Motorola's ROKR E8 - Live Video and Photos from CES

Motorola ROKR E8

Motorola ROKR E8

Motorola ROKR E8

Last night at Motorola's CES launch party we had the chance to play around with Motorola's ROKR E8, a device known in the rumor mills as the "morphing phone" due to its unique touch keypad technology. While still photos and video will never be able to show you how truly amazing the localized haptic feedback that the keypad uses really is, you will just have to believe us that it really feels like the glass surface of the phone is being pressed inward. It's all smoke and mirrors, though, but what wonderful smoke and mirrors it is.

Beyond the haptics in the keypad, the E8's cool multi layer keypad icons change the look of the keypad to suit the task at hand. In the video clip below you will clearly be able to see the keypad morph from normal alphanumeric mode to music mode and camera mode. It has all of the plusses of a normal touch screen display, but with a superior look and a great haptic feel.

Other highlights of the device include 2GB of built-in storage, in addition to a microSD card slot, and the new speed scroll wheel that lets users navigate quickly through long lists and menus. The ROKR E8 looks like it might just be the phone to beat at CES this year. It is very impressive.

You'll find more live photos of the ROKR E8 on the following page.