Motorola today showed off the stylish Motorola U9, music multi-sensory music phone that offers an elegant form factor, Stereo Bluetooth, CrystalTalk Technology, external touch sensitive music controls and floating, animated screensavers that appear on the external display.
Seamless, small and light weight, the U9 is designed to fit in the pocket or hand. Its metallic gloss finish comes to life with animated screensavers that appear to "float" across the borderless external display. The external display is not just for show, however, as touch sensitive, digital keys let users control their music player from the outside. The U9 delivers music capabilities such as:
- Easy transition from phone to music and back again, the U9 allows one-touch access to your library and pauses music as calls come through
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 11 makes the U9 ready to rock as soon as it's out of the box, with simple synching and automatic recognition of the device
- Integrated music player supports multiple audio files: Windows WMAv10 plus Janus DRM, MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+ enhanced
- Ability to download the latest music hits from more than 200 music stores onto the device from a PC using USB 2.0 for speedy transfers and data access
Additional in-demand features round out a complete mobile experience:
- Up to 25 MB of on-board user memory and an optional microSD memory card enables storage of 4 GB of music, pictures and other media
- Innovative CrystalTalk technology for better call clarity
- Stereo Bluetooth wireless technology enables users to enjoy a wireless mobile stereo experience
- Advanced "speaker independent" voice recognition dialing and talking phone features take "handsfree" to the next level
- A 2.0-megapixel with 8x zoom camera, multi-shot feature, video capture and playback, and light and landscape viewfinder delivers quality, printable and sharable images
- Impressive messaging capabilities via MMS, SMS, WVIM, Push Email
Through an exclusive arrangement with recording artist Fergie, in select markets Motorola will provide exclusive content on the phone, promotional activities, and TV and print campaigns.
The Motorola U9 is expected to be available for purchase in Q4 in Asia, Latin America and Europe.
