Motorola Handset 2009

[MotoMania]

Upcoming 2009 handsets from Motorola pose for BGR on their way to Verizon
Posted by Zach Epstein on Dec 16, 2008 9:35 pm

Well lookie here. Motorola apparently has a few tricks up its sleeve that might just surprise us in the coming year. Well they would have any way, if our trusty ninja didn’t come through with the goods! Moto fans, feast your eyes on four sexy handsets coming your way in what is shaping up to be Motorola’s final shot at survival. For the time being details are slim; in fact pretty much all we have are images, the knowledge that they’re all hitting Verizon Wireless, code names and a 2009 time frame (though we do know the RUSH 2 will be out during Q1, likely early in the quarter). We’re seeing some big changes here in terms of common styling cues from Moto - just look at the FLASH, pictured above. Sharp angles and raised, blended buttons - it actually looks pretty hot! There’s plenty more where that came from of course, so hit the jump for shots of the other three handsets.

Motorola codename FLASH
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Motorola codename CALGARY
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Motorola codename RUSH 2
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Motorola codename INFERNO
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Source: BGR (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/16/upcoming-2009-verizon-handsets-from-motorola-pose-for-bgr/)

[tkalli]

Thanks, MotoMania.
Certainly looks interesting.
Hopefully, they will do some GSM models.

:snow::tree::snow:

[Jack]

Thats a shame to waste such a beautiful phone on CDMA

[Wildcard26]

Love the look of the "Calgary".

[bomber21]

Impressive looks,hope they will release something good for GSM networks soon.
I will buy a new phone in the coming months.

[adeltaY]

Yowza! That Calgary looks really nice! Kinda looks like the XPERIA, I too hope that they are not wasted on CDMA and there is a GSM version released.

[Spike]

Calgary looks Amazing!!!! :snowman::snowman:

[MotoMania]

Me too, i really hope Motorola will surprise Motorola GSM like Motorola CDMA.
I like Motorola codename FLASH and Motorola codename CALGARY.

[MotoMania]

2009 is the year of the Moto for Verizon; more upcoming handsets revealed
Posted by Zach Epstein on Dec 17, 2008 9:02 pm

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Motorola codename NIAGARA

When our ninjas get going they don’t stop until the job is done. Yesterday your pals here at BGR gave you an exclusive preview of four tasty upcoming Motorola handsets - codenamed FLASH, RUSH 2, CALGARY and INFERNO. As sexy as they are, you didn’t think we’d stop there did you? Today we have three more exclusive looks for you and just like yesterday, each of these handsets comes bearing a codename and a date with Verizon Wireless sometime next year. First and foremost is the NIAGARA seen above. It looks almost like an updated RIZR and shows off the same sharp angles seen yesterday on the FLASH. The slider opens to reveal a RAZR-like keypad and speaking of the RAZR, we wouldn’t be surprised if we finally see the RAZR line get a more substantial refresh that echos the shapes and lines seen here on the NIAGRA. Hit the jump for a look at the next two handsets.

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Note: Left side is Motorola codename FAIRBANKS. Right side is Motorola codename HARMONY.

Above to the left you’ll find the FAIRBANKS, a rugged clam shell sporting Push to Talk (PTT) and dedicated music controls beneath the outer LCD. To the right is the HARMONY, another clam shell that we wouldn’t recommend beating on quite as hard as the FAIRBANKS. It’s sleek, sexy and also has music buttons beneath the outer LCD - but this time they’re touch sensitive. It looks like the HARMONY also has a touch sensitive mute key below the standard back, play/pause and forward buttons, along with another touch key with an unknown function. There you have it folks. 2009 has to be a pivotal year for Motorola in every sense of the word - a few more missteps and there might not be any coming back. Out of the seven upcoming phones we’ve shown you over the past few days, there are definitely a few gems that will likely be well received. At the same time however, we’re not seeing anything killer that will lead the charge for Moto as it fights gale force winds in an effort to stay afloat. What do you guys think; has anything you’ve seen so far knocked your socks off?

Source: BGR (http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/12/17/2009-is-the-year-of-the-moto-for-verizon-more-upcoming-handsets-revealed)

[bomber21]

NIAGRA IS SO COOL! :thumbup::xmas:

[fldodger]

Thats a shame to waste such a beautiful phone on CDMA
I agree with Jack :(

[MotoMania]

Correction...
I mean not Motorola codename NIAGRA but Motorola codename NIAGARA.

[pe4ka]

Motorola codename INFERNO looks nice :)