Apple and Motorola working on a motoPod or PhonePod?
That deal Apple cut with Motorola to put iTunes on their cellphones certainly got a lot of people all hot and bothered about the prospect of an iPhone, and the latest bit of completely unconfirmed gossip is that the two parties have signed a second deal to create a motoPod or a PhonePod or whatever. Apple might end up doing a cellphone someday, but fanboy fantasies aside, we're not feeling this one.[Thanks, Ron]
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio
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matthew @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
G?d, I hope not. WTF would Apple want to work with Moto after all the processor drama?
I actually blogged about Apple starting a WiMAX network (nationwide) and pairing it with an iPod/phone/camera/organizer (or pocket mac). End to end, the whole widget.
They did it with the PC and the Mac OS, then with the iPod and the ITMS. Why not become a WiFi telco and sell the phone to go with it. While you're at it Apple, make my fat phone work with my .Mac account.
Poolshark @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
Why don't they stop working on everything and maybe get itunes in canada fro music purchases. They promised it in november of this year. Well its Dec 1 and wadda ya know...not f'ing avail. in this country yet. But of course Luxembourg have it......go figure
Gar @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
I mentioned this over on another site so anyone visits both, sorry for the repeat:
There has been some talk of a WiFi enabled iPod, a deal with Moto most likely will be a like project of that idea. A iPod that is connected with Moto's cell technology, not for making phone calls but more for streaming music or making music buying even easier. :-)
Jul @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
Gartner Group announced today that Samsung edged out Motorola for the No. 2 slot in cell-phone sales.
Sounds like Motorola needs Apple more than Apple needs Motorola.
Callum @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
Mmmh spread that apple all over. This is no good is it? Losing focus ain't we... Although my Quadra (Powered by Motorolla, right) is still going fine to this day, i can't see another adventure down that path could progress anything- and that's what its all about? How can anything improve within such a over-populated market? I smell WAP in the air, WI-FI iPods on the other-hand, right on!
Ben @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
YES YES YES. An I-Pod with a cell phone combo is exactly what I want. I am tired of carring around both! I would buy one on release day, and my wife would want one too. Come on Apple, get on this.
kimberley @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
Digicam 4 megapixel, PDA, MP3 player (at least 4 GB), Phone combo. If Moto can do this right with the help of Apple, and within 300-500 USD Range - this will be the killer gadget. The key is battery life and navigation.
Richard @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
Well Ben, how much talk/standy time would you want as a minimum for your phone conmponent of such a combination ipod/phone? In order to enusre the music player didn't run down the battery, I think the CPU/GPU in such a device would need to be truly multitasking. At the moment the iPod will drain the battery if put on a long track, e.g. audiobook, so I suspect that the current ipod CPU/GPU can only do one task at a time. A multitasking CPU will likely drain a battery faster. Using two independent Li ion batteries, to give a guaranteed active phone life, would make for a much more expensive and bulky device (to overcome heat dissipation/explosion issues with these type of batteries). Anyway, one day you may get your dream, but don't underestimate the value of independant devices for dealing with different needs.
Callum @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
http://loosewire.typepad.com/blog/2004/11/smart_phones_ha.html - over at Loose Wire, Mr Wagstaff seems to be running into that issue where everything freezes (remember that? Windows users...) anyhoo, multi-tasking phones, batteries ach- let it go. Here's my iPod, here's my phone. Simple.
AJ Kuftic @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
I had a Motorola T730 that used to freeze up all the time. My iPod does it every now and then but usually when it's in my pocket and I'm walking/running. The music doesn't stop (nice touch Apple) but changing songs doesn't work and the display freezes. Combining the two in theory sounds awesome, but practically would be a bad thing.
Rob de Jonge @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
Remember iphone.org?
http://reports.internic.net/cgi/whois?whois_nic=iphone.org&type=domain
Eric @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
There is NO WAY this could be true. Motorola won't even enable their phones for synchronization with Macs. You think Apple likes that fact? I can hear Steve Jobs now. "Once you bozos get your #$%& phones to sycn with our Macs via bluetooth, then we can talk. Until then, talk to the handset."
PXLated @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
Whole discussion of this has been raging here... http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008182.html
PXLated @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
A discussion of this has been raging over here... http://www.russellbeattie.com/notebook/1008182.html
tranism @ Dec 19th 2005 12:07AM
Umm, motorola DOES sync with macs with a data cable. It works with iSync flawlessly.