Quote Originally Posted by TANKJR
I just got a new Droid Incredible w/ google phone and being a "really old guy", (thanks for reminding me, Em! ) I think they sure named this phone right! I've been playing with it and d/ling apps for four days now...LOL! I'm not sure I need a laptop computer anymore....this thing IS a hand top 'puter! Anybody else have one of these? Recommend any favorite apps? Games?

Being a "really old guy", I can remember the first 'puter I worked on took up an entire floor of a large office bldg., cost 8 mil, and ran at a clock speed of 1khz...yes K, not meg, not gig....now I got a phone I can hold in my palm that is a 1000 times faster (or is it 100,000? Don't make me do math high...) and has 200 times the data storage and cost me $19.99...I call that pretty incredible!
Glad to help TankJr. I love my Droid. I got the cheaper one, the Optimus. Finally they are starting to get this phone thing right. You do realize that for all you centenarians that you can download an app that will let you simulate the old rotary dial phones? Not sure, but it might help you adjust to the technology.

As an economist I am all over the business and market analysis products out there. It really is amazing the amount of computing and communications power in these phones. I manage about 8 email accounts through it, several IM accounts, social networking, the dang thing even knows right exactly where I am at all times and can recommend the nearest restaurant, gas station (rated by cheapest gas prices), and show me what movies are playing nearby and even show me the trailers so I can see if I want to buy a ticket. I can point out to someone exactly where I am at so they can find me using their smart phone. It knows my schedule and will wake me up automatically at a different time of the morning depending on the day of the week and based on my appointments and class schedule. My scheduler and appointment book are always at my fingertips and synchronized with my computer at home. I have an instant weather report at my fingertips including local Doppler radar. If I need to be entertained, I can watch TV, News or listen to the 30 hours or so of music I have stored in the phone. Best thing about all of this... it cost me $49. Wow! Just wow. Indeed if we lost all this I would feel like I was melting. If it could only cook or allow me to beam up somewhere, it would be perfect. I could use a laser that melted snow too. Maybe next year's phones will do that.

Emmie