Comments on: 3 week Android Road Test http://www.refocusingtechnology.com/2010/01/05/3-week-android-road-test/ Saving the Marriage of Business and Technology Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:42:29 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tweets that mention 3 week Android Road Test | Refocusing Technology -- Topsy.com http://www.refocusingtechnology.com/2010/01/05/3-week-android-road-test/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Tweets that mention 3 week Android Road Test | Refocusing Technology -- Topsy.com Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:23:51 +0000 http://www.refocusingtechnology.com/?p=1250#comment-178 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Dave Yankowiak and Jeremy Lattimore, Borea Systems. Borea Systems said: 3 week Android Road Test http://bit.ly/65aPYY [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Dave Yankowiak and Jeremy Lattimore, Borea Systems. Borea Systems said: 3 week Android Road Test http://bit.ly/65aPYY [...]

]]> By: Jeremy Lattimore http://www.refocusingtechnology.com/2010/01/05/3-week-android-road-test/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Jeremy Lattimore Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:32:39 +0000 http://www.refocusingtechnology.com/?p=1250#comment-177 Dave, I think that the Eris and the Hero are very similar. As you know the Droid is the big dog for VZW. The Droid seems pretty cool and if you really want a keyboard seems like a good option but I must say the Hero is amazing. As for the media player, I haven't played with it much yet. It appears to be pretty cool and easy to use (it's widgetized for simple play). You would probably want to upgrade the micro SD card to hold more if you are wanting audio. I must say the video works pretty cool streaming YouTube, etc. I would say stick with your existing camera though. The Hero has a 5 MP camera that is actually nothing to write home about. Not very spectacular. Haven't played much with camcorder feature but it seems to work better than the camera. But with your Zi8, who cares?? Best of luck with finding your phone (remember that Google's Android phone is supposed to release sometime this year). Dave, I think that the Eris and the Hero are very similar. As you know the Droid is the big dog for VZW. The Droid seems pretty cool and if you really want a keyboard seems like a good option but I must say the Hero is amazing.

As for the media player, I haven’t played with it much yet. It appears to be pretty cool and easy to use (it’s widgetized for simple play). You would probably want to upgrade the micro SD card to hold more if you are wanting audio. I must say the video works pretty cool streaming YouTube, etc.

I would say stick with your existing camera though. The Hero has a 5 MP camera that is actually nothing to write home about. Not very spectacular. Haven’t played much with camcorder feature but it seems to work better than the camera. But with your Zi8, who cares??

Best of luck with finding your phone (remember that Google’s Android phone is supposed to release sometime this year).

]]> By: Dave Yankowiak http://www.refocusingtechnology.com/2010/01/05/3-week-android-road-test/comment-page-1/#comment-176 Dave Yankowiak Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:31:16 +0000 http://www.refocusingtechnology.com/?p=1250#comment-176 Glad you're enjoying the Android platform, Jeremy. I'm going to make the switch at some point as well. I think the Hero is supposedly much the same as the Droid Eris on Verizon's network, so this will be a review I reference when considering the upgrade. How's the actual media player on this device, i.e. how simple is it to load a bunch of songs onto the device and listen to them? I gotta have my tunes. :) Glad you’re enjoying the Android platform, Jeremy. I’m going to make the switch at some point as well. I think the Hero is supposedly much the same as the Droid Eris on Verizon’s network, so this will be a review I reference when considering the upgrade. How’s the actual media player on this device, i.e. how simple is it to load a bunch of songs onto the device and listen to them? I gotta have my tunes. :)

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