Marketed by Sony Ericsson as a lifestyle phone, the W580i is a new addition to the Walkman series with a sporty twist the slim line slider comes pre-loaded with Sony Ericsson’s Sports Applications software, allowing the user to compute their steps, calories, running speed, distance and time. With standard of living and entertainment in mind, the phone also doubles as a portable photo album and pocket gaming device.

Not surprisingly for a phone from the Walkman family, the W580i can store plenty of audio files up to 470 full-length tracks. Ultra-cool optional extras include the ability to play music tracks stored on your phone directly through your hi-fi using the wireless Bluetooth MBR-100 Music Receiver, or snap-on speakers allowing you to pump out your favorite tracks at social gatherings. Features of note include a 2 mega pixel camera, FM radio with RDS, 3D gaming, picture blogging, video capture, high speed web browsing, and a large 2 inch screen. All packed into a slider phone measuring just 14mm thick.

At only 14mm thin, you wonder where the W580i finds room for the multitude of features and application. With the W580i Walkman mobile phone can even count on your steps, your calories and control your speed and distance / time. Add to that your best tunes for the motivation and if you are on a run, in the gym or simply for a walk, the W580i is the perfect fitness partner.

The Sony Ericsson W580i Pink is a slim slider Walkman phone. The Metro Pink Walkman mobile phone is a music player with an FM radio, play, and Mega Bass, Shake control, Trackside and Disc2Phone software. The Sony Ericsson W580i Pink also has a 2-megapixel camera with 4x digital zoom and image blogs. The Quad-band phone has Bluetooth wireless technology with a maximum range of 10 meters. The Sony Ericsson W580i Pink has a powerful battery with 9 hours of talk time or 370 hours of standby time.

The W580i is an elegant, slim, street style slider phone and portable music device. Trying to reach, designed to impress. Street style Walkman phone when you are out and about, you have your favorite music with you wherever you go. And your library of images and favorite Web sites, W580i is for active people. Kit complete music in the W580i kit, you get a stereo headphone and all you need to get your music from your computer to your phone. Connect to choose and transfer. Shake Shake shuffle its control in all your movements. With Shake control, a song in your play list is randomly selected to the movement of the wrist. Features: 2 mega-pixel camera with 4 x zoom.

The new Sony W580i Pink Edition is in a niche of its own, there is only one other pink mobile phone using the music software that is the Pink Samsung F210, but the W580i is part of the Walkman range Sony Ericsson phones which means it offers the latest version of Walkman music.

The music software allows the user to easily transfer music files new to complete albums from a PC to the phone; the entire CD can be copied directly to the memory phones with a clever program called Disc2Phone. Users can also download new music directly from the mobile Internet and then organize them into play lists according to mood, genre or tempo, the W580i has 2GB of memory with Memory Stick Duo, which can hold up to 1600 songs, which compares favorably with many stand Only MP3 players.