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Sony Ericsson Idou demonstrated - Esato Special

Today we had a little chat with the product manager of Sony Ericsson Idou. Watch the video here
18 February 2009

What we saw was limited demonstration of the new S60 OS from the Symbian Foundation.

The Idou product manager only wanted to show us the media part of the Idou. This was the only part of the phone which could run without the Idou crashing too much. The Idou will be available in stores in the first part of second half of 2009. My guess is that means it will be in the stores October 1st. I asked what they were waiting for. Hardware or software. The answer is, as in most cases, the software engineers. While the C905 has it's origin from Sweden, Idou is mostly developed by the Japanese counterpart of the company.

Enjoy the Idou video:





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User comments:
I hope it's not going to cost $800 like the :es: X1
By wiifan32k on 14 Mar 19:14
i cant wait to get this phone but the problem is i want to see the menu first because every single video i see in youtube about this phone they show the walkman could somebody post a link that shows the menu and the message and every thing instead of britney spears
By OWE on 9 Mar 05:14
i like this phone very much so plese tell price of the phone i want this phone
By rameshreddyg on 7 Mar 06:17
how much will this phone be costing
By oscarreyes on 6 Mar 04:50
wowo
By soso on 27 Feb 17:40
WHy's this stupid asshole touching the phone with his fingernails? I dunno why, but it's so annoying.
By ASS on 27 Feb 12:18
Cant wait to have it.se is the best..good job se idou developer!
By bugz on 24 Feb 17:07
@kelly
I know. It is because Sony Ericsson told us so. A long time is relative. As stated in the article: It should be out before October 2009. Announcing the device 8 month ahead of the release date is something Sony Ericsson has chosen to do. I don't know why
By laffen on 23 Feb 18:10
i dont know why a lot of reviewers even GSMARENA says that this device will take a long long time to get to the market,just like xperia.
By kelly on 23 Feb 16:49
OMG!! this fon z so gud! se z really da besta! i cant w8 2 get ridda me x1 n get dis bad boy! iphone uzers is loozers...
By SELUVA on 22 Feb 13:27
Sony Ericsson has put UIQ to the trash and will use S60
By SanyafromRussia on 22 Feb 12:49
great job even faster than iphone..
By john on 21 Feb 15:51
How price with SE Idou?
By Ahmad on 21 Feb 13:49
Looks like another HTC design with a MicroSD slot.

Will Sony Cybershot cameras go away from Memory Stick? I don't think so.

How do I bring my Cybershot images into my handset??
By MrHTC on 20 Feb 21:59
rocking again SE,i really the concept of this fone.at times m havin XM 5800 but cant wait for idou to come in ma hands.......................excellent job SE.
By SamBaloch on 19 Feb 10:05
The more I see of this phone the more likely it is that my cherished iPhone 3G 8GB is going to be handed down to my wife...

This device puts SE in the big league again.
By carkitter on 19 Feb 09:19
Its a work in progress still way to early to judge what this thing is really like, but if the SW is from Sony's side of the camp I have some concerns Sony simply cannot write good software for anything other than their playstation.
By NitroFan on 19 Feb 08:54
Sure Idou is great and all but no physical qwerty will annoy some users - recall the W950/960 same trend here.

However its' going to take close to November for this to debut since Symbian-Foundation OS is yet to ship in Golden Master until late 2009!
By Donny on 19 Feb 06:56
While nokia just announced 8mp phone SE anounced 12.1 with 16m colours and symbian os... and design outta this world! i would say best upcoming phone for 2009!
By Timgt on 19 Feb 03:53
@drob
Your decision to get disappointed based on a LIMITED DEMONSTRATION is spot on. Really smart to critisize a building's 30% complete outlook while still under construction.
By mode on 19 Feb 02:46
Nothing new or amazing here ....... another dissapointing addition from SE.
By drob on 18 Feb 20:57
How to download it with HD quality?
By mediar on 18 Feb 19:46
Could you not have chosen a better angle? His hand is in the way most of the time!
By BOB on 18 Feb 17:35
video cut short cause he drops the phone!
By harry20larry on 18 Feb 17:07
nice xD
By norbi1988 on 18 Feb 16:56
cant wait for this phone.... sorry X1
By Dale on 18 Feb 15:17



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