Hands-on with the Motorola Smart Rider

We're really not so sure we can envision mounting one of these in our own slab, but we'll admit, Motorola's Smart Rider is just about the most fully-featured car kit we've ever seen. The thing's pretty freaking massive and the screen's plenty clear, which we figure is perfect for drivers who want to minimize the amount of time they spend fiddling with controls and maximize the time they spend... oh, you know, driving. In general, the device could stand to be just a little less angular -- we figure a few folks are going to balk at mounting this giant hunk of plastic in their beloved rides -- but then again, the device seems targeted squarely at fleets where aesthetic beauty is far from priority one. Click on to the gallery to get a sense of what we mean.

Hands-on with the Motorola Smart Rider

[derX Posted Apr 7th 2008 11:58PM]

I am literally a little physically ill after having seen that thing.

I really hope it's amazingly functional because it's form....well let's say it looks like it's been beaten with the ugly brick...then bat...then brick-o-bat a couple dozen times.

Oh Moto, we hardly knew ye.

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 8th 2008 4:58AM]

It looks like Optimus Prime face ;)
But you are right, for a car phone it's pretty cool to have as much features as this one (SD card slot, Big & Clear screen, easy navigation on menus, big pad etc... same features as regular phone except Camera I guess)

[(Unverified) Posted Apr 9th 2008 4:24PM]

*cough*imconfused*cough*motoq*cough*alreadygps*cough*