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Sony Ericsson goes for the gold

Sony Ericsson goes for the gold

Kent German Former senior managing editor / features
Kent was a senior managing editor at CNET News. A veteran of CNET since 2003, he reviewed the first iPhone and worked in both the London and San Francisco offices. When not working, he's planning his next vacation, walking his dog or watching planes land at the airport (yes, really).
Kent German
Sony Ericsson introduced another Walkman phone at CTIA. The W700i is headed for Europe (sorry, U.S. callers), but we still were able to catch a look in Las Vegas. Styled in titanium gold, the W700i has a feature set similar to the . Inside, you'll find the usual Walkman features, such as an MP3 player, FM radio, and stereo headphone support. Music-only playback time is promised at 30 hours, and an included 256MB Memory Stick Pro Duo will hold about 250 songs. The W700i also promises a 2-megapixel camera with flash and 4X digital zoom; video recording and playback; a 262,000-color display; Bluetooth; an infrared port; e-mail; PC syncing; a speakerphone; and a WAP 2.0 wireless Web browser. The W700i is a triband GSM (900/1800/1900) phone.