One of the biggest stories this year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas was Motorola. The company owned the show with the Xoom tablet -- now is poised for a splash with the Atrix 4G phone, set to come out in March.
On the surface the Motorola Atrix 4G from
AT&T looks like a normal Android phone. It’s not. Under the hood,
it's now the fastest Android
phone on the market, and it has a fingerprint scanner on the back that
allows you to securely lock your phone. It’s not flawless, but it’s
neat.
One of the things you’ll notice right away
is how blazingly fast it is. Moving through the apps in this new Android
phone is beautiful.
So big deal, you're saying. It’s just another Android phone,
right? Ah, but that’s where the intrigue begins: The Atrix is so much
more than just a phone. It becomes your personal computer. Take it to
work, pair it with a special Motorola dock and it acts just like a
laptop.
Once connected to the dock, a mobile
view of your phone launches on your laptop screen. Want to make a phone
call? You can do that right from the desktop. It dials out
automatically using the speaker from the phone.
When connected, a FireFox browser window
automatically opens too. This is completely powered by the phone,
running on either the 4G or 3G network.
The Atrix is also great for watching videos.
Let’s say you decide to shoot a little video in high definition using
the Atrix and want to see what that looks like on your desktop. Slot the
phone into the dock and launch the Entertainment Center and you gain
full access to everything that’s on my phone.
You have complete access to your phone as
well too, so you’ll see all of your Android applications within the
phone screen. Any of the applications that you've download from the
Android marketplace are all available for launching directly from the
desktop.
That’s not enough? Let’s say you're done
working for the day. Close the laptop lid, grab the phone -- which has
been charging in the proprietary charging dock, by the way -- and head
on home.
When you get home, use a second HD dock
that’s connected to your high-definition television, and with a
Bluetooth keyboard you can show the family the videos and pictures
you've shot during the day. Suddenly, all of the features available on
the phone are now available in the living room.
The Motorola Atrix 4G itself is $200, but
you'll pay $500 for both the phone and the laptop dock -- which may be a
little too pricey for the average consumer. But then again, it is the
fastest Android phone on the market, and one of the most versatile.
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