Motorola Karma QA1

The first commercial citywide cellular network was launched in Japan by NTT in 1979. Fully automatic cellular networks were first introduced in the early to mid 1980s (the 1G generation). The Nordic Telephonee (NMT) system went online in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden in 1981. Personal Handy-phone Syatem mobiles and modems used in Japan around 1997–2003. In 1983, Motorola Dyna Tac was the first approved mobile phone by FCC in the United States. In 1984, Bell Labs developed modern commercial cellular technology (based, to a large extent, on the Gladden, Parelman Patent), which employed multiple, centrally controlled base stations (cell sites), each providing service to a small area (a cell). The cell sites would be set up such that cells partially overlapped. In a cellular system, a signal between a base station (cell site) and a terminal (phone) only need be strong enough to reach between the two, so the same channel can be used simultaneously for separate conversations in different cells.

The Motorola Karma QA1 is an entry-level slider with full QWERTY keyboard and homescreen access to MySpace and Facebook. Targeted at teenagers and young adults, the Karma has a 2.5-inch 240 x 320 display, 3.6Mbps HSDPA, 2-megapixel camera with video recording functionality and a microSD card slot. The media player supports audio and video and has both a 3.5mm headphone jack and A2DP stereo Bluetooth 2.0 support. There’s even A-GPS and AT&T load their Navigator PND app onto the handset.

Some of Karmas other features include a full HTML browser, mobile email support including AOL, Yahoo!, and Windows Live Mail, and it can receive and send SMS and MMS messages.  There is also voice-memo recording, a speakerphone, and CrystalTalk active background noise filter. AT&T will be selling the Motorola Karma QA1 beginning June 28th and it will be priced at $79.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate. Also plan to budget for a minimum of a $39.99 voice plan and $20 data or messaging plan.

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