Motorola makes PEBL-ish U9 official

It's real! Motorola has made official its latest PEBL-esque device -- though there's no actual PEBL branding to be found on this one -- the U9. Think of the U9 to the original PEBL what the V8 and V9 are to the original RAZR, rocking Motorola's "CrystalTalk" noise reduction tech, microSD expansion, and a 2 megapixel camera.

Media's the focus here with support for syncing with Windows Media Player 11; WMA, MP3, AAC, AAC+, and AAC+ enhanced files are all good to go, while the stereo Bluetooth support and "floating" external display with touch sensitive controls certainly don't hurt. Look for it to hit in the fourth quarter of the year in Asia, Latin America, and Europe. No North American release plans have been outed at this point, but it's a quadband GSM / EDGE phone, so we'd expect to find its way onto importers' shelves (and probably Motorola's own online store) right quick.



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Motorola Annouces a Luxury Edition RAZR 2

Well, it seems to be a day filled with cell phones, and to add to the mix, Motorola announced a new "luxury edition" RAZR 2.

The EDGE-only RAZR 2 V8 is trimming the phone with 18 and 24 karat gold accents, a black "vacuum metal" finish, etched sides and nav wheel, and a soft-touch posterior endowed with a snakeskin pattern. I wonder who exactly they are targetting with this phone. It also comes with a bundled H680 Bluetooth headset (trimmed with 18 karat gold, naturally) and a leather carrying case round out the package.

Guesses are this new RAZR 2 will hit stores, once again in "select regions" (if I find out where exactly they are reffering, I'll definitely let you know) before the holiday season.

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