Sony Ericsson New Patent

Sony Ericsson has filed another patent, called "Portable electronic device with multiple input interfaces".

An electronic device has a main body, a flip attached to the main body and multiple input interfaces. A first input interface is disposed on the main body of the electronic device. Second and third input interfaces are disposed on apposing sides of the flip. The flip covers at least a part of the first input interface when the flip is in a closed position. The flip is rotatable so that either the second or third interface can be selectively used when the flip is in the closed position.

Sony Ericsson's Join The Song

Sony Ericsson has launched a new campaign promoting their newly released W890 Walkman candybar phone. The whole point of the site is to create a new Guiness World record of the longest participants in one recorded song.

You just need to shoot a video of yourself singing and performing Depeche Mode's "Enjoy The Silence". Even if you don't want to participate, head on over to see the people who have participated.

http://www.jointhesong.com/

Sony Ericsson T303 goes live

Sony Ericsson today revealed T303, a new mid-end compact slider phone targeted to the mass market with its good looks and price. The Sony Ericsson T303 has been rumored throughout the past week and now it finally meets the bright light of day. Sony Ericsson T303 has a nice appearance thanks to its metal housing and chrome finish, as well as a mirrored screen. The 65K TFT display itself is rather small with its 1.8" and 128 x 160 pixels resolution.
The phone is packed with decent set of features as FM Radio, TrackID, 1.3 megapixel camera and Bluetooth. A serious downside however is that the T303 doesn't have a memory card slot, while its internal memory is only 8MB.

Sony Ericsson T303 measures 83 x 47 x 14.7 mm and weighs 93 grams and will be available in Shimmering Silver and Shadow Black colors.

Sony Ericsson T303/T303c is a tri-band GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone for Europe and China respectively but there is also an American version T303a with GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900 bands support.A certain point of interest is that the Sony Ericsson T303 follows the new Sony Ericsson naming convention that I posted earlier.

Sony Ericsson T303 will be available is selected markets from mid 2008.

New Sony Ericsson slider leaked!

Here I have some very interesting live pics of new Sony Ericsson slider handsets. The following pics are from se4m and these guys also leaked the pic of this new clamshell. I wonder where they get these pictures? Anyways, like you can see that this slider handset appears to be a mid or a low-end device with quite compact size. It's a way smaller than the W910i and the keypad seems to be something like the Motorola RAZR has. This slider seems to have a camera too. Unfortunately these pictures are too blurry, so I can't tell you more. It also looks like this handsets has a brushed metal finish, which is a good thing of course.

[source : sefanatics]

New Sony Ericsson naming scheme

According to m-one from se-world, Sony Ericsson will be changing their naming scheme to something a bit more sophisticated. The name will still be in the same format as before, a letter followed by 3 numbers. Only now, all the characters have a meaning. The following chart pretty much sums it up.

The first letter represents the series.

C = Cyber-shot

W = Walkman

S = Snapshot (not swivel like in the S700 or style like in the S500)

The second slot is occupied by a number and indicates whether the phone is high, mid or low end. 9 is the highest and 1 is the lowest.

I didn't quite understand the third slot (it's in German) except that it's something to do with versions.

The fourth and last slot indicates the form factor of the device.

0/1/2 = candybar

3/5 = slider

6/7/8 = clamshell

9 = other form factors

Sony Ericsson G700 new color

SEMCBlog posted a picture of the Sony Ericsson new Symbian G700 smartphone with new color. According to the official announcement the G700 should only be available in Silk Bronze.Sony Ericsson G700 is Symbian UIQ 3 smartphone with large touchscreen and 3,2 megapixel camera.

Sony Ericsson clamshell leaked?

You can see a very interesting and stylish clamshell and there's a one very interesting detail. If I see right, there's a Sony Ericsson watermark which says "confidential" Although I'm not totally sure about it.

