The Android invasion continues and Moto joined the Android clique with by introducing the Moto Cliq with, MOTOBLUR, peace of mind, widgets and social-networking skills. Motorola announced the Android smartphnone at a press conference this morning in San Francisco.T-Mobile will sell the Cliq in later in the fall.
Motoblur blurs the lines between contacts, calendar, posts, messages and photos by syncing from sources such
as Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, work and personal e-mail, and
LastFM. Then it delivers the goods to the home screen. Content is fed
into streamson
Motorola's new 3G Android-powered device, called Cliq in the U.S. and Moto Dext elsewhere around the globe.
The Cliq even gives you peace of mind: according to the news release, "For Peace of Mind: MOTOBLUR
is easy to set up and secure, so there is no need to worry about
misplacing the phone. All contacts, log-in information, home screen
customizations, e-mail and social network messages are backed up on the
MOTOBLUR secure server. Lost or stolen phones can be found with
integrated A-GPS from the online owner's portal, and data can even be
wiped clean. Simply enter the account username and password on the next
MOTOBLUR phone, and all the information will be ready and waiting".
Customize with Apps and Widgets
On
Motorola CLIQ, mix and match thousands of applications and widgets from
MOTOBLUR, Android Market or pre-loaded Google mobile services.
Everything from messages to news feeds to sports scores to the
Happenings widget to Google Maps can be added to create custom home
screens that fit anyone's multi-faceted life.
Delivered on the First Phone with Social Skills
MOTOBLUR
will first be available on Motorola's new Android-powered device,
called Motorola CLIQ in the U.S. and Motorola DEXT around the globe.
This QWERTY slider comes packed with all the bells and whistles:
- Never be out of contact with a full HTML browser, 3G speed and Wi-Fi.
- Snap photos with the 5 megapixel camera with autofocus; upload photos simply to your favorite photo sharing or social sites.
- Play back your favorite YouTube videos or capture them and easily upload them for your friends to view.
- Use
the 3.5 mm headset jack to plug in your own headphones and easily
connect to your music, create your own playlist or discover new music
by seeing what your friends are listening to on LastFM.
Motorola CLIQ with MOTOBLUR will be available
exclusively to T-Mobile customers later this fall in two colors --
Titanium and Winter White. Pricing will be announced at a later date