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environmental
Sony Ericsson Wins Greenest Electronics Company Award
Congratulations, Sony Ericsson, for winning what was ultimately a barely challenging competition to become the greenest electronics company around. Our favorite Swedish-Japanese conglomerate rose to the top of Greenpeace's Greener Electronics Guide by exceeding Energy Star requirements, making all its models PVC-free and banning the most harmful chemicals from phones launched since January 2008. Unfortunately, it was valedictorian in a class whose scores have plummeted all around. More »
10:00 PM on Sun Jun 29 2008
By Elaine Chow
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33 comments
this post is dedicated to Adrian Covert, who drives a Sony Ericsson cabriolet
Sony Ericsson Cancels Paris and BeiBei Smartphones
Sony Ericsson's Paris, much coveted by S-E purists, has been canned, according to the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog. The Paris, aka the P5i, has been filed under T (for trash) alongside its sister smartphone, the BeiBei, or the G702. Apparently it's to do with the less-than-enthusiastic reactions from some of the mobile phone bloggers, who weren't exactly gagging for it. There's also speculation that a lot of its features were already lagging behind those of its competitors—and this is before it had even hit the streets. I guess we'll never have Paris. [Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog via Mobile Mentalism]
8:45 AM on Fri Jun 27 2008
By AddyDugdale
1,621 views,
19 comments
Latest by spacecadetdavsot: awwww, i liked these more »
gaming
Is Sony Ditching Ericsson For a PlayStation Branded Phone?
According to Marketing Week, Sony may be considering launching a PlayStation branded phone by Christmas 2009. Naturally that would raise some questions about the health of their relationship with Swedish mobile company Ericsson. The report goes on to say that Sony is leaning towards modifying the PSP to incorporate a phone—which would seem like the most logical route. More »
modems
Sony Ericsson's HSPA Modems Triple-Up as Card Readers, GPS Receiver
Sony Ericsson is joining the mobile internet dongle game with the new MD400 and MD400g USB modems. Both are pretty diminutive, and pack a folding antenna and retracting USB plug to keep the size down, and both have HSPA connectivity with 7.2Mb/s download and 2.0Mb/s upload speeds. More »
sony ericsson F305
The Sony Ericsson F305 motion gaming phone leaked this weekend is now official, making for the start of this F-line of "fun and entertainment" phones. The phone's got a 2.0-inch screen, O and X gaming buttons, a dedicated PlayStation button (to bring up games), quad-band EDGE, 8 hours of gameplay, an optional Power Pack CPP-100, Bluetooth and a sliding body. It's not too remarkable of a phone, but it is Sony's first real foray into establishing an explicit gaming phone line. Available in "selected markets" in Q3 2008. [Sony Ericsson]
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Sony Ericsson F305 Motion Gaming Phone is "Fun and Entertainment"
The Sony Ericsson F305 motion gaming phone leaked this weekend is now official, making for the start of this F-line of "fun and entertainment" phones. The phone's got a 2.0-inch screen, O and X gaming buttons, a dedicated PlayStation button (to bring up games), quad-band EDGE, 8 hours of gameplay, an optional Power Pack CPP-100, Bluetooth and a sliding body. It's not too remarkable of a phone, but it is Sony's first real foray into establishing an explicit gaming phone line. Available in "selected markets" in Q3 2008. [Sony Ericsson]
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sony ericsson
Twice we've brought you leaked info on Sony Ericsson's upcoming C905 cellphone, and today at last Sony came good with official specs. The camera in its slider body is indeed an 8.1-megapixel one, with xenon flash, auto-focus, face detection and image stabilization. The phone's also pretty full-featured, and is GPS-ready, with a 2.4-inch TFT screen and TV-out capability as we'd heard. So is it a camera with a bolt-on phone or the other way around? Read the specs in the press release to decide. Simultaneously, Sony came up with news of the S302 Snapshot, which sounds like a lower-spec sibling to the C905 with just 2-megapixels and a fixed-focus lens. Both should be available late this year.
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Sony Ericsson C905 8.1-Megapixel Cybershot Phone Gets Official Specs
Twice we've brought you leaked info on Sony Ericsson's upcoming C905 cellphone, and today at last Sony came good with official specs. The camera in its slider body is indeed an 8.1-megapixel one, with xenon flash, auto-focus, face detection and image stabilization. The phone's also pretty full-featured, and is GPS-ready, with a 2.4-inch TFT screen and TV-out capability as we'd heard. So is it a camera with a bolt-on phone or the other way around? Read the specs in the press release to decide. Simultaneously, Sony came up with news of the S302 Snapshot, which sounds like a lower-spec sibling to the C905 with just 2-megapixels and a fixed-focus lens. Both should be available late this year.
