Verizon Attack Ads — Claim iPhone iDoesn’t do What Android 2.0 Droid Does
The iPhone Blog — ... -centric, anti-iPhone (technically “iDon’t iDevice”) attack ads and placed new website online to go with them. Surprise, surprise — like that leaked ...

Verizon's anti-iPhone gets its first commercial: 'Droid Does'
Engadget — ... We knew Verizon Wireless would soon be throwing caution to the wind in an effort to sway uncommitted smartphone buyers towards Big Red, and it looks like the November-bound Motorola Droid will be VZW's anti-iPhone. The spot, which launched tonight and can be ...

Verizon's anti-iPhone gets its first commercial: 'Droid Does'
Engadget Mobile — ... We knew Verizon Wireless would soon be throwing caution to the wind in an effort to sway uncommitted smartphone buyers towards Big Red, and it looks like the November-bound Motorola Droid will be VZW's anti-iPhone. The spot, which launched tonight and can be ...

Are Verizon's New Commercials iPhone "Attack Ads"?
Apple Forums & iPhone Forums, Mods, Hacks, News, Themes, Downloads, and more! | ModMyi.com - 4,711,751,911 — ... Verizon has now aired their first new Android 2.0-centric, anti-iPhone (technically “iDon’t iDevice”) attack ad and placed a new website online to go with them. ...

Verizon's anti-iPhone gets its first commercial: 'Droid Does'
Futurelawyer — ...  Big Red is finally engaging Apple where it hurts; in the clever TV commercial arena. I am having a tough time deciding whether I want a Palm Pre or the new Android 2.0 phone that Verizon Wireless will be selling soon. This commercial lists all the things iPhone can't do, and then ends with "Droid Does". Cute, clever and true. iPhone has no keyboard - Droid Does. iPhone doesn't have a removable battery - Droid Does. iPhone doesn't do night photos - Droid Does. iPhone doesn't have a 5 megapixel camera - Droid Does. iPhone doesn't do multi-tasking - Droid Does. iPhone controls ...

Verizon Levels Guns At Apple, Not AT&T, With Droid Phone Blitz [Android]
Gizmodo — ... All interesting stuff, yes, but is it weird that the biggest bit of news out of all this, to me, is that George Lucas controls the word droid? [Verizon, ...

Verizon announces Droid 2.0 launch
Cellphone9 — ... — the new Droid is coming. Android 2.0 is coming to Verizon and you can sign up for more information here. This marks the launch of Motorola’s new Android 2.0 smartphone. More information ...

L’iPhone è ”finito”?…almeno per Verizon
P@ssioneMobile — ... Il titolo del nuovo spot Verizon  “iDon’t” non lascia dubbi come riporta iPhoneItalia anche se l’iPhone non viene ”nominato” Nello spot vengono elencate tutte le mancanze dell’iPhone, mancanze che invece non sono presenti sul prossimo Motorola Droid (basato sull’OS Google Android) che proprio Verizon ha l’onere di commercializzare nel territorio statunitense. Malgrado non ci sia un esplicito riferimento all’iPhone, il messaggio è chiaro ...

Apple Should Be Worried About The Verizon Droid [Video]
Pulse2 - Technology News And Reviews — ... the Droid, a video has been released in order to get the hype going. The video knocks on all the features that the iPhone lacks such as the lack of a keyboard, background application capabilities, and a high resolution flash camera. The Droid commercial points out the lack of the features starting with the expression “iDon’t.” And everything “iDon’t,” Droid does. Based on how intense the video looks, I’d say Apple should be concerned. This video has a “we’re not messing around this time” vibe towards the end. ...

Verizon guns for Apple
TG Daily - All News — Verizon appears to have given up any hope that it will ever get an iPhone contract from Apple. Its latest campaign for the new Motorola Droid is packed chock-full of attacks on Apple. In an Apple-like font with Apple-like graphic design it says: idon't have a real keyboard idon't run simultaneous apps idon't take night shots idon't allow open development idon't customize idon't run widgets idon't have interchangeable batteries everything idon't droiddoes Just to stick the knife in, the site uses a lot of Adobe Flash which will run on practically every phone in the world other ...

Verizon Announces New Android 2.0 Phone
GeekSugar — ... phone called Droid is on the way. It's a joint venture from Verizon, Motorola, and Google, and may be available by the end of the month. The phone, which is set to compete with the iPhone, will feature a pull-out keyboard and be available on the Verizon network. The announcement comes with an ad campaign calling out several iPhone's weaknesses - "iDon't take night shots. iDon't have a real keyboard. iDon't have interchangeable batteries." ...

