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Monday, April 21, 2008

Motorola Unveils the Motorokr U9

Motorola today launched the Motorokr U9 in the country; doing the honors was international rocker and brand ambassador Wyclef Jean who presented the first U9 to 'Miss India World 2008' Parvathy Omanakuttan. The Rokr U9 is claimed to deliver cutting-edge mobile music capabilities.

Curvaceous, small and light, the U9 has a metallic gloss finish with animated screen savers floating across the border-less external display. It allows one-touch access to your music library, pausing music as and when calls come through. Other music features include Microsoft Windows Media Player 11; and integrated music player with support for multiple audio files including Windows WMAv10 plus Janus DRM, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ enhanced.

The phone also features: up to 25MB of on-board user memory (optional microSD memory card for storage up to 4GB of music, pictures, and other media); CrystalTalk technology for better call clarity; Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology; advanced speaker-independent voice recognition dialing; 2.0 mega pixels camera with 8x zoom, multi-shot, video capture and playback; messaging via MMS, SMS, and Push email; USB 2.0 for speedy transfer and data acess; Motorola Setup, Backup, and Text for easy setup of device for Internet browsing; phonebook and text message backup over the air; and Music ID1, a song identification service enabling users identify artists and album information of songs being played in immediate surroundings.

Motorola also claims to have created an ecosystem of additional products and services, information about which is accessible at: http://direct.motorola.com/hellomoto/motoU9.

The Rokr U9 is expected to be available pan-India by end May. There will be two variants; the Deluxe Pack (1GB microSD card) and the Premium Pack (2GB microSD card plus stereo Bluetooth Rokr S9). The phone will be priced in the region of Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000 depending on the version.

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