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Sony Ericsson unveils Z1010 3G phoneSony Ericsson
unveils the Z1010 3G phone optimised for video18
February 2003 
Today,
at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, Sony Ericsson unveiled
the Z1010 dual mode UMTS/GSM-GPRS phone. The clamshell Z1010 is designed
to give consumers the best possible experience of imaging, messaging
and connectivity applications using 3G. Optimised for video conferencing
and video applications, it features two inbuilt cameras, two displays,
video support and a host of other features.
This
fully featured dual mode UMTS/GSM-GPRS mobile phone will be Sony Ericsson’s
first in a line of 3G-products made available for the consumer market.
It is demonstrated featuring video calls and streaming video applications,
in a live 3G network in Cannes. The Z1010 focuses on easy-to- use multimedia
messaging, taking advantage of the capacity and capability of 3G networks.
For this, the clamshell Z1010 features two displays and two cameras.
The main display is a full graphic 65K colour display and a grey scale
status display is located on the front panel of the phone, for easy
access to information when the phone is closed. The
integrated camera is easy to use for capturing still images and video,
which can then be sent as MMS or e- mail. There is also a dedicated
video call camera placed below the main display, so while the camera
is filming the user, he or she can watch the other party in the display.
To be able to easily move information between the Z1010 and other devices,
as well as for memory extension, the phone features Sony Memory Stick
Duo™ technology which makes it easy to transfer images, video
clips and music files to and from the phone. “We
are showing this product now to support operators’ commercial
3G launch programmes and to inspire users and application developers
with full 3G functionality support. 2003 will be the year when the
industry will have to focus heavily on interoperability and standardisation
in order to launch attractive 3G services and applications,” says
Jan Wäreby, Corporate Executive VP, Head of Sales and Marketing
at Sony Ericsson. “Supporting this process is definitely one of
Sony Ericsson’s strengths thanks to our Ericsson heritage, closeness
to the operators and the fact that we were the first ones to carry
out hand-over between GSM and 3G in September 2002,” says Mr Wäreby.
Upon completion of IOT during Q2, there will be
full commercial availability to support operator launch programmes
during the second half of 2003. Sony Ericsson has been shipping UMTS
network test phones to selected operator customers since the middle
of 2002 and in September announced, together with Ericsson, the first
live, dual mode UMTS/GSM calls with seamless handover between the two
modes. The demonstration, which included high data rate in live UMTS/GSM
networks, was done on Sony Ericsson test units based on a commercial
platform developed by Ericsson Mobile Platforms and it is also on this
platform that the Z1010 is based. Z1010 product
features:Imaging - sVideo
Call
- TwinCam
- VGA for still
- QCIF for video
- UMTS
64kbits uplink
- GPRS 4+2
- Dual displays: 176x220 pixels
/ 65 536 colors and 101x80 pixels / 4-level grey scale
Entertainment
- MPEG 4, H.263, MP3, ACC, AMR
- UMTS 384kbit
downlink
- Polyphonic Sound 24 voices
- WAP2.0
- Java
MIDP 1.0
Connectivity
- Bluetooth long range
- Sony Memory stick Duo™, 16MB
included
- USB true connector - 12Mbit
- IrDA
Messaging - SMS/EMS/MMS/MMS
video
- Wireless village
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