“Droid Does” Promo by Motorola and Verizon
Gadget Venue — ... Verizon have launched an interesting campaign that seems to take a huge attack on what the iPhone cant do. The campaign is called DroidDoes and lists a bunch of things that the iPhone cant do such as iDont have a real keyboard, iDont run customise, iDont have a removable battery… the list goes on. ...

Motorola gives Apple a poke in the i
GMSV — ... and a Droid teaser site that opens with a scrolling list of direct jabs “iDon’t have a real keyboard. iDon’t run simultaneous apps. iDon’t take night shots. iDon’t allow open development. iDon’t customize. iDon’t run widgets. iDon’t have interchangeable batteries.” and finishes with a hard right: “Everything iDon’t, Droid does.” This is, of course, all shadowboxing until the product steps into the ring, but the insider buzz is positive, the ...

Droid gets hands-on, Verizon says robot sidekick will best iPhone
Gadgetell — ... phones.  It seems Verizon brought Google in directly to work with Motorola down to Google calling out specs of the phone for total optimization.  The Droid does not have the Blur skin that Motorola is so proud of, rather it runs Android 2.0. While the hands-on was on a pre production device, we believe the high points of the phone will remain unchanged.  This is going to be a important device on the Verizon network. Read [Boy Genius Report] and [droiddoes] Image credit: Boy Genius Report ...

New Verizon Droid ad aims at iPhone
Macworld — ... . It looks really impressive.) This sounds like a great device and some much needed competition for the iPhone…but there are a few caveats. The commercial lists some things you can’t do with an iPhone and then proceeds to go into future nightmare/Max Headroom mode announcing the “iDon’t Droid.” iDon’t have a real keyboard iDon’t run simultaneous apps iDon’t take night shots iDon’t allow open development iDon’t customize iDon’t run widgets iDon’t have interchangeable batteries Everything iDon’t DROID DOES Most of the things in the list won’t matter for most users or are ...

News: Verizon attacks iPhone with new ‘Droid’ campaign
iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond — image Verizon has launched a new TV ad campaign and matching website for its upcoming “Droid” Android phone , directly attacking the iPhone using a list of features that are unavailable on Apple’s handset but which will be available on Verizon’s upcoming device. The ad uses an Apple-like presentation of text on a plain white background with upbeat music playing in the background, beginning each statement with “iDon’t.” Examples used in the commercial include “iDon’t have a real keyboard,” “iDon’t run simultaneous apps,” “iDon’t allow open development,” and “iDon’t have ...

Better Stop Holding Your Breath for a Verizon iPhone
Digital Daily — ... If Verizon (VZ) is in talks with Apple (AAPL) to become the second U.S. carrier for the iPhone, they evidently weren’t going very well. How else to explain this iPhone slagging ad campaign for the company’s forthcoming Android handset, Droid. ...

Hoping Motorola's upcoming Droid phone is half as good as its new commercial
bookofjoe — ... Take that, Apple!

Verizon Droid Hits the Airwaves — Yes iCan
jkOnTheRun — ... Verizon has been long in the tooth for a super smartphone since the launch of the BlackBerry Storm. That is about to change, according to their new ad campaign for the Motorola Droid. The Droid looks to be the Sholes Motorola phone that’s been bandied about for some time. It looks like it is heading for a launch in just a few weeks and Verizon is aiming the Droid squarely at the iPhone in the ad campaign. ...

Report: Droid Burns Its iPhone Bridge
Cult of Mac — ... Sholes device unearthed in June, will reportedly use Google’s new Android 2.0 software and go head-to-head against the iPhone in November. Verizon’s actions seems to refute reports the carrier is still courting Apple. Verizon Wireless CEO Lowell McAdam has supposedly visited Apple’s headquarters as the carrier tests how a CDMA iPhone might work on Verizon’s 4G LTE network, according to an unsubstatiated blog report. [Via Macworld , Engadget , Boy Genius and iDon't Ad ] Posted by Ed Sutherland in News | Comment on this article ...

Droid, the phone that finally lets me cancel my iPhone — here’s why
VentureBeat — ... Verizon launched a significant marketing campaign over the weekend, listing all of the things that an iPhone doesn’t do. It doesn’t let you run applications int the background, interchange batteries, run widgets on your homepage that are live, show Flash and so on. Apple also doesn’t allow open, customized development on its iPhone platform, like Android does. The ad boasts that the Droid will provide the “greatest web experience on the phone.” ...

