Motofone F3

Looks like crap right? So why'd we make a post about it. The F3 is the first in Motorola's line of SCPL (Scalpel) phones. It also runs the Linux operating system, uses an "electronic paper" display, and has usability features for the illiterate. Ok, so it's got some interesting features (how do you make a phone for the illiterate?), but on top of that, the phone is targeted at the low-end market where sales are growing faster than any other demographic--the phone was realeased in India before Korea, Japan, Europe or the US. How'd they do it? They designed a phone that's just a phone--no gimmicks, games, bells, whistles, etc. It makes calls and receives calls. Because of it's simplicity Moto is saying the F3 has "extended battery life", but it's really a nice way of saying "we got rid of all the crap that sucks battery life, and now our phone is expected to have a 2 week standby time and 9 hours of contiuous talk." The phone is made from inexpensive parts that allow it to have a predicted price of $50 in the US...that's without carrier subsidies. Be prepared to see a lot of these. Motofone F3