There are no info about the specs but this phone might have a GPS. Take a look at the bottom left. There's a text "Always know your location"

[source : justamp]

Sony Ericsson with new interface for selected handset

Ericsson have launched the "Ericsson Multimedia Communication Suite (MCS)", with the goal of integrating web 2.0 content feeds in to the UI. The UI will be making an appearance on select devices, such as the SE W760i

End users will have access to new services from existing applications - so for example, knowing presence information about friends through the contat listing in their address book.
The research completed by Ericsson prior to product launch, showed that there is strong demand for the mobilisation of communication services on the internet - for example chat, sending files and presence.

The intuitive user interface integrates new MCS applications such as chat and file transfer smoothly with existing voice, video call, SMS and MMS services. In addition, hanging features such as presence off the address book enables a connected device experience.

Ericsson MCS will initially be available for selected Sony Ericsson feature phones. The MCS is built on IMS architecture, and has been developed with the Rich Communication Suite (RCS) in mind - this aims for broad industry interoperability and acceptance by utilizing standardized IMS service features.

[source : 3G.co.uk]

Sony Ericsson Introduces 2 new Cyber shot Touch Screen G700 and G900

Sony Ericsson launched a new generation CyberShot phone in MWC: Touchscreen organisers with a broad appeal. The G700 and G900 phones are essential tools designed to organise the lives of all those with busy schedules to juggle, both at home and at work. The G900 has all the functions of the G700 with the added features of a 5.0 megapixel Touch Auto Focus camera, touch photo album and editor.

Sony Ericsson G700 phone

Main features include - One-touch full organiser functions, Touch controlled Notes application - write and draw your memo's
Large 2.4" display with unique single touch control menu, 3.2 megapixel camera and Compact size
Access your calendar, reach family and friends and scribble and save your notes on your phone. With the G700, you can jot down a note on the screen with a stylus, just as you would with a pen on paper, and save it on your phone’s desktop to remind you.

With the G700 you can enjoy touchscreen text input, Web surfing, calendar and phone navigation. You can also browse your photo album using the tip of your finger. The G700 also has dedicated keys for messaging, notes and a key lock on the side of the phone.

Sony Ericsson G900 phone

Main features include - One touch media experience, 5.0 megapixel camera with touch Auto focus and Multi-shot function, One- touch media and organiser menu , Large 2.4" display with single touch control menu
Wi-Fi for high speed data transfer and internet browsing

Frame your shot and decide where you want to focus the camera by simply touching the screen. Also, with Camera Multi-Shot, hold down the camera key and take as many pictures as you like. Scroll through all of the photos on your phone with touch control and even edit them there with the Touch photo album and editor.
Got a moment to surf? Access your favourite Web pages when you’re in a Wi-Fi hotspot and view them on the large 2.4” display. Use the stylus or your finger to zoom-in or pan around the page. When you’ve barely got a moment to spare, get RSS feeds direct to your phone for the latest updates; news, football scores or whatever you are in to. The G700 will launch in Silk Bronze and the G900 will launch in Dark Red and Dark Brown. Both are UMTS 2100 and GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phones that will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008.

Sony Ericsson in Mobile World Congress 2008

At a dedicated event in Barcelona, Sony Ericsson were announced 7 brand new handsets and almost all of them seem pretty tempting. Now I'll talk about G700 and G900 both are new Symbian UIQ smartphones with conservative looks.

The two phones have identical dimensions and feature the same 2.4" 262K-color QVGA TFT touchscreen displays. Sony Ericsson G700 and G900 will be tri-band handsets with 3G capabilities. They will also sport stereo Bluetooth and 160MB of internal memory. The memory is further expandable through the built-in Memory Stick Micro card slot.

Sony Ericsson G700
Despite the Symbian UIQ, the user interface is very simplified, taking after the standart non-smartphone Sony Ericsson user interface. Sony Ericsson G700 has a very convenient one-touch full organiser function accessible from the home screen, as well as a touch-controlled Notes application, while the G900 home screen is equiped with one-touch media functions.

