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Motorola Unveils New Additions to ROKR Family
New ROKR E8 Takes You from Talk to Music in One Touch Using Motorola ModeShift Technology
Las Vegas, NV – 6 Jan. 2008 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today expanded its ROKR™ family of music products with the introduction of the ROKR E8 mobile device, the EQ5 and EQ7 wireless speaker systems and new stereo headsets at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show (Booth #8545, Central Hall). This new generation of ROKR products offers consumers a complete music ecosystem that can help them enjoy their favorite tunes while on the go.
“ROKR E8 is a no compromises device – it’s both an MP3 player that makes great phone calls and a mobile phone with tremendous audio capabilities. With our unique ModeShift technology, we’re dispelling the myth that mobile phones with music features are inferior to stand-alone audio devices,” stated Stu Reed, president, Motorola Mobile Devices. “Rounding out our ROKR portfolio, our new music accessories provide consumers with a number of ways to enjoy their music.”
ROKR E8: Transforming The Music Experience
Summary of key features in ROKR E8:
* ModeShift technology transforms the device from phone to music player with the touch of a button
* Innovative haptics technology provides tactile response when a virtual key is pressed
* FastScroll navigation wheel allows for scrolling through thousands of songs with the slide of a thumb
* Patented CrystalTalk™ technology delivers outstanding call clarity even in noisy environments
* Windows™ Media Player™ 11 compatibility enables easy transfer of tunes from the PC to the device
Motorola designed ROKR E8 to deliver an uncompromised consumer experience for music or talk. Using breakthrough ModeShift technology from Motorola, the quad-band GPRS/EDGE device presents users with only the controls they need, at the time they need them, instantly transforming from music player to phone with the touch of a button.
When powered off, the surface of ROKR E8 is smooth, with no visible keys. Power on the device and it presents a virtual numbered keypad on the front surface. With one “press” of the virtual music key, the phone keypad disappears and control keys for the music player – play, pause, fast forward and rewind – appear in its place.
Yet, ROKR E8 is more than just a “touch”-operated device. Using innovative vibrating haptics technology, the device provides the tactile feedback consumers expect from a traditional keypad, providing confirmation they have pressed a virtual key.
ROKR E8 also marks the debut of the new FastScroll navigaton wheel from Motorola, a variable-speed touch control that lets consumers easily scroll through all of the content stored on the device. With a gentle slide of the thumb, the wheel quickly scrolls through your music (music mode), contacts (phone mode), calendar (phone mode), or multimedia (imaging mode) content. Information is easily viewed on the landscape 2.0” QVGA display.
In music mode, ROKR E8 delivers great sound through a three-dimensional stereo feature that enhances two-channel audio and an on-board equalizer. Music can be enjoyed on the built-in speaker, with a compatible Bluetooth® enabled stereo headset¹, or through a wired headset plugged into the 3.5mm jack.
ROKR E8 also helps consumers discover new music with a built-in FM radio and support for Song ID2 .
The 2GB internal memory can store up to 1,500 songs3, and the external memory is expandable up to 4GB with an optional microSD card. Music transfers quickly with USB 2.0. The device is compatible with Windows Media Player 11 on the PC, which also provides access to more than 200 online music stores.
In phone mode, ROKR E8 provides outstanding voice quality using Motorola CrystalTalk technology. The powerful device can receive calls while downloading or playing music, text messaging2, surfing the Web2 or taking pictures. Quality construction and materials help make ROKR E8 durable and reliable, and a high gloss front, aluminum soft touch back, spun metal side keys and engraved banding offer the modern style expected from Motorola.
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- 2008-01-07 12:24
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Finally Motorola introduce, official website and sooner ready to launching "Motorola Rokr E8".
Official Website.
http://www.motorola.com/motoin...ObjectId=222
Photoes.
http://www.motorola.com/motoin...ObjectId=222
Official News.
http://www.motorola.com/mediac...ocaleId=2026
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- 2008-01-07 12:22
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I loved my Roker E1. Have always like Motorola phones, but switched to a Nokia N80 because WiFi. Quality wise, the Motorola E1 is way superior compared with the N80. Would consider getting this phone if not for the lack of WiFi, 3G and poor camera. Great innovation though.
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- 2008-01-07 09:59
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The E8 has a big chance of getting the Linux OS because of its success in its E6 and E8.
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- 2008-01-05 14:14
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hi..
just wanna ask if this phone uses the linux java OS? thnks guys..
PLEASE HELP.
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- 2008-01-05 13:09
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To clear things up about the mysterious ROKR E8:
-The E8's unique keypad is like a touchscreen, with buttons lighting up when the phone is open. But it's not the normal type of touchscreen; there are many sets of icons inside each of the many layers of the phone's pad and they show up depending on how you use the phone. For example, when you are using the phone normally, the normal keys light up. If you will use the E8 for playing music, the normal keys will disappear and a new set of keys light up, of course being the music control icons. If you're using it for another function then another set of keys light up. And all of these keys vibrate upon touch to indicate that you have pressed them. This is called the haptics feedback, a world-first technology exclusive to Motorola, alongside this morphing keypad.
-The ROKR's screen is 2 inches at 320x240 pixels, not 240x320 normal screens have. This is because of the phone screen's landscape orientation, allowing for displaying videos and webpages in widescreen. Many people have been tricked by the screen's actual size due to the handset's odd design.
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- 2008-01-04 12:27
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E8 has no camera flash...so what? The night mode is still there anyways. And also, this phone focuses on music, not photo and video capture.
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- 2008-01-04 09:28
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And to all who say that the screen is too small, think again. In the specifications, its screen size is 2 inches at 320x240 pixels, not 240x320 since it's in landscape mode.
The screen's orientation just tricks your eyes; the screen is perfectly normal in measurement like other phones. The landscape mode is perfect for viewing videos in widescreen too. The E8 is just one of those phones who break the norm of putting the screen in the typical portrait mode.
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- 2008-01-02 04:30
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No 3g? No Wi-Fi? No autofocus? Sheesh.
Remember people, phones are originally intended for calling and texting, the other features are only secondary. If you want something that is full of features that most people don't need anyway or don't even know what they are, go to other brands. But if you just want a basic phone concentrated on design and innovation, the E8 is your best bet.
Btw, Motorola pioneered many innovations like this touch-pad, laser-etched keypad, talking phone, modification capability and even the mobile phone itself as a whole, so no use assaulting it. You should all know that Motorola was the real inventor of the cellphone. Give at least some credit to its contribution to the world. Sure, Motorola recycled its Razr design and uses cheap os, but it sure isn't a copycat like all other brands.
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- 2008-01-02 04:25
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looks good... dont know how good it'll be when you use it... nice effort from motorola though.... maybe i'll try moto again after my horrible experience with v3x.... maybe this is worth a try :)
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- 2008-01-02 00:01
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The screen IS SMALL!!!!
2inches....its no full phone screen...
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- 2008-01-01 23:38
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another phone moto wud do really well on if they released it in the uk. i dont understand how these phones get on here
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- 2007-12-31 12:49
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the screen isnt small! the whole phone is a screen! look at the pictures
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- 2007-12-30 09:15
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do you sure display of this phone 320 x 240 pixels ?????????????? I don't think . pls say realty this. thanks
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- 2007-12-28 21:42
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