Sony Ericsson today announces the W660 - a Walkman phone which places an emphasis on style and feel. With a tactile finish that just begs to be touched, it's a classic-design 3G phone available in two distinctive colours, Record Black and Rose Red.

Like several of the latest Walkman phones, the W660 features TrackID. If you ever need to identify a piece of music that you don’t recognise, simply record a few seconds of the track, either via the microphone or by tagging a clip straight from the phone’s FM Radio, and TrackID will send the clip to the Gracenote Mobile MusicID database. This quickly identifies the track, the artist and album and relays the information back to your Walkman phone.

As your collection grows you can expand the memory as you need and, the phone comes with a 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2). As well as high speed music download and web surfing, the W660 can deliver RSS feeds straight to the phone’s desktop to keep you up-to-date on the latest news and gossip. It also packs a 2.0 megapixel camera and Picture Blogging capability, allowing you to capture that picture and upload it instantly to your personal blog site - all at 3G speed.

The W660 Walkman phone is a UMTS 2100 and GPRS 900/1800/1900 device and will be available in selected markets from Q2 2007. The Snap-On Speakers, MPS-75, will be available globally from Q2 2007.

The W660 at a glance:

• Music Walkman player 2.0 with support for Album Art
• 512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2)
• TrackID
• Disc2Phone
• Bluetooth Audio streaming
• FM radio support
• Up to 25 hours music listening
• Design Slim stick form factor (14.5mm)
• Premium design and material
• Embellished/raised finish on camera side
• Flash theme
• Size: 102 x 46 x 14.5 mm
• Weight: 93 grams
• 2.0 megapixel camera
• 2.0 inch 262k colour TFT display
• Video recording / playback
• Picture blogging 
• Connectivity Full HTML Web browsing
• RSS feeds
• Bluetooth 2.0
• USB 2.0
• Java MIDP 2.0
• Accessories In-Box:
  • Battery and charger
  • Stereo Handsfree Headset HPM-70
  • 512MB Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™)
  • USB Cable DCU-60
  • Disc2Phone music management software 
• Availability and versions Colour options: Record Black and Rose Red
• Networks: UMTS 2100 and GPRS 900/1800/1900
• Talk time GSM: Up to 6 hours
• Talk time (3G): Up to 2.5 hours
• Standby time: Up to 360 hours