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Motorola's nearly unattainable AURA gets gobs of hands-on photos

by Darren Murph posted Oct 27th 2008 @ 2:25AM

When we hear "hands-on," we generally expect a smattering of images detailing the highlights -- you know, about as many as a fidgety PR person will allow, or about as many as one can take before they succumb to self-indulgence. In this "first look" of Motorola's ridiculously luxurious $2,000 AURA, however, the author not only took the time to detail his first impressions, but to also upload dozens of snapshots to show you exactly what this here handset looks like in just about every possible light. And that's a good thing too, because the chances of any of us simpletons actually seeing one in the flesh is slim to none.

[Thanks, Drei Drei]

Motorola intros avant-garde $2,000 AURA, markets it like a Rolex

by Darren Murph posted Oct 21st 2008 @ 11:07AM

We can't remember the last time we purchased a phone because it possessed 700+ individual components, a stainless steel housing or a front plate that takes a fortnight to create, but Motorola's hoping you start to care about that kind of minutiae right about now. The admittedly gorgeous AURA (previously coined V70) is the world's first handset with a 16-million color circular display, and aside from making / receiving calls with the utmost clarity, it also boasts a Swiss-made main bearing, 62-carat sapphire crystal lens, a 2-megapixel camera, stereo Bluetooth, microUSB port, quad-band GSM connectivity, a microSD card slot, multimedia player and up to 7.3-hours of talk time (400-hours in standby). The 4.97-ounce handset is available exclusively from the MOTO STORE for $1,999.99, with pre-orders shipping out beginning December 4th. Who's in?

[Thanks, Paulo and Jake]

Read - Dedicated AURA website
Read - Motorola AURA press release

Gallery: Motorola intros avant-garde $2,000 AURA, markets it like a Rolex

Motorola V70 Retro handset gets spotted

by Donald Melanson posted Aug 15th 2008 @ 12:18PM

It looks like Motorola is set to give its standard V70 handset a bit of sprucing up, with this new and hereto unseen V70 Retro model now making its first appearance courtesy of CTI-Miami.com. Unfortunately, apart from the fact that it boasts a generous 5-megapixel camera, there aren't any firm details on the phone at the moment -- even that model name is apparently subject to change. There are at least a few more pics of it though, and you can find those at the link below.