Sony Ericsson unveiled the world’s first motion controlled headphones today, the MH907. Over the past year some Sony Ericsson announcements have been met with a groan, others with high expectations that fell flat, but today’s announcement of the MH907, codenamed ‘Gandalf’, actually seems, for lack of a better description, pretty cool.
The premise behind the headphones is rather simple, you put both headphones in your ears, and thanks to the SenseMe technology, your music starts playing. If you remove the headphones the music stops. Pretty sweet eh? There’s more though because if you just put an earphone in one ear it activates the call mode to allow you to take a call. Even better there’s no chance of calls being answered accidentally because the headphones respond to body contact so if you have both in all you will hear is sweet music.
Now for the bad news … they use the Fastport connector so they will only work with Sony Ericsson handsets. It seems like such a wasted opportunity to bring these headphones to the masses. Sony Ericsson are probably thinking that they may act as an incentive for people to buy a Sony Ericsson phone, but how many times has an accessory acted as a deal breaker?
Filed under: Accessories, Announcement, Music
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Today Sony Ericsson added yet another Bluetooth speaker to its accessory portfolio - the MS-500. Unlike its siblings, though, this one is very light, it’s so small that it can “fit in the palm of your hand” and is designed so that you can enjoy your music outside without worrying th
at something could happen to it. It’s got a splash proof shell and a handy strap, which you can use to safely attach the speaker to a bag, your wrist or… something else.
Furthermore, the speaker can’t be recharged. It is powered by two AA batteries, which you can swap anywhere in case you’re out of juice. Speaking of which, the speaker can stream music up to five hours. What’s interesting is that the speaker has a DSP chip which is used to enhance the audio output - sweet! It’s also got Bluetooth v2.1 (obviously), supporting the A2DP and AVRCP profiles, which means that it can be used with most current Sony Ericsson phones plus those from other brands.
The MS-500 will be released in 2 colours - black with orange (apparently, the stripe on the side) and white with pink. Boy, I’d love to have one of these!
Filed under: Accessories, Announcement
Tags: Bluetooth, MS-500, MS500, speaker
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That’s right, folks. What you’re seeing on the above picture isn’t just another episode of Desperate Housewives. This image is from a new batch of photos our dear pals at Planete-SE have recently posted. Indeed, not only do you get to fiest your eyes upon the scarlet beauty that is the W995 in red, but you also get to see an unnanounced stereo speaker accessory attached below it. The latter should be announced quite soon.
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Source: Planete-SE
Filed under: Accessories, Live photos, Upcoming, W series, Walkman
Tags: accessory, red, stereo speakers, W995
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Now, before you read on, you should know that I’m not normally a fan of these car speaker phones, but I quite like this one. I’m of course talking about the new AB-900 which was announced just minutes ago. The AB-900 is a Bluetooth car speaker phone, and does more than I first thought it would.
You can use the AB-900 and your Bluetooth-enabled phone to stream music from your phone to the AB-900, and it will broadcast it over the car audio system. It even has RDS built-in, so you won’t have to bother searching for the right frequency all the time.
The AB-900 features a pretty large display that enables you to handle your calls whilst driving. It provides you easy access to five selected favourite contacts, and you have voicemail at the touch of a button.
Your music and audio will automatically pause when you get an incoming call, and resume once again when the call ends.
And now to the best part about the AB-900 - its battery life. It’s capable of pulling a staggering 1000 hours of standby life or 26 hours of talk! That’s about forty days of standby time or more than a day of constant gossipping. Quite amazing what a standard BST-38 can do in a product like this.
The AB-900 measures 120 x 69 x 16 millimetres and weighs 117 grams, making it a fairly lightweight car speaker phone solution.
It’ll be available in one kit with two different panel colours - black and silver. No word on availability or pricing yet.
Filed under: Accessories, Bluetooth, News
Tags: AB-900, Bluetooth car speakerphone
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Sony Ericsson has just sent me a list of their Christmas gift tips of the year. The list the following phone gifts includes:
Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 - Flagship phone of the year, combining both work and entertainment with the unique panel solution and large touch-sensitive display. Read our large review of the XPERIA X1 here!
Sony Ericsson C905 - Camera flagship phone of the year, with what’s probably the best mobile camera right now and a variety of advanced features.
Sony Ericsson W595 - Music slider with stereo speakers, a youth-appealing design and an excellent price. I wouldn’t doubt for a second that it’s going to end up under many Christmas trees this year. Read our preview of the W595 here!
It’s not all about phones though, and the list includes some accessories as well, all featuring Bluetooth:
Sony Ericsson MBW-200 - Cool Bluetooth watch for the female audience that will vibrate upon messages and calls, and also enabling you to perform simple actions on your phone via Bluetooth.
Sony Ericsson HBH-PV-715 / 720 / 740 - Sony Ericsson’s most advanced Bluetooth headsets yet that are bound to impress both technically and visually.
Sony Ericsson MBS-200 - Wireless Bluetooth speaker with a small OLED display to show song information. A 3.5 mm jack input makes it possible to use this speaker on a standard wired connection as well.
Filed under: Accessories, C series, W series, X series
Tags: c905, hbh-pv715, hbh-pv720, hbh-pv740, mbs-200, mbw-200, w595, X1
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