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11:20 AM on Tue Jun 17 2008
By Kit Eaton
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28 comments
Latest by n/a: @CutePuppyz: The logic is more than likely to take good pictures for uploading or sending, not for saving to the phone and using as a slideshow or such... more »
sony ericsson
This leaked Sony Ericsson's F305 phone is notable for a couple reasons. One, it's their first motion gaming phone under the F-line (there've been one or two here and there for various other phones), which makes us and The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog think that it the series stands for "Fun". Two, it's got PlayStation buttons on there, namely the O and the X, giving users an NES-level of complexity to the games.
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Sony Ericsson F305 Has Wiimote-Like Motion Gaming, May Be PSP Phone?
This leaked Sony Ericsson's F305 phone is notable for a couple reasons. One, it's their first motion gaming phone under the F-line (there've been one or two here and there for various other phones), which makes us and The Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog think that it the series stands for "Fun". Two, it's got PlayStation buttons on there, namely the O and the X, giving users an NES-level of complexity to the games.
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10:59 AM on Sun Jun 15 2008
By Jason Chen
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10 comments
Latest by n/a: Doesn't look impressive at all for a 'dedicated' gaming phone. more »
Sony Ericsson Alicia
Sony Ericsson's Alicia Walkman Phone Tour Video is Slicktastic
Sony Ericsson's upcoming "Alicia" Walkman phone has a very interesting circle on the outside of its flip-casing. This video lets us in on its secret—it's a display? If we're interpreting it correctly, the front surface might have two displays, one small square one on top of the larger circular one, which also acts as a control pad for music, weather, and other apps. Hmmm, a portable music device that has a square on the top and a circle on the bottom. Where have I seen that before? Oh right, the Zune. [Se-nse]
6:06 PM on Thu Jun 12 2008
By Jason Chen
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34 comments
Latest by n/a: Sony Ericsson always gets points for kickass design on their phones. Unfortunately, it loses all of them by hanging onto two absolutely horrible concepts: - External headphone dongle (i.e. no builtin headphone jack on the phone, and it's a friggin walkman more »
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New Sony Ericsson Walkman Phone Coming Soon?
I can't quite put my finger on it, but this leaked spyshot of the Sony Ericsson "Alicia" Walkman phone seems awfully familiar. Especially with the all black front and that little circle inside of the big circle — where have I seen this before? In any case, The Unofficial Sony E Blog mentions it will likely be the follow up to the W980i, and SlashPhones thinks it will be announced with the C905 Shiho next week. [Se-nse via SlashPhones]
1:40 PM on Wed Jun 11 2008
By Adrian Covert
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21 comments
Latest by michaelleung: Zuneish. more »
sony ericsson c905
According to the Unofficial Sony Ericsson blog, the upcoming C905 phone will be the flagship Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot phone. Here's why it's so good. There's a 8.1-megapixel camera with "auto focus, face recognition, a new feature called Smart Contrast, image stabilization, BestPic, red-eye reduction, xenon flash as well as photoflash for both photos and videos." There's also location tagging with GPS, an accelerometer, 2.4-inch QVGA display, TV-out, Wi-Fi, DLNA support, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 transfers. Yeah, sounds pretty insane. We'll see if this one turns out to be true and whether they can fit all of this tech into that small body. [Se-nse]
Sony Ericsson C905 is a 8.1-Megapixel Cybershot Phone?
According to the Unofficial Sony Ericsson blog, the upcoming C905 phone will be the flagship Sony Ericsson Cyber-shot phone. Here's why it's so good. There's a 8.1-megapixel camera with "auto focus, face recognition, a new feature called Smart Contrast, image stabilization, BestPic, red-eye reduction, xenon flash as well as photoflash for both photos and videos." There's also location tagging with GPS, an accelerometer, 2.4-inch QVGA display, TV-out, Wi-Fi, DLNA support, Bluetooth and USB 2.0 transfers. Yeah, sounds pretty insane. We'll see if this one turns out to be true and whether they can fit all of this tech into that small body. [Se-nse]
rumor
Motion Sensitive Gaming Coming to Sony Ericsson Phones?
