Droid X Hits Verizon Stores This Week

The Droid X, the next member of the Droid family, will be coming to Verizon Wireless stores on Thursday.

 

The Droid X is Motorola’s latest Google Android device, featuring a 4.3-inch screen, 8-megapixel camera, HDMI out put and more.

 

The Droid X looks like it will be shipping with Android 2.1 to start. Android 2.2 (Froyo) and Adobe Flash Player 10.1 will be available via an over-the-air update before fall.

 

The original Droid was a massive hit for Verizon and has been the most successful Android device to-date. Since original Droid release last November, many high-end Android-based smartphones have showed up, including the Nexus One, HTC Incredible, HTC EVO 4G and the Dell Streak.

 

The Droid X will be available for $199 after a $100 mail-in-rebate and a new, two-year contract. So get your hands on one right now!

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The Successor to HDMI: All Your Video Through Networking Cable

An alliance of Consumer Electronics makers, including Samsung and LG, finalized the specifications for a new A/V cable standard dubbed HDBaseT yesterday, which is meant to eventually succeed HDMI by offering more advanced networking functionality for home entertainment devices.

 

HDBaseT’s features should make home theater enthusiasts and cord cutters alike happy: Not only is it based on standard CAT5e/6 networking cables, which is going to make networking your home theater much cheaper than HDMI, the new standard also supports cable lengths of up to 328 feet. In other words: There’s really no more excuses for not connecting your PC to your TV, even if the two devices are located in different rooms of your house.

 

This could be good news for platforms like Google TV that try to unite cable content with over-the-top and local video. The standard is expected to be adopted by 2011.

 

Read the full post at NewTeeVee.

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