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From: Rajiv Menon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 3:48 PM
To: Rajiv Menon
Subject: Press Release - Motorola Launches Next-Generation, GPS-Enabled
Touch Screen MOTOMING A1600
Motorola Launches Next-Generation, GPS-Enabled Touch Screen MOTOMING
A1600
MOTOMING A1600 offers lifetime free GPS navigation maps and landmarks of
30 cities, and GPS-enabled landmarks for an additional 130 cities
BANGALORE, India - 21 October 2008 - Motorola Inc. (NYSE: MOT), a global
leader in mobile communications, today launched the next-generation,
GPS-enabled, sleek, touch screen mobile phone, the MOTOMING A1600 in
India. MING A1600 provides consumers with lifetime free access to fully
navigable maps1 and landmarks of 30 major cities in India, allowing
voice-guided navigation across major national and state highways (see
annexure for city list). For an additional 130 major cities in India,
consumers can view major landmarks1,3 in the city. The
highly-anticipated, next-generation MING A1600 also features inbuilt GPS
navigation and a full package of productivity, mobile music and
multimedia functions.
MOTOMING A1600, our first GPS-enabled mobile phone in India, is powered
with next-generation features and applications in an extremely
attractive design, said Lloyd Mathias, senior director and head of
sales and distribution, India South West Asia, Motorola Mobile
Devices. Our GPS navigation service is free with no activation charges,
independent of mobile networks and can be used even without inserting
the SIM card. MOTOMING A1600 allows the Indian consumer access to
540,000 unique destinations1 and 400,000 points of interest1, lifetime
free voice- guided, turn-by-turn navigation across 30 major cities1 and
national and state highways1. We have ensured that all major cities in
the country are a part of this unique service. This Diwali, we invite
Indian consumers to experience the next-generation GPS-enabled
navigation device, the MOTOMING A1600.
Next Generation MING-MOTOMING A1600
The latest in the MING series, the A1600 has the distinctive MING
transparent flip cover with a slimmer, sleeker, stylish design. This new
MING comes with next-generation features and applications to meet the
growing needs of modern-day executives, helping them stay in touch and
in charge. MING A1600 supports turn-by-turn, voice-guided navigation,
and easy search of points-of-interest like hotels, colleges, petrol
pumps, airports, railway stations, cinemas, tourist attractions and more
in these cities. It also provides coverage across national and state
highways in India.
In addition to voice-guided navigation, Motorola's MotoNav application
offers unique features like route simulation and location based
reminders. Consumers can set alerts and reminders when approaching
chosen destinations and plan a route before starting a journey and view
a suggested route summary or read a list of directions. MotoNav offers
three modes of navigation from which to choose: shortest, quickest or
pedestrian path, along with points of interest that show up on the
screen as the users approach the site. The MotoNav application allows
users to mark favourite destinations for quick navigation guidance and
to retrieve a history of previously traveled paths. It also allows users
to send SMS location information to friends.
MOTOMING A1600 comes with a 1GB MicroSD card5 and an expandable memory
capacity of up to 4GB5 offering enough space to save important documents
for work and fun. Powered by MapmyIndia, India maps come preloaded on
the memory card of MING A1600. All the consumer needs to do is to choose
'India' maps from the MotoNav application to enjoy an unparalleled
navigation experience. The MOTOMING A1600 comes with an in-car charger
that lets users utilize the GPS voice-guidance over long drives while
keeping the phone powered.
With a 3.2 megapixel camera, the MING A1600 makes it easy to snap, save
and share pictures. The 8X zoom allows multiple capture modes, helping
the consumer record all the action. The MING A1600 also enables
consumers to record locations of these images for posterity. All that
the consumer needs to do is add location details on the captured images
utilizing the GPS navigation feature and later use this data to map7 the
images' exact locations onto sites like Google EarthTM. The panorama
capability of MING A1600's camera can stitch together multiple shots
taken across a horizon and make a 360-degree panoramic photo. It can
also make animated GIF files, which can be shared with friends through
MMS.
The new MING A1600 empowers the consumer to work and socialize while on
the go with mobile business and multimedia applications, including
mobile e-mail, business card reader3, document viewer and Motorola's
industry-leading smart handwriting technology. The Linux-based platform
supports multi-tasking and rich
