Motorola ROKR E8 Phone to hit US via T-Mobile on July 7

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Motorola recently announced the Indian launch of MOTOROKR E8 mobile phone. Now the next destination is America. The music handset will rock the US exclusively by T-Mobile, starting 7th July.

With music and phone functionalities, the handset is equipped with ModeShift technology to transform E8 into a MP3 player from phone by just a click on a button; an innovative haptic technology also for tactile response on pressing a virtual key; the FastScroll navigation wheel to scroll through songs with ease; the patented CrystalTalk technology for extraordinary call clarity even in noisy environments; the Windows Media Player 11 for easy transfer of tunes from the PC; and pre-loaded music tracks and album art from Interpol, The Starting Line and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus.

According to Jean Pierre Le Cannellier, senior director of North America marketing, Motorola Mobile Devices, “With ROKR E8, U.S. music lovers no longer have to settle when it comes to using their mobile phone as a music player and vice versa. ROKR E8 is an exciting blend of innovative design and technology that harmonizes music and phone features into a single mobile device.”

The quad-band GPRS/EDGE-enabled Motorola ROKR E8 phone sports the landscape 2.0-inch QVGA display, a three-dimensional stereo feature to offer next-level of advanced two-channel audio and an on-board equalizer, an integrated speaker, Bluetooth stereo headset with the 3.5mm jack, an in-built FM radio, a 2GB internal memory and up to 4 B of external memory. By using the USB 2.0, consumer will appreciate the music or other file transfer speed of the ROKR E8 phone.

T-Mobile will sell the Motorola’s MOTOROKR E8 music phone through its retail and online stores. Price is still a mystery.