AT&T and Sony Ericsson announce W518a Walkman

AT&T and Sony Ericsson have announced the W518a Walkman, a device intended to provide easy social networking and multimedia functions.

Users can check in with a custom Facebook interface to see friends' status updates and profile pictures and easily update their own status with one-click access from the home screen. The W518a features a 3.2 megapixel camera, so they can shoot photographs and quickly upload them to Facebook as well. Users can control the device with standard button, motion sensor, and gesture controls.

The W518a user can download music over-the-air with the Napster Mobile and eMusic Mobile services. They can save songs to external Memory Stick Micro M2 cards and listen wirelessly with A2DP Bluetooth stereo headphones. Of course, the W518a features Sony's proprietary Walkman Player with TrackID, MegaBass and more. Additionally, users have access to AT&T services like AT&T Navigator and Video Share.

AT&T's Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman is available July 19 for $49.99 with a two-year customer agreement, after a $50 mail-in rebate.

Specifications for the Sony Ericsson W518a Walkman
Band GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
UMTS 850/1900/2100MHz
Data GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA/HSDPA
Size 94mm x 50mm x 14mm (3.7in x 2.0in x 0.6in)
Weight 98g (3.5oz)
Battery Life 10/4 hours estimated 2G/3G talk time
16.5 days estimated standby time
Main Display 262k colors QVGA (240 x 320 pixel) TFT
Secondary Display 128 x 36 pixel
Camera 3.2 megapixel
Video Record/Playback
Messaging SMS/MMS/IM
Email Yes, Exchange support
Bluetooth Yes, with A2DP stereo
Memory 100MB internal, Memory Stick Micro M2 card slot
Availability July 19, 2009
Other Shake Control, TrackID, Walkman player, FM radio with RDS