Official Moto 360 demo

I posted about the Motorola Moto 360 smart watch sometime back. Here is their official video at Google I/O.

Motorola Moto E - best affordable smart phone

Following up their success with the Moto G, Motorola recently launched the affordably priced Moto E.

You can now get it Sim free for only £89.95 & FREE Delivery from Amazon UK.

Despite the price, the Moto E is loaded with several features seen in more expensive phones including high-resolution, 4.3" display which is made of Corning® Gorilla® glass and is water-resistant. 

The processor is not the most powerful but enough to multitask - it is powered by a dual core Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor and 1GB RAM and runs the latest Android OS - Android 4.4 also known as KitKat.

As for memory, the Moto E has 4GB internal memory  which can be expanded up to 32GB.

I guess the only thing that is going to put off a lot of people, especially those who love to take selfies is the the fact that it has only one rear 5 megapixel camera. 

Clearly targeted at a younger generation, the Moto E allows you to customise the look of the phone using interchangeable backs - called Motorola Shells, which comes in several colours. 

Motorola does not give much details about the battery life, but says that it will run for up to 24 hours on mixed usage.

Moto 360 - The smart watch is here.

Motorola has announced the launch of the Moto 360 watch powered by Android Wear. It will be available in summer this year.

The watch features a round face and is made with "premium materials" (not sure what that means) available in a number of styles. It responds to your voice, for example, users say “Ok Google” to ask questions to search and to start other functions including scheduling an appointment, sending a text, setting an alarm or taking notes.

I am really looking forward to trying it out. Dick Tracy's watch has become a reality.

Motorola Xoom released and gets taken apart

The Motorola Xoom was released this week without much fun fare and apart from a handful of technophiles, I didn't see the level of excitement we got when the iPad was released. As far as I know there were no queues in the stores selling the Xoom.

So far the reviews have been quite positive. What makes the Xoom  unique is the fact that it is equipped to handle the next generation 4G mobile broadband - something that the iPad or even the iPhone has.

Anyway, the Xoom has been hacked into and taken apart a few hours after it was released.

The real question is whether the Xoom can be a credible challenge to the iPad and even though it has a lot going for it technically, the answer seems to be a big "No!" One of the biggest issues I have against it is the price - $600 with a two-year Verizon contract and almost $800 without contract. I expect the prices to be higher when it is released in the UK. BTW, it was recently announced that the Xoom will be sold by The Carphone Warehouse, Best Buy and Dixons Retail Plc. (Currys and PC World) in the UK.

I am not sure how many people would be willing to spend that kind of money for a tablet considering the brand image of it's biggest competitor - the iPad and the soon to be released, iPad 2.

Motorola Xoom tablet

One of the hottest gadgets to be launched at this year's CES has got to be the new tablet Motorola XOOM™. It is the first device running Google’s new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system designed from the ground up for tablets.

The Motorola XOOM boasts a dual core processor with each core running at 1 GHz, delivering up to two GHz of processing power, and 10.1-inch widescreen HD display and is 4G LTE upgradeable.

It supports 1080p HD video and HDMI output to display content on larger HD screens, and plays video and other rich web content seamlessly with Adobe® Flash® Player. The Motorola XOOM also features a front-facing 2-megapixel camera for video chats over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G LTE, as well as a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera that captures video in 720p HD. It delivers console-like gaming performance on its 1280x800 display. Other fantastic features include a built-in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting for new types of applications.

The tablet comes with Google Maps 5.0 with 3D interaction and also access to over 3 million Google eBooks and thousands of apps from Android Market™.

The Motorola XOOM will launch in the US with Verizon Wireless as a 3G/Wi-Fi-enabled device in Q1 2011 with an upgrade to 4G LTE in Q2. Starting in Q2 2011 the Motorola XOOM will be a 4G LTE/Wi-Fi- enabled device.

No news regarding when the device will be available to consumers in the UK but I definitely want one.