More to come later…(live coverage of the launch, by from Mac Observer here)
From the release on Mobiledia:
The new Motorola ROKR (pronounced “Rocker”) is available in the following markets:
– U.S. – today, exclusively with Cingular
– U.K. – 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
More details from conference:
— Macworld: 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
On the content side: One the content side: Six Harry Potter audiobooks available exclusively via iTunes version 5 (and a special iPod with Hogwarts crest on the back). Madonna’s catalog online (Jobs rang her via iChat AV for a hello),
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