TIME: Moto Droid #1 Gadget of 2009
| by Robfactory on December 8th, 2009 |
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According to Time , one of the most prestigious news magazines, Droid was the “Numero Uno” gadget of the year.
The Droid is a hefty beast, a metal behemoth without the gloss and finish of the iPhone, but you don’t miss it.
The phone, which has only been out since the beginning of November, has raised Android’s profile and revived Motorola’s crumbling mobile phone division.
Verizon has recently released an OTA update to fix a couple of bugs and a second update is already rumored – come January.
A while back our own Rob Jackson did a detailed review of the phone, which goes by the name Milestone in Europe. In this review you can read all about the bells and whistles that got this bad a$(shut yo’ mouth) phone on Time’s #1 list.
The number 2 spot you ask? Another Android device – The Nook!
Video of TIME’s top 10 Gadgets of 2009
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1. matt wrote on December 8, 2009
Can you all say Droiddd!!
2. ZZstu wrote on December 8, 2009
Way to go Droid!!
3. Matt wrote on December 8, 2009
Go Droid.
That video was extremely painful to watch.
4. john wrote on December 8, 2009
the guy is and idiot and a half, but it is a great thing that the Droid is getting recognition. But when did he mention Android? that’s right! he didn’t!
5. Todd Arendt wrote on December 8, 2009
Droid FTW ! Not to mention the new Best Buy ad I just saw tonight featuring the Droid and explaining the allure of the Android OS ! Now that’s what I’m talking about !
6. JL wrote on December 8, 2009
The nook? Really? I guess it doesn’t matter that no one will even get one in 2009. Except for super-important tech writers, perhaps.
7. Justin wrote on December 8, 2009
THX is a sound certification!
8. Mrwirez wrote on December 8, 2009
geeks=dorks… but you gotta luv em
9. Cybersedan wrote on December 8, 2009
So much for the “semi-functional giggly brat vanity” that everyone loves. Guess #4 isn’t a bad finish :-).
GO DROID!!
10. Jeff wrote on December 8, 2009
I’m all for Android :D, but why is it that these top items are usually the ones that come at in Q4?
11. Shinzakura wrote on December 9, 2009
@Jeff: Mainly because the new stuff has the advantage of seeing what everyone did wrong in the first three quarters.
12. brett lewis wrote on December 9, 2009
why does he “start with”, multiple time?
13. 2two wrote on December 9, 2009
DROID IS A WASTE OF MONEY AND THE IPHONE 3GS is better. THE HTC BRAVO WILL BEAT OUT BOTH. SNAP DRAGON LOVE!!!!!!!!
14. Terran wrote on December 9, 2009
that guy pissed me off to no end. i dont care about crappy cheesy acting. just tell me the damn list!
15. BetterThanEVO wrote on December 9, 2009
Why is it a waste of money? I smell a iPhone troll in the room.
16. Tony Rivera wrote on December 9, 2009
DROIDDDDDDDDDDDDD =)
17. Be. wrote on December 9, 2009
2two …..i hate morons like you. Droid over 3GS any day of the week.
But yes, im waiting for the Bravo myself. :)
18. Chris Kerrigan wrote on December 9, 2009
@2two
Yet another Apple fanboy I see
*rolls eyes*
19. JAG wrote on December 9, 2009
Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOID!
Number 1
20. davis wrote on December 9, 2009
tmobile ought to be ashamed of itself
21. William wrote on December 9, 2009
How many times do we have to say t-mobile sucks, when are they going to get a real android phone and stop accommodating the lowest common denominator! I would leave to Verizon if I could get out of this damn contract..
22. jeremy wrote on December 9, 2009
Another great win for Android itself.
@davis…. dont worry T-mobile will work it out soon… have you heard of the X10. ohhhhh snap! dragon that is.
23. lina bryse wrote on December 9, 2009
Congratulations to the droid-developers for nailing this one down. Not to say, that Droid is flawless, but it does poked the iphone-kind with its disadvantages – And now droid is celebrating.
Was the timing of droid being no.1 gadget, too overrated? http://bit.ly/top-1-gadget-best-or-worst
24. Morten wrote on December 9, 2009
@Matt – Holy crap, you weren’t joking. Thats one terrible video. Made me want to hide under my desk.
25. HotDawg wrote on December 9, 2009
Sigh. I <3 my Droid.
26. Sam wrote on December 9, 2009
Wow, might as well have been called the top highest ad revenues of 2009.
27. ari-free wrote on December 9, 2009
physical keyboard + modern OS/cpu + freedom from Apple lock-in = winner
28. 2two wrote on December 9, 2009
i am no apple fan boy. I own a Samsung Eternity. All I am saying is that my personal opinion is that the Iphone 3gs is a better phone than the Droid. The Droid may be more worth buying only for the network. The reason I say it is a waste of money is because the Bravo/Passion/Dragon will be around the same price most likely and be a much better device. The Sense UI combined with Android 2.0 and a snapdragon processor is out of this world. I am no moron. I am no apple fan boy. I know my technology. I would only consider an iPhone if it were on Verizon.
29. 2two wrote on December 9, 2009
so why is the iPhone 3gs a better phone? It doubles as an iPod. It doesn’t have a useless physical keyboard that weighs the phone down. It can be used out of the US. It is faster. It looks better. It is more user friendly. I mean come on. Now for Moto. Motorola has yet to make a successful device since the Razor untill now. They might as well give up. Google/Verizon could of went to any phone company out there but decided to go with Moto for some crazy reason. Heres a tip. If you havent bought a droid yet dont. Wait for the bravo/passion/dragon. You will be much happier.
30. ari-free wrote on December 9, 2009
a phone without a physical keyboard is something that wastes half your screen every time you want to type something. I want to see the ‘big picture’ when I type.
And how is the iphone more user friendly if it requires you to hack into it just to change your wallpaper?
31. comment wrote on December 9, 2009
I like my Droid and all but I don’t exactly think Time’s list is very accurate. Just having the awkward Dell Adamo XPS notebook on the list made me stop reading it.
32. 2two wrote on December 9, 2009
you may be right about the physical keyboard however, the Droids keyboard is horrible. I didn’t know it requires that to do such a simple task but everything else about it is easy. I picked it up and played with it for a while and it was like I had the phone for a while. But seriously who cares about those phones of yesterdays world. Its time for HTC to bring us the phone of tomorrow. A bigger bucket of does. A 1gz cpu with android 2.0 sense UI 720p video capturing, 3.7inch WVGA AMOLED screen, 5mp camera with dual led flash, digital compass, 320mb ram, and fm radio. enough said. Every phone including the Droid and iPhone are about to be extinct. BRING ON THE PASSION!