Motorola Motus spied, snapped by the worst camera in history?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Hey Ya @ Nov 19th 2009 4:19PM
Looks like they haven't learned their lesson on keyboards.
I love my Droid, but man is that keyboard brutal.
word @ Nov 19th 2009 4:27PM
Sick !!
word @ Nov 19th 2009 4:28PM
I guess motorola is defnitely here to stay. More pics engadget.
glenskey @ Nov 19th 2009 6:13PM
WAIT! you wrote this whole post without one mention of mr blurrycam!?
who the hell are you, and what have you done with chris?!?!?!
*hyperventilates*
Sin City @ Nov 19th 2009 6:40PM
I'm just loving this new blog format. Props Engadget. On topic, it's not a bad looking phone, but don't see what would make you pick it over the Droid, Hero, or Eris.
word @ Nov 19th 2009 7:02PM
Seems less posts now with new system
Chris Ziegler @ Nov 19th 2009 7:26PM
@word Not fewer posts, just today -- we're trying to ramp up and there's lots to do!
carcomptoy @ Nov 19th 2009 7:18PM
I don't understand why this is the worst blurrycam pic in history--although I can't provide specific instances, I'm pretty sure we've seen a lot blurrier ones. Granted, this one is bad, but at least you can make out the resemblance of the phone.
wally65 @ Nov 19th 2009 8:26PM
lol worst camera in history no joke and its runnig android 2.0
trevor @ Nov 19th 2009 8:52PM
mr. blurrycam's trippin' off acid!
TZK @ Nov 19th 2009 9:11PM
I like it. Reminds me of a phone. One that I would use. Hi?
phillip iwohara @ Nov 19th 2009 10:42PM
IT'S MOTOBLUR!!!! IS THAT A CLIQ WITH A DIFFERNT KEYBOARD?
tande @ Nov 20th 2009 12:39AM
Took me forever to figure out what was going on with the keyboard. Someone at BGR finally did it for me.
The keyboard is the back of the phone. Thats why the camera is on the keyboard (see the 5.0 megapixel part under the yellow part?).
I think its awesome and can't wait to see it in better shots. That makes soooo much sense to me I can't believe Moto was the first one to come up with it. I'm really interested in seeing if the buttons retain any function while closed. Seems like it would be a great way for phones to keep their minimal fronts while still giving people another way to navigate. Of course there would have to be some kind of "palm check" so you're not pushing them while using the phone in other ways but if they could figure something out it would be quite cool.
David Cox @ Nov 20th 2009 11:25AM
@tande I don't see that catching on.
The buttons would be pretty much useless when closed because you wouldn't be able to look at both faces at the same time, so I don't see how they would provide another way to navigate unless the phone is opened. If the phone is opened, it essentially function the same as a slider device.
I don't really see any positives to this that type of design, but I see two negatives. Unfolding the phone seems like it would take more effort than a simple one-handed slide, and as you already mentioned, accidentally hitting keys while using the closed phone becomes way too easy.
brewbass @ Nov 20th 2009 4:40PM
@tande This looks like a great way to make a phone easy to snap in half. I don't think I'd trade a completely flat physical keyboard for a redesign like this, although I am open to new things. I've been wishing for an android device on AT&T for a while, but I guess I should've been more specific. I want an android device with a good keyboard.
brewbass @ Nov 20th 2009 4:47PM
On second thought.. I could definitely get used to a front-facing keyboard being on a more mainstream phone. Video chatting on a mobile device would be exciting.
Zenmn @ Nov 27th 2009 1:49PM
@losttime I doubt that motorola are silly enough to allow the buttons to function when the phone is closed. I'd put a fair bet on that they will be de-activated during it.
I think they are attempting to reduce the depth of the phone by removing the need for a slider mechanism, although its hard to tell from the the blurfest.