Motorola Debuts New Phones At M3 Summit

By Ian Bell Updated March 24, 2005

Motorola E685

The Motorola E685 brings high fashion to high fidelity. Packed within the slim slider is a vibrant color display, mp3 player with stereo headset jack, VGA camera with photo and video capture, and CDMA 1x data capability. With a sync cable and a PC, you can transfer your favorite tracks to the phone in seconds, and enjoy them on-the-go. Consumers in China will be able to take their music mobile in style with the new Motorola E685 in the first half of 2005.

Motorola E680i

A world of music lives in your pocket and in your hand with the new Motorola E680i. With over two gigabytes of music with optional memory, the Motorola E680i allows you to transfer, store, catalog and enjoy your favorite tracks. Stereo audio is supported wirelessly over BluetoothÂ® technology with such products as the Motorola HT820 Bluetooth stereo headphones. The E680i also provides easy plug & play desktop synchronization and music transfers between handset and PC. Connect straight into the Music Store to learn about and purchase new music whenever you want.* The handset performs across MP3, WMA, RealAudio/Video, MIDI, WAV, AAC and a range of others formats

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Research reveals the one place you should never buy a new phone

White Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro Plus versus white iPhone 14 Pro in camera face-off.

Buying phones at an auction is a great way to save some of your hard-earned money — whether you're looking for the best Android phones or a new iPhone. It can be online bidding on platforms like eBay or an in-person affair like a customs office sale. But one place you should never pick up a phone from is a police auction.

The folks at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Maryland purchased 228 phones seized and subsequently auctioned by the police and found that most of them had not been properly wiped. While that may seem harmless, it's a tsunami of risks for an average phone user.

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Best back-to-school phone deals: Get a new iPhone for under $150

The Apple iPhone SE (2022) being held in a mans hand.

With the new school year almost ready to start, students of all grades should already own a dependable smartphone to communicate with their classmates, do online research, and use educational apps -- as well as to play video games and watch streaming content while taking a break from their studies. There's no shortage of phone deals online, and the sheer number may get overwhelming, so we've rounded up the best phone deals in the market right now to help you with your search. If you see an offer that you like, buy it immediately because we're not sure how long it will remain available.
Motorola Moto G Pure (Tracfone) -- $50, was $60

The low price of the Motorola Moto G Pure doesn't mean that it's an unreliable smartphone, as it offers a surprisingly decent 13MP camera for an entry-level model for daytime shots, in addition to a nice water-repellent design. The device is powered by an octa-core processor with HyperEngine, offers storage of 32GB, and comes with Android 11.0 out of the box, but it will only work with a Tracfone prepaid plan.

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I can’t believe my favorite new keyboard came from a phone company

OnePlus Keyboard 81 on a pink background.

I don't get excited about keyboards much these days. There are so many good ones out there and little in the way of innovation. No surprise, then, that I wrote off the OnePlus Keyboard 81 Pro immediately after it was announced. How good could a keyboard from a phone company be anyways? Boy, was I wrong.

Like any new keyboard, I pulled the Keyboard 81 Pro out of the box and drummed my fingers along the keys, expecting a harsh, unpleasant smattering of plastic and squeaky springs that I'd heard many times before. This stock mechanical keyboard feel isn't bad, but I've become a keyboard snob over the past few years (and yes, feel free to roast me for that fact). But I didn't hear that sound or feel that feel. The Keyboard 81 Pro was quiet.