CLIQ Vs Droid: Fight!
dailywireless.org — ... is coming to Verizon in a couple of weeks, according to an “iDon’t, Droid Does” ad that ran this weekend. The ad takes aim at some of the shortcomings of the iPhone, such as its lack of a keyboard, lower-resolution camera and unchangeable battery. ...

iDon't care: Verizon Droid looks cool, but ads miss point
Ars Technica — ... . That ad mimics Apple's advertising style, all the while mocking the shortfalls of the iPhone—"iDon't allow open development," "iDon't have interchangeable batteries," etc. That's before busting through with its dark, hard-edged, "you really should own this if you are a totally badass l337 h4x0r" Droid phone that can do all of those things and more.  ...

Everything iDon’t, Droid Does..
Krunker — ... If you head on over to DroidDoes.com (which redirects you to http://phones.verizonwireless.com/motorola/droid/?cmp=OTC-Droid-redirect1), you’ll see a web version of the commercial along with a list of features for the handset which include: ...

Verizon Attacks the iPhone, Hints at Upcoming Droid
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... Verizon’s “iDon’t” TV commercial and website (warning: Flash-centric site) displays a series of statements aimed directly at the iPhone, such as ‘iDon’t have a real keyboard, iDon’t customize, iDon’t allow open development,” but without naming the iPhone directly. (You can ...

The Droid Phone Gets Marketing — But Is That Enough to Combat the iPhone? [GigaOM]
GigaOM Network — ... (GigaOM Pro, sub. req’d), over the weekend put up a web site touting what it’s positioning as an iPhone slayer: the Droid phone. It was buttressed by ...

The Nook
iPhone Development — ... However, I see the Nook as possibly a game changer for Android, much more so than the much-touted Verizon Droid, which might be a good phone, but it doesn't strike me as a game change as much as a not-totally-horrible ersatz iPhone for people unwilling to switch to AT&T.; I'm not quite ready to say it IS a game changer, but it definitely could be. It's a book reader that can be more. It's a tablet device that can be programmed. It's bigger than a phone, but still portable. This device, in my opinion, is every so much more techno-lustworthy than the Kindle. It ...

What's "Droid" got to do with it?
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... Meanwhile, Verizon's teaser site for Droid promises "Directions," "Video," "Tunes," "10,000 apps," "The Network" (as in "America's Fastest Network," no doubt), and a "5MP" camera. That's all sounding pretty enticing ... and if the Droid is indeed built by Motorola, I'm guessing we can also expect Moto's new MotoBlur service, which pushes a constant stream of social-networking updates to your handset and provides both GPS-aided "find my phone" and remote-wipe features. OK, but what about pricing and release dates? Well, there's no word on pricing quite yet, although given ...

The Right Stuff: Apple's Q4 Earnings Call
O'Reilly Media: Mac and iPhone — ... and Verizon's Droid (rumored to be built by Motorola at Google's direction) - the Android Platform still feels a good 12-18 months behind where the iPhone is today. ( Sidebar : Pre just isn't yet in the game). And, let me assert that everything I know about devices and platform plays tells me that Android isn't the straight line to inevitability a lot of people think it is. Why? Just as people fail to appreciate the importance of the App Store and the difficulty getting the surrounding application platform (SDK) right, they are forgetting about the 'unfair advantage' of ...

New Verizon Droid Dates: October 28, November 9
Gearlog — ... on Verizon's official Droid site, which now counts down to October 28 instead of the original October 30, and we have what look like announcement and sale dates for the first Android 2.0 phone. October 28 and November 9. Keep them in mind. ...

The Party Line — Phone Buzz of the Day [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — ... ) — OK, this whole Droid thing is shaping up to be more mysterious than the Lost and Flash Forward shows. It’s a safe bet that this Android 2.0 über-handset is set for an October 28th release date, based on the coded countdown clock on the product page. But Gearlog got a Droid postcard with a November 9th date as well. Is that the day when the Droid connects to SkyNet or something? Any guesses on that one? ...

