Posted on 11/03/2009 9:46:48 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
It's hard to look at the DROID without looking at the company which brought the device to life. Motorola: for years the name has been synonymous with... well, disappointment. While the industry-stalwart made cellphones sexy with the RAZR, the days which followed have not been especially fruitful or compelling. Over the past year or so, we've seen Motorola beating its way back into the mainstream through a series of smart plays: first embracing Android as a platform, then shucking off the weight of Windows Mobile and finally bringing some desirable (and high profile) devices to market.
With the DROID, the company has perhaps created its most attractive and intriguing piece of technology yet. Forging an alliance with both Verizon and Google, Motorola has come up with a second compelling reason to count the phonemaker down, but certainly not out, while the other two giants have finally found a seemingly worthy device to position against the iPhone. So we must pose these questions: is this the phone which will catapult Android into the mainstream? Is it the device that will pull Motorola back from the brink? And -- most importantly -- is it the lynchpin Google and Verizon have needed to challenge the leader in mindshare in the smartphone market? After putting the device through its paces, we think we can give you the answers you seek -- so read on to find out!
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A tech ping.
ping!
I’ve been interested in this.
I’ll be getting one.
And, as usual, it’s crippled in at least one aspect - the Verizon version of the Droid does not support multitouch, the rest of world version will.
So, the question now is, how *else* is the Droid crippled by Verizon (which should be renamed The Phone Crippler).
Here’s another vote for wondering how Verizon crippled an otherwise good phone - again.
A Taste of Android's Freshly Baked Eclair
and a related link:
Bring back the StarTac
Click on the logo for the link.
when exactly does it come out? i have read a bunch but have yet to see an actual date.
Isn’t the assumption that Apple holds some multi-touch patents in the US they don’t other places that keeps it off the US version? Since it is built into Eclair I don’t think it will be too long before adventurous folks can get it turned on.
Also, the US version has the new google navigation and the other countries won’t.
Certainly the one people find most useful will vary. I think I would prefer the multi-touch. But I would also prefer the phone to be all touch as well (and on T-Mobile).
The good thing is with Android finally on Verizon, the Android Market should start taking off with more customers.
Nov 6 for the Verizon Droid....see #2.
Bought mine today. :)
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