Motorola introduces ultra-thin SLVR L7 iTunes phone
Motorola on Tuesday introduced the SLVR L7 mobile handset, its second-generation iTunes phone featuring an ultra-thin and sleek industrial design.
The phone features iTunes software with 100 song capacity, built-in stereo speakers, integrated hands-free speakerphone, 262,000 "vivid color" TFT display, illuminated etched keypad, VGA camera with 4x digital zoom, and video capture and playback.
Each SLVR L7 also comes with extra ring-tones, Java support for games and applications, AOL/Yahoo!/ICQ instant messaging and Bluetooth connectivity.
According to Motorola, the phone measures 4.5 inches tall by 1.9 inches wide by .45 inches thick and weighs just 3.5 ounces. It features talk time of "up to 6 hours" and standby time of "up to 17 days."
The $199 SLVR L7 is only the second phone to bundle Apple's mobile iTunes software. The first was Motorola's ROKR E1 handset, which made its debut in September of last year. Reviewers and the media were less than enthusiastic about the ROKR E1, which was criticized for its poor user experience and 100 song limit.
Interestingly, Motorola earlier this month revealed that its ROKR E2 handset will not support iTunes and instead will interface with the company's proprietary iRadio subscription service.
The Motorola SLVR L7 with iTunes was first detailed in an AppleInsider report this past November.
34 Comments
Still only 100 songs, hmm? Well, it's prettier at least...
Companies should hire Apple to design their product interfaces. "User Interface by Apple." Phone interfaces always seem so cumbersome and ugly and counterintuitive. On-screen AND the physical controls alike.
My friends are always saying they know their phone does something (basic stuff like deleting a speed dial number or whatever) but they can't figure out how. Compare to GarageBand, say, that does very sophisticated things and yet people can sit down and do just about anything without ever reading a manual. (Which is good, because there is no manual.)
After phones, remote controls would be my next interface pet peeve! Then maybe my microwave that makes me feel like I'm cracking into the Death Star when I just want to heat water.
I think Apple has a service to offer here...
Then maybe my microwave that makes me feel like I'm cracking into the Death Star when I just want to heat water.
I just save myself the trouble and use the stove.
People use the microwave to heat water, what about the kettle, the microwave is actually a pretty dangerous way to heat water, quite easy to super heat it.
The phone looks alright, but whats up with the 100 song limit, my w800i which comes with a 512 card and about 30 mb internal can take more than 100 songs. I cant see any rason to limit the user to 100 songs.
Not for Europe, this phopne is already on sale here and it does not have iTunes.