CES 2009: Motorola launches trio of new phones for 2009

Motorola is fast out of the blocks in 2009, throwing out three new designs in time for CES, the A3100, Tundra VA76 and the recycled W233 handset. The most worthy of the bunch is the W233, a carbon neutral handset made from recycled water bottles would you believe, which at least makes a change from recycling handset designs. Not much in terms of features though, the list headed up by a long talk time of 9 hours, a microSD slot and not much else. Still, at least you are saving the planet. At the other end of the scale is the A3100, a touchscreen device powered by Windows Mobile, packing a 2.8-inch display, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi,  GPS and a 3 megapixel camera. File that under 'promising'. Finally, the Tundra VA76 is a rugged phone for rugged folk, offering a 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, GPS, HSDPA connectivity, push-to-talk and CrystalTalk Plus for cutting down on the background noise. Interesting, quirky but none are really packing that all-important wow factor. We don't know which will ... (link)