Purported Motorola Droid Prototype Ends Up On eBay

Wishing you could get a Motorola Droid and stand out from all your Android-toting friends at the same time? Then you might just want to consider bidding on this “limited edition” Droid prototype that just turned up on eBay, which has a reasonably good chance of being an actual Droid, and a slight chance of being an actual prototype. If the seller is to be believed, however, this particular Droid is one of only five produced, and is different from the standard issue Droid in a few respects — including a chrome bezel instead of a black one, silver buttons instead of gold, and some “enhanced LED lighting” on the front buttons. It also apparently works just fine, and is ready to be activated. Willing to take the chance? Bidding starts at $485.

found @ www.endgadget.com

[Via http://addicts4gadgets.wordpress.com]

Motorola Motus specs leaked, headed for AT&T?

Slowly but surely, the Motorola Motus is coming into focus — sort of. Hot on the heels of that super blurry shot we saw yesterday, BGR has some specs for the mid-range Android set, which seem to indicate this one’s not much more than an AT&T-oriented variant of the Cliq: 850 / 1900 / 2100MHz 7.2Mbps HSDPA, 3.1-inch capacitive 480 x 320 display, microSD expansion, MOTOBLUR, and a Qualcomm MSM 7201A CPU, which will undoubtedly be clocked at 528MHz. Unfortunately, there’s no word on what version of Android is on this thing, but we’ve got the sinking feeling it’ll be 1.6, given the last-gen hardware and Blur UI. Not the most impressive first Android set for AT&T — let’s hope there’s a better surprise in store.

[Via http://gadgetnational.com]

Motorola and AT&T Customer Service Experience

Last night and this morning I had the chance to deal with both Motorola and AT&T customer services.  It’s an interesting comparison.

My wife’s new phone wasn’t functioning properly when we got it via UPS, so we did our due diligence with it before calling Motorola.  This included using the instructions that came with the phone and using various online sites to no avail.

I called Motorola last night from a land line an hour and a half before their closing time.  Four dropped calls in an hour and I finally gave up for the night.  One even lasted 18.5 minutes.  What a waste of time.

This morning I got through on the second call, but it wasn’t all good.  I had difficulty understanding her.  It wasn’t her accent that was so bad, I mean ever try listening to someone from New Orleans or Boston?  The problem was the volume her voice came through.  I cranked the handset volume all the way up and I just continued to struggle hearing her.  Low volume international accent ridden calls just suck.  “Excuse me”, “huh”, “what was that”, ” could you repeat that”.  Sheeze, what a pain.

Plus the lady was robotic.  There was nothing in her voice to indicate anything what-so-ever.

Eventually the lady on the other end of the phone had me jump through some hoops with the phone and came to the realization she couldn’t help me.

In the end Motorola told me to contact AT&T.  So I called them and lo-and-behold the gal was in Oklahoma City!  I could hear her fine and better yet, we could understand each other.  Heck, I had a real person on the phone in just a couple of minutes.  Customer service nirvana.

I told her the problem and my experience with Motorola and she set me right up.  She could send me a new phone or I could stop by the store and pick one up.  I picked one up at the Virginia Beach Blvd location near Princess Anne High School.  Todd was very helpful, even downloading an app for me to check out.

Oh yeah, the AT&T phone rep even did me one better.  I told her since I’ve been such a loyal customer I should get a free phone.  Guess what, I’m getting one!  Exactly what I wanted, too.

I know it doesn’t sound like much, but being able to understand and hear the person you’re talking to really does make a difference.  While talking to the Motorola rep I was in pain, but it was a pleasure speaking to the AT&T rep.

Martin Cooper: el móvil es tu mejor amigo

Ha sido galardonado con el Premio Príncipe de Asturias de Investigación Científica y Técnica 2009, compartido con Ray Tomlinson, inventor del correo electrónico.

¿ Quien es Martin Cooper ?

Hola, ¿ Esta Dios ?

Martin Cooper (nacido en 1928, en Chicago, Illinois) es considerado el padre del teléfono móvil. Cooper es el CEO y fundador de ArrayComm, una compañía que trabaja en la investigación de antena inteligente y la mejora de la tecnología inalámbrica redes, y fue el director corporativo de Investigación y Desarrollo de Motorola.

