Moto announces new linux phone! E895!

[maxx_730]

Yes thats right, moto announced a new linux phone! The E895! Wonder if it runs on montavista... Anyway, here are the details:

Streamlined and distinctively designed, the Motorola E895 delivers a robust suite of intuitive multimedia tools to capture everyday escapades including a 1.3 megapixel camera, video record and playback and optional removable memory. When its music that moves you, enjoy MP3s or create a personalized soundtrack as background music for a slideshow of your favorite photos. Tuned in to you, the Motorola E895 pairs a next generation Linux Operating System (OS) and Java™ technology with an improved user interface with prediction features and large, vivid internal and external displays. Whether sharing photos from a recent getaway, managing your many messages or enjoying the convenience of Bluetooth® wireless technology, the Motorola E895 provides a powerful mobile experience.

Supreme Multimedia Intelligence
From your backyard to Bangladesh, the tri-band Motorola E895 is armed and ready with a multitude of multimedia tools. Snap high-quality images via the 1.3 megapixel camera then create a mobile slideshow of your latest jaunt enhanced with MP3 tunes. Or capture life in real time with video record and playback and share via advanced messaging*. And, with up to 512 megabytes of optional removable memory, you can store all your favorite music and photo files.

Cool Tech Combo
Combining EDGE capabilities*, a Linux OS and Java technology, the Motorola E895 provides power, speed and flexibility for managing your multimedia needs. The model E895 surpasses predecessors with user-friendly features for everything from messaging management to predictive tools. And MOTOSYNC™ makes synchronizing on-the-go emails*, calendars and contacts management quick and easy.

Highly Organized
This smart mobile makes your life easy by keeping your frequent contacts at the top of your contact list and organizing photos and messages for easy perusing. You can also access more than one function at once -- so you can respond to a message while on a call or while surfing the web* on the full HTML browser making you a true mobile multi-tasker.

SUMMARY OF FEATURES:
• Feature rich flip phone design with focus on size and finish and an internal tri-band antenna
• Impressively large internal and external color displays
• Integrated 1.3 megapixel camera with full screen viewfinder, photo indicator light and 8x zoom
• Video capture and playback, 3GPP streaming and the ability to view files as they download*
• Next generation Linux and Java software
• Bluetooth wireless technology to connect cord-free to compatible Bluetooth enabled devices, as well as the Motorola Bluetooth Stereo Headset for wireless music enjoyment. The E895 supports Bluetooth profiles GAP, OPP, SDAP, SPP, HSP AG, HFP AG, DUN GW, A2DP, AVRCP, BPP, FTP, and JSR 82
• SyncML for easy sharing of contact lists, calendars are more*
• Streaming audio with high quality audio enhancements via headset
• Shared media player with multiple audio codecs and stereo thru the enhanced mini-USB headset jack
• Up to 10 MB of embedded memory; TransFlash™ removable memory for up to 512 MB of optional memory
• Speaker independent voice recognition to make a call by simply stating a name or desired digits – no pre-recording necessary
• Situational lighting around the camera lens in addition to enhanced lighting of the keypad, displays and photo indicator light for a multi-sensorial experience
• Full HTML / XHTML Browser
• Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS), as well as Instant Messaging*

The Motorola E895 is expected to be available in Q4 2005. For more information regarding pricing and product availability in your region, please contact your local Motorola representative.
Some more links:
Moto's page on the E895
[URL=http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail/0,,5681_5662_23,00.html]Moto's press release about the phone[/URL
Specs by GSM Arena

[aholdern]

It is being developed by the same group who did the e680/a780 etc. Looks great. I hope to get an early version to play with...I will post a review when I get one.

[pascal]

wow finally the missed JSR82 (bluetooth java implementation) and so lot bluetooth profiles
good camera, second display (but i dont like flip phones)

but no touchscreen and not much memory

perhaps a new version of something like the e680 is coming in future, too?

[yantz]

according to mobileburn, it uses motorola's own new linux system: juix

[maxx_730]

hmm. maybe they just used montavista in their first linux phones to get some knowledge and experience of linux on phones.

[yantz]

yup and to test the market

as of now, there is not a single screenshot of the ui available. hopefully it uses x11

[maxx_730]

actually there are, look for y-cyas's thread in the other phones forum. I think the chance of it using x11 is about 0.00001% though

[cytux]

Using X11 isn't very cool on embedded devices as it's not created for. QT Embedded was specifically developed for small computer devices and doesn't need such huge ressources as X11.

On my ipaq I used the familiar distri (a long time ago) and it is based on X11. Don't believe we can use the whole app stuff with X11 on embedded systems. U have to change almost anything: Form size, strings, ... otherwise it is only very partly usable.

But if they use their own System I'm afraid they even deny any system access and linloader and such scripts would may be not work anymore.

[yantz]

But if they use their own System I'm afraid they even deny any system access and linloader and such scripts would may be not work anymore.

i would guess finding the way to get usblan mode would be pretty difficult, but definately available

[cytux]

But if they use their own System I'm afraid they even deny any system access and linloader and such scripts would may be not work anymore.

i would guess finding the way to get usblan mode would be pretty difficult, but definately available

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