Sony Ericsson today announces the W660 - a Walkman phone which places an emphasis on style and feel. With a tactile finish that just begs to be touched, it's a classic-design 3G phone available in two distinctive colours, Record Black and Rose Red. Also introduced is a compact new music accessory, the Snap-on Speakers MPS-75, which let you play the tracks stored on your Walkman phone out loud.

Like several of the latest Walkman phones, the W660 features TrackID. If you ever need to identify a piece of music that you don?t recognise, simply record a few seconds of the track, either via the microphone or by tagging a clip straight from the phone?s FM Radio, and TrackID will send the clip to the Gracenote Mobile MusicID database. This quickly identifies the track, the artist and album and relays the information back to your Walkman phone.

The W660 Walkman phone can store up to 470 full-length songs (in eAAC+ format) on the 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) supplied. As your collection grows you can expand the memory as you need and, by way of example, a 1GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) will hold up to 1,000 tracks.

As well as high speed music download and web surfing, the W660 can deliver RSS feeds straight to the phone?s desktop to keep you up-to-date on the latest news and gossip. It also packs a 2.0 megapixel camera and Picture Blogging capability, allowing you to capture that picture and upload it instantly to your personal blog site - all at 3G speed.

Sony Ericsson also announces the Snap-On Speakers, MPS-75, today. This is a small plug-in speaker unit with excellent sound quality that is powered from the phone - perfect for that party moment. The W660 Walkman phone also offers Bluetooth Audio Streaming, which allows you to send music wirelessly from the phone to other compatible devices, such as the Music Bluetooth Receiver MBR-100 or the Stereo Bluetooth Headset HBH-DS970.

The W660 Walkman phone is a UMTS 2100 and GPRS 900/1800/1900 device and will be available in selected markets from Q2 2007. The Snap-On Speakers, MPS-75, will be available globally from Q2 2007.

The W660 at a glance:

Music-
Walkman player 2.0 with support for
Album Art
512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) PlayNow
TrackID
Disc2Phone
Bluetooth Audio streaming
FM radio support
Up to 25 hours music listening

Design-
Slim stick form factor (14.5mm)
Premium design and material
Embellished/raised finish on camera side
Flash theme

Size: 102 x 46 x 14.5 mm
Weight: 93 grams

Imaging-
2.0 megapixel camera
Digital zoom 2.5x
2.0 inch 262k colour TFT display
Video Telephony
Video recording / playback
Picture blogging

Connectivity-
Full HTML Web browsing
RSS feeds
Bluetooth 2.0
USB 2.0
Java MIDP 2.0

Accessories-
In-Box:
Battery and charger
Stereo Handsfree Headset HPM-70
512MB Memory Stick Micro? (M2?)
USB Cable DCU-60
Disc2Phone music management software

Aftermarket - including:
Snap-On Portable Speakers MPS-75
Music Bluetooth? Receiver MBR-100
Stereo Bluetooth? Headset HBH-DS970
Portable Speakers MPS-70
Music Desk Stand MDS-60

Availability and versions
Colour options: Record Black and Rose Red
Networks: UMTS 2100 and
GPRS 900/1800/1900

Talk time GSM: Up to 6 hours
Talk time (3G): Up to 2.5 hours
Standby time: Up to 360 hours

The MPS-75 at a glance:

Snap-on Speakers MPS-75:

Great stereo sound quality with neodymium speakers

Ultra portable pocket-sized

Integrated FM antenna

Design colour matched to your Walkman? phone

Packaging content
(Walkman blister)
Snap-on Speakers MPS-75

Size
Speaker: 101.5 mm x 65.5 mm x 48 mm
(39.9 in. X 25.8 in. X 18.91 in.)
Weight 107 g (3.745 oz.)

Color:
DPY: Black/orange

Compatibility
Sony Ericsson music phones incorporating Fast port

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