How-to: hack your own DROID dock with magnets and cardboard
You know what’s magical? Magnets. They’re so magical, in fact, that Motorola decided to use them in its new DROID car and “multimedia station” docks. Based on the positioning of a couple of magnets, the phone auto-loads the pertinent application — the multimedia station at least offers a charging plug, but the car dock is all stand. Lucky for us it’s not hard to figure out where to place a couple of magnets (we used some nerd-approved “Buckyballs“) and spoof the phone into acting like it’s docked. We’re sure with some additional craftmanship we could have a dock that actually holds the DROID upright, but we won’t get ahead of ourselves. For now check out our very own multipurpose homebrew DROID dock after the break.
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How-to: hack your own DROID dock with magnets and cardboard originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 28th, 2009
at 8:10pm by Paul Miller
Topics: Dock, Magnets, Motorola, Motorola Droid, MotorolaDroid, droid, hack
Motorola DROID first hands-on!
We’ve got the DROID in our hands… and it is sweet. Moto claims that this is the thinnest full QWERTY on the market, and we’re apt to believe it. The phone is incredibly slick and solid, and we’re definitely looking forward to putting it through its paces. We’ll have more photos, video, and a full review coming, so stay tuned!
Update: We’ve added a new gallery, and video is on the way!
Gallery: Motorola Droid first hands-on
Gallery: Motorola DROID closer look
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Motorola DROID first hands-on! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:54:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 28th, 2009
at 11:54am by Joshua Topolsky
Topics: Android, Android2.0, HandsOn, Motorola, Motorola Droid, MotorolaDroid, android 2.0, droid, features, hands on, moto, verizon
Motorola DROID official on Verizon: $199 on contract, coming November 6th (video)
We knew good and well this thing was coming sometime in November, and now Verizon Wireless has made it official: the Motorola DROID will hit Big Red on November 6th for $199 on contract (after a $100 mail-in rebate). Naturally, the DROID itself is just the first of what could be many Android-laced phones coming to the carrier, and Verizon Wireless CMO John Stratton even stated that the phone “is wide open” — pretty big words from a company like VZW. Android 2.0 will be front and center, along with Visual Voicemail, a 3.7-inch display (854 x 480 resolution), 5 megapixel camera (with dual-LED flash), a bundled 16GB memory card and a beta version of Google Maps Navigation(!). For those wondering, yeah — the DROID is the first phone to offer that, which transforms Google Maps into a turn-by-turn routing system that’ll have your dedicated TomTom / Garmin trembling in fear. There’s also a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, 3G, WiFi, voice-activated search and over-the-air Amazon MP3 downloads. With all that, who needs the iPhone, right Ivan?
Gallery: Verizon Wireless’ DROID by Motorola
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Motorola DROID official on Verizon: $199 on contract, coming November 6th (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 28th, 2009
at 11:23am by Darren Murph
Topics: Android, Android2.0, BreakingNews, Google Maps, Google maps navigation, Motorola Droid, MotorolaDroid, Navigation, VerizonWireless, android 2.0, breaking news, droid, google, moto, pneumonia, smartphone, verizon, verizon wireless
Verizon’s HTC Droid Eris to run Android 1.5 on a 528MHz CPU
We can certainly understand why Verizon wants to brand all of its Android devices under the “Droid” label, but at this point we can’t say we understand why it’s launching the HTC Droid Eris alongside the Motorola Droid at all — BGR says it’s going to run Android 1.5 on a 528MHz Qualcomm CPU, which means it’ll be instantly obsoleted by Android 2.0 on the Moto’s OMAP3 at launch. What’s more, it sure seems like Verizon knows it’s mismanaging this situation, as we haven’t heard a single peep about the Eris in the runup to the Droid launch tomorrow, even though Eric Schmidt and Lowell McAdam were waving both devices around a few weeks ago. We’ll see how this all plays out — HTC certainly has Android 2.0 phones of its own in the works, so the Eris might not be long for this world.
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Verizon’s HTC Droid Eris to run Android 1.5 on a 528MHz CPU originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 27th, 2009
at 6:11pm by Nilay Patel
Topics: Android, DroidEris, Eris, HtcDesire, HtcDroidEris, Motorola Droid, MotorolaDroid, VerizonDroid, droid, droid eris, htc desire, htc droid eris, rumor, rumors, verizon, verizon droid
Motorola Droid’s website published a bit early, with specs galore
A 3.7-inch, 16:9 touch screen with 480 x 854 resolution. A 5 megapixel camera with 4x zoom, autofocus, and dual LED flash. A 1400 mAh Li-ion battery for up to 385 minutes of usage time and 270 hours standby. A 550MHz processor (marginally better). A pre-installed 16GB microSD card. Bluetooth, 802.11b/g WiFi, and a micro USB port. Six ounces of weight spread out over a 2.4 x 4.6 x 0.5-inch body. We know, you were wanting the Motorola Droid’s price and release date, too, but that’s the one detail not on this page, we’re afraid.
[Via Boy Genius Report]
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Motorola Droid’s website published a bit early, with specs galore originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Posted: October 22nd, 2009
at 8:59pm by Ross Miller
Topics: Android, Motorola, Motorola Droid, MotorolaDroid, VerizonWirelessMobileBroadband, VzNavigator, droid, google, verizon, verizon wireless mobile broadband, vz navigator
