As promised, the Open Alliance has released the SDK for its Android platform. It’s a good thing it came with an emulator so as early as now, we can already have an idea of what this gPhone software looks like and if it’s worth waiting another 6 months. The guys at Gizmodo give a quick rundown of what’s included in the emulator and SDK, but you can actually check it out for yourself since the SDK is after all free of charge. Here’s a ton of screenshots of what Android is all about.

So far, based on what we you’ll see, it’s loaded with a lot of eye candy and seems like a pretty decent piece of software. However, the bigger hurdle Android will have to overcome is its real-world application. Will it be an easy-to-use and reliable OS that the people will embraced with open arms or will it be another good concept project that will go down in history as a dud? Only time will tell, but so far; Google, the Open Alliance and Android is on a pretty good start.