Verizon Wireless to take over Times Square with the Motorola DROID

By Jonathan S. Geller on Oct 28, 2009 at 1:42 PM

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We’ve been told that in conjunction with the DROID launch, Verizon is going to be creating a “first-of-its-kind” interactive experience in New York City. What’s the name of it? “DROID Does Times Square.” Our connect says that this experience will let people control two of Times Square’s largest digital billboards — the NASDAQ and Reuters signs — using only voice commands. What you see above is a “sneak peak” of what it’s going to look like.

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Nelson5693

Sick!
Chuong

Verizon is going all out on its DROID advertisement.
Shamai

Nice, it’s about time they get serious, how much money they’re putting into this baby?
http://asktonyc.com asktonyc

I wish I could be in Times Square to see this. Maybe I’ll find a way!
joe

this is going to be HUGE!!
T dot

The iPhone is officially dead and Apple will be bankrupt in a year.

Rick D

Droid can’t kill the iphone. There will never be an iphone killer.

Biggles

With the same old boring interface and yesteryear specs, if anything is an iphone killer, it’ll be the iphone 3gs+ or whatever slight incremental upgrade we get next year. Apple will suck every last dollar out of your wallet taking babysteps to stay a few steps behind the competition hardware-wise.

Muntari

Joke of the century, keep deluding yourself, everyone will forget about this phone in 3 months when the next iphone killer comes around. Anyone heard of the Palm Pre lately?

manny

WOW!! verizon is going all out on droid, luckily i live 15mins away from times square! so i will be checking this out, i hope for all this money droid is worth it. renting space in times square is not cheap.
hakeem

Holy shit this thing looks slow. Let’s hope it’s just pre-production bugs (this is the GSM version):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBoB5Sfa-Ko&feature=player_embedded It’s a prototype n00b

@hakeem
HAhaha! that video is of a prototype unit they were testing the concept with. Of course it’s slow! It prob doesn’t even have the right processor in that version.

Here’s how fast the final version is (Super fast):

Steel

or, put the money into getting out a keyboardless version quick!

Kami

What’s with people holding out for a keyboardless version? If you don’t want to use the physical keyboard, DON’T. There is still an on-screen keyboard (portrait and landscape) if that’s your style.

idroidberrydow

look on earthcams if that site is still available. you can view times square from a cam
AusFest

I plan on getting this phone but I am guessing they will have an out of stock sticker on the website after the first day. Which will suck for the people who dont care to wait in line.
railgib

too bad real new yorkers never actually go to times square. lots of foreigners will get to see the ads though :)

dave .c

haha! i know right!! i live right across the water from manhattan, and im rarely over there.

GJB

It’s looking like Droid is poised to be a huge hit. Hopefully they have a lot of these on hand, else there will be plenty of unhappy customers that can’t get it.
Seth

Oh boy … I just got nervous. With Verizon going all out, I sure hope the hype isn’t just hype.

About over-hyping … I remember a very hard lesson that the t.u. tea-sips had to learn back in 2006. After they beat USC to claim the national championship in 2005, t.u. ranked in preseason at #3. The hype was incredible. Everyone talked about how great they were and how they were going to get another championship and how they would walk all over the teams. Later that year, t.u. fell to #18 before rebounding to #13; though still in the Top 25, they had a (comparatively) dismal year.

With all the hype DROID is getting, I am officially nervous. Is it *REALLY* that good and worth all the hype or … is it just one more phone among the masses?

Red

@Seth

After the 2006 Rose Bowl Texas lost Vince Young along with a host of others and were starting a freshman quarterback by the name of Colt McCoy in what was to be a rebuilding year. Nobody smart pegged them to repeat the national title, and pre-season rankings are worthless, so don’t try to bring them in the argument.

Sorry aggy – I’m sure yall would kill for 10 wins

urmomFTW

@Boy Genius, Now that the Droid has been announced, when are we going to get your full review? Your preview was but a tease for most of us…
Droid

So what time is the Times Square event
Scott

@T dot,

That was a stupid comment. Apple makes more than the iPhone, so no, they aren’t going to go bankrupt any time soon. Also, they hit record iPhone sales last quarter (at least for att they did). It’s a great platform, but I am interested in Android now. If moto brings a keyboardless GSM version next year, I’d be willing to switch, just not to Verizon. Next time, leave an educated answer.

Posted from BGR Mobile (iPhone) at: Tempe Arizona, USA

Leave it closed

Why wait? Just leave the keyboard slid in and use the on-screen keyboards (portrait and landscape available). The phone is no thicker than the iPhone even with the slide out keyboard! So, you’ve got nothing to loose. You’ll never know it’s there. :)
T dot

Quit with your explosive fanboy diarrhea. BTW, you can reply directly to comments now… OH WAIT, you have an iphone and can’t do anything the Droid can. Get out of here with your worthless iShit.

Scott

I can also leave a comment through Safari. So yes, I can directly reply, just not through the BGR app. Does Android have a BGR app? I don’t believe they do. And actually, my iPhone can do every thing the Droid can… heard of jailbreaking?

I’m also not a fanboy, just making fun of your stupid comment. My iPhone is actually the only thing Apple I have ever owned. And I bought it because for what the device is, it suits my needs perfectly. Android is getting there. Like I said, I may have an Android device in the near future. I just have no need for a keyboard (physical that is) or Verizon.

http://www.CitySpeek.com Jmartens

Wow, sounds awesome! Good work, VZW! Wish I could ditch my Tour and get the Droid!
Adam

Droid sucks

HaterHatr

hate on fanboy! You don’treally know anything about it but you hate it b/c its not made by apple. Personally I think that shit is weird. Why go on the internet and hate on every non-apple product?? Seriously, what makes your allegiance to one cell phone maker or service provider so strong? Please reply I’m dying to get to the bottom of it. my dog can beat up your dog. weirdo

Adam

@Seth

I sure hope you do not mean UT, as in the University of Texas Longhorns???
adil

@ hakeem

it probably has to do partly with pre-prod issues (i’d guess) but moreso with the device having been just turned on, there is some lag after boot as the phone is busy syncing information…

all the other video’s i’ve seen so far of the CDMA droid show that it is REALLY fast

hakeem

@adil

let’s hope so. apparently everyone disliked my comment!

Doesn’t look significantly faster (or even faster at all) than my HTC Magic was.

Mrwirez

Verizon Motorola Drool… iWant one. iNeed one. iiiii
mzpenland

Now all they need is a giant sidewalk-sized keyboard (like Big!) :-D
Rachel

BAM! Droid makes everything real.
Deuces iLame, you’re so 2007.
Ethan

sounds great, i cant wait to get my hands on one. wish i lived in NYC to see this in person!

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