The thought of Motorola’s first ever ROKR music blower, the E1, still sends shivers down the spine. This iPod white candybar roped in Apple to provide the iTunes music chops but a 100 song limit and tired rehashed design earned it a one-way ticket to the nearest landfill. Three years on and still undeterred Moto is back with its second ROKR incarnation, the E8, and signs are it’s learnt from its mistakes.
The new ROKR on the block is clearly a universe away from the E1 aberration, sporting a unique slick none more black glossy veneer. It also tightly constructed, lightweight and pleasingly trim, although it does sport broad Nokia 95-esque shoulders.





