Tech Shout!

Motorola Inc. and Verizon Wireless have announced that the chic and multi-functional Motorola V325 has hit the stores now.

The Motorola V325 is a flip phone that features a brushed metal and soft touch finish, an incorporated camera with self-portrait and color effects, high-resolution color display. The phone also has 30 MB of onboard memory, a built-in speakerphone and advanced speech recognition. The Motorola V325 is Get It Now-enabled so customers can check out and download ring tones, games, productivity tools and more.

The phone offers Verizon Wireless’ new Get It Now location-based services application, VZ Navigator. With VZ Navigator, Verizon Wireless customers can instantly view maps of their current location, get audible turn-by-turn driving directions to any destination in the continental U.S., find restaurants in the vicinity, with the ability to place a call and make a reservation with one touch of a button and more.

“Whether planning a trip with VZ Navigator and locating key points-of-interest, sending a TXT or PIX message or expressing your style with ’situational lighting’ that flashes during incoming calls, the Motorola V325 takes mobile information and self-expression to the next level,” said Motorola.

Priced at $79.99 after $50 mail-in rebate, the sleek and stylish Motorola V325 comes with a two-year customer agreement. VZ Navigator is available in the getGOING shopping aisle of the Get It Now virtual store for $9.99 for unlimited monthly access, or $2.99 for 24-hour use. The application can be downloaded directly to the Motorola v325.