Walkman phone really is the most popular series phone for Sony Ericsson. The successful of walkman phone is not only causing by the excellent music player and sound quality but also the features that come along with the phone. And the Sony Ericsson W980 that released last month, which is come with the 8G internal memory really make it stand out from the crowd.
The design of SE W980 is terrific. As a clamshell phone, Sony Ericsson W980 has the rather compact dimensions of 92 x 46 x 16.9 mm, with the weight of 100g. There is an external 262K colors and a resolution of 176 x 176 pixels TFT display on the front which is the audio menu visualize. The display is blended so perfectly with the opaque mirror surface. You won’t notice there has a display on the front when it is off. Also, there are 7 touch-sensitive keys below the display which is music player control. So, you can access and navigate your music player without even opening the flip.
The primary 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inches display which will appear on the upper part once the phone is open phone, also able to deliver an excellent quality of image. The navigational buttons and the keyboard are below it and you will notice that the buttons of the keypad is in round shape. That is just fitting the design of the rest. The phone has quite some tacky effect to add zing to your listening experience, the clear bar located at the bottom lights up and flashes, creating a disco effect of sorts.
AS a walkman phone, SE W980 no doubt can deliver decent sound quality. The Walkman player is the latest third version which is support MP3, AAC, WAV, WMA and also the ShakeME feature. With the 8G of internal memory, you are no worry about your music files storage. However, unfortunately the phone doesn’t support external memory card. There is no way for you to store your multimedia files if it is exceed the 8G of limitations.
There is some addition in the features of W980. The most remarkable feature of the phone would be the FM transmitter. SE W980 is proudly to be the first phone that provides this feature. You can use it to broadcast your music in your phone and shared to your friend in house, office, car and etc. Other specs like 3.6Mbps HSDPA data transmission, quad-band connectivity, built-in accelerometer, A2DP stereo Bluetooth, 3D Java games, twin cameras for video calling, an FM radio.
So far Sony Ericsson sounds perfect on the paper. However, the 3 megapixel camera with no auto focus nor flash would bring the phone to the downside. Also, I prefer the phone is completed with the GPS function since it become common features for high-end phone. Anyway, every phone has their annoyance. If you just want a phone that can play as your mp3 player role, then Sony Ericsson W980 is definitely can be your choice.
By: Tc Kuan
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How Do I Put Music On My PSP?
April 11th, 2010
Sony Playstation Portable or PSP has become very versatile in terms of its applications and functional approach. The initial thought of having a portable game console have paved the road of multi-tasking and multi-function console, it sure has out grown its creativity from creator. The PSP console is more than just a game consoles, it has the capability as a portable video & movie player, web browser, personal organizer, music player and more.
I’m going to share with you how do I put music on my PSP and making it my universal digital walkman. It is a very simple procedure to put any of your favorite music into PSP. Before we begin discussing how to download or transfer music on to the PSP, we must understand that PSP do not accept all forms or formats of music file. Depending on the version of firmware your PSP is loaded. Early version of PSP firmware can only playback mp3 music format and it does not support playback of WMA and WMV audio files, making it less appreciable. However much later, firmware of PSP is able to playback WMA and WMV audio files. To do that on any early version, the PSP firmware needs to be upgraded to playback WMA and WMV audio files directly from PSP. And even if your PSP are able to playback WMA and WMV audio files I would not recommend because of its file size compare to mp3 format.
Generally mp3 music or audio file format takes up far less storage space compare to any audio or music file format. To convert any audio file format is relatively a simple task as lots of mp3 file format converter programs are already available from the internet. You can find huge list of mp3 format converter from the search engine and most of them are capable of converting any music or audio file format to mp3. The procedure provided by most mp3 file format converter program are most dummy proofed. Hardly anyone will find any difficulties in using these programs.
