Google Unveils "Touchless" Moto X Android Phone At Exclusive New York Event

We have discussed about Google's "the Motorola X phone" a month back. The Motorola’s next big device "the Motorola X phone" is Google's superphone that would compete with the iPhone and Galaxy S series.

Motorola on Thursday unveiled its much-awaited Moto X smartphone at a media event in New York.

Motorola on Thursday unveiled its much-awaited Moto X smartphone

Touchless control via voice commands is a key pillar of Motorola's pitch for the Moto X. There's nothing really new here to people familiar with using Google Now, except that it's more deeply integrated into the Moto X, which can be operated by voice-only from as far away as 12 feet, and even when stowed in a pocket, said Rick Osterloh, Motorola product head.

Active noise cancelling on the always-on microphones inside the phone also allow it to tolerate a certain amount of background noise. Web searches, dictating texts, playing a favorite song and opening third-party apps are all possible without ever laying a finger on the Moto X, opening up all sorts of possibilities for certain activities like driving or exercising.

Taking photos has also been streamlined in the Moto X, which goes straight from sleep to camera mode with a special gesture that's basically just a couple twists of the wrist. Motorola calls it "quick capture," and it taps into the company's camera technology dubbed "Clear Pixel" that uses an RGBC sensor (the 'C' is for clear), which Motorola claims can capture up to 75 percent more light, translating to more detail and less blurring of images.

Taking photos has also been streamlined in the Moto X

As with Google's Nexus 4, the Moto X has no hardware buttons, so in many instances, part of the screen real estate is given up for on-screen buttons.

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Moreover, The new phone comes with a Quick-Capture camera feature, wherein a user can launch the camera in a matter of few seconds by just flipping the device twice horizontally. Moto X houses a 10.0-megapixel camera with 'Clear Pixel' (RGBC) sensor, LED flash support, full HD1080p video recording. On the front side, it features a 2.0-megapixel camera which also has the ability to take full HD videos.

Another interesting feature of Moto X is that user can customise their Moto X with close to 2,000 possible combinations. They can engrave a personalised message on the phone's back panel, choose colours for panels (18) including default wallpapers and many more options. In order to customise it, buyers need to log into the Motorola website. [This offer is currently available for US citizens only].

Different colored examples of Motorola's new Moto X phone

New users can choose a custom color, accent color and even add a text phrase to the back plate of the Moto X via a program called "Moto Maker" which will be available initially online, or at AT&T store outlets.

From some reports, it is also found that The Moto X also comes in wood.

The Moto X also comes in wood

Motorola has confirmed that Moto X will hit stores in the US ($199 -16GB, $249-32GB), Canada and Latin American markets by Late August or by early September. There is no news of when the smartphone will be made available in other global markets.

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Google Unveils "Touchless" Moto X Android Phone At Exclusive New York Event