| The Motorola Q has lost some of the luster it | | | | revolution either, but it's an improvement |
| had at its introduction last year, but it's | | | | just the same. |
| still a good choice for a smart phone. | | | | |
| | | | Since we're talking about an Amp'd Mobile |
| Since the Motorola Q was released, some | | | | handset here, it's no surprise that the real |
| smaller WM handsets like the T-Mobile Dash | | | | star of the show is the phone's content. The |
| and the Samsung Blackjack have hit the | | | | Amp'd TV channel lineup is pretty impressive, |
| market. But the Q still looks good nearly a | | | | with multiple selections for news, sports, |
| year after its introduction, and, with its | | | | entertainment, and so on. There are four main |
| slim 0.5-inch design, remains among the | | | | entertainment packages you can purchase: |
| thinnest smart phones available. The | | | | Amp'd Overload, Amp'd Overdose, Amp'd TV, and |
| 4.1-ounce Amp'd Q continues the tradition and | | | | Amp'd Radio. Prices range from $10 to $20 per |
| also comes with Motorola's new, rubberized | | | | month and can include over 40 live TV |
| housing. It's essentially the same model as | | | | channels and 10 streamed radio channels. |
| the black Verizon Motorola Q, complete with | | | | |
| blue backlit keys, but with a charcoal-gray | | | | Unfortunately, video quality isn't up to |
| case instead. | | | | snuff. The main window is only about half the |
| | | | width and height of the Q's screen. Left at |
| Amp'd's new Adobe Flash Lite interface looks | | | | its default size, it looks like an animated |
| nicer than what you get on standard-issue | | | | GIF thumbnail rather than real television. |
| Windows Mobile 5.0 smart phones. The Start | | | | There is an option to blow it up to |
| menu layout and applications are left | | | | full-screen size, which you have to do in |
| untouched, aside from a coat of new | | | | order to watch TV at a comfortable distance |
| background wallpaper. But the home screen, | | | | from the phone, though you end up with a |
| menu backgrounds, and Amp'd section are all | | | | disappointing amount of pixilation this way. |
| glossed over with a colorful sheen and | | | | Find that phone at phoneandbeyond. |
| animated buttons. The new interface isn't a | | | | |