It’s raining music for ears which are always wired into an iPod or a walkman phone! Yesterday, the much awaited Walkman Series of Sony Ericsson was announced. The series includes 3 mobile phones W902, W302 and W595. The phones can play wide variety of music files and come with other multimedia functions as well- camera, internet access and connectivity options. These will be on shelves in the last lag of this year. The company’s previous model (W800) is already a hit among music fans.

Here are the features of each phone one-by-one:

Sony Ericsson W302:-
• 2 Megapixel camera with 2.5x zoom.
• 3D games, Java and Video viewing.
• Bluetooth connectivity, USB support and Memory Stick Micro.
• 20MB of internal memory.
• Available in Midnight Black and Sparkling White.

SE W902 phone:-
• 5 Megapixel auto focus camera with up to 16x digital zoom.
• Includes cool stuff like Picture blogging, Video blogging, Video recording & Photo feeds.
• Shake control and SensMe features +nt.
• Allows access to Google Maps and enables Geo tagging of photos as well!
• Available in Volcanic Black, Wine Red and Earth Green.

SE W595 (slider style) phone:-
• 3.2 Megapixel camera.
• Bluetooth stereo.
• FM radio.
• Shake control and SensMe.
• 40MB of internal memory (supports for Memory Stick Micro also +nt.)
• Available in Active Blue, Lava Black, Cosmopolitan White & Jungle Grey

All the three models are too tempting but their price will be a defining factor as well (which is yet to be announced!).

Via: techshout

Tired of your boring monofacilitated FM radio? If yes, then this one’s for you only. Laced with a new technology the BlueTinum Internet DAB and FM radio comes from Denmark. It uses Wi-Fi Internet connection (wireless broadband connection) for tuning-in and guarantees you access to free 10,000+ Internet Radio broadcasts from world over.

The good thing is it needs only a Wi-Fi signal without the requirement of a PC connection. However, if you want to listen to music tracks stored in you PC then just leave your PC on and the BlueTinum will stream your favorite music for you! The flexibility is such that you may have your PC (switched on) in your room upstairs and your wireless router in other room and still listen to your iTunes playlist via it while frying eggs for your breakfast! Cool isn’t it?

BlueTinum H1606, which doesn’t rely on transmitters, also plays DAB (BAND3: 1174-240Mhz) and FM Radio (88-108MHz). It is also able to receive DAB+ broadcasts. It provides an array of domestic terrestrial stations with no interference and an amazing sound quality. There are a whole lot of things that you can do with it. For instance, you can select music stations from local to national and international - location/genre specific broadcasts, BBC, Mozart from Vienna, Chicago Blues, News from India or Comedies from America or sports news- just about anything that you like! You can set your favorite stations to one of 24 presets available in this radio-set.

Other features:

Large blue LCD display, 9V DC mains power adaptor& an alarm clock.
Has Built-in wireless antenna, 18-Watt Speaker, 7-Watt Amplifier.
WPE and WPA compatible (for easier connection to internet).
Plays podcasts.
Comes with 12-month guarantee at £99.95.
Supplied by T2 Direct Limited.

Via GuardianOffers

 
Not much has been written about John Coltrane in the recent past, but that does not mean the man’s music is not taken sincerely anymore. Actually, so much has already been written about Coltrane that there isn’t much left for writers like me to talk about. Hmmm…well, yes there are a few Trane tunes I feel should have got more recognition than they did. His rendition of Billy Strayhorn’s classic “Lush Life” is truly the best version ever. Even “Central Park West” is a wonderful tune in its original form though Joe Lovano later topped it. And of course, who can ignore the title cut called “Traneing in” from the 1957 session Coltrane had with pianist Red Garland.
For the uninitiated, John Coltrane and Red Garland were a part of Miles Davis’ quintet in the mid-fifties. But side by side Trane was out of it and spent time woodshedding under Thelonius Monk. Red too headed his own little trio on the side, comprising Paul Chambers and Art Taylor who later joined Davis.
One can actually point at a heap of tracks from John Coltrane’s later career that made him reach great heights. Fans found a new grooviness in them, which was missing, in his early numbers.
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In the first initiative of its kind, several celebrities will come together for a music- based reality TV show that will promote the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals in India.

The show titled “Ustaad” will be produced by the UN along with the Indian arm of Endemol, the entertainment company behind the hit show “Big Brother”.

The star-studded show will take forward some of the UN’s key socio-economic issues that require immediate attention through an interactive and entertaining medium.

“The programme, which will be launched in November, brings together two powerful mediums — television and music — to provide a platform to reach out to audiences across the country on issues like poverty, health, education and environment,” Rajesh Kamat, managing director of Endemol India, told PTI.

The company has produced TV blockbusters like “Big Boss”, “Fear Factor India”, “Deal Ya No Deal”, “Heart Beat” and the “Great Indian Laughter Challenge”.

The company decided to rope in eminent personalities, artists, musicians and singers for promoting the eight MGDs in the country. It, however, refused to disclose their names.

“We are pleased to be partnering in producing an innovative music show that will inspire millions of Indians across generations to take up the cause of the MDGs as their own,” UN Resident Coordinator Maxine Olson said.