7 posts tagged “sony ericsson”

Here's the World's first glimpse of Sony Ericsson's 'Hikaru'.  It'll be announced on the 15th in Barcelona.  I'm quite liking the look of it, especially the little things... such as a proper headphone jack!  Kudos to you SE!

Full skinny, as ever, over at SEMC Blog

...and I think it's a bad mistake on Sony's part!

Why?  Although what I'm about to say isn't exactly scientific proof of anything I think it's interesting.

My nephew has a PSP that he rarely plays.  He probably hasn't bought a new game (or got one as a present) in over a year.  Even when he got it a few Christmases ago he didn't really play it much.  He is an avid gamer though (just try separating him from his DS, Wii or Xbox 360)  However, his Sony Ericsson has rarely left his hands since I gave it to him a couple of months back.  He's been downloading music on it, been watching YouTube on it and shock, horror, playing games that he downloaded!

Sony really is missing out on an opportunity here.  Don't they realise it?  Oh well, if they don't want his money 3 Mobile can have it instead (he's been buying the music and games on his phone out of his credit)!

It was an unusually warm day today here in Blighty (well at least in this part).  I have no ADSL at home at the moment and my parents' broadband was flaky (sort it out Sky, I'm switching to you too and won't put up with that!)  What's a guy supposed to do?  Go on a walk, that's what.  With a Walkman phone.

I could put that brand spanking new Sony Ericsson W595 through its paces while I'm pacing, I thought to myself.  And so I did.  Below are some pictures I took along the way.

Here's the Pyrenees and here's a bunch of other photos...

And some more...
Good job I knew where I was going as the phone doesn't have GPS built-in, more's the pity.  However it does have support for "location services" via the 'GPS Enabler' HGE-100.  I haven't got one of those yet, so have no idea how that works and what the services are.

I'm still getting to grips with the handset and have only started to read the manual.  Hopefully any gripes I have with it are down to me not doing things the right way or not understanding how the UI behaves/should work.  Things like the web browser closing down when you bring up another app, or what seems like a long drawn out process trying to switch tasks.

The main task being the music player, the camera (obviously), the phone (you know to actually make a call!) and Google Mail.

Oh, and The Darkside (if you're wondering what that's got to do with the price of carrots) - there's now video on YouTube* of 3's spine-chilling spooktacular.  Was I really scared?  No, not really... I had to speak to quite a few of the undead this week over the phone (Tiscali!) and a couple came to life (well, they sounded quite animated). :-D

*I've yet to see if I'm on there, to be honest I barely remember the 'rusty lift shaft' as I'd drank too much complimentary alcohol (it complimented the alcohol I'd already drunk).  Really fun evening and nothing like what neither I, nor anyone else, was expecting.

Cheers to 3, the 3mobilebuzz gang (you know who you are), I guess Sony Ericsson (presume they had some small hand in it too), the lady that kept topping me up and the guy from Pocket Lint for not knocking me out.  When one's drunk, shortsighted and doesn't have one's glasses - one ends up staring out total strangers thinking they're someone completely different but one can't figure out who!

Always good to see Ben from Mobile Industry News, Abul from adonismobile and Miss Geeky, Melinda.  (BTW Abul, I found the link to the YouTube channel from your blog - cheers!)

Can't wait until the Lumix is charged and primed to go as some camera phones aren't suited for close-up shots...

No pictures yet I'm afraid.  Talking about being afraid, I was scared senseless at 3's The Darkside launch last night.  Some mysterious force prevented my camcorder (with nightvision) from working.  When I left my place yesterday my battery meter told me I had over 200 mins of battery life.  However, when I turned it on inside One Marylebone Road it was completely DEAD spooky!

Anyway, where was I?

Oh yes, Google Maps Mobile on the Sony Ericsson  W595.  Like other attendees, I received a brand spanking new phone (guess which one?) and £30 worth of credit on the pre-installed SIM.  Nice!  I've installed Opera Mini and Google Maps - hence this post!

Unfortunately the only version of Maps that works doesn't do GPS (neither does the phone, but I've got a couple of Bluetooth units kicking around).  It does still attempt to find your location utilising mobile phone masts.  It's pretty accurate even on the outskirts of town.  Funny thing is that the dot showing my location is just a couple of houses away from my parents house - which is about a mile away from me.

If i were at their house right now, I'd be pretty damn impressed!  More to come later, I've still got the shakes (trembling with fear still, or too much champagne!)  BTW cheers guys for inviting me, it's always fun and I really wasn't expecting the phone in the goodie bag.. crikey!)

Woolworths, the store with the wacky Jackie (Chan) ads, has what looks like a good deal on a half decent-specced 3G Sony Ericsson.  It's a penny under £70... delivered!  Not bad considering there's a 3.2 MP camera, bluetooth stereo support and PictBridge.  Specs also mention video streaming but video calling might be a different kettle of fish as there's no front facing camera!

Found via The DVD Forums

Reviews of the phone are here:

TrustedReviews (FWIW I like their reviews, they always seem to be well thought out and thorough).
alaTest (never heard of these before but they seem to be a review aggregator - which might prove handy in the future)

So much for all that talk of the Samsung Soul.  My niece went for the SE W350i instead.  Seeing as she's still another 5 years from leaving school, it's kinda understandable.  Did she ask for my advice?  No.  Why not?  Well I guess phones are as much about personal taste and style as they are about technology - my fashion sense (or lack of) is considerably different to hers!  And, a phone a grown-up can afford (especially on contract) isn't exactly what a kid can afford.

I may ask her to do a guest review.  I just hope she doesn't expect to get paid!  Okay, if she does I'll top her phone up.