After MUCH hype, the Google operating system Android has finally launched on a handset. The open source OS, dubbed Android, has been available for many months now, to allow developers to create applications for the OS, even though no physical device was available for it to be tested on!

After much talk about this being the true iPhone killer, the handset has finally launched with T-Mobile. Manufactured by HTC and called the G1, the handset was launched late yesterday in New York by the heads of Google, Larry and Sergey when they pitched up at the official press release in roller blades!

Check out the video of the handset in action!