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Slideshow: Motorola Pushes 'Push to Talk'

The mobile-phone maker introduces three new phones with walkie-talkie features, including a GSM model for the European market, and two using the CDMA standard more popular in the Americas.
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The T300p, available later this year, will feature nation-wide push-to-talk capabilities, speakerphone and a rugged exterior.Courtesy of Motorola

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Motorola is touting "push-to-talk" capabilities for its newest phones - a new feature allowing users to connect directly to each other, in the style of a walkie-talkie. The technology was popularized by Nextel Communications in the United States.

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In addition to the push-to-talk capability, the Motorola V400p features a built-in camera and MP3 ring tones.

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