Veamos unas declaraciones que hizo hace poquito.

El iluminado que veis en el vídeo, empieza contándonos una bromita, que se contaban el y sus amigos, hace unos añitos.

Que cuando cada niño naciera se le asignaría un número telefónico y se no contestaba es porque ya se había muerto.

¿ Pilláis la broma ?

¡¡¡JA,JA,JA,JA,JA,JA, ME PARTO!!!

¿ Que son las antenas “inteligentes” ?

Bueno el viejo lo explica bastante bien, creo que a todos nos ha quedado claro.

Un vídeo explicativo:

Bueno que me pierdo….

Este tio nos cuenta que el móvil nos hará vivir más, mejor, y que sera nuestra salvación.

Y tarataratararatarara….

Vamos: Móvil= Dios
Ya nadie recuerda, incluso a mi me cuesta recordar, si verdaderamente existió una época donde no existían los moviles ( mis recuerdos se esfuman ), el móvil es el chip del futuro, toda las aplicaciones que se irán adheriendo, acabaran convirtiendolo en el verdadero chip de vigilancia, por que seamos sinceros, que necesidad hay de obligar ha inyectartelo, cuando la misma tecnología acabara formando parte de tu cuerpo, primero de forma superficial para adoctrinarte, y luego de manera más directa, cuando forme parte una moda.

Motorola imagina el celular del "futuro"

Olvidense de chips en vacunas, o tirados desde chemtrails, (aunque no dudo que hay experimentos, o empresas que lo utilizen ), el verdadero chip, el que contara tus pedos, y todos tus movimientos, sera integrado en ti mediante el avance tecnológico, sin obligarte, mediante modas, seras tú el que lo desees, el que desees formar parte de la señal, seras tú el que desees ser el móvil del futuro.

¿Preparado para la modificación de vuestro ADN, Dioses del futuro….?

Pestele mare cumpara pestele mic

Cand esti mic te bati cu cei mici. Cand esti mare te bati cu cei mari. E una din regulile nescrise ale business-ului. Dar fie ca esti mic sau mare vrei sa devii si mai mare. Cresterea organica, pas cu pas, nu mai e suficienta. Si atunci faci achizitii. Pentru a-ti largi aria de distributie, pentru a-ti creste competentele, pentru a-ti mari portofoliul de produse sau in cazul gigantilor, solutiile.

Este cazul HP care a facut un anunt de preluare a altei companii americane, 3Com. Conducerile celor doua firme au batut deja palma, mai ramane ca tranzactia sa fie aprobata de actionari, lucru care se va intampla fara indoiala. Miscarea HP este normala si va permite nu doar largirea portofoliului HP de la calculatoare, servere, imprimante si servicii IT catre echipamente de retea – routere si switch-uri, dar ii va permite si atacarea cu sanse mai mari de succes a imensei piete chineze.

Largirea portofoliului HP va ascuti lupta acestuia cu Cisco, alt gigant venit din retelistica si care anul acesta a intrat in segmentul serverelor, dominat in mod traditional de HP. Intrarea fiecareia din cele doua companii pe teritoriul celeilalte arata necesitatea diversificarii surselor de venit dar mai ales confirma convergenta solutiilor si tendinta de a oferi pachetul complet de produse hardware si servicii.

Pe de alta parte China nu a fost niciodata un punct forte in business-ul HP in timp ce pentru 3Com mai mult de jumatate din venituri vin de pe piata chineza in plina dezvoltare iar canalele de distributie sunt foarte dezvoltate. Achizitia va reprezenta deci o noua fundatie pentru extinderea operatiunilor HP in China.

Interconectarea echipamentelor devine noul camp de lupta in comunicatii si IT, HP nefiind singura care cumpara. La randul ei Cisco a preluat anul acesta o firma producatoare de echipamente pentru videoconferinte iar Motorola cauta inca un cumparator pentru divizia sa de echipamente de retea pentru operatorii de telecomunicatii.

Got Droid? Need Multi Touch, Better Battery Life And YouTube Videos? We have it!

Did you purchase your Motorola Droid and already downloaded a ton of apps? Are you just loving the beautiful screen? But are you have some issues with no Multi Touch, poor batter life and bad quality YouTube videos? Well below we have come across three videos for you to watch, listen, learn and implement on your new Droid.So what are you waiting for? You know you want to watch.

