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Motorola Rokr E8
(Credit: Motorola )Another CES is in the bag, and we've successfully fled Las Vegas for San Francisco. Though fewer new cell phones debuted at the show than in the past couple years, we can say that the 2008 show was all about quality over quantity. Also, ...

Yesterday at CES Motorola announced that its new MOTORAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition phone is available for pre-order at MOTO STORE for $679.99, and shipments will start on January 31st.
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The Motorola RAZR2 V9m is available at Cricket Wireless now. The Motorola RAZR2 V9m is an upgraded Razr with a larger screen among other things. It’s a very hot phone, so you may want to check it out at your local Cricket store.
Cricket offers the Motorola RAZR2 V9m for $399.99, about $150 more than Verizon. However, according to Cricket, you won’t be tied to any contracts when you avail of their service and their services include: unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance, unlimited text and picture messaging, and unlimited Mobile Web access.
IntoMobile got some hands-on review time with the MOTORIZR Z10. The unit at the CES 2008 was still a prototype, so we may still see some changes to the MOTORIZR Z10 before it releases. Overall it looks like a great addition to Motorola’s line-up.
Here’s what IntoMobile has to say: “Overall, the MOTORIZR Z10 is a striking piece of RAZR-esque design that is both bold and sleek at the same time. The handset’s lines are essentially the same as Motorola’s Z8 slide-phone - with the same “slide and bend” design.
We weren’t able to test out the 3G HSDPA and full HTML browser, nor the instantaneous video broadcasting, but those are some pretty trick features that are sure to appeal to a lot of people.”
The Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition handset can be pre-ordered today exclusively through MOTO STORE for only $679.99. The package also includes the matching H680 headset.
The Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition has 18k gold-plated accents against an ebony vacuum metal finish to the EDGE-only handset. The diamond-etched nav wheel, chemical hardened glass, and soft-touch backside give the Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition that extra touch of class.
The Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition works on GSM networks, meaning AT&T (and some smaller carriers). So, Sprint/Verizon/Alltel users for now you’ll either have to switch carriers for buy something else.
Motorola W230
Motorola W270Motorola today showcased the new W230 and W270 handsets, easy-to-use music phones with expandable memory, clear audio in noisy environments and a simplified interface for text messaging.
The W230 and W270 include a dedicated music key to activate an integrated digital audio player. Favorite songs can be stored using optional microSD removable memory cards up to 2GB in size.
In addition, users have access to free music and news through an ...
Motorola now come with a different style in 2008 with MOTO ROKR E8 dynamic with elegant keyboard. If you are using it as a phone, then the ROKR E8 shows a conventional numeric keypad - if you use the camera, it shows camera controls, and for playing multimedia ROKR E8 musical keys.

The virtual keyboard is reinforced with Motorola and technology haptic when switched off the keyboard of ROKR E8 is completely blank. Motorola are not saying exactly how the E8 ROKR ModeShift keyboard works like fisrt saw on LG Chocolate. It can play MP3, MIDI, AAC, WMA, WAV, AMR and RealAudio music formats, comes with 2 gigabytes of internal memory (expandable to 4 GB with a microSD card), and it has a landscape format 2 inch with 320 x 240 pixels screen video playback.
The ROKR E8 can also be used with a variety of headsets wired and wireless and speakers with FM radio. There is no support for SD high capacity memory cards, the camera is a 2 megapixel autofocus with or without flash and the ROKR E8 lack 3G or WiFi. The memory is probably the most important - 2 GB or ...
Motorola yesterday announced two new handsets in their W-series entry-level line. The W230 and W270 are dual-band GSM (850/1900) handsets that include a standard FM radio, as well as an MP3 music player with a microSD slot for storing ...
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The new Motorola Z10, presented at CES, is a real portable film studio.
This stylish slider offers different video editing tools and allows for sharing clips through YouTube, Google, Yahoo! and ShoZu Web sites. Other ...
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Motorola today expanded its ROKR family of music products with the introduction of the ROKR E8 mobile device.
The Motorola ROKR Z6m is now available at Cricket and MetroPCS. Previously, the Motorola ROKR Z6m was only available at Alltel (carrier-wise). Cricket and MetroPCS added the phone in hopes of boosting their high end cell phone sales.
