moto z
The latest modular Moto Z has a beefy battery and improved low-light camera
When it arrived in 2016, the Moto Z felt revolutionary — or, at the very least, novel. Motorola soon announced it was making the Moto Z its flagship device. In the intervening three years, the line
The Moto Z’s Alexa Smart Speaker is mostly useless
The Moto Z is a phone built around a strong gimmick, but it’s a gimmick nonetheless. A little over a year after release, the company has added some interesting Mods to its selection, but none have o
The Moto Z’s latest Mod turns the phone into a Polaroid instant camera
The Moto Z’s selection of modular backings have been pretty hit or miss (largely miss, if I’m being honest), but this one’s pretty clever. Sure, the addition of a Polaroid Insta-Share Printer Mo
The Moto Z gets its very own Alexa smart speaker
It was just a matter of time, really. Motorola’s been teasing Alexa integration since Mobile World Congress in February. Back then, the company previewed a sort of “experimental” Mod for the Mot
The Moto Z2 Force Edition makes sacrifices for the sake of modularity
The arrival of the Z2 is a moment of truth for the Moto Z line — and modular phones in general. The product’s novelty was enough to generate plenty of interest for the first generation, but a year
Motorola’s latest batch of Moto Mod hacks include baby alerts and a breathalyzer
The Moto Z might not have transformed the smartphone world yet, but Motorola’s been doing a solid job generating some interest around its modular smartphone by opening the system up to all intereste
Motorola’s hackathon-winning Moto Mods include a gamepad and skin-care monitor
You’ve got to hand it to Motorola, the smartphone maker does appear committed to its nascent modular smartphone offering. The company launched the Moto Z back in July, alongside four magnetic backin
The Moto Mods ecosystem expands with a car dock and Mophie battery backup
At launch, the Moto Z was compatible with three different modular backings (four if you count the shell projector): a Motorola pico projector, a speaker from JBL and an Incipio battery pack. Shortly a
Motorola ‘likely’ to launch a Project Tango module for the Moto Z
Slowly but surely the Moto Z is getting an ecosystem. The promising handset launched with some solid specs and a handful of add-ons that made it the most fully formed modular handset to date — w
The Moto Z gets a Nougat update and Daydream certification
The last time we checked in on Nougat market share numbers (a little over a week ago), the latest version of Google’s operating system was ranked below Gingerbread in terms of adoption. Slowly but s
Motorola partners with Indiegogo to try to jumpstart Moto Mod development
The Moto Z is an ambitious and impressive device in and of itself, but its success will, in no small part, ultimately be dependent on accessories. In much the same way a gaming console’s hardware pr
Hasselblad’s True Zoom Mod turns the Moto Z into a camera with a giant viewfinder
The latest add-on Motorola’s Moto Z line brings some serious photo taking gravitas to the compelling modular offering. The Hasselblad True Zoom essentially turns the handset into a skinny camera wit
Motorola opens its Moto Z modular system to hardware developers
Motorola – or, perhaps more accurately, Verizon – has started selling the modular Moto Z and Moto Z Force Droid Editions today (starting at $624 and $720, respectively), along with the JBL SoundBo
The Moto Z is an intriguing if not fully formed glimpse at a modular future
Fast processing, hi-res screens, good cameras. Sure, some are certainly better than others, but even the bad ones are capable of things unthinkable on a mobile device not all that long ago. Heck, at t
Hands-on with Moto’s modular Moto Z and a few of its crazy accessories
The Tango-powered (and weirdly named) Phab 2 Pro wasn’t the only crazy phone on display at Lenovo’s Tech World today. Joining it on stage was a new handset from Lenovo’s sister compa
Motorola’s new Moto Z line features swappable modular smart backs
Anyone else starting to get the feeling that all of these modular smartphones are becoming interchangeable? Not in the sense that you can swap products cross-platform, of course. That’s not how prop