New MOTORIZR™ Z6 is the first Motorola MOTOMUSIC
mobile device to integrate the Full Suite of Microsoft Windows Media™
technologies
Las Vegas – 8 Jan. 2007 – Today at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics
Show (CES), Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced it is delivering on an
existing relationship with Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) to integrate
Microsoft Windows Media technologies, into Motorola’s MOTOMUSIC mobile devices.
Motorola and Microsoft have been working to build new music mobile devices that
bring choice to consumers.
Built on Motorola’s new Linux™-Java™ software platform, the MOTOMUSIC devices
give consumers an easy music sync experience with Windows Media Player on
Windows XP and Vista-based PCs and access to content from a wide range of
online music stores from around the world. Now consumers can not only take
their personal CD collections with them, but also can transfer music acquired
from hundreds of download or subscription stores and playback on their Motorola
handsets¹.
The MOTORIZR Z6 will be the first Motorola handset to include Microsoft Windows
Media technologies including Windows Media Digital Rights Management (DRM), Windows
Media Audio (WMA) and Media Transfer Protocol (MTP). This eye-catching new
slider offers simple connectivity to Windows-based PCs via the USB 2.0
high-speed protocol. By supporting MTP, Windows Media Player will automatically
recognize the MOTORIZR Z6, letting users quickly and easily sync music from the
PC to the phone from over 200 music stores worldwide.
“The MOTORIZR Z6 is the world’s first Linux-Java music phone integrating the
full suite of Windows Media technologies,” says Scott Durchslag, corporate
vice-president of Product and Xperience Invention, Motorola Mobile Devices.
“This will enable consumers to access whatever music content they want, from
the music store they love wherever they are as simply and seamlessly as
possible.”
”Motorola’s use of the range of Windows Media technologies provides new choices
for consumers and mobile operators alike in the rapidly growing area of mobile
digital music,” said Amir Majidimehr, corporate vice president of the Consumer
Media Technology group at Microsoft. “Through its support of both subscription
and purchased content, and easy syncing with Windows PCs, the MOTORIZR Z6 will
enable millions of consumers around the world to enjoy high quality music
experiences wherever they are.”
In addition to making the new MOTOMUSIC handsets interoperable with PCs,
Motorola and Microsoft plan to provide MOTOMUSIC handset offerings that are
tailored for discovering and acquiring music over an operator’s 3G network.
This rich music offering will help provide operators with handsets optimised
for efficient music downloads over a 3G network. Consumers will benefit from
quick and easy access to high quality music on the go.
Pricing and Availability
The new MOTORIZR Z6 is expected to be available in the first half of 2007.
Specific details will be provided upon consumer availability.
Source: Motorola press release
