Archive for the ‘walkman’ Category
Monday, December 8th, 2008

Aww, would you have a look at that? Sony Ericsson has just announced an impressively small Walkman phone for Japan, dubbed Xmini. It’s a CDMA-based phone, measuring a mere 75 x 44 x 18 millimetres. It’s got four gigabytes of internal storage memory and the display is of QVGA resolution. When you close it, it reveals a set of touch sensitive music controls.
More on the Sony Ericsson Walkman Xmini over at KDDI au’s website below.
Source: KDDI au via: Engadget Mobile
Tags: sony-ericsson-japan, xmini
Posted in japanese, walkman | 12 Comments »
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
… and here are the official pictures of the W705. Read more about the W705 in this or this post, or at the official website.



And here are some pictures of the MBS-900 Bluetooth speakers. You can also read about the MBS-900 in the blog posts linked to earlier on.




Tags: announcement, bluetooth, mbs-900, music, w705, walkman
Posted in accessories, announcement, w-series, walkman | 22 Comments »
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008

In a matter of hours Sony Ericsson will announce its new W705 (codename: Rika), W705u (codename: Norika) and MBS-900 Bluetooth speaker system in conjunction with the MTV Europe Music Awards where Sony Ericsson is one of the main sponsors. As it’s getting close to midnight here, I’m not really in a mood to write a ton about what will be the last announcement of the year, so here goes a set of specifications instead.
W705 / W705u:
- Clear Audio equalizers
- SensMe, Shake Control, TrackID and PlayNow Arena
- FM radio
- HSPA 900 / 2100 MHz
- Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR
- WLAN and DLNA support
- Built-in YouTube support
- Google Maps
- 2.4 inch TFT display, QVGA resolution, 262.144 colours
- 3.2 megapixel fixed focus camera with an LED flash
- 4 GB memory card bundled
- Available in Q1 2009 in two colour variants
- Dimensions and weight identical to G705
- UMA support in the Orange-exclusive W705u
Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900:
- 2.1 audio via Bluetooth A2DP
- 3.5 mm jack line-in
- Built-in FM receiver
- Touch-sensitive controls on the speaker
- Monochrome OLED display for song details as well as music settings
- Mutes music at incoming calls
- Available from Q1
We’ll update the post with the official pictures once Sony Ericsson decides to make it official.
Posted in accessories, announcement, music, w-series, walkman | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

You heard me right. Sony Ericsson are going to make their last announcement for the year 2008 on 6th November. Sad, I know.
What’s going to be announced then, you say? Well, nothing much, actually. Many of you have probably heard of Rika (aka. W705), pictured above. It’s going to feature the same Clear Audio Experience found on the W902 and W980 models. It’s got WiFi and YouTube support, much like the G705, a 3.2MP non-AF camera with a LED flash and will ship with a 4GB M2 card. Pretty much everything else is just like on your average A2 Walkman phone. Gotta admit, though – that aluminum casing looks very stylish. The phone will ship in 2 colours – Passionate Red and Luxury Silver.
An Orange-branded version will be announced as well.
Be sure to check out more of the official pics over at Cell Phone Sail!
Thursday will also herald the announcemet of the MBS-900 Bluetooth-equipped 2.1 Home Audio System. It’s got fancy touch controls and an OLED display. Design’s not bad, either. Did I mention the built-in FM radio receiver?
More details to come…
Posted in accessories, announcement, bluetooth, new-phone, w-series, walkman | 18 Comments »
Monday, November 3rd, 2008

The W980 is a fancy dual-screened clamshell phone which boasts of features like 8GB of integrated memory, FM transmitter, Walkman Player 3 with touch-sensitive Walkman control buttons and much more. The device is available in three color variants, Piano Black, Opera Brown and Violin Red. You can check out some pictures of the Sony Ericsson W980 in Violin red HERE
Via: eprice.com
Posted in w-series, walkman | 2 Comments »
Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Michell was kind enough to take these pictures of the white W595 version for our enjoyment. I think it will appeal largely to the females out there.
Just scroll down to see the new additions.
Posted in gallery, w-series, walkman | 16 Comments »
Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Some new pictures of the W707, codenamed Alicia have surfaced on the net. This device was among the slew of cancellations that Sony Ericsson had made a few months back.
Check out more pics of this neat device here.
Via: DailyMobile
Posted in w-series, walkman | 10 Comments »
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Brando is one of the many online PR companies Sony Ericsson makes use of, and has created a new viral campaign for the W595 making excellent of the Halloween period. The campaign involves both Facebook, Google Maps and YouTube APIs, and should eventually end up in a personalized prank video on YouTube that you can share with friends.
I must say this campaign is rather entertaining and incredibly far-reaching. I’m sure a lot of you will join in on it, right?? Don’t forget to post a link to your video in the comments once you have pranked your friends with a video, and we’ll make sure to include it in this post.
Check out the campaign site here and the videos at the YouTube page here.
Posted in campaign, entertainment, fun, w-series, walkman | 2 Comments »
Sunday, October 19th, 2008

Our Sony Ericsson W902 preview has just been published, and brings along a few changes in our upcoming reviews and previews. First and foremost – larger images! We’ve now taken the step to publish 700 pixel wide images within reviews and previews. Hopefully this will mean that you’ll be able to see all the details. Secondly, we’ll be starting to use real phone screenshots, whether it’s a feature phone or a smart phone. In some rare cases, though, you’ll still have to cope with high quality images of the phone’s display. I’m sure you’ve also noticed some of our high-definition videos here at USEB. Well, we’ll start implementing more and more of these into reviews and previews in the future.
Check out the large preview of the W902 here!
Posted in preview, w-series, walkman | 4 Comments »
Thursday, October 16th, 2008

I’ve just finished writing a large-scaled preview of the new Sony Ericsson W595. I think it’s an excellent (music) phone at a very attractive price, but its camera is not exactly the most impressive I’ve seen.
I hope I can post a preview of the Sony Ericsson W902 as well tomorrow. Some of you might be thinking why only a preview and not a full review? Well, I’m hoping that I’ve got a wee surprise coming tomorrow that’ll take most of the already decreasing amount of spare time I’ve got. Trust me, it’s worth it.
Anywhoo, I hope you’ll enjoy the preview!
Posted in preview, w-series, walkman | 12 Comments »