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We had a chance to play with Sprint’s new Motrola Q at CES this year, but haven’t had one in our possession until now.  The phone is very similar to its Verizon counterpart, but takes on a sprint theme and charcoal-gray casing.  It also comes loaded with Sprint’s On Demand service which includes live Sprint TV and more.  [More about Sprint’s Moto Q here] The Q is $199 with a 2 year contract, and $449 with no contract at all.  Without further adieu, click on for more photos.

The guys over at Gizmodo have made a little size comparison chart with the two popular smartphones, the Moto Q and Palm Treo - and thrown in the new guy on the block, T-Mobile Dash.  As you can see, the Q and Dash are almost the same size while the Treo is as well - until you take into account its gurth (great word).  It’s twice the thickness of the other two competitors...which is just plain sad.  Palm, lets get a thin Treo already, ehh?

Read [Gizmodo]

Samsung’s ready to release another smartphone to go up against the likes of the Motorola Q.  The SGH-i600 is a Windows Mobile powered GSM 900/r1800/1900 phone - meaning it will most likely be for Cingular / T-Mobile.  It also features EDGE for high speed internet, HSDPA, 802.11b/g for all of your WiFi needs, Bluetooth, 1.3 megapixel camera, a camera in front for video calls, 320 x 240 TFT display, Microsoft’s Push Mail, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, and a microSD slot.  Best of all, the FCC has already approved it - so there isn’t much more waiting to do.  Get ready GSM peeps, soon you’ll have a thin Windows Mobile phone too!

Read [SlashGear]

The Vaja case for the Q comes in two varieties, both with the same hand craftsmanship and style as you expect from Vaja. The first is the M0111 classic case. Starting at $60 this is the classic slip in case with openings and cutouts for all important aspects of the smartphone (camera, speaker, mic, screen, keypad, etc.). An added benefit is a screen protector so you don’t get that sharp screen all scratched up.

For those of you who require more protection and expansion card storage the Vaja M0112 classic is your best bet. For $80 (and up) you get a leather case with all the same cutouts, a spot for 2 memory cards, and a magnetic snap closing screen/keypad guard.

Read [Vaja]

With all of the recent Verizon exclusives (Chocolate, Q, and the 2 GB microSD card) you may forget that there are other cellphone providers out there. Well there are a bunch of them, and Sprint is one that wants to be heard.

In the company’s quarterly earnings call the COO said that they plan to add handsets from Motorola’s ever popular RAZR line. This will include the fully-qwerty Q, which is only available on Verizon--for now. 

So for all of you Moto loving Sprint subscribers, get ready for your world to become a whole lot thinner.

Read [Mobility Today]

Vaja, the maker of personalized, hand-crafted, electronic cases have released two cases for the Motorola Q. Fully personalizable and made from exquisite high quality Argentine leather the MO111 and MO112 cases feature screen protectors, speakers mesh protector, camera lens & flash cutouts, magnetic snap closure, optional mini SD slots and access to all main functions. You have the opportunity to customize your own case by choosing among several leather colors and embossing your name in the backside.

The cases start at $60 without the front flap and $80 with the front leather cover.

Product Page [Vaja]

The folks over at Qusers have done a pretty extensive review of the Motorola Q’s capabilities and features. More interesting is their vid of the Q accessing XM Satellite Radio as well as their Slingbox. I was impressed with the video quality of the Slingbox and audio of both, making the Q that much more of a all-in-one device.

See the Qusers run-through part I and II.

Read more on the Q [Qusers]
Via [TechEBlog]

As it goes, there are big weeks and slower weeks. Thankfully with Memorial Day and the nice weather this was the latter. Checkout the lineup below as we wrapped up this week’s big news in the Gadgetell Podcast. This podcast was once again sponsored by GoDaddy.com.  Head over there and get 10% off any domain or hosting order courtesy Gadgetell and GoDaddy.

• One laptop per child will now cost $130


• Dell’s $8,000 laptop


• MS says Vista will be on time (whenever that is) and Office 2007 takes after a fruit


• Apple sets up shop at best Buy


• Nike+ Apple


• The end of film as we know it
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• Q’s available for you


• Wii for my birthday!

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Well after a very very long wait the Q is finally available for purchase. As reported the Motorola Q has launched on Verizon Wireless for $299 less a $100 rebate and an activation fee waiver, bringing the total cost to $199 (if you purchase a $79.99 plan or higher).

So now stop checking us out and get a sweet, skinny, new Q...

Via [Engadget]

Thinking about getting the upcoming Motorola Q but worried about the email situation? Well we are happy to report and RIM must be sad to say that Moto will deliver push email to your Qwerty handset. Good Technology will power the GoodLink push email.

GoodLink on the Moto Q provides business customers with:

• Continuous, two-way push-based wireless synchronization of all corporate PIM functions including e-mail, calendar, contacts, notes and tasks, as well as access to other applications including corporate intranets, CRM and ERP


• Intuitive, zero-learning-curve interface with full access to attachments and thousands of personal and professional productivity applications developed for the Windows Mobile 5.0 platform


• Enterprise-class, FIPS-certified security including end-to-end AES data encryption, remote data wipe, and remote password policy management


• Secure Over-The-Air device provisioning and management for improved TCO and simplified IT administration featuring Zero-IT-Touch activations and upgrades of GoodLink and third-party applications.

GoodLink on the Moto Q is available for Microsoft Exchange users today, and will be available for IBM Domino/Lotus Notes users this summer.

Read [Motorola]