
No, not Droid. Android.
Android is the basic software at the core of a growing number of phones made by many manufacturers and carried by all the major carriers. These days, Android phones are outselling iPhones -- to the likely annoyance of Steve Jobs.
The Android phones that invaded our home last week are part of the Galaxy S family, made by Samsung and sold by T-Mobile under the name Vibrant. And they are vibrant, because their screens use a technology that makes the colors knock your eyes out. They are marketed as entertainment phones: 5 megapixel photography, 720p high definition video, stereo Bluetooth streaming, and games galore (Sims 3 included). They can be hooked directly to your flat screen television. The phone includes a built-in copy of the complete movie Avatar. (No, not 3D.)

If I am looking at so-and-so's page in the address book, one click gives me her latest Facebook/Twitter updates. Another click shows me any pictures she has posted on her wall. And of course I can post my comments on her page, directly from the phone.
If you are addicted to social networking, this phone is to die for. (But please don't do it while driving your car.)
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