Sony Ericsson W600 - Rebirth Of The Walkman?

The second Walkman branded mobile phone has been announced by Sony Ericsson in the shape of the W600a, a unique all-in-one compact device.

“Sony Ericsson led the way with high quality photos from a mobile phone, and now consumers can use their mobile phone to easily access their favorite music any where any time.” said Miles Flint, global president of Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications.

It is a tri-band (850/1800/1900 MHz) GSM/GPRS phone (class 10), with support for EDGE networks. The Access NetFront HTML browser is already installed on the phone so users can view web pages the Internet with a full HTML browser.

The new mobile phone comes packaged with Disc2Phone PC software that enables transfer of music onto the phone via a PC. Accessing music on the handset is quick and easy via a direct music buttons that control the media player or play, pause and stop music tracks, and the Sony Ericsson W600 comes with quality headphones and built-in stereo speakers.

The W600 handles multiple file formats including MP3 and AAC. Using PC software from Sony CONNECT, downloaded songs and songs copied from CDs can be transferred to the W600. Users can browse, sort, find, transfer and delete music files. The W600 can store up to ten full length CDs or between 80 and 120 songs depending on bit rate on 256MB RAM.

The W600a packs the usual features, and a sprinkling of specials too:

• Handle phone calls while listening to digital music on the move
• Capture great quality mega pixel images and video
• Experience 3D game play
• Access the Internet and e-mail
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• 176 x 220 pixel TFT display with 262K colors
• 2 Stereo speakers with FM radio
• 256 MB user memory (no memory card slot)
• 3.5 mm headphone jack via converter in the box
• Bluetooth, Infrared, and USB connectivity

Sony Ericsson will is marketing the W600a for American markets. It should be available in the fourth quarter of 2005.

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