Sony Ericsson Unveiled XPERIA acirc; cent; X1

Sony Ericsson today announces 30 September 2008 as the official launch datefor the highly anticipated XPERIA鈩?X1 鈥?initially available to consumers in theUK, Germany and Sweden. The handset will be available in other markets acrossEurope, Asia and Latin America throughout Q4 2008.

Asia Pacific : Indonesia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Malaysia,Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam
Western Europe : Spain, France, Italy, Switzerland, Netherlands, Austria,Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Portugal
Central Europe : Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic
Middle East : UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait
Africa : South Africa
Latin America : Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia

Availability dates for North America, China, Australia and Russia along withother countries not mentioned above will be announced by local markets in thecoming months.

Webcast
To start the countdown to the launch of XPERIA鈩?X1, Sony Ericsson will host alive global webcast on September 15 at 13:00 GMT + 1, offering viewers the firstin-depth demonstration of the handset. The web cast will also premiere the firstepisode of an alternative reality thriller Johnny X. To register to view the webcast and Q&A session with XPERIA鈩?X1 Senior Product Manager Magnus J Andersson,please visit: www.sonyericsson.com/premiere.

鈥淲e are extremely pleased with the innovation and new user experience we havecreated for consumers on the XPERIA鈩?X1,鈥?said Rikko Sakaguchi CVP and Head ofCreation and Development at Sony Ericsson. 鈥淭he in-depth demonstration on theweb cast will showcase how this handset is truly unique. The nine panel ecosystem puts the user in total control of the primary experiences available onthe phone and allows consumers to personalise the panel interface to suit theirneeds and lifestyle. The XPERIA鈩?X1 has the highest quality screen on themarket, four-way navigation keys and optical joy stick to give a stresslessbrowsing experience and, with its super fast processor and network speed theXPERIA鈩?X1 really bridges the gap between personal, entertainment and workmobile needs.鈥?br>
Johnny X Alternative Reality Thriller
Johnny X is about a young man with amnesia desperately piecing together hisidentity. The webisodic thriller comprises of nine episodes, created todemonstrate the rich, immersive and experiential elements of the XPERIA鈩?X1.

The storyline follows Johnny X on his mission to rediscover his identity. As hefinds out more about his lost life in a race against time, he updates his XPERIA鈩?X1 with new content to piece together his personality and identity, reflectinghow the phone can be personalized to suit users鈥?individual lifestyle and needs.Will Johnny X find out who he really is before it鈥檚 too late?

鈥淧roducing the Johnny X thriller has given us an engaging platform todemonstrate all the capabilities and features a user can experience with theXPERIA鈩?X1 phone,鈥?said Jack Tan, General Manager, Singapore at Sony Ericsson.鈥淭he panel interface is a perfect way to reflect your personality and can betailored and changed to suit your exact needs at any given time. No two XPERIA鈩?X1 will ever have the same combination of panels on the phone; we are allindividuals and deserve to have a phone that reflects that. 鈥?br>
Over a three week period, one new episode of Johnny X will be posted online atwww.sonyericsson.com/Johnnyxevery Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting on Monday, September 22. Check outthe trailer for the series at www.whoisjohnny-x.com

Global Launch
The official global launch of the XPERIA鈩?X1 will take place at Tent London aspart of London Design Week between September 18 鈥?21st. Tent London is one ofthe most comprehensive and diverse design events of the year. It is amulti-disciplinary event in an exciting location that will appeal equally todesigners, media and consumers - embracing art to architecture, vintage tocontemporary and raw talent to established trend-setters.

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The XPERIA鈩?X1 is the first product under Sony Ericsson鈥檚 new premium sub-brandXPERIA鈩? Designed to meet consumers鈥?needs for a converged entertainment andmobile web communication experience, the XPERIA鈩?X1 is an extremely stylishhandset encased in a real stainless steel body, with a striking arc-sliderdesign, supported by a powerful multimedia ecosystem.

Consumers can access a world of experiences by tapping on one of the uniquecustomisable panels on the three-inch high resolution touch-widescreen. WindowsMobile庐 lets you choose from a dynamic range of activities anytime and anywhere;from enjoying your music, watching a video, checking email, shopping online orworking with Windows Mobile Office on-the-move. The full QWERTY keyboard andquality metal casing completes this premium handset. For more information pleasevisit: www.sonyericsson.com/x1

Music Julia Holter..

Oohhh, loving Julia Holter's music. Chad Merritt of Mon Petite Fantome posted about her last night & I've been listening ever since. In The Same Room, the video above is beautiful and the imagery reminds me of Pakayla Rae Biehn's work.

Speaking of Chad...I adore his Ghost Lace poster sized prints! Just like Chad to add a little haunting and a little beauty and mix 'em up. I love how simple and gorgeous they are.

