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Talk to the Hand: Phone Ringer Goes Silent With a Simple Wave

by Will Safer on January 7, 2008 at 04:01 PM



The Z555Sometimes you just don't want to take that call coming in over your mobile phone. You search for the button to silence the ring, fumbling for a few seconds while annoying the guy sitting next to you. Wouldn't you rather look as cool as we know you are, and just wave your hand over the top of your phone to silence it, Donald Trump-style?

Yes, we would, too. Sony Ericsson has just that mobile phone now, introduced here at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Sony Ericsson Z555 has a feature called "gesture control", which allows you to silence a phone call or alarm with a simple wave of your hand over the front of the device.

The phone's aesthetics are also pretty cool. It has a diamond-inspired finish and comes in "Dusted Rose" and "Diamond Black".

The phone has a 1.3 megapixel camera, media player with audio book support, and utilizes Tri-Band Edge and Bluetooth for connectivity. It also includes an FM tuner if you want to listen to the radio.

Look for this phone to be available within the first quarter of this year.

From Sony Ericsson.


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