Google phone: too smart for its own good

Leveraging my freshly forged ties to Sergey Brin, I’ve managed to get my hands on a prototype of the Google phone! (Hulu turned me down for a Beta subscription—something about “outstanding warrants.”) Anyway, this G-phone is a pretty sleek unit, very Mobile 2.0! The thing’s pure Google: It’s got my profile pre-programmed and anticipates my every call. I hit one button and got straight through to the John Edwards campaign, but before I could prank them, I was put on hold to the tune of “The Ann Coulter Song” (automated voice: “Hear more great parodies like these on YouTube, a Google company!”). Then the damn thing rang and a doll-like voice said, “I’m Talky Tina, and I’m going to kill you” (automated voice: “For classic TV clips and more, visit YouTube, a Google company!”). The screen then came alive with ads for Herb Alpert CDs and Dockers. My twin vices! Since I’m old enough to care about privacy, I tried calling Google to complain, but the screen began flashing, “No service.” It figures.

—Posted by David Gianatasio

October 31, 2007 | Permalink