I got the Nexus One, the new Google Android phone. And it works great. Obviously, as a tech-savvy person, I am always interested in the latest technology gadgets and the Nexus One did for sure not disillusion me.

It is not the small gadgets that impressed me most but the melting together of the web and daily life. For instance, Layar (a bit dated now) which is available both on the iphone and Android is an impressive augmented reality application allowing to see the world with an extra information layar. And then you have Google Goggles (which is Android only) that allows you to visually search several items such as photos of books, business cards, artwork, places, logos and landmarks with your camera. It is close to my earlier vision where image will be a strong user interaction channel, more than text-input.

I reported a while ago that Accenture Technology Labs went even further and made a prototype that instantly translates comics through the camera in another language, realtime. I think we do not have to wait long anymore now…