Droid X Phone for $150

The new Verizon Droid X from Motorola phone came out yesterday at $199.99 with a new 2 year contract. LetsTalk.com has the phone slightly cheaper at $149.99. I'm not sure long the promotion will last, but if you are going to get the new Droid X, might as well save a few extra dollars. The deal also comes with free shipping!

LetsTalk.com Droid X

New Droid X Commercial Teaser

Yeah, I know it’s a day late, but it’s still a cool commercial. Whoever Verizon hired to do the marketing and advertising for the Droid phones deserves awards left and right. It’s a little abstract and obscure, but it’s just coolness that appeals to the target male market.

Verizon Droid X Available Today!

Finally this bad boy Android Phone is being released today. With all the problems the iPhone 4 is getting, I'm sure people will want to jump all over this. My friend Juwan is going to be there at the stores tomorrow when they open, and happily ditching his Blackberry. Who can blame the guy?

I would get one too, but unfortunately, I still have another year to go on my phone before my contract is finished. So in the mean time, I'm going to live vicariously through him as he gleefully will unbox it in front of me to make me envious. Bastard!

Here's some specs:

- Carrier: Verizon
- Available: July 15, 2010
- Networks: CDMA 800/1900, EV-DO Rev. A
- Display: 4.3 inch WVGA (854 x 480) touchscreen display
- Camera: 8.0MP autofocus camera with Dual LED Flash; 720p HD video capture, HD Playback via HDMI or DLNA
- Operating system: Android 2.1; updated to Android 2.2
- Input: Virtual keyboard with Swype technology
- CPU: 1GHz processor
- Memory: 8GB onboard memory
- Memory card: microSD/microSDHC
- Storage: 16GB microSD pre-installed
- Connectivity:Wi-Fi, DLNA, A-GPS, HDMI port, 3.5mm headset jack, Bluetooth 2.1with EDR
- Battery: 1540 mAh battery
- Talk Time: up to 480 minutes
- Standby Time: up to 220 hours
- Dimensions: 127.5 x 65.5 x 9.9 mm
- Weight: 155 grams
- Other: WebKit based browser (HTML5); Google Maps with free navigation; 3G Mobile hotspot functionality with support for up to 5 devices, 2GB cap, $20 monthly fee; Adobe Flash Player 10.1

Verizon Wireless Droid X

Verizon's New Droid X

I'm pretty dependent on my smartphone, which I guess I'm so dependent, it makes me a dumb person? Stop and think about it for a second.....I don't have to memorize anything, numbers, spending, important dates...etc. Well, maybe not a dumb person, but a person that relies on devices to make their lives easier. Yeah, my ego feels a little better now.

When the original Droid from Verizon came out, the commercials was targeted to males. We got the futuristic Terminator looking scenery and metal clanking that would appeal to any gearhead. Notice the cable network, Speed Channel has similar black, red and silver metallic color schemes? That got me pretty excited of the new (original) Droid.

Now we have the Droid X. Motorola and Verizon's new Droid phone that will be available July 15.

Here's Motorola press release:

July 2010: DROID X By Motorola Lands On The Nation's Largest & Most Reliable 3G Network

DROID X Delivers More Browsing, More Connectivity, Personal HD Video and Enterprise Features – All on a 4.3” Widescreen

June 23, 2010

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Verizon Wireless, the company with the nation’s largest and most reliable wireless 3G network, and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a pioneer in the mobile industry, today unveiled DROID X by Motorola. DROID X does more with ultra high-speed Web browsing; a fast 1GHz processor; 3G Mobile HotSpot capabilities; loads of memory; intuitive social messaging; Adobe^® Flash^® Player 10.1 ready; and access to Android Market™, which has more than 65,000 applications, along with a host of unique Verizon Wireless applications such as NFL Mobile, Skype mobile™, V CAST Video, EA Need for Speed Shift™ and more.

“Nine months ago, we made a commitment to our customers to bring the openness of Android to the Verizon Wireless network,” said John Stratton, executive vice president and chief marketing officer for Verizon Wireless. “Since then, we have introduced the top-selling Android phone in the marketplace today – the DROID by Motorola. DROID X takes that commitment to another level with exclusive content, faster processing speeds, and, of course, the reliability of our network.”

Sanjay Jha, co-chief executive officer of Motorola and chief executive officer of Motorola Mobile Devices and Home business added, “Motorola designed DROID X to push the extreme limits of Android innovation, and enable you to do even more with your mobile device. We are breaking down barriers so that you can experience the Web the way it was meant to be and create, share and view content like never before, either in your hand or in your home. Enterprise users will also find DROID X appealing with features including push e-mail and live widgets for e-mail and calendar updates.”

DROID X gives customers a 4.3-inch high-resolution screen for viewing the latest movies and video from BLOCKBUSTER On Demand^® presented by V CAST Video, the newest addition to the Verizon Wireless V CAST application, which also includes access to favorite TV shows. The DROID X video capabilities let customers capture spontaneous fun, combining a dual-flash, 8-megapixel camera, HD camcorder, as well as DLNA and HDMI connectivity to download, stream and share personal HD content.

DROID X customers will also receive Android 2.2 and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 with an over-the-air update in the latter half of the summer. With the update, the Flash Player will allow mobile users to experience hundreds of sites with rich applications and content inside the browser, including games, animations, rich Internet applications (RIAs), data presentations and visualizations, ecommerce, music, video, audio and more.

“It has been an exciting time for Android momentum and global consumer adoption since the announcement of DROID by Motorola nine months ago,” said Andy Rubin, vice president of engineering for Google. “There are 160,000 new Android-powered devices activated daily and Android Market has grown to over 65,000 applications. Plus later this summer, Verizon Wireless and Motorola will update all the DROID by Motorola phones to the latest 2.2 software. For customers, this means great new features and improved browser performance. For developers, this will provide new tools such as cloud-to-device messaging and enhanced enterprise functionality.”

“We are excited about full Flash support coming to the DROID X and other devices from Motorola,” said Shantanu Narayen, president and chief executive officer of Adobe. “Flash Player 10.1, which is one of Adobe’s most anticipated releases ever, has been redesigned from the ground up to deliver the kind of highly engaging experiences that consumers now expect from their mobile devices.”

Once updated to Android 2.2, business customers will find DROID X offers the features that turn the device into a workhorse with support for both Exchange and Gmail™ for business. Corporate users can enjoy push delivery of e-mail; live widgets that stream messages to the home screen; filter widgets to differentiate work and home e-mail; corporate directory and Global look-up along with a unified calendar for Enterprise and sync with Google Calendar™. Security protocols allow remote password control and wipe via Exchange server.

continue to Motorola.com Droid X