Mobile phone lovers rejoice! The Golden Age of mobile phones is about to start. After Apple has ignited a real revolution by showing its upcoming iPhone, now Motorola counterattacks with a mobile phone with full-motion video display. The new Motorola’s gadget will be able to play movies stored on removable storage cards.

Eric Zander, Motorola’s CEO, revealed some details about the new tech-wonder during his speech at Software 2007 conference. "We are going to show a device next week," Zander promised, saying it would show 30 frames-a-second, full-motion video. "It is a media monster."

The new device will be launched first in Europe, due to higher availability of 3G Networks. Motorola will partner with an unnamed company that can fit movies on Secure Digital (SD) cards capable of storing several gigabytes.

"We are working with another company to deliver movies on SD cards. You can start watching unbelievable quality movies," Zander unveiled.

The new device can be Motorola’s response to Apple’s iPhone debut. Last month, Apple confirmed it will ship the iPhone in the U.S. on June 11, the first day of Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. The 4 gigabyte version will cost 499 dollars. The 8 gigabyte version will cost 599 dollars. The device features a touch-screen input technology called Multi- Touch, controlled by sliding a finger across its touch-sensitive, 9- centimetre (3.5-inch), 160-pixel-per-inch display. The display automatically switches between landscape or portrait mode thanks to a built-in sensor.

The iPhone, which runs the Macintosh operating system, seamlessly syncs data with a desktop computer, including music and videos from iTunes, contacts, calendars, photos, notes, contacts, bookmarks and email accounts. The 11.6-millimetre thick device also sports a 2-megapixel camera, headset jack, 3.5-millimetre audio jack, SIM tray, a sleep-wake switch, speaker, microphone and an iPod dock connector. The quad-band GSM plus EDGE phone also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 capabilities. Future versions will carry 3G capabilities. Apple said that iPhone will be launched in Europe, later this year.

Two years ago, Motorola joined Apple on building first iTunes compatible phone: Motorola ROKR. Due to its limited storage capacity and unattractive design, the ROKR was considered a flop. Shortly after, Eric Zander unveiled that Apple is working on its own mobile phone.