The Sony Ericsson MW600 is a new Hi-Fi Bluetooth Wireless Headset with a built-in FM radio tuner. Features of the MW600 includes:

• Built-in microphone, call answer key, 3.5mm jack to swap headphones
• Compatible with all Sony Ericsson mobile phones and Bluetooth enabled handsets from other
• Connect to two wireless devices simultaneously
• Mirrored OLED display
• 10 meter Bluetooth range
• Bluetooth A2DP profile support
• 3.5 mm plug
• 2 hour charging time with 170 mAh battery
• 8.5 hour battery life for streaming

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Sony Ericsson finally jumps on the Android bandwagon with yesterday’s announcement of the upcoming XPERIA X10 handset – their first phone to deliver Sony Ericsson’s new user experience (UX) platform built on top of the Android OS. Sigh.. another Android phone I just might be lusting after.

The introduction of the X10 also brings with it two new “signature” applications – Mediascape and Timescape. Timescape manages all of your communications within a single application – whether its emails, text messages, status updates with Twitter, Facebook etc. Mediascape is a centralized application for music, photos, and videos with access to content on the phone and on the Internet.

Other features and specs of the XPERIA X10 include:

• Supports GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 900/1700/2100 and UMTS HSPA 800/850/1900/2100
• 4.0 inch 480 x 854 resolution scratch-resistant display with support for 262K colors
• Android Market support
• ActiveSync for access to Microsoft Exchange
• Built-in aGPS
• HSPA connectivity
• 8.1 megapixel camera with up to 16x digital zoom
• Intelligent face recognition technology; geotagging; image and video stabilizer; photo and video light; smile detection; touch focus; and video recording
• Music features include Album Art, Bluetooth stereo profile support, built-in media player, music tones, PlayNow support, and TrackID
• Built-in web browser
• Alarm clock, calculator, calendar, flight mode, Infinite button, office suite, phone book with dialer, and world clock
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
• 8GB microSD card
• Measures 4.7 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches and weighs 4.8oz

The XPERIA X10 will be available in Sensuous Black and Luster White and should be available in “selected markets” in Q1 of 2010.

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Sony Ericsson brings motion-activation to the world of headphones with the introduction of the new MH907 – the world’s first motion-activated headphones that actually sense the user. To listen to music, simply plug in both earphones; to stop listening, just remove one earbud.

Yup.. that’s it.

Better yet – the same techniques apply to answering and ending phone calls.  What makes this all possible is Sony Ericsson’s use of SensMe Control technology which means users don’t have to worry about pressing any buttons at all.

The MH907 measures 164 cm long, weighs 25.32 grams, and is available in two colors – Yellow/White and Titan Chrome.

Head on over to http://www.sonyericsson.com/putyourearsincontrol/ for more information (including a short film) about the MH907.

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New leaked pictures of what appears to be the upcoming Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 handset have popped up over at XDA-Developers.com. Head over to the website to check out the pictures (the poster requested that the pictures stay on that site so the above picture was from an earlier leak). Enjoy!

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Two new Sony Ericsson handsets will be making their way to AT&T customers this summer – the Sony Ericsson C905a Cyber-shot handset and the Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman handset. Let’s quickly get into the features and details of each new handset.

Sony Ericsson C905a Cyber-shot:

• Slider form factor handset
• 2.4 inch scratch-resistant mineral glass screen
• Dedicated camera keys and shortcuts
• 8.1 megapixel camera – highest available from an AT&T phone right now
• Photo features such as face detection, autofocus, Xenon flash with red eye reduction, and GPS geotagging
• 3G network support
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) storage support
• Support for PictBridge printing
• BestPic technology captures seven successive photos with one click – allowing the user to determine the best photos to keep
• Smart contrast – compensates for areas that are too bright or too dark
• Support for AT&T Video Share, AT&T Music, Mobile Email, AT&T Navigator
• FM radio and video recording

Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman:

• 3.2 megapixel camera
• New way to interact with Facebook – users open the phone to view Facebook friends status updates and profile pictures
• One click from the standby screen allows users to update their Facebook status
• Upload pictures to your profile directly from the camera
• Advanced Shake Control technology lets users shuffle, skip, and control volume with a flick of the wrist
• Purchase and download music over data network from Napster Mobile and eMusic Mobile via AT&T Music
• Gesture Control technology lets users reject incoming calls or send the alarm to snooze with a wave of the hand over the camera lens

Both handsets will be available starting on July 19th. The C905a will be available for $179.99 after a mail-in rebate and a new two-year agreement. The W518a ill be available for $49.99 after a mail-in rebate and a new two year agreement.

