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March 3, 2005
Sony Ericsson strengthens mobile gaming offering with four new Java 3D phones

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Sony Ericsson on March 1, 2005, announced four more Java 3D-enabled phones including the K750, J300, K300 and W800 Walkman  phone. Along with the two GSM/UMTS phones announced at 3GSM World Congress, the Z800 clamshell and K600, Sony Ericsson now has 12 phones supporting Mascot Capsule v3 and JSR-184. This 3D line-up demonstrates Sony Ericsson's commitment to mobile gaming and mobile Java 3D innovation.

The games featured in the display of the phones in this article are Sumea games developed and published by Digital Chocolate, Inc. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. www.sumea.com


Sony Ericsson J300 - a fun phone that entertains and inspires

The fashion conscious and young-at-heart looking for a hot new phone with the coolest entertainment features will love the J300. It's a slim, curvy mobile phone providing mobile 3D gaming and easy downloads of video clips and ringtones at an entry-level price.

Cooperating with leading mobile game developer Gameloft, Sony Ericsson is providing J300 owners with a free game download of Rayman 3 via Sony Ericsson's PlayNow content download service. A range of branded games from a number of major game publishers will now be available on PlayNow for the launch of the J300. 2D and 3D games and other content for the J300 will also be available from operator's download services.

This is a mass-market phone supporting both J2ME MIDP 2.0 and Java 3D (Mascot Capsule v3 + JSR-184). It has a 128x128 pixel screen, matching Nokia Series 40, which simplifies life for developers. The J300 supports the Nokia UI API, the Wireless Messaging API (JSR-120), Mobile Media API (JSR-135), and JTWI R1 (JSR-185).

The J300 will be available in Q2 2005 and come in the following editions:

J300i - Dual Band GSM 900/1800 MHz
J300c - Dual Band GSM 900/1800 MHz for China Mainland
J300a - Dual Band GSM 850/1900 MHz for Americas

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New K300 camera phone offers imaging for the mass market at entry level price

The K300 is a new addition to Sony Ericsson's award-winning mobile imaging portfolio. It offers affordable simplicity, together with dual front design, classic Sony Ericsson styling and a choice of colors to make it the ideal first step imaging phone.

The camera is used horizontally, allowing shots to be stable and well framed, and 4x digital zoom gives great results at a distance. The K300 doubles up as a video and photo album as its 12MB on-board memory will store a sizeable collection of 120 10-second video clips or 500 VGA images. The 65K color screen makes for good quality viewing of stills and footage.

The K300 supports the same JSR's and has the same screen size as the J300. The K300 has a fast and responsive 3D game engine, and users will be able to enjoy a host of 2D and 3D games downloaded directly to the phone from Sony Ericsson Fun & Downloads.

The K300 will start selling already in Q1 2005. It will be available in the following versions:

K300i - Triple Band 900/1800/1900 MHz
K300c - Triple Band 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland
K300a - Triple Band 850/1800/1900 MHz for Americas

 
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Sony Ericsson K750 delivers sharp pictures with 2 Megapixel camera and great print quality

The K750 is rich with features that are now common in stand alone digital cameras but new to mobile phones, such as Autofocus, 4x digital zoom and red eye reduction. The K750 can store a sizeable picture library. The phone features an internal 32MB memory, which can hold nearly 100 full-size pictures, and an external memory slot which accepts Memory Stick Duo up to 2GB, enough for more than 6,000 shots. A 64MB Memory Stick Duo is supplied with the phone. Images can be shared with a host of other devices thanks to Memory Stick Duo, Bluetooth and Infrared. Also a USB cable comes with the phone for fast transfer of pictures, video and music to and from a PC.

K750 provides a great amount of fun and entertainment. It has a Java 3D games engine for fast and smooth game-play, an integrated MP3 player and FM radio, VideoDJ allowing users to create their own animations, a simple photo editor called PhotoDJ, and sound effects can be created with MusicDJ. PlayNow enables users to download fresh new music, ringtones and games directly to their phone.

Just as the other phones, the K750 supports J2ME MIDP 2.0 and Java 3D (Mascot Capsule v3 + JSR-184). It has a 176x220 pixel screen, and supports the Nokia UI API. In addition, the K750 handles JSR-82 Bluetooth multi-player gaming, Files and PIM applications through JSR-75. It also supports the normal Wireless Messaging API (JSR-120), Mobile Media API (JSR-135) and JTWI R1 (JSR-185).

The K750 will be on sale from Q2. It will be available in the following variants:

K750i - Triple Band 900/1800/1900 MHz
K750c - Triple Band 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland

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Sony Ericsson W800 – the World's first Walkman phone brings high quality digital music to the mass market

Sony Ericsson has kick-started its entry into the mobile music market with the announcement of the W800, the first Walkman branded mobile phone. The Sony Ericsson W800 is the first product to combine a mobile phone, a high quality digital music player with up to 30 hours' battery life, and a 2 Megapixel camera. All of this is packaged in a slim, lightweight device with ultra-stylish design.

The W800 comes with quality stereo headphones and is compatible with the proven, industry standard MP3 and AAC music file formats. The 0,5GB Memory Stick Duo gives capacity for around 150 music tracks, or 10-12 full length CDs from the user's existing CD collection. The phone is supplied with Disk2Phone software, which enables quick, convenient transfer of music CD's onto the phone via a PC.

The W800 Walkman phone supports the same JSR's as the K750. It will start shipping in Q3 2005 in the following variants:

W800i Triple Band 900/1800/1900 MHz
W800c Triple Band 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland

Walkman is the registered trademark of Sony Corporation.

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