droid incredible really?
 

why in the world didnt they just call it the incredible... THIS ISNT A MOTO PHONE FOR CRYIN OUT LOUD. its really annoying that they keep on doing this it sounds stupid

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the "droid" moniker is extended to all verizon android powered phones. ie the DROID eris as well. the moniker is licenced to motorola as well as htc

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Also because droid does!!! lls

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"droid" may sound silly, but i am just happy verizon carries android powered phones now...so i am ok with whatever they wanna call it. to me its the "Incredible"

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I too was a bit taken back by the "DROID Incredible" name but it does make sense for VZ.
They have spent a MASSIVE amount of Marketing dollars on the "droid does" campaign and lets be honest...most people couldn't tell you who makes the Droid, simply that it is a Droid. By lumping the HTC in under the Droid umbrella, Verizon can continue to capitalize on the momentum that the Droid marketing is gaining.

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Well I got my Droid Incredible early today. So far its AMAZING.

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very good point, spot on

mmmhmmm, and i just got an iphone activated on verizon but the cdmas blew it up

EDIT: if you do really have one...lets see some pics. are the innards still gloss red like in the mr. blurry cam pics we saw many moons ago?

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If i had to guess, i would say because they paid alot of money to Lucas Arts to use the Droid name on there devices

on top of that, they make it stand out from other carriers using the "Droid Does" or "Droid (name)" use
so far the only phone on VZ with Android to have the "with Google" branding is the Droid, which makes this phone a true google android experience, so another reason for "the next chapter in the Droid saga" is also being used
and another reason why i think its the successor to the Moto Droid

and if you look at the unique names we have in todays marketplace that stand out, for example, the Wii everyone made fun of it then it stuck
when iPod was first announced no one knew it would be a hit, now its got its own designation in stores ipod/mp3 not going by MP3 which is why customers would always ask "whats the difference between and iPod and an MP3 player?"

also another reason for the Droid name and the increased marketing over what they did for Eris is because this phone is truly the successor to the current Droid throne on VZ which is the Moto Droid, look at the marketing campaign thats being used on the website then rewind back to when Eris came out, big difference huh? I will miss the QWERTY from my TP2 but after seeing the search by Voice and landscape keyboard on screen, i'm thinking i will adapt to it

now we just need to get this thing rooted and ROM's made for it! :)
then i can start making my themes for Sense 2.1 :)

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NCX Designs:
very good points as well. i guess it just sounds odd since we have simply called it the incredible for the past few months. but then again it wasn't a huge surprise verizon carried that tagging along.

i really enjoyed your work for the tp2. i parted ways with winmo though (my tp2) and will be getting the incredible when it hits. i look forward to seeing what you bring to the android themeing scene.

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I switched back on my old LG Voyager so i can get the Incredible lol (don't want to pay for 2 data plans)

anywho, yeah, my last project for the TP2 will be the dialer i'm helping to make. I'm working with one of the PPC members to port the Devotion dialer to the TP2, and its almost done, so its good timing.

I will be keeping my TP2 since i can switch back and forth when i want to get into some TP2 action again lol it keeps it from getting boring when you can customize your interface's look

i'm hoping that once the Incredible is rooted i can bring my themes to it as well. if not an entire theme, a flip clock theme or something

this will be my first android handset, i didn't like the Droid, the keyboard looked and felt cheap, didn't care for the screen quality and the fact its motorola and not HTC yeah.... i'll stop right there lol

the TP2 has to be the best phone i've ever had so far and the Incredible will take that throne away from it when i get it most likely

here's a couple of morsels to chew on until we get our "Bravo" 's

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJyt463AoOA << TV Out in action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYjhWkEWJbg << a new review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzlFlK-1dNY << a new review

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUpmb1HLmjU << unboxing video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-bWXbyPxqw << review part 1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AgOG7my5Gs << review part 2

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well color me embarassed...hope you understand why its hard to believe. you lucky lucky person. were you able to activate it?

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/21/d...g-pre-orderer/

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Guess that means you'll be switching. I will be too. Only had ym TP2 for 2 weeks. Good phone but I like to stay up to date on things. Glad to know someone else out there with a TP2 is jumping ship. Best of luck when you get yours. I'll be on the lookout for your reviews and tips...

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i think this phone will make a lot of people jump to android...just like the evo on sprint will. i had my tp2 for nearly 6 months. fun phone and all, but got bored/tired of it (well mainly winmo). and nothing will compare to its keyboard, so i figured why bother. maybe the tp3 will have a better (or just as good) keyboard...

if i were you i would definitely jump on the incredible. the tp2 is great and all but its just not incredible (pun intended?)

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I found this on the Verizon site, its a simulator to show you how to do certain tasks. http://support.vzw.com/swf/droid_inc...simulator.html

and then i found this (it made me happy!)

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/d...ble_dialer.png
I hated how the dialer screen was on the emulator, XDAndroid for TP2

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thanks for the link. that dialer is probably the htc sense skin. it does look nice. i didn't mind the stock android one though, nice and clean, yet a little bland. i remember on my tp2 having to kill the htc dialer skin cause it hogged too many resources...it will be so nice to not have to worry about that anymore, haha

EDIT: that emulator is just a tease, haha. man i can't wait for this phone and to play with android...

Wirelessly posted (Opera/9.7 (WindowsMobile; PPC; Opera Mobi/35267; U; en; Presto/2.1.1))

agreed. I work with two people who were unfamiliar with android, but knew exactly what droid does.

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they might call it droid incredible, but the box only says htc incredible... i think the droid part is just to help sell. everybody's seen the droid commercials, so it'll definitely catch their eye if they hear there's a new "droid"

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It has an android OS and droid is short for android so they lump them all together. That's what people do.

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it seems DROID's name also might have a different purpose besides marketing
take a look at this Press Release Sirius XM just released about its Android App coming out soon.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/24/s...d-coming-soon/

it seems to be a designation of a class of device, like the "with Google" branding on Google Android Experience phones.

Edit: Anyone else get a shipment confirmation that there Incredible has shipped? mine has shipped according to the email and tracking, and unfortunately, my bank account :(.

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How do you like it so far ?

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Just got mine today, ive had winmo since the 6700 and before that Pocket PCs so im used to Windows, i still have my Imagio, but i think i am going to like the Incredible, very very fast, great touch response, will just take some getting use to tho, but that wont take long im sure. I do like the customization of windows with new roms , dont know a lot about Android yet but from what i read will be able to unlock?? How about you jbh00jh how do you like the Incredible, you had the Imagio also if i remember

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I think coming from Windows Mobile, i am very much going to enjoy the Droid Incredible, i've had it since Tuesday but i'm still looking for more stuff i can do with it, and so far i'm not disappointed at all with it

Check out my "semi" complete review here