Load it, try it, play the droid

You can't wait t get your hands (well fingers) on the G1? October 22nd is still too far away? Well for the time being you can at least get your mouse on a virtual G1.

T-Mobile has released an emulated version of the G1, very much like the Android emulator that comes with the Android SDK. But this emulator only needs a web browser and is dedicated to the G1.

However, don't expect too much out of it yet because many apps in the emulator are not really functioning. They often come with "this screen is not fully functional" message. Still it's good fun to have a feel of the G1.

Click here for to go and play with the virtual G1 and make sure you click on the emulator link.

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Android Market's website

The hype is still high after the announcement of the T-Mobile G1 as more and more people are eager to get their hands on the phone.

On Android Market's official website, you can already access few pictures of how some third-part applications will look and work. These are only firsts of many that will follow on Android Market.

More interestingly perhaps is that you can also read the Android developers blog (check out also our RSS feed right there in the sidebar). Blogs have become a true source of information and the Android developers blog is no exception. Recently, they have announced the release of the Android SDK 1.0 version.

The 1.0 SDK (available here )will get apps developpers ready for the launch of the G1 and ensure maximum compatibility with the Android Market Beta. Dan Morril, the post's author, also ensures that with the SDK all the apps will be fully compatible with the G1 and that developpers won't have to rewrite their app's code every time the SDK is updated.

Besides this, he's announcing that a second Android Developper Challenge is underway, so that's one thing we'll definetely keep an eye on!

Check out this video of the Android emulator available from the previous SDK:

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