[via GuyFromQueens]

Droid's Opening Weekend Solid, But Not in iPhone Territory

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past several weeks, you’ve no doubt been bombarded with the heavy marketing surrounding the new Droid smartphone. Today, TheAppleBlog has a good analysis of the first weekend of sales for the Droid — in which 100,000 units moved — compared with the weekend openings of the iPhone, the iPhone 3GS, and the Palm Pre. In short, the Droid did well, but nowhere near the iPhone releases. The numbers are collected in the chart below. Check Stacey’s thoughts from earlier today as well as TheAppleBlog’s analysis here.

Motorola Droid 리뷰 모음 "한마디로 끝내주는 폰"

(Mashable의 “Verizon Droid Meta-Review: “A Killer Phone” 기사를 참고하여 작성한 글입니다.)

돌아온 장고, 모토롤라가 내놓은 회심의 역작 ‘드로이드’로 한 주 내내 시끄러웠던 (미국) 온라인이었던 것 같습니다. 주로 이런 내용들 때문에 화제가 된 듯 합니다.

• 모토롤라의 절치부심 이후 최고의 멤버들이 모여서 내놓은 첫 모델 (“드로이드가 모토롤라를 다시 살릴 수 있을 것인가?” 참조)
• 미국 제1위의 통신업체 Verizon이 ‘역대 최고의 마케팅을 펼치겠다‘고 선언
• 구글도 출시에 때맞춰 구글내비게이션 무료 발표
• 멋진 HW스펙: 속도, 오디오품질, 고해상도 액정, 멀티태스킹, 도킹, 쿼티자판 등등등등
• 안드로이드 2.0이 탑재된 최초의 폰
• iDon’t 캠페인에 대항하는 iDon’t care 캠페인
  모토랄라는 아이폰을 직접 겨냥하는 적극적마케팅으로 일단 ‘아이폰과 경쟁할 만한 폰’이라는 인식을 심어주는 데는 성공한 것 같습니다.

이에 많은 주요 해외매체들이 드로이드에 대한 벤치마킹 및 리뷰 기사를 실었지요. 읿부는 아이폰과 비교를 하기도 했구요.
그 많은 기사를 다 올릴 수는 없고, 결론 부분만 올립니다. 자세한 내용을 원하시면 제목을 클릭하시면 원문사이트에서 보실 수 있습니다.

Engadget:

“드로이드는 스마트폰 사용자가 원하는 기능을 대부분 갖춘 갖춘 훌륭한 폰으로 현재 Verizon망 사용자에게는 최고의 선택. 결국 기존의 ‘일반적인’ 아이폰 사용자들을 당장 뺏아오기에는 어려워 보이나 많은 스마트폰 애호가에는 큰 기쁨을 줄 수 있는 전화기.”

Boy Genius Report:
“우리는 모토롤라 드로이드에 완전히 매료되었다. 끝내주는 하드웨어에 죽여주는 소프트웨어에 가장 훌륭한 이통망을 갖고 있는 진짜 대단한 놈이다. 하지만 모든 사람들에게 다 추천할 만한 넘은 아니다. 사용자 편의성 측면에서 최고의 폰이 아니며 이를 개선하여 모바일 시장에서 제대로 한 판 붙으려면 시간이 걸릴 것으로 예상”

Gizmodo:
“복잡하게 생각할 것 없어요. 아이폰을 안 사실 거면 드로이드를 사세요.  Verizon망에서는 최고의 폰입니다. 안드로이드 2.0까지 깔려있죠. 드로이드는 2번째로 좋은 훌륭한 스마트폰입니다. 어떤 측면에서 볼 때 결점이 없는 폰은 아니지만 제1의 이통망에서 사용할 수 있는 제2의 전화기라는 건 확실합니다.”

