W705,Sony Ericsson new Walkman phone and Bluetooth speakers

The latest handphone from Sony Ericsson’s walkman series is the W705, a clone of their C705 series which, while isn’t as cool as the Sony Ericsson phone used in James Bond, has its own charm and style that appeals to generations of young adults out there.

Sony has a history of porting over their other series phones into the W-series, slap on some Walkman software on it and sell it to you at a higher price. It all began back during the days of the successful K750i model, upon which they made the W800i which is based exactly on the same internal structure as the K750i, albeit with a different outer casing. Most people hated the orange styling and went for a K750i instead and then flashed the firmware to the Walkman series. And today you can do exactly the same and avoid paying a hefty premium for the Walkman series altogether.

But since then, the Walkman series have toned down on the aggressive styling a little bit. The W705 is a looker though, with the brushed metal look and hints of gold chrome around its side, displaying its generous 2.4-inch screen to the world in a slim profile that fits snugly into your pocket. As this is a music device, there is plenty of features such as PlayNow, SenseMe, and the shaking control, in additional the usual goodies such as WiFi, 3.2MP camera, Google Maps and of course, FM radio. It’s pretty much the standard stuff you’d expect in a slightly upscale phone these days.

But wait, that’s not all. Sony Ericsson is also launching their Home Audio System which is wireless and looks a lot like a beach ball. The stereo speakers (that’s what they are, not that great right?) are wonderful in that you can stream your music wirelessly using Bluetooth, all 2.1 channels of it to have it played by the ‘Home Audio System’. Music quality is still suspicious, but I’m sure for regular folks without great expectations of their stereo equipment, the wireless feature will be a great draw.

W910 - 3G and HSDPA Walkman phone entertainment platform supporting Java 8 (JP-8)

Sony Ericsson has unveiled its latest phone Walkman, Sony Ericsson W910 Walkman, which apparently redefines music on the mobile. With support HSDPA, this phone offers a high-speed Internet access and all the goodies of a Walkman phone - high-quality audio, 3D games and the Lot.

The W910 comes with an updated Media Manager to transfer videos / photos / music to and from your phone. You can mix your playlist waving the cell phone, which I think is loved by many people.

The phone also includes the latest version of PlayNow (version 4.0) mobile download service - which allows you access to tons of music from Sony BMG. You can buy songs on your phone after sampling tracks.

Sony Ericsson also offers a Memory Stick 1 GB micro with the phone. Available in red Sains (pictured) and Noble Black, expect it to hit the markets in Q4 2007.The W910 Walkman phone is designed for entertainment - music, 3D games, video and high-speed Web access - and includes a new control for Shake game or the selection of music and the new Walkman function SensMe, a new way to navigate using music files rhythm and style. This slimline UMTS / HSDPA phone has a 320x240 pixel QVGA 262K TFT screen, 2 megapixel camera, Memory Stick Micro removable storage, images and video blogs, media and navigator Media Manager PC software.

The W910 is based on Sony Ericsson Java Platform 8 (JP-8), supporting Mobile Architecture (MSA) JSR 248, the next generation Java umbrella standard. MSA aims to reduce fragmentation in the industry by creating a predictable environment for developers, thus reducing porting issues when developing new applications and games for the new generation of phones. Mobile 3D gaming is supplemented with A / B buttons Thursday for the game in landscape mode.

The W910 is available in virtual laboratory, Sony Ericsson Developer World's members-only online service remotely on the pre-commercial phones Sony Ericsson. More>>

The W910 will be available during Q4 2007. The W918 is a GSM variant specifically for the Chinese market where 3G services are not established.

