Motorola Inc. today unveiled its new MOTOMUSIC Experience at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). MOTOMUSIC is a platform that features optimized music handsets, accessories, content and alliances. With three new devices - the MOTORIZR Z6, MOTOMING with EDGE, Bluetooth Active Headphones S9 - and alliances including Warner Music Group and Microsoft, Motorola continues to enhance the mobile music experience for music fans worldwide.
"This new music platform combines world-class music relationships and the latest technology with Motorola's signature, stylish mobile devices and accessories," said Ron Garriques, president of Motorola Mobile Devices. "Now, no matter where you are in the world, Motorola is bringing the ultimate mobile music experience to people while on the go."
MOTOMUSIC Devices
MOTORIZR Z6
This eye-catching new slider brings a mid-tier music experience to consumers worldwide. The Linux-based MOTORIZR Z6 is compatible with Microsoft Windows Media Player subscription stores. It's easy to take music on the go - simply plug in and sync music. Synchronize individual songs or full playlists in seconds with high speed USB 2.0. Up to 2GB of removable microSD memory allows users to store all of their favorite songs. Dedicated music keys make accessing and managing your library a cinch. Even listen wirelessly with Bluetooth Stereo technology.
Slide your way into music and stay on the cutting edge of style with the MOTORIZR Z6. Featuring a slim slider design, the MOTORIZR Z6 exudes eye-catching sophistication. Beneath the surface the MOTORIZR Z6 is a music masterpiece, complete with high performance music experience and extraordinary picture and video capture capabilities.
MOTOMING with EDGE
This supremely stylish and compact Linux-based device is a mobile communications and entertainment center for those who need to keep their work, life and entertainment organized and looking good. With the MOTOMING phone's large transparent window, RealPlayer media player with multiple audio file support, FM radio, unique "play while closed" capability, stereo Bluetooth wireless technology and up to 1GB of optional removable microSD memory - music lovers can get the music they want when they want it.
The MOTOMING with EDGE technology is a simple answer to life's complications. A supremely smart, stylish and compact Linux-based device, MOTOMING is designed to help keep work, personal and entertainment worlds balanced and looking good. With the MOTOMING's large transparent window and rich functions you will be able to see beyond the surface of the life around you, adding significance and taste to everyday communications.
MOTOMUSIC Partnerships
Warner Music Group - The first of multiple alliances expected to provide content for the MOTOMUSIC Experience, Motorola and Warner Music Group will collaborate on the development of digital products, marketing campaigns and strategic planning across multiple devices. The alliance will feature a variety of artists and can offer fans exclusive, premium content such as full-length songs, ringtones, ringback tones, mobile music videos, wallpapers and more.
Microsoft Corp. - The Motorola and Microsoft music collaboration is making it easy for consumers to take music from their Windows-based PC and load it on their phone. Users will have an easy mobile music synching experience with Windows Media Player as well as access to content from more than 200 online music services from around the world.
MOTOMUSIC Content
MOTO Experience Pack - One of the first mobile products expected to be offered as part of the Warner Music Group and Motorola alliance is the MOTO Experience Pack. The MOTO Experience Pack is a single file downloaded to the mobile device that contains several-music based products creating a feature-rich multimedia artist experience on the handset. MOTO Experience Packs will be available in the second half of 2007.
MOTOMUSIC Accessories
Motorola Bluetooth Active Headphones S9 - Leveraging Bluetooth Stereo technology, these new Bluetooth Active Headphones make it easy to enjoy the freedom of wireless music. With an easy-to-wear and stable behind-the-head design, the ultra-light (barely one ounce) S9 stereo headphones are comfortable and lets users listen to their favorite tunes and stay connected to a compatible Bluetooth enabled mobile phone². And listening could never be easier. Music mutes or pauses when calls come in and resumes when the call ends.
MOTOMUSIC content
MOTO Experience Pack - One of the first mobile products expected to be offered as part of the Warner Music Group and Motorola alliance is the MOTO Experience Pack. The MOTO Experience Pack is a single file downloaded to the mobile device that contains several music-based products creating a feature-rich multimedia artist experience on the handset.
