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Lucky 13 says:

That's it??? That's what we've all been waiting for? A phone? Oy.
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celerityfm says:

Tadaaaaa!
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Ti.mo  Pro User  says:

Nasty. Motorola.
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Nikolajf [deleted] says:

Not as 'clean' as an Apple product
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OwlBoy says:

:)
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carobe  Pro User  says:

Niiice.
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peskymiller  Pro User  says:

So lol
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pmartin245 says:

fuck that.
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sharl  Pro User  says:

I had heard that it was going to part the seas, heal the sick, and disintegrate Nazis. I'm soo pissed :-)
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San Sharma  Pro User  says:

It just seems like a regular phone with iTunes Java software preloaded.
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fiveplusfour says:

It ain't over yet.
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An Acrobat says:

lovinit
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Jamie Wilde says:

Looks just like the E790 I saw a few months ago :(
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jet3004 says:

Gosh, it seems like I've seen this a million times before.
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freshyill  Pro User  says:

Obligatory sarcastic comment.
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peskymiller  Pro User  says:

Crap.
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Glench says:

Ugh, a phone, I don't care. Get to the mini flash, please.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

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ofey says:

It stinks! I don't believe Apple would put their name on that crappy piece of plastic.
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ickoonite says:

Yeah...

Slightly disappointing, to say the least. It goes without saying that Apple always wins hands down when it comes to industrial design.

Ah well. Perhaps this is just the beginning. I for one would like to see a Sony Ericsson iTunes phone, but know that given the parent company's not-made-here syndrome, it will likely never come to pass.
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1340017. gl. kongevej 95 1 [deleted] says:

Crap
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Andy Brandt says:

Pretty lame.
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Tarlach says:

Word is that Apple has a phone of their own coming soon. In the mean time I wouldnʻt mind having this phone.
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REY2K7 says:

How about iTunes for Palm or Win. Mobile?
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

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graffxguy says:

bleh, ugly. but still bet it will sell like hotcakes. just wait till they make it onto a decent looking phone, it'll be insane.
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freshyill  Pro User  says:

Feigned indifference but actually angry comment.
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jragon says:

Working with music and hollywood at my old job, I quickly realized there's a difference between what will sell and what can legally happen.

The cell phone folks are just as protective over their turf, and probably held Apple back pretty significantly.
Posted 52 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jeff Croft  Pro User  says:

What did you all expect? Everyone knew ahead of time the phone was a Moto, not an Apple product. Of course it looks like a Moto phone. Of course it's not revolutionary -- MP3 phones have been out for years now. This isn't a big deal -- and you shouldn't have expected it to be.

Apple may have some other exciting announcements up its selve for today, but anyone who really thought this Motorola (NOT APPLE) phone would be incredibly exciting was fooling themselves from the begining.
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Joe Nixon  Pro User  says:

eek, so should have teamed up with nokia...
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filmwhiz19 says:

It's not MPX-300. That's the best Apple & Motorola could come up with? Tiddlywinks!

J.H.
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sp_nce says:

How 2003

it's not a RAZR V3 is it now?

Piece of junk
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freshyill  Pro User  says:

Extremely angry at the world that they didn't use my Photoshop mockup comment!
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filmwhiz19 says:

They must be on crack.

www.eastcreekproductions.com
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freshyill  Pro User  says:

Already begun new Steve Jobs fan fiction in which he releases exactly the product I had a peyote-induced vision about comment.
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rsepulveda  Pro User  says:

So far Flickr is handling the load. Engadget & Macrumors are down :(
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Mooi Rood says:

damn...
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stangster says:

not apple like :(
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Dave McLean  Pro User  says:

You nay sayers are too funny... "That's it??? That's what we've all been waiting for? A phone? Oy."

Sounds a lot like: "That's it? An MP3 player. Who the hell does Apple think we are?"
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spotlesspixel says:

ignoring the looks for a sec:
this is the device that'll stop global warming, end all wars, defeat corruption and famine. oh and obviously bring the tasmanian wolf back to life.
with 100 songs in your pocket ;-)
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Toughboy says:

WHY NOT A RAZR????
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Glench says:

Jeff Croft- We're disappointed because of "1,000 songs in your pocket changed everything. Here we go again."

Let's just hope they make it worth it later.
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Jose.-  Pro User  says:

This isn't the right move for Apple to enter this market! Bring on the Walkman line from Sonyericsson!
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Graeme Smith says:

Has anyone seen how many times this set has been viewed? Over 20 000 times!
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sp_nce says:

Basically for everyone struggling to get the news here it is from Macworld, copyright to them etc bs bs bs bs, if their servers can't get the people the news I WILL!

