Liveblog: Verizon and Motorola announce the DROID Ultra, DROID MAXX and DROID mini
And so, just like that, Verizon and Motorola have embarked on a new journey to pour some fresh oil over the beloved DROID line-up of Android smartphones. Getting their engines going for the first time, a bunch of new handsets are expected to get revealed today at the joint event held by the nation's leading carrier and the world's not-so-leading device manufacturer. What we expect the companies to introduce are the DROID Ultra, DROID MAXX and DROID mini - three brand new DROIDs for the numerous fans of the brand that once kickstarted the whole Android thing.
Welcome to our liveblog of the event - it's for those of you who'd like to follow its development from start to finish and be the first to know about each and every little detail.
Live event tracker
| 11:15 | That's was a super quick announcement, so keep a watch out on the site for our hands-on. Thanks everyone! |
| 11:09 | okay folks, we're going to check them out right now |
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| 11:06 | If you pre-order between now & 9/30, you get 6 months access of Google Play Music All Access |
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| 11:05 | DROID Mini - $99 Ultra - $199 Maxx - $299. Pre-orders start right now. August 20th availability for all devices |
| 11:04 | Aside from the processor, no word on other specs |
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| 11:04 | DROID has Ingress preloaded, the only devices to have it preloaded. |
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| 11:03 | New accessories were made for this latest line of DROIDs. |
| 11:03 | DROID Command center allows you to control your media sharing. |
| 11:02 | Touchless control allows you to search from something. Active display lights up a portion of the display. Quick capture launches the cam |
| 11:02 | Motorola X8 Mobile computing system - 2 apps cores, 4 graphics cores, 1 contextual computing core, & 1 natural language core. |
| 11:00 | All products have 24% faster CPU, 100% faster GPU, and twice the RAM with all models over predecssors |
| 10:59 | And of course, the DROID MAXX is going to deliver an impressive 48 hours of battery. 8.5mm thin |
| 10:59 | DROID MAXX is 9% thinner than last year's model. Unibody design with kevlar |
| 10:58 | DROID mini shares many similar things with the DROID Ultra, just smaller form factor |
| 10:58 | Nice rear casing with the DROID Ultra. 7.18mm thin! Thinnest 4G LTE smartphone |
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| 10:58 | DROID mini, DROID Ultra, and DROID mini |
| 10:57 | Rick Osterloh , senior VP of product management with Motorola Mobility is on stage to introduce the DROID Ultra |
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| 10:55 | Jeff dietel is on stage giving the opening remarks. VP of marketing with Verizon |
| 10:54 | A quick intro paying homage to the DROID line |
| 10:54 | It's starting off with a video. |
| 10:52 | We are finally in people!  |
| 10:02 | No sighting of any new DROIDs yet from the Verizon folks walking about, but we did see some old XYBOARDs. |
| 10:01 | Looks like we're super early for this event folks, doesn't seem like it's going to start until 12PM EST. |
| 09:41 | Hey guys, john V here as your host for today's big Verizon event. We're still waiting to get inside the venue. |
| 09:24 | Test |
