[citation][nom]daemonion[/nom]I'm a Windows Mobile user - and all of my contacts, events, etc is all synced with Outlook. I just wanted to make sure that I could switch all of that over to Google's proprietary software so I wouldn't have to manually input all of my contact/event information. Thanks for the link!So, another question. In your opinion, how easy is it to search for information on the fly? For example: movie times, nearby mexican food, get directions, weather, stocks, etc.I'm trying to compare this to Windows Mobile's Live Search feature. You basically load up a program where you put in your city/area, and then can one or two-click search for movie times, nearby restaurants, gas prices, pull up a map, etc. It isn't seamless by any means, but it works.How is "on-the-go" information gathering on the G1? Easy? Tedious? Too many "clicks?"[/citation]
Like Apple, Google will be relying on application developers to provide some of this location-based and time-sensitive goodness. Today, there doesn't seem to be a great all-in-one app for doing all the things you mentioned. I'm sure the app store will improve over time. What you're talking about is a sort of "deck" or dock that most traditional phone users get from their carriers. That's what a nicely pruned selection of apps is supposed to do. On the iPhone, it is generally one click for each of these tasks: movie times, nearby restaurants, gas prices, map (well, you have to enter an address so multiple clicks). I assume at some point it will be the same for G1. It already has the map. Now we need Yelp and other location apps for G1. Speaking of location based services, I haven't yet tried the GPS on the G1. That's because I've been inside all day writing back to all of you

The GPS does not lock on indoors. I will try it later.
Rachel