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« NASA Astronaut Steve Robinson First Podcaster From Space | Main | MythTV + Podcasting = The Future of Television? »Sony Ericsson Intros Entry-Level Walkman PhoneAugust 08, 2005
"The W550 is an exciting product that combines music, imaging and game playing to offer consumers fun and entertainment wherever they are, while still being a great phone," notes Steve Walker, Sony Ericsson’s Head of Product Marketing. The W550 has an digital music player with two external high quality stereo speakers or through quality stereo headphones provided with the phone. Loading music onto the handset is simple thanks to intuitive Disc2Phone PC software and the phone’s 256MB internal memory, enough for storing between 60 and 120 standard MP3 or AAC music tracks (depending on the bit rate). The phone offers up to 30 hours of music listening. A direct music button gives instant access to the Walkman music player, which can be used independently of the phone, allowing the phone to be used in flight mode so your personal music can be enjoyed even on an airplane. The W550 also offers a games console. Games can be played with the screen positioned horizontally and buttons on the left and right of the screen being used for two-handed control. Gamers can enjoy this experience through the pre-installed 3D versions of WormsForts: Under Siege 3D developed by THQ Wireless, Extreme Air Snowboarding developed by Digital Chocolate and a new multiplayer version of Midway’s Gauntlet, developed under license by TKO Software. If users prefer, horizontal-mode games can also be played in portrait mode or an L-Shaped mode using the keyboard. The W550 also supports multi-player peer-2-peer gaming over Bluetooth. Equipped with a 1.3 MegaPixel camera, the W550 captures stills and video-clips – with 4x digital zoom for close-ups – that can then be stored or shared using MMS or Bluetooth, or transferred to a PC via USB cable. Gigs, movie schedules, search engines and webmail can all be easily checked with the full Internet browser from a choice of viewing modes: full scale mode enables users to scroll round the complete page, or information can be presented in a single column. The W550 is a Tri-band / GPRS phone and will be available during early Q4 in two different variants: W550i - Triple Band GPRS 900/1800/1900MHz version for European, African, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Hong Kong markets Imaging and messaging Entertainment Connectivity CommentsPost a comment |
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Sony Ericsson has introduced the W550 Walkman Phone, a triple band 1.3 megapixel camera phone with horizontal camera user interface, 4x digital zoom, gaming console, Internet capability, stereo music support, 176 x 220 pixel 262k color display plus loads more.