Motorola Droid Live Shots
Tech Blog — ... This followup to the Android 2.0 screenshots gives us a hands-on look at the Motorola Droid. Slightly thicker than the iPhone 3G S, this smartphone is powered by a 600-MHz TI OMAP3430 CPU and comes with a cradle that turns it into a multimedia station. Click here for first picture in gallery. Awesome capacitive display. Plus it's huge. Easily the best screen we've ever seen on an Android handset, and an amazing screen overall. [via BGR] ...

Motorola Droid Picture Gallery, Hands-On Review Posted
Android Phone Fans — ... drooling over the Droid… I’m pretty sure you’ve begun. And keep your tongue in you bot, seriously, that’s just bad manners. For more pictures hit the via. BTW the 5MP camera with flash is icing on the cake for me. SO glad the cam has a flash. Really helps complete the package and prevents the “but if it only had XYZ it would be so much better”. Ditto on the 3.5mm headset jack. Ding ding ding we have a winner and its name is Droid. [Via BoyGeniusReport]

Motorola Droid stands in for glamorous photo shoot
Engadget — ... What a difference two months make. It's was late July when we first saw a render and spy shot of Motorola's "other" Android devices, the Verizon-bound Droid, a.k.a. the Artist Formerly Known as Sholes. Boy Genius Report has been teasing ...

Android OS 2.0 coming with Motorola Droid on Verizon!
OnlyGizmos — ... Verizon has kicked off a campaign promoting the upcoming smartphone ‘Droid’. Expected to go on sale sometime in November, the Droid is Verizon’s response to the Apple iPhone. The advertising campaign ‘Droid Does’ has been targeting the iPhone drawbacks aggressively on the web aswell as television. And to fuel the fire we have a series of leaks by BGR, that shows off the Android OS 2.0 and the Motorola Sholes that we saw earlier. ...

New Motorola Droid / Sholes Runs On Android 2.0
SlashPhone — ... Rumored to be announced by Verizon Wireless on October 30th, BoyGeniusReport has posted their Motorola Droid / Sholes hands on report. Other than a nice photo gallery and comment on the device, it is confirmed that Motorola Droid will comes with a new Android 2.0 version. ...

Verizon Motorola Droid live: “the Android device to beat”
SlashGear — ... over the weekend, and a launch date of October 30th tipped, it comes as little surprise to see a pre-production handset arrive over at the BGR.  They’re mightily impressed, too, calling the Droid “the fastest Android device we’ve ever used” courtesy of its TI OMAP3430 chipset, branding its capacitive display “awesome” and “huge”, and concluding that it’s “the Android device to beat”. ...

Motorola Droid in images: Impressive!
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... Lucky Boy Genius and his connections. He had a chance to spend some intimate time with the upcoming Motorola Droid smartphone. Here’s the recap of his impressions: It’s running Android 2.0! It’s thin, only slightly thicker than the iPhone 3GS. TI OMAP3430 CPU is running the show, hence the Droid is super-fast. Reminds of the OQO 02 model, only it’s smaller. Huge capacitive touchscreen, great keyboard with soft-touch rubberized finish. The device will ship with a desktop ...

Motorola Droid Phone Pictures and Specs, impressions & Statement
Phones Review — ... runs Android 2.0, is the fastest Android device they have tested due to using a TI OMAP3430 processor, and an awesome huge capacitive display. There is an interesting statement though which says…” From what we’ve been told, Google had a direct hand in the Motorola Droid. Something to the point of almost dictating every move Motorola made when designing and making the phone.” So it looks like Google have invested quite a bit into the Motorola Droid. Source - BGR via Computer World ...

Motorola Droid: first details leaked
Electricpig.co.uk - The UK's fastest-growing tech news site — ... OS. It’s not hard to see why BGR calls it the “most impressive phone we’ve used since the iPhone”. Now for the bad news: the Motorola Droid is destined for Verizon in the US next month, but there’s absolutely no word on a wider launch just yet. We’ll be sure to let you know if that changes: if Motorola scores the success it’s hoping for stateside, it should only be a matter of time. Out TBC | £TBC | Motorola (Via Boy Genius Report) Related posts: Next-gen Motorola ...

Motorola Droid Android Smartphone
Geeky Gadgets — ... The Boy Genius Report has gone hands on with Motorola’s latest Google Android handset, the Motorola Droid, which will come with a new version of Google Android 2.0 (eclair). ...

