Motorola lets loose TLKR T3 / T5 walkie talkies

Leave it to Motorola to unleash yet another completely corny prefix to label its newest two-way radios. Yes, we wish we were kidding about the "TLKR" part, but sadly, it's very real. Nevertheless, the TLKR T3 touts eight channels, up to 20-hours of battery life, around five-kilometers of range, a sleep mode, channel scan / monitor, an LCD screen, and comes in blue, orange and red colors schemes. As for the T5, it boasts a six-kilometer range, a backlit LCD, handsfree functionality, five call tones, slightly worse battery life, and arrives in red, blue, or black. Currently, pricing details haven't been nailed down, but you can snap these up (if you can get over the name) next month.

[Via Pocket-Lint]

[TRLK @ Sep 12th 2007 1:30PM]

okay, i'm GETN sick and TIRD of the WHLE 4 LETR naming scheme

[kaztm @ Sep 12th 2007 4:59PM]

ME2!

[dave @ Sep 12th 2007 1:55PM]

Next up, the Motorola enters the adult toy industry with the exciting new Motorola TKLR. Made in France.

[Ray Brown @ Sep 12th 2007 2:00PM]

If these are anything like their other 2-way radios, the range is nowhere near 5-6km. More like 500-600 yards (really!)

[ryan @ Sep 12th 2007 3:43PM]

haha I think it's more so line-of-sight though when they say that.

[Maestro @ Sep 12th 2007 2:17PM]

Can I lock up my bike with that thing too?

[Fernando @ Sep 12th 2007 3:35PM]

hahahahhahahhahahaha

[Ryan G @ Sep 12th 2007 4:28PM]

Don't you need to apply for a license to use the high-powered FRS radios? Any other hams here?

[Jeremy W @ Sep 12th 2007 4:41PM]

No, FRS is license-free. But a lot of FRS radios also use GMRS frequencies, which do require a license. Nobody bothers with that, though.

[Jeremy W @ Sep 12th 2007 4:42PM]

Am I the only one that can't stand walkie talkies with the PTT button on the front? It belongs on the side!

[Neg2LED @ Sep 18th 2007 10:01AM]

SO.

DAMN.

TRUE.

--neg

[ryantrevisol @ Sep 12th 2007 5:20PM]

Who uses walkies enough to need this much tech? If you ask me it's SHTY.

[Mark @ Sep 13th 2007 11:18AM]

I use them all the time while skiing in the mountains with friends.

[MOT Man @ Sep 22nd 2007 5:20PM]

Yeah,good going Mother "M".Its a shame motorola is not the radio company it once was.Now all we get is everything from outsourced and crappy Trunked radios,sh** cellphones,and useless stuff like this...Long live the "JEDI" Series..:-)

[snowglyder @ Sep 12th 2007 6:33PM]

I Walkie and I Talkie!

[tekdroid @ Sep 13th 2007 10:36AM]

hideous designs are always a favourite with the 11 year-olds...

[Augustos Morales @ Sep 19th 2007 8:34PM]

Here's one...the FUKR