Entertainment

Including basic PIM (Personal Information Management) tools such as Alarm Clock, Calculator, Datebook, and Voice Recorder, the ROKR's productivity is fundamental at best; as with all non-PDA handhelds.

Able to hold up to 1000 contacts in the Phonebook, Email also supports multiple clients, using POP3, IMAP4, and SMTP protocols to streaming headers and download bodies as they come in.

Supporting advanced voice recognition software, the ROKR provides speaker-independent voice command functionality, all without speech training. Using VoiceSignal technology, launching programs, dialing phone numbers by digit, or searching contacts can all be accomplished by voice. Less practical as it is entertaining, VoiceSignal only works well in quiet environments.

Fortunately users aren't limited to preinstalled applications. The ROKR can have Java-based games and applications installed though J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition); the most popular Java platform for mobile devices. With an abundant supply of applications already created by third party and independent developers, users can find a wide range of games and apps available for download.

Internet

Equipped with GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Class 10 (4+2) technology, users can upload and download data at speeds of 16-24 kbps and 24-36 kbps respectively.

Disappointingly, the ROKR won't be able to use Cingular's growing 3G EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for Global Evolution) network. Unable to provide a stable EDGE implementation for the chipset, Motorola decided to leave it out of the ROKR.

Storage

Featuring 5.0 MB of internal storage for ringtones, photos, games and text messages, a memory card needs to be installed for iTunes to function.

Packaged with a 512 MB TransFlash card, the ROKR can hold as much music as an iPod Shuffle. Hidden underneath the back cover, the ROKR's expansion slot relatively inconvenient to get to.

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