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A new contest!

If you missed the myTouch 3G giveaway or thought it was just too much work (I’m talkin’ ’bout you, lazy), then you really need to take a look at the contest I’ve set up to ring in the new year. You can win a hacked G1 with nothing but a tweet. Read all about it here, and check out the prize in this video:



Rumors and Buzz

This week (when not slave to the Nexus One, which could be headed for AT&T) was all about other rumors and buzz. We heard about two new Motorolas that we might see at CES along side an HTC tablet. We dreamed about playing video games with our shoes (?) and moderating WordPress from our Androids – perhaps a G1 running 2.1. But one of the more interesting topics of the week, for me, was where Google Voice might be headed.

The Nexus Flexess from Long Beach to Texasss

Right. So I can’t very well go one without talking Nexus One, huh? Well, it’s not such a chore this week because we finally got some decent info. Google has sent out invitations for a January 5th event at which the now-rooted Nexus One should be announced. We should also gain insight to their plans for VoIP, if any exist. Until then, check out some images and benchmarking, a video of the wallpaper, and what is, by far, the best Nexus One coverage yet.

Hacks & Mods

The rooting of Nexus One, while surprizing, is a pretty good indicator of how vibrant and ardent the Android hacking community has become. Not to mention popular. We’re glad to have Carlos on board to show us how this stuff works and where to direct our attention. This week, he covered a new Super D ROM and reviewed the Darkstar theme. He also made a video tutorial on getting 10 extra MB of memory on hacked G1s.

Oh, the Flan media gallery was ported to Droid (running 2.0.1) and the Cliq ROMs are on their way.

Leaks

The land of leaks was sparse this week, but check out Devour in silver, the Shadow, and LG’s LS680.

Laters, 2009…well, maybe not.

I don’t expect much nostalgia for last year, but it was worth a quick look back at cell phones and advertizing.

That’s it

Alright, folks. Time for me to pull an all-nighter and saddle up for CES. I’ll be posting coverage from numerous events. Here are the crumbs:

Archos 5 and SmartQ V5
Samsung i899
Install Swype
Camangi Webstation Unboxed
Google Goggles on X10
What?