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Motorola Atrix 4G smartphone doubles as full-blown PC
For those keeping scores at home that display comes up just 100 lines short of the resolution on Apple's iPhone 4, which has a 960 x 640 pixel display, and because the Motorola Atrix 4G screen is a bit larger it also doesn’t pack the same pixel density. Still, it the gets the title of being the first dual-core processor on AT&T's network and has little to envy on the features front – dual cameras, expandable storage through miniSD cards, HDMI-out, and HSPA+ "4G" connectivity.
But perhaps the coolest feature is the Atrix's docking ability. Motorola showed off two different docking stations that allow its smartphone to act like a full-blown computer: The first is a laptop-sized expansion dock, which is essentially a brainless 11.6-inch, 2.4lb laptop complete with keyboard and trackpad, while the HD multimedia dock features a power connector, three USB ports, and an HDMI output to hook up a monitor and peripherals.
Both docks use a special “Webtop” app that enables PC-like features such as a windowed UI, an application dock, a full desktop version of Firefox 3.6 with Flash 10.1 support, a file manager, support for your mobile apps on a big display, and Citrix remote desktop support which Motorola showed connected to a PC running Windows XP full screen. You can check out a video of the Motoroa Atrix and accessories in action over at Engadget.
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Thats insane! although its a shame Motorola came up with something like this and not HTC or Nokia.
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Hey, give Motorola some credit. I have the Motorola Milestone, and beside the fact that it is taking forever to update to Froyo it is a stable Smartphone.
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princeton said:
960x540 is actually superior to 960x640. Because it's 16:9 ratio. Opposed to 960x640 being 3:2 ratio.
Here's the problem. It'll probably run on effing motoblur.
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OMFG, this is exactly what we have been looking for in an all-in-one device. To top it off it already supports a Citrix remote client which means no hassle in installing third party software, brilliant! I would like to place an order for 100 of these five years ago XD
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The Milestone never got Froyo, (and never will) and the HDMI out didn't work.
If this had Gingerbread, then it would be compelling.
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I might have bought a Motorola Defy if it had Froyo, but it's only promised for Q2. So holding out on the Android phone for now, but yes, it's annoying that Moto is always a step or two back with the OS version.
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It is good for the country though. Motorola is an American company, HTC and Nokia are not. Is that bad for America or bad for you?
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