the ‘sony ericsson live with walkman’ android smartphone

the ‘live with walkman’ android smartphone by sony ericsson integrates social media with music playing technology, alongside standard cell phone functionality.

measuring 56.5 x 106 x 14.2 millimeters and weighing 115g, the device features a 5-megapixel, 720p HD video-ready rear camera with flash and 8x digital zoom, as well as a front-facing camera, alongside geo-tagging capability. with a 3.2-inch capacitive multi-touch screen, the phone utilizes sony’s ‘xLOUD’ technology to enhance audio output at high volumes.

a dedicated hardware ‘walkman’ button on the device offers instant access to the music player, which is integrated with sony’s *qriocity service for music and video content exploration. a ‘media discovery’ application integrates with facebook to offer listening recommendations based on friends’ facebook profiles, while the on-screen ‘infinite’ button lets users view content related to their favourite artists, including music videos, bios, and lyrics searches. ‘trackID’ software identifies the song being listened to on the device’s FM radio or music player, offering it for sharing or instant download.

facebook is accessible from a number of functions on the phone, facilitating the sharing and access of content in the photo gallery, music player, phonebook, and calendar.

produced in black and white, ‘sony ericsson live with walkman’ is available beginning the mid-fall of 2011.

sony ericsson live with walkman android phone rear view of phone, white

sony ericsson live with walkman android phone front view of phone, black

sony ericsson live with walkman android phone rear view of phone, black

sony ericsson live with walkman android phone

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