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The Sony Ericsson W960's OTHER music apps
Published by Steve Litchfield at 8:13 UTC, January 30th 2008
Ewan continues his music-centric look at the latest Walkman-branded UIQ 3 smartphone from Sony Ericsson. In this part, having already looked at the main Walkman music player, he looks at all the OTHER music and audio-related applications. Do they work well and do they add significant value?"While the core of the W960 has to be the Walkman music player, the extra musical applications that are in the smartphone do add a certain level of synchronicity to the device as a whole, although much like the rest of the W960 software there seem to be one or two minor flaws that can potentially dilute the overall experience. The package is well rounded and is easily comparable to that supplied on other smartphones.
The software in the W960 is pretty much identical to that in the W950 from last year. What makes the difference is in the hardware and the physical design of the machine. With a much nicer flush screen, regular keypad buttons and smart styling, the W960 beats the W950 hands down in the fashion stakes – and with everything else equal, that makes the W960 a very worthwhile music device."
News Discussion
RDS stands for Radio Data System. It's what helps the phone display what station you are currently listening to. Unlike 'Visual Radio' it just displays the station name on the phone. However, if 'Visual Radio' is compatible with the station you listen to; it will show you info such as upcoming tracks, shows etc
Then, if you want to talk about usage of RDS vs Visual Radio in the world...well...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Data_System
I just think its really funny to talk about W960īs radio and not make a single mention to the RDS feature...then you guys are surprised that some people say you are biased to Nokia/S60...go figure...if you want to look balanced, you have to act has such
Rafe, Ewan and I have chosen to use S60 day to day, so it's natural we know it so well. With UIQ 3, we're familiar and know how to do most things, but in this case you've uncovered a feature that neither of us had spotted etc. And in Ewan's defense, RDS doesn't work everywhere - I doubt it's even active in Scotland.
RDS is common place on any radio these days
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