http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/ Engadget Comments for Motorola gets official with GPS-packing MING A1600, A1800 http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Too little too late.]]>Jun 24th 2008 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
non-bitten fruit handset = EPIC FAIL]]>Jun 24th 2008 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
]]>Jun 24th 2008 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/RUIM cards, I think they're called? They are basically SIM cards for CDMA networks, but only used by Asian CDMA carriers. So, not really useful for US CDMA markets.]]>Jun 24th 2008 3:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/I'm waiting for the Xperia X1 from SE due in September.... Any guesses about how much it's gonna cost?]]>Jun 24th 2008 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/I also love that weird pop-out stylus!
It's so fabulous!!]]>Jun 24th 2008 12:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 12:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 12:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 1:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/My name rules!!!
Well
maybe not...]]>Jun 24th 2008 12:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
Other than that? rubbish, this isn't the 90s Moto!
I never understand why companies of this size can get design so wrong. There are so many points of reference now, for (an obvious) example have a look at the old Braun stuff, take anything by Dieter Rams as a starting point and you won't be able to go that far wrong.]]>Jun 24th 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
Side note -- what the heck happened to all of Moto's $$$ made from the RAZR? At one point EVERYBODY seemed to own of those P'sOS...]]>Jun 24th 2008 5:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 12:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 12:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 1:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
http://images.businessweek.com/di/idea_winners/2002/G7026.jpg
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How long before we see the new candybar style Moto TRD?

Rufus]]>Jun 24th 2008 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/The touch screen is pretty nice though.]]>Jun 24th 2008 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 6:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 2:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
Great choice of name!]]>Jun 24th 2008 2:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
Ming = Verb. To smell or look unpleasant. E.g."Yearghh, that's disgusting! It mings in here! Which one of you has farted?"]]>Jun 24th 2008 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 26th 2008 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 3:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
EVDO?
WCDMA/UMTS/HSPA (and on which frequencies)?
Which GSM networks?
Which Bluetooth profiles?
Why no Wifi!?

Could be a nice companion for a Nokia Tablet, or a MID, if it's done right.]]>Jun 24th 2008 3:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 4:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Zadillo: thanks. But.. bleh. Should have 3G in this day and age. Though, if these are intended for asian markets, I can see why they don't have UMTS/HSPA. But why not EVDO?
]]>Jun 24th 2008 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 3:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 25th 2008 12:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/Jun 24th 2008 5:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
Having worked for Moto for a few years, I can tell you i was soo frustrated with the way in which they released handsets. Having trained on them, rolled out training and then watch as they pulled it from the countries where it might actually sell. The Ming is a great handset with alot of great features, much better that the A780, which managed a brief stint with Carphone Warehouse in the UK and Phone House in Mainland europe, the original ming A1200 never came out in the UK.]]>Jun 25th 2008 3:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/
So you all say its ugly, and that Motorola has puked stuff better then this, but I'd say its a decent business decision.]]>Jun 24th 2008 7:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/24/motorola-gets-official-with-gps-packing-ming-a1600-a1800/A1600 @ $550 amd A1800 @ $820
These are china rates. Should be lower when released in US
http://www.onlygizmos.com/article.php/motorola-a1800-1600-official-59998]]>Jun 25th 2008 12:30AM