<s>
Motorola	B-Device
Rizr	I-Device
(	O
,	O
styled	O
RIZR	B-Device
)	O
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
slide	O
mobile	O
phones	O
from	O
Motorola	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
in	O
the	O
4LTR	B-Device
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sliding	O
phone	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
style	O
of	O
competing	O
Samsung	B-Application
and	O
LG	O
phones	O
)	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
numeric	O
keys	O
are	O
hidden	O
beneath	O
the	O
screen	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
when	O
closed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Motorola	B-Device
Rizr	I-Device
Z3	I-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z3	I-Device
uses	O
a	O
technical	O
form	O
factor	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
push	O
on	O
a	O
plastic	O
push	O
bar	O
located	O
under	O
the	O
screen	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
open	O
the	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mini	O
light	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
(	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
point	O
of	O
view	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
green	O
charging	O
light	O
,	O
which	O
displays	O
when	O
the	O
phone	O
is	O
charging	O
and	O
the	O
mini	O
light	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
(	O
again	O
also	O
from	O
the	O
POV	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
blue	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
light	O
displayed	O
in	O
periods	O
when	O
connected	O
to	O
an	O
audio	O
device	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
bluetooth	B-Protocol
headset	O
,	O
earpiece	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
or	O
flashes	O
rapidly	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
when	O
another	O
bluetooth	B-Protocol
device	O
requests	O
a	O
file	O
transfer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
when	O
closed	O
is	O
as	O
a	O
landscape	O
still	O
or	O
video	O
camera	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
operating	O
in	O
landscape	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
holds	O
the	O
phone	O
on	O
its	O
side	O
(	O
90	O
degrees	O
counter-clockwise	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
camera	B-Device
key	O
is	O
positioned	O
near	O
the	O
right	O
index	O
finger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gives	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
being	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
camera	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z3	I-Device
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
colors	O
,	O
black	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
pink	O
(	O
as	O
a	O
T-Mobile	O
Online	O
Exclusive	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant	O
messaging	B-Protocol
(	O
Wireless	O
Village	O
,	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
ICQ	B-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z6c	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Moto	O
Z6c	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
December	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
offered	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
by	O
the	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
shares	O
the	O
same	O
slider	O
form	O
factor	O
as	O
the	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z3	I-Device
(	O
see	O
above	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
8830	O
World	O
Edition	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
only	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
devices	O
offered	O
by	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
that	O
will	O
work	O
outside	O
of	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
device	O
features	O
no	O
GSM	O
data	O
protocols	O
,	O
rendering	O
it	O
usable	O
only	O
as	O
a	O
cell	O
phone	O
with	O
SMS	O
capability	O
whilst	O
on	O
the	O
GSM	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
primary	O
uses	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
when	O
closed	O
is	O
as	O
a	O
landscape	O
still	O
or	O
video	O
camera	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
operating	O
in	O
landscape	O
mode	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
holds	O
the	O
phone	O
on	O
its	O
side	O
(	O
90	O
degrees	O
counter-clockwise	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
that	O
the	O
camera	B-Device
key	O
is	O
positioned	O
near	O
the	O
right	O
index	O
finger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gives	O
the	O
impression	O
of	O
the	O
phone	O
being	O
more	O
like	O
a	O
traditional	O
camera	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motorola	O
also	O
manufactured	O
a	O
similar	O
version	O
to	O
the	O
Z6c	O
for	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Z6cx	O
,	O
which	O
omits	O
the	O
camera	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
government	O
offices	O
do	O
not	O
allow	O
its	O
employees	O
to	O
have	O
cameras	O
on	O
its	O
phones	O
,	O
so	O
manufacturers	O
release	O
non-camera	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
popular	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
2007	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z6tv	O
,	O
a	O
Verizon	B-Application
Wireless	I-Application
exclusive	O
phone	O
for	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
EV-DO	O
slider	O
has	O
2	O
