Motorola may soon introduce an Integrated Digital Enhanced Network or iDEN device that features a full QWERTY keyboard. The i465, dubbed the Clutch, may be a low end device but meets military-specs for extreme conditions including shock, vibration, dust, and solar radiation.
It’s Motorola’s first device that combines the power of push-to-talk and the convenience of QWERTY keyboard with shortcut keys and software upgrades such as IM-style texting. This type of texting allows for an all-in-one view of incoming and outgoing messages. Other features include –
A 1.79-inch TFT LCD with a 128 x 160 pixel resolution and 64k colors
VGA Camera with video capture
Audio player
20 MB user available memory
Bluetooth 1.2, micro USB
2.5mm audio jack (mono)
The Motorola Clutch i465 is expected to be available beginning in Q2 2009. The price of the gadget and the countries it will first ship in are not known.