Motorola Unveils Its BlackBerry Competitor
Posted by Grace Aquino | Tuesday, July 26, 2005 9:20 AM PT
Rumors about Motorola's super-slim, BlackBerry-esque device (which folks called the "Razrberry") have been circulating on the Web for months. Well, the rumor is now fact. Motorola officially unveiled the Moto Q handheld at its Financial Analyst Meeting last night in Chicago.
The Q does bear a striking resemblance to RIM's
BlackBerry: It sports a color LCD on the top half, a backlit keyboard on the bottom half, and a one-handed navigation thumbwheel on its right side. It's no wonder it's been nicknamed the Razrberry--it looks like a cross between Motorola's svelte Razr cell phone and the popular BlackBerry.
What are the main differences between the two devices? The Q runs on Microsoft's new Windows Mobile 5 platform, and it features a brushed silver casing and an incredibly thin design, measuring a mere 0.45 inches thick, according to Motorola. With the Windows Mobile OS, the Q supports the Microsoft Exchange Server, which enables users to sync Outlook e-mail on-the-go.
The device is also compatible with other Microsoft applications such as Internet Explorer. The Q plays audio and video and features Bluetooth, a speakerphone, voice-activated dialing, and a 1.3-megapixel camera. It will be available in the first quarter of 2006, Motorola says. Price and carrier partnerships have not been announced. However, Motorola did show a few other devices at last night?s event. For details, hop to Stephen Lawson's story, "
Motorola Unveils Slim Windows Smart Phone."
If you want to receive updates about the Q, you can sign up for e-mail alerts at
Motorola's site.
Yes but can it run linux?
Word
Yes but can it run OS/2?
yes it can run circles around linux... FREAKIN IDIOT... UGHHH
Can it run dos? dos is fast!
the real question is how long will it run before it fries itself?
12 minutes?
Circles around linux huh? Let's see the cross-comparison benchmarks you embedded application wizard.
Naw, real question, will it work with nextel
Stupid questions - Linux, OS/2, DOS...It's a phone with some email...it's not a computer for heaven sake!!! What MO-Rons!
"Posted by slashtroll on Tuesday, July 26, 2005, 12:28 PM (PST)
Yes but can it run linux?"
Are you kidding? Did you not see one the main advantages (IMO) of running this? You can sync it with your exchange server. That alone is really making me want one of these.
damn small screen
It's running a Microsoft OS, but the integration with other MSFT OS's is...pretty much zero. Some app-level integration with Exchange, that's it. Guess they can't spell synergy in Redmond. When they come up with a phone or a PDA that lets me run a remote desktop session on a Windows machine (perhaps with some screen zoom capability to allow for the form factor) I'll buy one. If Citrix can do that via a browser, why can't MSFT manage to do it on a phone or PDA?
Nextel is quickly becoming old technology. If its a GSM phone (likely) PoC (PTT over Cellular) may be possible.
There is freeware Pocket VNC for remote desktop.
HEY RON...
RDP for Window CE devices....
OH YEAH THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR A WHILE.... GO BUY ONE....
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnce30/html/rdp.asp
people shouldn't complain, motorola is finally making a decent product, that is stylish, sleek and works for about a year.
Hello MOTO was the bomb....
What are you trying to do, you trying to make me look like a FREAKING IDIOT!!!!! UGH.....
....because Marsupials are really fast!
Will it get email all the time or do you have to connect? I need that feature from Blackberry and the VAD from Smartphones.
you really think that an exec is going to care what os is installed on that device? Only linux geeks care about that.
Hola, la pantalla del M... Q ser? touch-screen?
agradezco la informacion..
I want to buy the blackberry Q, money is no oject. Can someone assist me in this? I live in the United States and currently use T-Mobile
Hey, Chris, try Wireless Imports.
http://wirelessimports.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductID=542
They claim to have a prototpye Q for $4000.
hey I saw the Q in a store already in NYC for 800
does it have wi-fi?
Is any way I can get the Q work with Domino???