David Pogue (The New York Times): “Verizon이 ‘드로이드 대 아이폰’의 맞짱을(?) 원하는 것 같으니 이렇게 말씀드리죠. 드로이드는 이통사, 커스터마이징, GPS내비게이션, 스피커, 하드웨어키보드, 탈착식 배터리와 개방성 (오픈소스OS, 검열이 거의 없는 앱스토어)에 강점을 갖고 있고, 아이폰은 단순, 세련미, 두께, 디자인, 웹브라이징, 컴퓨터와 음악/비디오 동기화, 악세사리 마켓, 양질의 앱들이 가득한 앱스토어가 강점입니다. 뭘 사던, 어쨌든 만족할 거에요”

Walt Mossberg (The Wall Street Journal): Verizon의 빠른 3G망을 사용하는 충성도 높은 고객층들은 AT&T의 아이폰을 보고 부러움의 시선을 보내고 있었으나 이제 Verizon에도 아이폰에 견줄 만한 폰이 나왔다고 결론. 안드로이드가 작동하는 폰 중에서 최고의 폰이며 Verizon에서 내놓은 폰 중 최고의 폰이라고 의미 부여.

CNet: “디자인적인 약간의 이슈와 멀티미디어에 약간의 논란은 있다고 하나 모토롤라 드로이드는 현재까지 출시된 구글 안드로이드 단말기 중 가장 강력하고 빠른 넘이다 안드로이드의 개방성을 충분히 수용하고 있고 분명히 Verizon 사용자들도 아이폰 수준의 스마트폰을 사용할 수 있게 된 것.”

LA Times: “모토롤라 드로이드는 시장에 나와 있는 폰 중 최고의 구글 폰이다. 드로이드는 Verizon에서는 최고의 폰이며 이는 최소 몇 달 간은 지속이 될 전망이다.”

Tech Crunch (Round 1):
GPS, 음성조작, 연락처, 통화품질 등 여러 면에서 드로이드와 아이폰은 비슷하거나 드로이드가 조금 나은 것 같다. 그러나 드로이드를 누구에게나 추천해 주기는 어려울 것 같다. 일반인들에게는 아이폰을, 컴퓨터/스마트폰 애호가, 얼리어댑터 같은 사람들에게는 드로이드를 권하고 싶다. 뭘 선택하더라도 좋은 선택!

Tech Crunch (Round 2):
테스트는 했으나 결론은 같다는 얘기.

*참고: 가격, 및 하드웨어 비교 차트 Droid vs iPhone: The Comparison Chart

크리스옵퐈의 결론: 내가 뭘 봐야 알지. -.,-;;

위의 얘기들은 결국은 미국 얘기고, 그래서 우리 손에는 언제 들어오느냐인데..
어떤 분들은 아이폰의 전철을 밟아 안드로이드폰은 안드로오는 거 아니냐는 섣부른 전망을 내놓으시기도 하십니다만, ^^ 정통한 소식통에 따르면 내년 1월 늦어도 2월 정도면 이 폰을 우리나라에서도 만날 수 있을 것 으로 보입니다. (출시 전망 참조)

저희도 아이폰이냐 드로이드냐 고민 좀 하게 해주세요, 제발~~

@sbroh

Google coloca anúncio do Motorola Droid em sua página inicial

O Google colocou nesta sexta-feira uma propaganda para o recém-lançado Motorola Droid na página inicial do site Google.com, algo que a gigante de buscas raramente faz. O anúncio é simplesmente o texto “Novo! O Droid agora está à venda. Saiba mais.”, com um link para uma página promovendo o Droid.

Como disse, é muito raro ver o Google colocar um anúncio em sua homepage (isto só aconteceu com o Firefox e o Chrome), e o mais estranho será ver a reação da HTC, que também está lançando o seu smartphone Droid Eris hoje.

por Guilherme Cherman em 6 de novembro, 2009

Droid Is Here! Droid vs. iPhone

The Motorola Droid is an Android-based smartphone by Motorola distributed by Verizon Wireless in the US. Today, November 6, 2009 the Droid and HTC Droid Eris were launched. The Droid is said to be an “iPhone Killer” just as others like the T-Mobile G1, Palm Pre, Blackberry Storm and many others have tried and failed to do. The Droid features a stunning 5 mega-pixel camera with auto focus flash stills and video recording, an interchangeable battery, a 3.7-inch 854 x 480 touchscreen, full slide out QWERTY keyboard, turn-by-turn Google Maps navigation, and a Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor.

Droid vs. iPhone: iPhone Killer Or Not?

