So after all the hype, buzz, tweets, and ads – we had to at least go look at this thing hands-on this AM. Mike and I trekked up to the Verizon (reseller) store on Buford Highway around 11am, with ZERO wait… there wasn’t even another customer in the entire store and 3 clerks ready to help us sign a new 2-year contract and plunk down $199 for the almighty Droid.

Needless to say, we just wanted to play. After a bit of coercion we got our hands on the demo one that “Nakita” the clerk was playing with. It didn’t have a data connection, but we still got to tinker around… here is the video:

Droid First Look with Vert from Vertmob on Vimeo.

First quick impressions:
- It is well constructed, and weighty
- The screen is beautiful and very responsive
- It has force feedback when you touch a button
- Camera is stellar (5MP) and user friendly
- QWERTY keyword is a definite plus, and a great size

The real test will be to see how the battery life stands up to the power hungry Verizon network (there’s a map for that, remember)… Not to mention the uber-hyped navigation feature that caused Garmin stock to tank earlier this week.

Stay tuned kids!
-Kevin

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