Motorola Leaks: Opus, XT701, and XT800

With Motorola smelling like roses after the Droid, they know they got something and they are rolling more Android powered phones and devices coming next year.

Motorola Opus Revealed!

Some pictures and details on Motorola's new Android phone, the Opus, has been leaked into the internet. Thanks to Boy Genius, everyone knows that the next Motorola Android phone will be a step back in version: From Droid's Android 2.0 to Opus's 1.5. Looks more like it's going to be an Android starter phones for those who just want to try it out, but I thought that was what the Cliq was for? Here's the leaked specs of the Motorola Opus:

• 3.1″ hVGA 320×480 capacitative touchscreen display
• 3 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
• Accelerometer
• Proximity sensor
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
• Bluetooth
• microSD card slot
• 2.5mm headset jack
• Home, Menu, Back, Speaker buttons are capacitive buttons with haptic feedback
• iDEN PTT & PTX
• Android LBS which is integrated into the iDEN GPS engine
• “Enterprise email”
• Plastic-molded housing with some rubberized texture finishes
• 58mm in width, 118mm in length
• 100g weight
• 512MB Flash / 256MB of RAM
• 64k and 128k iDEN SIM card support
• A-GPS
• Motorola dual-mic technology noise-canceling for noisy enviroments
• Flash Lite v3.1.x
• Some of the preloaded apps include: corporate email client with ActiveSync support, MOTONAV navigation app, barcode scanner, and document viewer.

Motorola XT701 and XT800 Leaked!

Motorola's got a duo of new Android powered phones with leaked picture and specs got into the net, and as usual, the guys at Boy Genius are on it. The handset is called the Motorola XT701 Sholes Tablet and the XT800 Zeppelin.

XT701 Specs:

• Android 2.0 with full suite of Google applications
• Cortex A8 quad-core processor
• WLAN (WAPI / WIFI) 802.11 b / g
• Support for 3G (WCDMA / HSDPA 10.2M / HSUPA 5.76M)
• 3.7-inch-wide touch-screen super FWVGA capacitance, 854X480 resolution, high-definition display
• 5 million pixel auto-focus camera, Xenon flash
• Built-in gravity sensor, infrared proximity sensors, ambient light sensor model
• Android Market support (pending)
• aGPS
• 32GB Micro-SD(HC)
• FM Stereo FM radio
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Fashion Touch Interface
• 3.5 mm headphone jack

XT800 Specs:

• Android 2.0 with full suite of Google applications
• CDMA EVDO / GSM dual-network
• 3G network support, WIFI / WAPI free switching
• 3.7-inch high-definition resolution of 854×480
• HDMI high-definition (720p) output
• 5 million pixel digital camera, auto focus, dual LED flash
• Cortex TM – A8 multi-core processor
• MOTO-specific Nicam -professional intelligent noise reduction
• GPS
• 32GB Micro-SD
• Electronic Compass & Support for gravity sensing
• Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
• FM Stereo FM radio
• Standard 3.5 mm headphone jack

With all these leaks going around, it's a wonder whether Motorola's marketing team ever gets fired--well it does give people something to look forward to next year...

Source for Opus
Source for XT701 and XT800

The LG Watchphone is here!

Every once in a while a gadget will literally blow you away and change the way you look at technology forever, such is the LG GD910, otherwise known as The LG Watchphone.

With the current crop of mobile phones with time-telling ability, the watch has literally gone down the list of must wears before going out. However, with the LG Watchphone, not only will it be hip to wear it again, but productive as well!

We reported on this a month ago and even showed you a Youtube clip, this time around the good people of Orange UK will be demonstrating the other capabilities of the LG Watchphone.



If you think it'll be complicated to operate such a device, you'll be in for a surprise!

To make a voice or video call – in true 22nd Century fashion – all you have to do is ask it nicely. The combination of voice activated command, VGA camera and Bluetooth technology mean you’ll never have to raise a finger to make a call again... just turn your wrist and talk away. The handmade timepiece is designed with the image conscious in mind too and features eight different watch faces – one to suit your every mood or crime-fighting outfit.

What are you waiting for? The gadget will be available in limited supply, on a first come first served, one device per customer basis, from August 27 9:00 AM in the Orange Shop at Bond Street, Central London, and will be sold for just £500.

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