According to Pocket-Lint, Sony Ericsson has signed a deal with GestureTek to utilize a software engine which uses a cellphone camera as a motion sensor. Because the software is currently used in the PS2 EyeToy, it will be used to launch a new range of Sony Ericsson motion sensitive games. And apparently, Super Monkey Ball and Crash Bandicoot are in the works (see photo). More »
cellphones
Sony Ericsson Paris Promo Vid Confirms a Few Rumors
We've been talking about the upcoming Sony Ericsson Paris cellphone for a while, but we've not had much to go on. But now this new promo vid confirms that it'll have some kind of weather widget and also demos Google maps app in action, plus the (presumed) 5-megapixel camera. Also looks like there's an orientation sensor in there. Oh, and it'll make calls too. [Youtube]
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Sony Ericsson G702c (Bei Bei) Touchscreen Candybar All Up in the FCC
A couple months after leaking unofficially, Sony Ericsson's G702 (aka Bei Bei) is getting the official FCC leak. Besides being all touchscreen-y (supports stylus or your digits), it's also got a nubby scroll wheel for navigating its UIQ 3.3 interface with widgets for stuff like weather and YouTube. Integrated GPS with Google Maps, HSDPA 3G, built-in RSS and full HTML browsing with Flash Lite 3 courtesy of Opera 9.5 and a 3.2MP camera make this a pretty well-rounded candybar. No word on a date, but an FCC appearance indicates soonishness. [FCC via se-ense via Slashphone]
2:40 PM on Thu May 22 2008
By matt buchanan
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14 comments
Latest by Pyao lyang shen: sony ericsson releases so many phones in which their features aren't in chronological order to the newest.. aka, new features, newer phones.. actually, they also have a competitor to the 8gb iphone, the w960i.. this phone is cute. more »
blackberry bold inspirations
While working on the W890i review, I came across a video of Brian using a Sony Ericsson W880i and found the icons to be extremely familiar. A few seconds later, I realized they bear a striking resemblance to those found on the recently announced BlackBerry Bold. And not that it's a huge deal or anything, but after BlackBerry's CEO insisted on it being three years in the making and not a response to anything, I find it a bit odd that the Bold shares commonalities with two phones released in 2007. [BlackBerry Bold on Giz]
BlackBerry Bold Also Inspired By Sony Ericsson W880i, Evidently
While working on the W890i review, I came across a video of Brian using a Sony Ericsson W880i and found the icons to be extremely familiar. A few seconds later, I realized they bear a striking resemblance to those found on the recently announced BlackBerry Bold. And not that it's a huge deal or anything, but after BlackBerry's CEO insisted on it being three years in the making and not a response to anything, I find it a bit odd that the Bold shares commonalities with two phones released in 2007. [BlackBerry Bold on Giz]
9:00 PM on Tue May 20 2008
By Adrian Covert
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38 comments
Latest by junk: I found the 4.5 OS beta for my old phone and, I assume, it's the same one being used for the Bold. The L theme's (similar to the one shown) important bit is the layout of the icons and more »
sony w890i review
The Gadget: The Sony Ericsson W890i is a slim, Walkman-branded follow-up to the W880i. It offers up Walkman Player 3.0, a 3.2 megapixel camera and Sony's great UI, all in a candybar form factor that doesn't dominate the pocket. While this is currently a Europe-only product, Sony Ericsson phones tend to wash up in the US eventually.
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Lightning Review: Sony Ericsson W890i Walkman Phone (Great, No Nonsense Candybar Phone)
The Gadget: The Sony Ericsson W890i is a slim, Walkman-branded follow-up to the W880i. It offers up Walkman Player 3.0, a 3.2 megapixel camera and Sony's great UI, all in a candybar form factor that doesn't dominate the pocket. While this is currently a Europe-only product, Sony Ericsson phones tend to wash up in the US eventually.More »
smartphones
Video Could be Glimpse of Future Sony Ericsson Xperia Cellphones
We've been following the off-again, on-again news about Sony Ericsson's upcoming Xperia X1 smartphone for a while: Blam even managed to get his mits on one. But now there's this video doing the intertube rounds that may be showing the next phones that'll carry the Xperia brand. Look past the CGI and notice that the guy and the girl are holding slightly different models: hers has a front-facing camera, his has three extra buttons on the front. And also notice that "may be": these might not be Xperia phones at all, though Sony has mentioned a future Xperia range. There's not more much we can tell, apart from the fact that the phones look like pretty advanced bits of touchscreen kit. Watch this space. [ via TBGR]
8:30 PM on Sun May 18 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,433 views,
25 comments
Latest by MadiganLabRat: I find that Underworld licensed a song to Sony for this crappy commercial troublesome. more »
gaming
This is… weird. Apparently, in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 (never heard of it), you can have a fifth-gen iPod in your inventory for some reason. Also, there appears to be a girl using a Sony Ericsson W62S flip phone as well. I'm hoping you can kill guards by jamming the iPod into their throats, but I'm not holding out hope. Hit the jump for a couple more screenshots of the sweet, sweet product placement in action.
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iPod, Sony Ericsson Phones Appear in Metal Gear Solid 4; No Xbox 360s to be Found
This is… weird. Apparently, in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid 4 (never heard of it), you can have a fifth-gen iPod in your inventory for some reason. Also, there appears to be a girl using a Sony Ericsson W62S flip phone as well. I'm hoping you can kill guards by jamming the iPod into their throats, but I'm not holding out hope. Hit the jump for a couple more screenshots of the sweet, sweet product placement in action.
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