Sony Ericsson's Live with Walkman vows new social music experiences

Sony Ericsson unveiled Live with Walkman, a new Android-powered smartphone that combines the Walkman brand's signature music experience with deep social media integration.

Sony Ericsson will roll out Live with Walkman to selected global markets during the fourth quarter of 2011.

The device boasts a dedicated Walkman hardware button promising instant music player access as well as options to like, share and discover content via Facebook. Users may also access Facebook via Live with Walkman features including the phone's photo gallery, music player, phonebook and calendar.

Live with Walkman also features Sony Ericsson's Infinite button, which supplies recording artist info, music videos and lyrics search. Users may also access millions of songs and thousands of feature films across Sony Ericsson's Qriocity content services platform and identify new music using the TrackID app. Live With Walkman also includes Sony's xLOUD technology, which enhances audio output. 

Sony Ericsson will roll out Live with Walkman to selected global markets during the fourth quarter of 2011. Pricing details are presently unknown.

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