Sony Ericsson G900

The Sony Ericsson G900 sports a 5 megapixel autofocus camera with image and video stabilizer, while the G700 has a 3.2 megapixel camera with no autofocus, yet the image and video stabilizer are on-board. An intriguing feature of G900 is the ability to manually select the focus point when you shoot just by tapping on the display. Another feature Sony Ericsson G900 has over the G700 is the Wi-Fi connectivity.

Sony Ericsson G700 and G900 will both hit the shelves in Q2 2008. The G700 will come in Silk Bronze color, while the G900 will have a Dark Red and a Dark Brown color version.

Sony Ericsson with XPERIA X1 in Barcelona

Meet the XPERIA X1. Sony Ericsson presented XPERIA as a brand of its own and they intend to develop it in parallel with their other devices. XPERIA X1, with the "arc slider" form factor, is the device to usher in the new lineup.
The couple of highlights of the XPERIA X1 are most definitely the 3-inch WVGA touchscreen display, as well as the optical joystick navigation. Besides, almost all connectivity media are present - from a 3.5mm audio jack to GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v2.0 with A2DP, everything is on board. Typing is sweet with the slide-out QWERTY keyboard, while the 9 available home screens should suit every scenario and all user preferences. The multimedia set includes FM radio without RDS and Media player.
The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 also has a 3.2 megapixel camera and will come with 400MB of internal storage. It is expandable through the microSD card slot. The handset will have support for all the four GSM network bands and four 3G network bands as well. HSDPA and HSUPA ensure the quick data transfers around.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 will be powered by a 500MHz ARM CPU and is expected to hit the shelves in the second half of 2008.

At this stage there is no info about its pricing.

[source : gsmarena]

Sony Ericsson to announce K820i at 3GSM?

semcblog got some exclusive information. According to the site On 3GSM will be announced successor of K810i, new Cyber-shot phone with same features like in K850i. The name of new phone - K820i.

- codename - unknown (maybe Lin?)
- 5-Mp camera with flash
- platform A2
- near display - 8 indicators (like in K810i)
- the second main thing except camera - it’s design
- will be available in two colours

3GSM and Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson launched small mini-site about 3GSM in Barcelona.


Jump to the link: http://www.sonyericsson.com/mobileworldcongress/

Sony Ericsson W350 live pics

Sony Ericsson W350 is a tri-band EDGE, Walkman® phone and is Sony Ericsson's first flip-style phone. This 10mm slim phone has a unique flip design with the dedicated music keys located on the flip cover.

In addition to offering the Walkman® player 2.0 and TrackID™ track recognition, the W350 includes a 1.3 Megapixel camera, Memory Stick Micro™ removable storage, HTML browser, RSS feed support and 3D gaming with both JSR 184 and Mascot Capsule version 3.

The W350 will be available in selected markets during Q2 2008.

[source : justamp]

Sony Ericsson patents detachable screen mobile concept

As described in a patent application called “Detachable Housings for a Wireless Communication Device“, mobile phone has two detachably connected housings.
One of them can hold user interface devices such as keypad, keyboard, touchpad, joystick control, etc; for data input and control. Other things, such as GPS receiver, microphone, camera and battery go in there, too.

The second housing will hold a display with some user input buttons and all the necessary phone circuitry, application processor and memory, another battery.
When separated, both housings communicate with each other via short range communication module, e.g. Bluetooth.

What’s more, the housings are designed so, that they can be joined in different orientations. E.g. with the main display on the inside or outside of the clamshell phone, when closed.

The detachable housing design is also not limited to clamshell form factor. It can be applied to “jack-knife” and slider phones as well.

[source : unwiredview]

Sony Ericsson W61S Cyber-shot live pics

Some awesome live pics of the new Sony Ericsson W61S Cyber-shot phone. Dont be happy guys, this phone is only for Japan right now.

Sony Ericsson W380i got a new color - Black Champagne

Sony Ericsson W380i Walkman clamshell handset isn't even in stores yet. The W380i was announced on November with two colors: Electric Purple and Magnetic Grey. Now Sony Ericsson have added a new color called Black Champagne. Seems like black got something magical because recently Sony Ericsson have added black color for the K850i and T650i.