Droid or Not, Verizon Still Wants the iPhone
NYT > Technology — ... to sell Apple’s smartphone. “We obviously would be interested at any point in the future that they would be interested in having us as a partner,” Mr. Seidenberg said on a conference call Monday to discuss Verizon’s third-quarter earnings . “This is a decision that is exclusively in Apple’s court.” In the meantime, Verizon talked up its new line of smartphones, including Research in Motion ’s touch-screen BlackBerry Storm 2, that it introduced Monday , and the Motorola Droid , a super-thin phone that uses Google ’s Android operating system, that ...

Droid or Not, Verizon Still Wants the iPhone
Bits — ... to sell Apple’s smartphone. “We obviously would be interested at any point in the future that they would be interested in having us as a partner,” Mr. Seidenberg said on a conference call Monday to discuss Verizon’s third-quarter earnings . “This is a decision that is exclusively in Apple’s court.” In the meantime, Verizon talked up its new line of smartphones, including Research in Motion ’s touch-screen BlackBerry Storm 2, that it introduced Monday , and the Motorola Droid , a super-thin phone that uses Google ’s Android operating system, that ...

Verizon Sends Out the Droids
NYT > Technology — If you haven’t heard of the Droid, you will. At a news conference in New York Wednesday, Verizon Wireless introduced its latest attempt to blunt Apple’s iPhone, the Motorola Droid . And it promised the largest advertising campaign in its history to tout the phone’s advantages. The Droid, the flagship of Motorola’s attempt to resuscitate its flailing cellphone business, has a lot to boast about. It is 13.7 millimeters thick, only 1.5 millimeters more than the iPhone, yet it has a slide-out keyboard. Its touchscreen measures 3.7 inches diagonally, versus 3.5 inches for the iPhone. And the Droid boasts more than twice the screen resolution, making for ...

iPhone Killers, Blackberries and Chicken Parts
O'Reilly Radar - Insight, analysis, and research about emerging technologies. — There is an unfortunate tendency to confuse delivering a bunch of 'chicken parts' with producing an actual living, breathing chicken. MG Siegler, over at TechCrunch, has written an excellent article that shines a light on the cycle from hype to disappointment that goes with being dubbed an 'iPhone Killer.' BlackBerry Storm, Palm Pre, the G2, and now Droid have all been touted as contenders to the mobile computing crown, yet the iPhone continues to kick butt. No less, Apple has levered its market leadership position with iPhone (and the iPod Touch) to create a ...

Verizon Sends Out the Droids
Bits — If you haven’t heard of the Droid, you will. At a news conference in New York Wednesday, Verizon Wireless introduced its latest attempt to blunt Apple’s iPhone, the Motorola Droid . And it promised the largest advertising campaign in its history to tout the phone’s advantages. The Droid, the flagship of Motorola’s attempt to resuscitate its flailing cellphone business, has a lot to boast about. It is 13.7 millimeters thick, only 1.5 millimeters more than the iPhone, yet it has a slide-out keyboard. Its touchscreen measures 3.7 inches diagonally, versus 3.5 inches for the iPhone. And the Droid boasts more than twice the screen resolution, making for ...

Official: Verizon Droid available November 6 for $199.99
Gadgetell — Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile Motorola and Verizon Wireless have officially unveiled the pricing and availability details for the Droid. In short, the Verizon Droid will be available in Verizon Wireless stores as well as online as of November 6, 2009. In terms of ...

Verizon, Motorola unveil the Droid
Crave: The gadget blog — NEW YORK--Verizon Wireless customers will soon be able to get their hands on the much anticipated Google Android phone called the Droid. The companies officially unveiled the device at an event here. Like most smartphones of its class, the phone will cost $199 with a two-year contract. And it will be available to consumers starting November 6. Customers can pre-order the device now. ...

Droid Details And Pricing Officially Unveiled
I4U News — Droid Details And Pricing Officially Unveiled Posted on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:24:50 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr | Topic: Mobile Phones Motorola unveiled today officially the highly anticipated Droid Android 2.0 phone. DROID by Motorola arrives on November 6th on Verizon Wireless. Droid is the first smartphone powered by Android 2.0 and marks for me the comeback of Motorola. Who knew that they had it in them to be on the cutting edge again as they have been back in the day with the RAZR. Droid will be selling for $199.99 with a new 2-year contract after a $100 mail-in rebate. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt, ...