The man behind the eyes

I know I’ll probably say this every month. But this has been my favorite age so far! I sent a picture to my dad last night and he said that he doesn’t even look like the same baby he visited in January. In my mind he’s still exactly the same, but I guess if I step back he has really grown up. I told my dad its almost like he’s alive now. Like he just woke up from a coma. There are layers to him now. He’s not just a blob anymore.. We had a lot of fun last night while he was playing on his play mat. He was alll smiles and funny faces so I snagged a few. Mostly this is just funny faces because there was no shortage of funny faces.. he’s such a character! :) sorry about the soaking wet shirt.. He’s also quite the spitter! :) I knew if I changed him it would take away his happy mood.

Notice the blurry hand.. he never stops moving!

(really.. can I just remind you how in love I am with these eyes??? And I haven’t even photoshoped them.. imagine if I did!) :)

I’m not really sure what he calls this next face. but he pulled it a couple times!

This one made an appearance a couple times too!

Man I love that chubby kid! :)

my new job title

I have no idea what I’m doing.Every other day or so it will hit me like a 2 ton Rhinoceros that I am someone’s mom. And as luck would have it, it’s not just someone’s, it’s OBaby’s. Of all the wonderful, chubby cheeked, Scandinavian babies out there, how did I end up with the perfectest one? The world will never know. I certainly don’t deserve him, that’s for sure.He is looking a bit of pudge lately. This is entirely ok with me, until I’m wearing him in his sling in Trader Joe’s and an older woman (or five) guffaws when I say that he’s only 2 and 1/2 months old. “What a big little boy!” , “O my! What a grower then!” and “He must be eating well!” have all escaped the mouths of complete strangers. Quick, if I blink I’m sure I’ll be standing in Target receiving unsolicited parenting advice before I know it.“O, my daughter used to do that all the time too. What worked for me was…” “Cool. And I totally value your advice too, given your credentials and all. Wait, who are you again?”Anyway, all this size attention (DID I MENTION HIS FATHER IS 6FT 2?!) has made a liar out of me.“How old is your little one?”“Three months.”And there it is. I have lied to absolute strangers to avoid hearing their opinion of my son’s percentile rankings.He still mostly wears 0-3 months size, thankyouverymuch.O, and I’ve earned a sizable F on my consumption of the last two organic CSA veggie boxes we’ve gotten from our farm. I threw away handfuls of (expensive) rotten veggies and kicked myself the whole time. It seems I can’t in fact do it all.Speaking of lazy, did I mention this is day 3 in a row of OBaby wearing disposable diapers? We seem to instigate a cloth diaper sabbath every other Sunday around here. Interestingly, this is about as often as we get out of bed and make it to church as well.I have all but given up on the O My Family dog. So much so in fact, that we’re having the conversation in our house this week. Yes that one. Does the puppy stay or go? Stay means I need to be ok with her running away from me when I let her out of the house to potty, ok with her eating the tortillas out of the grocery bag that I left on the ground 3 minutes too long, and ok with her eating used kleenexes out of the bathroom trashcan EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND. Going would mean she would live with O My In-Laws for an undetermined amount of time which she would absolutely love and so would they, but I feel like A) a failure and B) a failure.Really, Allison, a 6lb dog is just too much to handle, what with your infant son who regularly sleeps 8 hours at a time and has pretty much been an angel from the moment you pushed him from your womb?Ugh. I know. But did I mention the tortillas? And the pen she chewed up on our comforter that left an ink stain? The poop she left in the kitchen last week? It makes me wonder if she was this naughty before and I just didn’t care because, what? She’s only a 6lb dog.All this to say: I’m a lazy, lying, organic-veggie-wasting, disposable-diaper-using, church-skipping tiny dog hater.Fabulous. Cheers!Boy, that stuff is so much more fun to say without all that “not” business.

bill dunlap..

bill dunlap has a ton going on besides ridding his studio of bats, wondering about the greater good and chatting w/ his cat's here's just the short list of what's up w/ bill: images in the new apenest, as well as hot & cold, drawings in a coloring book organized by charles glaubitz (all profits will be donated to tijuana orphanages), gemini gel studios is releasing limited editions of three of his paintings, and he has a collaborative show coming up w/ timothy buckwalter in LA that bill is especially stoked about. wow. that was one seriously long run on sentance, good thing i have no editor. check out bill's website where you can comb it for more info and see his incredible work, it's extra chock full. it's a real treat. i'm personally loving an old website of his 'hell is other people'. so, after all of that news isn't bill's work just rad?

(collab. w/ timothy buckwalter.)

yet another use for cheerios

I made the unfortunate mistake of leaving the last few cheerios in the bag, left open while we were out of town for a week. They turned all kinds of stale. Thankfully, we have someone around who knows just what to do with an almost empty bag of stale multi-grain cheerios.{wait, am i really allowed to do this, dad? you sure?}{so. much. fun.}{so. much. mess.}{welcome, toddlerhood.}~~~~~~part of the you capture challenge hosted by the lovely beth of i should be folding laundry.

New Website Martha Rich..

Martha Rich has a brand spankin' new website. It's full of her signature cake, lobster and commentary on the human condition paintings and drawings she's famous for. Always a fav of mine. I love the way that girl thinks as she creates.