A unique social music experience via Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman

MANILA, Philippines - Sony Ericsson has announced Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman, an Android smartphone that delivers a unique social music experience.

A dedicated Walkman hardware button provides instant access to the music player and consumers can also like, share and discover content through a deep Facebook integration while the infinite button allows consumers to connect to friends, photos, music and videos.

With an attractive curved design, a glossy finish and a mineral glass display, the phone has a 3.2-inch screen and a powerful 1Ghz processor.

A front facing camera is enabled for Skype video calling, while a 5MP AF camera can capture 720p HD video recording. 

Sony’s xLOUD enhances audio output, while the latest Android platform for smartphones (Gingerbread 2.3) provides access to over 250,000 applications on the Android Market.

Dennis Manzano, general manager of Sony Ericsson, said, “Consumers want smartphones to deliver a rich and social entertainment experience. The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman provides the best in communications and entertainment, in a powerful package with great style. With deep Facebook integration, users now have the ability to share and connect with their friends seamlessly.”

With the Facebook integration, users can instantly access it through the most used areas of the phone such as the picture gallery, music player, phonebook, and calendar.

It has a Media Discovery Application, a dynamic application placing the world of music and videos at the consumer’s fingertips, including Facebook recommendations from their friends.

Tapping the infinite button within the media player enables users to have instant access to new content about their favorite artist, such as music videos, artist information and lyrics search.

Sony’s xLOUD technology enhances audio output of the built-in speakers at high levels.

TrackID identifies the music track one is listening to within the FM radio and music player. The track can then instantly be shared or downloaded.

Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman will be available globally in selected markets from the fourth quarter.