Customers can rely on the DROID by Motorola (News - Alert) to 'help ease Christmas and New Year's stress and manage demands of the season,' according to Motorola.

'Whether it's making a last-minute dinner reservation, comparison shopping for gifts, or even coming up with an exercise routine to stay fit in the midst of holiday feasts, this genius phone with access to thousands of applications and games from Android (News - Alert) Market has Verizon Wireless customers covered,' they add.

The phone's features include the FlightStats app, a way to keep track of flights and stay up to date on airport delays. But hey, if airport delays leave you restless, try the Bubble Wrap Game to virtually pop away frustrations with an endless supply of bubble wrap.

There's a 'Hostess with the Mostess' app: 'Before hosting a party for family and friends, check out the Favorite Recipes app to search through thousands of recipes by ingredients, keywords and categories to help plan the perfect meal. If cooking isn't part of the plan, use the OpenTable app to make instant dinner reservations at more than 10,000 restaurants.' First Coffee knows which of those options he'd take.

There's also 'Lost and Found,' described by company officials as using Google (News - Alert) Maps Navigation (Beta) to get turn-by-turn directions to the destination.

The 'Savvy Shopper' lets customers use the NexTag Mobile app to help compare prices on millions of products from thousands of online retailers: 'Search for products by keyword or use the built-in barcode scanner to quickly look up prices with the phone's camera.'

Holiday bowl games are always an excuse to get together with friends and relatives, company officials say, and customers can use the SportsTap app for sports scores, news, pictures from recent games, full team schedules, trades and standings: 'For those needing to distract the conversation from a losing team, check out Google Sky Map and turn the DROID by Motorola into a window to the night sky. Point the phone up to see a map of the brightest stars, constellations, and planets in that part of the sky.'

Last month TMC's Susan J. Campbell reported that Apptix, a provider of hosted Microsoft (News - Alert) Exchange e-mail, Microsoft SharePoint, and hosted VoIP services for businesses throughout the world, announced the availability of hosted Exchange support for the Motorola Droid, the new Android 2.0-equipped smartphone from Motorola.