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From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…-xperia-active/

As well as the phones announced yesterday, Sony Ericsson also announced a new series of accessories called Smart Extras, which will be used for the Xperia smartphones that will create “new functionality”.The first device was a LiveDock multimedia station:

As you can see, it appears to be somewhere for your Xperia phone to lay on, and when connected, will launch the application of your choice.  Also, Sony Ericsson add that if you have more than one LiveDock, then you can set each LiveDock to launch a different application depending on your situation.

However, a couple of flaws: this appears to be available in white only, and looking at the official accessory page for the LiveDock, it appears it is only compatible with the new range of Xperia devices (apologies X10, X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro and X8 owners)
The second smart accessory to get announced was a headset called LiveSound:

The headset gives out excellent sound for a more enjoyable experience, along with a cable that doesnt tangle. It features a LiveKey button that is programmable to do what you want. Example you can set it up to launch a sports app by pressing the button, press it again and it could also show you information that is being used by ANT+ accessories, for example your heart rate etc . As for compatibility, thankfully it appears to be compatible with Vivaz, Vivaz Pro, Xperia X10,  Aspen, Cedar, Spiro and of course the 2011 announced phones so far, and is available in a variety of colours. Again, no mention of the X10 Mini’s or the X8.

I have also found a YouTube video featuring both accessories:

My personal thoughts:

Being a current X10 Mini Pro owner, I cannot say that I am rather excited about the new accessories. As you (probably) saw in the video, they use an app called LiveWare manager, which is coincidently used by the LiveView, so I cant really see why they are advertising the LiveDock for the new Xperia devices and leaving the poor Xperia X10 family owners out in the cold. Perhaps then they are now recoding the LiveWare manager to Android 2.3.3 (aka GingerBread)? Anyway, as I have the LiveWare Manager app installed on my X10 Mini Pro, there are options to launch apps depending on what accessory is connected (including a charger). Having said that though, on the LiveDock the X10 Mini Pro’s USB slot is where the phone would be laying.

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…e-smart-extras/

Sony Ericsson today also announced another handset, but this time, it’s not an Android one, or a Xperia one. It, however,  is the  “Sony Ericsson TXT” , which is the Sony Ericsson TXT pro’s sister.

Its key features are a full QWERTY keyboard, a shortcut button to SMS messages on keyboard, and a “Friends” application which enables you to see Facebook and Twitter feeds from your top five friends. It has also features Wi-Fi and a 3.2 MP camera with video recording.

Quentin Cordier said this about the phone:

“Sony Ericsson txt is the perfect phone for easy and fast messaging on the move. We wanted to give consumers that prefer a full view QWERTY keyboard an entry point into the world of Sony Ericsson.“

As for a release date, well Sony Ericsson say it will be around from Q3 2011 in selected markets.

Product specifications:

Please note that all services mentioned below may not be available in every market

	Sony Ericsson txt
Colours	White Black Pink Blue
Facts	Size: 106 × 60 × 14.5 mm Weight: 95 grams
Camera	3.2mp camera Send to web Video recording Audio recording File container
Music	Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP) Media player Music tones (MP3/AAC) PlayNow™ service TrackID™ music recognition
Internet	Web browser (Obigo™ Q7)
Communication	Call list Conference calls Facebook™ application Friends application Polyphonic ringtones Speakerphone Twitter™ application Google Talk™ Vibrating alert
Messaging	Text messaging (SMS) Multimedia messaging (MMS) Instant messaging E-mail Conversations Google Mail™ Predictive text input Sound recorder
Design	Keyboard (QWERTY) Picture wallpaper
Entertainment	Java™ Radio (FM radio with RDS) Video viewing YouTube™
Organiser	Alarm clock Calculator Calendar Flight mode Notes Stopwatch Timer E-Manual Phonebook Setup guide
Connectivity	Bluetooth™ technology Micro USB support WLAN (Wi-Fi®) MediaGo™ 3.5 mm audio jack USB mass storage USB High speed 2.0 support USB support
Display	2.6 inches 262,144 colour TFT 240 x 320 pixels Scratch-resistant
Memory	Phone memory (user-free): Up to 100MB Memory card support: microSD™, up to 32GB
Battery life	Talk time GSM/GPRS: Up to 3 hrs 12 min* Standby time GSM/GPRS: Up to 416 hrs*Music listening time: Up to 23 hrs Video playback time: Up to 5 hrs 15 min *According to GSM Association Battery Life Measurement Technique. Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configurations, and phone usage.
Networks	GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900
In the kit	Battery (1000 mAh) Charger Micro USB cable for charging, synchronisation and file transfer, and user documentation.

Thanks: Theonewithideas

From Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog: http://blog.se-nse.n…y-ericsson-txt/