September 8, 2005
Apple unveils iPod phone hybrid
As expected Apple has unveiled a gadget that combines its hugely popular iPod music player with a mobile phone. The BBC reports.
Developed by Motorola for Apple the gadget, dubbed Rokr, will first be available on the network of US mobile operator Cingular.
The colour-screen gadget is silver, has stereo speakers and has a VGA quality camera onboard.
A version of Apple's iTunes music store has been developed for the phone so users can manage the tracks they store on it. Smart software on the handset pauses music if a phone call comes in.
Music is stored on a 512 megabyte memory card and the numbers of songs on board is capped at 100 - even if a bigger capacity card is used.
Tunes are downloaded to it via a USB cable and users can fill it manually or use autofill to populate it with pop.
More in Engadget
One of my readers sent me a press release from Motorola which states the planned global release dates for the Rokr:
-- USA - September 8, exclusively with Cingular
-- UK - expected to be available first with Carphone Warehouse in mid-September and with O2, Orange, Virgin Mobile, BT Mobile and other top retailers by late September
-- France - expected to be available by late September through key retailers
-- Italy - expected to be available by late September through key retailers
-- Canada - expected to be available in mid- to late-September with Rogers Wireless
-- Hong Kong - expected to be available by late September through multiple retail outlets and operator channels
-- Australia, Singapore and the Philippines - expected to be available late September through early October through retail and operator channels
-- Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and other markets throughout the world - expected to be available in the fourth quarter
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