The Droid Revealed, Sorta
Technologizer — ... Phone ubersite The Boy Genius Report has its hands on Verizon/Motorola’s upcoming Droid phone–in non-final form–and says it’s not only the most impressive Android phone to date but also the most impressive new phone since the iPhone. The site hasn’t posted a review, but it’s got a ...

Motorola Droid gets Hands on at BGR
Gadget Venue — ... Overall the phone has been described as being quite amazing by BGR. Take a look over their gallery to see exactly what the phone will look like and what you get. ...

Motorola Droid Official Pictures
Mobilewhack.com — ... seems to have developed a winner phone and Verizon Wireless customers will be able to enjoy it soon. Let’s take a look at some specs before we jump to more photos: Doesn’t the Droid sound exciting? It might just become the Motorola phone to beat in the near future. The handset will probably be the fastest and thinnest Android slider phone out there when Verizon decides to launch it. HTC should definitely start working on an Android phone capable of similar features. via BGR Tags: Android , Droid , Google , Google , HTC , ...

“Droid Does” Promo by Motorola and Verizon
Gadget Venue — ... handset that Verizon are referring to (thanks to BGR) and I have to say the new Android 2.0 operating system running on the phone looks just fantastic. All the features that are extra compared to 1.5 and even 1.6 are great. Facebook is now native, Exchange is fully supported to just name two of the enhancements. ...

Motorola Droid - Open Source Trumps iPhone?
Futurelawyer — Motorola Droid hands on! : Boy Genius Report. What happens when you pair the best wireless network with the open source Android 2.0 OS and Motorola? You get the Droid, of course, and you will be seeing a lot of hype about this phone being the real iPhone killer. It looks like this phone answers all of the questions that iPhone doesn't; and, the only remaining question is how fast developers can put out applications that do what iPhone apps do. This phone may bridge the teenager-business person divide.There will be ...

Verizon Takes Aim At iPhone - Hints at October 30 for Android 'Droid' launch
DSLreports - front page — ... that takes competitive jabs at what the iPhone doesn't do. The Boy Genius Report has an early hands on look at the new "Droid," so you can make up your own mind. ...

Droid gets hands-on, Verizon says robot sidekick will best iPhone
Gadgetell — ... phone than perhaps most Android phones.  It seems Verizon brought Google in directly to work with Motorola down to Google calling out specs of the phone for total optimization.  The Droid does not have the Blur skin that Motorola is so proud of, rather it runs Android 2.0. While the hands-on was on a pre production device, we believe the high points of the phone will remain unchanged.  This is going to be a important device on the Verizon network. Read [Boy Genius Report] and [droiddoes] Image ...

Verizon's iPhone-targeting Motorola Droid phone revealed
AppleInsider — ... Published: 09:15 AM EST After the hardware was teased in a new advertisement over the weekend, purported shots and details of the Android-powered Motorola Droid have surfaced, giving insight into the device Verizon hopes to pit against Apple's iPhone. The handset runs the new Android 2.0 operating system and was co-developed by Google and Motorola , according to The Boy Genius Report . With a hands-on look at the hardware, the site calls the handset "the most impressive phone we've used since the iPhone." "It's the Android device to beat, and easily the most impressive," ...

Verizon Motorola Droid First Impressions: " The Android Device to Beat" [Android]
Gizmodo — ... My only concern is that these shots make the screen look kinda dim. That could be the flash, or maybe the screen wasn't at max brightness, who knows. Click through for BGR's full impressions and image gallery. [Boy Genius Report] ...

Motorola Droid to launch November 6th?
T3.com All — ... Apparently Motorola had to license the name Droid from Lucasfilm, which owns it because of the obvious Star Wars connection. The Motorola Droid is expected to be announced shortly, as is firmware upgrade Eclair 2.0 , exclusive to the Verizon network in the US, with no news yet as to which network it will debut on in the UK. It certainly sounds like it will give the HTC Hero a run for its money though, if BGR's preview is anything to go by. Link: Droid Does (via Boy Genius Report ) Nokia N97 T3's Hot 100 for 2009 Filtering through the wheat from the tech ...

Motorola Droid to launch November 6th?
T3.com News — ... from Lucasfilm, which owns it because of the obvious Star Wars connection.   The Motorola Droid is expected to be announced shortly, as is firmware upgrade Eclair 2.0, exclusive to the Verizon network in the US, with no news yet as to which network it will debut on in the UK. It certainly sounds like it will give the HTC Hero a run for its money though, if BGR's preview is anything to go by.   Link: Droid Does (via Boy Genius Report)   T3's Hot 100 for ...

