The Walkman is going 3G with the release later this year of Sony Ericsson's new W900i music phone. Available in black or white, the W900i makes it easy to import, transfer, manage and play music from 3G cellular operators' over-the-air music download services. Its versatile swivel design allows a user to multitask between the phone's many functions. The direct-music buttons get the user swiftly into the Walkman player, where it is possible to scroll through playlists, artists or individual songs. The phone's ring tone cuts into the audio to pause a track so a user can take a call. It also comes with a 2-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom, two colour displays, FM radio and video call functions, web browser, Adobe Photoshop software, and Bluetooth and infrared connection. The W900i is expected to cost about $5,000.
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