Motorola has unveiled its much-anticipated Droid smart phone, showing off its speedy
Web browsing, Verizon Wireless carrier partner, and 3.7-inch high-resolution screen.
The screen, at 400,000 pixels, gives twice the resolution of any other (smartphone),
You get to see a Web site's full screen, and zoom in and zoom out on the site.
Droid is exclusive to Verizon Wireless, the most
reliable network available.
It runs on Verizon's 3G
network, delivering what the companies claim is near-desktop Web access speed
It has a unified inbox that
collects a variety of incoming email, including work email and personal email, and color-codes the different
types so they can be easily identified
It offers voice-activated
search and navigation so the user can say, "Pizza," and find nearby pizza places
The phone attaches to a
dock inside the car and turns into a GPS system with turn-by-turn directions. This service is
free
The phone comes preloaded
with Google maps, gmail, YouTube, Android market and the Amazon MP3 store, among other
capabilities.
The Droid is the first Android phone from a major phone maker being
carried by a major carrier!