CLICK TO SKIP REVIEWS AND JUMP TO GIVEAWAY INFO I was finally fed up enough with the hard case I originally purchased from Verizon (see my gripes here) and made the move to buy a full-coverage Invisible Shield and a pretty Decal Girl skin to use instead. Of course, these are just stick-on skins and don’t protect it from big drops, but I keep my phone in my outer purse pocket and probably dropped it more often with the slippery hard case on it, anyway! First, I’ll review the...

Two of my favorite Android apps are Google Maps Navigation and Pandora. Both are ideal for driving, but less so when my phone is sliding around on the passenger’s seat or muffled by the center cup holder. Enter the Auto AirVent Mount, which promises to keep Android handy, visible and in one place. You simply push the device into the air vent on your car, put your phone into it, and suddenly all those car-friendly Android apps are nearly as accessible as if they were built right into your...

I’m happy to announce that we have not just one, but two Android accessories to give away: a Motorola portable charger and an Arkon Mega Grip Smartphone Mount. First up, the Motorola Portable Charger P790. This small charger is compatible with Motorola phones and other mini-USB-compatible phones, including Nokia and Blackberry. When you’re at home, you plug your phone into the charger and plug the charger into an outlet, and they’ll both get charged up at the same time. Later, if your...

I’ve had my Motorola Droid 3 for three days now and I’m finally getting the chance to use it and set it up! Here are some of my first impressions of the phone. Photo of my new Droid 3 taken with my Original Droid Here’s why I picked the Droid 3 I really liked the Original Droid I’ve had for the past 2 years and wanted the latest in the Motorola Droid line I wanted a phone with top-of-the-line hardware specs (speed, memory, screen) and a front-facing camera, and the...

This is part 2 of our DecalGirl giveaway on Women With Droids! DecalGirl has given us 10 skins for 10 different Android devices, and we’re giving them away over 2 posts! DecalGirl has a ton of attractive removable vinyl skins for many different models of phones, tablets, laptops, and media & gaming devices, and the prices are reasonable – most phone skins are only $7.99. The skins help protect your devices while also making them unique and fun! Additionally, the skins are...

I’m excited to announce that DecalGirl is sponsoring a giveaway here on Women With Droids! We are giving away 10 DecalGirl skins, spread over 2 posts, for 10 different Android devices! DecalGirl has a ton of attractive removable vinyl skins for many different models of phones, tablets, laptops, and media & gaming devices, and the prices are reasonable – most phone skins are only $7.99. The skins help protect your devices while also making them unique and fun! Additionally, the...

Etsy seller Jessica Nelson has offered up a cool holiday gift for us to give to a lucky WomenWithDroids reader – a $15 gift certificate to use in her Etsy shop, “Jessie’s Crocheted Goodies“! One great thing about this gift certificate is that it’s digital and can be emailed immediately, so if you are selected when we do the giveaway on Christmas Eve, you can print it out and give it to someone for Christmas if that’s what you want to do with it! Of course,...

For all of you last-minute Christmas/holiday shoppers, you do still have some time to buy online at many stores with quick shipping options. Here are the top 10 Android accessory gifts WomenWithDroids recommends for your friends & family with Android devices that you can still get in time if you buy them right now! 10. Phone Stand: Twitter user @waterNdirt thinks that beanbag chairs for your phone make good gifts, and we agree! ThinkGeek has several phone stand options, including beanbag...

Type: clothing that doubles as a phone accessory Price: around $30.00 Get It: If you live in an area with reasonably cold winter weather and want to use your phone outdoors Last winter I suffered. Oh, in a very, very first-world way, but an uncomfortable one. I had to choose between using my Droid and having warm hands. Guess which usually won? You got it, the Droid! I had heard of touch gloves but I hadn’t actually seen any in person, but when this winter started coming on, I knew I had...

I bought an X-Mini II Capsule Speaker for a friend several months ago, and he raved about it so much, I had to get one for myself and share it with you here! We all know that electronics like laptops (and yes, Android phones) don’t have the greatest speakers. If you want to play music or listen to a podcast when it’s not feasible to wear headphones, like while you do housework or are in the bathtub, or if you want other people to be able to hear the music you’re playing,...