May 28, 2009 11:44 AM PDT

Boost Gets Moto Clutch

by Kent German
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Text 'til your heart's content with the Moto Clutch.

(Credit: Motorola)

Earlier in May, Bonnie Cha told you about Motorola's first iDEN phone with a full QWERTY keyboard. Availability details were slim at the time, but this week we saw that the Clutch i465 has landed at Boost Mobile.

The Clutch offers a rugged design that meets military specifications for dust, shock, moisture, and the like. The black-and-maroon color scheme is rather unique and its keyboard and navigation controls have a promising layout.

Features include a VGA camera with video recording, 20MB of internal memory, Bluetooth, a 1.79-inch display, messaging, POP3 e-mail, and a basic MP3 player. The Clutch is $129.99

Kent German is a senior editor for cell phone reviews at CNET. When he's not testing the newest handsets on the market, he's blogging about cell phone news for Crave. In his On Call column, he answers reader questions and gives his take on the rapidly changing mobile industry. E-mail Kent.
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by Pretty_Prue June 3, 2009 6:56 PM PDT
I really wish they waited to launch this device. I got my device at the online store and then found out that this has some screen freezing issue. I now have to wait till the end of the month to get the updated version.
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