The first RAZR-esque slider for global release from Moto, the MOTORIZR Z3, hasn’t even seen wide distribution yet, but that didn’t stop them from announcing the hotter Z6 at CES this week. The upgraded device adds a so-2006 glossy black finish and features Motorola’s new Linux- and Java-based platform, but perhaps more importantly to users, it integrates seamlessly with Windows Media Player 11 and rocks support for Windows Media DRM. Other features of the music-heavy handset carry over from the Z3, including a 2 megapixel cam, Bluetooth with A2DP, and expansion via microSD; sadly, there’s still no mention of 3G on board. Expect the Z6 to be available by the end of this half of the year, with pricing to be announced closer to launch.
Archive - May, 2007
MOTOROKR Z6
Motorola RAZR2
Motorola has today officially unveiled the successor to one of the most iconic mobiles ever made, the RAZR 2. Available in 3.6Mbps HSDPA, EV-DO, and GSM / EDGE variants as the V9, V9m, and V8 respectively, the GSM and CDMA versions of the device comes in 2 millimeters slimmer than its predecessor and — on some versions, anyway — will be the second to use Motorola’s new Linux-based platform (the first being the Z6). It includes something Moto is calling “Crystal Talk” technology that automatically adjusts volume and tone based on ambient noise. Other features include external music controls, haptics (read: vibration) for tactile feedback when external touchscreen keys are pressed, a full HTML browser, 2 megapixel cam, the full suite of Bluetooth profiles, Windows Media Player sync, a 2-inch QVGA external display, 2.2-inch QVGA internal display, and twice the screen resolution of the original RAZR. GSM versions start shipping in early July, with CDMA following up later in the summer.
Video: Spam and Matt Mullenweg’s mother
WordPress wizard explains Akismet
Nearly everything about WordPress and its related apps is open source. Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg explains to Webware Editor Rafe Needleman why his anti-spam app is not open source. Mullenweg also shares thoughts about making money in the blogosphere.
14 minutes 44 seconds May 15, 2007 2:30:00 PM
About Life
Funny thing about life is it never ceases to amaze me. I could be at my worst and I could not find way out my predicament and once I almost throw in the towel something happens. The universe has its way of evening things out you might think so all the time but it does. For every optimistic idea there is a pessimistic idea to tear it down. Well a little about me I was laid off back on March 22nd I had great job work directly with Motorola and well the let over 3,500 people go including half of my team. Than with out a job I had no money and well living in Chicago is hard to do with out money so eventually I had no apartment. So I did what any starving artist would do, and as hard as it was for me to do it I did it. I moved back home with my mom and dad. It’s hard to move back especially if you have lived on your own for so long I felt like failure. For the most part it is better than living on the street or out of my car and they accepted like most parents do in open hearts and unconditional love a few comments there and there but none the less they are my parents. Well the amazing thing about this was in this now small town (compared to Chicago) I found myself a job in 3 days, no not some retail or fast food job but a job in my career a well respected company specializing in defense, homeland security, and other government markets throughout the world. The moral of my story is when things do get bad don’t give up keep fighting easy thing to do is just surrender but you have to be strong.