Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of the K660, an HSDPA enabled phone with clever features like illuminated shortcut keys that only become active when surfing the Net, and desktop tickers that provide regular updates from your favourite websites; all designed to make Web browsing on the move as simple and convenient as at your computer.

The K660 makes browsing the mobile Web straightforward. The phone’s navigation key serves as a “magnetic mouse pointer” when in Web mode, letting you find your way around the page just as you would on a PC. It indicates when a part of the page is clickable and where text input is possible. You can even zoom in for a closer look at text or images. The K660 also sports a Bookmark function, a single click button that takes you back to your Home Page and an ‘Enter Address’ shortcut; all intended to guide you through the Web that much quicker. .

Thanks to Google Maps for Mobile, the K660 keeps you grounded wherever you are, even in a strange city. The K660 squeezes a 2.0 megapixel camera into its compact frame, making it easy to capture the moment.

The Sony Ericsson K660 at a glance

• Networks: UMTS/HSDPA 2100 GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
• Size: 104 x 47 x 15 mm
• Weight: 95 grams
• 2.0" QVGA display with landscape Web browsing
• 2 megapixel camera
• Internet RSS feeds
• Access NetFront Web browser
• Email client
• Google search
• Google map mobile
• RSS desktop
• Web shortcut keys 
• Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
• Media player
• Java
• FM radio
• 256 MB Memory Stick Micro M2 included
• Stereo Headset HPM-62 included
• Talk time GSM: Up to 9 hrs
• Standby time GSM: Up to 330 hrs
• Talk time UMTS: Up to 4 hrs 30 min
• Standby time UMTS: Up to 330 hrs
• Colour: Lime on white and wine on black

The K660 is a UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q1 2008 with funky ‘lime-on-white’ and stylish ‘wine-on-black’ colour.