Acer's Stream: A surprisingly good Android device not made by HTC

Sick of HTC branded Android devices? Looking for something that could potentially rival the Nexus One? If you’ve answered yes to either of those questions wait until you get a look at Acer’s latest set. Called the Stream, Acer’s latest handset is well, as the press release says, “Powerful. Spectacular. Cutting-edge.” Running Android 2.1 — we know it isn’t Froyo, but hear us out — the Stream adds Acer’s “brand new” user-interface on… well, what is still the most widely used Android build to date. “Elegant and minimalist in design” the Stream measures in at just 11.2mm thick — which is rather impressive unto itself, however, it’s made more impressive when you see what’s under the bonnet. Under the proverbial bonnet we’re looking at a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 512MB RAM, 2GB internal storage (with an 8GB bundled microSD), 3.7-inch WVGA display, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, HDMI out and a 5-megapixel camera. No word on pricing or availability, but in the meantime how about you mosey on past the break to check out a streaming video (pun intended) and Acer’s press release?