Truly global Walkman® phone from Sony Ericsson lets you share the passion

07 January 2008

The new Sony Ericsson W760 Walkman® phone packs GPS and cutting-edge gaming, as well as an enhanced music experience, into a stand-out slider.

Las Vegas, USA – 6th January 2008 – Sony Ericsson today announced the W760, the first truly global Walkman® phone with tri-band HSDPA, enabling broadband speed downloads of the latest music and content wherever in the world it is used. Offering music on your mobile and much more, the phone delivers built-in GPS to help you find that secret gig, distinctive Stereo Speakers for sharing your music and the latest hit games, including Need for Speed™ ProStreet.

The W760 is a Walkman® phone that you will want to take with you everywhere. This is where the added protection from the multipurpose Active Speaker MAS-100 comes in. Announced today, it acts as a good-looking protective case, a speaker to let you play your tunes even louder and an FM radio antenna.

“People today are always on the move so it’s important that they can stay in touch and have their entertainment at their fingertips,” said Ben Padley, Head of Music Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “The W760 fits perfectly into this lifestyle. It is bold, action-packed and takes the Walkman® phone beyond just music.”

W760 Walkman® phone – Enjoy and share – anywhere in the world

* Stay grounded – GPS and Wayfinder Navigator™1) built-in, plus Google Maps™ for step-by-step directions to your destination

* Share your music inside and out Twin speakers with Stereo Widening plus an optional Active Speaker for outdoor use

* Match your mood – choose and match your music with SensMe™

* Score big – great gaming features, motion control and widescreen gameplay. Need for Speed™ ProStreet preloaded

Find your way with GPS

Looking for the location of a gig or a new club? Even a new city poses no challenge for the W760. The phone’s built-in GPS with Wayfinder Navigator™1) lets you search over 20 million points of interest around the globe and talks you to your destination every turn of the way. There’s also a GPS-supported fitness application called Tracker that can tell you how fast, for how long and how far you ran (or walked!).

Share your music with your friends

Become the focal point of a spontaneous party or gaming experience with the W760’s powerful built-in stereo speakers. If outdoors, use the phone with the Active Speaker MAS-100 – a revolutionary case that not only looks fantastic but also protects your Walkman® phone at the same time as being a built-in speaker and FM radio antenna for enjoying music with friends.

Set the mood with the right music

The W760 helps select the right music for the occasion. Store up to 950 tracks2) on your phone*, and use SensMe™ to pick the music and tracks that match your mood in an instant. Navigate through a playlist with Shake Control – shuffle and skip through tracks, or adjust the volume, with just a shake of the phone.

The TrackID™ functionality allows you to identify any song you are listening to on the FM Radio or at a club. And with TrackID™ Charts, you can also review the most searched tracks in your country or anywhere in the world.

The intuitive Media User Interface rotates depending on how you’re holding the phone, so you can see everything you need at a glance. Auto rotate works for photos, videos and games3) too. Just twist the phone to change the view.

Get a piece of the gaming action

With the W760, gaming is more fun than ever. The phone allows you to play in landscape mode, with sound from stereo speakers and use of dedicated

gaming buttons like a gaming console. It is preloaded with the latest games, including Need for Speed™ ProStreet – where high speed and utter adrenaline

collide. The W760 is built for fast-paced action with a large 2.2” screen for great gameplay and Motion Sensor Gaming that allows you to play top games on your phone in 3D quality, using the motion of the phone to control the game.

Capture the moment

A quality 3.2 megapixel camera is built in to the phone. Just slide open the phone, press the camera button and capture the moment! Pictures can be stored on the 1GB Memory Stick or transferred to a PC using Media Manager.

The W760 is a UMTS/HSDPA 850/19002100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008.

The Active Speaker MAS-100 will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008.

* Store up to 900 tracks on W760 with 1GB Memory Stick included

Legal Information

1) Requires a subscription

2) Assumes eAAC+ encoded files

3) Game dependent

Facts and features may vary depending on local variant.

Talk and standby times are affected by network preferences; type of SIM card, connected accessories and various activities e.g. games. Kit contents and color options may differ from market to market. The full range of accessories may not be available in every market.

