New Smartphone from Motorola Transforms into a Laptop

Motorola released its top model the Atrix 4G at the Electronics Show in Las Vegas this January.One of the aspects that makes the Atrix phone unique is not merely that it is equipped with a dual core processor, standard pc memory and other goodies underneath the hood. Its truly prominent function is that the smartphone also can work as a more -featured Computer.



When you hook up the Atrix, it instantly launches the Webtop software, which offers the user with a more or less complete laptop computer or desktop user interface similar to Mac computers.

As a result, you get a capable pc that can do about the same things as small laptops. It is also possible to view videos and do other stuff you would be expecting from a standard mini laptop..
According to early opinions, pages download quickly, and it is experienced more or less as working with a conventional mini notebook. The Atrix dock also appears more or less like a tiny laptop, with a standard screen and a battery pack that will last for up to 10 hrs as well as a couple of USB ports and speakers. If you happen to get a phone call when the unit is hooked up to the dock you can just answer the incoming call without having to remove the phone. When you later disconnect the phone from the dock, the Webtop app will save the current state your virtual personal computer is in. When you connect the smartphone once again it will carry on wherever you left off.

Its keyboard is backlit and looks a lot like those found on Sony Vaio notebooks. It delivers normal sized keys and an ergonomically accurate working posture for the Motorola Atrix Lapdock. Beneath the keyboard is a regular track pad to manage the mouse pointer on the screen. This one supports multi touch so you can scroll down pages by dragging two fingers across it. The Wetop interface looks a great deal like the Mac OS, with animated program icons at the bottom of the display. It also has normal software windows that you're used to from a regular computer. One additional function is that even if the phone is attached on the back of the screen you can still use it through an application termed mobile view.
This is only the display on your phone but with total access to all features.

It has to be rather obvious that the Lapdock can not replace a full-featured laptop computer or desktop. While it is about the same size as a thin and light ultraportable it is not quite as capable. However, it's nonetheless an awesome idea that exhibits the power of the Atrix and the Linux-powered Android OS. Regrettably, the docking device is not free when you purchase the unit but will cost you nearly the same amount, or much more if you order a plan or extension with your unit. That way this creative solution has an obvious downside.

Hopefully the price will come down sooner or later, simply because it's such an excellent concept. It is a smart way to put to use the progressively powerful mobile phones with rapid CPUs and plenty of internal memory. Regrettably the dock for the Atrix is pretty highly-priced.