I have been using android for a month, and I do think it a great OS, from a geek perspective, of cause ;) Since Google does not provide paid app in Chinese market, I got only free apps, however some of them are already great, let me name some of them:
- AndFTP is a powerful yet easy to use FTP client.
- Android Terminal Emulator is definitely essential on rooted box (oops, can I call a mobile phone as box just like a PC?) Without it customizing your system would be much tougher.
- Barcode Scannner by ZXing Team is the fastest scanner I found in market, and recognizing URI with camera is such a great invention!
- Batteryminder tells me in percentage how much battery left, which is a must on a phone with a power-hungry large screen just like my milestone...
- diviClock is a cute desktop clock widget offering shortcuts to your alarm clock and calendar
- NetCounter is used to track how much traffic is spend in a day/week/month because CMCC's traffice is so expensive - 7MB for 1 USD!!!
- Jorte provides various widget and calendar view, and connects to both Google calendar and a Japanese(?) calendar service.
- TaskOS To Do List: writing TODO list in voice is great, hopefully web syn feature will be available soon.
- Vplayer, though still in alpha stage, plays a great range of format of video.
At last I would be very happy if Google brings paid games, though I can get robo defense free and Angry Birds from Chinese market, and they are very interesting (and very time-consuming, too).