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Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications was established as a 50:50 joint venture by Sony and Ericsson in October 2001, with global corporate functions located in London. The company serves the worldwide communications market with innovative and feature-rich mobile phones, accessories and PC-cards, and it has R&D sites in Europe, Japan, China, India and America. Sony Ericsson is the title sponsor of the Women's Tennis Association, and works with the Association to promote the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in over 80 cities during the year. For more information, please visit [tautan dihapus]

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Sony Ericsson W760 – At A Glance

Music

Walkman® player

Album art

Shake control

SensMe™

Stereo speakers built-in

Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)

Mega Bass™

Music tones (MP3/AAC)

PlayNow™

TrackID™

Camera

3.2 megapixel camera

Digital zoom, 2.5x

BestPic™

Photo fix

Picture blogging

Video blogging

Video recording

Auto rotate

PictBridge printing

Communication

Polyphonic ringtones

Speakerphone

Vibrating alert

Video calling

Messaging

Email

Instant messaging

Picture messaging (MMS)

Predictive text input

Sound recorder

Text messaging (SMS)

Design

Navigation key

Picture wallpaper

Wallpaper animation

Organizer

Alarm clock

Calculator

Calendar

Flight mode

Notes

Phone book

Stopwatch

Tasks

Timer

Connectivity

Bluetooth™ technology

Modem

Synchronization

USB mass storage

USB support

Entertainment

3D games including Need for Speed™ ProStreet

Java

Motion-sensitive gaming

A & B gaming buttons

FM radio with RDS

Video streaming

Video viewing

Internet

RSS feeds

Access NetFront™ Web browser

Google Maps Mobile

Accessories

In-Box:

* Battery

* Charger

* USB cable

* 1GB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)

* Stereo Portable Hands Free

* Sony Ericsson PC Suite

* Media Manager content transfer software

Optional accessories:

* Bluetooth Stereo Headset HBH-DS205

* Active speaker MAS-100

Facts and Figures

Size: 103 x 48 x 15 mm

Weight: 103 grams

Colours: Rocky Silver, Fancy Red and Intense Black

Screen: 262,144 color TFT

Resolution: 240 x 320 pixels

Size: 2.2 inches

Phone memory: Up to 40 MB

Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)

Talk time GSM: Up to 9 hrs

Standby time GSM: Up to 400 hrs

Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hrs

Standby time UMTS: Up to 350 hrs

Video call time: Up to 3 hrs

Music listening time: Up to 20 hrs

Availability and versions

W760 will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008.

Networks:

UMTS/HSDPA 850/900/2100

GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900

SE W760 Press Release

Quote:
LaNDo said:
eh bener! itu gambar itu emang ada lubang di bagian kanan. di kirinya ngak ada. semoga beneran itu kamera video call. hehehe

Kalo itu bukan front cam tapi light sensor gimana?

hehe. sepertinya begitu. dibandingkan sensor di K770 ukurannya sama. kurang besar sebagai kamera videocall semoga ada kabar baik deh. fitur2 lainnya uda pas dengan yg gw mau

Whitepaper dari W760 udah tersedia, yang pengen tahu bisa download di sini.

Berikut beberapa potongan dari whitepaper tersebut.

Tentang HSDPA ---> 3.6 Mbps.

Tentang GPS ---> Built-in GPS Receiver, type A-GPS (Assisted GPS) dengan pre-install aplikasi Wayfinder Navigation (gratis 3 bulan).

Tentang Video Call ---> Hehehe... ternyata kosong ya?

Tentang Video Recorder ---> QVGA @30 fps lho....

wew jd ga bs video call ya, hp bgs tp ga bs video call.. zzz

mgkn berdasarkan survey yang pake videocall dikit boss........

lah apa ngaruhnya?
kayaknya gw terpaksa pake paket W760-P1/Pxx aja deh

di white papernya gw temukan 2 kesalahan:

1. SensMe di W910 ditulis "No"
2. walkman v.3 di W580 ditulis "yes"

semoga videocall yg ga ditulis itu bener2 blm ditulis doank. tapi gw bingung, kamera ke2nya dimana yah kalo baca di "digital zoom"nya sih, dia ada tulis "main camera", apa berarti ada second camera?

trus di picture size halaman 39, ga tertulis 3 MP

eh,w760 dobel speaker gak? yah,ga ada oto pukusnya,sayang
kapan keluar nih hape?

ohya,gps gitu byr gak seh?
gps di indonesia bukannya gak pernag di update,jd useless gak?