The W380i is a stylish Walkman handset. It combines a unique clamshell design with all the music cred users expect from Sony Ericsson’s Walkman phones. The phone packs in never-seen before features, including Gesture control which allows users to mute calls with a wave of their hands. There is also an external display that comes to life only when you need it; to show the name of a music track or to let you know who is calling.

[source : sefanatics]

SMS from legend inspires Sharapova

MARIA SHARAPOVA powered her way to a first Australian Open title with an impressive straight sets victory over Ana Ivanovic - and revealed a text from legend Billie Jean King had inspired her to glory. Sharapova ground down fourth seed Ivanovic in the ‘battle of the babes’, taking just one hour, 31 minutes to win 7-5, 6-3 and complete her mission to make amends for her thrashing at the hands of Serena Williams in last year’s final.

A text from the great of the women’s game read: “champions take chances and pressure’s a privilege”. And Sharapova said: “I had those great words in my mind during the match.” [via 7Days]

I want to add in this post the official pic of Sharapova for Sony Ericsson. And truly I love this one, Cute and Hot!!!

[source : sefanatics]

Sony Ericsson entered into emerging markets of radio fans

Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of two new mobile phones, Delhi, India. Tthe R300 Radio and R306 Radio, both designed to deliver a credible radio-listening experience to a global audience, and ideally suited to emerging markets such as India.“The R300 Radio and R306 Radio allow you to tune-in to your favourite music shows or sports reports, across both AM and FM broadcasts,” said Howard Lewis, Vice President and Head of Entry Level Products at Sony Ericsson. “They certainly look and sound the part, offering a radio-inspired design and feature set on a choice of either a candy bar or clamshell phone.”

True radio designDedicated radio speakers and preset channel buttons Loud sound3D sound enhancement and volume boost for noisy environments AM/FM FrequenciesTune-in to your favourite station True radio designBoth of these new phones are designed to have a clear radio look-and-feel. Sit either phone on its side and let the radio blast out through the dedicated loudspeaker…in stereo in the case of the R306 Radio.

Both phones feature Bluetooth™ technology, allowing you to handle your phone calls handsfree with optional accessories such as the Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-PV703. The R300 Radio offers a built-in VGA camera and the R306 Radio boasts a step-up to a 1.3 megapixel camera on-board. So whether you are listening to the radio or not, these two new phones are set to hit the right note.

The R300 Radio will launch in two colours: Antique Copper and Steel Black. It is a GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008. The R300a Radio is a GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900 phone, available in the same timeframe. The R306 Radio will launch in two colours: Coffee Black and Champagne White. It is a GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q3 2008.The R306a Radio is a GSM/GPRS 850/1800/1900 phone, available in the same timeframe.

Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism unveiled

A new member of the Prism Family saw light today. Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism is what the newly announced model is called and it is obviously aimed at the fashion-savvy ladies.
The new Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism was developed in cooperation with the designer Frederique Daubal and features unique laser-etched graphic designs and wallpapers as well as exclusive accessories.

Apart from the bling-bling crystal fitted on the navigational D-pad and the design of the aluminum back cover, the Nokia Crystal Prism is no different from the original Nokia 7900 Prism. It sports a 2" QVGA OLED display supporting up to 16 million colors. The user can also choose among 49 different colors for the backlighting of the handset.

The Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism features "living" wallpapers, which change dynamically taking into account the time of day, and the battery and signal strength status thus creating unique graphics for your home screen.

In terms of connectivity, Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism sports quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE support plus dual-band UMTS (unfortunately with no video calls support). In addition to a 2 megapixel camera with flash, the phone comes with 1GB of internal memory (no memory card slot available). The 7900 Crystal Prism uses a microUSB port for data transfers, which is becoming increasingly popular among latest Nokia phones.

The Nokia 7900 Crystal Prism will be available as soon as Q1 of 2008 with an estimated retail price of 375 EUR before taxes or subsides.

[source : gsmarena]