To Droid or not to Droid that is the question. After careful deliberation I believe that to Droid would be the answer for anyone on the Verizon network looking for a smart phone. The Droid is a powerful handheld device that would blow away many desktops from a decade ago. Seriuosly!
Droid is an engineering masterpiece in many ways and has the ability to grow tremendously. People will either love or hate this phone because of it’s complexity. Many of its supposed quirks are software related and will be resolved by the developing applications. The Droid is a product of Verizon, Motorola, and of course Google. Verizon is the giant of the industry with a network second to none. Motorola has been a leader I communication products for decades. Google of course stepping up to the plate with the bold open source operating system called Android. Three giants with the expertise, following, and vision to bring an alternative to the I Phone, and a great alternative it is.
I purchased the Droid with the idea of being able to edit websites on the road without my laptop. The Droid has more functionality for this purpose than I had dreamed possible. Photo editing, FTP client, office suite, and more make the Droid a capable pocket web development tool. So far I have been able to update WordPress to 2.8.6, modify styles in a style sheet using AndFTP with ALnotepad, write this article with Documents To Go, and upload it to my blog with WP To Go. Despite some negative information the physical keyboard is very useful if we give ourselves time to acclimate to it.
Droid Delivers
- Rock solid Android operating system that installs, uninstalls, and loads applications effortlessly
- Well constructed quality phone that looks good and feels sturdy
- Amazingly vivid large display
- Slide out QWERTY keyboard that delivers the ability to edit while viewing a full screen
- Home screen with left and right slides to increase capability
- Great Google integration capabilities
- Powerful multimedia capabilities
- 10,000 applications that are already great and will only get better
The Droid shows great promise for anyone needing a hand held powerhouse. I am absolutely amazed at the speed it loads, web pages, applications, and videos. I have read a few negative blogs about this phone, but have come to conclude these to have been jaded by I Phone loyalists. The Droid provides a great competitive device to compliment the smart phone line up.