In-Box:

Battery

Charger

USB cable

Stereo Portable Handsfree

1 GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) memory card

Memory Stick Micro (M2) USB adapter

Media Manager PC programme

PC synchronization programme

User guide

Size: 99 x 50 x 12.5 mm

Weight: 86 grams

Colour(s): Hearty Red and Noble Black

Screen: 262,144 colour TFT

Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels

Size: 2.4 inches

Phone memory: Up to 40MB

Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro (M2)

Talk time GSM/UMTS: Up to 9 hours/3 hours 30 minutes

Standby time GSM/UMTS: Up to 400 hours/350 hours

Video call time: up to 3 hours 20 minutes

Music listening time: up to 20 hours

Networks:
W918c: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
W910i: UMTS/HSDPA 2100-GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

W380 - Walkman Clamshell Gesture Control

Sony Ericsson W380 is a tri-band, Clamshell Walkman-style phone offers the new gesture control functionality provides quick and easy control over the phone without touching it - mute a call or snooze alarm sweeping a hand across the camera. The exterior contains a hidden organic light emitting diode (OLED) external display that illuminates to show the track, call or message information.

The clamshell design W380 has a 512MB Memory Stick, FM radio with TrackID, plus an external display with adjustable lighting and one-touch buttons on the top of the phone, so users can see who's calling or manage their music without flip the top.

For those searching for a wave of their hand, the energy draining, the Walkman one-touch control buttons on the top of the phone to skip forward / backward and pause functionality and burn once the Walkman player is switched on. The hidden display also comes to life, providing tracking information at a glance. The lights on the phone can also be set to 'dance' by the bustling with the size of the selected track and different light effects can be adjusted for different callers. The W380 Walkman phone comes complete with Media Manager PC software allows users to easily transfer music, photos and videos between a computer and the telephone. Music files are simply clicked and dragged from the computer to the phone and the software automatically supplied the music to the correct format. The included 512 MB Memory Stick Micro provides storage for up to 271 songs.

The built-in FM radio, Radio Data System (RDS)-functionality, which the unit with TrackID. In you do not need to wait for a back announcing the DJ as users can tag an excerpt from the phone radios (or an external source) and you know immediately who he sings, what he calls, and what is the album. Sony Ericsson suggests this is a popular feature in other devices that every second, someone, somewhere, is to use TrackID to create a song.

And their own internal stereo speakers, the W380 is also fully compatible with a range of Bluetooth accessories. The phone can you do music on the currently available MBS-100 Portable Bluetooth Speaker of the HBH-DS220 Stereo Bluetooth Headset, but the bulk of the W380 the Bluetooth technology you'll need to wait until the release of the HBH - PV703 Bluetooth Headset .

The HBH-PV703 will automatically connect to the W380 and other select using mobile phones Sony Ericsson's Auto Couples function. With that there is no need to remember PIN codes as the Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR offers the security. A weight of only a 14 g / 0.49 oz., Sony Ericsson, says the HBH-PV703 is light enough to wear comfortably all day and it makes it possible for users to their calls from your headset with its built-in answering / End, last number redial, and volume buttons. The headset offers a talk time up to 10 hours and a standby time to 350 hours. The HBH-PV703 will come in gray or black and will be available in selected markets in Q1 2008.

The W380 is a GSM / EDGE / GPRS 850/1800/1900 phone and comes with many of the features people have come to expect from a phone with 1.3 megapixel camera, games, Java and video streaming and viewing

The W380 will be available in selected markets in Q1 2008

W980 - HSDPA Walkman phone, Java Platform 8 (JP-8)

In more news from Sony Ericsson, the latest addition to Walkman Line has been unveiled. Available in Q3 of this year, the W980 Walkman phone boasts distortion free stereo sound and 8GB of internal memory (or up to 8000 songs) in a clamshell "Walkman on Top" design that replicates the Walkman controls on the outside of the phone for quick navigation through your music library.



The W980 Walkman is a HSPDA Clamshell phone features superior sound quality, a built-in FM transmitter, music management with Shake Control and trace detection use TrackID. The W890 also includes a 320x240 pixels, 262K TFT QVGA display, 8 GB of internal memory, 3.2 megapixel camera, picture and video blogging, media browser and Media Manager PC software.