Google Maps Navigation: The First Killer App for Android 2.0
ReadWriteWeb — Android 2.0 just got its first killer app: Google Maps Navigation. Google Maps Navigation for Android 2.0 will be available for free and will be part of the default Google Maps app on Android 2.0 phones. The service offers all the features that users expect from a modern GPS app, including traffic data, 3D view and turn-by-turn voice guidance. Because it's connected to the Google cloud, the app can also display street view images, satellite imagery and real-time traffic data. Google also implemented a voice recognition feature. Sponsor Disrupting the Mapping Industry One App at a Time ...

Motorola Droid Will Be Available Via Verizon Wireless
TechFresh, Consumer Electronics Guide — Verizon will be released the highly anticipated Motorola Droid on November 6th, 2009 for $199 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate. For your info, the smartphone features a Cortex A8 processor with a 16GB of memory, a 3.7-inch LCD display, a 5MP digicam, a slide out QWERTY keyboard, Bluetooth, and Google Android 2.0 OS. The Motorola Droid is currently available for pre-order at the Verizon website. [Verizon via Upcoming Cell Phones] ...

Uh oh! Google releasing free turn by turn GPS app for Android
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhone, App StoreJust when you thought it was safe to buy a nav app for the iPhone, Google goes and announces a free app for Android, and says it's going to be available for the iPhone if Apple will let it into the App Store. The app, called Google Maps Navigation, will ship with phones running the Android OS 2.0 and includes search by voice, search for points of interest by voice while in route, satellite and street view, and support for a hardware dock for 'certain devices.' This won't be great news for TomTom, Navigon, or any of the rest. Google says the ...

Motorola DROID
Kineda — Motorola DROID 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. DROID by Motorola will be available in the United States exclusively at Verizon Wireless Communications Stores and online on Friday, Nov. 6, for $199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate.

Android 2.0: Everything a 2.0 should be, then some.
Planet Android — http://www.flickr.com/photos/vdvsx/ / CC BY 2.0 Android: Cupcake, Donut, Eclair. I still find it funny that all the major updates are named after deserts. I also find it awesome that a new foody statue is place on the Google Campus right before an update announcement. I do however, find it disturbing that the next update will ...

Google Maps Navigation Makes iPhone Users & Others Jealous of Droid
Search Engine Roundtable — The big news the other day was on the Google Maps Navigation for the new Android 2.0 OS which will run first on the Verizon Wireless Droid starting November 6th for $199 with a contract. Android is not as 'sexy' as the iPhone, but the Google Maps Navigation tool is an extremely 'sexy' application that make iPhone users drool. Just take a look at this video demo: Heck, it makes me want to buy my wife a Droid, even though I know she won't use 99% of the features. Don't worry, I won't get her a Droid, but I will encourage one of my employees to pick one up so we can mess around with the device. Will these features ever come ...

iPhone Killers, Blackberries and Chicken Parts
O'Reilly Media: Mac and iPhone — iPhone Killers, Blackberries and Chicken Parts by Mark Sigal | @netgarden | comments: 5 There is an unfortunate tendency to confuse delivering a bunch of 'chicken parts' with producing an actual living, breathing chicken. Blackberry-Chicken-Parts.jpg MG Siegler, over at TechCrunch, has written an excellent article that shines a light on the cycle from hype to disappointment that goes with being dubbed an 'iPhone Killer.' BlackBerry Storm, Palm Pre, the G2, and now Droid have all been touted as contenders to the mobile computing crown, yet the iPhone continues to kick butt. No less, Apple has levered its ...

GPhone Not Coming – No Google Hardware
The Next Web — Well, well, well, after much rumor and speculation, we can finally lay to rest the long-standing rumor of the “gphone,” or Google’s answer to the iPhone. Andy Rubin, a Google employee involved with the Android project, said that “We’re not making hardware, we’re enabling other people to build hardware.” Not to overemphasize the obvious, but Google has now made it pretty clear. Even before Google announced Android, there was speculation that it would compete in the lucrative smartphone space, in one form or another. With the advent of Android, people began to wonder if Google would build a killer piece ...

It Just Might Be the Droid You Are Looking For
louisgray.com — If you are a long-time user of any product, be it a computer, a TV, a cell phone, or even power tools to help you with landscaping, you get comfortable and accustomed to those products' capabilities. As you become a product expert, you know what these products can do and cannot do, and unconsciously work your way around their limitations. Sometimes, you can try and highlight these limitations as not being relevant, or even say that their lack of a feature is to their benefit - when, in fact, that's not really true. That's how I felt earlier this week when I first came in contact with Motorola's Droid ...

