The complete mobile music experience has arrived in the U.S. with wide availability including AT&T stores, regional operators and national retailers in the form of the new Sony Ericsson W580i Walkman phone. The W580i is packed with the advanced Walkman 2.0 media player, hidden 2.0 mega pixel camera, mood lighting and new multimedia and fitness features.

Starting in October, the W580i will be available nationwide at AT&T stores. To match anyone's own style, the W580i comes in an array of cool colors such as Style White, Urban Grey and Boulevard Black.

Appealing to the hearts of music lovers is Shake Control, a new feature exclusive to the W580i. Consumers can navigate the W580i’s simple Walkman menu to select and play tracks, or use Shake Control which provides the power to skip through songs with a quick flick of the wrist, jumping to a random song in shuffle mode or the next song in an existing play list. The phone also comes equipped with a pedometer, stopwatch and calorie counter to help the health conscious stay on track.

The W580 Walkman phone at a glance:

Music Walkman player 2.0
512 MB Memory Stick Micro (M2) (expandable)
12MB user free memory
Music playback up to 20 hours
FM Radio with RDS
PlayNow
TrackID music recognition software
Disc2Phone Music Management Software
Multiple Music Format Support (MP3/AAC/AAC+/e-AAC+)
A2DP (Bluetooth streaming sound)
Music Illumination Effects
Stereo Headset
Speakerphone
 
Design & Lifestyle 14mm slim
Compact slider design
Flash theme
Pedometer
Active Applications
Weight 94 grams
Size 99 x 47 x 14 mm
 
Imaging 2.0 megapixel camera
2.0” QVGA 262K TFT screen
Picture Blogging
 
Connectivity & Messaging Bluetooth 2.0
Java MIDP 2.0
Full HTML Browser with RSS
Instant messaging
USB Mass storage
POP3/IMAP4 email
Enabled for Java push mail
 
Accessories In-Box:
Stereo Headset HPM-70
USB Cable DCU-60
512MB Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Disc2Phone Music Management Software
 
Availability and versions EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
Colours: Style White / Urban Grey

Standby time: up to 370 hours
Talktime: up to 9 hours