Our live coverage is being updated continuously throughout the event. Please hit your browser's "Refresh" button to see the latest update.

Last week Apple sent press and VIPs invitations to a special event at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif. Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage this morning to welcome attendees.

"Thank you all for coming and welcome to our music event today," Jobs said. "Apple's leading the digital music revolution, but at its core, it's all about the music. I just want to recognize a good friend of mine and incredible musician in the audience today, 16-time grammy award winner, the incomparable Yo Yo Ma."

State of the Union

Jobs told the crowd that Apple has sold more than half a billion songs through its iTunes Music Store to date. "We are selling songs at a rate of 1.8 million songs per day," he explained. "iTunes has an 82 percent market share here in the US."

Jobs reiterated an Apple press release offered earlier today that it has 80 percent of the legitimate online music download market in the UK, and said that iTunes is doing "extremely well around the world." There are iTunes Music Stores in 20 countries, he said, representing 85 percent of the global music market.

Apple recently began supporting podcasts through iTunes, and Jobs told the crowd that the service now feature more than 15,000 podcasts in its directory, growing by 1,000 per week. More than 7 million podcast subscriptions have been made to date. "This phenomenon is just exploding," he said.

The iTunes Music Store now has more than 2 million songs, said Jobs, the larget online music library in the world. "We've never shared [this] with anyone before: How many accounts do we have on itunes? We have just crossed 10 million accounts. And they come with credit cards," said Jobs.

The average iTunes account holder has purchased 60 songs, said Jobs, and most of them have been added in the past year. "That makes iTunes one of the largest internet stores in the world," he said.

Jobs spoke about new additions to the iTunes' audiobook collection, including the complete Harry Potter set. He also introduced a collectibe iPod engraved with a Hogwarts crest -- Hogwarts is the school that fictional magician Harry Potter goes to.

Jobs then introduced famed pop star Madonna in a transcontinental live chat using iChat AV. Connected from London, Madonna explained that she "tried to hold out as long as possible. But I got tired of not being able to download my own music." Madonna and Steve Jobs announced that all fifteen of her albums will be available for purchase and download through iTunes, by album and by song.

iTunes 5

Jobs then rolled out iTunes 5, an update to the popular software Apple makes available for Mac and Windows users alike. He described the new version's interface as sporting "a little bit of a refined look." It's available today as a free download from Apple's Web site.

Users can now organize playlists into folders, and new search capabilities have been added. Windows users can now automatically synchronize contact and calendar information using iTunes 5 and Microsoft's Outlook and Outlook Express software.

A "Smart Shuffle" feature has been added that lets users control how likely they are to hear multiple songs from the same artist or the same album using a preference slider. "We've got a lot of people saying our shuffle is not random," mused Jobs.

Parental controls have also been added to help parents restrict purchases of music that contains explicit lyrics through the iTunes Music Store.

iTunes Phone - Motorola ROKR, exclusive to Cingular

Jobs also used today's event to unveil the first iTunes-compatible cell phone, the Motorola ROKR. "You've probably heard about this," Jobs said, a reference to the speculation that has run rampant prior to today's event.

The phone will automatically pause when you get a call, explained Jobs. Songs are transferred through a USB cable.

The ROKR can only hold about 100 songs, according to Jobs. "The way we think of this phone is, it's really an iPod shuffle on your phone," he explained. Both devices can shuffle, both can autofill, neither has a click wheel -- but the phone has a display.

Madonna and other musicians are also being tapped to shill the new ROKR in a Motorola advertising campaign set to begin later this week, showing them in a phone booth out in the desert. There will also be a billboard campaign from Cingular featuring slogans like "Kiss + tell," "Smashblabbermouth" and "Matthew Sweet talk," along with a television ad campaign in both English and Spanish.

"A great phone with an iTunes client is half the story," said Jobs. "What we're adding to that is the number one wireless carrier in North America. Cingular will be the exclusive provider of this phone in North America." Jobs then introduced Ralph de la Vega, Cingular's Chief Operating Officer.

