SonyEricsson T707 Sharapova phone

The most obvious reason that we tend to not report SonyEricsson handset is that you can't actually tell which model the phone is by merely looking at it. Their models are so indistinguishable and their product line feature are blur. This new model, Sony Ericsson T707, is a rare exception.

For T707, Ericsson has partnered with Maria Sharapova, the famous tennis star. Unlike the ordinary uninteresting outlook of Sony Ericsson phone, T707 is a flip phone which is believed to be a 3G successor of Z610, a 2006 model with sharp colors and reflections.

Commentable features:
- Memory Stick Micro (boo..., they should make it dual compatible like k850)
- 3.2MP camera, geotagging (mediocre camera, with geotagging some users might be interested in it)
- 95g (quite compact for flip phone)
- 2.2", TFT, 240x320, 262k color display
- UMTS/HSDPA 2100 (no practical use besides Youtube)
- Youtube (With the small size of screen, you won't probably want to Youtube)
- Gesture keys to mute incoming calls or snooze the alarm (without actually flipping the phone) (finally a nice function.)

Rumor says it will be available by June 2009. We expect the price will be $2,488 in Hong Kong, a city with no sales tax. (nobody's willing to pay more on this very mediocre phone)


(Via engadget)

400x240 sized Wallpapers and screen backgrounds

As KU990 Viewty is 400 x 240 in pixel (WQVGA), other handsets with the same resolution can display these wallpapers too. Known handsets with the same resolution include:
LG Cookie KP500, Renoir KC910, Prada KE850
Samsung Omnia i900^*, Pixon M8800
SonyEricsson Xperia X1
K-Touch E60

*Note: 400 x 240 pixel pictures interacts poorly for Omnia i900's accelerometer, you will need larger pictures to eliminate the black edges

How big is 400x240 is in your screen? We have attached a photo of Ribeauville, Alsace, France for your reference. (If you like it, feel free to use it as your phone background.)

When we search the net, we found a massive load of screen background (swf) and wallpapers (jpg) for Viewty which you might want to see. High quality good stuff. http://www.reptilis.org/Viewty/index

Pre-order Sony VAIO P

VAIO P is an ultra-portable UMPC. The world's lightest 8" notebook up-to-date.

General information
P15G: Atom Z530 (1.6GHz), Vista Home Premium. 64GB SATA SSD, 2GB DDR2 RAM on-board not changable.
P13G: Atom Z520 (1.33GHz), Vista Home Basic. 250GB UATA HD , 2GB DDR2 RAM on-board not changable.

Weight and size
Sony VAIO P features the slim dimensions 12cm x 24.5cm is just about a large purse and your pocket. (Just watch out of pickpockets!) Minimum weight can be as low as 594g for P15G (and 620g for P13G).

Battery life
Standard battery life is 3 hours. Extended battery for 6 hours is available at extra cost/weight (around €90 in Hong Kong).

Connectivity
3G WWAN is included is only for certain models, together with 802.11b/g/n for communication purposes. And of course Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR. There's also GPS for your navigation ease.

Keyboard and Mouse
As VAIO P eliminate the touchpad, the keyboard is reasonably sized when comparing with other UMPCs (we will be unable to call it netbook soon due to random stupid legal matters). The trackball resembles the red ball on IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad.

Display
The display is the lowly Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 500, which is expected. But their very high resolution 1600 x 768 wide display in a 8" monitor spells "it's time to buy new glasses".

Pricing
Users in Hong Kong can pre-order the chic-style netbook for HK$5980 and HK$7980 (roughly €600 and €790)(link to SonyStyle pre-order page here for P15G / and here for P13G) The interface is English, but a series of language packs are included in the orders in Hong Kong, including: Hong Kong Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic and Thai. (No, don't ask us to order and ship, we take case only and we charge €200 for S/H thru DHL)