Android an' Droid News 2Day: Motorola BlackFlip Droid with Platform and Back Touchpad

motobackflip.jpgAt CES Motorola announced the Android  Motorola BACKFLIP with socialnetwork-aware MOTOBLUR for Q1 2010.  The unique reverse flip
design makes it watcho enjoy videos, music and photos because the keyboard acts as a base.

The QWERTY
keyboard is great for e-mails, texts, news feeds, social
network messages and more.  MOTOBLUR syncs contacts,
posts, messages, photos and much more--from sources such as Facebook,
MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, work and personal e-mail, and LastFM--and
automatically deliver them to the home screen.

The BACKFLIP's reverse-flip QWERTY keyboard and high-res 3.1" HVGA
screen--letting you see more and respond faster.  Navigate quickly and
easily through menus and features with the new and unique BACKTRACK
feature. BACKTRACK is a touch panel located on the other side of the
device, offering you a new way to scroll through--the web, texts,
e-mails and news feeds without obscuring the home screen.

It will come with Android 1.5 and be updated to Android 2.1.

The design allows BACKFLIP to create new ways to enjoy
photos, music and more. In the reverse-flip, tabletop mode, listen to
music or view videos hands free. The digital picture frame mode lets
you show off your latest adventures. You can even turn BACKFLIP into a
bedside alarm clock for your morning wake up call.

Additional extras
such as aGPS and stereo Bluetooth make BACKFLIP the complete package.

BACKFLIP with MOTOBLUR
will be available in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia
beginning in Q1 2010.