Motorola has unveiled
a range of wireless devices for the second half of the year, including a
BlackBerry-like phone with a full Qwerty keyboard.
The Motorola Q is based on the ultra-thin design of its popular Razr phone
and is roughly half the weight of other Qwerty handsets. It uses Microsoft's
recently launched Windows Mobile 5.0 software.
The company also unveiled its
Razrwire sunglasses
that offer wireless hands-free connections to Bluetooth-enabled devices. In
partnership with Oakley, the
glasses will be available in early August.
Motorola also launched Ojo, a video phone that supports a greetings and mail,
and Rokr, a family of music phones with dedicated music keys, music player
interfaces, extensive memory and long battery life.
But some analysts questioned Motorola's strategy. "It is interesting that the
long awaited iTunes phone has been further delayed,"
said Jerome Buvat, strategic business consultant at Cap Gemini Telecom, Media
and Entertainment.
"And there is a growing demand for simple phones, so I am not sure that
pursuing a cutting edge phone strategy is the right way to capture market share.
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