Motorola Flipout ready for UK launch on Orange

Motorola today announced its all new Flipout, a stylishly square and compact smartphone that Motorola says is as individual as its users.

That may not matter but the company surely has launched a modern phone, complete with the latest Android operating system that will appeal to a heck of a lot of people.


The Flipout will be available only on Orange, in the UK but will run Android 2.1 and features an innovative square pivot design that opens to reveal a five-row QWERTY keypad with a separate row for numeric keys.

Flipout features up to seven customizable home screens, live wallpapers and added security for exchange server users. It also offers enhanced Motoblur features making it easier to follow everything from Twitter to Facebook and your email in one easy to manage place.

"Flipout merges Motorola's design heritage with Android to deliver a new take on the typical smartphone form. In an incredibly compact square, Flipout fits neatly in your palm, purse or small pocket making it fun and easy to stay connected while on the go,” said Ralf Gerbershagen, vice president and GM, Mobile Devices, Western Europe, Motorola.

"For fans of social networking, Flipout also features enhancements to Motoblur allowing users to connect with their networks however they want.”
Flipouts come in a variety of colours but they will be country-specific and include Licorice, Fairway Green, Raspberry Crush, Brilliant Blue, Poppy Red, Saffron or White.

To celebrate the launch of FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR, Motorola is launching the 'Hip To Be Square' competition, giving five winners the chance to take part in a professional fashion shoot and star as the European faces of FLIPOUT.

The prize includes an expenses paid trip to London where the shoot will take place, £500 spending money and a FLIPOUT handset. Visit

www.motorolasquare.com for more details.

Enhanced MOTOBLUR
MOTOBLUR is Motorola's exclusive Android experience that syncs contacts, posts, messages, photos and much more — from sources such as Facebook®, MySpace, Twitter™, Gmail™, work and personal e-mail, and last.fm — and automatically delivers them to the home screen.

MOTOBLUR automatically backs up contacts, log-in information, home screen customizations and e-mail to a secure server and provides remote data wipe for lost or stolen devices. One username and password restores contacts, messages and connectivity to prior networks and email providers.

FLIPOUT offers enhanced MOTOBLUR functionality and features, including:

Happenings and Messages - widgets filter by social networking account, by contact(s) or by contact group to only see the information you want
Screen customization - move and resize preloaded widgets on up to seven home screens
Battery Manager - manage battery consumption by operating in one of three performance modes
Data Manager - monitor data usage from the home screen to better manage pay-as-you-go and limited data plans
Personal and Corporate email - pushed directly to the device
Re-tweet capabilities

Hear and be heard
FLIPOUT includes CrystalTalkTM PLUS which improves a caller's voice quality while filtering out background noise for better conversations. Building on Motorola's proprietary microphone and speaker configuration, CrystalTalk PLUS adds a second microphone to provide even clearer voice quality while cutting down background noise.

Web & Multimedia
FLIPOUT brings optimal web and photo browsing to the palm of your hand with multi-touch pinch to zoom, and is Adobe® Flash® enabled which provides access to most content-rich websites.

For music fans, FLIPOUT's connected media player offers full screen lyric support, integrated song ID and a social solution for knowing what people around you are listening to.

Additional multimedia features include a 3MP camera with digital zoom and KODAK PERFECT TOUCH technology for better, brighter pictures and gallery mode for tagging and labeling of photos. One-touch uploads to Facebook, MySpace, Picasa and Photobucket make sharing your images quick and easy. Also included are video capture, playback and streaming options along with Bluetooth®1 capabilities for wireless calls and music.

FLIPOUT features full Google™ services including Google Search™, Google Maps™, Gmail™ and access to thousands of apps on the Android Market.

Availability
Motorola FLIPOUT with MOTOBLUR will be introduced to the UK this summer and will initially be available with Orange.

To learn more about the device visit YouTube™ or here. To experience MOTOBLUR, please visit www.motorola.com/motoblur.