droidThis almost feels like a mobile blog now, two entries in a row about new smartphone arrivals.  Verizon is gearing up to stem the tide of iPhone-envy-induced subscriber defections.  The mobile company officially announced today the launch of the highly anticipated Droid smartphone from Motorola, on November 6th.

Droid will sell for $199, presumably with a new 2 year contract, no information yet about deals for existing subscribers.  The features are impressive, especially considering the very competitive price tag when compared to the price of much lesser devices.

Cool Features:

  • Android 2.0
  • Support for HTML5 & FLASH
  • 3.7-inch WVGA touch display (480 x 854 pixels)
  • Slide out full QWERTY keyboard
  • 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash, autofocus, image stabilization
  • DVD-quality (720 x 480 pixels) video capture at 24 FPS
  • 16GB microSD card
  • EVDO Rev. A, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and WiFi
  • Exchange support
  • Multiple GMail accounts

For corporate IT, the good news is that droid (android) supports active-sync, which makes it push-email compatible with the leading messaging platforms. The bad news: Droid will most likely accelerate the adoption rate of the android platform in the enterprise. Blackberry, iPhone, Palm-Pre, anDroid, Windows Mobile, oh my…

Update: I’m so intrigued by Android and Droid that I have started a new blog that is tracking all developments around this exciting platform.

Check it out at at: www.droidstory.com.


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