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We broke this sucker in its codename form of “Cabo” at some point before the last ice age — our memory’s kinda hazy going back that far — but it’s just at this time getting around to reality, and it’s looking every bit as good (by iDEN standards, anyway) as it did back in the day. The i9 (as it turns out the official branding will be) features a 3.1-megapixel cam, GPS, morphing touch-sensitive keys on the front that change based on the current application (say, cam or media player) and the phone’s orientation, and of course, push-to-talk — in other words, this could end up being the ultimate execution in Moto’s long, storied iDEN line. A last gasp, perhaps? An opportunity to go out with a bang? No word on a release timeframe yet, but we’re figuring Sprint is plan to make a big stink about this one when it materializes, so we’re not too worried about it sneaking under the radar.

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Filed under: Handsets, Features, Motorola

Wow, iDEN’s looking less and less like a technology on the decline every time it’s in the news. First we have Dan Hesse himself saying that Nextel’s network is staying put, and at this time we’ve got live shots of the rumored CABO from Motorola, a phone that’ll presumably be a part of that 2008 iDEN product barrage promised last month. We’re hearing that CABO is merely a codename; by the time it hits retail it’ll likely be called the i890, and will make pretty much every RAZR 2 in town jealous of its second-to-none PTT capabilities. One thing’s for sure: this definitely ain’t your grandpappy’s iDEN phone. More news on this one as we get it!

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