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I like Vimeo for their artistic and original short videos. This app will be a great addition to both the iPhone and Android devices.
the only member videos that get chosen to get the mobile encoding treatment are those that get picked by the site’s editors. “In the future, like the next several weeks–maybe longer, we’ll be offering Plus users the option to transcode their videos to an iPhone version too.”
Scoble doesn’t like it because it’s not shiny. He included other valid reasons, but that one stood out for me…
The back of both the iPhone and the Palm Pre is smooth. The back of the Droid is not. That is NOT a shining example of great industrial design.
Many in the media–which can play a big role in steering users to one technology platform or another–sense that Windows Mobile has now been relegated resolutely to has-been status.
I walked into Best Buy at release date and didn’t see any lines. I asked for the Motorola Droid and got set up in about 15 minutes. The Droid is the first Android device I’ve played with, and I’m slapping myself for ignoring this platform this long. I was able to setup my email, contacts, calendar, and install apps faster than my Nokia phones and the iPhone. I guess it helps that I already use a lot of Google services. I’m sure many of you do too. After just a couple of hours of usage, I give you my unboxing and first impressions.
You can also watch this video in HD on Youtube.
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So that’s my first impressions of the Motorola Droid. I’ll give it some more real-life usage before publishing my full review. If you want to purchase this device, Amazon is selling it for $149.99 with a service plan.
We could bore you with meaningless details about how the phone is thinner and lighter than the Sprint HTC Hero, feels much better in the hand, and is generally the best Android device besides the Motorola DROID our connect has used, but we’ll stop there.
The UI looks attractive and snappy. Have to see it in action on the actual hardware for better judgment.
Android news never seem to stop this week.
“Overall the same as the Sprint Hero but for some reason it seems faster, slightly thinner and taller.” Otherwise it “seems the same” and is running Android 1.5.
All retailers should handle rebates like this.
Customers who purchase the smartphone at Best Buy Mobile can avoid the hassle of mail-in rebates with instant savings applied at the point of purchase. The phone will retail for $199.99 with two-year activation.
I’m confused why there’s no mention of Nokia in this article.
Android will edge out Blackberry, Palm and Windows Mobile before it makes a dent in the iPhone market. iPhone customers have proven to be too loyal and resilient to adandon their handset of choice.
November 6th is the arrival date. Sounds like a very good device.
DROID by Motorola has a solid exterior, intelligent interior and is one of the thinnest full-QWERTY slider phones available. It is a no-fuss, high-tech, location-aware, voice-recognizing, over-the-air updating, multi-tasking machine – and it is available just in time for holiday wish lists.
Search by voice and street view with navigation looks amazing!
The first phone to have Google Maps Navigation and Android 2.0 is the Droid from Verizon. Google Maps Navigation is initially available in the United States. And like other Google Maps features, Navigation is free.
Includes a video to preview Android 2.0. Searchable SMS, Exchange support, more in-depth camera controls, a better keyboard with full multitouch, a revamped browser with a better UI and HTML5 support, etc.
We are also planning a minor version update of Android 2.0 towards the end of the year, and that will be the last update for 2009
Check back on November 3rd. It’s expected to be an Android phone with 4.1in touchscreen, 8mp camera, 1GHz processor, and 32GB internal storage.
Sometimes there’s a thin line between the extraordinary and the magical. Did we cross it?
Enter a T-Mobile store and the myTouch is promoted everywhere, from the devices to the signage to the accessory wall. No doubt that this will be a huge holiday season for Android devices in the U.S.
Ha! T-Mobile MyTouch 3G commercial makes iPhone developers for iFog richer.
The ApParty guys added two and two together and realized that there was a spillover effect from the commercial, where iPhone owners that saw it rushed over to the App Store and found iFog.
will the Motorola Droid be successful? Absolutely, we think. It will eat in to BlackBerry sales, Windows Mobile sales, and positively murder any lingering Palm Pre sales. It’s that good.
I’m impressed with Mr. Williams’ opinion. I don’t think there’s a PR person sitting next to him to prepare the responses.
Williams speak his mind about Android. “Android is building a perfect storm of fragmentation,” he said. “I don’t view Apple as evil, just greedy. Google … Come on.”
This is the second Android phone after Dell Mini, which is being launched in China ahead of Worldwide launch. According to previous rumors about this phone, a possible Q1 2010 release is expected
I’m getting really interested with this device. I guess the ads showing up on the Yankees games are working.
One of our tipsters has send us pictures of Best Buy´s internal documentation that reveal an Android cell phone equipped with 5-megapixel camera and QWERTY keyboard, components that the Motorola Droid sports as well, is getting released through the retail network of the company on 24 October at a price of $599.99 without contract.
HTC, Verizon branded, touch-screen Android handset has been brought to light (in a very low light setting) by a new connect. All they could provide (other than the pic) was that it was extremely fast, similar in size to Sprint’s Hero, and was sporting the luscious Sense UI.
Motorola PR is on a roll. There’s a lot of buzz on this upcoming device.
a couple images of a promotional mailer that went out to one of our connects. It has a pretty decent shot of the device on it
a decent low-to-mid range handset with BLUR, and a high-end super smartphone, both Android of course. This would give Verizon customers (mostly those fickle teenyboppers) a real smartphone completely positioned for their liking, instead of the featurephones which shall remain nameless that are currently available on Big Red.
the entrance of a unlocked, low-cost, Web-friendly touchscreen device will probably undercut other Android phone efforts by players like Motorola, Samsung and Dell
it makes the CLIQ looks like a child’s toy partly because it is, and partly because the Droid, even in its non-final form, is the most impressive phone we’ve used since the iPhone.
Is it just me, or the UI seems ugly? Have to wait and see for myself.
Android 2.0 looks to be a major improvement in Google’s mobile OS and we couldn’t be more excited about it. From native Exchange support to native Facebook support (it will sync with your contacts), browser improvements, a completely updated Maps application, unified email Inbox — there’s much, much more — and a brand new UI makeover, version 2.0 starts to make Android a really viable (and interesting) platform.
Google is hoping to accelerate the adoption of Web-capable smartphones and get everyone searching on them. Given that most analysts expect more than 70 percent of mobile advertising to be search, you can see why Google’s CFO can’t wait to get as many search-friendly Android phones into consumers hands as possible.
The two industry leaders will create, market and distribute products and services, with Verizon Wireless also contributing the breadth of its nationwide distribution channels. Consumers will be able to purchase products resulting from the collaboration in Verizon Wireless retail and online stores.
Nokia Booklet netbook – October 25th launch (AT&T activation)
Sprint HTC Hero – October 11th
Sprint Palm Pixi – launch date TBD
Verizon Storm II – launch date TBD
Verizon Android device – launch date TBD
T-Mobile CLIQ – launch date TBD
By some estimates, half of all handsets sold will be “smart” in four years and by 2015 almost all will be.
Android 1.6 includes an improved Android Market experience that makes it easier to discover great applications. An integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery interface and more are also included.