Motorola Reveals First Google-Era Phone, the Moto X

The Moto X lowers the emphasis on manual control in favor of always-on sensors built to respond to speech, gestures, and context.

Google-owned Motorola unveiled the Moto X, its new flagship smartphone, in New York City today. The Moto X demphasizes manual control, hardware buttons, and the touch screen in favor of always-on sensors built to respond to speech, gestures, and context. And customers will be able to customize many features of the device when they order it.