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Jack does some drunk-dialing

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I was tempted to post this yesterday morning, but opted to wait a day because I thought I'd be attacked by the "But I haven't seen the Lost finale yet and now you've spoiled it!" crowd if I did. Anyway, just for safety's sake, IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE LOST SEASON FINALE AND DON'T WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS, DO NOT READ THIS POST.

Anyhoo. Those of us who did watch the Lost season finale know that in a super shocking twist at the end, it was revealed that the episode's flashbacks were actually "flash-forwards" into a future in which at least some of the main characters are back in the "real" world. The main storyline of Lost is set in 2004, since only a few months have gone by in TV-show-time since Flight 815 smacked into that weird island. Presumably, the audience wasn't supposed to have figured out the "oh hey, it's the future" revelation until the last scene of the episode.

Except for gadget geeks. We all knew it early on. That's because we all seem to have picked up on the same thing: In several scenes, Jack (played by Matthew Fox) spent some time dialing and talking on a Motorola KRZR cell phone. The placement of the phone was about obvious as it gets. The KRZR was blatantly not around in 2004, and considering Lost's attention to detail, they wouldn't have stuck one of 2006's trendy cell phone models into a flashback set in 2004. The show even took the trouble to create that iPhone-like satellite device; there are clearly some gadget blog readers on their team.

To anyone else who picked up on the anachronistic KRZR: High-five. Score one for us geeks.

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We've got to tip our hats to Hong Kong: It's not often that a city gets its very own special edition of a phone. For whatever reason, Motorola has dedicated a version of its Krzr K1 clamshell handset to the metropolis, in "champagne gold" no less.

It's not quite the $10,000 Peter Aloisson model, but we'll go out on a limb and speculate that it'll cost less. And this one come with other perks as well, Electronista says, such as "a coupon or a free gold nail-polish pack at Sa Sa Cosmetics." Nice.

Motorola Krzr K1

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Don't think that T-Mobile or Verizon Wireless are taking a rest after the end of the CTIA show last week. A quick look at their Web sites today shows that both carriers have added new phones to their lineups. Though it's not a surprise T-Mobile stepped in to formerly offer the Motorola Krzr K1. The GSM version of the Krzr landed at Cingular/AT&T last month, while Sprint and Verizon introduced the CDMA Krzr K1m last year. T-Mobile's K1 is silver (Cingular opted for blue) but the feature set is standard including Bluetooth, a 2-megapixel camera, and a speakerphone. The price is $149 with a two-year contract.

Motorola Slvr L7c

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Meanwhile, Verizon rolled out its version of the Motoorla Slvr L7c. Sprint beat Verizon to the Slvr punch last November but it was clear the carrier was just waiting for its own time. Verizon's Slvr comes in silver and offers everything you'd expect from an L7c including Bluetooth, a VGA camera, and EV-DO support for V Cast and V Cast Music. It's $69 with service.

Samsung SCH-U540

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Verizon also rolled out the Samsung SCH-U540. As we told you a few weeks ago, the SCH-U540 is a flip phone with EV-DO, a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and supports for the carrier's VZ Navigator GPS application. It's $79 with service.

Sprint Navigation

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Today, Sprint and TeleNav announced they are expecting a little cell phone/GPS lovechild sometime in April. They've named the location-based service (LBS) Sprint Navigation, and it brings a bundle of navigation joy, such as:

• Text- and voice-guided turn-by-turn directions
• 3D maps
• Pedestrian mode
• Real-time traffic alerts
• Local search with more than 10 million points of interest
• Gas finder by lowest price

Sprint Navigation will be available on most Power Vision phones, including the Motorola Razr V3m, the Motorola Krzr, and the LG Fusic, with several data plan options. The new Sprint Power Vision Navigation Pack gives you unlimited access to Sprint Navigation, data, and Web browsing, as well as Sprint Mobile E-mail, Sprint Picture Mail, Sprint Radio, and Sprint TV, for just $20 per month. You can check for other plans on Sprint's Web site.

