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Motorola's production AURA gets delicate hands-on treatment {Engadget Mobile}
Oct 31st 2008 1:57PM Actually Motorola has been the largest manufacturer of Bluetooth accessories. They also pioneered the same technology in the 80's, but naturally dumped it before doing anything worthwile with it.
Motorola intros avant-garde $2,000 AURA, markets it like a Rolex {Engadget}
Oct 21st 2008 11:55AM Most of you fail to realize that this phone has been in development for over a year, closer to two probably. The market has been in crisis mode for only a month or two. Motorola has no control over the market. They can't just spend two years and tons of money developing a product for the high end, wealthy, tier, then just decide to drop it rather than ship it because of problems in the market. They have to release it and do their best to capture the market it is intended for.
All those who suggest coming out with differet phones at this time, remember that it takes almost a year to produce anything. Just because the market tanks a few weeks ago, does not mean the whole portfolio can adjust to suit whatever some commentor feels is more appropriate.
Motorola's cellphone business needs a new leader: okay, I'm in. {Engadget}
May 7th 2008 10:13AM Know what's fun?
Thinking all these same thoughts from behind your desk at Motorola. It's hard working with so many truely brilliant engineers and designers, but being utterly unable to push a solid product out the door.
Software quality and delays kill us.
Poor choice of features and product tiers kill us.
We can produce, hands down, the most mechanically solid phones in the business, but that does not even matter if we don't get the right features and experience to the right people.
Redesign giveaway: HTC's new Shift UMPC {Engadget}
Apr 11th 2008 10:27AM This would turn my year around right quick! I'd be checking engadget even more frequently (already 4x a day at work).
Apple sued over iPhone caller ID {Engadget}
Feb 28th 2008 1:56PM Yes, for a company which purports to be so focused on the individual and his/her creativity, Apple has historically done a terrible job of crediting or supporting the people they steal from. Just reference the advertisement campaigns they have copied in the past, or the fact that they allow anyone to pretend the iphone is a new invention. Apple is just as bad, if not worse, to the little guy than Microsoft is. At least MS does not pretend to be your best friend while stealing out of your back pocket.
G-Trainer "anti-gravity" treadmill gets approved by the FDA {Engadget}
Feb 20th 2008 7:47PM Is it just me, or did it look like he was running inside the ankle of a giant shoe? I thought it was some sort of shoemobile.
Toshiba sez it wouldn't change a thing, still thinks HD DVD is better {Engadget}
Feb 19th 2008 7:19PM I like how most people forget that the early HD-DVD players only supported 720p. All those bargin basement, $150, players people brag about only support 720p.
If you want to talk about an unfinished spec, you should look at HD-DVD. The consumer has an expectation of full HD quality from their HDM, but HD-DVD did not deliver that from the start and still does not deliver that across all players today.
Palm ranks last in satisfaction survey, no one surprised {Engadget}
Feb 13th 2008 10:15AM It's worth noting that Apple has one, count it ONE, product in the space. It's a top tier, premium product purchased largely by Apple fans.
RIM products are all largely top tier as well.
It is not until LG where we see a truely fair comparison. The rest of the companies have a number of products throughout all tiers and price points.
Just because most people who purchase a Rolls Royce love it, does not mean RR is the best car company. Thier cars are top tier, aimed at a specific market. The people who buy them are already going to love them. Throw that same RR on a rally race course and you'll quickly find some flaws. That's where other manufacturers come in with a wider portfolio, but it's impossible to please everyone at that point.
Motorola chief says it's "committed" to phone biz, MWC lineup could've fooled us {Engadget Mobile}
Feb 12th 2008 10:09AM Sitting here in my cube at mobile devices, I found that incredibly funny.
We're a company with such great potential. It's times like these where you either step up to the plate and knock one out of the park or you hang your head in disgrace, go home and veg out on the couch for the next 50 years of your life. I'm doing my best to make sure it's the former.
Analysts calling it in favor of... Verizon {Engadget}
Feb 7th 2008 12:40PM @Tony:
Just because the band is open, does not mean every device miraculously can receive 700mHz signals. Your iphone is going to be just as good at receiving those signals as the computer mouse you are holding in your hand. Verizon and AT&T have nothing to do with that.
Even if it could receive the signal, AT&T would not have to unlock your phone. It just means that Verizon could not encrypt (or otherwise block your device) the signal. Any device capable of receiving 700mHz would have to be allowed to make use of the network.
Sorry to break it to you, but your iphone will need an additional antennae in order to be able to receive any 700mHz signal worth talking about. Strange that the iphone really is not the best piece of hardware on the market.
