Science & Technology

When Phones Were Fun: Motorola AURA (2008)

A first-of-its-kind circular display. A stainless steel casing that took two weeks to etch. And a Swiss-inspired mechanism that means it opens just as smoothly in 2020 as it did twelve years ago. Motorola didn’t get much wrong with its first true luxury phone – unless you count launching it directly into the midst of a global economic recession. The year is 2008; the device is the Motorola AURA; and this is episode 2 of When Phones Were Fun! ... Read More | Share it now!

When Phones Were Fun: Samsung’s “Matrix Phone” (2003)

It’s the dawn of a new century. China launches its first manned space mission; the human genome is finally sequenced; and in North America, over 50 million people lose power due in part to a software bug. In short: technology has woven its way into so many facets of our lives that movies like The Matrix are coming out to critique … and yes, consumerize that infestation. ... Read More | Share it now!

Revisiting The Motorola Razr – Now With Android 10! [Into The Fold Episode 2]

As one of only two smartphone makers offering a clamshell folding phone in 2020, Motorola finds itself locked in a brutal battle with Samsung. Besides nostalgia, the biggest advantage Motorola’s Razr foldable phone can claim over the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the large outer display. And with the latest Android update, Motorola just leaned into that advantage in a big way.... Read More | Share it now!

Keyboard Phones In 2020: The QWERTY Compromise

Keyboard phones. Over the past two decades they’ve gone from new necessity, to laughable leftover … and all the way back around to nostalgic novelty. Hard as it may be to believe, in the year 2020, you can still buy keyboard phones … and in this roundup I’m taking a look at all four that I’ve been able to find. Join me for an extended hands-on with the Unihertz Titan, F(x)tec Pro1, Cosmo Communicator – and a loving send-off to the BlackBerry KEY2!... Read More | Share it now!