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CES 2008: Motorola ROKR E8 follows in Apple’s footsteps

As well as the Motorola Z10, CES 2008 also saw the announcement of the Motorola ROKR E8. Now, Motorola have released a number of ROKR music phones before, generally to underwhelming reviews. However, with the new ROKR E8, Motorola might just have got things right this time, and might even start to compete with Sony Ericsson's Walkman phones.

More details and pictures of the Motorola ROKR E8 after the jump.


Motorola ROKR E8

So why is the ROKR E8 so much better than previous ROKRs? Well, taking its cue from the iPhone, the ROKR E8 offers a touchscreen interface, with a different user interface presented to the user when the phone is in phone mode or music mode (Motorola calls this ModeShift technology).

It's not just a touchscreen, either - it also features a haptic interface, vibrating slightly whenever the user's finger passes over a key.

Also taking its cue from an Apple product, the ROKR E8 offers a FastScroll navigation wheel that lets users easily scroll through their music collection. iPod users may find this feature more than a little familiar!

Storage capacity of the E8 is up to 4GB via an external microSD card.

Altogether, the ROKR E8 is a much better ROKR than previous attempts. However, as Gizmodo puts it, "As with all Motorola phones, the new Z10 and Rokr E8 are innovative but not so much to be considered breakthrough technologies

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