Sony Ericsson Announces Xperia Active Billabong Edition

Sony Ericsson Announces Xperia Active Billabong Edition - Sony Ericsson and the extreme sports brand Billabong have entered into a partnership, which will bring the Xperia smartphones closer to the adrenaline junkies, who are fans of the popular Australian clothing and gear company. The first product of the partnership is the Sony Ericsson Xperia active Billabong edition. There is no difference between the newcomer and the tough as nails, regular Xperia active , which we came to like quite a lot, save for the Billabong branded back cover and some software additions. The latter include exclusive Billabong screensavers, preloaded videos, and an app to keep you up to date on surfing news.

Yet another product of the newly formed partnership between the two companies is the Billabong Surf Trip - a Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY exclusive video game.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Active Billabong Edition is already available in selected markets.

Sony Ericsson Drops into Extreme Action Sports with Billabong

02 February 2012
Global partnership promises entertainment and access to exclusive experiences for consumers and fans Xperia™ active Billabong Edition now available in select markets

London, UK – February 2 , 2012 – Sony Ericsson today announced an expanded global strategic alliance with Billabong, a brand that promotes an authentic lifestyle and the true values of core boardsports (surfing, snowboarding, skateboarding and wakeboarding), which connects the Xperia smartphone brand to a new and highly influential consumer audience and extends to a retail offering for smartphone users. At the center of the partnership is the Xperia™ active Billabong Edition smartphones designed with extreme sports enthusiasts in mind.

“Billabong brings a new, enthusiastic and engaging audience who are early technology adopters and influencers in the areas of sports and technology,”said Stephan Croix, VP Head of Global Marketing Creation for Sony Ericsson. “This partnership is a perfect fit with our brand and the Xperia™ range of smartphones.”

The Xperia™ active Billabong edition is an ideal smartphone for extreme sports enthusiasts who can take it along on their shreds and surfs to capture all of the excitement up close and personal. This tough, scratch-resistant smartphone is packed with technologies such as wet finger tracking and has received some of the highest marks in dustproof and water resistance categories (IP67). Click here for more information on the Xperia active.

“The partnership is an expansion of our long term relationshipwith Sony and an extention of an Asia Pacific alliance developedwith Sony Ericsson in 2011,” said Scott Wallace, Billabong’s International VP of Strategic Partnerships & New Media. “Our customers are very tech savvy and their top interests include music, photography, social media and, of course, action sports. Each of these interests can be captured or experienced through the Xperia™ active and we are working on some exciting apps and accessories that should add to the user’s experience. The first to benefit will be the athletes at our major international events who will be testing the Xperia™ active device in conditions as diverse as the snowfields in Austria, surfing the big waves of Tahiti and even skateboarding in Singapore.”

The partnership extends beyond the Xperia™ active as Sony Ericsson and Billabong have also co-created exclusive content for additional Xperia™ devices. The Xperia™ active Billabong Edition will feature preloaded Billabong screenscavers, videos and Billabong LIVE, a mobile app now available in the Sony Ericsson channel in Android Market, and the Xperia™ PLAY will boast an exclusive surf game, Billabong Surf Trip.

Sony Ericsson Xperia smartphones will be featured in major Billabong events worldwide. In addition, Sony Ericsson has moreto offer its retailer and operator partners with this unique alliance which gives way to an amplified retail strategy with assets, such as merchandise and event access, which will be used in retail promotions.

About Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson is a 50:50 joint venture between Sony Corporation (“Sony”) and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (“Ericsson”).In October 2011 it was announced by Sony and Ericsson that Sony will acquire Ericsson's stake in the company and that Sony Ericsson will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony. The transaction is expected to close in late January to February, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Over the years Sony Ericsson has brought together the best communication technologies with superior entertainment user experiences to create its Xperia™ line of the„most entertaining smartphones in the mobile handset industry. With its global corporate functions in London, Sony Ericsson has sales and marketing operations in all major regionsof the world, as well as manufacturing in China, and product development sites in China, Japan, Sweden and Silicon Valley, California.
For more information, please visit: www.sonyericsson.com/press.

