Comments on: Nano and ROKR: Showcasing the Strengths and Weaknesses of Apple http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/nano-and-rokr-showcasing-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-apple/ Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 04:00:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JA http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/nano-and-rokr-showcasing-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-apple/#comment-58404 JA Thu, 15 Sep 2005 15:46:04 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-58404 The phone is pretty much an old motorola e398. Go google some pictures and you will see that only difference in looks is that ROKR is silver and has one extra button (itunes button). With a little looking around you could actually flash the e398 into a ROKR. Find it strange that the ROKR has no bluetooth since the e398 did. There is a media slot on the e398 but you have to remove the battery to get to it. The phone is pretty much an old motorola e398. Go google some pictures and you will see that only difference in looks is that ROKR is silver and has one extra button (itunes button). With a little looking around you could actually flash the e398 into a ROKR. Find it strange that the ROKR has no bluetooth since the e398 did. There is a media slot on the e398 but you have to remove the battery to get to it.

]]> By: DM http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/nano-and-rokr-showcasing-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-apple/#comment-58403 DM Thu, 15 Sep 2005 02:33:36 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-58403 If apple came out a phone in the same form as the Nano, even without music playing capabilities, they would sell many many more of those than iPods. If apple came out a phone in the same form as the Nano, even without music playing capabilities, they would sell many many more of those than iPods.

]]> By: Ian Bell http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/nano-and-rokr-showcasing-the-strengths-and-weaknesses-of-apple/#comment-58402 Ian Bell Tue, 13 Sep 2005 09:39:19 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-58402 I am surprised that Apple let Motorola move forward with the iTunes phone given its numerous shortcomings. First of all, its silver, not iPod white or even black. Its bulky, and from what I have read <a href="<a rel="nofollow" href="http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html,"">http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html,"</a> title="<a rel="nofollow" href="http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html,"">http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html,"</a> target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html,">http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html,</a></a> you can only hold up to 100 songs on the device which comes out to about 512MB of storage space. Is there even a media card slot on the phone? The lack of Bluetooth is also not very forward thinking on either Motorola or Apple's part. I predict it will bomb miserably which is a shame because the concept is a good one.<br /> <br /> The Nano on the other hand is nothing short of remarkable and definately the right move for Apple. I have ordered one already and should have the review up shortly. I can tell you that I am worried about battery problems given Apple's history, but I think the positives definately outweigh the negatives with this player. I am surprised that Apple let Motorola move forward with the iTunes phone given its numerous shortcomings. First of all, its silver, not iPod white or even black. Its bulky, and from what I have read http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html,“ title=”http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html,“ target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”>http://news.digitaltrends.com/article8271.html, you can only hold up to 100 songs on the device which comes out to about 512MB of storage space. Is there even a media card slot on the phone? The lack of Bluetooth is also not very forward thinking on either Motorola or Apple's part. I predict it will bomb miserably which is a shame because the concept is a good one.

The Nano on the other hand is nothing short of remarkable and definately the right move for Apple. I have ordered one already and should have the review up shortly. I can tell you that I am worried about battery problems given Apple's history, but I think the positives definately outweigh the negatives with this player.

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