Esato News Archive

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR Unveiled
Bluetooth Core Specification Version 2.1 + EDR Makes Initial Device Set-Up Faster, Easier and Increases Battery Life.

Sony Ericsson signs on Hrithik Roshan as brand ambassador
Sony Ericsson announced Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan as the company's brand ambassador for India and SAARC countries.

Sony Ericsson dragged into Bluetooth Case
Sony Ericsson, Apple, DELL, and five other technology companies have been dragged into the huge court case over Bluetooth patents.

SanDisk introduces 4GB Memory stick Micro card with Sony Ericsson
SanDisk expanded its Memory Stick Micro (M2) line by introducing a 4-gigabyte (GB) card.

The New Nokia 5070
Designed with the needs of young consumers in mind, the newly announced Nokia 5070 features a compelling blend of fun and function for today's socially networked mobile customer. With strong messaging, leisure and personalization features, the Nokia 5070 has everything that the mobile social set needs.

The New Nokia 5700 XpressMusic
Today, Nokia revealed the Nokia 5700 XpressMusic, an accessible 3G smartphone augmented by a dedicated audio chip for enhanced music performance.

Nokia announces the new 7088
Nokia has introduced the first CDMA model, 'Nokia 7088', in its popular L'Amour Collection worldwide.

Sony Ericsson: Expect More From Us
Sony Ericsson will be expanding its phone line in the US with the company's "largest set of devices for North America ever," Sony Ericsson president Miles Flint said at the CTIA trade show today.

Vertu Ferrari 1947 Limited Edition Unveiled
Vertu is launching Vertu Ascent Ferrari 1947 Limited Edition, to commemorate Ferrari’s 60th Anniversary.

Sony Working on Oragami Phones
Sony’s Tokyo labs have filed a patent on a clever way to get bulky electronic devices into small pockets.

Motorola Announces Four New Mobile Devices
Motorola, Inc today announced four new additions to its extensive mass market portfolio, including the Motorola W218, W360, W380 and W395.

Philips Xenium NRG phone takes AAA Batteries
Philips has announced the Xenium which uses AAA batteries to offer a standby time of 5 weeks.

Projection Technology Goes Mobile
The latest DLP innovation from the world leader in mobile projection solutions enables compelling viewing options that expand beyond the limitations of a physical screen for mobile users of cellular phones, digital cameras and portable media players.

Free Mobile Service to Launch for Youngsters
A mobile phone start-up will offer UK teenagers free phone calls and texts in return for listening to adverts from this summer.

Sony Ericsson W580 Walkman announced
Sony Ericsson has announced the quad band W580 Walkman slider phone with EDGE and a 2 mega pixel camera.

Sony Ericsson and Sagem Communication enter into licensing and ODM agreements regarding mobile phones
As part of the licensing agreement Sagem Communication will license certain hardware and software technologies related to mobile phone platforms to Sony Ericsson. As part of the ODM agreement Sagem Communication will provide Sony Ericsson with a number of Sony Ericsson branded mobile phones.

Sony Ericsson to Route phone calls through your TV
Sony Ericsson has filed a patent application for a Wireless home communication system,The patent, published last week, details how the device would route phone calls through your home television set in a similar way to an in car handsfree kit.

Sony Ericsson Ranks Highest in Music Phone Sales
Of all 220 mobile phones that play music in the UK, ten key models account for almost half of mobile music consumption, Sony Ericsson handsets account for 6 out of the Top 10.

LiteOn Bracelet Phone
For a wearable phone, the LiteOn bracelet phone concept is fashionable, and somewhat remarkably, functional at the same time. It features a power button, charging port, call answer and hang up buttons, volume controls, and a ten button number pad, all disguised as jewels.

Worlds First Magnetic Levitation Mobile Phone
Magnetic levitation is seeing a new application in modern technology. In addition to bullet trains, the emerging technology will be used in the most familiar consumer gadgets of the day the Mobile Phone.

Sony Ericsson in Virtual Cebit
Sony Ericsson has built an entire Second Life CeBIT presence, showing off their latest mobile phones in glorious virtual technocolour.

World First Smokers Mobile Phone
The Smokers Phone looks like a cigarette packet but is in fact a real working mobile phone complete with a handy compartment inside to keep your cigarettes safe.

Gadget News from CeBIT
Esato is visiting CeBIT this year and will report back regularly during the event

Sony Ericsson today announces the W660 Walkman phone
The Sony Ericsson W660 is a candybar 3G Walkman model shipped with a 512MB M2 card. W660 will be available in selected markets from Q2 2007.

New Luxury Mobile Phone Brand "Bellperre"
A new brand of luxury mobile phone is set to hit the market with the promise its phones will be '0% Plastic.' mobile phones - made of leather, steel, gold, hardwood, sapphire and other fine material.

Leaked: Sony Ericsson K850i and M610i pics
Rumours of the Sony Ericsson K850i and other handsets have been circulating for a while now and, if these photos are genuine, we are about to some amazing new phones.

Sony Ericsson K510i Julien MacDonald Edition
The fashion designer Julien MacDonald has stripped the Sony Ericsson K510i of its monotone looks and replaced it with a vibrant floral print.

Gucci Follows Prada with a Mobile Phone?
Seems like every designer brand wants to have a mobile phone product in there inventory these days, the Prada phone is due to be launched in the next few weeks and now rumour has is that Gucci is to follow with there own branded phone.

Transparent Crystal phone Concept
Here is something new that we haven't seen before, a concept phone which is completely transparent and see through.

Sony Ericsson's Remote Control Phone
According to a patent Sony Ericsson have come up with the idea of turning a mobile phone into a universal remote control.

Sharp LCD Screen Doubles As Image Sensor
The new 2.6-inch VGA (640×480) LCD was unveiled at the ISSCC 2007 event in San Francisco and will be used to add touch-panel input functionality as well as biometric capabilities to mobile devices like phones and PDAs.

Sony Ericsson’s W880 competitive threat to Apple’s iPod?
Analysts say Sony Ericsson’s W880 device might pose a competitive threat to Apple’s iPod going forward.

Sony Ericsson Today Announces the Launch of Night Tennis Miami
Sony Ericsson today announces the launch of Night Tennis Miami, a revolutionary new concept that combines a tennis tournament, the world’s best DJ acts and a UV fashion feast – all in the dark. Paul Oakenfold, Masters at Work and Murk will be taking to the decks and promise to rock Miami on the 22nd and 23rd March 2007.

T-Mobile Sony Ericsson W880i
T-Mobile has announced today that it will be one of the first operators to offer the new Sony Ericsson W880i.

Win a 3-day trip to the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami
Visit the Sony Ericsson store in London before 13th March 2007 and get the chance to win a 3-day trip to the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami (25th - 27th March 2007).

SAGEM's New High End TV Phone
Sagem unveils its new, top-of-the-line mobile handset, the SAGEM myMobileTV. Not only does it offer TV playback via next-generation DVB-H broadcasting, it also provides access to the very best in advanced multimedia entertainment.

Sony Ericsson Officially Becomes a Record Breaker
Jamiroquai performed at Sony Ericsson's Gig in the Sky on board a private jet flying at 35,000 feet on Tuesday (February 27th) between Munich, Germany and Athens.