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Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

sublimnl — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:23:00 EDT

@Ashley927: so hot. i didnt think they let your kind on gizmodo

sublimnl

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Ashley927 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:15:41 EDT

uggggly

Ashley927

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Ashley927 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 16:14:56 EDT

How lame. And ugly.

Ashley927

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Cyborg28 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:36:22 EDT

It's Moto Right? Don't they mean SMRT RIDR?
"I am so smart, S.M.R.T."

Cyborg28

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

zenpoet — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:39:44 EDT

@Altanader: It had better not look anything like the jacket phone that I invented!

zenpoet

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

xthemusicmanx — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:00:43 EDT

@FuzzysFriedChicken: Isn't Jack his dad?

xthemusicmanx

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Aaron Stein — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:38:44 EDT

the idea of a mount in the car so the phone integrates better is long overdue, but we like our phone variety too much.

Aaron Stein

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

strider_mt2k — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:15:06 EDT

Screen too small.
Make it a 3.5" at the very least.

-and gimme text-to-speech, because anything less is bogus.

strider_mt2k

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Serolf Divad — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 05:29:53 EDT

I hope that thing has bitchin' voice prompts, because otherwise you're going to kill yourself trying to look at that postage stamp screen... seriusly, it's like a Quicktime movie from 1993.

Serolf Divad

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

thebear91 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:22:29 EDT

More than likely, the reason it is a "Car" thing is because the battery life sucked so bad that they decided to make it something that was plugged in most of the time.

thebear91

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

DrifterTypeR — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:52:19 EDT

God, Moto is so fuckin' lame.

DrifterTypeR

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

poedgirl — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:49:35 EDT

Too bad Smart Rider is already a trademark in Australia as a smart card ticketing system used by the Public Transport Authority of Western Australia.

poedgirl

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Zadillo — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:38:18 EDT

@JustEaton:

Check out proclipusa.com - the nice thing about what they offer is that you order a mounting bracket specifically designed for your car, and then you can order a device-specific mount for whatever you want that screws onto it.

I have one in my car for my old Treo 650 (haven't gotten around yet to ordering a new mount for my iPhone though), and it is definitely very well made.

Zadillo

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

altus — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:16:18 EDT

Moto is on a suicidal track! Unbelievable! How about a nightstand phone.... How about a public phone? How about getting out of the phone business and returning the money to shareholders? Very sad!

altus

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

DSCornell — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:36:03 EDT

I actually need a product like this if it were a big iPhone, everyone including me would be applauding. When one is driving, a bigger screen and better speaker is a great advantage. I love Gizmodo and its edgy commentary but this is going to be popular with us older guys not minding a few extra dollars to have two phones and some convenience.

DSCornell

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

ninjatales — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:05:40 EDT

It doesn't look too bad. But 2.8"??? My E61 has a 2.8 inch screen and it's got skinny bezels. Can't imagine how wide that thing's going to be in person.

ninjatales

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

jmckee — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:41:51 EDT

This really isn't a bad product on paper, just one that the target audience here won't likely appreciate. It's for companies that manage fleets.

My company manages a small fleet of vehicles, we are constantly having to replace phones that employees have lost or broken, infact, replacing another phone is on my to do list for tomorrow, phones that they really only need when in the vehicle, plus pay for a second system permanently installed in our cars for tracking, vehicle maintenance, (Trimble, formally @road), etc.

If they price this competitively with enterprise fleet management solutions and add in the bonus of cellular functionality I bet it will do fine.

jmckee

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

xxGenericSNxx — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:38:56 EDT

@Gary:
I think it's one of those Chevy/GM oversized vehicles type dashboard. I don't know what model, but it's the equivalently of the Ford Econoline.

I think 18 wheeler cab's interiors are a bit more harsh and have sharper lines.

xxGenericSNxx

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Dook_In_The_Urinal — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:34:59 EDT

@Gary:
Looks kinda like an 18 wheeler cab.

Dook_In_The_Urinal

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Gary — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:58:54 EDT

On a side note: what is going on with that dashboard? Anyone have a clue what kind of car looks like that?

As for the actual product, that divestiture of the handset division can't come quick enough.

Gary

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Digo — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:47:03 EDT

Basically this gives them the excuse to concentrate on gps and have a shitty phone.

Digo

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

DucatiGuy — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:41:40 EDT

That's what I said Z(j)ack Morris... lol

DucatiGuy

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Cordfucious — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:39:33 EDT

RIM Called...they want their pulsating, glowing clitball...i mean trackball back

Cordfucious

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

strobefx — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:38:32 EDT

You almost feel sorry for Motorola until they start pulling shit like this.

strobefx

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

FuzzysFriedChicken — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:37:58 EDT

@DucatiGuy: Zack Morris?

FuzzysFriedChicken

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

JustEaton — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:37:14 EDT

Hmm, where can I get a "mount" like that for my iPhone? Seriously though.

JustEaton

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

DucatiGuy — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:36:18 EDT

Who's waiting in line for this, Jack Morris?

DucatiGuy

Motorola's Smart Rider Car Phone: Just In Case You Were Expecting a Call From 1992

Altanader — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:25:23 EDT

I MADE A BIKE PHONE!

Altanader