Media
I wasn’t the only one impressed with the new media interface that Sony Ericsson has incorporated into the phone. Not only does it have a new look but a new feel as well. As odd as that may sound, the W910 seems like it harbors intentions of running against the fabled iPhone.
The new interface allows you to automatically change viewing modes by simply turning the phone. The mode will automatically change from portrait to landscape. The gyroscopic sensor is awesome if you’re watching movies or viewing images.
The next-gen technology doesn’t end there. It’s even incorporated into the music player and the games. For instance, if your keypad is closed and locked and you wish to skip tracks, all you need to do is keep the Walkman key pressed and simply flip your wrist in the direction you want to skip tracks – left to go back and right to go forward.
The games include Marble Madness 3D which requires you to tilt the phone in the direction you have to move the marble. Although you’re going to look quite odd doing this in public, trust me, it’s a lot of fun. The rally game (also preinstalled) is a great way to pass the time. You can select to play in landscape mode and use the top key above the display as the accelerator and control movement with the nav-pad.
The music player is okay too, with EQ presets and a customizable option, with 3D surround and album art or visualizations. The external speaker unfortunately failed to impress.
Applications
Sony Ericsson has graciously included some really great applications for their customers' benefit. One happens to be the Plus application which is very similar to Nokia’s Catalogs. You can download content fro specific servers using this app.
Although the W910 already comes with MusicDJ, VideoDJ, and PhotoDJ, another application included is the Music Mate 4 that is a sort of 3D-ish Music DJ application which appears more vibrant. Unfortunately I was not able to test it past the startup screen since this was a prototype piece. Hopefully this problem won't be there in the boxed set. Oh, and there’s also an Audible Player application preinstalled.
Apart from these the W910 has the usual features – calendar, memos, appointments, reminders. It supports Bluetooth with A2DP support and a remote control function for controlling your media player on the PC or a presenter or desktop.
Everyone’s first impression of the W910 was – awesome! I’m eager to review this phone ASAP. I love the view switching feature! What a crazy fun game! It looks cool! Clearly this is one phone that's created a stir already. But I prefer not to judge a book by its cover, so I’ll wait and see what the W910 is really capable of before I give you the bottomline. Stay tuned.



