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Keepin' it real fake, part XC: the Sony Ericsson W810i has a little friend
We were actually quite fond of our Sony Ericsson W810i until we teetered over the smartphone brink, so this classy little PMP from Shenzhen Smart brings back some fond memories. Nothing you haven't seen in a million Chinese knockoff "MP4" players before, apart from somewhat decent codec support: 2-inch screen, up to 2GB of flash, ebook reader, photo support, FM radio, USB mass storage compatibility, and MOV and AVI support in addition to MP3 and various flavors of Window Media. Oh, and let's not forget the listed "DRM" support. No price is listed, but it doesn't look like we'll see this thing Stateside anyway -- and you can get a real W810i for peanuts now.[Via PMP Today]
Cingular (finally) adds Sony Ericsson W810i
We know this one's been in the oven for a while, but according to the good folks at HowardForums, Cingular's finally seen fit to release the Sony Ericsson W810i -- and just in time, if we do say so ourselves -- though availability seems to be initially limited to brick-and-mortar stores. As a refresher, the brightly-colored candybar does the Walkman thing in style, packing a 2-megapixel camera, that Memory Stick Duo slot we all love to hate, and the obligatory quad-band GSM radio with EDGE; better yet, its predecessors' joystick is mercifully replaced with a more usable d-pad. Just add A2DP and you've got yourselves a winner, guys.[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
Sony Ericsson bleaches the W810i
If Sony Ericsson was going to bother re-releasing the W810i, you'd think they would add a touch screen to keep up with the counterfeiters. Instead, they've simply taken the PSP approach and resheathed the music phone in iPod white. The spec sheet is identical to the original black model, so if you were hoping for UMTS or A2DP to sneak its way in, keep on dreaming.
Sony Ericsson V630i 3G musicphone shows up in UK
Sony Ericsson keeps cranking out the high-style musicphones, and the V630i looks to be the latest edition to the line -- for UK Vodafone customers, that is. The phone, which eschews the Walkman branding used in other recent music-centric models, includes 10MB of internal memory, Memory Stick Micro support, a 176x220 display, 2 megapixel camera, trimode GSM support, and A2DP for Bluetooth stereo output. In sum, it reminds us a lot of another recent Sony Ericsson, the W810i, which has a similar feature set, but lacks A2DP (and that alone, of course, makes this one a new fave). [Thanks, Goku]
Keepin' it real fake, part XXVI: Fake W810i adds touchscreen
Looks like these fakesters really went the extra mile in ripping off Sony Ericsson's W810i musicphone. Sure, the music playback is sluggish, the MP4 support is nonexistent, and instead of the advertised 3 megapixels the phone camera offers 1.3, but this sketchy device discovered in Hong Kong does include a little something extra: a touchscreen. We're sure Sony Ericsson would be proud.
Sony Ericsson W810i Walkman phone reviewed
As you can tell from Mobile Burn's title, "Review: Sony Ericsson's Fabulous W810i," they obviously thought the device had something going for it. And frankly so did we; whenever we've picked it up, we've hardly been able to put the thing back down. According to Mobile Burn the W810i's incremental changes, like a d-pad instead of a joystick (yes!) and 2 megapixel auto-focus camera might even make it a worthwhile upgrade for previous Walkman phone owners. Still, the lack of A2DP support is sure to annoy just about anyone (really,it is getting silly for a Walkman phone with Bluetooth not to have it in 2006), but we can certainly see why they like it so damn much.
