Original URL: http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/05/02/hw_motorola_purple_v3i/
Who can Motorola have in mind for its limited edition purple RAZR V3i handset? Roman emperors? Catholic cardinals? Prince fans? Bloggers with a particularly florid prose style? Whoever, it's offering the beetroot-hued handset to Stateside buyers.
We've seen the specs before - little has changed since the RAZR's debut in 2005. The mauve mobile is an unlocked GSM clamshell phone with a 1.23-megapixel, 8x digital zoom camera. Its memory can be given elephantine dimensions with MicroSD cards, and Bluetooth is ready for headset connections.
The PRPL - as I suppose we should call it - is only available through Motorola's online store for $240 (£120/€177). It's a snip given current sterling-dollar exchange rates, but alas Moto won't mail mobile outside the US. If you've got a chum in the States get 'em to pick one up for you - this V3i has got bags more style than the silver, gold and burgundy-ish V3i models Motorola UK's currently offering.
All roads lead to roam, after all... ahem...
The Hardware Widow is hitched to a geek who thinks he knows more about technology than she does...
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Philips' Swarovski-encrusted earphones (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/03/22/hw_philips_swarokski/)
Samsung's Ultra Edition Part Deux (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/12/samsung_debuts_ultra_edition_deux/)
Asus' lacquer'n'leather luxury laptop (http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/02/09/hw_asus_luxury_laptop/)
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