Motorola Mobility today introduced their version of Apple’s iPod nano, called “MOTOACTV.” According to Moto, the nano knockoff is “a lightweight, wearable fitness performance tracker and smart music player in one.”
Apple’s iPod anno was introduced over a year ago, on September 1, 2010, and recently updated via firmware adding the option for larger icons, 16 new digital clock faces, accessory-free run/walk tracking (Nike+) with real-time voice feedback during your workouts.
Sync your knockoff to a knockoff
Motorola says that users can sync MOTOACTV with their PCs, so they can check out the music they perform to best or track their workouts over extended time periods, set goals and even create workout competitions with friends via the MOTOACTV Web Portal, itself a knockoff of Nike’s Nike+.
MOTOACTV features a touch-screen display so “you can instantly launch a new workout or find that one song you’ve been dying to hear,” says Motorola.
MacDailyNews Take: Amazing.
MOTOACTV features:
• 8GB or 16GB of storage
• 1.6-inch color touch-screen display
• FM radio
• MOTOACTV Web Portal
• up to 20 hours music playback; Workout time: up to 10 hours indoors, five hours outdoors
• 46mm x 46mm x 9.6 mm
• Weight: 35 grams
• Color: Black
MacDailyNews Note:
iPod nano features:
• 8GB or 16GB of storage
• 1.54-inch color TFT Multi-Touch display
• FM radio with Live Pause and rewinding within 15 minute buffer
• Nike+
• Up to 24 hours music playback
• 37.5 mm x 40.9 mm x 8.78 mm (including clip)
• Weight: 21.1 grams
• Colors: Silver, graphite, blue, green, orange, pink and (PRODUCT) RED
And now for the prices (in US dollars):
Motorola Mobility MOTOACTV:
• 8GB – $249
• 16GB – $299
vs.
Apple’s iPod nano:
• 8GB – $129
• 16GB – $149
MacDailyNews Take: The fact that this product exists, especially at those prices, is iron-clad proof that those running Motorola Mobility are batshit insane.
In related news, Moto is slapping the name “RAZR” on their latest fragmandroid phone. Because. They’re. Desperate.
… or they think WE are batshit insane.
How funny! I just got myself a new nano to use as a watch after seeing the keynote on Oct. 4, which happened to be my birthday. It’s unbelievably awesome. Best watch ever!
They must be off their ROKR’s!
This is embarrassing, please stop it Motorola.
They can’t be serious
it looks like a really tiny, square iPad, with a lot of buttons.
Needs more cowbell.
Plus 1!
More cowbell!
Plus +1
“The fact that this product exists, especially at those prices, is iron-clad proof that those running Motorola Mobility are batshit insane.”
Bullseye!!! And we all know that iPods are a declining market. What were they thinking?
Just remember Zeke, there is a iPod in each and every iPhone and iPad.
But it’s water proof!
Page, Bring and Schmidt are “batshit insane”?
Often times, alas.
*Brin
At least it has a catchy name.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, stock the clock!
Workout time: 10 hours indoors, 5 hours outdoors???
So the battery will last longer with HVAC. Whats the problem? Air pollution?
another copy cat. Copy-ipodnano cut and paste-MotoAcTv
well the price is nuts. but the Motoactv does have one important thing the Nano lacks: bluetooth for wireless headphones. that can make it a lot more convenient in many situations. i was really disappointed that Apple did not add bluetooth to the Nano this year. it’s a real weakness.
Bluetooth, that’s the one thing I want for the Nano before I get it to use as a watch. I mean who wants to connect a wire to your watch?
I had to google it to believe it… but then I found this:
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but does it “do” flash?
This thing is an overpriced fugly p.o.s., but it has the one thing I wish the iPod nano had… GPS tracking. Still do not understand why Apple does not embrace the nano as a dedicated workout device.
It needs GPS, Apple needs to take the Nike+ website away from Nike and create a dedicated iPad and Mac App, and while they are at it why not produce a Livestrong yellow iPod nano.
They will sell a dozen! Big hit! lol
How fecking much! Sweet baby Jesus, some halfwit marketing person needs to be given the boot.
THey will sell as many as the Dell Ditty
They CAN’T be serious with that pricing.
Lol they *might* have sold a few oif they came in cheaper than the nano but when overshoot the leader by over 100 in price its a no brainer they wont be able to sell many.
Maybe ill grab one when they go on clearance for $25
LOL
They’ll be marked down to $99 to clear the warehouse before Christmas.
But it is bigger…
well, one day the Nano will have bluetooth, wifi/iCloud, GPS, FaceTime … and Siri!
how about next year.
Dear Motorola Mobility,
Your parents were lying to you when they said ” You can be anything you want, keep trying “.
Santa
At least they weren’t dumb enough to make it brown.