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I was happy to see Megan Fox in a tub during the Motorola SuperBowl advertisement – trust me I was. But overall I was disappointed in the ad and I’ll tell you why after you watch:

Overall the ad was good. Hot celebrity. Funny approach/integration. But why would Motorola show a BRAND NEW PHONE and not even mention the name? Why would MOTOBLUR be the “product” they are trying to sell/push? If you ask me… it’s just confusing to consumers, not to mention it isn’t magnetic.

If I were directing this ad campaign I would have had Megan Fox mention the phone she was holding was the Motorola Devour instead of saying “He” and at the end I would have showcased all of the phones with MotoBlur. Just have each fly by for 1 second and use 5 seconds… still with the “Motorola.com” at the bottom, with the phone and phone names flying across the screen.

I don’t know – I just feel like Motorola spent a few million dollars and didn’t sell anything. I get the idea of “branding” and I know they’re big on MotoBlur but I feel like they could have better showcased their portfolio and explained that ALL these phones had MOTOBLUR.

What did you think about the Ad?

Oh yeah… PhoneArena is reporting the phone will launch on February 25th for “indirect channels” and in all sales channels no later than March 15th. That’s just an anonymous tip but since Verizon and Motorola have already made it official, right around the corner is a good timeframe guess.

PS: I like how PhoneArena said “too bad it doesn’t come bundled with Megan Fox.” We were all thinking the same darn thing.

One thing you may have missed about the Motorola Devour is that the specs list Flash Lite support. The Motorola Droid doesn’t even have Flash support! If you’ll remember, back in November when we did our Motorola Droid Media/Web Review, we told you that while the Droid didn’t currently have flash, it would be coming in early 2010.

Well it’s early 2010 and perhaps the Motorola Devour will usher in the age of Android flash support by default. I’ll be jealous if the Motorola Devour has Flash for an extended period of time while the rest of us wait, but it appears that Adobe already has flash working on the Droid and Nexus and its only a matter of time.

But yeah, potential Devour owners weighing the device against the Palm Pre, Pixi, iPhone, Blackberries or other devices… Flash support is another round that goes to the Android-based Devour!

The Motorola Devour sitting next to the Nexus One… what a beautiful sight:

It looks physically bigger than the Nexus but the screen size is smaller. And if you peak at the keyboard, the whole package kind of makes me think that the Motorola Droid had sexy-time with the T-Mobile G1 and the Motorola Devour is the result. What say you about that?

The device you’re seeing is apparently a prototype and the source didn’t offer much in the way of opinions/thoughts on using it. But if you want to see more pictures from the hands-on there are a bunch. Check them out at AndroidSpin.

We showed you the box, handed you the press release and now we’re bringing you the full specs for the 4-row keyboarded Motorola Devour. Among the highlights (in addition to the keyboard) are: Android 1.6, 3MP camera, 3.5mm headset jack, MOTOBLUR, 3.1-inch touchscreen, and 8GB MicroSD upgradeable to 32GB.

For full specs, hit up the Devour Tech Specs at Motorola.com!

We’ve heard countless rumors and seen numerous photo leaks of the Motorola Devour – just yesterday we spotted the official promotional material that suggested an announcement and launch was imminent. Well… it has arrived.

Motorola has just published a press release (below):

Motorola DEVOUR Brings MOTOBLUR To Verizon Wireless’ 3G Data Network

MOTOBLUR Service Gives Customers Home Screen Access to Content and Contacts
February 03, 2010
BASKING RIDGE, NJ, and LIBERTYVILLE, IL — Verizon Wireless and Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced the availability of Motorola DEVOUR™ in March. Motorola DEVOUR will be the first Verizon Wireless phone to feature MOTOBLUR™, Motorola’s unique Android™-powered content delivery service created to make wireless phones more personal and customizable.

MOTOBLUR is the first solution to sync contacts from work and personal e-mail services, including Gmail™, with posts, messages, photos and more from popular sites such as Facebook®, MySpace and Twitter. With MOTOBLUR, content is automatically delivered to the home screen and fed into easy-to-manage streams.

Key features:

• Touch-sensitive navigation pad
• 3.1” capacitive touch screen
• Pre-loaded applications such as Gmail, Google Talk™, YouTube™, Google Search™ and Google Maps™ with Google Maps Navigation.
• Android Market™ gives users access to more than 20,000 applications.
• Happenings Widget – MOTOBLUR automatically pushes status updates, wall posts and photo updates from popular social networking sites to the Happenings Widget on the home screen. Customers can flick through the latest updates and fire back responses using the slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.
• Universal Inbox – MOTOBLUR gathers texts, social network messages and e-mails into one home screen widget for quick response.
• Back-Up and Security – Contacts, log-in information, home screen customizations, e-mail and social network messages are backed up automatically on the secure MOTOBLUR portal. The portal also allows customers to use the phone’s fully integrated aGPS to help locate the phone if misplaced. Remote wipe easily clears information from a lost device.
• 8 GB microSD™ card pre-installed
• Bluetooth® profiles supported: A2DP, HID, HSP, HFP, AVRCP and GAP

Service plans:

• To get the most from Motorola DEVOUR, customers will need to subscribe to a Nationwide Talk or Nationwide Talk & Text plan and a Data Package for smartphones. Nationwide Talk plans begin at $39.99 monthly access, and Nationwide Talk & Text plans begin at $59.99 monthly access. A Data Package for smartphones is $29.99 for unlimited monthly access.

That’s some sweet Android goodness right there, baby.

Devour is exactly what Android phone fans would do to this box if they had their hands on it right now. You’re looking at none other than the Motorola Devour Android Phone with MOTOBLUR. This HAS to be coming to Verizon stores in the very, very near future as this is probably something the stores are getting in stock now (or very soon).

If you’re wondering what that small text reads, allow me to assist you:

The digital world is scattered, but MOTOBLUR brings Gmail, Exchange and social networking contacts together for you. Now, with complete information and no duplicates, all those stories, emails, posts, tweets and changes in contact information are gathered for you and are always updated in real time.

Sweetness… although I would have preferred a 5th row on the keyboard. Whatever, we’ll survive.

[Via AndroidCentral]

Looks like the Motorola Droid Devour(Calgary, A555) that will be released on Verizon Wireless soon will be the first Android phone rocking the Qualcomm MSM7627 processor.

This is a new processor for Qualcomm and can also be found in the Palm Pixi and RIM BlackBerry Curve 8530. The processor is similar to the ARM 11 found in many current Android devices but also boasts:

Two ARM cores integrated into a single chip – a dedicated CPU core and a dedicated modem processor – for an unparalleled level of integration:

• 1. 600MHz applications processor with floating point unit and L2 cache
• 2. 400MHz modem processor

Supports both CDMA2000® 1xEV-DO Rev. A and UMTS HSDPA 7.2Mbps/HSUPA 5.76Mbps, and GSM

In addition to the two ARM cores, features 320MHz application DSP for multimedia supporting full 30 fps WVGA encode/decode, 200MHz hardware-accelerated 3D graphics core supporting OPEN GL 2.0, high-resolution camera, integrated GPS

12mm x 12mm footprint

Optimized power consumption

The Motorola Devour is rumored to launch with Android 2.1, something that only the Nexus One officially has. Hopefully a launch of this nifty new Android powered device from Motorola will be released soon, anyone excited yet?

[Via A&M]