The success of Apple’s iPod, sales of which recently surpassed 100 million units, not only changed the way digital audio player makers thought of and designed their devices. It also caught the eye of mobile phone manufacturers. After adding cameras, then video recorders, it was natural that cell phone makers decided to try their hand at giving their devices digital audio playback capabilities. The results for mobile manufacturers have been mixed at best. Early models such as the Motorola Rokr, a joint venture with Apple, were less than dazzling, to say the least.
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Musically Talented Mobile Phones
Posted by: Walaika Haskins May 10, 2007 04:00 AMThe success of Apple’s iPod, sales of which recently surpassed 100 million units, not only changed the way digital audio player makers thought of and designed their devices. It also caught the eye of mobile phone manufacturers. After adding cameras, then video recorders, it was natural that cell phone makers decided to try their hand at giving their devices digital audio playback capabilities. The results for mobile manufacturers have been mixed at best. Early models such as the Motorola Rokr, a joint venture with Apple, were less than dazzling, to say the least.