John WaltoncloseAuthor Information: Name: John Walton About: John Walton is the Managing Editor of DroidDog.com and loves where Android is headed. He is also a Smartphone Editor over at PhoneDog. He spends too much time on Twitter.See Authors Posts (799)

Check out the message composition in Motorola’s customized Android layer, MotoBlur: it’s almost like working on a laptop. I’m not sure if this layout is restricted to HTML emails or if it works when messaging other Blur devices… or maybe even other Android devices. That would be cool.

For those who have been intrigued by Android but passed on Hero and myTouch because they need a hardware keyboard or maybe their cash, I think Cliq looks like it could be a decent, cheaper alternative. Still, staggered keys, FTW!