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Apple/Motorola Announce iTunes Phone
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sigamy said:
Weird... it is gone from their normal sight. But if you log in as a student/educator you can still buy it. This is good since their by a mac get a free mini promo wasn't supposed to be over until 9/24.
In hindsight, I guess that's why they ran it: to get rid of stock and make room for the nano. Of course......when I buy my G5 powerbook during the Paris event, I can get $179 towards a nano or HarryPod.
Has anyone noticed this from the Moto site (I skipped the second page of comments):
"Removable Memory : Optional, removable TransFlash memory cards store photos, music and video clips"
"Removable Memory : Optional, removable TransFlash memory cards store photos, music and video clips"
Felix_the_Mac said:
Aw come on, don't kid yourself. Best phone feature-wise on the market right now is the Nokia N90. I don't really like Nokia and hate GSM in the US, but I have to hand it to that handset - it's the best on the market, and better than the K750i.
What a wasted opportunity. It should have been a 3G phone through which you could buy music from the iTunes Music Store.
I can BT sync out of the box as well. Perhaps it requires a firmware update on the RAZR? I just bought my RAZR last week. Software Version: R374_G_0E.40.9CR Cingular is my carrier, not sure if that effects the software version or not I know they often put carrier-specific firmware on mobile phones.grubesteak said:
zimv20 said:
Yes a couple of small grievances with the K750i:
1. video clips can only be 10 seconds.
2. It doesny have a standard headphone adapter.
3. Even though the speaker is really good and loud when you press the 'music' button is says you have to have the headset plugged in.
But basically it is a fantastic phone and I fully recomend it.
(BTW I'm in the UK, I got the phone free with a annual contract for 25GBP pm on vodafone)
I'm sure working with Moto was fine but there was quite a bit of speculation that the carriers were harassing Apple about how the content would be provided. I don't know how the carriers are in other areas of the world, but the US carriers are horrible at attempting to control all the content on your phone and making you pay them to get anything on or off your phone. The US carriers have also been known to disable hardware features on phones - like Sprint hating on BT functionality. Ugh... just thinking about it makes me angry.jacobj said:
I wouldn't be surprised at all if this partnership did not go smoothly and that we won't be seeing more on this front.
Philsy said:What a wasted opportunity. It should have been a 3G phone through which you could buy music from the iTunes Music Store.
Its a start better things to come I hope...
podus maximus said:just what i want. Lots of dropped calls, a 2 year contract, and my music tied into a long term contract with a terrible provider. Maybe Apple will partner with carrier pidgeons next.
I have Cingular with a Motorola phone and have never had any drop calls. Not saying your not telling the truth (and this post isn't just to you), but there seems to be some negative stuff about Motorola/Cingular here and I just want to say that I haven't any problems with them in contrast to the majority of opinions here.
JtheLemur said:
You may be right
I am not a phone-junkie.
Is it the case that the K750i was available on the street maybe 3 or more months earlier than the N90?
That would account for it's superior technology.
But sometimes you've got to stop waiting for the next big thing.
K750i vs Nokia N90.
JtheLemur:
BTW, checking iSync compatibility, http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html
I don't see the Nokia N90.
Thanks for that.0s and 1s said:
JtheLemur:
BTW, checking iSync compatibility, http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/isync/devices.html
I don't see the Nokia N90.
OK, maybe I'm just unclear on the concept of a cell phone as a music player. There are too many compromises to convince me to buy one. It doesn't hold enough songs to qualify as bringing my music with me (in my opinion). It doesn't have the super click wheel to navigate with. And I'm limited to using Cingular, at least for now. I can't help but feel like these are two devices used for different purposes that aren't being combined very well.
Maybe it's because I'm not into the whole cellphone/organizer/text messager/mobile web thing anyway. I suppose a lot of people are into this, but it sounds like Steve is a lot excited about the nano than the phone. And I wonder if it's just to keep some media buzz thing going until an iPod Video or whatever comes out in a few months.
Maybe it's because I'm not into the whole cellphone/organizer/text messager/mobile web thing anyway. I suppose a lot of people are into this, but it sounds like Steve is a lot excited about the nano than the phone. And I wonder if it's just to keep some media buzz thing going until an iPod Video or whatever comes out in a few months.
Unfortunately the ROKR does not even deserve to be on the same stage as the elegant iPod Nano. Poor Steve, we had to wait a year for this? They probably canceled the Keynote in Paris because Steve didn't want to have to hold that thing in his hands again. My only thoughts are that they signed a contract with Motorola in a drunken stuper and were forced to ship this thing, they waited as long as they could.