Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
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2 years before the world was introduced to the iPhone, Apple partnered with Motorola to release a phone that had an iTunes player built in. But due to some lackluster hardware, and some rather ridiculous software limitations, it was forgotten about pretty quickly. Let's check it out!
Retrospective Video: youtube.com/watch?v=5GuL8Cjt5sI
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● Music/Credits:
Background Music:
"Sixteen Twenty Five", "Blue Mood", and "Hookah Bar", from the YouTube Audio Library
"Mining by Moonlight", "Acid Jazz", "Dispersion Relation", "Airport Lounge", "Spy Groove", and "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
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Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.
● Chapters:
00:00 - An actual fun fact
00:50 - Some backstory
03:44 - Unboxing
05:20 - Hardware
06:58 - An SD CARD?! (and why it doesn't matter)
08:49 - Software UI
10:49 - Can we bypass iTunes?
12:38 - Connecting with iTunes
18:40 - Using the ROKR's iTunes
21:43 - Why this thing failed
24:12 - Outro
#MichaelMJD #iTunesPhone #ROKR
Go to porkbun.com/MichaelMJD25 and use my code MJDBUN25 to get $1 off your next desired domain name at Porkbun!
Thanks to Porkbun for sponsoring this video!
2 years before the world was introduced to the iPhone, Apple partnered with Motorola to release a phone that had an iTunes player built in. But due to some lackluster hardware, and some rather ridiculous software limitations, it was forgotten about pretty quickly. Let's check it out!
Retrospective Video: youtube.com/watch?v=5GuL8Cjt5sI
● Support the channel on Patreon to get early access to these videos!
patreon.com/MichaelMJD
● Gear I use to make these videos: kit.co/mjd
Camera: amzn.to/3ipyKc5
Tripod: amzn.to/3pqxycn
Microphone: amzn.to/35UbkXb
Editing Software (Premiere): amzn.to/39kawfS
Thumbnail Editor (Photoshop): amzn.to/3lVqVN6
● Affiliate Links:
Get a FREE 30-DAY TRIAL of Amazon Prime: amzn.to/2xVmMB3
Get a FREE TRIAL of Audible: amzn.to/44CX7tN
Amazon: amazon.com/?tag=teammjd-20
● Music/Credits:
Background Music:
"Sixteen Twenty Five", "Blue Mood", and "Hookah Bar", from the YouTube Audio Library
"Mining by Moonlight", "Acid Jazz", "Dispersion Relation", "Airport Lounge", "Spy Groove", and "Local Forecast - Elevator" by Kevin MacLeod of incompetech.com
Outro Music: Silent Partner - Bet On It
Amazon Affiliate Notice: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. All Amazon links that I provide will use my affiliate code with Amazon.
Some materials in this video are used under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, which allows "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, commenting, news reporting, teaching, and research.
● Chapters:
00:00 - An actual fun fact
00:50 - Some backstory
03:44 - Unboxing
05:20 - Hardware
06:58 - An SD CARD?! (and why it doesn't matter)
08:49 - Software UI
10:49 - Can we bypass iTunes?
12:38 - Connecting with iTunes
18:40 - Using the ROKR's iTunes
21:43 - Why this thing failed
24:12 - Outro
#MichaelMJD #iTunesPhone #ROKR
