New Walkman Promises Better Sound

Written by Adam Gosling

Tuesday, 12 February 2008

The latest Sony Ericsson Walkman phone dubbed the W980 promises a unique audio enhancing technology and an FM transmitter that lets you play back your tunes on the nearest FM radio. Naturally the W980 also includes an FM reciever so you can tune into the local radio stations when you need achange from your own library of up to 8000 songs. The new handset has all the music controls on the front face of the flip phone allowing easy access and control of the phone's music functions and a whopping 8GB storage built right into the phone rivalling other dedicated music devices. The company says the phone reproduces music as it was originally recorded with clearer bass even at higher volumes, but you can also tweak your sound thanks to the eight equaliser presets, each of which contains a distinct profile that is suitable to a range of music. Combined with the premium HPM-77 headphones the kit delivers what Sony Ericsson promises is "an incredible clear audio experience and music that sounds as true as possible to the original recording". With the recent evolution of PlayNow arena, Sony Ericsson's popular over-the-air (OTA) and web download service being launched this May, you will be able to access up to 5 million tracks to maximise your music collection. The W980's TrackID feature, which can identify any track that you just can't put a name to, will be fully integrated into PlayNow arena. This makes the W980 a genuine gateway to great music, as you can download the track instantly once it has been identified. The 'Walkman on Top' feature places all the music controls on the front face of the clamshell so that you never even have to open your phone when listening to your music. The entire Walkman player that would normally be displayed on the inside of your clamshell is replicated on the outside of the phone, so navigation through your music library is effortless. Sony Ericsson Walkman W980i Screen - 240x320 pixel - 262.144 color TFT Memory - Phone memory 8 GB Networks - GSM 850 - GSM 900 - GSM 1800 - GSM 1900 - EDGE Available colours - Piano Black Sizes - 92 x 46 x 17 mm - 3.6 x 1.8 x 0.7 inches Weight - 100 gr - 3.5 oz Visit The Sony Ericsson W980i Features List Newer news items Nokia 6220 Available Locally -07/07/2008 Nokia 6220 Available Locally -07/07/2008 Sony Ericsson Targets Youth With Fast Web -16/04/2008 6220 Pursues Nokia Personal Blog Ambitions -13/02/2008 HSDPA Web Phone For Mainstream -11/02/2008 Older news items New Cyber-shot Camera Phones -11/02/2008 Sony Ericsson Z750 On Next G -01/01/2008 Travellers Get Borderless SIM -12/12/2007 Vodafone To Extend 3G Network -11/12/2007 Optus Launches Luxury Motorola -28/11/2007 Tag This Now: