Motorola and Kodak Launch MOTOZINE ZN5

It's official. Motorola and KODAK’s collaborative 5 megapixel auto-focus camera phone the MOTOZINE ZN5 has been launched. Unveiled in Beijing, the ZINE ZN5 is the first mobile phone to combine Motorola’s ModeShift Technology and Kodak Imaging Technology. With Kodak Easyshare Software and easy access to Kodak Gallery or other web sharing sites, pictures are easily moved off the device, allowing consumers to print, share and enjoy their favorite photos whenever they want.

“Today’s creative consumers not only want to be the photographer, but also the retoucher, the exhibitor and the critic,” said Jeremy Dale, corporate vice president, mobile devices marketing, Motorola, Inc. “The MOTOZINE ZN5 lets them be all the things they want to be.”

The ZN5 also comes with a Xenon flash and optimized settings for low-light environments. The built-in Kodak Imaging Technology combined with Kodak Perfect Touch Technology, should enable the handset to take some really vivid images. Other camera features include multiple capture modes, like multi-shot and panorama, which automatically stitches together continuous shots taken on the horizon line into a single, extended image. Pictures can also be uploaded via Gallery Link in one click and instantly sent to the Kodak Gallery to be viewed, stored and shared. Users can transfer pictures to a computer via USB, Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and print wirelessly on Bluetooth-compatibl e Kodak All-in-One Printers and at Kodak Picture Kiosks.

In phone mode, ZN5 features Motorola’s patented CrystalTalk technology to help callers hear and be heard, even in noisy environments. With dual compatibility for GSM and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), users can connect in more areas around the world and enjoy high-speed wireless connections to surf the Web via a full HTML browser. To complete the communications experience, ZN5 also supports SMS, MMS, IM and personal e-mail.

MOTOZINE ZN5 will be first available in China in July 2008 and is expected to roll out around the globe throughout the remainder of the year. No prices have been made available yet.