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The Gadgets Weblog: DROID Impresses
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@afrotoe this is a pretty sick phone too: http://bit.ly/1GYiHm though I love my iPhone 3GS more then anything ! #droid 36 hours ago |
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Motorola Droid Review http://bit.ly/1GYiHm 2 days ago |
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@prashmohan The @engadget review says the DROID can't do multi-touch http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/30/motorola-droid-review/ 3 days ago |
DROID Impresses
The Gadgets Weblog —
... some serious tech specs and a design I am personally a fan of. However, in the past Moto' hardware has never been that much cop, with many buggy and outdated RAZRs springing to mind before attrocities such as the ROKR even register. This has all changed though apparently, with the DROID receiving a very very positive once over by our friends at Engadget, naming it by far the best Android device available, but falling short of placing it above Apple's iPhone. Well worth a read over there if you are interested in getting your mitts on a new smartphone in the near future. ...
Motorola DROID review on Engadget!
Engadget Mobile —
... It's finally here: the Motorola DROID, perhaps the most hotly-anticipated Android smartphone yet. We've been poring over every nook and cranny of this svelte QWERTY slider, and our full review is up on Engadget Classic -- so what are you waiting for? Hit the read ...
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Droid Review
I4U News —
... of the Droid: "there probably isn't a more action packed device on the network." They also make an excellent point that the Droid should not be compared feature by feature with an iPhone. You look at two very different phones here. Engadget continues: "Ultimately, the DROID won't usurp the iPhone from the public's collective mindshare or convince casual users that they must switch to Android, but it will make a lot of serious geeks seriously happy." Read the full Droid review on Engadget . Other Droid Reviews: ...
November 6: stores open at 6AM for DROID, Droid Eris?
Engadget Mobile —
... So, you're a prospective Moto DROID customer. You've soaked up the review, studied the manual, and even built your own cardboard dock in anticipation of the big November 6 street date. What's next, you ask? Well, set your alarm early -- if the rumors are true, Verizon Wireless will be opening its retail shops at 6:00 AM sharp. Of course, all that is in addition to the Droid Eris, who is rumored to be making its debut on that auspicious date as well. So what's the plan, guys -- wake up early or camp out the night before?
[Via i4u] ...
More on the DROID: thoughts from the rest of Engadget
Engadget Mobile —
... Somewhat unusually, Verizon and Motorola actually gave us four DROID review units to play with -- and while Paul, Nilay, and Chris all contributed to Josh's official Engadget review, there were definitely some different perspectives (and dissenting opinions) amongst the team. Rather than try to squeeze everything together into one jumbled whole, we thought we'd let everyone add their own take on what's clearly a watershed device for Motorola, Google, and Verizon. Read on for more! ...
Android News Roundup: Sans Droid Edition
Android Phone Fans —
... the best Android phone to date, and when you couple the revamped OS, Verizon’s killer network, and an industrial design straight from a gadget enthusiast’s fever-dream, it makes for a powerful concoction. Ultimately, the DROID won’t usurp the iPhone from the public’s collective mindshare or convince casual users that they must switch to Android, but it will make a lot of serious geeks seriously happy — and that’s good enough for us.” [Read More]… Oh… the rest of the Engadget team chimed in too [ ...
Linkpost | 10.31.2009
TechBlog —
Magic Mouse: Very cool, but flawed | Main October 31, 2009 Linkpost | 10.31.2009 • Motorola DROID review and Smartphone Showdown: iPhone 3GS vs Motorola Droid - The Droid comes across as a great smartphone, and a rival to the iPhone in these reviews. • Handset Makers Set to Cash In on the Holidays - New products and plenty of supply could equal good times. • Google: We're not making Android hardware - Forget those rumors that Google will do its own phone. • How Google Voice Is Growing - The invitation-only service now has ...
