inspired motorolla droid
Tuesday it arrived, and I must say I am thoroughly impressed with my new motorolla Droid. It is my first smartphone, so I cannot compare this phone to any other. Since I am writing this blog from my Droid, I can say the on screen keyboard has taken some getting used to, but it works great since it automatically corrects my inevitable spelling mistakes (fat finger syndrome). Granted my not so smart former phone had a similar feature (isn’t it called t9?), but it didn’t have a keyboard so it was still rather cumbersome.
Totally awesome features:
* speech recognition for searches, calling, and navigation. For example, I just say “navigate to” some address, and it gives me a list of possible addresses. Sure, it doesn’t always know what I said, but if I pronounce road names as the computer might, it usually works.
* browsing without a laptop. Just waiting for the promised flash support… I just installed the dolphin browser because a colleague recommended it, but I don’t really know if gestures really add much to my browsing experience.
* turn by turn directions. So far it has already helped me find my way out of Tyson’s corner when I missed my exit (I admit I missed the exit because I was distracted by my new Droid and Bluetooth device).
Features I hope to see:
* speech to text for just about everything, but especially for writing emails (or blogs).
* can it please plow snow and do my dishes for me? Just the sorts of things an android should be able to handle.
