Motorola working on Android products

If you're hungering for an Android 'phone but don't fancy the look of T-Mobile's offering – even assuming you can get your hands on one – keep an eye on Motorola.

According to BetaNews, the company has confirmed that it is currently developing a series of products based around Google's open-source mobile platform, and is allegedly boosting its Android department from 50 to 350 developers to achieve its goals.

A Motorola spokesperson has said that the company is "excited about the innovation possibilities on Android," and that it "[looks] forward to delivering great products in partnership with Google and the Open Handset Alliance."

While this certainly bodes well for the platform, they company has stopped short of actually detailing any future products – not even so much as a pre-rendered picture of a concept Android 'phone, sadly. With Motorola a founding member of the Open Handset Alliance, and then-CEO Ed Zander's comments at the launch regarding the company being "an advocate of open software for mobile platforms [...] [we plan] to leverage the Android platform to enable seamless, connected services and rich consumer experiences in future Motorola products," it's hard to imagine that the company isn't going full-steam ahead with development – especially as it has been embarrassingly beaten to the punch by rival HTC, creator of the Dream handset that later became the T-Mobile G1.

Would you be tempted by an Android 'phone with a similar form factor to Motorola's successful Razr series, or does the platform need a QWERTY keyboard as seen on the G1 in order to be fully utilised? Share your thoughts over in the forums.

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