Motorola harnesses the power of Oprah to launch new Android-powered Defy

Love their devices or hate them, Motorola's Android smartphones are instant conversation starters. Whether it's with memorable advertising campaigns or unique form factors, the company's presence in the Android space is quite pronounced. Today, the company launches its 3.7" touchscreen Defy on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," the number one daytime talkshow, which just entered its 25th year on the air.

It's an unique premiere event for another distinctive Motorola Android phone.

The Defy is Motorola's second ruggedized Android handset, following the iDEN-connected i1, and it will be available exclusively on T-Mobile later this year. It is not a mil-spec device, but is scratch, dust, and water resistant, and has dual microphones and CrystalTalk PLUS for noise filtration, so it could still stand alongside the i1 on job sites.

It runs MotoBLUR-enhanced Android, has a 5 megapixel flash camera, and is DLNA-certified. Motorola has not yet launched the full specs for the device, which would tell the processor speed and which version of Android it will be built upon, but it will provide more information to interested customers as the holiday launch date approaches.