Motorola gets touchy-feely with MOTOSURF A3100 touchscreen smartphone

Motorola MOTOSURF A3100

Motorola MOTOSURF A3100

Motorola MOTOSURF A3100

Motorola got all touchy-feely today at the 2009 Consumer Electronics Show with its new MOTOSURF A3100. The A3100 is a touchscreen-based smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. Motorola also developed a new widget-based homescreen for the MOTOSURF A3100, which should make for an enjoyable finger-friendly experience. The new homescreen also features an automatically-updating RSS reader, to keep you in the loop with the latest news, and a new trackball navigation device is available for those times when neither a finger or a stylus will do.

The MOTOSURF A3100 is packed with quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900MHz) and tri-band UMTS (850/1900/2100MHz), with HSPA and WiFi for high-speed data transfers. Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP support for stereo Bluetooth headphones is also on board. The 3 megapixel autofocus camera should help you get the perfect shot, while the microSD card slot allows for extra storage.

Motorola expects to begin shipping the MOTOSURF A3100 in Q1 2009 in Asia and China initially, with other potential markets to be announced at a later time. The company has provided no information on pricing yet.