motorola mediocrity

With all of the buzz around the new iPhone launch, it's easy to miss out on buzz for products from some of the more established cell manufacturers. Take Motorola, for example. Their new Motorola Z3 is a slick looking slim design that features Bluetooth, USB and PC sync, as well as a side-capturing camera that makes taking pictures a little less awkward. However, many of the bells and whistles that one might come to expect in an industry that is now competing with products like the new iPhone are absent. Sure it has an alarm, calculator, video streaming and mp3, email and instant messaging capability, but is any of this really revolutionary or groundbreaking?

Their KRZR K1 offering looks a bit fancier, but its looks are about the only thing about it that really strike me as impressive. It features a mirrored-steel and glass-like finish. It offers a calendar and phonebook that you sync with your PC, and a 2 megapixel camera for capturing photos and lowrez video. Again, nice features but nothing too unique.

Of course, money talks and I would assume that this phone would be quite a bit cheaper than something like the iPhone, but you get what you pay for. I tried to look up the prices on the website, but everytime I clicked on the "Shop" link it popped up a window that said it was redirecting me, and then just sat there. Sorry, Motorola. Mac's caught my eye this time...