Motorola Discontinues MOTOACTV, Drops Price To Clear Inventory

I’ll readily admit that if it wasn’t for writing up this story, I would say I had long forgotten about the MOTOACTV fitness watch Motorola introduced with the DROID RAZR. Along with the discontinued stamp from Motorola comes a price drop of $100, bringing the price to a more “reasonable” $150 for the 8GB model or $200 for the 16GB model.

As a quick reminder, the MOTOACTV was billed by Motorola as the “world’s first GPS fitness tracker with smart mp3 player, all-in-one.” While the MotoACTV may have been a device set to motivate people to get in shape, Motorola didn’t motivate enough people to buy one so we bid adieu to a product that we’re surprised lasted this long.

Anyone want to grab one at the new price anyway?

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bkustel 6 pts

Though Motorola isn't talking, a bit more research has led me to the conclusion that this post should be dismissed. I found one account calling the author a "dyslexic blogger" as the Phandroid article referenced above states the item has been "discounted" but the author apparently misread that as "discontinued".

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I agree for ultra's this isn't suitable - but for me (3 hour marathoner) - I love it.  I have a garmin 610 and this thing is better IMO.  More accurate, better display, spoken lap splits, and obviously the whole MP3 / radio thing.  It would be a shame if this went away - I'm surprised.  For it's price point - it's far better than a garmin for someone like me who runs 70 mpw, but does it listening to music.  

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bkustel 6 pts

I too would like to know your source of this information. Yes, it has been discounted but Motorola has described it as a sale.. I tend to agree that they are trying to clear inventory, but the question is "why?" Certainly being "discontinued" is one possible explanation but you state this as fact while AFAIK there has been no official announcement about this from motorola. Might they not be getting ready introuduce a new model? Just wondering where you got your information that it is being discontinued or is this just a guess?

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I owned one of these for four months and ironically returned it to the retailer on Saturday, due to the multiple portal issues, functionality of what was advertised v what it could actually do without problems, and the likelihood that it would fail. I'm not surprised at all. Customer service has not responded through the forum for nearly two weeks, which gives the impression that it's been dumped. Rumor or not, it's a no-win for Motorola; they've ticked off a lot of people that paid full price, and if it has been discontinued, what a waste of money that was. 

 

My opinion...If you're an endurance athlete and do more than half marathons, it's horrible due to the decreased battery life when MP3, phone, and heart monitor are used. Max life with these things is roughly 3.5-4 hours. With GPS only you can expect no more than 7-8 hours. Trail runners, cyclists, runners, swimmers especially, this isn't the device for you. It's a lot of fluff, and is great for indoor athletes. Stay away and buy Garmin otherwise.

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jcthomas00 5 pts

Where exactly did you get the information that it was discontinued?  Phandroid only said that it was discounted.

 

And yes, for people without money - everything is overpriced.

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Gavin Rozzi 5 pts

Still overpriced, and not enough features to be worth it. Meh.

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