Looks like we may get an early reprieve on those incessant “iDon’t” Droid commercials. It’s difficult to tempt and tease the public’s smartphone lust when you tip all the details of your new release on your website. Motorola did just that when it published a pretty comprehensive rundown of the Droid. It has since fixed the mistake, but not before the blog world got a hold of it. As an avid baseball fan, I hope to now enjoy A-Rod’s continued post-season dominance iDon’t free. I’m sure I’m not so lucky, however.
The “pint-sized power plant” that is sure to make a name for its “app mashing and multitasking” features a 3.7-inch 16:9 screen with 480 x 854 res, 550 MHz processor, preinstalled 16-gig microSD card and 5MP camera with 4x zoom and dual-LED flash. You’ll also get your 802.11b/g Wi Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. Unfortunately, Motorola was able to keep the price and availablity under wraps.
Yet another phone claiming to be a serious iPhone competitor, the Droid advertising campaign has launched an open assault on iPhone for some of its lacking features– real keyboard, 5 MP camera, interchangeable batteries, etc. We’ll see if this one has any more success in grabbing iPhone turf than the score of others that have failed to present a serious challenge.
