April 23, 2006
Motorola Hollywood for Amp'd Mobile
CNET reviews the Motorola Hollywood for Amp'd Mobile, and comments, "the Hollywood isn't the most stylish cell phone on the market, but its features are certainly emblematic of Hollywood entertainment. Inside, you'll find a speedy EV-DO connection, a 1.3-megapixel camera, an MP3 player, and thanks to Amp'd Mobile, an all-3G MVNO riding Verizon's network. The Hollywood sets itself apart via a custom user interface with animated icons and snazzy entertainment features that include live shows and exclusive Amp'd content. With its smooth black exterior, it's also a better-looking phone than the gray E815."
PCMag reviews the Amp'd Hollywood (also known as the Motorola E816), and while the phone is given an Editor's Choice rating, the review isn't that hot on the phone's camera: "The 1.3-megapixel CMOS camera is mediocre: It takes photos that are reasonably sharp but have washed-out colors. It saves them on the included 128MB thumbnail-sized MicroSD card, which fits into a slot on the top of the phone. Starting in May or June, the E816 will support Amp'd's push-to-talk system with a free download."
From the news release:
Amp’d Mobile and Motorola today announced the Motorola E816 Hollywood handset, a stylish mid-tier high-speed EV-DO (Evolution Data Optimized) clamshell for use on Amp’d Mobile’s broadband wireless service at the 2006 International Consumer Electronics Show. Amp’d Mobile, which launched nationwide in December, is the first fully integrated 3G mobile entertainment company for youth/young adults. Motorola Hollywood will be available in Q1 2006 at Ampd.com.
Motorola Hollywood features Amp’d Mobile’s proprietary user interface, built on BREW® 3.1, for quick and easy downloading* of music, videos, entertainment, 3D mobile gaming, and more. Key entertainment features of the handset include an MP3-quality music player with one-button, quick access to favorite tunes; a 1.3 megapixel camera with dedicated camera key, photo indicator and 4x digital zoom; MPEG-4 video and playback; and a 262,000-color display for the best viewing of all your entertainment.
Like all of Amp’d Mobile’s EV-DO handsets, Motorola Hollywood features dedicated Push-to-Talk* capabilities and the ability to “side load� media between the phone and computers via a USB port. Motorola Hollywood will ship with a 128MB expandable Transflash™ memory card with up to 1 GB expandable memory available as an upgrade.
“This is a proven, powerful multimedia handset that we know our members will love,� said Peter Adderton, CEO/founder, Amp’d Mobile. “Motorola Hollywood phone’s sleek clamshell design is for the Amp’d members who want the best entertainment features at a good price. We look forward to our ongoing relationship with Motorola and future collaboration on innovative handsets for youth, young adults and early adopters.�
“Amp’d Mobile's unparalleled content offerings and unique service are a perfect complement to the stylish design, entertainment and productivity features of this phone,� said Bruce Brda, corporate vice president and general manager, Mobile Devices North America, Motorola. “We’re thrilled to be featured as a key handset ally for this exciting new company and we look forward to working together on future forward-thinking offerings for their members.�
Hollywood measures 49x94x25mm (1.89x3.69x1.01 inches), weighs 130g (4.6 oz) and has a talk time of up to approximately 240 minutes of digital talk time; 280 hours of digital standby time**
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