Sony Ericsson has launched LiveView a device that uses Bluetooth connectivity to wirelessly pair up to a smartphone running Android 2.x and allows user to control the phone without taking it out of their pockets. It is a 1.3" OLED touchscreen device, measuring 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.1 cm. Its helpful for those who want to use this second device to removes the need to take that big smartphone out of your pocket for every tittle work. Buttons on the sides compliment the touchscreen for a range of input and navigation options. Its allows the user to control the Sony Ericsson music features of the handset from the micro display, selecting tracks and controlling volume. The product also serves as a calendar reminder, displaying calendar events and other phone applications. The idea here is you wear LiveView on your clothes or as a watch. It can then be used to view Twitter feeds, quickly check who is calling you, what calls you missed, view e-mails, RSS feeds, Facebook messages etc. and act a music playback controller.
LiveView will work with any smartphone running Android 2.x. An app needs to be installed on your phone that allows communication with the device. For a specific app to work it needs to be LiveView compatible, but Sony Ericsson has also created LiveWare Manager which scans Android Market for compatible apps. The Sony Ericsson LiveWare manager will be available from Android Market, or come preinstalled in phone bundles.
Probably Sony Ericsson want users to use LiveView with one of its phones, but as it is Android this should work with any Android 2.x handset. Sony Ericsson may not allowing it to work with other phones revenue lost but may no one will buy a Sony Ericsson phone just to use LiveView. The Sony Ericsson LiveView will be available in stores across Asia Pacific from Q4, 2010.
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