The Droid and I

I really just wanted to go to the Verizon store to pay my monthly bill, but like a true technophile I wondered over to the display of the Motorola Droid.  The salesman was more than happy to announce that I qualify for a "free" upgrade.  Long story short I am now a proud owner of a Motorola Droid.

 

The features on the Droid are amazing and for me I think that it tops the iPhone.  I am a dedicated and committed Mac user, but this phone is sweet.  Sure, the apps on the Droid are similar to the iPhone but there are differences.  Some of the major differences is that the Droid has a LED flash for the camera, Droid has a keyboard (which makes it slightly bulkier), you can tether the Droid's 3G network with a macbook pro but you can't (legally or "out of the box") with an iPhone, and Verizon is a better network than ATT.

My favorite application so far is the Google Sky app.  It has pin-point precision in identifying every star or constellation that I face.  Another nice one, which isn't new for smartphones is the Google Translator.  I speak English and it translates and repeats it back to me in any language.  The Droid will show it as text and speech.  And of course there is the Google Goggles application.  It analyzes a picture I take and then tries to match it with others online in order to generate search results.  Instead of saying what I want to search for or typing in a search box, I can now just take a picture and get results.  The phone is amazing. 

I really haven't had enough time to mess around or download to many applications, but when I do I will let you know.