As for the specs, the Droid stacks up very nicely to the iPhone 3G S. The Droid runs the new Android 2.0 software and features a selection of apps developed by the Android SDK developers. The app store is still developing and is nothing close to the iTunes App Store. The camera is 5 mega-pixels, which trumps the iPhone’s measly 3 mega-pixel camera. The Droid has still picture taking with auto focus and flash, as well as video recording at 30 FPS. The iPhone has auto focus and flash and video recording at 3o FPS. Both the Droid and iPhone can upload to YouTube. The Android app store, is not anything close to the iTunes App Store, which is a very developed and advanced store. The Android one does have a small variety of games and apps, notably Midomi and Shazam.

Who Wins?

So, overall I think that at this point, the iPhone 3G S is better. It is better for the fact that, it is more developed and advanced. The Droid is very good, but not quite there. It could be battling for number 2 behind the Pal Pre by Sprint.

Droid Does!(iPhone doesn't)

The iPhone was officially released in mid 2007. In two and half years, it has captured the fanfare and frenzy of the device and telecom geeks acquiring the status of an Icon and fuelling Apple’s growth story.

There have been many challengers from Samsung, HTC, Sony Ericsson, Nokia and others, but iPhone has held its ground because it combines a glitzy UI, a remarkable device and a 100 thousand strong applications store to its strength. That doesnot stop the challengers from take shots at the frailties of the iPhone.

One of the strongest challenge to iPhone yet is the upcoming Motorola Droid on the Verizon Network and backed by the new Android OS 2.0 (Eclair). That is a strong proposition and they have their sights set on iPhone if the “Droid Does” campaign is to seen. Watch the video here.

 

The latest in this round is the Droid stealth commercial which is an announcer of the launch date amidst a hyper technology scenario. Catch the video here!

What the “Droid does” to the “iPhone” will be an interesting thing to watch. Watch this space.

Read more about the Droid here! http://ronnie05.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/1141u/

What Are the Downsides to Droid?

Verizon Wireless is ramping up for Friday’s launch of the Motorola Droid, and the device has created substantial buzz, thanks to generally positive reviews and the carrier’s big-budget marketing campaign. But some users — including Om — say the handset has been overhyped and is no threat to the iPhone. The Droid does have a few noticeable shortcomings, including:

• Accessing the Droid’s built-in support for Microsoft (s msft) Exchange ActiveSync will cost users an additional $15 a month. While the charge isn’t new — Verizon has long charged BlackBerry users a tacked-on fee, and AT&T (s t) and T-Mobile USA have similar plans — it could hinder the gadget’s uptake among business users.

• Like other Android gadgets, the Droid’s app storage is limited to a meager 256MB. Yes, it comes with a 16GB SD card that can be replaced with a 32GB card, but there’s likely to be some backlash from consumers who’ve never used removable memory before.

• The Droid’s browser is inferior to the iPhone 3.1 Safari browser, according to MobileCrunch, with slower page loads and slightly less compliance to web standards.

• While the European version of the Droid — which is dubbed the Milestone — features a multitouch screen, the U.S. version does not, eliminating the ability for users to pinch and zoom as they can on the iPhone.

None of these shortcomings are particularly damning, of course, and I expect the Droid to sell well this holiday season. But there’s certainly some fodder here for Apple to fire back with a “Droid doesn’t” commercial or two.

Android Smartphone sales building up steam?

Recently the blogosphere has gone a bit crazy, excuse my lack of hyperbole about the Android platform. Was this ‘Android’ supposed to do battle with the iPhone?

Just because no operators or manufacturers have openly commented about their smart phone sales figures doesn’t mean its bad news. Looking at the number of Android powered phones out now or due in the next 2 months shows a lot of promise

• HTC Hero – some bloggers say it’s the best Android yet
• G1 – the funny one with the flip out keyboard, still only with T-Mobile
• Magic – Vodafone took this and the Android platform global
• HTC Tattoo – out this week
• Motorola DEXT – a lifesaver for Motorola – probably the phone that stops a sinking ship. Reviewers go crazy about its Moto Blur interface

As well we know that Sony Ericsson has an Android phone coming and the other manufacturers have been toying with this platform.

As far as smartphones go though – Nokia admitted this week they have lost some of their steam – losing out to Apple and not being able to come up with a device that is just as iconic. Sales figures for Q2 2009 still show Blackberry as the most popular.