Engadget was able to get one of the first hands-on looks of the Nexus One phone by Google, with a review video of the phone. The hands-on preview of the Nexus One takes you through the customizable motion backgrounds, with interactive touch-screen software.
Some of the added features in Android 2.1 and the Nexus One phone are the weather widget, which gives you the current and 7-day forecast. The widget also comes with top news stories from the U.S., sports and entertainment.
Some noticeable new features are the multi-tasking quick list, prompted when the user holds down on the screen to jump from page to page. The menu icon arrangement also received a new look and feel; icons on the desktop will give off the appearance that they are curving or tucking them away when slightly out of view on the top or bottom of the screen.
Nexus One comes with Google Maps improvement on scrolling, where the device shows off its speed, compared to the Droid.
One of the coolest features on the Nexus One is the live wallpaper backgrounds, where some interact with the user's touch, a feature that boasts great potential. The downside to this feature is that it could be rather taxing on the CPU of the device, using up more battery life than users would like.
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