Sony Ericsson 3G K618, the latest way to keep boredom at bay

Posted August 8, 2006 at 08:13 PM by Demetrious Villard

Section: Portable Audio, Cellphones, Broadband Cards, Mobile Computers, Portable Video

Today, Sony Ericsson is announcing the latest entertainment phone, the K618. The light, slim, 3G cellular phone will be released in select markets; and is said to be the perfect mix of business solutions, entertainment, and mobile communications. As light as any 2.5G phone, it’ll include high-speed streaming and downloading for music and video.  Internet will be available with the phone, allowing for web browsing and push e-mail, allowing people to keep up with their inbox without having to download from their computer.

The phone will also have photo capabilities as well. Its 2.0 megapixel camera will come equipped with 2.5x digital zoom, and will work with Mobile Blogger, an application allowing for avid camera users to upload their pictures directly to blogs. Also, the phone will be able to handle video calls, making use of a separate video telephony camera and the phone’s 3G technology. Bluetooth will also be available on the phone, allowing for digital sharing of video, music, and photos; as well as for listening to music and phone calls on a Bluetooth Headset.

While storage on the phone may be a shortcoming, the phone will have a built-in Memory Stick slot, allowing for up to 1GB of external memory. This will come in handy as the phone can support four types of audio files and two types of video files. As is, the phone already comes packed with Disc2Phone music ripping software, MusicDJ, VideoDJ, PhotoDJ, a full HTML browser with RSS, and more. Just remember, it will only be released in select markets, so you’ll have to hope that it releases in an area near you.

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