We've just taken our seats in the theater. The event should begin in about 20 minutes.
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:06:35 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:09:59 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:13:29 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:13:54 PM
our own Greg Kumparak, ladies and gentlement (black shirt, next to the monitor)
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:17:04 PM
We're camped out in the press pit - the powerstrips are juiced, and the WiFi seems to be stable. Everything looks good so far!
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:19:05 PM
We've still got a few more minutes before the event starts, but the house is already pretty packed.
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:19:44 PM
The showing here today is a lot different than yesterday's Apple event, primarily because it's happening as part of a larger conferences. More industry folks than press. We're seeing faces from Samsung, Telenav, T-Mobile and a bunch of other companies in the audience.
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:21:07 PM
We've been asked to take our seats - looks like this shows about to start.
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:22:34 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:23:10 PM
Kevin Tofel's on stage making the introductions, and the Motorola logo has taken over the projector.
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:27:38 PM
"Nows the moment most of you have been waiting for.."
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:28:05 PM
"I'd like to introduce the Co-CEO of motorola, Sanjay Jha"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:28:18 PM
"Good morning everyone... Good MORNING everyone!"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:28:31 PM
(Audience sleepily responds 'Good morning')
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:28:42 PM
"Over the last year or so, we've seen tremendous change in the mobile industry"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:29:00 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:29:20 PM
The biggest change being the availability of wireless broadband.
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:29:24 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:29:29 PM
"From a user perspective, they've got a fast connection to whatever media they want"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:29:45 PM
"They're connected to friends, family, and coworkers without limits"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:29:53 PM
"According to Comscore, the number of users using mobile broadband doubled from 2008 to 2009"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:30:08 PM
"This rapid expansion has been especially true in North America and Europe"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:30:24 PM
He continues to read off more stats.
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:30:54 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:30:59 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:31:08 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:31:17 PM
"Smartphones are probably the background on which mobilization of the internet will occur"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:00 PM
"But today, there is no common understanding of 'Smartphone'"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:10 PM
"I'm looking to set the stage for you. Smartphone:
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:27 PM
- Large, Hi res display
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:31 PM
- Anywhere, anytime wireless broadband
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:35 PM
- Robust HTML browser
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:39 PM
- Over the air software updates
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:44 PM
-Rich Messaging capabilities
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:49 PM
- Good voice quality
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:32:55 PM
- Multi-threaded, Multi- tasking OS
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:33:00 PM
The Android logo has filled the screen.
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:33:13 PM
"Android is a modern, well architected, modular operating system"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:33:22 PM
by jeremykessel at 9/10/2009 5:33:39 PM
"It also allows for competitive differentiation."
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:33:40 PM
"We are leveraging the Android platform to solve consumer problems and enhance the consumer experience"
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:34:11 PM
They want to give users the ability to customize their experience
by GregKumparak at 9/10/2009 5:34:33 PM
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