The W980 is based on Sony Ericsson's Java Platform 8 (JP-8), supporting Mobile Services Architecture (MSA) JSR 248, the next generation of Java umbrella standard. Mobile 3D games are enabled by Mascot Capsule v3, Mobile 3D Graphics API (JSR 184) and OpenGL ES API (JSR 239), and boosted by motion sensor access to JSR 256.

A built-in FM transmitter allows users to send their songs to hi-fis, car stereos and other integrated stereo speakers. Additionally, users will be able to access up to five million tracks via Sony Ericsson’s over-the-air and web download service PlayNow arena, which is being launched this May. The W980’s TrackID feature is incorporated into PlayNow arena, and identifies tracks automatically, allowing users to download them instantly.

The phone provides a choice of eight customizable equalizer presets allowing users to switch between varied music styles, while enjoying the best sound settings for each song.

The W980 Walkman phone is to be bundled with the company's Stereo Portable Handsfree HPM-77 - a new in-ear design that reduces background noise.

The 100 gram W980 features two screens, which both have 262,144 colour TFT. The main screen is 2.2 inches wide, and has a resolution of 240 x 320 pixels, while the external screen has a resolution of 176 x 176 pixels.

The phone also sports a 3.2 megapixel camera with 3.2x digital zoom. It allows picture and video blogging, and the Access NetFront Web browser provides video streaming, web feeds and photo feeds.

Sony Ericsson Walkman Phones History

After losing a large part of the market to other companies, Sony last attempt to revive the Walkman brand involves a series of music centered on mobile phones marketed under the brand name Sony Ericsson.

Unlike most online Walkman, Sony Ericsson Walkman Phones do not support, and therefore can not play, owned by Sony ATRAC audio format (with all its variants). Walkman phones do support AAC and MP3.

The W800 and W550/W600 have many audio capabilities including lists of audio playback Equalization, support for M4A audio file format, and the ability to function only as a music player, with the electronic phone off. It also includes mobile standard features like a 2-megapixel auto-focus camera. The W550/W600 has 256 MB of internal memory, while the W800 includes a 512 MB Memory Stick.

The W810 is a Quad-EDGE enabled phone band launched in response to a request by black Walkman Phone. Other than minor changes in the software and hardware, most similar characteristics to those of the W800.

Sony Ericsson also launched the W900 (considered the successor to the S700), which in addition to audio and camera capabilities W800, also has 3G video calls and streaming, improved video recording ( 30 frames per second), a larger display, and 470 MB of internal memory that can be extended up to 2 GB. Music can be imported from a variety of sources, either by the wireless service provider or a personal computer.

Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint, who claims to have sold over three million Walkman phones, introduced their sixth Walkman brand phone, the W950, the 3GSM Congress in 2006. The W950i is a thin device with 4 GB of internal flash memory, including a touch screen for navigation through music genres, playlists, songs or music albums. It is also the first Symbian OS-based Walkman phone to be put in place.

In 2006, Sony Ericsson has announced yet another Walkman phone, the W300. It is the first Walkman phone in the series in a "flip phone" form factor. The W300 is also the first Walkman phone support Memory Stick Micro and has a VGA camera. They have also launched their 8th Walkman phone, the W700. It is essentially a stripped-down version of the W800 with a different color, and includes a 256 MB Memory Stick. The other major change is the lack of auto-focus on board the aircraft.

May 18, 2006, saw the introduction of two other Walkman phones, a second clamshell model, W710, and the first slider, W850i.

In February 2007, the W880 was announced and released. It has a design that is only 9.4 mm thick and a metal plate face. Being one of the smallest phones on the market, it has proved very popular.

The popularity of the Walkman-brand phone May be an indication that the portable audio and mobile telephony markets are beginning to converge. Walkman phones are equipped with applications such as track ID, PlayNow and M-Buzz and, from June 2007 Sony Ericsson claims to have sold over 26.5 million Walkman phones since the launch in September 2005. Sony Ericsson is considered to have had more success with music and the convergence of mobile phones, largely attributed to the Walkman heritage and expertise from Sony.

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