Now Calling, The Google Phone!

Just when you thought you'd have to wait two presidential elections before you could afford the iPhone, Business Week just announced that Google has been working on a phone of their own. You have to wait until the second half of 2008 to become an advertising whore.

"That kind of 24/7 advertising engagement--on a phone, no less--may sound like a nightmare. But what if you could determine the kinds of products you get pitched? Or, when your flight gets canceled in a faraway airport, text messages pop up for the best hotel deals in town? No random insurance ads or airline deals for trips to places you never visit. Best of all: Watch or read the custom ads, and your phone minutes are free. For big cell carriers, that's the real nightmare. And it may be coming in the form of a Google phone."

There's already GOOG-411 and Google SMS for free info texted (is that a word??) to your phone. Does the cell phone trauma never end?