Once you have converted you favorite music files to mp3 then you are ready to put music on PSP. To put music on PSP you first need to connect your PSP to your PC by using the USB cable. Next, you press “Home” button and follow by scroll to “Setting” using the left-right buttons. And finally you search for “USB Connection” and press the “X” button to enter your selection.
On your PC, it will begin to show a removable drive has been detected and mounted on “My Computer” window. Click and open the new removable drive and a folder named “PSP” will appear within the drive. Open the “PSP” folder and you should find “Music” folder from within it. If the “Music” folder does not exist, manually create it yourself.
Now you can begin to put your favorite music on PSP console. Simply drag and drop if you like or copy & paste your favorite music and store in this folder of the memory stick. Once you are finished with transferring or putting your music file onto PSP, press the “O” button on your Sony PSP console to exit your PSP from the USB connection. Unplug your Sony PSP from the USB connection and you can begin playback your mp3 music files and simply enjoy your music anywhere and anytime you want.
By: Marcus Rollingston
Sony Ericsson W Series Phones – Alias For Music and Entertainment
April 2nd, 2010
The ‘W’ series also known as the Walkman series includes those handsets which have been made specially for the music lovers. As the name suggests, these phones have very good quality sound in them. Sony Ericsson W Series mobile phones have continuously enthralled the users with their best quality sounds. Sony Ericsson W850 is a phone said to be a complete walkman kit. The Walkman 2.0 music player available in the handset has the ability to play different formats of music and there also is the music recognition feature which can help you to recognise all types of music. The information is extracted from the internet. To store these music tracks the gadget has an internal memory of 15 MB which can be expanded further with a microSD card of up to 4 GB. Along with the player, W850 also has a 2 MP camera which comes with an LED flash feature in it. This LED flash has the job to offer so much brightness such that the image has enough clarity.
Another phone among the Sony Ericsson W series mobile phones is the Sony Ericsson W595. It is an advanced phone with advanced features in it. The obvious Walkman player is there in the gadget to play different music formats. It also has the music recognition and shake control features in it. Picture editor comes in the phone to edit snaps taken by its camera or other pictures. A camera of 3.15 MP is provided for the user to capture beautiful snaps. With the presence of these features, the W595 weighs a total of 104 gm. Browsing over the internet is possible through the Sony phone with the availability of GPRS and EDGE technology. Wireless network can be accessed through the presence of the WiFi technology in the gadget. Battery here supports music play of up to 20 hours.
Sony Ericsson W995 is another modern gadget among the large population of Sony Ericsson W series mobile phones. It has the much advanced Walkman 4.0 music player to play all formats of music tracks. It also has the music recognition feature in it. An advanced camera of 8.1 MP comes in the gadget which comes also with the autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging and face detection feature in it. A secondary camera for video calling is provided in the gadget. Through this, one can view live videos of the person he or she is talking to. GPS with Wayfinder navigator is offered in the W995 so that the user can find ways through the unknown places. Picture editor of the gadget enables you with a means to edit the snaps captured with the camera of the phone. The battery of this handset supports music play for up to 20 hours.
The last name among the Sony Ericsson W series mobile phones is of the Sony Ericsson W705. It comes with the Walkman 3.0 music player to listen to different formats of music tracks. It also has the YouTube service in its media centre and supports the shake control and SenseMe features which enable you to use the gadget simply by shaking or inclining it in different directions. You can change the tracks or play games just by shaking it. The gadget also comes with a camera of 3.15 MP which can help you capture high quality snaps. Geotagging is again present here for the same job to tag images with the location information. Messaging of all formats is provided by the gadget so that the user gets the ability to send and receive messages. All of the Sony Ericsson Mobile Phones belonging to W series have the player to play different music formats and there is also can be the presence of other features like the camera, internet browsing, games and radio which all help the user with different kinds of tasks. Finally, it can be stated that the W series has proved to be very successful with its commendable set of gadgets which are attractive both in looks and features.
By: Adam Caitlin
