Google VP: Nexus Specs "Exclusive" to Googlers

So how 'bout that Nexus One?

Everyone is talking about the phone Google has been handing out to employees. Dubbed the Nexus One, details about the device are scant. We know it's made by HTC, and is devoid of any physical keyboard but has a trackball. Aside from that, we don't know anything and according to one Google's VP, we're not going to know anything for at least a few more weeks.

In a blog post published Saturday, Mario Queiroz, Vice President of Product Management at Google, explained a process known within the company as dogfooding. Dogfooding is basically speed testing. They ask employees to test a product and in turn they get fast feedback. All that out of the way, Queiroz explains the latest project employees have been dogfooding.

"We recently came up with the concept of a mobile lab, which is a device that combines innovative hardware from a partner with software that runs on Android to experiment with new mobile features and capabilities, and we shared this device with Google employees across the globe. This means they get to test out a new technology and help improve it."

Sounds very intriguing, Mr. Queiroz. Sadly, that's all we're getting. "Unfortunately, because dogfooding is a process exclusively for Google employees, we cannot share specific product details," Queiroz said. "We hope to share more after our dogfood diet."

Given that the title of the post is "An Android dogfood diet for the holidays" and all recent reports say the device will see a January launch, we probably don't have long to wait.