The Motorola Droid has earned some pretty impressive reviews and collected scores of fans in the few weeks since its launch. And now this Android-based smartphone has another claim to fame: it's being called Time Magazine's Gadget of the Year.
"Everybody likes Android, Google's open-source smartphone operating system. But a smartphone operating system isn't all that satisfying without an actual kick-ass smartphone wrapped around it. Now Android has one: The Droid is a hefty beast, a metal behemoth without the gloss and finish of the iPhone, but you don't miss it," Time says in its description of the Droid.
I like the Android operating system, too. And I do like a lot of what the Droid has to offer, but I'm not sure I'd called it a "kick-ass smartphone." I, for one, did miss the gloss and finish of the iPhone. (And the iPhone 3GS, by the way, landed at number 3 on this very same list.) Still, I like the idea of the Droid as the gadget of the year. It is the first Android smartphone to truly compete with the iPhone, and I think that competition is only going to lead to better devices down the road.
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I’m glad to see the Droid was ranked #1. It really is an exceptional device that will spur competition and innovation.
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