Wake Up, Humans: DROID by Motorola Goes on Sale Early
Extended Hours, In-Store Demos, Unique Times Sq. Billboard, Other EventsPlanned For Nationwide Debut at Verizon Wireless Communications StoresBASKING RIDGE, N.J., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Many of Verizon Wireless' morethan 2,000 Communications Stores will open early Friday (Nov. 6) to givecustomers the earliest opportunity to purchase the DROID by Motorola on itsfirst day of sale. Some stores will open at 7 a.m. and others at 8 a.m. Customers should check local stores for their opening hours. (Mall storeswill not open early.) Customers visiting Verizon Wireless Communications Stores on or after Friday,Nov. 6, will not only be able to purchase the world's first smartphone withAndroid(TM) 2.0, they can also learn about its variety of advanced featuresand functions. Verizon Wireless will host demonstrations at select locationsto help customers get the most from their new DROID by Motorola devices. Also on Friday, Verizon Wireless will create a first-of-its-kind interactiveexperience in New York City called, "DROID Does Times Square." Thisexperience will let callers control two of Times Square's largest digitalbillboards -- the NASDAQ and Reuters signs -- using only voice commands. The digital billboards will instruct passersby to call a toll-free number(1-888-376-4336) to search locations in the Times Square area. Participantscan search for practically anything (e.g. their favorite cuisines, plays,movies, stores), and the search results will be displayed on the digitalbillboards using Google Maps. This activity takes place from Nov. 6 throughNov. 20, daily from 12:30 p.m. to 2:10 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 8:10 p.m.and from 6:00 a.m. on Nov. 27 through 2:00 a.m. on Nov. 28. Beginning Nov. 6,Internet fans worldwide can also view the experience in real-time by visitingwww.droiddoes.com/timessquare.DROID by Motorola will be available in the United States exclusively atVerizon Wireless Communications Stores and online on Friday, Nov. 6, for$199.99 with a new two-year customer agreement after a $100 mail-in rebate. Customers will receive the rebate in the form of a debit card; upon receipt,customers may use the card as cash anywhere debit cards are accepted. The DROID by Motorola features high-speed Web browsing, voice-activatedsearch, a customizable large screen, access to thousands of Androidapplications and hundreds of widgets, and the largest 3G mobile network in thecountry. To learn more, visithttp://news.vzw.com/news/2009/10/pr2009-10-27.html. Experience the all-newDROID by Motorola at www.droiddoes.com.For a list of Verizon Wireless Communications Store locations, visitwww.verizonwireless.com/b2c/storelocator/index.jsp.About Verizon WirelessVerizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wirelessvoice and 3G data network, serving 89 million customers. Headquartered inBasking Ridge, N.J., with 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is ajoint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE:VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To preview andrequest broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of VerizonWireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library atwww.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.SOURCE Verizon WirelessTom Pica, Verizon Wireless, +1-908-559-7516, Thomas.Pica@verizonwireless.com
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