http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/ Engadget Comments for Video: Motorola Aura in action 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/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 7:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
This is really a proof-of-concept of Motorola that it still knows how to produce best-in-class phones, not a product designed to sell. It is becoming less and less important for the hardware maker to have good software custom-made in house, with Palm's new software (which I suspect will eventually be offered to third parties if the Pre is successful), and Android.]]>Jan 11th 2009 7:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
I haven't heard "choice" used as an adjective since "Ferris Bueller."]]>Jan 11th 2009 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
You know what makes a rolex look stupid? a digital casio. But people still buy rolexes, right?

It's abut the look, and materials that go into the phone. Like the plastic that's in your iphone, or the cheap glass that's in your imac/macbook. Except that this phone has materials of the highest quality, styled ad molded perfectly.]]>Jan 11th 2009 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
I'm sorry, but comparing a fine time piece that can quite literally become a family heirloom to a mobile phone that will see a year, maybe two, of use is just ridiculous.

Is there a market for these? sure. Somewhere out there are a few dingbats with more money than sense.... But honestly, I imagine that the insanely wealthy are more apt to have a a blackberry than anything like this.

The Aura one one of those "because we can" gadgets. The manufactures make them with over the top materials and components just so they can slap a large price tag on them and say they have made the first [enter gadget here] in the world with [enter stupid feature here].

Now the problem is that Motorola really CAN'T make gadgets like these. They are quite literally failing as a company and to put resources into a one-off type luxury gadget just doesn't make much sense fiscally.

/$0.02]]>Jan 11th 2009 9:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 12th 2009 12:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 7:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
300DPI is insane, by the way. I thought the iPod Nano was pretty good with it's 200DPI screen.]]>Jan 11th 2009 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Not all swiss watches are classy, some are made for those who think they can buy their class by showing how much they can afford to spend for usless and bad taste objects like this Motorola.
Class, like God, is in the details, but only in those details that make functionality and form blend in a seamless (I would'nt dare saying perfect) unit.
Moreover class is never found in an object but in how that object gets used.
The only "classy" way to use that motorola is to avoid it altogether.

]]>Jan 11th 2009 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/i ment that comment for the like first 7 words of his post :D]]>Jan 11th 2009 8:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 10:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WazA77xcf0A]]>Jan 12th 2009 12:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
Now.


]]>Jan 11th 2009 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/i'm so lost. haha.]]>Jan 11th 2009 7:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 7:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 7:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
The design of the phone is definitely different and creative, but the slow menu is HORRIBLE.

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LOL.]]>Jan 11th 2009 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 9:10PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
I think it would have made more sense if the screen was a touch screen. That wheel looks too small.]]>Jan 11th 2009 8:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/It is exactly the phone I've been looking for. I am looking for a NORMAL phone, without a camera, but with superb reception! When I see apple's Iphone, I see "douche", unless a hot girl is using it.

What has been pissing me off lately on the phone market is that all phones have a camera, they force you to browse the internet, or they simply have a bunch of state of the art useless software that you'll never use.

The only extra thing I want on a phone is an alarm! A caculator is nice! More importantly, a phone with superb reception!]]>Jan 12th 2009 4:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
I wonder how scratch resistant the glass is. I can't even imagine the level of pissed I'd be if my keys gauged that screen.]]>Jan 11th 2009 8:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 8:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 11th 2009 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
keys to the yacht. Duh.]]>Jan 11th 2009 8:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/
Unless you're like Tony Stark.]]>Jan 11th 2009 8:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/11/video-motorola-aura-in-action/Jan 12th 2009 12:31AM