Sony Ericsson Motion Activated Headphones MH907

Sony Ericsson today unveils the world’s first ever motion activated headphones that sense the user. The clever MH907 headphones mean users simply plug in two earphones to start listening to music and pause by removing one earbud. To start listening again simply plug it back in. Do exactly the same to answer and end calls – simple as 1,2,3!
Sony Ericsson’s SensMe™ Control technology responds without a single press of a button, and with a Clear Audio experience users encounter superior sound on the move and enjoy their favourite music as it’s meant to be heard.
Sony Ericsson has created a humorous quirky film to demonstrate the product’s unique technology. Partnering with internationally renowned animator Kristofer Ström, the short film debuting today shows a cartoon character riding the bus and switching effortlessly between phone calls and listening to his favourite music. To see the film visit: www.sonyericsson.com/putyourearsincontrol

“With the MH907 consumers can pocket their phone but still stay connected all day, every day by simply plugging in or removing their earbuds – there is no need for a remote control or any buttons.” said Jacob Sten, Senior Vice President, SEMC Accessories. “At Sony Ericsson we think it is very important to listen to what our customer needs and introducing the world’s first ever motion activated headphones highlights our commitment to offer our customers a complete Communications Entertainment experience. The MH907 supports our realigned brand strategy, which aims to build a fun, playful and inclusive interaction with consumers.”

The Sony Ericsson Motion Activated Headphones MH907 at a glance

Design	Colours: Yellow/White and Titan Chrome Size: 164cm long Weight: 25.32g
Compatibility	Most Sony Ericsson phones with a fast port connector Please check compatibility at www.sonyericsson.com

In India, Sony Ericsson MH907 Headphones will be available for Rs.2800

Advantageous Android Phones-The Google G0 Concept Pushes Convenience With Style

Hopping on the android bandwagon is this new Google Android phone concept. Dubbed the Google G0, this sleek new smartphone is fully Google customized beyond any Android phone currently out on the market.
It features futuristic touch screen capabilities that make it extremely convenient to operate (you know, just like a Blackberry…yeah right) and there will be pre-installed Android and Google Chrome buttons on the interface.
It also rocks an LED light meant for phone activity indication that includes battery life notifications, incoming calls, etc. It looks like Android might be rapidly slipping its way passed the likes of the Blackberry AND the iPhone.

Microsoft Planned To Kill Apple iPhone by It's New Products "Turtle" and "Pure".

Microsoft and Apple have never really admired each other and therefore the competitive intentions are always evident. This time around it is Microsoft which is in the mood to challenge the might of the iPhone with a couple of releases slated for next year. Both phones, namely the Turtle and Pure are being developed under the project name ‘Pink’ and it will be Sharp that will assist Microsoft throughout the development. Indeed, both the phones will be co-branded as Microsoft+Sharp products. The phone codenamed Turtle bears semblance to the Motorola QA1. Pure is a more traditional phone which adores the candy bar styling and both these phones are expected to be released at the CES in January 2010. Rumor has it that the Pure will be sold by Verizon but then there is no source which confirms the speculation.

LG Launches GM730 Smartphone

I don’t have any official contact with LG Malaysia nor its PR representatives, so I don’t know if the LG GM730 has been out in the market for some time now, but this is the first time I’m seeing it, so I’m assuming it’s new.  Plus, it’s got a full page advertisement in Saturday’s Star, page N28, so it must be new or new-ish to deserve this “star” treatment.  The GM730 is a Windows Mobile (WinMo) Professional (ie. touchscreen) smartphone running version 6.1 of WinMo, and is upgradeable to Windows Mobile 6.5 when it is released, presumably for free.

Doesn’t that user interface look familiar?  ;-)  Seriously though, this is LG’s interface, which it calls “S-class”.  It is similar to HTC’s TouchFlo3D for Windows and SenseUI for Android, as well as Samsung’s TouchWiz2 and is meant to mask the complexities of manipulating a complex underlying operating system from the ordinary user.  Here are the specifications for the GM730:

. Type		. RF band
Touchscreen		GSM(850/900/1800/1900) UMTS(900(850)/1900/2100)
. Dimension : L*W*D(mm)		. Weight
109.8 X 56.5 X 11.9 mm		107g
. Standard battery, Max (mAh)		. 100mAh, Li-ion
1000mAh, Li-ion		450 hrs
. Talk time (hrs)		. Display External LCD
5 hrs		TFT touchscreen
. Size		. Touch Screen
WQVGA 3.0 inches		Resistive / 3D Active flash UI (S-class UI)
. Colours		. SIM toolkit
Black, Lime, Red Plum		Yes
. Date / Fax		. Vibration alert
Yes / No		Yes
. Browser		. WAP (version)
xHTML 1.1, HTML 4.01 / Internet Full Browsing		2.0
. SMS / MMS		. Video MMS / E-Mail
Yes / Yes		Yes / Yes
. Document Viewer		. Predictive Text input (T9)
MS office, PDF, Text		Yes
. IrDA (Infared)		. USB / PC Sync
No		Yes, Ver. 2.0 HS
. WLAN		. Bluetooth
Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g		Yes, 2.1 EDR
. Scheduler / Alarm		. Phonebook (# of names)
Yes		Yes, unlimited # of names
. Wallpapers / Pictures / Ringtone downloa..		. FM Radio / Video Telephony
Yes / Yes / Yes		Yes / Yes
. OS		. Java (version)
Windows Mobile 6.1		Yes
. MIDI (poly)		. Built-in Games
72		2 embeded games
. VOD / AOD		. Camera (main/sub)
Yes / Yes		5 Mega pixels AF / VGA CMOS
. Internal / External Memory		. Memory
200 MB / Micro SD slot up to 32GB		4Gb Nand / 1Gb DDR + 2Gb Nand / 512 Mb SDRAM
. Audio codec		. Video Recording
MP3, AAC/AAC+/E-AAC+, AMR-NB, WMA, MIDI		WQVGA 15fps (MPEG4, H263)
. Speaker		. Facebook : LG dedicate Client Applicatio..
12X18(Oval.) x 1EA		Yes

The 1000mAh battery looks a bit dodgy to me because of its small capacity.  So does the resistive screen, although I have to mention here that all WinMo devices have resistive screens.  And video recording at 15fps?  I think this will result in rather jerky looking videos due to the low frame rate!  But that large RAM looks delicious though!  And with a price like RM 1,799, I think LG doesn’t do much wrong here – and the big plus is that this phone is upgradeable to WinMo 6.5 when it is released next month!  Whether the upgrading exercise is going to be an easy one, and whether it can be user initiated, is another big question altogether!  The other thing that is not mentioned is what video codecs it supports for video playback.
On a related note, the LG Application Store for Malaysia is now open.  Software, if they are chargeable, are denominated in RM and  not in US$.  Rather impressively, the GM730 is one of only two phones supported at the moment in the LG Application Malaysia store, the other being the KS20.  I’m uncertain what the billing arrangement is with the local store, but it does ask you who your carrier is when you try to identify your phone – so that leads to the question of whether carrier billing is supported?  Carrier billing is where you choose to buy an application, and have the cost of the application appearing in your monthly mobile phone bill, so you can have one consolidated bill for all your smartphone’s voice/data as well as application usage.

 If anyone has any first hand experience with the local store, please do drop a comment with what you know!