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Jan 08 2008 12:00am EDT

An Interesting Shot at the Music Phone

I've never been all that convinced that people hate having a separate iPod and cell phone, and really want a single device to be both. Of course, that could be because no single device has yet been able to be both and be as good as each separate device.

Anyway, Motorola is taking another shot at the concept. Here at CES, it's showing the ROKR E8, which won't be on the market for another month. The ROKR is a solid candy bar-size phone that sort of transforms depending on whether you use it as a phone or as a music player. Check out the video...

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