Beware, an Android device will be attacking a cell phone store near you.   Last year we came to know and respect the G1.  Most analysts found the phone to be exciting and adequate for a first try for Google, however many experts insisted that at the time there was nothing game changing about the G1.  Over the course of this year Google has aggressively worked to provide updates to their devices and introduced many cool application such as Google Latitude (an LBS location based service).  They have wisely made their apps available to non Google phone customers.  This strategy has worked well as a method to pluck away windows mobile and iPhone users.

Google’s newest North American Phone, My Touch 3G will widely be available here in the US this week.  Early reviews of the phone have been positive, however I dont see this as a game changing device.  It’s just more evidence that Google is taking another huge step in the right direction.

The HTC Hero is the latest Android device that is making a lot of noise in Europe.  The Hero is rumored to be headed to Sprint sometime in the late fall.  Every week that goes by another new Android device rumor is appearing.  Sources have recently revealed that 18 new Android devices may be released this year.  HTC has also revealed that it expects to potentially have 50% of their product line be Android based phones next year.  Google is also branching out from HTC and planning on working with Motorola, Acer, and Samsung.  Microsoft and Apple just keep hearing the Android footsteps coming.  The real question is; are they diversifying their product line too much and too fast?  Only time will tell.  Here are a few other Android Headlines.

Android Netbooks coming from Acer this year after all.

Android to challenge Rim for Enterprise Users

Motorola’s Sholes Smartphone headed to Verizon