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Timescape Tutorial

Douglas — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 20:55:36 +0000

Sony’s Xperia X10 has a feature called Timescape which is a beautiful home screen menu. This video gives a nice walk through of the feature and some of it’s settings. This feature can be set as your main screen, accessed via menu or completely turned off. Most previews of this feature are pretty laggy but remember it is still in production.

Verizon DROID Pretty Commercial

Douglas — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:02:08 +0000

Its not a princess, its a robot. A phone that trades hair-do for can-do. In a world of doesn’t. Droid Does.

Verizon DROID Search Commercial

Douglas — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:55:37 +0000

Droid isn’t just a smartphone. Its a supergenius in your pocket. A robot phone that does. See how with the latest Verizon TV ad.

Verizon DROID Messaging Commercial

Douglas — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:48:16 +0000

Droid Does messaging. With the notification panel you’ll never be interrupted by unwanted messages again. In a world of doesn’t. Droid Does.

Verizon DROID Stealth Commercial

Douglas — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:43:57 +0000

The wait is over. The world of doesn’t is giving way to a bare-knuckle bucket of does. Droid is here.

David Pogue Shows Off DROID on CNBC

Douglas — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:26:04 +0000

David Pogue, New York Times technology columnist, recently showed off the Motorola Droid from Verizon. He makes some valid points about the new device and sums it up by saying you now have a competitive choice against the iPhone.

Motorola DROID Commercial: Stealth

Douglas — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:26:05 +0000

Verizon has another commercial ready for the Motorola DROID. Check it out:

BillShrink Comparison Chart: iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre, MyTouch 3G & Motorola Droid

Douglas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:22:27 +0000

BillShrink.com has created a nice comparison chart of the iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre, MyTouch 3G & Motorola Droid. Main points? Droid has better battery, camera, multitasking, but less apps by about 80,000 and overall costs the same over time. Previous charts include comparisons of myTouch 3G vs. iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre and Android G1 vs. iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre

Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Specs Released

Douglas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:10:04 +0000

Sony’s previous models of the Xperia ran Windows Mobile but the upcoming version will run Android 1.6. With the power this model has, I’m sure it will be running 2.0 eventually. This thing is a beast with a 4 inch screen at 450×854, 8.1 MP camera, 1GHz CPU, 8GB Micro SD, WiFi, Bluetooth, Micro USB, A-GPS, & HSPA. Here’s a promo video from Sony.

Motorola Milestone Gets Multitouch, DROID Doesn’t

Douglas — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:54:30 +0000

The European version of the Motorola DROID will be named the Motorola Milestone. A major difference in the devices will be the Milestone gets multitouch. Obviously this is just a software limitation but some speculate this might me due to some agreement between Apple and Google in the US. This video shows the Milestone using multitouch. The Milestone is rumored to be released on November 9th.