Posted by Matt Kolowski on Mon, Oct 19, 2009
I just called my parish priest to administer the Last Rites. You would be wise to do the same.
A few weeks back Google and Verizon formed an unholy alliance to combat the speeding locomotive that is Apple. They even hyped a "game changer" that would be announced in a few weeks. While I hate that phrase in all of its various uses, I at least raised an eyebrow since it came from Google's nerdy boss. Last night the new ads hit talkie boxes across the country, promoting the mysterious "Droid", and at the same time, talking down the iPhone in regards to features it doesn't have. Features like taking pictures in the dark, a physical keyboard, and baking cakes. Ok, one of those is fake.
But surely such a product would not come from the anemic Motorola? Right? RIGHT!? WRONG. Leaked specs of the Motorola Droid have come out thanks to the ‘Boy Genius Report', and I will present some of them to you in a completely non-biased fashion. Maybe.
First off, it has the mystical physical keyboard. Since losers around the planet complain about using virtual ones all the time, well, you can shut your mouth now. It also sports a 5MP camera, with flash. That's a pretty big step up from my measly 3PM with no flash. I am officially the biggest nobody on the planet now. Thanks Motorola. It also runs Android 2.0, the latest and greatest from the Google. Not too shabby. Capacitive touch screen? Check. The coolest thing though, is that when docked in its charger, it becomes almost like a mini "multimedia station", which can display the weather, time, etc. Nuts, my stupid iPhone can only display the time when docked...$30 straight up cash, anyone want this thing?
In all seriousness, I've been waiting for a good Android handset to come out and make the OS worthwhile. Pretty soon it's going to be on more phones than any other OS, but who cares when the hardware can barely run it? That looks to change with the release of the Motorola Droid. Listen, if you throw in Google Voice and a $199 price point, I may mosey on down into that Verizon kiosk with the salesman that has bad B.O.
Kidding! I want nothing to do with a company that pushes awful VCast down my throat with every ad they make. Nobody wants to watch MSNBC on their phones, dummies. Viva iPhone!