The HTC G1 is officially in T-Mobile stores today and the Android Market is launching with it. At the moment there are approximately 40 apps available, all free for G1 users. Although we’re still waiting for the floodgates to open for Android apps there are still some pretty decent applications available right now.

Here’s a short list of some that have caught our eye:

iSkoot for Skype

Use Skype on your G1 to send IMs, make and receive internet calls and access all of your contact information. Do all this from your Android OS phone.

ShopSavvy

Big in Japan have brought us ShopSavvy. An ultra cool app which allows you to scan barcodes and automatically compare the prices with near by vendors. Early reports say that the app works well for regular products, but can be glitchy with more obscure products.

Pac-Man

This classic game is free for download on the Android Market (a little bit nicer than Apple’s $7.99 price tag). So get on your classic arcade gaming whenever and where ever you want with Pac-Man

iMap Weather

Wondering if you need your umbrella? Use iMap Weather to get weather warnings, forecasts, radar images and current weather information for your location.

Shazam

Let your phone find music for you. Is there a hot jam on the radio and you have no idea what it is? Let your phone listen to it and Shazam will let you know the name of the artist and the song.

Amazon MP3

Meant to be a competitor to Apple’s iTunes juggernaut, Amazon MP3 lets you download music, browse and sample MP3s at your finger tips. Transfer the files to your computer or any other MP3 players.

Keep in mind this is just to beginning. With the open source nature of the Android OS we are just drooling on what is next to come. The amount of programming talent who are going to be pushing Android to its limits will be amazing.