Fotos en vivo del Motorola Droid
Celularis — ... , ahora vemos varias fotos en vivo del dispositivo… por fin en una calidad razonable! Las consiguió la gente de BGR quienes además dejaron sus impresiones del celular (su opinión fue que es el dispositivo más increíble que usaron desde el iPhone así que el comercial no estaba tan mal): ...

Better Stop Holding Your Breath for a Verizon iPhone
Digital Daily — ... Shown on Fox and CBS during a pair of NFL football games Sunday afternoon, the ad clearly positions Droid as the mythical iPhone killer. And while that might seem foolhardy — perhaps even hubristic — those who’ve seen the Motorola-designed device say it’s at the very least a worthy iPhone rival. Says Boy Genius, “[This] is the Android device to beat, and easily the most impressive. From what we’ve been told, Google had a direct hand in the Motorola Droid. Something to the point of almost dictating every move Motorola made when designing and making the phone. ...

Verizon Droid Hits the Airwaves — Yes iCan
jkOnTheRun — ... The Droid is a super thin Android phone with a large screen and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The Boy Genius Report has already gotten one in their hands and proclaim it “thinnest QWERTY-slider we’ve ever seen.” The Droid is using the same TI OMAP3430 processor as the Palm Pre and BGR says it’s the “fastest Android device we’ve ever used.” ...

The Competition: Motorola Droid Images Emerge
The iPhone Blog — ... campaign specifically targeting Apple’s iPhone. Well late last night images started to emerge all over the blogs giving us a sneak peek to what may be some legitimate iPhone competition. After a hands on, BGR came away mighty impressed. Here are just a few of the highlights spotlighted by BGR: ...

First impressions of the Motorola Droid
Android and Me — Motorola refuses to acknowledge that the Verizon Droid (Sholes) exists, but the phone has been pictured by the AP, has ad spots on major TV networks, and now reviewed by BoyGeniusReport. A full examination is coming and BGR has posted their first impressions to hold you over: It’s running Android 2.0. Duh. It’s thin. Just slightly thicker than an iPhone 3GS and the thinnest QWERTY-slider we’ve ever seen. It is the fastest Android device we’ve ever used. (It’s running a TI OMAP3430 processor) The feel ...

Verizon Wireless Starts Mystery Campaign For The 'Droid' That Does
mocoNews — ... Boy Genius claims to have already had a hands-on with the device, and unlike its clunky cousin, the Motorola CLIQ, they are saying it’s really, really thin. In fact, it’s just slightly thicker than an iPhone 3GS and “the thinnest Qwerty slider we’ve ever seen.” Although it’s thin, it’s not small—“Easily the best screen we’ve ever seen on an Android handset, and an amazing screen overall,” they write. More screenshots ...

Verizon Droid gets a brief hands-on, said to be the best Android so far
Tech Ticker — ... BGR also managed to get their hands on a test unit and believes Verizon’s claim is not far fetched. The Droid from Motorola runs Android 2.0, has a decent physical QWERTY keyboard, one of the fastest Android devices and feel it’s the most impressive phone they’ve used since the iPhone. ...

Verizon touts Android's superiority over iPhone
Betanews — ... Any photographs and specs related to the Droid are still totally unofficial. Today, Boy Genius Report, which has been leaking information about the Motorola Sholes for months, posted an early hands-on report which lauds the device as "the thinnest QWERTY slider we've ever seen....the fastest Android device we've ever used....the best screen we've ever seen on an Android Handset...the most impressive phone we've used since the iPhone." ...

Motorola Droid: A Moto-iPhone killer?
GadgetLite - Latest gadgets and technology news — ... desktop cradle/charger that will ship with the Motorola Droid that we’ve been playing around with. It turns your Droid into a “multimedia station” and displays local weather, the time, etc. No one wants to listen, but it makes the CLIQ looks like a child’s toy (partly because it is, and partly because the Droid, even in its non-final form, is the most impressive phone we’ve used since the iPhone. It’s positively amazing). [via Geeky Gadgets, BGR] Related posts UK: Motorola Dext to be released from ...

Everything iDon’t, Droid Does..
Krunker — ... Head on over to the Boy Genius Report then. The awesome folks at BGR have published a hands-on with the new Droid phone (it’s from Motorola BTW) along with plenty of pictures.. and man.. I’ve got full-on drool going on here now. ...

