We were decently entranced once information on the
pricey but solid
Motorola A1200 MING surfaced last year, but were disappointed when the model was dropped from the former Cingular device list (while
remaining real to some of the world). Rumor on the street tells us that an updated version of the device with 3G support (WCDMA) may some day land on AT&T shores -- we're hoping sooner than later. If the news becomes true, we suspect AT&T subbies that sport MOTOLINUX tattoos will be overjoyed. No release details or upgraded spec details have hit our sources yet besides a possible new animation scheme and upgraded video capture resolution, but we'll pass along details as we get 'em.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Randy @ Jun 26th 2007 8:49AM
I've played this device. It's pretty nifty. As a phone it's adequate and as a PDA it falls (way!) short compared to WM or Symbian, (or even PalmOS) the included apps are very basic and you'll quickly be looking more apps to put on it and sadly discover that there aren't any. I wish I could get the Business card reader app that this thing has on my Blackjack. That app is pretty cool. You snap a photo of the business card and it OCR's and fills in the fields of your Contacts.
ShortFuse @ Jun 26th 2007 1:23PM
I have a A1200. With the new firmware, it has EDGE now. It is not possible to place a UMTS/HSPDA firmware on the existing models because UMTS/HSDPA requires newer hardware. The best thing about this is that it runs Linux. And because of this, people have ported many applications for the cell phone. There's an NES emulator that's been ported. DOSBOX has been ported which allows old DOS applications to run (even Windows 3.11). My favorite is the mplayer port that allows xvid,320x240 at 30fps. It replaced my iriver clix. The only reason why i don't use it is the lack of 3G.
But this is great news. This is the ONLY touchscreen flip phone available in the market that's not hideously ugly.
sticlmo @ Jun 26th 2007 2:14PM
ShortFuse - Can youi point me in the direction to update my A1200 to Edge.
Thank you.
ShortFuse @ Jun 27th 2007 4:50PM
http://www.motorolafans.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=21
inkdgoddess @ Jul 11th 2007 5:13AM
i want to get this phone. i live in the us and have cing/att. when i purchase the phone, will i be able to just put my sim card right in? how will i know if i am getting the right phone for my carrier?