Motorola Makes a Comeback with new CLIQ and DEXT Android QWERTY Slider Phone
It's been a while since Motorola came out with any eye-catching mobile phones, but the company has now unveiled its new Android-based QWERTY slider touch screen phone with 5 megapixel camera which will go by the name CLIQ in the U.S., and DEXT in the rest of the world. This social networking device features Motorola's new MOTOBLUR solution which syncs
a users contacts, posts, messages, photos and more from sources like
Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, work and personal e-mail, and
LastFM, and automatically brings it all to the home screen.
T-Mobile will be releasing the Motorola CLIQ 3G smartphone with MOTOBLUR in Titanium and Winter White exclusively in the U.S. later this fall. The CLIQ also features a a 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display, Wi-Fi, a 5 megapixel auto focus camera with video capture and playback at 24 frames per second, a 3.5mm headset jack, a music player with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store application, Shazam, iMeem Mobile, and a pre-installed 2GB microSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB of removable memory.
Boy Genius got a hands-on demo of the Motorola CLIQ in the video below:
Life: Organized, Streamed and Delivered
With MOTOBLUR, all conversation threads, friend updates, stories, links, photos and more are automatically delivered to live widgets on the home screen. There is no need to open and close different applications or menus. It's all organized, streamed and delivered throughout the device in unexpected ways:
Happenings: View all your social site updates in one spot with the live Happenings application. Every friend feed, status update, wall post, bulletin and photo upload is automatically delivered and ready for immediate reply, any way you like.
- Messages: Quickly scroll through the Messages application for a snapshot of current work or personal e-mails, social site messages, and texts, with the ability to respond to any message however you want no matter how it was sent: text, email, IM and more.
- Social Status: Blast your status right from the home screen and even save time by updating your status to one or all your social networks at once.
- News Feeds: Keep track of your favorite news feeds, sports scores or even celebrity gossip without leaving the home screen.
- Calendar: Integrate your work calendar with Google Calendar(TM) into one Calendar widget that shows the next appointment right from the home screen.
Integrated Contacts with Context
MOTOBLUR keeps track of all contacts so it's easy to keep up. Contacts are automatically synced to the phone from personal and work e-mail as well as social network accounts, and MOTOBLUR updates any changes friends or contacts make to their information so you don't have to. When making or receiving a phone call, your friend's latest profile picture and status is shown on the screen. In the contacts view, see your communication history with each person and their latest social network broadcasts organized in an easy-to-read manner so you'll always know the latest info about friends and family. Plus, communicate with them anyway you like, directly from their contact information.
Backed Up for Peace of Mind
MOTOBLUR is easy to set up and secure, so there is no need to worry about misplacing the phone. All contacts, log-in information, home screen customizations, e-mail and social network messages are backed up on the MOTOBLUR secure server. Lost or stolen phones can be found with integrated A-GPS from the online owner's portal, and data can even be wiped clean. Simply enter the account username and password on the next MOTOBLUR phone, and all the information will be ready and waiting.
Customize with Apps and Widgets
On Motorola CLIQ, mix and match thousands of applications and widgets from MOTOBLUR, Android Market(TM) or pre-loaded Google(TM) mobile services. Everything from messages to news feeds to sports scores to the Happenings widget to Google Maps(TM) can be added to create custom home screens that fit anyone's multi-faceted life.
Delivered on the First Phone with Social Skills
MOTOBLUR will first be available on Motorola's new Android-powered device, called Motorola CLIQ in the U.S. and Motorola DEXT around the globe. This QWERTY slider comes packed with all the bells and whistles:
Never be out of contact with a full HTML browser, 3G speed and Wi-Fi.
- Snap photos with the 5 megapixel camera with autofocus; upload photos simply to your favorite photo sharing or social sites.
- Play back your favorite YouTube(TM) videos or capture them and easily upload them for your friends to view.
- Use the 3.5 mm headset jack to plug in your own headphones and easily connect to your music, create your own playlist or discover new music by seeing what your friends are listening to on LastFM.
