MotoROKR Leverages Car Audio for MP3, Bluetooth Speakerphone

Motorola T505Motorola has announced its MotoROKR T505 A2DP FM Transmitter - a car-mounted device that can turn any FM radio into an MP3-playing speakerphone - for the first quarter of 2008.

Though it resembles a garage door opener, the Motorola MotoROKR T505 is actually a Bluetooth FM transmitter that also handles speakerphone duties. It can pair with stereo Bluetooth-enabled phones and MP3 players, and then broadcast the signal to a free station on your car's FM dial.

Featuring a technology that Motorola calls StationFinder, the T505 automatically finds a free FM station on which to broadcast. When music is playing, the device can automatically pause tracks for incoming calls, which are announced with audio caller ID. The device's built-in microphone reportedly cancels echo and reduces noise as well.

Adding to the versatility of this device is a built-in 2-watt speaker, so the motoROKR can act as a wireless speaker for other MP3 players, or as a speakerphone amplifier outside of the car.

Standard Bluetooth phones can utilize it as a speakerphone, but for its music functions to properly work, an A2DP device is needed.

The device is expected to hit the market in the first quarter of 2008, with pricing to be announced.

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