Comments on: Video: HTC Using Micro Arc Oxidation to Create New Ceramic-Like Casing for New Devices

By: Droidzilla

Droidzilla — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 18:14:00 +0000

Well, if Al Gore said it and the Sierra Club endorsed it, it just must be true.

By: wastry

wastry — Sun, 18 Mar 2012 17:39:00 +0000

Ethanol creates more CO2 than gasoline; even Al Gore and the Sierra club have come out against it. It’s nothing but a subsidy pig that degrades engines and buys votes

By: Josh Groff

Josh Groff — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:12:00 +0000

Screen is the least of my worries, QHD is fine by me.

By: Josh Groff

Josh Groff — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:11:00 +0000

I know it’s minimal, but I’m not a big fan of the look of it. Plan on getting a free bionic through wirefly, or should I drop the extra 60 bucks for a 32 GB Razr?

By: Rsa329

Rsa329 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:44:00 +0000

I love HTC! to He!! with all the other manufacturers!

By: Mapekz

Mapekz — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:51:00 +0000

Yeah, that’s the “gray area” to which I was referring in my post. But to be honest there is such a small pool to draw from if you avoid to show even the slightest hint of favoritism so I don’t think it really matters: a lottery is a lottery and every manufacturer may have an equal opportunity on the Nexus phone after all.

But I definitely would put my money on an Asus-made Nexus tablet; no one else got Android tablets right so far. There could be a small chance for a Motorola Nexus tablet, however, just because Motorola unleashed the first Honeycomb tablet on us; this would be similar to how HTC launched the first Android phone and subsequently became the first Nexus phone manufacturer.

By: Mapekz

Mapekz — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:49:00 +0000

If you’ve seen the ICS Blur leaks, it’s actually very minimal and somewhat decent. Change the flamboyant icons back to their originals and you have a solid OEM skin that doesn’t get in the way. Heck, Blur for the Bionic on release is fairly minimal and actually better than stock Gingerbread in many ways (it consisted of some Honeycomb features).

By: Dezignstuff

Dezignstuff — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:18:00 +0000

Sounds like it’s oxidizing the external layer of material. Aluminum Oxide powder/sand is used as an abrasive because it is so hard. In bulk it should be relatively inexpensive, and may allow for thinner and lighter cases. On the other hand, since it is so hard, it may also become brittle and crack, especially if you drop it in the cold.

By: r0lct

r0lct — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:23:00 +0000

+1 from another working parent with time to comment on DL and forced into family friendly cars. :P

By: Stayflyer

Stayflyer — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:21:00 +0000

thats great but what new tech are you using for better battery life?

By: Net Police

Net Police — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:18:00 +0000

Where’s the d-bag button? I’ve got one above (Tboltluser).

By: florious80

florious80 — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:16:00 +0000

Agreed. I think blur will be removed if it is indeed a Moto Nexus. I can’t vouch for the recent Moto screens, but I think they need to put in a good one for Nexus. The rest of the hardware from Moto has always been very good, especially the cell radio, since they make their own custom 4G radio.

By: r0lct

r0lct — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:15:00 +0000

I think it was just bad grammar and was actually saying DL does have the option, but maybe I am giving him too much credit

By: Josh Groff

Josh Groff — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:10:00 +0000

Motorola makes solid hardware, take off their blur, and you have one mean android. Just my $.02

By: Josh Groff

Josh Groff — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:06:00 +0000

Make that into a phone and I’ll buy it, plain and simple.