The Gphone isn't coming, but Android phones certainly are. The new cellphone operating system by the Google-initiated Open Handset Alliance is currently under development, and phones with it loaded onboard should be dropping in the second half of 2008.

That means we have plenty of time to get excited for it, starting with this first shot of an early version of Android out in the wild. On a generic-looking smartphone, Android is reportedly a faster, cleaner mobile experience than Windows Mobile. It's clearly got Gmail integration, which would be nice for those users, but other details are rather scant. We'll keep you updated on the long march to these phones actually being released.

Via Gizmodo