T-Mobile's Moto Krzr

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Motorola's thin, shiny Krzr K1 will conclude its sweep of the cell phone world next month when it heads to T-Mobile, the lone holdout of the national carriers. The T-Mobile bird over at Reaper PC/PDA has been singing a lot lately with news of T-Mobile/Moto marriages. First, it told us of the sexy Motorola Rizr Z3 and now it shows us a T-Mobile Krzr K1 promotional sheet. T-Mobile's Krzr comes in a rather boring silver "quartz" color as opposed to Cingular's eye-catching blue, but the feature set is largely the same. There's a speakerphone, a 2-megapixel camera, a music player (but no external music controls), stereo Bluetooth, a microSD card slot, and quadband (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) world phone support. Unlike the CDMA Krzr K1m, it lacks 3G support, so data speeds top out at the 2.5G EDGE. But since T-Mobile has yet to switch on its 3G network, it really doesn't matter.

The Krzr K1m came to Alltel, US Cellular, Verizon Wireless and Sprint last year; the Krzr K1 arrived at Cingular only earlier this month.

Motorola Rizr Z8

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After a relatively low-key CES, Motorola pulled no punches in Barcelona and announced a new series of phones at the annual 3GSM show. Besides the GSM Q, which is big news by itself, Moto also unveiled more updated models to its powerhouse thin-phone lineup.

The Rizr Z8 incorporates the original Rizr's sexy design but adds its own unique "kick slide" form factor that cradles the head much like a flip phone does. Inside is quad-band world phone support, HSDPA compatibility, Bluetooth, a 2-megapixel camera, an impressive 90MB of integrated memory, and a memory card slot.

Motorola Slvr L9

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The Slvr L9 resembles the high-end Slvr L7 and has a soft-touch keypad, GSM/EDGE support, Bluetooth, a 2-megapixel shooter and a music player. There's also a Micro SD card slot--let's just hope they didn't cram it behind the battery.

The W510 is a midtier flip phone with GSM/EDGE support, a music player, stereo Bluetooth, a 1.3-megapixel camera, and a memory card slot.

Finally, the Krzr K3 is an HSDPA workhouse with two cameras. The primary shooter has a 2-megapixel resolution while the other is a VGA camera for use with video calling. It lacks the external music controls, but it offers stereo Bluetooth, a music player, 50MB of internal storage, and an expandable memory card slot.

Motorola Krzr K1

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We knew it was coming, we just didn't know when. But as of today Cingular Wireless customers finally can get their hands on one of Motorola's sexiest thin phone, the Krzr K1. Though the CDMA Krzr K1m has been out with Sprint, Verizon Wireless, Alltel, and U.S. Cellular for several months, GSM fans have had to wait on the sidelines for a phone that clearly outshines the popular Razr when it comes to design.

The Krzr K1 comes in an attractive blue skin and offers a 2-megapixel camera, a speakerphone, a digital music player, and a memory card slot. On the downside, the quad-band world phone (GSM 850/900/1800/1900) isn't compatible with Cingular's 3G network as data speeds top out at EDGE. The Krzr K1 is available for $199 with service or $399 if you pay full price. Read our Krzr K1 review for a full report.

Motorola Krzr K1m Fire

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Valentine's Day is almost upon us, and there may be a few red cell phones out there for you to give your loved one on that special day (or that commercialized, overhyped holiday, depending on your point of view).

Cingular/AT&T launched the Samsung Sync in red earlier this month, and we've heard that Verizon will launch not one but two red phones soon. According to the My:Tech News Blog, a red Motorola Krzr K1m (dubbed the Krzr Fire) and a red LG Chocolate (dubbed the Strawberry Chocolate) have appeared on Verizon's "testman" Web site, and may soon be launched on the CDMA carrier.

We don't have a picture of the Strawberry Chocolate yet, but with Valentine's Day fast approaching, we're guessing we'll see how it looks soon enough.

Rizr Z8 and Krzr K3

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Motorola remains hard at work pumping out new models from its big, thin-phone machine. Pictures of updated versions of the Krzr and Rizr trickled into the blogosphere yesterday, after Moto showed the phones to company investors. Both the Krzr K3 and the Rizr Z8 should feature all the goodies of the existing models but add 3G support as well. No word on availability, but stay tuned.