Showing posts with label Accessories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Accessories. Show all posts

Friday, January 13, 2012

New Sony accessories: SmartWatch, Smart Wireless Headset pro and Xperia SmartTags

by XB on January 9, 2012

Sony has announced three new Sony ‘Smart Extras’ accessories. First of all we have the SmartWatch, the successor to the LiveView, bringing remote Bluetooth access from your Android phone to the SmartWatch microdisplay. The SmartWatch has a 1.3-inch OLED display and measures just 8mm in thickness. Unlike the LiveView it features a 128 x 128 pixel touchscreen, capable of displaying 65,536 colours, defined into 9 distinct touch areas in a 3 × 3 matrix.

It’s good to know that SmartWatch has a vibration function, accelerometer and is both dust and splash proof. Sony says that you can also customise this with any 20mm wristband. The SmartWatch white paper is available to download here.



 The Smart Wireless Headset pro is a Bluetooth wireless headset that will allow users to also read text messages, view incoming calls, access the calendar alerts and more. With the phone disconnected it will work as an independent MP3 or radio player. If you’re wondering how this works, the Smart Wireless Headset pro supports microSD and will ship with a 2GB card. Smart Wireless Headset pro uses Bluetooth 3.0 to communicate with the phone and it features a two row display. The white paper is available here.






Lastly there are Xperia SmartTags, using the NFC functionality of the new Xperia phones to change the settings of the handset with a single pass. Once the phone is touched with a SmartTag, it will launch a preconfigured profile inside the phone. For example you may have a SmartTag in your car which will activate a GPS application. Customisation is key here and Sony will allow you to easily customise the tags to make your lives easier.




SmartWatch Pictures






Smart Wireless Headset pro Pictures

 



 

Xperia SmartTags Pictures

 





 

 

Sony Ericsson LiveView successor spied

by XB on January 9, 2012

Sony Ericsson is all set to announce some new products later on today at CES 2012 (or early tomorrow depending on which time zone you are in). Whilst most Sony Ericsson fans are waiting on details of the new Xperia handsets with feverish anticipation, we expect the company to announce some new accessories too.

One of these will be the successor to the LiveView Bluetooth remote mini display. The Verge caught a picture of the device, which looks imminently more fashionable than its predecessor. It features what looks like a rubber green wrist strap and a spring loaded clip to easily remove the display from the strap. The unit itself also looks nicer than the original, with a chrome metal strip along the sides. Many felt that the LiveView was an interesting concept but needed more work, both in terms of the wrist strap and apps. Let’s hope Sony Ericsson deliver on this new version.


Via The Verge.
Thanks adsada & Damir!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Mugen Power releases 3400mAh battery for Xperia Pro, 3200mAh battery for Xperia arc / arc S

by XB on December 12, 2011

Mugen Power, provider of quality third-party batteries, has released an extended battery for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro. The 3400mAh capacity battery is more than double the stock 1500mAh battery and will set you back $84.95. As you can imagine a battery of this size requires a larger battery cover, which is provided.

Also, the company has released another extended battery for the Xperia arc and Xperia arc S. It had already released a 1700mAh and 4500mAh battery previously and has now added a 3200mAh capacity battery to its stable. This particular one will set you back $84.95.