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Supposed leaked pictures of Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Android-based handset are now up over at the Danish website called “Mobil”. According to the online publication, the new Android handset will be part of Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA product lineup which up until this point has been exclusively Windows Mobile driven.

Specs to the Sony Ericsson handset certainly are impressive if they turn out to be true. Here’s what’s rumored thus far:

• Qualcomm Snapdragon processor (QSD8250)
• 7.2 Mbps HSPA connectivity
• 8.1 megapixel webcam with autofocus and flash
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• miniUSB port

No word on availability nor pricing at this time but if looks could kill ..

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Apple’s dominance in the digital music player market and growing dominance in the mobile phone market clearly has Sony worried. Reuters reports that Sony is considering developing a new combination game player/mobile phone device to “better compete” with the Apple iPhone and iPod touch devices.

Why should Sony be worried? It’s all about the developer of course!

The immense popularity of the iPhone/iPod touch coupled with the relative ease of developing for the platform has paved the way for thousands of applications in the Apple App Store. Increasingly more game companies are now developing games for the iPhone/iPod touch.. and therein lies the rub for Sony. It faces a threat of slowly becoming irrelevant as developers flock to Apple instead of developing games for say the Sony PSP.

The Reuters article states that Sony could be readying a new project team as early as next month to look into developing a new product which combines the key functionality of Sony Ericsson mobile phones and the Sony PSP.

Of course Sony declined to comment.

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The folks over at Phone Arena have managed to get their hands on a prototype unit of the upcoming Sony Ericsson Satio handset. Announced back at MWC 2009 as the Sony Ericsson Idou, the Satio is the company’s first all inclusive multimedia oriented mobile handset. The specs include:

• 3.5 inch touch enabled display with 360 x 640 resolution and support for 16 million colors
• 12 megapixel camera with Xenon flash
• Symbian S60 OS
• Wi-Fi connectivity
• Built-in GPS
• microSD slot
• Volume rocker control
• Internet browser
• Music player
• Video player
• FM radio

No verdict as of yet since this is a prototype unit but there’s plenty of stuff to read through so head on over and check it out.

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Supposed digital stills of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X2 have apparently leaked onto the Net courtesy of jjlifeblog’s website here. The pictures show the X2 to be another sideways-sliding handset with a full QWERTY keyboard (I appreciate the large Return key on the right hand side!) running Windows Mobile 6.5 Professional. According to SonyInsider.com, the X2 will have the following specs:

• 8.1 megapixel camera with auto-focus
• VGA video recording at 30fps
• 3.5 inch WVGA OLED display
• GPS
• 3.5 mm headphone jack
• Accelerometer
• Faster processor on the inside than the X1
• 512MB RAM
• New XPERIA panels (including a PS3 remote panel)

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In an effort to encourage the developer community to create new applications for their phones, Sony Ericsson has announced plans to extend the mobile Java Platform support to their entry level 3G mobile phone product line.

According to Rikko Sakaguchi, Corporate Vice President and Head of Creation and Development at Sony Ericsson, “Sony Ericsson has made significant investments in the development of its mobile Java™ Platform, which has enabled an exceptional user-experience and consistent performance. We are confident that extending the Java™ Platform to a much larger global market will encourage developers to drive innovation and create richer user experiences for our customers”.

With this move, Sony Ericsson hopes the applications developed on their high end smartphone devices will eventually trickle down to the masses using cost-efficient 3G handsets – something that will be particularly important for emerging markets such as China. The real question is – is it too little too late to counter moves made by competitors such as Nokia, Apple, RIM, and Google?

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