With Bluetooth technology, users can move freely between offices, homes, and their vehicles -- with active calls, contacts, and other personal data automatically getting transferred from their handsets to the in-vehicle device. The device also allows multiple user profiles for secured access to personalized phone-book settings for up to three drivers. Meanwhile, interactive voice activation, built-in microphone, and speaker phone ensure hassle-free driving, the company said. Golan Haver, business unit manager for Motorola Car Phones, said at the launch that the "Smart Rider" re-defines what communication on-the-go is all about, and the main focus is placed on transforming the user experience. The Motorola "Smart Rider" is expected to ship worldwide in June this year. There is no word on pricing of the phone yet. Source
Motorola has its issues with their whole mobile division seemingly falling apart or simply in a temporary (hopefully) state of disarray but that hasn’t stopped these guys from coming up with new handsets or at least reinventing old ones. The A1200 Ming was a great design concept as it was and Motorola’s desperately trying to make it better. A1600 was the next in line but it seems like they didn’t think that was enough, so enter the MING A1800.
It’s just possible that Motorola has a lot more up their sleeve than we give them credit for. From a leaked video on YouTube, that was removed, Unwired View managed to get a get a few quick glimpses of what the new line up of mobiles would be. Starting off is the new Motorola Kodak handset. It won’t take a genius to deduce that this particular handset would be headed into their Camera Phone category. From the blurry images it seems like this could be a ROKR E8 hybrid considering the touch sensitive styled keypad. Would it have a 5 megapixel camera? Let’s wait and see.Other phones depicted in the video included a silver clamshell handset that gives off the distinct impression of a glass encased earphone with a screen beneath. Could this be the new MOTOMING A1600? Possibly. It also seems like Motorola’s Q9 Windows Mobile handset would also be out with Windows Mobile 6.1. Let’s hope so. There also seems to be a new slider with a scroll wheel for navigation. The colors seem to give it an extremely cool feel.
Motorola also had plenty to show off at their Mobile Asia 2008 booth. From their CDMA handsets to the MOTOYUVA entry-level handsets to a 24 karat gold Moto RAZR V8 they were all there. Whatever we saw at GSMA World Mobile Congress in Barcelona, they brought them all out to show their Indian fans that they were still around and kicking.
Among the phones that were on display, was my personal favorite, the Z10 slider. I was hoping to get a look t at it and I was quite pleased that I did. This Banana like slider is a perfect fit for most (if not all) heads. What I mean by that is that the phone is designed to fit and flex a bit to fit your era and cheek. Its 3 megapixel, autofocus camera with xenon flash is better than decent and its scratch resistant display is perfect for clumsy types like myself.Also on display was the E8 with the touch sensitive keypad that is intuitive enough to change in accordance with the music player and camera. What that means is only specific keys will light up depending on the active application. The screen was a bit small (but superbly clear) though, I was told that was due to the scroll wheel. Source
What if you could power your mobile phone with nothing more than good old H2O? That would really be something! Angstrom Power and teammate Motorola seem to have developed a way to power cellphones with a hydrogen fuel cell. Of course, it's still in the testing phase, with a prototype, but the concept is certainly interesting. Imagine, all you’ll need to do is fill up your cellphone with water – and voila, it’ll start working again.Angstrom has already developed an LED Flashlight that runs on a similar concept of a hydrogen fuel cell. The good thing is perhaps we can look forward to a cleaner planet in the not-so-distant future.
Source: Tech2
of optional removable memory."We're proud to add our latest Wi-Fi enabled handset to our growing portfolio, delivering a compelling wireless experience to consumers anywhere they go," said Rob Shaddock, senior VP, feature and mass market handsets, Motorola Mobile Devices. "The new W series handsets offer both great mobile phone basics and a solid music experience, in a candybar form factor that you can show off with pride.”
MOTO Q 8 is GSM-version of an old CDMA smart phone MOTO Q, it was announced as MOTO Q q gsm in February at the 3GSM exhibition. MOTO Q is a 9 3G-model smart phone with a new design. For the first time it was presented in February, but then it was called MOTO Q q9.- Network : GSM (900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz)
- Display : 2.4 inch, 320 x 240 pixels, 65,000 color TFT
- Camera : 1.3 mp, digital zoom
- Operating system : Windows Mobile 6 Standard
- Processor : 312 MHz Intel XScale PXA270
- Slot expansion : microSD (up to 1 GB)
- miniUSB 1.1
- Bluetooth 1.2
- Battery capacity : 1170 mA/h
- Talk time : up to 5 hours
- Standby time : up to 10 days
- Weight : 115 grams
- Network : GSM / EDGE (850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz) UMTS / HSDPA (850 / 1900 / 2100 MHz)
- Display : 2.4 inch, 320 x 240 pixels, 65,000 color TFT
- Camera : 2 mp, digital zoom
- Operating system : Windows Mobile 6 Standard
- Processor : 330 MHz TI OMAP 2420
- Slot expansion : microSD (up to 2 GB)
- miniUSB 2.0
- Bluetooth 1.2, A2DP, AVRCP
- Battery capacity : 1170 mA/h
- Talk time : up to 390 minutes
- Standby time : up to 480 hours
- Weight : 134 grams
