Sony Ericsson's first GPS solution. The K530 and HGE-100
15 June 2007 by Olav Hellesø-Knutsen The Sony Ericsson K530 is the first mobile phone compatible with the GPS Enabler Sony Ericsson HGE-100. Two new products announced today from Sony Ericsson will help you keep your life in shape when on-the-move. The K530 is a slim 3G phone that gives full and fast access to the Web, plus performance imaging with a 2 megapixel camera and a variety of news, weather and entertainment features. It will even give you the weather forecast. It's also the first phone to be compatible with the new GPS Enabler HGE-100, also announced today, which plugs into the phone to turn it into your own personal satellite navigation system. "If like me you're amazed how useful 'SatNav' is and wonder how you ever managed without it, then the idea of having a GPS-enabled phone, just for those moments when you need it, is fantastic," says Yuting Xu, K530 Product Manager at Sony Ericsson. "Plug the GPS Enabler into your K530 and you have your own personal SatNav. Because the HGE-100 doubles up as your phone's stereo headset, it means that you can have a GPS-enabled phone, just when you need it. So as you will see with the K530, there is no compromising on the size of the phone." The K530 3G phone
Accessible 3G Your all-weather friend Find your way Goodbye to boredom The K530 is a UMTS 2100 and GSM/GPRS 900/1800/1900 phone and is available in Warm Silver in selected markets from Q3 2007. K530 features:
K530 Facts and Figures Colour: Warm Silver Screen: 262,144 colour TFT Networks: Talk time GSM/UMTS: Up to 9 hours/Up to 3 hours
The HGE-100 GPS Enabler
The HGE-100 is the first personal GPS navigator that is built-in to a Stereo Portable Handsfree. This gives you the flexibility to decide when you want GPS on your phone. Plug it into your phone when you wish, use it as a handsfree to control calls and music or switch to GPS mode when you want to find your way. Find yourself anywhere Keep on track A great team player The GPS Enabler HGE-100 will be available in selected markets from Q3 2007. HGE-100 Facts and Figures: Size of remote control: 61mm x 28mm Colour: Black and silver Keys: Full remote control + GPS mode selector
Comments On 7 Jul 12:38 madhan wrote badddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddddd On 18 Jun 17:44 Nicey wrote I will buy the new K850 with the HGE-100 GPS Enabler. I will have a cell phone, MP3 player, a 5MP camera, a GPS (lot better than N95), a video camera (30fps) and more and more...SONYERICSSON ALL THE WAY! On 18 Jun 12:14 EricsSon wrote WTF? It is not compatible with the UIQ phones? On 17 Jun 09:29 andy wrote i like this phone, but i still love my old k750i On 17 Jun 05:19 globe wrote niceee.. looks a bit like k610 though.. On 16 Jun 19:58 NikatsGreece wrote "I hope is supports the Java Location API. Previous SEMC phones didn't (at least officially), so how is GPS accessed on them?" Suppose that SE will support somehow the module. On the other hand, I thing i notice something about " monitor your speed, distance, route and calorie burn, recording and analysing data " . That means something like Garmins"Training Center"? And if it is, what will be the price? On 16 Jun 14:53 sepaul wrote SE can we get some new designs please??? all your phones look very similar On 16 Jun 11:42 AndersBorg wrote "This is a better solution than what Nokia has" I guess you mean the N95 and N6110. Check out the Nokia LD-3W Bluetooth GPS module. The best module I've tested. Very sensitive. I never use a headset, so the HGE-100 is not ideal, but on the other hand the LD-3W is very easy to forget and lose. I hope is supports the Java Location API. Previous SEMC phones didn't (at least officially), so how is GPS accessed on them? On 16 Jun 10:36 wild wrote SE is da best ever On 16 Jun 06:43 NIkatsGreece wrote SE supports a varius model according his website. Incl Kxxx and Wxxx models. That is good, for those who want a second GPS unit in any case. E.g. runners, bikers, e.t.c. And way better solution than NOKIAs model. I cant forget 3 years ago the "potato couch" GPS cover enabled in NOKIA sport models. After 5 uses ......"out of order due to hard use in training"!!!! My God,I was only sweat! On 16 Jun 05:34 vvk wrote smart. dint expect some thing like this that to in k530. gud se gud. On 16 Jun 02:39 wrote At the top is says that the K530 is the first phone to support the GPS Enabler and then in the specs of the HGE-100 it says that it is compatible with a range of Sony Ericsson phones including the K800. How can it be compatible with a range of SE handsets and then say that the K530 is the first phone to be compatible? On 15 Jun 21:16 prom1 wrote This is a better solution than what Nokia has. Because Neither allow third party solutions to USE the GPS chip built-into the phone then using an app that better suits your needs is mute. However, if you break your phone or loose it when this headset/GPS combo is not attached, you can walk into a phone store grab a fairly cheap SE phone that is compatible and connect this headset in and voila all is solved. Imagine trying to replace the high cost of the N95/E90/6972, just to get back your GPS?! Forget that. I want to upgrade to another phone not the SAME as the previous one I've had without having choice. Great thinking SE, nice job. On 15 Jun 17:27 Gopu wrote So if the head set has GPS , will some program allow us to use the GPS with other handsets, like make it compatible with P990i On 15 Jun 16:26 asf wrote cheap solution, still nokia are the best, gps integrated in phone... On 15 Jun 16:25 SA wrote i like the idea of the gps being incorporated in a headset,nice SE!the phone doesnt look too bad either... On 15 Jun 16:24 keight00i wrote the phone looks nokia-ish from the backside |
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