The nexus one is available again in the Google developer store

For a while they were only selling the 900/AWS/2100 version, now the 850/1900/2100 is available as well. (Buenas noticias para los ticos :)

As another commenter noted, the news is simply that the phone is available (in stock) once again. I've been waiting for several weeks, and thought others may have been waiting as well. They tend to sell out so quickly that I thought posting would let my friends at hacker news have a chance to purchase one if they wish. While it's not necessarily representative of the majority of the hardware in people's hands, there is value to having a test phone that supports the latest version of the OS.

Of course, the interesting part of the story (at least to me) is that the phone seems to be much more popular in death than it ever was in life. I've noticed the number of accessories seems to be increasing rather than disappearing as you'd expect for a $500+ unsubsidized phone, and that google can't seem to keep them in stock (although this may just be due to the amount of orders they're making now vs the past).

I'm only seeing the T-Mobile version when logged into the developer marketplace:

"Note: The device sold on the developer site is compatible with most 3G networks, including T-Mobile in the US. However, there are some carriers that have different 3G frequencies, such as AT&T in the US and Rogers Wireless in Canada, so users with these SIM cards can only access 2G or EDGE networks on their Nexus One. If you have questions about 3G compatibility for the Nexus One please contact your Mobile Network Operator. The 3G frequencies supported by this version of the phone are 3 UMTS Bands (900/AWS/2100 MHz)."

"GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)"

I recently read an article about the text and ringtone scams in India. It's fascinating because I regularly deal with telemarketers on my cellphone in the US, but never any text spam even though I've had the same number for 7 years.

Purchases have only ever been via Google in the US, even for those using a T-Mobile subsidy. The big was basically a TMO reseller similar to Amazon or Wirefly.

It's a 2nd gen device with OpenGL ES2, WGA res. and a 1GHz Snapdragon. It always gets the latest Android OS and will almost certainly run Gingerbread. Definitely viable as baseline development testbed.

Honestly, even if I wasn't dabbling in development, I'd still be happy with mine. It's a big chunk of change up front, but T-Mobile gives a discount on their data plan if you don't by a subsidized phone. My unlimited data is $30/month.

Only thing I'm not a fan of is the diminished reception compared to other Android phones.