inch	O
QVGA	O
display	O
,	O
2.5mm	O
stereo	O
jack	O
,	O
Stereo	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
microSD	O
slot	O
and	O
multimedia	O
player	O
for	O
music	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Verizon	B-Application
devices	O
to	O
come	O
with	O
its	O
V	O
CAST	O
Mobile	O
TV	O
application	O
pre-loaded	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
play	O
popular	O
American	O
TV	O
shows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Until	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
the	O
Z10	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
Motorola	O
's	O
flagship	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z3	I-Device
and	O
ROKR	O
Z6	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
July	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z8	O
is	O
a	O
UIQ	B-Language
3	I-Language
"	O
kick-slider	O
"	O
3G	B-Architecture
phone	I-Architecture
based	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
features	O
a	O
2-megapixel	O
camera	B-Device
,	O
a	O
16	O
million	O
color	O
QVGA	O
display	O
,	O
Bluetooth	O
2.0	O
with	O
A2DP	O
,	O
a	O
3.6	O
Mbit/s	O
HSDPA	O
connection	O
,	O
an	O
EDGE	O
class	O
10	O
connection	O
,	O
and	O
90	O
megabytes	O
of	O
internal	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
the	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z8	O
was	O
available	O
exclusively	O
on	O
Vodafone	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
few	O
weeks	O
of	O
its	O
launch	O
;	O
O2	O
began	O
offering	O
the	O
phone	O
later	O
;	O
Currently	O
Orange	O
UK	O
is	O
testing	O
the	O
handset	O
in	O
preparation	O
for	O
the	O
Christmas	O
rush	O
of	O
new	O
handsets	O
,	O
they	O
claim	O
if	O
successful	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
late	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Rizr	B-Device
Z8	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
microSD	O
card	O
containing	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
motion	O
picture	O
The	O
Bourne	O
Identity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
many	O
American	O
specialty	O
phone	O
stores	O
carry	O
the	O
phone	O
,	O
and	O
Americans	O
,	O
Canadians	O
,	O
and	O
Australians	O
can	O
order	O
unlocked	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Z8	O
from	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
websites	O
,	O
including	O
both	O
Motorola	O
's	O
UK	O
website	O
and	O
eBay	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
Motorola	B-Device
Rizr	I-Device
Z8	O
list	O
of	O
specifications	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
a	O
3G	B-Architecture
slider	O
phone	O
with	O
GPS	O
and	O
a	O
2.4	O
"	O
QVGA	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z9	O
features	O
Stereo	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
improved	O
Motorola	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
8GB	O
microSDHC	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Z10	O
was	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Z8	O
(	O
see	O
above	O
)	O
and	O
was	O
Motorola	O
's	O
flagship	O
mobile	O
phone	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
rumored	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
carrier	O
T-Mobile	O
would	O
release	O
the	O
phone	O
in	O
2008	O
to	O
introduce	O
its	O
new	O
3G	B-Architecture
UMTS/HSDPA	O
network	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
never	O
happened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
Z8	O
,	O
the	O
Z10	O
is	O
a	O
UIQ	B-Language
3	I-Language
"	O
Kick-Slider	O
"	O
3G	B-Architecture
phone	I-Architecture
based	O
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
an	O
upgraded	O
camera	B-Device
module	O
(	O
3.2	O
megapixels	O
with	O
autofocus	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
phone	O
is	O
powered	O
by	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.2	O
UIQ	O
3.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Z10	O
has	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
Macromedia	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
in	O
webpages	O
(	O
including	O
videos	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
comprehensive	O
video	O
editing	O
software	O
which	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
automatically	O
to	O
upload	O
videos	O
to	O
various	O
online	O
video	O
servers	O
such	O
as	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
and	O
Google	O
Video	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
complete	O
Motorola	B-Device
Rizr	I-Device
Z10	O
list	O
of	O
specifications	O
are	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Motorola	O
has	O
not	O
issued	O
an	O
official	O
press	O
release	O
,	O
the	O
MotoRizr	B-Device
has	O
been	O
appearing	O
unbranded	O
on	O
auction	O
websites	O
and	O
import	O
cellular	O
phone	O
companies	O
around	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
11	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
MotoRizr	B-Device
began	O
appearing	O
on	O
several	O
German	O
carrier	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
black	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Rizr	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
the	O
black	O
MotoRizr	B-Device
was	O
released	O
in	O
Singapore	O
on	O
carrier	O
Singtel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
before	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
2006	O
,	O
all	O
colors	O
of	O
the	O
MotoRizr	B-Device
phone	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
