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fulat
03-14-2007, 09:45 PM
The Sony Ericsson W660 is a candybar 3G Walkman model shipped with a 512MB M2 card. W660 will be available in selected markets from Q2 2007.

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"The W660 has a finish that stands out among its peers," explains Steve Walker, Head of Product Marketing at Sony Ericsson. "Although the W660 places the emphasis firmly on design, it is also a full member of our Walkman phone family, able to store several hundred full-length songs. That's important because our research indicates users are listening to more music than ever before – an average of 4.4 hours a day, according to the latest Sony Ericsson Music Monitor." *

Like several of the latest Walkman phones, the W660 features TrackID. If you ever need to identify a piece of music that you don’t recognise, simply record a few seconds of the track, either via the microphone or by tagging a clip straight from the phone’s FM Radio, and TrackID™ will send the clip to the Gracenote Mobile MusicID database. This quickly identifies the track, the artist and album and relays the information back to your Walkman phone.

The W660 Walkman phone can store up to 470 full-length songs (in eAAC+ format) on the 512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2) supplied. As your collection grows you can expand the memory as you need and, by way of example, a 1GB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2) will hold up to 1,000 tracks.

As well as high speed music download and web surfing, the W660 can deliver RSS feeds straight to the phone’s desktop to keep you up-to-date on the latest news and gossip. It also packs a 2.0 megapixel camera and Picture Blogging capability, allowing you to capture that picture and upload it instantly to your personal blog site - all at 3G speed.

Sony Ericsson also announces the Snap-On Speakers, MPS-75, today. This is a small plug-in speaker unit with excellent sound quality that is powered from the phone - perfect for that party moment. The W660 Walkman phone also offers Bluetooth Audio Streaming, which allows you to send music wirelessly from the phone to other compatible devices, such as the Music Bluetooth™ Receiver MBR-100 or the Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS970.

The W660 Walkman phone is a UMTS 2100 and GPRS 900/1800/1900 device and will be available in selected markets from Q2 2007. The Snap-On Speakers, MPS-75, will be available globally from Q2 2007.

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Sony Ericsson W660 at a glance:

Music
Walkman® player 2.0 with support for
Album Art
512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) PlayNow™
TrackID™
Disc2Phone
Bluetooth™ Audio streaming
FM radio support
Up to 25 hours music listening

Design
Slim stick form factor (14.5mm)
Premium design and material
Embellished/raised finish on camera side
Flash theme
Size: 102 x 46 x 14.5 mm
Weight: 93 grams

Imaging
2.0 megapixel camera
Digital zoom 2.5x
2.0 inch 262k colour TFT display
Video Telephony
Video recording / playback
Picture blogging

Connectivity
Full HTML Web browsing
RSS feeds
Bluetooth™ 2.0
USB 2.0
Java MIDP 2.0

Accessories
In-Box:
Battery and charger
Stereo Handsfree Headset HPM-70
512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
USB Cable DCU-60
Disc2Phone music management software
Aftermarket - including:
Snap-On Portable Speakers MPS-75
Music Bluetooth™ Receiver MBR-100
Stereo Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-DS970
Portable Speakers MPS-70
Music Desk Stand MDS-60

Availability and versions
Colour options: Record Black and Rose Red
Networks: UMTS 2100 and
GPRS 900/1800/1900
Talk time GSM: Up to 6 hours
Talk time (3G): Up to 2.5 hours
Standby time: Up to 360 hours

derickuan
03-15-2007, 10:00 AM
Argghhh....just bought the W850i last 2 weeks...

Gojira
03-15-2007, 10:14 AM
Got auto-focus for the camera? Looks good!

fulat
03-15-2007, 10:20 AM
Gojira,

nope... tak ade AF on this phone. they only brand thier AF in Cybershot series. this is Walkman series

yannick
03-15-2007, 10:27 AM
wahhhh...nice ler, i just thinking wan to get one handphone. how much is this ler?

fulat
03-15-2007, 10:29 AM
wahhhh...nice ler, i just thinking wan to get one handphone. how much is this ler?

looking at previous record and specifications. should below RM1.5k

yannick
03-15-2007, 10:39 AM
looking at previous record and specifications. should below RM1.5k

really? wahhhi gonna get this!

siew
03-15-2007, 10:43 AM
Cool features but the three-dial design is a bit dated.

Gojira
03-15-2007, 10:48 AM
Wah....above 1k considered pricey....typical Sony marketing. And using proprietory memory stick some more....

sE_vIxEn
03-20-2007, 11:48 AM
the only Walkman series SE phone which has AF is W800i and W810i, other than these two the rest are all downgraded to 2 megapixels and no AF.

fulat, might i suggest a camera phone subforum since there is a Mobile Phone Photography Section liao?!

solely for discussion bout phone de camera, not to talk about phone function though. ;)

leslie
03-20-2007, 12:11 PM
You can discuss abt the phone functions here, too much threads will kill the forum especially if its non related to photography. After all SA is all about photography and its related activities. :D