"We have a vision, working with Apple and Motorola, about convergence between entertainment, computers, and communications, coming together and forming a real product," said de la Vega. "There have been a lot of rumors about this product, but today, the talk ends and the music begins. You're going to get your songs on your phone, anywhere you want them, any time you want them, with the world's best music service, brought to you by Motorola and Cingular."
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outerspaciousness says:

..but it pauses when you get a call....isn't that worth something?
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filmwhiz19 says:

Pitiful! They should've used my design! Check it out!

www.eastcreekproductions.com
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rsepulveda  Pro User  says:

I have "Viewed 15849 times" on this pix. Damn crazy!
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nobihaya  Pro User  says:

i hope it'll work in japan.
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mightykenny  Pro User  says:

That's cool.
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Graeme Smith says:

17060 ;-)
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Graeme Smith says:

Now its 18292!
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sp_nce says:

everyone, go and buy a discounted RAZR instead, they're much better phones, they are more apple's design but obviously don't support iTunes.
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Michael Heilemann  Pro User  says:

Seriously, that is a pretty plain looking phone :(
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rsepulveda  Pro User  says:

no one taking more pictures ? so that we can get the ball rolling ? interesting transcript above.
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EOL... says:

looks nice to me. im going month to month on my phone so im ready. will t-mobile carry it or just motorola and cingular?
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maxwell93 says:

Butt ugly
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sp_nce says:

I don't know if there will be more updates.. I figure there will be the flash based shuffles recieving a boost in size, colour screen minis based on flash.. and perhaps this elusive video ipod.

i just checked Mac OS software update and there is no sign of iTunes 5.0 yet. I will let you know folks.
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Amber & Adolph  Pro User  says:

$250 at Cingular with 2 year contract
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outerspaciousness says:

Cingular is offering it on their site now
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sp_nce says:

borograffis, cingular in the US, O2 in the UK, not sure if anywhere else in the world has deals.. but there was emphasis on the word exclusive when i read the articles yesterday.
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CrackedButter says:

I wanted a rotary dial on it.
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fiveplusfour says:

T-Mobile is approaching significant lameness in terms of their phone and greatness in relation to their plans.
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sp_nce says:

cracked butter, i believe apples patented click wheel is something they wouldn't want to license out to another company like motorola. especially for a phone... it would be like putting your name on an inferior product..
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filmwhiz19 says:

They just announced a razor version in Japan! Look!
www.eastcreekproductions.com
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Lucien W. Dupont  Pro User  says:

iPod Nano is announced.
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fiveplusfour says:

ipod Nano sounds sexy.
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Kishnel  Pro User  says:

iPod Nano sounds pretty stupid in italian... :P
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teknojunkie [deleted] says:

If this is what the brouhaha is all about, the Motorola E815 already has MP3 player capability. The only thing is you just have to load it onto a memory card. Buying tunes directly to your phone isn't that big of a deal, in my opinion. A video iPod, however, is.
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sp_nce says:

words copyright to macworld etc..

iPod nano

After summarizing the existing iPod product line, Jobs explained that the iPod mini is what all of Apple's competitors are aiming for. Apple is "going to do something pretty bold," he said. Apple is "replacing it with something new."

Jobs calls the iPod nano "an entirely new ground-up design, that also has 1000 songs in your pocket." The white device features a color display and can support photos, uses a grey click wheel to navigate, and is 80 percent smaller in volume than the original iPod -- thinner than a number two pencil, said Jobs. The iPod nano weighs 1.5 ounces or 42 grams

Compared to the iPod mini, the iPod nano is half the thickness and 62 percent smaller by volume. It uses a 30-pin dock connector, so the iPod nano plugs in to existing iPod accessories, and can also connect using USB 2.0. It features a 14-hour rechargeable abattery.

The iPod nano also features a new graphical clock, games, stopwatch and lap timer, and a screen lock that uses the click wheel like a combination lock.
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JeroenR says:

Engadget: 1:43pm - “Today, we’re gonna focus on the iPod mini.” Most popular mp3 player in the world. “Today, we’re going to do something pretty bold… we’re going to replace it.”

1:44pm - The iPod nano. 1000 songs.

1:45pm - It has a color display and a click wheel. Looks like a shrunken iPod photo.
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rwclark says:

I wasn't particularly excited about this phone to begin with. Why would I want an mp3 phone when I already have an iPod?

But I want to hear more about this iPod nano...
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filmwhiz19 says:

ipod Nano pics!

www.eastcreekproductions.com
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sp_nce says:

this phone doesn't even come with ear buds. everyone go buy a nano. i'm moving to that photo
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nfactor says:

play with the new phone
http://www.makemedance.com
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fkf says:

ugly moto phone! ROKR sucks!
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