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More on Apple/Motorola Joint Cell Phone Venture
1+(smarterThanYou) writes "Forbes.com has an article with updates on the previous Slashdot story on the Motorola/Apple iTunes compatible mobile phone.
'Apple Computer and Motorola could soon show us the mobile phone they are developing to play music purchased from Apple's iTunes online music store.
'We've said we have something coming on this in the first half of 2005 and we're definitely on schedule for that. Hopefully you'll be able to see more about it soon,' says Eddy Cue, vice president in charge of applications at Apple.'" Theories about this device showing up at the next MacWorld Expo abound.
'cause I want one.
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What the hell is with you people and playing MP3's on your phone? I've been doing it for AWHILE. I downsample them of course... I have a SE K700i. It plays MP3's. some of which I use for custom ringtones for certain people who call me, or for groups of people! the do not answer before 10am crowd gets a certain ringtone, my party people friends get a different one, the girlfriend {GASP I READ SLASHDOT, I KNOW WHAT A VAGINA LOOKS LIKE WITH MY OWN TWO EYES THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE PORN OR REFERENCES TO MY MOM) has her own ringtone... all MP3, none paid for or retarded polyphonic stuff. Bluetooth is kickass, but not fast enough for EDGE yet. Hell, the US isn't anywhere NEAR Euro or Asian G3 yet. My K700 can play MP3's over it's speaker, and it ain't bad. It also doubles as an FM radio. And an Alarm CLOCK, and it has all the contacts, calendar events, etc sync'd via bluetooth. It's a crappy camera, but good enough for a quick shot when I'm not toting around any camera at all. It also does voice recording, where a 5 minute recording is good enough, it lets my laptop jump onto the web via GPRS. and the list goes ON AND ON AND ON AND ON. IT DOES a ton of stuff. the battery lasts 3 days, 1 day if I'm on the phone every other 5 minutes and using it for all those other things constantly. But I don't. It does 'enough' and it does it damn well. If you want a phone that goes everywhere and you only use it as a phone, fine. You get your free whatever phone from your provider and you don't bitch. ME? I want a phone that does some of this stuff. I don't want to have to bust out my PDA/Laptop to check my calendar to see whomever's birthday it is while I'm on the bus... Or send a quick email. Or plugin a headset and use it as an MP3 walkman, or an FM portable radio... I want a device that does ENOUGH, good enough. If Apple can make that? as well as they made the iPod? I'll pay 500$ for it. I've paid more for less. Hopefully they'll be able to make something right. IN the meantime. Go buy yourself a sidekick, or maybe an Ngage, and an iPod, and a cell phone, and a Palm and shove 'em in 1 pocket. My phone does all those in one small form factor, and it does all good enough. For now... FOR NOW. There's cool stuff comin' round the corner. All you people need is a little more patience. ~patience is a virtue... have a little, you might one day be considered a virtuous person~