SCHAUMBURG, Ill. and CUPERTINO, Calif. – Motorola and Apple today announced the availability of the world’s first mobile phone with iTunes, enabling music lovers who just don’t want to carry two tiny little gadgets to transfer up to 100 of their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their Mac or PC to their mobile phone*.
The Motorola ROKR features easy-to-use menus, navigation and playback, and the ability to switch from listening to music to talking on the phone and back again with the push of a dedicated music key.
The new Motorola ROKR (pronounced "Rocker") is available in the U.S. right now through Cingular and will come to Canada this month with Rogers Wireless, says Motorola. It will be available to other major world markets through the fall.
"We’ve worked closely with Motorola to deliver the world’s best music experience on a mobile phone," said Eddy Cue, vice president of iTunes, in a release. "We’re also thrilled to be working with some of the largest wireless carriers in the world to bring this pioneering phone to market."
The Motorola ROKR (selling for US$250, Stateside) features a color display for viewing album art, dual built-in stereo speakers and stereo headphones that also serve as a mobile headset with microphone. Music fans can randomly autofill or manually fill the mobile phone with playlists of their favorite music, audiobooks and Podcasts from their iTunes library via a USB connection. The Motorola ROKR pauses music automatically when users take a call and offers the ability to listen to music while checking messages** or snapping a photo.
