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Cool K800i Feature |
Brady
Joined: Jun 23, 2005
Posts: 139
From: Coatbridge, Scotland
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Taken from GSM Arena:-
''A cool innovation is the implementation of the Identify Music feature. If you happen to hear a song on the radio that you really like, you could start the Identify Music and it will record a few seconds from the song, upload it to a server and get the Artists and Songs names. This feature is going to be seen in all new Sony Ericsson models that have FM Radio capabilities''
Don't know how many times i've heard a song on the radio and wondered what the title/artist was. |
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IRFCA_WDG-3A
Joined: Nov 24, 2005
Posts: 359
From: Rajdhani Express!!
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This feature is also present in the W710 and it's cousins. 
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goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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Yeah. Thats provided by Gracenote. Cool feature. It should work in nightclubs etc.
When you transfer music using disc2phone it also contacts the Gracenoter servers to get the artist info. |
dreamfish
Joined: Jun 30, 2004
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It beats having to use that 2580 service that costs £1 a go!! |
T68iKING
Joined: Nov 04, 2002
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From: W.London
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Will this be a free service right? |
goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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yes, apart from gprs charges, which shouldn't be much. |
JAGUY85
Joined: Oct 17, 2003
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From: Jamaica
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I thought I read somewhere that it will be a 30 trial? By the way, the same review said Sony Ericsson intends to have that feature in all future phones that have a radio.
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jepherberich
Joined: Apr 25, 2006
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Good move for  . For a second there I thought they'll limit TrackID to  handsets (in the same way AF has been limited to the Cybershot line); note that the TrackID system is hooked up to an online music store; they didnt want to miss out on a good chunk of the market out there, obviously
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goldenface
Joined: Dec 17, 2003
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From: Liverpool City Centre
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Yeah, if it increases the chances of people purchasing from Sony Connect then it can't be a bad thing.
I thought I read that this feature can sample music from anywhere and search for it in huge library of tunes.
Wouldn't be so bad if it also offered you the ringtone to match the tune, if it was available - saving you having to crop your MP3s. |
admad
Joined: May 26, 2005
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From: Poland
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Hey guys, k800i doesn't have this feautre :/ It's only presented in the prototypes(Yes gsmarena tested prototype), while it's reserved for walkman handsets, same thing with megabass... |
alandigby
Joined: Aug 11, 2004
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That's annoying. SE are really starting to annoy me with this kind of thing now where you only get a limited set of features based on which sony corporation brand your handset has plastered on it.
Don't they understand that the people who buy their phones are often higher end users who know what they want... and they want everything! Showing they can do it easily by having it on the prototype and then taking it out for branding reasons just rubs salt into the wound.
I wonder how long it will take another manufacturer to realise what's happening and start to supply a phone that does do everything.
If they did, i'd buy it, and i'm sure lots of other people would to. |
jepherberich
Joined: Apr 25, 2006
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bummer. When they realize TrackID + Sony Connect music store doesnt make as much as they wouldve if they deployed it on all handsets, they'll likely do so on a future firmware upgrade
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waynefeltham
Joined: Dec 14, 2003
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hmmm, wonder if I can get this on my flashed K750i (now W800i)...that would be good |
bavlondon2
Joined: Jan 28, 2006
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How much will it cost to ue this service ? Does it come as an application pre installed as standard on the phone ? |
dr.walrus
Joined: Jun 29, 2006
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On 2006-06-29 02:14:11, alandigby wrote:
That's annoying. SE are really starting to annoy me with this kind of thing now where you only get a limited set of features based on which sony corporation brand your handset has plastered on it.
Don't they understand that the people who buy their phones are often higher end users who know what they want... and they want everything! Showing they can do it easily by having it on the prototype and then taking it out for branding reasons just rubs salt into the wound.
I wonder how long it will take another manufacturer to realise what's happening and start to supply a phone that does do everything.
If they did, i'd buy it, and i'm sure lots of other people would to.
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I think you'll find that it'd be suicidal to market every phone with every single feature available, because then that removes applicability with market brackets. The W850 and W950 will have these features, but non-walkman phones will not have walkman features. Cannibalisation is avoided across a product spectrum by ensuring differing products have differing features, and it's ridiculous to suggest that every product should have every feature.. |
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Posted: 2006-06-28 14:24
