T-Mobile G1 Updates Blog

So here is a hypothetical scenario (actually it’s quite common), but for the sake of examples, here we go:

You’re laying on your couch, favorite chair, maybe even your bed. Let’s pretend that you’re tired of TV, simply because there is nothing on worth watchin’ at the moment, and you decide you want to listen to that hot new tune you downloaded on your computer.

Problem – You absolutely don’t have the tiny amount of energy it takes to get up and make those dreadful couple of mouse clicks to start the song. What do you do?

If by chance you have your new T-Mobile G1 phone handy (and chances are, it’s probably right next to you), you could download and install GMote! GMote turns your Androidian phone into a digital remote control entertainment center that can play songs, movies, or whatever on your nearby computer. Just point, and click, and the bass starts thumpin’.

You can pause, rewind, fast forward, play, mute, and every other standard function that you would expect to be available at your command. Let me tell you, if we aren’t already lazy enough, this isn’t helping. But we’re not complaining…no, we love the idea, and quite frankly it’s about time someone had the pure genius to whip up something like this.

So you want to get your hands on it?

Not so fast.

As you may or may not know, Google isn’t allowing developers to upload apps until the 27th of October (right around the corner), so you’ll notice that it’s not available in the public marketplace. So until then, if you really want to get your hands on it, head over to the official Gmote site and download it! It’s right on their front page, and it’s the same exact version as you’ll get on the phone in a few days.

Marc from Gmote says:

The application is Android 1.0 compatible and downloading it from the
website is identical to what you would get in the Android market. The
only reason it’s not in the public version of the market yet is that
the market doesn’t currently allow developers to upload their own
applications. As soon as it does, the app will go up on the market.

Also, here is a link to the official GMote Google Group, just in case you want to drop in and say hi, thanks, screw you, or whatever else is on your mind