Ok, maybe that’s a little over the top – but the new open source mobile platform ‘Android’ is going to be pimp!

The first consumer phone powered by Android is the T-Mobile G1 to be released on Oct 22nd.  You can see it in action here

To jump start the open source development community, Google put up $10 Million bucks in prize money challenging software developers to think outside the box and develop applications that have never been seen before.

The first round of the contest is over and the apps that are out are pretty sick.  Check out the initial winners at http://code.google.com/android/adc_gallery/

PS – If you’re not familiar with open source – that means it’s 100% free.

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