Krave a New Touch Phone

LOS ANGELES -- Touch phones abound and Motorola's (MOT Quote) answer is the new Krave.

For starters, this touch-screen phone has a flip cover that acts as a protective layer over the LCD screen. For anyone who has scratched their iPhone, this is a real plus.

Also, Gadget Grrl talks about an alarm that could be very useful if you use your laptop in libraries, airports and coffee shops -- especially if you have a tendency to step away for a few. It's a free download that will sound off if anyone tries to take your laptop. More about that later.

First up is the touch phone.

Motorola Krave Touchphone $149 w/2 yr contract www.motorola.com/store

The flip cover is more than just protection. Touch can also be done through the flip cover, so that you don't have to open it to access media and many of the buttons.

This is truly a touch phone, in that when you touch the screen and press on a button, you will feel it, which is helpful, and time-saving, since you don't have to wonder whether you pressed the right button.

The headphone jacks on the side are standard, so you can plug in premium headphones and earbuds instead of some cheap ones.

The speakers are far superior to most cell phones or touchphones out there and could easily be used to listen to a movie in your hotel room.

On that note, the LCD is also quite nice, bright and works both vertically and horizontally. Media on this device played extremely well, and it also has a built-in 2.0 digital camera that zooms (not all cell phone cameras zoom).