Mobiledia gives a good run down of features: “The Motorola ROKR Z6m takes full advantage of the slider form factor and make life easier by accomplishing most anything in both the open and closed positions. Music is a priority for the ROKR Z6m. Featuring an integrated music player, the Motorola ROKR Z6m comes equipped with a 3.5 mm headset jack, stereo Bluetooth connectivity, and up to 2 GB removable memory.”
Read a Motorola ROKR Z6m review.
The Motorola ROKR E8 and Motorola Z10 were announced at the CES 2008. Both the Motorola ROKR E8 and Motorola Z10 have been rumored about for months and finally got their time in the spotlight. Both of the handsets are very sleek looking and are high-end. Look for them to be available later this quarter. PhoneScoop has some great descriptions of the phones below:
Motorola ROKR E8: A bar-style quad-band GSM phone with a unique morphing keypad that only has music keys in music mode and only camera keys in camera mode. A new kind of haptic feedback allows the flat, smooth surface of the keypad to emulate the real feel of individual key presses. Other features of the Motorola ROKR E8 include Linux/Java software, 3.5mm headphone jack, 2 GB of built-in memory plus a memory card slot, EDGE data, a 2 megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, and a physical key lock switch.
Motorola Z10: An upgraded version of the Z8, which shares the same UIQ software and “kick slide” design. Upgrades of the Motorola Z10 include in-phone video editing, support for microSD memory cards up to 32 GB, 30 fps video capture, and a 3.2 megapixel still camera with 1.5 second start-up time.
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Motorola today made it easy to capture, edit and share videos and images directly from the mobile device with the introduction of MOTO Z10 at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (Booth #8545, Central Hall).
Motorola today announced that MOTORAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition is available in the U.S. exclusively through MOTO STORE (www.store.motorola.com). Featuring the signature MOTORAZR2 form factor with gold-plated accents (on medallions, navigation key and hinge) and embossed in a snakeskin-like texture, this sleek beauty is available unlocked for GSM networks.
Both the Motorola 230 and Motorola W270 feature an ”FM radio with RDS reception, media playback with microSD expansion, and Motorola’s CrystalTalk noise reduction tech. The Motorola W230 does the formula in a candybar form factor with interchangeable faceplates, the Motorola W270 adds a hinge into the mix.”
Both the Motorola W230 and W270 handsets are very basic style phones, so don’t expect a lot of features. No word on pricing yet, but you should be able to get your hands on one this quarter.
Motorola's venture capital arm has invested an undisclosed sum in Inside Contactless. Inside develops contactless payment chips and near field communications technologies for mobile devices that allow people to make instant point of sale purchases by waving their phones ...
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Motorola today unveiled the Z10, a stylish kick-slider mobile film studio that captures high-quality video, edit clips, create transitions between scenes and add title slides and a soundtrack. Then, budding filmmakers can upload their creation to share with friends and family through any number of Web sites such as YouTube, Google, Yahoo! and ShoZu.
In addition to creating videos, the Z10 features great media playback capabilities. With a 2.2-inch QVGA screen that displays video at 30 frames per second in millions of colors, consumers can watch their own films or downloaded content. The external storage slot will support an external memory card with up to 32GB of capacity, when available.
One-press of the dedicated camera key launches the 3.2-megapixel camera in only 1.5 seconds. The Superfast burst mode captures up to three images a second, so consumers will never miss a frame of the action. The smart auto-focus keeps pictures sharp while intelligent auto-save automatically names and saves images directly to the on-board media gallery or favorite media-sharing Web sites.
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Motorola today expanded its ROKR family of music products with the introduction of the ROKR E8, the new generation of ROKR products offering a complete music ecosystem.
Motorola designed the ROKR E8 to deliver an uncompromised consumer experience for music or talk. Using ModeShift technology from Motorola, the quad-band GPRS/EDGE device presents users with only the controls they need, at the time they need them, instantly transforming from music player to phone with the touch of a button.
When powered off, the surface of the ROKR E8 is smooth, with no visible keys. Power on the device and it presents a virtual numbered keypad on the front surface. With one "press" of the virtual music key, the phone keypad disappears and control keys for the music player - play, pause, fast forward and rewind - appear in its place.
Using innovative vibrating haptics technology, the device provides the tactile feedback consumers expect from a traditional keypad, providing confirmation they have pressed a virtual key.
The ROKR E8 also marks the debut ...
