Motorola Launches Music-Capable Phone Line

At the M3 Summit in Miami, Florida, Motorola took the opportunity to introduce its new line of music-capable mobile phone units. Alberto Moriondo, Worldwide Director of Entertainment Solutions, Mobile Devices Business for Motorola, Inc. says about their new line-up, "With a mobile music portfolio that features a variety of different solutions, Motorola is delivering premium, innovative products and technologies that help people bring their own personal lifebeat with them all over the world. This isn't technology for technology's sake; this is technology for music's sake." The following is a description of the phones unveiled at M3: Motorola E680i With over two gigabytes of music with optional memory, the Motorola E680i allows you to transfer, store, catalog and enjoy your favorite tracks. Stereo audio is supported wirelessly over Bluetooth technology with such products as the Motorola HT820 Bluetooth stereo headphones. The E680i also provides easy plug & play desktop synchronization and music transfers between handset and PC. Connect straight into the Music Store to learn about and purchase new music whenever you want. The handset performs across MP3, WMA, RealAudio/Video, MIDI, WAV, AAC and a range of others formats - providing wide-ranging industry compatibility. Complete with a built-in FM radio receiver, video capture/playback capabilities, handwriting recognition and e-mail, the Motorola E680i will be available in the Asia-Pacific region in April 2005.