The 2009 CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is gathering steam and how. Mobile phone and accessories manufacturers are practically vying with each other to reach the top spot. Good for us consumers – we get to experience some of the best ever and most advanced mobile products in the market. BlueAnt has now announced its brand new Q1 Bluetooth headset at the CES this year. This good-looking headset comes with a patented acoustic form factor and is designed to eliminate wind sounds from the background noise, with a view to providing the user with superior audio quality while taking a call.

The BlueAnt Q1 is enclosed in a cute black casing and comprises a detachable over-ear loop and an in-ear experience as well. The elegant, impressive headset also features automatic volume control and reportedly boasts of 4 hours of talk time. The availability and pricing of this Bluetooth headset has not been confirmed by the company as yet.

BlueAnt Q1

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Verizon Wireless has now chosen to team up with Microsoft to provide local, portal and Internet search, along with mobile advertising services to its customers. The five-year agreement will commence in the first half of 2009. Microsoft Live Search will then be available on latest Verizon Wireless feature phones and smartphones.

Live Search will enable users to quickly access relevant search results and use voice commands, typed searches and even location-specific searches for the same. This means that they can find maps, directions, info about traffic, weather and so on, news and entertainment info, and even download full-track songs, videos and games via their devices. Users of Verizon Wireless will be able to access Live Search from the device’s home screen, downloading an app through Verizon Wireless’ Mobile Web service.

Microsoft will also manage advertising on Verizon Wireless’ Mobile Web service, creating a fantastic avenue for advertisers to get in touch with consumers.

Verizon Wireless Teams Up With Microsoft For Mobile Search And Advertising

Now you actually get to display your mood of the day with your mobile phone, guys. The highly customizable Sony Ericsson W508 Walkman comes with eight changeable Style-Up covers, Shake and Gesture control and also SensMe. This allows you to actually personalize your mood each day and make a unique, interactive experience out of your phone.

Shake and Gesture lets you become your own DJ with the simple flick of a wrist. You can now listen to music exactly the way you want it. You can also set the shuffle function by giving your phone a gentle shake (tough to believe that one, huh?), switch your mobile phone alarm to snooze with just a sweep of your palm, without having to grope around for the button in half-sleep! The SensMe feature lets you stop, play and skip tracks at a mere feather-touch. TrackID lets you hunt out a song, the lyrics of which you forgot. The PlayNow arena provides a complete range of free mobile entertainment downloadables to your handset.

Apart from these, the Sony Ericsson W508 Walkman has a 3.2MP camera, HSDPA and 1GB M2 card and supports video recording and playback, PC Sync via USB, Bluetooth and much more.

Sony Ericsson W508 Walkman

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Sony Ericsson has today announced its first ever mobile phone with Smile Shutter technology, built into its most reasonably priced Cyber-shot phone, the C510 Cyber-shot. The unique Smile Shutter technology will also be incorporated into the 8.1MP camera phone, C905. Sony’s Cyber-shot industry has already pushed some 32 million handsets across the globe. With the advent of C510 Cyber-shot, Sony Ericsson is all set to make major waves in the mobile markets.

The C510 Cyber-shot’s features include autofocus 3.2MP camera supporting video recording and playback, Smile Shutter that clicks only when it detects the person’s smile, face detection, auto-rotation of pictures, Photo Fix, HP Snapfish that lets users print picture orders online and YouTube. Additionally, this GSM/GPRS/EDGE device supports Bluetooth, media player, Web browser, photo feeds, video calling, MS Exchange ActiveSync, FM Radio, Video streaming, location-based services and more.

The C510 Cyber-shot will be available in select markets in Future Black and Radiation Silver colors.

Sony Ericsson C510 Cyber-shot

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