So, Who Got an iPad Yesterday?:lol:
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Only a bit off-topic...
Got a software upgrade on the Droid phone this morning. NICE, functional new features. A different look to the galleries, weather/news/sports in one app, Google Goggles, websites seem to load even faster, but the most interesting: pinch to zoom, like on the iPhone and iPod Touch. You can zoom around to your heart's content or use the arrows as previously to get the zoom to snap to the size of the screen. I like it a lot!
If I hadn't gone for the Droid last November, I would likely have been one of those standing in line for an iPad. As it is, I like my Droid and all it does.
Nice upgrade and the price was right (free!).
Best wishes,
Jim B.
Got a software upgrade on the Droid phone this morning. NICE, functional new features. A different look to the galleries, weather/news/sports in one app, Google Goggles, websites seem to load even faster, but the most interesting: pinch to zoom, like on the iPhone and iPod Touch. You can zoom around to your heart's content or use the arrows as previously to get the zoom to snap to the size of the screen. I like it a lot!
If I hadn't gone for the Droid last November, I would likely have been one of those standing in line for an iPad. As it is, I like my Droid and all it does.
Nice upgrade and the price was right (free!).
Best wishes,
Jim B.
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I have not even looked at the ipad, don't have time, but I just got a att droid phone. Very happy with it so far except one thing, Att decided not to allow Goggle Mobile as a search engine. They went with yahoo instead.
If you have not seen goggle mobile in actions it is really neat. You just talk to the phone and it does a goggle search of what every you ask. Example> Say Pizza in to the phone and it gives you a list of all the pizza joints i the local area, because it knows where you are. Then pick one and directions and the phone switches to Google map with voice directions, like my garmen, and leads you there. Now you don't need to buy a gps for car. A co worker has it on his verizon phone. Why att did not want this is beyond me.
Now I heard there is a work around but dammed if I can figure it out. Once it is installed I will be set. The apps for my realty work are just great. The Zillo app alone is magic except that zillos price quotes are always off by 30 k.
So the first question is if the Verizon phone has the Google mobile then why did I not get that phone. Well you cannot talk and use internet or internet based apps at the same time with Verizon and I need to be able to do that so I can answer questions while I am talking on the phone to a client.
If I can get the goggle mobile to work then I will have the perfect phone.
If you have not seen goggle mobile in actions it is really neat. You just talk to the phone and it does a goggle search of what every you ask. Example> Say Pizza in to the phone and it gives you a list of all the pizza joints i the local area, because it knows where you are. Then pick one and directions and the phone switches to Google map with voice directions, like my garmen, and leads you there. Now you don't need to buy a gps for car. A co worker has it on his verizon phone. Why att did not want this is beyond me.
Now I heard there is a work around but dammed if I can figure it out. Once it is installed I will be set. The apps for my realty work are just great. The Zillo app alone is magic except that zillos price quotes are always off by 30 k.
So the first question is if the Verizon phone has the Google mobile then why did I not get that phone. Well you cannot talk and use internet or internet based apps at the same time with Verizon and I need to be able to do that so I can answer questions while I am talking on the phone to a client.
If I can get the goggle mobile to work then I will have the perfect phone.
tpbrady":31uoimss said:
Looks like it was firmware v. 2.1.
And back on topic: we stopped at Best Buy today and looked at the iPad. I was impressed, Joan not so much. What it did, it did well. Bright crisp screen. Reasonably fast internet on wifi. I don't see one in my immediate future, since I haven't felt the burning need for something between my Droid and my MacBook Pro. Many of the iPhone apps look pixel-ly (probably not a word) when enlarged to 2x, but I'm sure there will updates to make those native on the iPad very soon. Lots of options with that device.
Best wishes,<br>
Jim B.
Why anyone would buy such a locked-down device is beyond me, but whatever floats your boat...
For those of you loving your Android phones - here's something that should get you a wee bit excited.
I've made it pretty clear I'm not a gadget/smartphone kinda guy, but I can actually see a lot of use for this. Unfettered by the likes of Apple's iron-fisted control over the iPad, I can see this device gaining tons of developer acceptance - and I wouldn't feel guilty about using it, as I do with my Macs.
For those of you loving your Android phones - here's something that should get you a wee bit excited.
I've made it pretty clear I'm not a gadget/smartphone kinda guy, but I can actually see a lot of use for this. Unfettered by the likes of Apple's iron-fisted control over the iPad, I can see this device gaining tons of developer acceptance - and I wouldn't feel guilty about using it, as I do with my Macs.