Opinion: Google maps satnav drives overreaction frenzy
Planet Android — What a landmark week we are having here in android land: Google serves up an Android 2.0, Eclair  dessert, Motorola releases its new Droid handset ( reportedly to be called “Milestone” in UK) and then to top it off (if you believe what the press and some bloggers are saying) – Google completely and utterly releases ...

Getting Google-eyed, Windows 7 and other stuff…
PalmAddicts — A long time since I’ve written an editorial, but, I haven’t seen much worth writing about. iPhone columns have become exercises in redundancy; and, its way too early to tell if either Microsoft or Nokia are ready to deliver something the American marketplace is willing to buy. In the meantime, I ...

Get your Droid early tomorrow morning
Gadgetell — Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile If you are salivating over the thought of getting your hands on a Motorola Droid as soon as humanly possible, check the hours of your local Verizon Wireless Store.  Over two thousand locations are opening their doors as early as 7 or 8 am tomorrow morning in anticipation of ...

G-Map East and West for iPhone updated with text to speech
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Software, Odds and ends, iPhoneWhen the latest G-Map app covering navigation in the U.S. and Canada it had text to speech, which didn't make owners of the older East and West [iTunes store links for each] versions too happy. Now that has been corrected, and both iterations of the U.S. $24.99 app have text to speech, iTunes integration, and the ability to resume navigation automatically after a call. Traffic will be added soon to both apps as an in-app paid update. Meanwhile, the U.S. and Canada version has been pulled from the app store. According to the company: ...

The Droid Is On Sale
I4U News — The Droid Is On Sale Topic: Mobile Phones Posted on Fri, 6 Nov 2009 04:39:29 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr Today is a big day for Verizon Wireless and for Google's Android. The hottest Android smartphone is going on sale. You can buy the Droid already on the Verizon Wireless site for $199.99 with 2 year contract or $559.99 with month-to-month ($35 Line activation fee applies). Verizon Wireless really went all out for the Droid. The Droid shopping pages even resemble the horizontal sliding screens of the Droid UI. It actually is fun to shop for the Droid and its available plans. The lowest plan that offers unlimited data is offered at $79.99/m. The ...

Motorola Droid — Ongoing Impressions
jkOnTheRun — No question about it, Verizon’s ad campaign for the Droid has stoked public awareness of the new Android phone. I have been using it solid for a few days now and it is rare to run into someone who hasn’t heard about the Motorola Droid. Like the campaign that Sprint and Palm run for the Pre, it shows how mainstream smartphones are becoming. Having used the Droid for a few days, let me share my ongoing impressions of the phone. First up, I get asked how I can use so many evaluation phones, while maintaining my sanity having four carrier phones of my own. That’s a fair question, and one with a simple answer. Google Voice is the ...

Motorola Droid — Ongoing Impressions [jkOnTheRun]
GigaOM Network — No question about it, Verizon’s ad campaign for the Droid has stoked public awareness of the new Android phone. I have been using it solid for a few days now and it is rare to run into someone who hasn’t heard about the Motorola Droid. Like the campaign that Sprint and Palm run for the Pre, it shows how mainstream smartphones are becoming. Having used the Droid for a few days, let me share my ongoing impressions of the phone. First up, I get asked how I can use so many evaluation phones, while maintaining my sanity having four carrier phones of my own. That’s a fair question, and one with a simple answer. Google Voice is the ...

Time names Apple MacBook, iPod touch among best travel gadgets
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) — Filed under: Hardware, MacBook, iPhone, iPod touchTime Magazine has published their list of 2009's best travel gadgets, and the iPod touch and MacBook have made the cut. Time notes the MacBook's size and high green ratings as well as the iPod touch's speed, Wi-Fi compatibility and library of games worked in their favor. I do my share of traveling (as does Steve) and find that my iPhone plus a couple of well-selected apps are enough to get the job done most of the time. It's strange that the iPhone wasn't included, since its connectivity isn't limited to Wi-Fi as the iPod touch is. It's ...

Which phone is better: Droid or the Eris? Go with the Droid!
VentureBeat — We’ve been hearing about the Droid for weeks, getting screen shots and teasers, reviews and comparisons. Finally, it’s come out to play! While many have spent countless hours fantasizing about the joys and uses of such a phone (or maybe that was just me), time for mental window shopping is officially over and now it’s time to buy. (For anyone who’s had their head buried in the sand for the last month, the Droid is the latest smartphone running on Google’s Android platform and is expected to be a big challenger to Apple’s iPhone.) But what’s this? Verizon has launched two different Droids? ...

