Another Motorola - This time the RAZR V3i with iTunes

This time I'm taking a gadget check on this ultra thin nifty device. The new V3i from Motorola is almost like a pizza with extra toppings. It is based on the original model RAZR, which I must say I really like the design. This version has added iTunes and so you can kinda leave your iPod at home. It has a chromy colour (graphite?) than the original RAZR which is silver. This phone is certainly very shiny and eye-catching.


The camera button, volume control and a voicetag button are located along the sides. At the back the speaker is at the bottom, and there are some instructions on how to open the back cover to place the super tiny Transflash (or microSD) memory card. I cannot believe how tiny the memory card was and this is the first time I seen one.


When the phone opens the keypad illuminates to a light blue colour. The keypad is somewhat less rubbery feel than its 3G cousin. I've noticed that the keypad wasn't as solid to press on compared to the V3x. When the phone closes, beside the small exterior screen show the phone's background pattern in colour as well, the "M" logo also glows. I found it pretty cool.



The iTunes menu - it is very similar looking to the actual iPod, except the response is a bit laggy. The menu can be scrolled with the 4-way joystick button.


The size of the phone when opened against my left palm. Also showing its cousin here.



Last thing that I quite like about this phone is the packaging. The box is very well designed it's worth to mention. Pull one side out and both sides will slided out, push one side in, and both side will put away. Wonder if they can make a phone one day which opens up this way? :)

Burning HOT! The Motorola V3x 3G phone from 3

This phone definitely has a high stylish factor. Performance wise, I hate the fact that most Motorola phones do not let you use Bluetooth to transfer images, sounds or basically anything. They are just defeating the whole purpose of having BT on the phone. I HATE MOTOROLA for that particular reason! Even though I still like their phone designs.









The volume, speaker (or push-to-talk) and camera buttons are on the sides, and at the back of the phone is the speaker. Once open, there is an internal camera between the screen and the keypad.


The keypad has a very good design, and can be cleaned quite easily and also easy to press. I particularly like the joystick keys in the middle as my Sony Ericsson K608i has a very poor joystick which often forces me to select something rather than moving down on a list of items.







The graphics on this phone is very nice. The phone has a 2.0 megapixel camera on the outside and can take fairly good pictures. This sushi photo is a default image but it was very clear and sharp on the big screen. (This phone still has some protector films on). When the phone closes I was surprised to see the image of sushi also appeared at the front too. It has colour as well which I'm quite impressed with that.


This is how big the phone is on my palm. These days the size of 3G phones have been reduced significantly. I still remembered my very first 3G phone from NEC (3 years ago?), it was like a mini computer (in a way it looks more like a futuristic talking device than a mobile phone).

Conclusion, I believe there are firmware patches lying around in the Internet which can re-enable the BT feature of this elegant mobile phone, and will make this phone a great gadget. But upgrading it yourself is entirely at your own risk and I would proceed with caution and knows exactly what I am doing.

The coolest chocolate bar you want - LG K800

My mum just got a new phone yesterday. It's the stylish looking "Chocolate bar" phone from LG! I took some pictures and you can judge for yourself whether it is a really nice-looking phone. Technology-wise, it isn't anything fancy, but it's indeed one very eye-catching phone and I wouldn't mind having it since I don't use my phone (SE K608i, 3G) for music (I got my iPod), nor play games (got my DS-lite and PSP), nor making much phone calls(err... I prefer email coz it's free!). Mostly I use my mobile for calender events with alarm, and occasionally photo taking (only 1 megapixel anyway) which I'm sure this phone has those functions that I need. I don't wanna use the word "sleek" for whatever that's shiny black, so I'm going to use a Korean word "멋있어요" to describe it.

Even the package looks like a chocolate box. Includes quite a few accessories and even a remote control is included. When the phone is closed, none of the buttons can be seen. However once the phone is slide-opened, all the buttons appear.







Headphone, mp3 function, power button and volume buttons located on the sides. The headphone jack also acts the jack for the charger, but I find it a bit too fragile if after long term use






The size of the phone compared to my hand when it's closed and when it is fully opened