Motorola Brings Photos Out of the Phone and Into Your World12 March 2005
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global leader in wireless communications, today announced a cohesive set of solutions allowing consumers to create and share everyday experiences and memories with ease and convenience. Four new handsets, the Motorola V557, V280, V1050 and V1150, and compelling applications and alliances in mobile imaging, printing and editing seamlessly deliver a mobile multimedia environment in your home, office, or out in the world.
"The true promise of mobile photography is about more than just megapixels, it's about how we connect to share our favorite moments once we've captured them," said Randy Roberts, senior director, global portfolio team, Motorola Mobile Devices. "With high-quality image capture integrated in more than 75 percent of our mobile handsets and new seamless applications and consumer experiences, capturing mobile photos is just the beginning -- now consumers can share, print and post images with unprecedented ease."
The Camera In Your Hand Motorola's latest VGA, one, two and three mega-pixel camera-enabled handsets possess a variety of connectivity options to create and share experiences with still photos, action-packed videos and more. The portfolio includes:
-- The newest VGA camera phone with Bluetooth(R)* wireless technology and EDGE (Enhanced Data Global Evolution)* technology is the Motorola V557. This sleek clamshell device delivers a compelling create and share experience with a twist. The Motorola V557 will be the first handset to debut SCREEN3* technology solution, Motorola's new personal mobile portal service, providing uninterrupted access to information, entertainment and more. A Push-to-Talk over Cellular ("PoC")** version of the V557 will be available in the near future.
-- Leveraging the elegant look and feel of the SLVR family, the new Motorola SLVR V280 offers an array of tools for self-expression at an affordable price, including a VGA digital camera with 4x zoom, video capture and playback, and photo album creation tools. PoC**, Bluetooth* technology and advanced messaging*.
-- Creating a mobile cinema experience, the new 3G Motorola V1050 (showcased this week at CeBit in Hannover) offers the ability to view music videos and movies on the go, along with a 1.23 megapixel camera, 2-way video calling* and Bluetooth* technology.
-- Supremely slim, the new 3G Motorola V1150 (also showcased this week at CeBit) delivers a plethora of impressive multimedia tools including a 2 megapixel camera, real-time 2-way video calling*, still and moving image capture and editing and ample storage. This flip phone also offers Motorola's new SCREEN3* technology solution for a streaming ticker of personalized news and entertainment information.
-- Other recently announced camera-enabled handsets include the Motorola V635, delivering a 1.23 megapixel camera coupled with the speed of EDGE* for quick and easy sharing, the Motorola 3G E1060 also featuring a 1.23 megapixel camera for still photography and video capture, the new A1010 with a 2 megapixel camera, and the 3G powered Motorola E1120 touting a 3 megapixel camera with a full, horizontal landscape display.
About the Consumer Experiences Motorola enhances its rich mobile experiences with seamless applications for sharing and printing your images:
-- At Home - Motorola's broad line of Bluetooth enabled camera-phones wirelessly connect with leading imaging home printers -- such as Epson, HP, and Kodak for easy picture printing at the push of a button.
-- At Retail - Consumers can use Motorola's Bluetooth enabled portfolio to send high quality images to retail kiosks, such as Kodak, Fuji, and Pixel Magic Imaging for quick picture printing.
-- Online - Compatible with solutions from companies such as Kodak and Snapfish, Motorola's camera-phones give mobile users the ability to seamlessly send images from their handsets to online photo services with the push of a button.
-- From Phone to PC and Back Again - Motorola is keeping consumers connected to their images from any Internet-connected PC, PDA or mobile phone through the new Motorola "Pocket Album" service, powered by technology from Avvenu, a newly announced Motorola alliance. Now, mobile users can securely and easily view, save and share images and files between a PC and a camera phone with anyone, on the go.
Pricing and Availability The Motorola V557, SLVR V280, V1150 and V1050 are expected to be available in the second half of the year. For details on alliances, applications or other products mentioned in this release, please check with your local Motorola representative.
About Motorola Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, on the go. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: http://www.motorola.com/ .
Digital imagery of Motorola Personal Device products mentioned in this release can be seen at: http://www.Motorola.com/motoinfo .
*Network and subscription dependent feature. Not available in all areas. **The Push To applications and the other features indicated are network and subscription dependent features, and are not available in all areas. Push To connectivity requires Push To compatible phones.
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