DHAKA: Motorola Mobility held a belated housewarming party on Thursday, throwing open the doors to its inner sanctum of mobile-device development.

The headquarters, based in downtown Chicago's historic Merchandise Mart building, is very much a statement of the new Motorola, reports the cnet.

The company was previously based in Schaumburg, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, but moved over the last of its employees to the new facility in April, report added.

However, cnet said that the splashes of color and open space are indicative of a more nimble company that shares a bit of heritage with Google.

“It doesn't have much time left as a unit of Google. Motorola is slated to be taken over by Lenovo by the end of the year.”

Rather than just hold a simple product launch, which it did do Thursday with the unveiling of the new Moto X and Moto G, Motorola opted to do a full-blown tour of the facility, offering a look at various labs and development facilities.

Nevertheless, from its 3D printers to mock-ups of the Moto 360 smartwatch, the company pulled back the curtain on its development process.

BDST: 2112 HRS, SEP 06, 2014