Verizon Droid

A worthy challenge to Apple 's iPhone is finally here, and it’s on the Verizon network. Verizon has just announced the Droid phone, a joint venture among Verizon, Google, and Motorola. The expected release date for the Motorola Droid is around October 30, 2009.

What makes the Droid an attractive adversary to the iPhone is the fact that it has the ability to run multiple apps, has a physical keyboard (also a touch screen) and most importantly, it runs on Verizon’s 3G network. The Droid is powered by Google's Android 2.0.

Verizon has released a commercial exploiting the shortcoming on Apple’s iPhone and AT&T’s network. The commercial for the Droid lists several features that the iPhone lacks, such as a physical keypad, taking night shots, running simultaneous applications, supporting open development, and interchangeable batteries. The commercial ends with the tagline “Everything iDon’t, Droid does.”

Verizon is also rumored to be getting the Android powered HTC Hero sometime in November.