ARGH..AGPS?

damn..that ....gw kira GPS murni...percuma g bakal ke pake kalo hiking ke pedalaman...

moga aja GPSnya kyk di nokia 6275i...

Biar lebih jelas mengenai bagaimana GPS di W760, silakan download dan baca2 whitepaper khusus GPS-nya di sini :
GPS & AGPS Whitepaper

jadi confirm front camera for video call tidak ada? tapi tetap bisa video call dgn 3,2mpix nya?

bisa mungkin dengan kamera blakangnya, tapi musti siap-siap bawa cermin

ni ada video live preview W760 dari phone scoop, donlot di sini

W760 review by gsmarena : Sony Ericsson W760 review: Walkman meets GPS

Beberapa cuplikan :

Key Features
* Quad-band GSM support
* Tri-band HSDPA
* Built-in GPS receiver
* 3 megapixel camera with geotagging
* Walkman player with Shake control and SensMe
* Media center
* Stereo speakers
* FM radio with RDS
* YouTube integration
* 2.2" QVGA TFT display
* M2 memory card slot (1GB card included)
* Stereo Bluetooth
* Built-in motion sensor

Main Disadvantages
* No video-call camera
* Camera has basic portrait interface and no autofocus
* Poor legibility under direct sunlight
* Integrated stereo speakers are not impressive neither in sound quality, nor in loudness

Final Words

Sony Ericsson W760 is a nice attempt at creating an all-purpose slider. It's got all the goodies many users are waiting for.

Although in dense urban environments our beta unit had a weakish GPS sensitivity, the amount of GPS applications is commendable - especially for a first try from Sony Ericsson.

The Shake Control and SensMe feature worked like a charm and the built-in accelerometer was precise as expected. The integration of YouTube in the Media Center is a welcome change too. The NetFront web browser is as capable and fast as in the web-centric Sony Ericsson K660.

All that said, it seems choosing between Sony Ericsson W760 and W910 would be a hard call. The award-winning W910 is more compact and refined, and has a larger screen. With the difference pretty much boiling down to GPS and camera megapixels, making up your mind is a matter of priorities really.

kalo dipikir-pikir, W760 kayak kawin silang W890 sama W910 trus ditambah GPS ya...tapi kok indexnya lebih rendah..?

soalnya ga ada kamera videocall..........
gw blg mah kawin silang W580-W910

video call bisa sih harusnya, tapi pake kamera blakang+cermin

kawin silang W890 sama W910 --> 3Mpxnya dari W890, shake sama sense me dari W910, trus layarnya yg 2,2" tengah2 dari layar W890 sama W910

Awalnya gw tertarik banget sama W760, tapi lihat main disadvantage di atas jadi ilfil banget.
Lama2 gw bisa ninggalin Walkman series nih... terakhir yang masih bertahan tinggal W880 aja, itupun jarang dipake, tapi sayang kalo dilepas soalnya warnanya exclusive banget.
Setelah itu mulai tertarik sama seri Cyber-shot: K770, K850. Trus sekarang ngiler juga ngelihat C702 sama C902.

C'mon SE... Walkman Phone kok jadi seakan dianaktirikan gitu sih?
Pertama : kamera disunat AF, macro sama flashnya. Sekarang dibikin portrait pulak?
Diperparah lagi dengan : no video call camera, dan speaker yang jelek pulak?

SE sadar gak sih kalo buat dengerin musik tuh gak harus beli hape Walkman? Seri Cyber-shot juga bisa banget...

Trus apalagi keunggulan Walkman sekarang?

justru klo beli Walkman bisa dapet cybershot, trus keunggulan Cybershot apaan dong?

nah lho?