http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Steve Jobs CEO.... Is that like Paul Blart: Mall Cop ?]]>Jan 16th 2010 5:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
1. Hello? You should be "iCEO"! God.
2. Apple needs to dump AT&T before anyone will like the iPhone again. Also, the UI (and even the same-old hardware from 3G to 3Gs. We want colour!) gets boring. Everything just seems like it has been the same with iPhone for like 2 years now.
3. webOS and Android are amazing. The handsets just need to improve. (The Pre and the Hero (verizon) look the best IMHO.)
4. Yes, I know that you're he's not really Steve Jobs, people.]]>Jan 16th 2010 5:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
*sigh*, I need to drink more coffee... Starbucks?

Correction:

"4. Yes, I know he's not really Steve Jobs, people."]]>Jan 16th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
The sad part is that if this is true Google managed to make the 2nd version of what's supposedly a flagship device even more uglier than the first...]]>Jan 16th 2010 5:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
To be more clear I hate the wrist strap, that god awful color combination, and the stupid d-pad within the keyboard.

And if the keyboard is as horrible as the droid then the device fails big time.]]>Jan 16th 2010 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/I love the wrist strap and the colour scheme! The brown and red they chose go well together, if a bit dull... but it looks classy.

But isn't the red only a wallpaper? You could change it to brown+anycolouryouwant, right? (I'm sure you could buy another wriststrap to match the wallpaper you use... or just, uh, REMOVE THE WRISTSTRAP if you DON'T LIKE IT. Maybe. Just a thought.)

I agree on the keyboard though. Looks cheap+plastic-y.]]>Jan 16th 2010 6:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
I think it's the cheap plastic white color that they chose for the interior of the phone that's disgusting.

On top of that I see no reason to make this phone look like a huge inflated keychain accessory...

You're right about the red of course. But in this picture it looks fugly when next to that white.

Lastly I hate the keyboard on the Droid (as well as th slow browser). So if this phone is similar in regard it will just be another wannabe iPhone killer.]]>Jan 16th 2010 6:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
Seriously, I want this to happen so badly. I would get that phone in a second.]]>Jan 16th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/you..... may wanna pick up a Droid while you're waiting
They look...... very similar]]>Jan 17th 2010 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/the difference is this keyboard looks far less janky.]]>Jan 17th 2010 11:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://bit.ly/motorola-mirage-shadow-on-the-loose]]>Jan 19th 2010 1:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
HTC's g1 has a pretty good keyboard for the formfactor, and the slide-out mechanism is just cool. I only use the onscreen keyboard for very short messages, anything that requires real typing I always flip out the real keyboard.

When I tried to use the droids keyboard it performed worse than the onscreen keyboard. I think it was added to the device only as a checkmark-item - yes we have it. Nobody will use it since it sucks, but it is there for looking good when comparing specs.

So I keep praying that we'll see a hardware refresh of the G1, with its full qwerty keyboard with a proper number row on top, but with say a snapdragon 1Ghz cpu and faster sd interface.

More details on http://mrmichaelwill.wordpress.com/2010/01/11/nexus-one-n1-comparison-to-g1-android-phone/]]>Jan 26th 2010 2:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3EmA-eJPxs]]>Jan 16th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 3:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/This will get confusing soon for most consumers* if the Nexus moniker is applied to each new "GooglePhone" from different OEMs. Do Android phones dream of eclectic names?

*unlike Engadget readers who can likely recite every code-name version of every Nokia phone ever created.
]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
That would be electronic sheep, coming soon from Nokia on a verizon network. Code name BladeRunner]]>Jan 16th 2010 5:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 4:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/I hate to admit it, but I wish phone makers would stop removing the strap hole on phones. Where else can I attach my Vader cell phone charm? LOL.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/cellphone/c99c/]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
Well lets face it, Android users aren't the sharpest tools in the shed. ]]>Jan 16th 2010 5:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
What, they think some dude is going to dangle this phone from his wrist? They have got to be kidding. Now I know for certain Motorola does not know what the hell it is doing. Might as well just drape it in velvet. It must be made for a neck lanyard but surely not one's wrist.]]>Jan 16th 2010 6:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
You don't dangle the phone from your friggin' wrist. You dangle the strap from the phone. It's a fashion accessory.

You can make fun of it all you want, but this is a HUGE industry in Japan and there's no reason it couldn't be here as well. There is a large amount of money to be made on cell phone straps and the US market just hasn't figured it out yet.]]>Jan 16th 2010 6:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
Of course, I do live in Asia, and yes, the phone strap industry is huge, and they're really cool straps, especially for the ladies.]]>Jan 17th 2010 1:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Maybe the phone is waterproof and you use the strap when you go on water rides at amusement parks ... Idk, Im digging pretty deep here.]]>Jan 18th 2010 9:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
Yup Asia is where tha strap action is....]]>Jan 28th 2010 5:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 3:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Maybe they're hoping for a nice library of games..]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 4:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/I have one words for you: EMULATORS.]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 6:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
And I'm guessing you don't need a keyboard either?
]]>Jan 16th 2010 8:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
yeah because it's touchcreen.. lawl!]]>Jan 17th 2010 8:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
I think the real change for android gaming is upcoming, now that there are some real 3D APIs in the OS. I don't know if they'll make much use of the D-pad, though, because of the differing device form factors. We have yet to find out how well the Android marketplace will address different hardware capabilities. Hopefully it gets handled better than it was on Windows Mobile.]]>Jan 17th 2010 4:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/this is probably and early render of the droid 2
why would google go with moto after they've hotten soo much from htc(Dream, Saphire, Hero, N1)]]>Jan 16th 2010 3:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
Ahem... DROID IS FROM MOTO.

That's why. Case closed. ]]>Jan 16th 2010 9:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Mar 6th 2010 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/it's called the HTC Touch Pro 2]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
G1 has dedicated number keys.]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Samsung Moment?]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/I hear you.
I think he means more like...modern OS-es.
Although the TP2 is pretty sweet.]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/
Samsung Moment from Sprint has dedicated numbers, and i fund with the arrow keys on keyboard makes it very easy to send emails or just fill in forms on websites by arrowing down or by going to a certain spot in a text area!]]>Jan 17th 2010 3:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/I think thats the speaker, but yeah, not sure why manufacturers are so keen on incorporating carbon fiber into small gadgets.]]>Jan 16th 2010 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/16/motorola-shadow-is-nexus-two-with-sliding-qwerty-keyboard/Jan 16th 2010 4:30PM