The button allows you to share and discover content through Facebook integration. It also will let you explore the Qriocity service from Sony, which provides streaming music and video content. The phone has got a glossy finish and a mineral glass display. It will be available in either black or white, but the white version is certainly distinctive.

It has a 3.2 inch touchscreen and a 1GHz processor under the hood. You’ll find two cameras, including a rear 5MP AF one that will capture 720p HD video. It also features Sony’s “xLoud” technology, which lets you crank the volume all the way without distortion. Since it’s an Android phone, it will have access to the 250,000 apps in the Android Market. The Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman will be launched later this year – sometime in Q4. Prices haven’t been announced yet.

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The other unique feature of the Mix Walkman is called Zappin’, which supposedly seeks and plays the chorus of a song to make it easier for you to decide if you want to listen to it or not. Unless you’re into prog, instrumental or other genres and songs that don’t have choruses of course. It also has a music recognition feature similar to Soundhound and Shazam, although of course the availability of that feature may depend on your service provider.

The phone side of the Mix Walkman is pretty standard stuff. It’s Android-based, has a 3″ 400×240 touchscreen, connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi only, has Bluetooth and micro-USB support and a 3mp rear camera. It also has dedicated apps for Facebook, Twitter and Google Talk.

I’m quite curious about how exactly the Karaoke mode lowers the vocal parts of a song; if it’s merely a glorified virtual EQ then it’ll dampen other sounds and not just the voices. The Zappin’ feature is quite practical though; I wish the iPhone had that feature. The Mix Walkman will be available on the third quarter of this year; no word on price yet. Check out the Sony Ericsson website for more info.

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Sony makes up for the lack of analog input by including a wide touchpad. The phone also has a touchscreen, although that’s to be expected these days. The gadget is said to be powered by a 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8655 processor. That’s as powerful as the Apple A4 chip on the iPhone and iPad, three times more powerful than the current PSP and more than twice as powerful as the 3DS; then again Nintendo isn’t a cutting edge tech sort of company nowadays. The PlayStation Phone is also said to have 512MB RAM, 1GB of ROM and eschews Memory Stick support for MicroSD cards.

There’s a decent chance that the phone will be running the upcoming Android 3.0, and have an online store for games. No word on price and release date yet, but if I were a betting man I’d say that it’s going to be released in 2011 and it’s going to be expensive. It is a phone too, don’t forget that.

Are you liking what you’re seeing so far? Bear in mind that these are pictures of a prototype. Personally both of my fears unfortunately came true – this is most likely a download-only platform, and its dual nature means it’s going to be pricey. Still, I’m interested in seeing how Sony handles the software side of things, even if I’m probably not going to get this device.

[via Engadget]

The Satio has a gorgeous widescreen (16:9) 3.5-inch touchscreen interface, with a super-sharp, auto-rotating 640×360 display. It also runs on the Symbian OS platform, which means there are tons of applications you can download and run on the handset. And if you’re into mobile photography, you’ll really love this. The Satio has an astounding 12.1-megapixel digital camera with 12x digital zoom. The camera offers face and smile recognition (I want a camera with frown recognition!), touch-screen focus capability, and a bright Xenon flash. It even can Geo-tag your photos and upload them directly to Picasa. This is definitely way more camera than you’re used to finding in a phone.

Did I happen to mention that the Satio is a full 3G phone, with support for GSM GPRS/EDGE and UMTS HSDPA networks? Plus it’s got built-in WiFi, Bluetooth and a GPS too. Yep, just like the iPhone, the Satio comes with Google Maps – connected to the phone’s A-GPS module. Oh yea, there’s also an FM Radio with RDS track information. This jack-of-all-trades can even play Java games and ships with mobile versions of Facebook and (correction, no Facebook app) YouTube too. Sweet.

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The Satio comes silver and “bordeaux” case colors, and will start to ship on October 13 in the UK. No word yet on a North American release. UK readers can order the Saito from the Sony Ericsson Store.

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The watch will come in several styles, both analog and digital, and will be able to notify you of incoming calls on your mobile phone, including caller ID information and remote phone control features. The integrated display will alert you to new voice and text messages as well. You’ll also be able to reject an incoming call directly from the watch. This idea seems really handy for dealing with calls when your phone is in your pocket or a briefcase. Like most mobile phones, the watch can be set on a silent vibrate mode to alert you to incoming calls.

The watches should work with most Sony Ericcson phones, and the initial Fossil models will be available this November for about $200 to $250 USD.

[via MobileWhack]