Archive for May 28th, 2010

Motorola Droid 2 found in Verizon system, keyboard makes an online cameo? (update)

While we’ve got no way to confirm at the moment, here’s some proverbial food for thought. A friendly reader last night published on our comment thread for the two rumored Verizon-bound Motorola devices with the above picture (subtitles added by us), claiming the bottom image is the Droid 2′s upgraded QWERTY keyboard. The story goes that his friend had one but no other information is currently available — the font on the keys is identical, and the mic icon on the bottom left is distinctively Android. If it’s legit, we gotta say we’re hopeful; the keys look to have a more protruding center à la the CLIQ, which should make typing on the little guy much easier than before. And if it’s not the Droid successor, well, it’s still something we haven’t seen. Could this be the updated QWERTY-fied Android solution we’ve been waiting for? Time will tell.

Update: Droid Life has what it claims to be a screencap from the Verizon inventory system showing the M1955, a.k.a. Droid 2, hanging out in Ontario, California. Easily fakeable? You betcha, but it’s not like the Droid name is going to any other carrier. Interesting food for thought.

[Thanks, mabbikeel and Tuan Tran]

Motorola Droid 2 found in Verizon system, keyboard makes an online cameo? (update) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 18:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Two Motorola Android smartphones headed to Verizon Wireless in July

Two new Motorola Android smartphones will be landing on Verizon Wireless in July, The Wall Street Journal is reporting. The phones will launch as part of a new deal between Motorola and Verizon Wireless in which Verizon will heavily promote Motorola’s new phones. The devices could have the the DROID label, which Verizon licenses from Lucasfilm Ltd. and applies to its high-end smartphones. Verizon spent $100 million marketing the original Motorola DROID, and Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha said “We will introduce new DROID products in the Verizon franchise,” without providing more details. Motorola currently loses an average of $22 for every handset it ships.

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Is this the Droid 2’s keyboard?

Some cool cat over in Engadget‘s comments claims to have gotten a bit of hands on time with the totally not-yet-announced Droid 2, and was kind enough to bring back a pic to back up their story.

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Droid 2 keyboard makes a QWERTY cameo?

While we’ve got no way to confirm at the moment, here’s some proverbial food for thought. A friendly reader last night published on our comment thread for the two rumored Verizon-bound Motorola devices with the above picture (subtitles added by us), claiming the bottom image is the Droid 2′s upgraded QWERTY keyboard. The story goes that his friend had one but no other information is currently available — the font on the keys is identical, and the mic icon on the bottom left is distinctively Android. If it’s legit, we gotta say we’re hopeful; the keys look to have a more protruding center à la the CLIQ, which should make typing on the little guy much easier than before. And if it’s not the Droid successor, well, it’s still something we haven’t seen. Could this be the updated QWERTY-fied Android solution we’ve been waiting for? Time will tell.

[Thanks, mabbikeel]

Droid 2 keyboard makes a QWERTY cameo? originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 May 2010 16:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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