Most of the customers were anxiously waiting to port android 2.1 on HTC Hero (GSM variant) and the good news is that the Hero android 2.1 update has just landed in Taiwan.
This 2.1 update for HTC Hero includes: Upgraded operating system to Android 2.1 Éclair, Enhancements to sense user interface (UI), Enhanced corporate email support, Variety of minor bug fixes and more.
Android 2.1 update brings many goodies to your HTC Hero device like Speech to Text within virtual keyboard and multiple home screens, Facebook App and Widget, Google Maps Updates with Multi touch support, Support for Bluetooth headset multi function for initiating voice calls, Ongoing battery life optimization and many more.
Source: HTC Taiwan (translated)