2.
Come May 6, the Android developers will find out whether HTC Android Dream will be a Dream come true or is going to remain a dream forever!
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Phase 2 only affects 50 people
"Even though the emulator is pretty easy to work with, its simply not going to be enough for the kind of advanced applications that will be built for Phase 2."
My understanding is that "the applications that will be built for Phase 2" are the 50 winners from Phase 1, who have an additional ~7 weeks to beef up their apps. To quote from the ADC FAQ:
"May 5, 2008: $25,000 awards are announced for 50 most promising entries. June 30, 2008: Deadline for 50 eligible entries to apply for additional $275,000 and $100,000 awards"
Hence, while there's little doubt that having actual hardware will definitely help (especially for those building location-based apps), it's not like the Phase 2 apps are completely different from the Phase 1 winners.
There is a second whole edition of the ADC, with its own Phase 1 and Phase 2, but there are no dates for it -- I'm guessing it won't start before September.
Yes, Phase 2 will be only for 50 winners
Mark,
You are right in your observation that Phase 2 affects only the 50 Phase 1 winners. The real hardware is something the winners would want and would be helpful for these kinds of applications:
1. LBS based
2. Sensor
3. Accelerometer
4. Bluetooth et al.
Since most of the apps will be interfacing with the hardware one way or the other, a real device helps. And for Phase 2 mockups will be discouraged and the applications will be as REAL as it can get. Also Google will want to ship some of the Phase 2 winners eventually when the GPhone hits the consumer market in a big way.
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May 6
The May 6th date makes sense to me because they will be able to demo some of the ADC winners on a real device for the announcment. It'd be cool if they would send out prototypes to the winners (cause maybe I could get one ;) ), but I don't know if they'll have 50 of them even produced by that point.