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Motorola's rosy RIZR Z3 on T-Mobile website
All things are rosy these days at T-Mobile (we think), as the GSM carrier has just landed the Motorola RIZR Z3 handset in that superb rose color. It's about to become available for purchase at T-Mo's website sitting alongside the blue version. If you like the KRZR but love the slider form factor, you're a Motorola fan, you love the burgundy color and you subscribe to T-Mobile, the RIZR Z3 Rose may be your true love (or like, perhaps). The RIZR really doesn't present much to the scene of midrange or higher-end sliders, but it does look cool. Although pricing is set as "coming soon", we suspect the same after-rebate $100 tag as the blue version carries.[Thanks, Marco]
Motorola RIZR Z3 hitting up T-Mobile next month
While you loyal T-Mobile users have patiently braved the news of Moto's RIZR Z3 passing FCC inspection, getting some love on Vodafone Germany, and receiving a relatively glowing review, it's about time it sashayed over to your carrier, huh? If that's you, go on and circle March 12th on your current mobile's calendar, as that'll be the day when it gets overshadowed by a newer, sleeker handset. Reportedly, the MOTORIZR Z3 will be launched on T-Mobile just over a fortnight from now, and will sport a two-megapixel camera with video capture capabilities, music playback, stereo Bluetooth, quad-band connectivity, speakerphone, voice recognition software, predictive text input, and a 220 x 176 resolution screen, just like we've gotten used to. No word on what T-Mobile plans on charging for the device, but be sure and hit the read link for the full promotional sheet.[Thanks, TJ and the Fish]
MOTORIZR Z3 gets reviewed
The MOTORIZR Z3 isn't exactly awe-inspiring in terms of features, but being that its Moto's "first attempt at the slider design trend," it gets somewhat of a pass in the value department. CNET was able to get its paws on the predictably thin new mobile, and while the list of niceties wasn't exactly suited to the (admittedly) high $300 pricetag, they couldn't help but fall for its snazzy good looks. Aside from the design, the phone offered a pleasantly crisp LCD, user-friendly navigation array, call quality similar to the GSM KRZR (read: satisfactory), "respectable" battery life of 6.5 hours, and a highly improved volume level. All wasn't peachy, however, as reviewers found the built-in camera to be fairly awful, the button layout to be a bit cramped / slick, and the speakerphone to be less than impressive. All in all, this rendition of Motorola's (almost) vowel-less lineup did the slider motif "quite well," and while CNET suggested holding out until prices drop just a bit, it was deemed a solid performer nonetheless.[Thanks, Justin]
