Motorola Announces New GSM and 3G Phones

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Mar 10, 2005, 2:01 AM   by (staff)

Motorola launched 6 handsets today at CeBit, many of which are based on the new RAZR / SLVR slim technologies. Most will come with a new application called SCREEN3 that downloads fresh information to the phone's "desktop."

• V1150: An ultra-slim 3G clamshell. Features a 2MP camera with flash, a second VGA camera for video calling, Bluetooth and Transflash slot. Also features a media player with support for mp3, WMV, and AAC+ audio as well as mpeg4 and WMV video. Expected in the fourth quarter.
• V557: Another update to the V551 handset. This time adding Push to Talk. Still includes a VGA camera, Bluetooth, EDGE and will also be the first to feature SCREEN3. Due out second quarter.
• V280: The SLVRcam. Motorola promised to unveil a whole line of SLVR phones, today they delivered. The V280 shares Bluetooth and a VGA camera as notable features and adds Push to Talk. Should launch in the second half of 2005.
• V270: The SLVRlite. The same phone as the SLVR cam V280 minus the camera and with a slightly more contoured keypad. Also due out in the second half.
• V176: A tiny budget clamshell with Push to Talk.

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Comments

mycool

Mar 10, 2005, 5:03 AM

SCREEN3?

A 3rd display or something different?

Phydeaux

More like instantaneous updating on the desktop --would be my guess. Newsticker from CNN, live webcams, anyone?

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Ro_Ro77

Motorola launched 6 handsets today at CeBit, many of which are based on the new RAZR / SLVR slim technologies. Most will come with a new application called SCREEN3 that downloads fresh information to the phone's "desktop." ....It says this right when ...
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Rich Brome

It's basically a dynamic home screen. So instead of the idle screen being just "idle" wallpaper and the time, it will also show automatically-updated news headlines, sports scores, etc.

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