Here at the MoGo blog, Tyler and I have been anticipating the arrival of the “Google Phone”. As he wrte yesterday, we along with many analysts have known that Google’s entry into the mobile phone arena was a matter of ‘when’ - not ‘if’.

But the exact date remains shrouded.

Yesterday was assumed by many to be the big announcement, but alas… Google dashed expectations at the very begining of the conference call;  “We aren’t announcing a Google phone today,” said Google Chairman and Chief Executive Eric Schmidt .

Instead, Google has introduced the open-platform called ‘Android’, based on the company Google purchased in 2005 from Andy Rubin (now Director of Google’s Mobile Platforms.).  The platform Google promises will be less restrictive than current popular systems.

Schmidt gave few details about what Android would look like, but the alliance’s Web site said:

“…devices built on the platform would personalize the phone’s homescreen or designate their favorite photo application to view their photos.

From a developer’s point of view, it would allow combining information from the Web with data on the phone, such as the user’s contacts, calendar or location.”

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Q. Will my Bluetooth Mouse work with my Linux system?

A. Yes.

If you’re using the commercially available desktop GNU/Linux platform, then you should already have the Bluetooth kernel drivers compiled as modules and ready to load once your systems detects a Bluetooth hub and/or a Bluetooth peripheral device.

If anything, you may need to buy a Bluetooth USB adaptor, like MoGo’s about-to-be released Daptor.

Tyler wrote a great post on this a few month back. Andthis article is a little old but has tons of good information about Linux and Bluetooth.

Q. Will MoGo products work with Vista?

A. They already do.

Issues with Vista getting Bluetooth peripherals to work almost always have more to do with how the platform handles the Bluetooth protocol than any specific Bluetooth device (like the MoGo Mouse).

Here are the official Microsoft instructions for setting up any Bluetooth device with Vista. The Microsoft TechNet has a bunch of answers for the common problems you may encounter.

Q. I don’t live in the U.S. and don’t want to pay the outrageous shipping to buy a MoGo mouse from a US retailer. Tell me there are international sellers!

A. OK, there are International Sellers!

It’s true. Find your nearest MoGo retailer here.

Elizabeth is a professional writer & geek with most of the last decade spent in senior management at a leading global IT provider. Thousands have attended her seminars in the US & Canada on subjects ranging from basic TCP/IP networking to high-end data storage solutions.

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