Motorola a1000, the latest 3G handset

Motorola a1000 is said to be a mobile that has everything. It is a smartphone with complete 3G capabilities. The size is a lot big, giving a look of a PDA. Touchscreen is also there which is really important for such a smartphone. It is based on Symbian 7.0 Operating System. Let's have a look at interesting features.

New features and technologies

The most interesting feature of this 3G smartphone is that it supports multitasking and 2 Way video conferencing (Point to Point Video). It also provides the streaming of multimedia content such as mp3 and MPEG-4 files. An important utility named Picsel™ Document Viewer is there which allows viewing Microsoft Word®, Microsoft Excel®, Microsoft PowerPoint®, Adobe and PDF files; it also allows compressing into zip files. Another mind blowing feature is the presence of GPS. So, you can also feel the adventure of applications that provide location services. Furthermore, all of the best available connectivity, imaging and synchronization features are present in this 3G smartphone.
Motorola a1000 is a UIQ device, like the previous Motorola A920 and A925. Motorola A1000 will be able to run most applications available for other compatible UIQ devices.
Motorola has introduced the new Triflash-R memory format which is similar to other formats, but smaller in size. This memory is made specifically for cell phones. You can expand your memory pool because there is a slot for memory that supports Triflash-R memory format.

Conclusion and availability in the market

Motorola A1000 is expected to release in quarter-4 of 2004. There is no information regarding its price right now. The phone basically focuses on the business class as according to Motorola press release.
With this multi-functional mobile's voice and data functionality, you can feel confident leaving the office and taking your work on the road. Get more done while you review documents and conduct conference calls at the same time and open up a whole new way to communicate and share information with two-way videoconference capabilities.