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Sony Ericsson Announces First Walkman Phone

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-in-one dept.

jonknee writes "Sony Ericsson has announced the first in a new line of self-described "Walkman phones" that specialize in playing music. The W800i features a 512MB memory card to store tunes and up to 30 hours of playback (if you keep the phone off, otherwise about half that). We should see a Motorola phone with iTunes onboard within the next two weeks, making March the month of music phones."

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  1. Yeah... by Electroly · · Score: 5, Funny

    No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame.

  2. Re:All in one? by Neil+Blender · · Score: 5, Funny

    How many "all on one" devices do consumers really need?

    The answer is obvious: One.

  3. Re:More Phone Stuff! by winkydink · · Score: 5, Funny

    You forgot phones that act as vibrators.

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  4. V800 does this already.. by MrPerfekt · · Score: 5, Informative

    I'm mystified by this because my Sony Ericsson V800 already does this. From the pictures, the phone seems to run the same software too. So aside from branding, I fail to see the difference. The V800 also has expandable memory via Memory Stick Pro Duo which cards are available up to 1GB for.

    Granted the V800 is not "available" in America, but one can be snagged from eBay and unlocked/flashed. The same thing you're going to have to do with the W800 though.

    The drawback to the V800 though is that the earphones connect through the T28 connector as there is no mini-headphone jack. :( But with a little enginuity you could make your headphones work too.

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