Posts Tagged caution

Verizon’s anti-iPhone gets its first commercial: ‘Droid Does’

VN:F [1.9.3_1094]
Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

We knew Verizon Wireless would soon be throwing caution to the wind in an effort to sway uncommitted smartphone buyers towards Big Red, and it looks like the November-bound Motorola Droid will be VZW’s anti-iPhone. The spot, which launched tonight and can be view in its entirety after the break, is a 30 second clip that begins by mocking Apple’s cutesy music and iconic font typically seen in iPhone plugs. It reels off a number of things that the iPhone can’t do, and then abruptly goes into full-on tease mode by flashing glimpses of a robot-controlled future and a tagline that simply states: “Droid Does.” No shots of the actual Motorola Droid (or Sholes, as it was known in the past) are shown, but a dedicated teaser portal has already been erected; through that, we’re told that the phone will boast Android 2.0 and a 5 megapixel camera. At this point, we’d say the gloves are definitely off — AT&T, have anything to say for yourself, or is the iPhone doing just fine on its own?

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Read the rest of this entry »

VN:F [1.9.3_1094]
Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Swordfish Net 102 Dual: the first netbook with twin Atom CPUs

VN:F [1.9.3_1094]
Rating: 0.0/10 (0 votes cast)

Alright, so we’re going to go ahead and caution against buying anything that claims to have a “dual Bluetooth” module, but if you’re feeling froggy, the planet’s first (and probably last) dual CPU netbook has just been launched. Not dual core, mind you, but dual processor. The admittedly chintzy looking Swordfish Net 102 Dual claims to have a pair of 1.6GHz Atom N270s within, not to mention 2GB of DDR2 RAM, optional WWAN, a 1.3 megapixel webcam, 10.2-inch display (1,024 x 600 resolution), a 160GB hard drive and Windows XP runnin’ the show. It’s available to order for the low, low price of $449, though we wouldn’t expect the stock 3-cell battery to last very long (read: an hour) with a pair of CPUs sucking down juice.

[Via Wired]

Read the rest of this entry »

VN:F [1.9.3_1094]
Rating: 0 (from 0 votes)

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Rss Feed Tweeter button Facebook button Linkedin button Delicious button Digg button Stumbleupon button Newsvine button Youtube button