Other Mobile Devices announcements
New
Yahoo Go! for Mobile to debut on Motorola devices -- The Yahoo! Go 2.0 beta ( http://go.yahoo.com ) is available for consumers to download today on Motorola's new MOTORAZR maxx V6 and MOTORAZR V3xx devices.
These products launch the new Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0, a Java-based version of the popular Yahoo! Go for Mobile service. Bringing Internet to the mobile phone, Yahoo! Go for Mobile 2.0 makes it easy to connect to your Internet community and content.
It places breakthrough search, local information, maps and photo-sharing products at your fingertips on your mobile phone. You also can personalize your news, sports, entertainment and finance content and stay seamlessly connected to your community.
New phone-based navigation and location-based services and products Motorola mobile devices will feature world-class mobile navigation and location-based services through a new agreement with software suppliers Jentro Technologies and Destinator Technologies. Use your mobile phone to access local point-of-interest searches, community tools and other location-based and value-added services.
New
Talkabout two-way radios - Motorola's new series of Talkabout two-way radios the
T9500 and
T8500 active outdoor radio series - offer extended-range capabilities and enhanced features such as the Push-to-Talk power boost, which helps extend transmission range while helping to save battery life. With 22 channels, each with 121 privacy codes, you have 2,662 combinations of communication channels to choose from.
New
Motorola online store Motorola has launched a new online store at http://www.store.motorola.com. It is the source for authentic Motorola products and includes the widest selection available of the hottest Motorola mobile devices and exclusive offers. The site provides a choice of phones that are unlocked, unactivated or come with service plans. The site lets you buy a new phone and transfer existing service (if compatible) or purchase a new handset plus a new service plan from all national carriers and most regional carriers. You also will find digital content such as wallpapers and ringtones, along with in-home solutions such as cordless phones, wireless routers and more.
Connected Home Solutions announcements
New digital cable receivers - The new Motorola DCH Series delivers high-definition video, surround-sound audio, a hard drive for time-shifting of TV shows and storage of customer-created media, and advanced processing - bringing a full world of on-demand and interactive digital cable programming into your connected home. Motorola DCH receivers also enable the Motorola Follow Me TV experience, which lets consumers place-shift video, pictures, music and more throughout the home and to compatible mobile devices.
Comcast expands Motorola digital set-top purchase - Through an expanded agreement, Comcast will purchase several advanced, next-generation set-top technologies from Motorola, including dual-tuner, high-definition (HD) digital video recorders (DVRs) and
all-digital cable receivers. Several of the models will support the
Motorola Follow Me TV media place-shifting solution and
Motorola's Linux-Java(TM) software platform.
Motorola and Ruckus Wireless demonstrate IPTV streaming over 802.11g -- Motorola and Ruckus Wireless will showcase multiple TV shows streaming from a Motorola VIP1720 IPTV set-top over an 802.11g wireless network. The demonstration will feature the recently introduced Ruckus MediaFlex USB Dongle, a miniaturized wireless multimedia adapter designed to provide stable, wireless connectivity to in-home multimedia devices.
At the International CES, 11 new consumer electronics solutions from Motorola will be recognized for Innovation in Design and Engineering:
Wireless Communications
MOTORIZR
MOTOKRZR(TM)
MOTOKRZR(TM) K1m
MOTOFONE(TM)
Home Networking
Motorola HH1620 DSL VoIP Wireless Gateway
Motorola SBV5400 VoIP Cable Modem w/ Integrated Cordless Phone
Motorola SVG2500 Wireless VoIP Cable Modem Gateway
Cordless Telephones
Motorola Bluetooth Mobile Phone Link
Motorola C71 Two Line Phone
Motorola E70
Motorola E71
Motorola will showcase these products and much more at Central Hall Booth #8545 as part of its complete portfolio of consumer electronics devices.
Source: Motorola, Inc.
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