Motorola SCPL
Recently, Motorola released a few tasty bits of info about its forthcoming Motorola SCPL mobile phone, which is set to replace the now-ageing RAZR sometime next year. Of key interest was Motorola bigwig Ron Garrique’s claim that the new phones will have five features that will make them stand out from their rivals. Motorola will “abandon” its proprietary P2K mobile phone OS — currently used in the Razr and other featurephones — in favor of a Linux/Java environment, reports PC Magazine. Additionally, the world’s number-two handset vendor is readying a Scpl (”scalpel”) product line.
Motorola confirmed that it is moving ahead with its Linux/Java environment, but denied plans to abandon P2K. Jennifer Lyons, marcom specialist for mobile devices, explained, “We are not abandoning P2K — as you know, we have several popular handset models such as the MOTOKRZR K1 that utilize this platform today. Rather, we are executing on our software strategy and evolving our portfolio platform mix with Linux being at the core.”
If Motorola can pull this off, this will make the SCPL the thinnest phone in the world (assuming Samsung et al. don’t release a 4mm phone between now and the SCPL’s release). Of course, the number of millimetres just happens to match the number of features hinted at by Garrique. Did somebody somewhere confuse ‘features’ with ‘millimetres’?! If so, we’re all set for yet another Motorola-inspired dissapointment! Marvellous.
Source: Products Hub
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