We’ve already seen the viral iDont and pods falling from space promos. Now Verizon has decided to take a turn in marketing strategy moving towards more traditional “this is what the product can actually do” commercials. I mean, what does DroidDoes do does did? Peek after the break for two more spots that will take over the airwaves “soon.”
[Via Engadget]
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Today Verizon finally released solid information about the first Android 2.0-powered device, Droid by Motorola. The Droid is a Verizon Wireless exclusive and will be made available to purchase on November 6 for $199 (with a two year contract, after a $100 mail-in rebate). So it costs as much as an iPhone; is it worthy of its price tag? Seeing the handset in pictures and specification on paper alone make it look like a strong competitor. We already knew this but here are a bunch of the official specs: 3.7-inch display (854 x 480 resolution), 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, a bundled 16GB memory card, and a full slide out QWERTY keyboard (Verizon notes that it is the world’s thinnest slide out QWERTY), 3G, WiFi, and over-the-air Amazon MP3 downloads. A home dock accessory will also be available to purchase. Oh, and it’s also the first phone to support Google’s brand new Maps Navigation software. Get learn’d and preorder Droid here. Look after the break for the official press release and a hands-on video from Engadget.
At today’s press conference Verizon also confirmed that Droid is indeed a family of phones, though there was no mention of the oft-rumored Droid Eris by HTC.
All in all the Droid by Motorola looks great on paper and even better in pictures. Once it releases this November it will have to face the test of real usage. Who knows, this may be the competition the iPhone has been craving for over three years.
[Via Engadget, here & here; Gizmodo]
