Walkman with GPS

Sony Ericsson update their Walkman slider range. Now with added GPS for those on the move.

Sony Ericsson are bringing out the W760 Walkman phone, which is a great all round mobile phone. It is a nice neat slide phone, similar in style to the old Sony Ericsson W850 - but less chunky looking.

The Sony Ericsson W760 has a good 3 megapixel camera, 2.2 inch screen, Walkman player with Shake Control and Sense Me, FM radio and integrated GPS so that you can find your way on journeys.

The shake control means that you can control the music on the phone by simply shaking the handset. So if you wanted to skip tracks you would hold down the dedicated Walkman button on the phone and shake the phone to the side. Which seems a little gimmicky and pointless in my opinion - if you have to press a button to activate the Shake Control then why not simply press the ‘skip' button? However, if you take out the need to press the button you run the risk of skipping tracks randomly when you make any kind of sudden movement!

Despite that there are good features on this phone, which will surely make it very popular. One of my favourites is the auto rotation which changes the orientation of the screen if you move the phone onto its side. So if you are browsing through your pictures you can move the phone onto its side to browse the gallery in landscape view.

As well as this the Sony Ericsson W760 has a 40 MB internal memory, 3G (although no ability to video call), Bluetooth and stereo speakers. This is a good upgrade for those with the W850, or those looking for a good music phone with the added benefit of the GPS.

The Sony Ericsson W760 is due out by summer 2008, sadly there is no word on pricing as yet.




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Information about Sony A810 Mp3 Player

Sony will soon release the A820, an upgraded version with Bluetooth, larger screen, and larger capacities. However, the A810 should not be pushed aside; it is still a very viable MP3 player that will still keep up with anything in its class. It is a great choice for people not needing all the bells and whistles of its newer sibling.

It has a very impressive sound quality and its user interface is user friendly too. The best part of it is that it is not expensive. In addition, it comes with a very good stereo earphone which is MBR headphones. Sony NWZ A810 is slim. It has a 2.0 inch screen to enable users to view videos. The Sony NWZ A810 doesn't have a lot of button which makes it easy to use.

Supported audio formats include WMA, AAC and MP3, with the integrated image viewer capable of handling JPEG files. Video formats include AVC baseline profile and MPEG4. You can download movie trailers in .movie format and convert them for use with the Walkman video players. As can be expected, Sony Pictures Entertainment has also provided video content for both the players.

Sony A810 Features:-

Up To 8GB Built-in Memory: - Store up to 5,050 Songs or up to 30H 40M of video on your Walkman video MP3 Player and never be without your entertainment again.

High Quality Video Playback: - Playback your favorite videos right on the player using MPEG 4 and M4V profile at 30 frames per second.

2.0" QVGA LCD Screen: - Easily view your movies, photos and music information on the high quality, 320x240 displays.

Compatible with Secure Windows Media Audio: - Giving you more options than ever for downloading and listening to music.

MP3/WMA/AAC Audio Codec Support: - Supports playback of MP3 and WMA DRM and non-DRM audio files downloaded from multiple sources. Also supports non-DRM AAC content, giving you multiple options for downloading music the way you want.

4 Clear Audio Technologies: - Digital Sound Enhancement Engine, Clear Bass, Clear Stereo and EX Series Headphones give an enhanced listening experience. Clear Bass enhances the bass sound, minimizing distortion while Clear Stereo reduces the leaking from one channel to another. DSEE restores the higher sound frequency lost when creating compressed music files, thus reproducing a sound quality closer to the original CD quality.

Time Machine Shuffle: - Shuffle play among songs from a randomly selected year. (Information will come from CD information that is downloaded from the Grace note CDDB)

Music Search: - Search for music on your Walkman video player by All Songs, Album, Artist, Genre, Release Year, Folder and Play lists.

Initial Search: - Use the first letter of the song, album or artist to easily find the music you are looking for.

Bi-Directional LCD Display: - Watch your videos and view your photographs either vertically or horizontally by adjusting the screen to the orientation you prefer.

Battery Life: - With up to 33 hours of audio playback and up to 8 hours of video playback you don't have to worry about charging your player.


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