Motorola's bizarre MOTOROKR E8?

by Chris Ziegler, posted Aug 31st 2007 at 1:10PM

So apparently magical keypads are going to be all the rage in the next couple years. Taking a cue from Optimus Maximus, perhaps? Following the Firefly flyPhone we saw a few weeks ago comes word from China of this rather bizarre Motorola prototype, apparently dubbed the MOTOROKR E8. Besides an illuminated, dynamic keypad that can change modes to provide dedicated music controls, the candybar is supposed to feature 2GB of onboard storage, the typical microSD expansion and miniUSB jack, and a 3.5mm headphone connector. The UI is brought to you by Motorola's Linux-based JUIX (MOTOMAGX?) platform powering a QVGA display. We're skeptical about the goodness of that keypad until we get our hands on it, but we guess it could be cool. Moto, care to send one over (FedEx Saturday Delivery, please)?

[Via phoneArena]

Filed under: Handsets, Motorola, Linux, GSM

Tags: candybar, e8, motorokr, motorola, rokr

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Generic @ Aug 31st 2007 5:04PM

The link from the image takes you to another page with more images where the illuminated keypad looks like it needs more illumination.

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ShortFuse @ Aug 31st 2007 10:24PM

I made a comment a few months back detailing the ideal phone. I was stating that the keys should change depending on what application you're using it for while not exactly being a touchscreen (you can feel the buttons). Seems like Motorola has made it happen. Considering the Rokr E6 is a phenomenal device, i'm hoping this one will be better.

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