Sony Ericsson today announced a the S500i, a 14 mm slim slider offering color accents and changing desktop themes. Consumers can set in-phone themes and external light effects to change when they want - as day turns to night or when the weekend begins. Hidden illumination appears to highlight a certain event and the keypad glows when the slim slider is opened. 
With the 2.0-megapixel camera users can share moments as they happen, taking photos and blogging it directly. Users can also send pictures or video to any mobile phone or email address.
The S500i offers more than aesthetics with a media player and expandable Memory Stick slot, Sony Ericsson Disc2Phone music management software has everything users need to transfers favorite music from a PC to the phone. When the S500i is connected, it appears as a drive on the computer. It also features Bluetooth 2.0, giving fast, robust connection to other Bluetooth devices.
The Sony Ericsson S500i is a 14 mm slim 2.5G slider phone (GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900) and will be in North America from Q3 2007.
Sony Ericsson S500i Specs:
- Ever-changing themes and illumination effects
- 2.0-megapixel camera, 4x digital zoom, picture blogging and video recording/streaming/viewing
- Bluetooth 2.0 and Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
- Media player (MP3/AAC/AAC+/eAAC+), music tones, and PlayNow
- Access NetFront Web Browser and RSS feeds
- Speakerphone and sound recorder
- Email
- 3D games and Java
- Alarm clock, calculator, calendar, flight mode, notes, phone book, stopwatch, tasks, and timer
- Modem and synchronization
- USB mass storage, USB support
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
- Size: 99 x 47 x 14 mm
- Weight: 94 grams
- Screen: 2.0-inch 262K-color TFT (240 x 320 px)
- Phone memory: Up to 12 MB
- Memory card support: Memory Stick Micro (M2)
- Talk time: Up to 9 hrs
- Standby time: Up to 370 hrs
