I recently purchased the ZAGG Invisible Shield from the WomenWithDroids Accessory Store and a Droidette Sleeve from our exclusive Droidette Shop. I used them all weekend on an out-of-town trip so they would get a lot of use and I could write a thorough review. I waited for the Sleeve to arrive before installing the Invisible Shield, because the Invisible Shield is thin and protects from scratches, but doesn’t provide any buffer when the phone is dropped like my previous chunky plastic...

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Android Community, I have a confession to make: I am a Capital Beltway driver. Those of you who understand what I mean are probably nodding or wincing. For those who do not, let me explain. The Washington, D.C. Capital Beltway was ranked #3 in The Daily Beast’s “America’s 75 Worst Commutes” and I drive a portion of it as part of my trip to work on a daily basis. I, like most of my compatriots in driving, would LOVE to find a way to make it...

We’ve already told you about Listables!, a great way to share and save a list of your Android apps – but even more full featured is AppBrain, which is part website linked to the Market and part Android app that helps you search for Android apps online, make lists of the ones you want to add to your device and sync lists of apps between phone and web application. Once you’ve logged in with your Google account, you’ll want to add AppBrain to your device using the QR Code...

One of my favorite features of Android is the ability to change your wallpaper (backgrounds) to whatever your heart desires. Backgrounds makes this task easy, even if it is a little daunting to go through hundreds of photos to find that ONE perfect one! Backgrounds is broken down into dozens of categories, so you can narrow your search to things like trees, stars, buildings, technology, flowers, etc. Once you start searching through a category, you’ll see four (4) photos at a time. use...

It has come to my attention that some people with Android phones aren’t yet using Google Voice! This really surprises me, because Google Voice is one of my favorite things about my Droid. If you haven’t made the switch yet because you’re used to your “regular” voicemail and haven’t felt the need to try visual voicemail, I strongly urge you to just try it out – you can always switch back if you don’t like it. However, once you can read your...

A friend of mine found an Android shortcut – long-press on the Home button, and your most recent 6 programs will pop up! I can’t believe I’ve used my phone for this long and didn’t know about it. Am I the only...

My biggest fear using Android is “What if I have to reset my phone and lose all of my bookmarks?” Well, Bookmark Backup and Restore solves this problem for you easily and makes it easier to view bookmarks through the default browser. BBR saves your bookmarks to your SD card. You can also sort your bookmarks alphabetically, instead of in order by when you saved them to the browser. Restoring is just as easy as backing up – just hit restore and watch the bookmarks get added...

So far in the poll, you all are saying you want something that helps you get organized, and you want a desktop widget recommendation. We hear ya, posts on those topics are coming! If you haven’t voted in the poll yet, please do so in the sidebar! In the meantime, I thought I’d write a quick post that helps organize your contacts so you can make calls quicker, and it’s a shortcut on your desktop, so it’s semi-related to your requests! This is a trick that has helped me...

One downfall to smartphones, including the Droid, is battery life.  There’s just no way around it, with the intense use I subject this thing to a battery will only last so long. It took me about 3 days to buy a spare.  The problem became remembering to switch out batteries to charge both before heading out for a long day (or, more usually, night, when having a charge is a must for safety).  Enter the other best piece of Droid gear I own – the external charger or “Battery Only Charging...

CraftLass coined the name “droidette” for the girl-droid logo at the top of our site – cute, huh? I was browsing Flickr and came across a bunch of great background designs that can be used as Droid home screen backgrounds. I saw one by aka_sulley that I liked which had an Android logo on it, and asked if he would customize it for us and make the droid female like our logo, and he more than delivered! Check out these awesome images! Click on any image to go to its Flickr...