Engadget http://www.engadget.com Engadget http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif Engadget http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro lands FCC approval]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/sony-ericcson-vivaz-pro-lands-fcc-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/sony-ericcson-vivaz-pro-lands-fcc-approval/http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/06/sony-ericcson-vivaz-pro-lands-fcc-approval/#comments We can imagine the conversation going something like this:

"Hello, FCC speaking. How can I help you?"
"Hey, Sony Ericsson here. So basically, we took this phone you guys already approved, and just... you know, slapped a keyboard on it. We cool?"
"Well, no, we aren't 'cool.' Go ahead and submit another set of test results and we'll get back to you."
"But..."
"...no 'buts.' Just do it." (click)

And that, you see, brings us to this filing for the Vivaz pro. It's not a North America-bound version -- there's no 850 / 1900MHz or AWS 3G -- but at least it'll get you some high-speed data if you're in 900 or 2100MHz markets (read: Europe). And heck, it might even make an original Vivaz owner or two jealous in the process.

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro lands FCC approval originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 06 May 2010 11:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ericssonfccmobileqwertyslidersonysony ericssonSonyEricssonsymbianvivazvivaz proVivazProThu, 06 May 2010 11:35:00 EST<![CDATA[Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro hands-on]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/sony-ericsson-vivaz-pro-hands-on/#comments It kinda got buried beneath the X10 mini and mini pro, but Sony Ericsson went ahead and threw us a Symbian-flavored bone this evening with the Vivaz pro. The phone's nearly a dead ringer for its non-pro doppelganger -- the original Vivaz -- but it adds a claimed 2 millimeters of thickness, which we found to be nearly imperceptible when you're holding it or gazing in its direction. We'll admit this is a better looking phone (along with the Vivaz) in person than we'd figured from the press shots, but we're still not sure we'd buy in -- the UI feels a little bit like a warmed-over S60 5th Edition, unlike the X10's thorough reworking of Android. If anything, this could very well be an N97 mini killer, especially considering the keyboard's decency -- just check out that centered spacebar! Enjoy a few more shots of the phone in Sony Ericsson's ridiculously under-lit venue (it's a nightclub, in case you couldn't tell) below.

Gallery: Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro hands-on

Sony Ericsson Vivaz pro hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>ericssonhands-onmwcmwc 2010Mwc2010qwertysonysony ericssonSonyEricssonvivaz proVivazProSun, 14 Feb 2010 18:16:00 EST<![CDATA[Sir Howard Stringer and friends show off Sony Ericsson's new handsets]]>http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/sir-howard-stringer-and-friends-show-off-sony-ericssons-new-han/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/sir-howard-stringer-and-friends-show-off-sony-ericssons-new-han/http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/14/sir-howard-stringer-and-friends-show-off-sony-ericssons-new-han/#comments A gaggle of higher-ups from Sony Ericsson stuck around after the conclusion of today's event to show off the X10 mini, X10 mini pro, and Vivaz pro in person, and we seriously can't stress this enough: the mini twins are small. Well, either that, or the men holding them were gigantic -- but we're pretty sure it's the former since we got around to spending some quality time with the mini pro and continued to be blown away by its diminutive stature. Rikko Sakaguchi (pictured left) had two colors of the mini plus a Vivaz pro, while Lennard Hoornik was rockin' the original X10 plus a mini pro. We'll be honest: the company's platform strategy is as meandering and muddled as ever, but with designs like this in the pipeline, they'll definitely be demanding their fair share of attention over the next few months. See a bunch more shots of the execs handling the phones in the gallery below.

Gallery: Sir Howard Stringer and friends show off Sony Ericsson's new handsets

Sir Howard Stringer and friends show off Sony Ericsson's new handsets originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Loved Sony Ericsson's Vivaz but not the awkward name form factor? No biggie, as SE's seen fit to launch a "pro" version of the set replete with QWERTY slide out keypad today at Mobile World Congress. The handset's other specs pretty much line up with what we saw launched in January: very usable 720p video capture, a 640 x 360 wide HVGA touchscreen display, S60 5th Edition (so says the press release, though an SE-tweaked Symbian^2 or Symbian^3 seems more likely), mountains of connectivity options, apps, gee-whiz camera functions, and will ship in both North American and global 3G variants with quad-band EDGE. Digging through the specs, we're a little concerned that somehow the Vivaz pro's megapixelry has slipped from a decidedly more pro-ish 8.1 in the original Vivaz to 5.1 in this venture -- so we're guessing the form factor has something to do with it. Of course there's no firm shipping date, but look for it in white or black sometime in the second quarter of this year.

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Sony Ericsson launches Vivaz pro, now with more QWERTY originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 14 Feb 2010 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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