Google is now officially in the phone business with a superfast, voice-activated 'superphone' (they are serious about that) known as the Nexus One.

The Nexus One sells for $529 unlocked and $179 if you live in the United States and buy it with a T-Mobile plan.

Living in America is key, since visitors to the Google web store will see a "Sorry, the Nexus One phone is not available in your country" message when they view it from The Bahamas. 

Only citizens in Singapore, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom will have access outside of America.

Still, if you can't buy, check out the 3D tour; it's simple and effective.

More photos are at the end of the post. 

Here are some of the Nexus One key features:

• All text fields are voice-enabled so you can say rather than type commands
• Android 2.1 software
• Thinner than a pencil
• Screen 3.7 inches (measured from corner to corner)
• Weight 4.69 ounces (53 pennies)
• 5 megapixel camera with led flash
• Wi-Fi
• Trackball that flashes different colors for different notifications
• 3.5mm headphone jack
• Compass
• GPS
• Stereo Bluetooth
• Battery: Five hours of browsing and 7 hours of talking

Even though Google's phone is not available to buyers in The Bahamas, it probably won't be long before a few are in use around town.

An open, unlocked phone with the speed and features of the Nexus One that works on the Bahamas' GSM network will probably be more attractive than other unlocked android phones which typically sell for more than $450 from ebay and Amazon.

Still, it's not easy to predict how high demand will be for the device Google is describing as a "superphone" in a country where many users are still uncomfortable sending text messages. 

Below check out this video on the new version of Flash software on the Nexus One. It really gives you an idea of how great the screen is and the speed of the software.