Sony Ericsson W960

Description

 As the Walkman� phone approaches its second birthday, Sony Ericsson announces new Walkman� phone that redefine �music on your mobile�. The W960 is a feature-packed Walkman phone including a 3.2 Megapixel camera, a large QVGA touch screen with a transreflective display, integrated WLAN, VoIP enabled, secure push email, Opera 8 web browser, RSS feed support and picture blogging. Developers are able to program in both C++ and Java� ME (CLDC 1.1), can use the WLAN API to create applications using WiFi and take advantage of hardware accelerated 3D graphics supported by both the OpenGL ES API and JSR 184. A potent combination of slim UMTS phone and high performance media player, the W960 Walkman� phone packs enough punch for up to 8,000 songs and includes a Walkman� player for finger-touch navigation around playlists on the large screen. The 2.6� display serves as an excellent viewfinder for a 3.2 megapixel camera and as a widescreen for watching video in TV quality. You can transfer up to 700 albums from PC-to-phone of 1GB in less than 3 minutes, navigate the latest Walkman� player with touch of a finger or stylus, surf the Web via Wi-Fi� or at 3G speed and watch videos in TV quality. Up to 700 albums - around 8000 songs - can be stored on the 8GB memory of the W960 Walkman� phone. Managing tracks is easy and it can transfer up to 1GB of data, including music tracks, from your PC to the phone in less than three minutes. With two stylish headsets supplied in (one of these the new Stereo Bluetooth� Headset HBH-DS220) and the box a music listening time of up to 27 hours, you�re free to dance much more than the night away. Album arts, TV shows and games. You can navigate the W960 and browse media files with the touch of a finger (or stylus). Just press the touch controls to find your way to whatever type of entertainment you need. If video is your choice, the phone supports video playback at 30 frames per second, which is the same as TV quality. The 2.6� touch-sensitive display is great for Web browsing. Hook up to the Web using the 3G network or a Wi-Fi� access point. Visit your favourite pages, buy music online, and download new programmes to make the W960 truly yours. To catch the fun, the W960 Walkman� phone boasts a 3.2 megapixel camera within its 16mm frame. Auto focus makes your photos sharper, and with picture messaging or email you can share them instantly. Another way to spread the word � or photos � is to post them on your own blog site. As with the W910 Walkman� phone, you can organize all of your content for the W960 using Media Manager PRO, a PC programme for optimizing music, photos and videos to be used on your phone. As with earlier Walkman� phones, the W960 incorporates TrackID� music recognition software. This lets you record a clip of a song on your phone and find out instantly the name of the artist, track and album. Handy for those moments when you hear a song you like, but do not know who sings it. On the W960 (and W910) this feature has been taken to the next level. You can now receive detailed information about the song identified � the background of the artists and the album. New ways to search have been added in, other than just by capturing an audio clip. If you know a bands name and not much else, for example, you can text search to find out more. Search by artist, title, album or lyrics. The W960 Walkman� phone really is the centrepiece of your music listening life, which is why both a stereo portable handsfree and a Stereo Bluetooth� headset for music streaming are included with the phone. When you want more, the new Street-style Portable Handsfree adds urban style to the W960. Its flexible neckband gives a secure fit and wraps behind the head, so as not to get in the way if you�re running or at the gym. If you want to share your music library with friends, the Bluetooth� Music Receiver plugs into your home stereo and lets you stream tracks directly from the phone to your stereo�s speakers. The W960 is based on Symbian OS� v9.1 and the UIQ 3.0 software platform, demonstrating the flexibility of the Symbian OS platform to deliver end-users an advanced music and entertainment offering and providing an open and secure platform for business and productivity applications.