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All this while you thought you couldn’t do without your handycam, phone, musicplayer etc. but if Sony has its way, you may be able to have just one gadget that does it all for you. It will be your mobile phone, still-camera, video recorder, PDA, music player; in short everything bundled together. This concept phone has a unique twist to it, to lock it or use it; you need to twist the movable base. It sports a 5 MP camera and has dual mode. You can either use the simple keypad or a stylus for inputs. WiFi and music/ video broadcasting capabilities complete the package. It also features handwriting recognition, which is quite an essential function for gadgets. This brilliant concept could give the Nokia Xpress phones a run for their money.
Today T-Mobile USA announced that the Sony Ericsson TM506 is now available for purchase for US$79.99 after a $50 rebate when purchased with a 2 year service agreement. The TM506 is the first Sony Ericsson cellphone to be offered by T-Mobile USA in quite some time, and is also the first ever HSDPA 3G phone that T-Mobile has offered.
T-Mobile is currently in the process of rolling out its 3G network. New York was the first city to see the benefits of the high-speed access, back in May, and Las Vegas users got the green light early last month. The company intends to add at least 20 additional markets to the 3G network before the end of the year.
Boingo Wireless and Sony Ericsson have announced that owners of Sony Ericsson UIQ 3.0 handsets can download the Boingo mobile Application and use the 80,000 different Boingo hotspots around the world. That number includes 500 airports, hotels, coffee shots and more.
The service isn’t free though like the offering for the iPhone. The Boingo service will cost $7.95 per month with no per-minute or charges per megabyte of data sent or received. The service will be available in Europe as well.
“An increasing number of smartphones with Wi-Fi capability are now available in the market, giving consumers the option to access their favorite phone applications over a fast and inexpensive connection,” said Jonathan Mendelson, general manager of Boingo Mobile. “Sony Ericsson customers can now experience the broadband speed and great online experience provided by Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi.”
T-Mobile will be offering the Sony Ericsson TM506 3G handset to the masses, just in time for folks who live in areas where 3G service is available from T-Mobile. The TM506 might not be a high-end handset, but it already comes with an UMTS antenna along with the following specifications :-
- 2 megapixel camera
- Media Center
- Integrated aGPS
- TeleNav Navigator
- RSS Feeds
- MyFaves-enabled
- Audio Postcard
- Quicksend
- Mobile Backup (T-Mobile Address Book)
- Bluetooth 2.0/A2DP/Stereo streaming
- Tri-Band GSM (850/1800/1900)
- Dual-Band UMTS (1700/2100)
- GSM/GRPS/EDGE/UMTS/HSDPA
You can pick up the TM506 from early next month onwards, but there is no word on pricing yet.
The Swedish manufacturer returns to its roots by introducing the Sony Ericsson T700, the successor of the popular T610.
Sony Ericsson today announced the slim and elegant Sony Ericsson T700 building on the heritage of the T610 launched back in 2003. At just 10mm thin, the Sony Ericsson T700 mass market phone features a 3.2-megapixel camera, stereo speakers, 2-inch display and a 512MB memory card out-of-box.
The FCC has revealed the first Sony Ericsson cell phone to land on T-Mobile since the T610, which was discontinued in 2004. The Sony Ericsson TM506 is a clamshell handset, clad in an oddly tinted green color scheme.
Based on the FCC documents, the Sony Ericsson TM506 offers tri-band GSM (850/1800/1900MHz) and support for T-Mobile’s AWS (1700MHz) 3G network. A GPS receiver is also built-in, and the ability to geo-tag photos with location information is supported out of the box. The FCC documents do not reveal any specs on the camera, but there are photo and video editing tools included on the cell phone.
The Sony Ericsson TM506 also features a Memory Stick Micro (M2) card slot for expanded memory, as well as Bluetooth connectivity.
You can view the FCC documents, including the user manual, here.
With that skinny jeans sell, it seems fairly clear who Virgin Mobile are aiming the new Sony Ericsson Walkman handset at.
If those young hipsters can rustle up £99, they can nab this flip phone that comes complete with stereo headphones and a 512MB M2 memory card for toons.
The music side of things is really the big story with the mobile, with the device transforming into a MP3 player when the flippy thing covers the keys.
Available now, other specs include a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, and the triband handset offers 8 hours of talktime.
With that skinny jeans sell, it seems fairly clear who Virgin Mobile are aiming the new Sony Ericsson Walkman handset at.
If those young hipsters can rustle up £99, they can nab this flip phone that comes complete with stereo headphones and a 512MB M2 memory card for toons.
The music side of things is really the big story with the mobile, with the device transforming into a MP3 player when the flippy thing covers the keys.
Available now, other specs include a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth, FM radio, and the triband handset offers 8 hours of talktime.
Sony Ericsson has its eye on developing countries with the J132 candybar handset. It even comes with such features as a dust-resistant keypad. The J132’s FM radio and loudspeaker allow music enjoyment wherever you are, as well.
Available with dual-band GSM (850/1900MHz or 900/1800MHz), the Sony Ericsson J132’s FM radio can be used as an alarm clock, so you can wake up to your favorite station. A built-in torch/flashlight function helps you see in the dark, and the battery offers an estimated 9 hours of continuous talk time.
The Sony Ericsson J132 is planned to be available in Q3 2008 in either Night Black or Heaven Blue color schemes.
Sony Ericsson unveils the C905 Cyber-shot 8.1 megapixel camera phone, its first Cyber-shot slider and its most advanced camera phone yet. With an 8 Megapixel camera and Xenon flash, it offers easy photo-taking in a phone that derives its looks from a digital camera and offers the picture quality to match. Furthermore, the C905 features face detection auto-focus, smart contrast and image stabilizer. The C905 Cyber-shot will be available in three colors (Night Black, Ice Silver and Copper Gold) in selected markets in the fourth quarter…