Motorola RAZR2 V8 (Luxury Edition)The Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition is now available in the U.S. exclusively online through www.store.motorola.com .
The ultra-slim RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition features elegant 18K gold-plated accents that highlight the black slate vacuum-metal finish. The back features a soft-touch back, while subtle details such as a snakeskin-like texture, elegant pin stripes on the front lens, an engraved diamond-cut pattern on the sideband and linear etching on the navigation wheel look stunning.
The RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition provides users with an array of innovative, in-demand features. Without even opening the flip, users can read and respond to texts on the large, color external display, which also boasts touch-sensitive music controls, picture caller ID and self-portrait camera display. Motorola's patented CrystalTalk technology helps enable clear ...
Motorola tonight announced two new high-end phones.
ROKR E8: A bar-style quad-band GSM phone with a unique morphing keypad that only has music keys in music mode and only camera keys in camera mode. A new kind of haptic feedback ...
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PhoneScoop user reviews the Motorola V176: “The Motorola V176 for Tracfone and Net10 is basically an improved v170 or v171. Improvements include a much better display, better feeling keys, better ringtones, speaker phone, and a modern user interface. (The user interface resembles what you find on new Motorola phones for contract plans. A big improvement of the Motorola V176 over the v170 user interface.) The earpiece sounds the same as the v170, not quite as loud as I would like though loud enough. Overall, the Motorola V176 is an improvement over the previous Tracfone-Net10 offerings.”
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The new "Orange Motorola Z6m" is the same Z6m slider, only with an orange colored keypad.
It features a 3.5mm ear jack for music enjoyment, a 2Mpix camera, 2GB of storage, as well as a file viewer, e-book an...
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A few days ago Motorola has launched its Z8 multimedia slider in Taiwan.
It is a Symbian UIQ 3.1 based smartphone featuring HSDPA support, 2.2" QVGA display, stereo Bluetooth, 2Mpix camera, media...
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Cnet reviews the T-Mobile Razr2 V8: “The T-Mobile Razr2 V8 is downright gorgeous. The more streamlined shape, glossy exterior, and metal finish add up to a huge aesthetic improvement over the original Razr, and we think the dark blue color is the best color we’ve seen on a cell phone. The T-Mobile Razr2 V8’s dimensions (4.05 inches by 2.08 inches by 0.46 inch; 4.1 ounces) are the same as on the other Razr2s, and it has the same solid feel in the hand.
The good: The T-Mobile Razr2 V8 offers an attractive design and a useful feature set including stereo Bluetooth and world phone support. Also, its call, music, and photo performance are quite good.
The bad: The handset doesn’t fully utilize its external display or controls, and its menu structure is confusing. Also, it’s the only Razr2 without support for 3G networks.
The bottom line: The T-Mobile Razr2 V8 may be one of the prettiest Razr2s around, but it’s not nearly as smart. Its saving grace is its good performance.”
Read another T-Mobile Razr2 V8 review.
InfoSync reviews the Sprint Motorola Q9c: “The Sprint Motorola Q9c makes improvements to their version of a device released earlier by its competitors. If you’re a seasoned Windows Mobile Standard user (read: no touchscreen), then there is a very good chance you will be pleased with the Sprint Motorola Q9c; it has improved upon many of the things that were wrong with the original Q as well as the first incarnations of the Q9. While we dislike what the extended battery does to its profile, almost as much as we detest the horribly outdated scrollwheel, The Sprint Motorola Q9c is a solid smartphone that does many things right. And if you’re a heavy phone-as-tethered modem user, look no further.”
Read another Sprint Motorola Q9c review.
BGR got some hands-on review time with the Motorola RAZR 2 Luxury Edition and writes: “The Motorola RAZR 2 Luxury Edition really is a sharp device. It has 18kt and 24kt gold accents around it, a “snakeskin” back (which we thought we hated, but then secretly loved), and probably the most accessories we’ve ever seen come in a Moto box! They included the phone, battery, battery cover, snakeskin and gold carrying strap, snakeskin and gold carrying pouch, phone / screen cleaning cloth, charger, miniUSB to microUSB adapter, Motorola H680 limited edition gold and black Bluetooth headset, desktop charger for headset (with gold trim around charging base), USB headphones, microUSB cable, and a couple other things! If you’re feeling like you are special and deserve a special handset, we’d say you can’t go wrong with the Motorola RAZR 2 Luxury Edition.”
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