Sony Ericsson W580: sliding Walkman

Sony Ericsson has introduced today its new music-heavy phone coming from the WALKMAN range - the W580. This slim handset housed in slider-style form-factor packs all music abilities of a Walkman phone and a bit more: 2.0 Mpix camera, hidden within the slider, and tons of games and entertainment-aimed apps for sport and fun. Walkman W580 is hitting selected markets in the 3Q of 2007.

Short spec sheet of Sony Ericsson W580:

• GSM/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) connectivity


• Dimensions: 99x47x14 mm


• Weight: 94 g. Display: 2-inch TFT with 240x320 pixel resolution


• Camera: 2 Mpix


• FM-radio with RDS


• Java MIDP 2.0


• Messaging: Java push email, SMS, EMS, MMS, POP3/IMAP4 email


• Memory: 12 Мб, expandable with Memory Stick Micro (512 Mb comes boxed with the phone)


• Connecitivty: Bluetooth 2.0 EDR + A2DP, USB


• Full-fledged HTML browser with support for RSS feeds


• Other features: flash themes, pedometer, sporty applictions, Disc2Phone, TrackID, PlayNow