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Fanboy converts Sony Ericsson W52S into iPhone, say hello to iFailphone
Wow, talk about desperate for iPhone's love, a Japanese owner of a Sony Ericsson's W52S -- that we loved by the by, a lot -- has rocked the Romper Room craft world. Not happy with his handset's perfect beauty -- at least in our tech-jaded eyes -- he / she has opted to cover it in a garish display of tape, plastic, and foil(?) to morph it into an iPhone. We've no clue why this has happened but we're determined that the offending party be punished, because of the two crimes committed here: Ruining an otherwise perfect W52S and for wasting all those nice craft supplies.[Via IntoMobile]
Sony Ericsson releases W52S, Engadget Mobile swoons
We know we get repetitive with cries of "why not us?" so we'll save you the noise and get straight to it with nary a whimper (or at least as close to nary as we can get). Sony Ericsson's new sliding W52S -- released for Japan's KDDI network and part of the recently announced summer lineup -- rings in with so many impressive features we are almost stuck with where to start. The new beast comes in three color choices: Arpeggio Blue, Pizzicato Pink, and Harmonics White, all featuring a 2 megapixel camera with autofocus, 2.7 inch 432 X 240 BRAVIA display, and 2GB of internal memory that can be augmented with either M2 or MicroSD memory cards. The handset's huge internal memory can be used to store a pile of music that can then be broadcast via a built-in FM transmitter, played back through the stereo headset or via the stereo speakers mounted on the rear -- and managed with a color-keyed remote control. This handset also incorporates Sony's "Visual Music Sensation" with user selectable on-screen animations that rock to whatever you are listening to. As mentioned above we aren't gonna complain that this isn't coming our way, but we do hope for a suitably equipped clone in the coming months, as this thing is simply, wow.[Via Just Another Mobile Phone Blog]%Gallery-3354%
KDDI pulls a KDDI, shows entire summer lineup at once
We'd be shocked at the rate KDDI churns out new models, but let's be honest -- its domestic competitors manage to stay pretty much in lockstep, and they're all bested by the Keepin' It Real Fake machine that is mainland China. As we might expect from a massive launch on a Japanese carrier, the so-called "Collection 2007 Summer" (that's the "Summer 2007 Collection" for those not accustomed to reading phrases backwards) holds a handful of gems, including some VGA displays and 5 megapixel cams. Let's hop to it, shall we?
Is this the Sony Ericsson W52S?
Rumors swirl about another new handset, purportedly dubbed the W52S, from Sony Ericsson set to be announced as early as next week. While the handset does look like the real deal (albeit an almost mirror copy of the W550 / W600i), we won't be jumping gleefully until we get some specs. On the plus side, the screen looks to be monster-sized, the keyboard isn't as wonky as some recent examples from the Sony Ericsson design shed, and it's blue! Drop us a line if you have any info to fill in the blanks; we can't even tell if this thing spins or slides, though we're guessing it's bound for Japanese shores on account of the KDDI-esque naming convention.