Brief 657 | Motorola Droid Review
GeekBrief.TV — Shownotes: As you know, the hugely anticipated launch of the Motorola Droid was on Friday. I went to a press event held at a Verizon store to get a hands on with the Droid and some footage to share with you guys. Boring, but I’ll take what I can get. Surprise, surprise, Verizon was nice enough to let me hang on to a Droid for two weeks so I’m able to give you a more in-depth review. The Droid runs Android 2.0. Android is an open source mobile operating system, originally developed by, and heavily supported by Google. If you use Google apps like Gmail, Calendar, or Google Voice, having ...

Motorola Droid Launch Kicked Off with Free Music Concert in NYC
Digital Trends — Adrian Grenier The Motorola Droid Launch Party spurred a collection of talented actors, models, directors and rock stars to come out and celebrate Motorola's new Droid phone. In the ongoing battle for smartphone domination in the US, Apple has faced the launch of several supposed “iPhone killers” out to steal its thunder courtesy of manufacturers like LG, HTC, Palm, and others.  Now Motorola has entered into the fray, pulling out all the stops with its new Android-powered Motorola Droid smartphone and supporting “ Droid Does ” campaign, designed to highlight features the handset offers which the iPhone 3G S doesn’t. Not since the debut of the Moto ...

Blue's latest USB mic is Yeti, looks more like R2D2
Brad Linder's digital home — I mean seriously... if you were going to name this thing, would you have gone with Yeti, or would you have picked everyone's favorite droid? You know... up until recently. On the other hand, I suppose R2D2 didn't talk, which would make it a strange name for a microphone... ...

The Motorola DROID Review Mix!
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — We've taken the reviews from five (count 'em - FIVE) different sites that have reviewed the newest smartphone running the Android 2.0 operating system - Motorola's DROID on the Verizon wireless network. For you, dear readers, we have sorted through and organized the reviews to tell you what you want to know and to give ...

Google's PR machine goes into overdrive
SEO and Tech Daily — I honestly can't remember a time when Google has made the amount of product and service announcements as they have in the past two weeks.  Some were subtle, others very direct. Regardless, Google has managed to be in the headlines (in a myriad of spaces) almost every day. The 'Wave' continues .... For well ...

Google's PR machine goes into overdrive (Updated)
SEO and Tech Daily — I honestly can't remember a time when Google has made the amount of product and service announcements as they have in the past two weeks.  Some were subtle, others very direct. Regardless, Google has managed to be in the headlines (in a myriad of spaces) almost every day. The 'Wave' continues .... For well ...

Droid Becomes Fastest-Selling Android Phone to Date?
ReadWriteWeb — The Motorola Droid is the newest smartphone on the market to compete for the iPhone's crown. Released by Verizon Wireless on November 6th, the Droid's advertising campaign has been a full-frontal attack on the popular Apple smartphone with a heavy focus on what the iPhone doesn't do. "iDon't run simultaneous apps, iDon't have a real keyboard, iDon't take 5-megapixel pictures," taunts Verizon's Droid ad. But did the message get through to potential phone buyers? It appears that it did...at least according to mobile analytics firm Flurry. In their latest report, the company found that the Droid is now the fastest-selling ...

Weekly Wrapup: Google Chrome OS, Obama's Twitter, Blogging Statistics, And More...
ReadWriteWeb — In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we report on President Obama's (non)-use of Twitter, take a look at the past decade in the media industry, review the latest statistics about blogging, question if Oxford Dictionary should've chosen "unfriend" as its word of the year, and more. We also check in on our two main channels: ReadWriteEnterprise (devoted to 'enterprise 2.0' trends and products) and ReadWriteStart (dedicated to profiling startups and entrepreneurs). Sponsor Subscribe to Weekly Wrapup You can subscribe to the ...

Google Search by Voice, Droid Invade NYC's Time Square
Google Watch — Verizon Wireless' advertising efforts for the Motorola Droid know no bounds. Not only are creative Droid commercials reaching us through our televisions, but on interactive billboards in Times Square, which as the mecca for tourism in New York City is also, by default of many of us humans behaving like sheep, the mecca for advertising. For the last few weeks, those who have access to Google Search by voice from their mobile phone have been able to call a special number, do a voice search for a business or tourist trap attraction, and see the result displayed on the Reuters sign and the NASDAQ sign in Times Square: As you ...