Motorola Droid: A visual tour
At long last, the much-anticipated Motorola Droid is storming Verizon stores across the nation. Before you go out and buy one, check out the good and the bad about this exciting smartphone
By Robert S. Anthony and Ginny Mies | PC World
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Is this the Droid you're looking for?
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A handset with plenty of power
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Size matters
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Hope for a keyboard upgrade
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Be wary of using the camera indoors
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A top-notch browser
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Making use of your free navigator Droid
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Takin' it to the street (view)
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Sitting on the docking bay
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Sitting on the docking bay
When you insert the Droid into the separately sold tabletop dock (shown), it sits at a good angle for watching videos or just poking through e-mail. It immediately switches to a sort of alarm-clock mode and displays the time in large figures while providing other information, such as the temperature, in smaller type below.
Another separately sold option for the Droid is a car mount. When you place the Droid in the mount, it automatically enters Car Home mode; in this mode, it looks more like a stand-alone GPS device. Large icons labeled View Map, Navigation, Voice Search, Contacts, Search, and Home fill the screen, and the display rotates as needed.
For more Droid coverage, check out our full review (with rating) and video.
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