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We told you the MyTouch 3G Fender Edition was about to be resurrected from silence. T-Mobile is continuing their celebrity infused MyTouch campaign by leveraging Eric Clapton and his Fender sponsorship to help promote the device. On January 20th, T-Mobile will debut an Eric Clapton MyTouch Fender commercial where he will showcase the customized phone.
The Fender branded phone also comes pre-loaded with 4 Eric Clapton songs and a few tracks from other musicians who have appeared in MyTouch commercials. Keep your eyes peeled for the ad spot and let us know how you like it. The phone will cost $179.99 and go on sale January 20th, the same day the commercial debuts.
Here is the full press release:
Rock Out With the New T-Mobile® myTouch™ 3G Fender™ Limited Edition
Eric Clapton and Fender Join the myTouch 3G Campaign to Showcase the Limited Edition Device, Which Offers Enhanced Music Features, Pre-Loaded Content and New Accessories
BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–T-Mobile USA, Inc. today announced the upcoming launch of the T-Mobile® myTouch™ 3G Fender™ Limited Edition, and a partnership with legendary musician and Fender guitarist Eric Clapton to help unveil the exclusive new phone.
As part of the myTouch 3G marketing campaign, which has featured a variety of iconic artists including comedians, musicians and sports figures, Clapton’s commercial will debut on national TV on January 20, supporting the availability of the device nationwide in select T-Mobile retail stores and online at http://www.t-mobilemytouch.com. In the ad, Clapton will showcase a personalized myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition.
The Fender Limited Edition puts a rock-and-roll spin on the original T-Mobile myTouch 3G with Google™, offering a fresh design and enhanced features to create a unique mobile music experience. The device will ship with preloaded Clapton classics including “Layla,” “My Father’s Eyes,” “Rock ‘N’ Roll Heart,” and “Wonderful Tonight,” and T-Mobile is a proud supporter of Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival.
Designed in partnership with Fender, the new limited edition myTouch has a Fender guitar sunburst-finish inspired design. The Fender Limited Edition comes equipped with an array of features for an enhanced music experience — a 16GB microSD card to house thousands of songs/videos, a 3.5mm headset jack for headphones and an enhanced music player. The music player, developed by HTC, offers an intuitive user interface that allows for toggling between different views or for changing a song or album by simply touching the album art. It also allows customers to create ringtones from songs that are playing.
“In a modern culture that forms an essential bond between music, mobile devices and one’s individual lifestyle, Fender is very proud to partner with T-Mobile on the exclusive new T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition,” said Mark Van Vleet, senior vice president of Business Affairs, Fender Musical Instruments. “This is an exciting and innovative way to connect people to their passion for great music wherever they go, and we are thrilled to share this news with our customers and fans.”
Content preloaded on the phone includes popular Android™ Market applications, Guitar: Solo and Musical Light. To accompany the preloaded Clapton tunes, the device also will ship with songs from Wyclef Jean, Avril Lavigne and Brad Paisley. New accessories allow further customization and usability, including additional Fender-branded shells, a Fender carrying case, screen protector, and Rock Dock, a docking station equipped with speakers.
“The myTouch 3G, which runs on Android, gives us an open, highly customizable platform to create truly unique experiences that go beyond what’s possible on proprietary platforms,” said Andrew Sherrard, vice president of product development, T-Mobile USA. “The new limited edition myTouch is a perfect example of this innovation and personalization, and we are excited to bring our customers this special limited edition, feature-rich, music-inspired device.”
With the myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition, T-Mobile is introducing a customized multimedia sync solution in partnership with Silicon Valley startup doubleTwist™, allowing customers to easily take advantage of the phone’s advanced media features. doubleTwist is a free software application that enables users to easily manage and sync their music, videos and images from a Windows®-based PC or Mac directly to their mobile device. doubleTwist automatically finds all of the music already on the computer and allows customers to import their iTunes playlists, providing full media management functionality. An exclusive T-Mobile version of the software will be pre-loaded on the new limited edition so customers can simply connect their device to their computer for a seamless installation experience. The software offers a sleek, intuitive interface for syncing and managing music and other media. T-Mobile also will offer the customized version of the software to customers using other T-Mobile Android devices.
The new limited edition myTouch also offers the popular features and same great technology as the original T-Mobile myTouch, including a highly personalized experience, with home screen customization and more than 16,000 applications available from Android Market. The device also offers customers one-touch access to the Google™ mobile services that millions use every day including Google Search by voice, Google Maps™ with Street View, YouTube® and Picasa®. The Fender Limited Edition, which runs Android 1.6, is expected to be updated to Android 2.1 this spring.
Pricing and Availability
The T-Mobile myTouch 3G Fender Limited Edition is expected to be available starting January 20 nationwide at select T-Mobile retail stores and online at www.T-MobilemyTouch.com, while quantities last. The device will cost $179.99 (plus taxes and fees) with a new two-year service agreement and qualifying voice and data plan. See www.t-mobile.com for details.
Say what you want about how late this release is… the back of the phone looks BAD ASS!
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The back is awesome but the front looks awful, IMO. I would have liked it more if they blended the pattern towards a solid color on the front.
Anyway, I hope the expected 2.1 update also applies to those of us with normal MyTouches.
i didn’t read the press release but as i scrolled down i saw something about an intuitive music experience or something. does that mean that the music player on android finally got a facelift?
The most exciting thing about this announcement is that its the closest tmobile has come to announcing availability of 2.x for any of its android phones, i hope its not just the mytouch that gets updated.
Indeedy the back of it looks cooolish. I wonder if the front looks cool? Was there already pics of that on here? Well I am happy for Tmobile peeps…when android phones are involved on any carrier I am happy for them…..very DanDy
I want my 2.1 on my original mytouch :]]
for reals yo!! this phone is sick… 16gb card finally a company that isnt afraid of sending a phone with a decent memory card in it… i am sure just like every other andriod phone besides behold2 this one will rock!!
if only t-mobile would let early mytouch adopters upgrade to this for a discounted price, cause i’d do it, seeing as they announced this so closely to after the original launched.
i just ordered the fender mytouch 2 days ago still waiting on it to get here but i have to admit i am really excited i acctually quit with att just for this phone so i hope i am as happy with it as i think i will. i will post another to let yal know how i like it
What’s that guitar app that Clapton is playing with on the commercial? Anyone know?
The app is called “Solo Guitar”
Can you purchase shell on fender my touch for your existing phone?