This includes the single speaker that doubles as the ear piece, located above the screen.

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Sandwiched between the ear piece and Motorola logo is a long, thin notification LED that underlines the company name.

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But imagine having sensors in your ear piece.

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While it's not as snazzy as the Jawbone Icon or the Jabra Stone, its ear piece and ear hook contain capacitive sensors that know when you've got the device on your ear or in your hand.

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And perhaps they now have a bigger piece of the company's ear than the unions and other social critics do.

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