GSM DROID with multitouch pinch-to-zoom demoed on video hating America
Engadget Mobile —
... as it will be known in Europe, has multitouch built-in to the UI. For reasons we can only assume have something to do with an unspoken intellectual property agreement between Google and Apple, the US version of the user interface lacks multi-touch features like pinch-to-zoom even though the underlying 2.0 OS supports multitouch events. However, the video of a GSM DROID headed to Europe clearly shows this feature at the 3 minute mark. No really, see for yourselves after the break. ...
Sprint launches Samsung Moment, Android empire expands by one
Engadget Mobile —
... QWERTY keyboard, AMOLED screen and Android inside, Samsung's Moment -- in spite of its quirks and niggles -- is likely to lighten the load for quite a few Sprint customers today. Pricing is as expected, with a $279.99 initial outlay that gets reduced to $179.99 after rebates, but you'll also have to agree to a two-year contractual commitment. Unless you're locked in to Sprint for whatever reason, we might advise holding out for a couple of days and seeing if the DROID takes your fancy, but don't take our word for it -- check out what your fellow readers ...
Motorola Droid launching in Europe November 9th
T3.com All —
... on the German O2 website (these leaked websites are becoming more and more frequent - see the LG GW620 from last week ), the Milestone will cost 404.20 Euros upfront and will go on sale on the 9th of November. With the first reviews coming in from the US for the Droid, it's shaping up to be one of the hottest mobiles of the year. It could even be a contender for the 2010 T3 Gadget Awards, with the HTC Hero stealing the Gadget of the Year and Phone of the Year awards. Engadget claimed it's "easily the best Android phone to date", and Boy Genius Report ...
Motorola Droid launching in Europe November 9th
T3.com News —
... the Gadget of the Year and Phone of the Year awards. Engadget claimed it's "easily the best Android phone to date", and ...
★ Pinching and the Droid
Daring Fireball —
... Joshua Topolsky, writing for Engadget, gives the Droid a very positive review overall. But regarding something I’d been wondering about, here’s what he writes about multi-touch: ...
Motorola Droid gets in-depth review with videos
Phones Review —
... Today we have the guys over at Engadget giving their in-depth review of the new Android 2.0 Motorola Droid for Verizon Wireless whereby they cover such things as the Motorola Droid hardware, the internals, the display, the keyboard, the camera, the speaker and earpiece, the software, accessories and battery life. ...
Review roundup: Motorola Droid, Verizon's first Android handset
AppleInsider —
... alleging that the coverage maps shown are deceiving for viewers. Reviewers like the Droid, saying it's a good handset and likely the best smartphone Verizon has to offer. Whether it's better than the iPhone, though, seems to come down to a matter of taste. The Wall Street Journal's Walt Mossberg : The New York Times' David Pogue : The Associated Press' Rachel Metz : PC World's Robert S. Anthony : Other reviews are available from Gizmodo , Engadget , CNet , and MobileCrunch . And for a rebuttal of the Droid "iDon't" ...
Verizon Droid Meta-Review: “A Killer Phone”
Mashable! —
... Engadget: “The DROID is an excellent smartphone with many (if not all) of the features that a modern user would expect, and if you’re a Verizon customer, there probably isn’t a more action packed device on the network.” ...
Verizon's Droid launch: your complete guide
Macworld —
... : "If you don't buy an iPhone, buy a Droid. It's the best phone on Verizon, and with Android 2.0, the second best smartphone you can buy, period. It's flawed, deeply in some ways. But it's the second best phone around, on the best network around." • Engadget : "It's hard not to recommend the Droid to potential buyers eager to do more with their devices. It's easily the best Android phone to date, and when you couple the revamped OS, Verizon's killer network, and an industrial design straight from a gadget enthusiast's fever-dream, it makes for a powerful concoction." • ...
Proof that Motorola Droid Hype was built by the media
IntoMobile —
... outstanding, yet how many Palm Pres do you see out in the wild?