Motorola Droid wants to rival iPhone
MyCE News, Articles & Reviews — Verizon Wireless is teasing an upcoming Motorola phone, with Apple in its crosshairs. Dubbed the Motorola Droid, the phone has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen. It gets its name, of course, from Google’s Android mobile platform, running version 2.0 according to Boy Genius Report . Google even reportedly had a hand in the phone’s development, making good on the ...

Verizon To Get New Motorola Droid, Takes On Apple’s iPhone in Leaked Commercial
ZiggyTek Blog — ... Verizon is making some big ripples this month, and they are some interesting ones indeed. Verizon is believed to be receiving the new Motorola Droid, a small cube of Android goodness, sporting a full fledged QWERTY keyboard. The new iPhone bashing video (after the break) shows no signs of what the Droid has in store for us, instead listing a bunch of features on the iPhone that the Droid can do better. BoyGeniusReport recently received a prototype of the Droid and it seems as if Motorola is packing some serious heat to blast themselves back into the game. The Motorola Droid ...

Motorola Droid wants to rival iPhone
MyCE News, Articles & Reviews — Verizon Wireless is teasing an upcoming Motorola phone, with Apple in its crosshairs. Dubbed the Motorola Droid, the phone has a slide-out QWERTY keyboard and a 3.7-inch capacitive touch screen. It gets its name, of course, from Google’s Android mobile platform, running version 2.0 according to Boy Genius Report . Google even reportedly had a hand in the phone’s development, making good on the ...

Motorola Droid - high-end Android-communicator
Technology News — ... At the resource boygeniusreport.com lit not announced until Android-communicator from Motorola - Droid (also known as Tao and Sholes). Communicator is scheduled to release in November this year. Droid positioned the company as a high-end device on the OS Android. ...

Brief 647 | TruLED HDTV, Alex eBook Reader, inPulse SmartWatch, Droid
GeekBrief.TV — ... I’m very much looking forward to the Droid. The Boy Genius Report got his hands on a unit and says it’s the most impressive handset since the iPhone. ...

Motorola Droid – an iPhone killer ?
TechChee.com, shop online for gadget, gizmo and hot tech stuff — ... The Motorola Droid also features a 5-megapixel camera and a 3.7-inch capacitive touch display. Despite the sliding feature and the QWERTY, the Droid comes in very slim body that is only slightly thicker than the iPhone 3GS. The Moto Droid is backed by competent hardware that makes it a strong competitor to the iPhone 3GS and Palm Pre. It’s also powered by the same TI OMAP3430 processor that powers the iPhone 3GS. BGR has got hands-on for the Droid, and given a number of positives such as slimmest QWERTY slider and fastest Android device. Read more ...

Verizon's first Droid ad goes on the iPhone attack
Consumer Reports Electronics Blog — ... The Boy Genius Report speculates the device will have a desktop cradle/charger to enable the device to display weather, the time or other information while docked. ...

Motorola Droid Phone Review: Google Android 2.0
PR News: — ... The Motorola Droid Phone that will be available on the Verizon network by the end of the month will come with the much talked about Google Android 2.0 OS. BGR has already spent a little time with the phone and thought they would offer a mini review; the in-depth review will come later. ...

Motorola Droid Review: Quick hands-on for you
Phones Review — ... The Motorola Droid seems to be mostly in the news at the moment and the guys over at the BGR have got hold of a Motorola Droid and given it its first actual unveiling although they don’t go in-depth just now. ...

Motorola Droid – Next Rival Of iPhone & Palm Pre?
The Cool Gadgets — ... it’s a bit thicker than the iPhone 3GS. The smartphone is running Android 2.0 OS, it should be a potential iPhone and Palm Pre rival in the near future. It has 5mp camera and powered by TI OMAP3430 processor which is used on iPhone 3GS. Motorola Droid is probably the slimmest QWERTY slider smartphone and fastest Android device. No further info on pricing and availability yet. [ Source ; Other Source ; BGR ] Motorola Droid – Next Rival Of iPhone & Palm Pre? is ...

Droid Launch November 9? - Is this, dare we say, the droid you're looking for?
DSLreports - front page — ... . Many people are getting postcards inviting them to Motorola and Verizon's October 28 press event. Droid is Verizon's attempt to take on AT&T; and the iPhone, and early impressions of the device seem very positive -- though given Verizon's history with closed networks and crippled devices, you have to wonder ...