A mobile platform manager at Google said yesterday that he anticipates Android to outsell the iPhone, which, to me, truly sounds like comparing apples to oranges. Rich Miner points out that Android will be supported by no less than Motorola, HTC, Samsung and LG. Meanwhile, only one company is behind the iPhone, Apple. Never mind […]

A mobile platform manager at Google said yesterday that he expects Android to outsell the iPhone, which, to me, truly sounds like comparing apples to oranges. Rich Miner points out that Android will be supported by no less than Motorola, HTC, Samsung and LG. Meanwhile, only one company is behind the iPhone, Apple. Never mind that Android is an OS while iPhone is an actual device.

Miner also points to the number of downloads Android’s SDK has gotten. It’s been downloaded more than 750,000 times “for a device that doesn’t even exist yet.” (The iPhone SDK was downloaded more than 100,000 times.) Yes, but the Android SDK was released in November, giving the Google-led OS a four month head start compared to the iPhone SDK.

This is more than a little disingenuous on Google’s part. Saying Android will outsell iPhone is like saying Johan Santana pitches superior than Kobe Bryant—yeah, sure, but they’re in two different sports. Or, more appropriately for us here, that Windows outsells the MacBook Pro. I comprehend what Miner was trying to say, but it just seems strange.

More importantly, aside from Google and Apple shareholders, who cares what device/platform outsells the other? Why should that matter to us, the consumer? If nothing else, the existence of both platforms will only be good news for us. Some dev sees a cool app on the iPhone then codes it for Android (then releases the code for all to play with). Product wars are old hat.

Google Exec: Android Will Outsell iPhone [TechWeb/Yahoo!]

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French company Robosoft has created an interesting infrastructure-less solution to transit in the city. The robuCAB is a little electric four-seater that uses a pair of cameras to monitor the area in front of it and the curb, which it follows very very carefully. DARPA this isn’t. Of course, if they take the same amount of […]

French company Robosoft has created an interesting infrastructure-less solution to transit in the city. The robuCAB is a tiny electric four-seater that uses a pair of cameras to monitor the area in front of it and the curb, which it follows very very carefully. DARPA this isn’t.

Of course, if they take the same amount of care with their guidance software as they do with their picture galleries, I will not be going for a ride in one.

A robotic taxi named robuCAB [ZDNet, via Slashdot]

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Now I have a second reason to get a Wii. Mario Kart Wii has been slated for an April 27th launch date for the US and it comes with the Wii Wheel. There’s a 12-player race mode via Nintendo Wi-Fi and includes 16 new courses as well as 16 previous courses. You can even […]

Now I’ve a second reason to get a Wii. Mario Kart Wii has been slated for an April 27th launch date for the US and it comes with the Wii Wheel. There is a 12-player race mode via Nintendo Wi-Fi and includes 16 new courses as well as 16 previous courses. You can even pick whether you want a kart of motorbike. It’s going to be righteous.

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