Sony Ericsson W900i Walkman Phone

[Dinko]

Take a look at this:

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26962

Sony Ericsson to launch a video handset

Walkman answer to video iPod

By Tony Dennis: dimanche 16 octobre 2005, 21:08

AS CONSPIRACY theories go, the INQ likes the latest rumour from The Business that Sony will launch its counter-attack to the recent release of the Apple video iPod via Sony Ericsson, the handset joint venture.

Why not have a device that can actually capture video as well as play back video clips? That's exactly what the latest smartphones can do. The basis for this curious leak appears to be somebody working in Sony Ericsson's UK R&D Labs.

Apparently, building on the fact that its smartphones looklike Sony Cybershot cameras from the rear, the new video Walkman will look like a regular video player with a large screen. However, a keyboard will slide out from under the screen when the user needs to make a phone call.

According to the publication, all will be revealed tomorrow evening (Monday 17th). Hmm. The INQ thought that was just a drinks party. But then Nokia did reveal its E series handsets at a drinks party last week. µ

If that turns out to be true, then Sony may be onto something more interesting than (I) intially thought.

Sony Walkman: music, and music only. Intuitive music players that don't do anything other than music.

Sony Ericsson Walkman: all that other stuff. You want features, get a phone: video, photos (take them and look at them), expandable storage (Memory Stick Pro II Duo Micro High Speed or whatever), games, internet, etc.

Now that doesn't negate what we've been saying so far. If it only plays music it should at least be smaller. And if it's big in size, then it should have a big capacity.

But if true, and so far I'd consider that as little more than a rumour, it might be an interesting brand differentiation strategy.

[LordZero]

Take a look at this:

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26962

If that turns out to be true, then Sony may be onto something more interesting than (I) intially thought.

Sony Walkman: music, and music only. Intuitive music players that don't do anything other than music.

Sony Ericsson Walkman: all that other stuff. You want features, get a phone: video, photos (take them and look at them), expandable storage (Memory Stick Pro II Duo Micro High Speed or whatever), games, internet, etc.

Now that doesn't negate what we've been saying so far. If it only plays music it should at least be smaller. And if it's big in size, then it should have a big capacity.

But if true, and so far I'd consider that as little more than a rumour, it might be an interesting brand differentiation strategy.

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that notice is more old then the video ipod,they are talking about the sakura(w900) the sucessor of the s700 and w800,the sony erisson don't want to fight the video ipod,they start to talking about this handled before the A3000 and video ipod,its just the new walkman phone of sony ericsson,with 470mb internal memory and memory stick pro duo slot,i think this is not a problem for apple,but this is a problem for nokia.I think the sony ericsson don't want nothing with the apple.

Sony have the NW and the apple have the ipod,nokia have the n**(series,the n91 willl have a 4gb hdd)and the sony ericsson have the W***(series).

When sony ericsson launch the w800 and the w600,w550 and start to working in the w900 they are not thinking in ipod,thinking in ipod is for sony and their network walkman.

This is just to get some of the handled market, not the mp3player market.

i have some info if you want:

-109 x 49 x 24 mm and 148 grams

- Black and White

- Swiveling keypad form factor with Automatic rotating effect (opens with “the lightest of touches”)

- Triband GSM 900/1800/1900 and UMTS

- 2.2″ 320x240 (QVGA) 262k color TFT screen

- 2megapixel camera with autofocus, flashlight and 8x digital zoom with video recording at 30fps

- Frontal VGA camera for videocalls

- Full screen video playback at 30fps

- Bluetooth, Infrared and Fast Port

- Memory Stick PRO Duo slot (with cards currently available up to 2gb, 4gb in the future)

- 470mb internal memory (for between 120 and 240 songs)

- Stereo Handsfree with remote control and 3.5mm headphone jack

- Radio FM with RDS

- Support for MP3, AAC, AAC+, MIDI, WAV and XMF

- 40-tone polyphonics

- Megabass

- Java2ME with high performance 3D gaming engine (Asphalt Urban GT 3D, PowerBall Arcade 3D and QuadraPop games included, some played horizontally)

- Macromedia Flash Lite

official pic:

remote control pic:

PS: sorry my english

Edited October 17, 2005 by LordZero

[Beethovenian]

Why these things still don't have support for Atrac? Sony likes to shoot its own feet. They could perfectly offer wireless Connect songs downloads. And users of the Network Walkmans could adopt these phones.