About Billabong
Billabong is an authentic surf-inspired youth lifestyle brand. Billabong designs and produces innovative and functional clothing, accessories and related products for a global customerbase of boardriders and action sport fans. Billabong is a major supporter of the top athletes, artists and events that celebrate and promote boardsports (Surf, Snow, Skate & Wake) and inspire the wider youth culture.
For more information visit www.billabong.com

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Names Xperia included in the category Sony Ericsson Mobile and became an icon in products output Sony Ericsson. Sony Ericsson Xperia presence in the lift and make a name of Soner in elite global mobile phone. In the middle of this year, Soner released the latest variant of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro and the phone is almost not install X10 writing behind the name of Sony Ericsson Xperia.

The presence of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro is the adoption of its predecessor, but for these two new products have increased in some sectors. The first of operation that used the system still uses the Eclair now switch to the Gingerbread. Not only in the OS, processor, internal memory, or display technology is also increasing. Sony Bravia Engine Mobile technology adds the power of visual sharpness of the screen like the contrast, and color.

For the processor, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini and Mini Pro has grown by a 1GHz processor, increased two-fold when compared to its predecessor.
Both Xperia also comes with HD video recording, view 5MP autofocus camera, LED flash, geo-tagging, image stabilization, smile and face detection and touch focus. Even the images remain good despite being in places that lack of lighting. MediaSpace existence that combines all the files of entertainment, music, pictures, and video clips added value for both the Xperia this. To easly in communications, TimeSpace can be used as a means to communicate with each other in an email, call, chat, Facebook, or Twitter with a friend, relative, or other people nearby who can beaccessed from one place.

Specifications of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini
• Network: Quad band GSM & HSDPA
• Dimensions: 88 x 52 x 16 mm, weight: 99 gr
• Screen: LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen,16 million colors, 320 x 480 pixels, 3 inches
• Main Camera: 5MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, image stabilization, smile and face detection, touch focus, video 720p
• Internal Memory: 512MB RAM, 320MB, External Memory: microSD up to 32GB
• OS: Android OS, v2.3
• Processor: 1GHz Scorpion, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm's Snapdragon QSD8255
  
• Data Transfer: HSDPA, 7.2Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspots
• Connectivity: Bluetooth v2.1, microUSB
• Battery: Li-Ion 1200mAh
• Other Features: Scract-rsesitant surface, Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Multi-touch input method, the Sony Bravia Enginge Mobile, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Timescape UI, radiao FM Stereo with RDS, A-GPS, Digital Compass, SNS integration, MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC + / WMA / WAV player, TrackID music recognition, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Document viewer, Voice memo, Predictive text

Specifications of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro
• Network: Quad band GSM & HSDPA
• Dimensions: 92 x 53 x 18 mm, weight: 136 gr
• Screen: LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen,16 million colors, 320 x 480 pixels, 3 inches
• Main Camera: 5MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, image stabilization, smile and face detection, touch focus, video 720p
• Secunder Camera : VGA
• Internal Memory: 512MB RAM, 400MB, External Memory: microSD up to 32GB
• OS: Android OS, v2.3
• Processor: 1GHz Scorpion, Adreno 205 GPU, Qualcomm's Snapdragon MSM8255
  
• Data Transfer: HSDPA, 7.2Mbps, HSUPA, 5.76Mbps, Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspots
• Connectivity: Bluetooth v2.1, microUSB
• Battery: Li-Ion 1200mAh
• Other Features: QWERTY keyboard, Scract-rsesitant surface, Accelerometer sensor for auto-rotate, Multi-touch input method, the Sony Bravia Enginge Mobile, Proximity sensor for auto turn-off, Timescape UI, radiao FM Stereo with RDS, A-GPS, Digital Compass, SNS integration, MP4/H.263/H.264/WMV player, MP3/eAAC + / WMA / WAV player, TrackID music recognition, Google Search, Maps, Gmail, YouTube, Calendar, Google Talk, Document viewer, Voice memo, Predictive text and Slide Mode

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