Sony Ericsson w350
As mobile phones evolve the lines between electronic devices become thinner. With Apple’s iPhone blurring the lines between PDA, cell phone, music player, and internet browser, many other companies have felt the pressure to follow suit. Mp3 capable phones are nothing intrinsically new (think LG Chocolate) but Sony Ericsson has recently re-entered the scene by releasing their w350 as a mashup between mobile phone and Walkman media player.
The most notable thing about the new Sony cell piece is not its integrated phone and media capabilites. Rather, the most notable things about Sony Ericsson’s w350 is the design. It seems that in an effort to combine capabilites and gadgets, the have opted to add in the retro flip element. The flip mouthpiece is something that has not been seen on cell phones since the late 90’s and perhaps first year after 2000. The only functionality the flip piece provides are the controls for the Walkman feature – which could have, and should have, been easily integrated into the keypad of the device. The retro flip piece is an unbecoming feature to the phone, and makes it appear to be rather “cheap”. It is a shame too, becuase Sony Ericsson did have a pretty good thing going…
via Tech Reviews and Social Media News | Techsplosive.com
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Whoa, buddy. The W800i was out in 2004. It’s by far the best music phone I’ve ever owned (except for the the _$(&^# proprietary headphone adapter).
But really. Talking about a SE phone like it’s following some trend set by LG and Apple is disrespectful and ridiculous. The SE line of walkman phones has kicked other phones’ asses in terms of sheer phone functionality and usability, not to mention quality of media player.
@thegnu
I wasn’t really comparing it to a trend, I was simply pointing out similar products. I agree that the phone is great in terms of usability and features – perhaps if you read the post again you will realize that the main thing I was pointing out was a design feature that I did not find appealing.
I’m not a huge fan of the flip phone (though the one I had in Japan was pretty rad… it was shiny and purple and had a button that made it flip open like a switchblade).
Also I’m not a huge fan of SE’s user interface. It would take a lot to entice me into a phone like this.