What was once known as the Capri — the US Motorola team’s first 4LTR slider effort , not to be confused with the Korean team’s Z — can now be called the MOTORIZR, and the skinny is, of course, not entirely surprising. The 0.6-inch thick quad-band device features EDGE, a 2 megapixel camera, QQVGA display, Bluetooth with A2DP, microSD, and a 2H launch time frame. Again, nothing to turn the head of anyone who’s heard about the device over and over online, but still a welcome addition to Moto’s staid lineup of RAZRs in an ever-increasing array of colors.

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Well, it’s not an absolute surprise, we saw this model as an unnamed prototype floating around last month, but Motorola just officially took the wraps off of their new MotoRAZR MAXX, a purtiful followup to the V3x. At a mere 0.6-inches thick, the MAXX shaves a whole 0.2-inches off of the V3x. The new phone also adds EDGE and HSDPA in addition to the already speedy UMTS, making this handset much more likely to show up in the EDGE-friendly USA. Moto has included Bluetooth 2.0+ Enhanced Data Rate, 50MB of internal storage, a microSD slot for expansion and the snazzy glass front and touch sensitive music controls of launch buddy KRZR K1m. The 2.2-inch QVGA display is, of course, always welcome, as are the 2.0 megapixel and VGA cameras the phone has. Also, as a nice embellishment on the lot, the phone’s details glow blue when receiving a call. Motorola is planning to release the phone to unknown markets and carriers in this half of 2006, our fingers are duly crossed.

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We’ve only been hearing about (and seeing, and getting the launch of) the Canary for a couple months now, so it’s about time Motorola officially launched the damned things. The KRZR, as we very well know, is the latest in Moto’s 4 LTTR DVCE NAME LINE, both models featuring a microSD, Screen3, and a thinned-wideness but slightly girthier body. The specs between sub-models do vary, however: GSM K1 has Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP, 176 x 220 display, and 2 megapixel camera; both K1ms will forgo the A2DP, but the CDMA / 1xRTT version has a QVGA display (and an accordingly larger battery), and a 2 megapixel camera, while the EV-DO K1m has that damned 176 x 220 display a 1.3 megapixel camera, as well as a millimeter added to its waistline. Despite the differences, though, all should be available in the second half of the year.

P.S. -From the looks of it, that device is running Moto’s new Juix interface. We can’t yet confirm this, but that’d certainly be a welcome addition to the otherwise predictable handset.

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Now that cantennas are, um, illegal in some parts, you’re probably looking for a new method to boost power to your WiFi adapter on a budget. Well, start by getting mom’s vegetable steamer, the one that always reminded you (us) of a spacecraft as a kid. Then, jam your USB adapter up in there (don’t worry, it ain’t too hard). Ah, what a wonderful combination, dear friends. Witness as Instructables shows you how to fully transform a lonely implement of better nutrition into a device you’re slightly more likely to get some use out of. And when you’re done you can use some of that money you saved on a real high-gain antenna to take yourself out for some fast food. Go ahead, y’earned it.

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