http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/ 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/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/im not even joking when i say this, that keyboard is probably one of the top 3 worst keyboards ive ever seen on a phone. That gold d-pad belongs in the 90's. The keys arent even offset. Also can you tell me the point of a d-pad when the phone already has a touchscreen? Such a stupid idea. People who think the droid is good must be on drugs.]]>Jun 25th 2010 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
Ok, I'll play along.

To be honest, I don't think this is a bad keyboard design at all. I use it a lot and it get's the job done. It makes a nice alternative to the on-screen keyboard. The d-pad also serves many a purpose as we've all discussed before. It's helpful with selecting text, navigating hard to reach fields, or just general direction usage.

I guess people who have their own opinion on whether a device is good are both crazy and high.

* downrank and next comment ...

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im talking about design. It didnt take a genius to figure out the d-pad was a stupid idea, Thats why the droid 2 uses small arrow keys and doesnt take up 20% of the area with a d-pad...arrow keys which could have allowed the keys to be offset. Do you not understand that this design should have been canned for being ugly and non-ergonomic? ]]>Jun 25th 2010 9:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
Actually, I love the physical keyboard on my Droid and am disappointed the Droid 2 lacks the D-pad.

The physical keyboard puts the onscreen keyboard to SHAME. Using just my thumbs, I can type almost as fast on it as I can on a standard keyboard.

Also, in case you hadn't noticed, the screens on smart phones are actually pretty damn small. This often results, especially when on the web, in very tiny fields and buttons that can be anywhere from really difficult to almost impossible to to press using the touchscreen, particularly for someone with big fingers like mine.
I rely on the D-Pad and the ability to use the center button on it as a mimic of me tapping the screen a lot.

The keyboard on the Droid was a huge selling point for me and I'm not convinced that arrow keys, mixed into the keyboard and lacking a unique button, are going to be nearly as functional.]]>Jun 25th 2010 9:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRhuRkwY2QI&feature=related]]>Jun 25th 2010 10:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
i dont care about the onscreen keyboard, i never mentioned it. its not my fault androids software and virtual keyboard sucks, but thats a different argument for a different time. I like how you skip over the fact that the d-pad takes up 20% of the space that could have made the keyboard offset and correct, and make the keys larger, but youre too ignorant of a fanboy to get it.]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
I like how you skipped everything I said.
I addressed the keyboard size concern right here:
"Using just my thumbs, I can type almost as fast on it as I can on a standard keyboard." Obviously, the keyboard is not too small.

You also failed to address where I mentioned the D-Pad as an important tool to have.

So, 1 point for me, 0 points for you.

...put another notch over here on my "arguing on the internetz like a loser victory scoreboard".]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
You know what phone has an even worse keyboard than the Droid? The iPhone.

It's so bad I can't even find the damn thing. Talk about dysfunctional!]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/yeah, i guess the keyboard ''gets the job done'' but who wants to simply have a feature on a phone that ''gets the job done''. if when i was growing up when i mowed the lawn for my pops, he told me just use the hedge trimmers, u dont need the mower...it gets the job done, i'd be awfully upset.
the D pad on the droid is seriously a huge waste of space. i think you and the commenter below you are probably in the minority of people that i know that actually like the droids keyboard. not only do i know guys that hate it, but lots of non techy girls who refused to get it because the keyboard was so bad. either way, its a great phone, and i'm glad they got rid of that d pad. 4 way directional arrows are really just as effective. ]]>Jun 25th 2010 3:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 4:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 4:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Do you mean why we still have the arrow keys in the computer keyboard when everyone has a mouse?]]>Jun 25th 2010 4:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
There are also ROMs :-)]]>Jun 25th 2010 8:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
I am running an overclocked Froyo ROM now - I can wait :]

wait..let me go back and watch my World Cup game on my Droid... Thank you Adobe Flash ;) ]]>Jun 25th 2010 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/I am sooo rocking 1.25 GHz overclocked Froyo with Flash on me DROOIID right now.


]]>Jun 25th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Seriously? You can overclock that far on a regular droid?]]>Jun 25th 2010 3:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Yes you can. It has to be a Rooted ROM of course. On my Droid the CPU managed to hit 1.25GHz with lower voltage "Ultra Low Voltage". It seems to run cooler and so much faster. I'm also using Adobe Flash on it- it works. Personally I use the 2.2 ROM created by ChevyNo1 on the DroidForums. Your results may very most seem to hit 1GHz @ Medium Voltage. I have also ran stress tests on it and it runs like a champ. ]]>Jun 25th 2010 5:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
MIlestone is quite the same droid with two difference :
-different firmware
-encrypted firmware (yuck).

ps :i own a milestone and i love it but for Motorola, Milestone is considered as a second class product even when droid is a flagship product.
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posted from my Nexus One]]>Jun 25th 2010 1:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/
i know :'-(]]>Jun 25th 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Frozen Yogurt never tasted so good]]>Jun 25th 2010 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 27th 2010 6:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/25/android-2-2-coming-to-droid-in-late-july-droid-x-in-late-aug/Jun 25th 2010 8:53AM