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Posted Friday, December 08, 2006 by Noah Kravitz | ||||
As 2006 winds down, some of us are compiling our various year end reviews and lists while others look forward to what 2007 might hold. Me, I'm gearing up for a little vacation (my honeymoon, actually!) and then a trip to CES in Las Vegas the first week of January to catch a glimpse of the future of the mobile phone industry.
While anything claiming to be "insider information" should be taken with a grain of salt, I couldn't help but pour over a certain thread over at Esato after it was mentioned on Engadget Mobile Wednesday morning. Shaliron, an Esato member who calls Melbourne, Australia home, has posted a preview of some 40 new mobiles that may be released by Sony Ericsson next year. Again, this is a posting on an Internet chat forum and not anything official from SE - so don't treat it as fact. But seeing the thread has some believable-looking "spy photos" and mentions an m600i successor with a 3.2 mp camera and Wi-Fi is on the roadmap, I couldn't help but get a little excited myself.
By the way, if you want to see a very cool looking, just announced Japan-only SE phone, check out the SO903i. That's one seriously sweet looking mobile.
Some highlights from the post:
"AI" - Ultra slim (9.4mm) candybar phone with metal/rubberized plastic body, Walkman 2 media player, and high-speed data capabilities.
W910 - High end flip phone w/3.2 MP camera, stereo speakers, possibly UIQ interface, similar specs to SO903i.
"Maria" - Successor to the flagship W950 Walkman phone, likely upgraded with 3.2 MP camera.
"Sofia" - Probable successor to the K790/800 Cyber-Shot phone. 5 megapixel camera to compete with Nokia N95.
"HandyCam Phone" - Slider phone with superior video recording capabilities.
"Elena" - Successor to the M600 smartphone, with Wi-Fi and a 3.2 megapixel camera.
CES (January 8-12), 3GSM (February 13-16) and CeBIT (March 15-21) are traditional venues for handset manufacturers to unveil their new goodies, so stay tuned ... 2007 promises to be a very exciting year for cutting-edge mobile technology.
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