There is no doubt that the Droid is an awesome device. Everyone who has reviewed one has said that it’s the best version of Android to date. The camera sucks, but the polished UI, and let us not forget Google Maps Navigation, are compelling enough reasons to say that the Droid is better than the iPhone. But what actually happened? All the press, from hyper enthusiast gadget sites like us, Engadget and Gizmodo, to main stream coverage from places such as The ...
A cheap iPhone 3GS for the end of year festivities?
HardMac.com —
... has received information from two different sources, Apple could launch for the end-of-year festivities a cheaper iPhone 3GS for $100. It would be different from the current models and have 8 GB of memory which is sufficient for many people. After a subsidy, it would cost $99.
The acknowledged goal is to fight against the newest iPHone Killer from Motorola, the DROID.
If you are curious about other thing besides the iPhone, Engadget published a complete test of it.
Review roundup: The Verizon Wireless Motorola Droid
Google Android Blog —
... it the second best phone you can buy right now, after the iPhone. At the same time, there’s reason to pause. Android is evolving more rapidly than any other smartphone platform, both in terms of the hardware and software. When HTC’s Hero came out, it crushed every other Android phone out there. Just a couple short months later, Droid is on top. In four months, we’ll probably see a new champion. That Droid sets such a high bar for everything after might be the best thing about it.” Engadget “So, is the DROID a good smartphone? Yes, the DROID is an excellent smartphone with ...
Droid smartphone launch: Better for e-booking than the iPhone, especially as more apps show up?
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home —
... Stanza, rather than the existing iPhone app, to display Kindle books on Android-OS machines. Probably not. But it sure would be fun if that happened. Just don’t take away ePub capabilities, please.
Detail: The Droid’s browser is said to be great with full pages.
Related: WordPlayer Art of War, top free app in the Android Market, can read ePub: Other apps discussed., plus a Techmeme roudup on the Verizon launch yesterday. Also see Engadget review, source of current photo (earlier one was of a different machine). ...
Engadget Mobile Podcast 029 - 11.09.2009
Engadget Mobile —
... Hosts: Chris Ziegler, Sean Cooper
Producer: Trent Wolbe
Music: Solvent - Devices and Strategies (Ghostly International)
01:38 - Motorola DROID review
22:15 - Verizon's LG Chocolate Touch skips on the BL40 influence
24:33 - Verizon's DROID ERIS by HTC does Android and keeps it cheap
30:25 - BlackBerry Bold 9700 hands-on and impressions
32:36 - HTC HD2 officially coming to US, out in Europe and Asia today!
36:44 - Telus kicks off HSPA+ network ...
Analyst estimates 100,000 DROID smartphones sold in first weekend
Engadget Mobile —
... , but one way or another, it sounds as if Motorola managed to sell quite a few DROIDs over the weekend. According to analyst Mark McKechnie at Broadpoint AmTech, the outfit managed to move around 100,000 of 'em during the opening weekend, with most stores moving at least half of their original shipments. He also estimated that Moto would sell one million Android-based phones in Q4 2009 alone (which includes the ...
Motorola Reports 100K DROIDs Sold in Opening Weekend
Switched —
... Android-powered handsets (Cliq and DROID being the only models currently available) in the fourth quarter. In addition, the company's stock rose slightly due to news of the DROID's successful opening weekend. Market analyst Mark McKechnie, of Broadpoint AmTech, Inc., called the first few days "encouraging" when speaking to Bloomberg.
So, are we seeing the renaissance of this once-great handset maker? Possibly. Having gotten overwhelmingly positive reviews of the device, and boasting the power of "the network" ...
The Motorola DROID Review Mix!
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone —
... covering android and iphone side by side
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Reviews used were:
A Place to Put Your Apps - the New York Times' David Pogue
Motorola's Droid is Smart Success for Verizon Users by the Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg
The Droid fails AS A PRODUCT when compared to Palm Pre and iPhone by Scobleizer
Motorola Droid Review by Gizmodo's Matt Buchanan
Motorola DROID Review by Engadget's Joshua Topolsky
Droid Sites: ...
