The latest music accessories Options

[Mizzle]

As some of you might have noticed, we had some rather annoying server / database problems yesterday on both the blog and forum, which resulted in some missing posts. Sony Ericsson did not only announce phones yesterday, they also announced no less than seven music accessories - three speakers, three headsets, and one music case. Let's start with the speakers.

MBS-200 is a rather stylish metal Bluetooth (A2DP standard) speaker set to replace Sony Ericsson's current snowball-like speaker, the MBS-100. As something new, the MBS-200 features an OLED display for displaying the song information. It also comes with a 3.5 mm jack input so it can be used for your computer or alike.

The MBS-400 is basically the same as the MBS-200 with the addition of yet another speaker unit. These two are connected by a wire, and can act as a stereo Bluetooth speaker that way.

The MPS-100 is the latest in the series of Portable Speakers from Sony Ericsson. It's a set of small speakers that can be attached to each other when you're going somewhere. The MPS-100 also feature a 3.5 mm jack input.

The HPM-66 is the cheapest headset announced. It is designed for the active ones among us (hrm, hrm...). The copper cord is oxygen-free - I'm not sure if this is necessarily a good or bad thing, though, as it would seem to lower the cord's resistance, and the earplugs are apparently neodymium magnet units, which seems rather nice.. Apart from that, we're looking at a standard headset from Sony Ericsson - 3.5 mm jack, FastPort connector, and stereo sound in two earplugs.

HPM-88 is the other wired headset. In features everything mentioned above with the addition of noise cancelling, and is thereby one of Sony Ericsson's first so-called NC headsets. Another thing to note is the design of the earbuds - they're designed to sit secure and comfortably in the ears.

The last headset is the HBH-IS800, and is without doubt the most interesting one of the pack. It is Sony Ericsson's smallest stereo Bluetooth headset, and it even features noise cancelling. It is extremely elegant to use, and the design seems very minimalistic, yet stylish. I can't wait to try out this one!

The last accessory announced was the IPC-40, a Walkman phone case. It is designed to work well with the various headphone accessories, and can keep the wires out of the way, when not used. Pretty cool!

All the accessories will be available in Q4 this year.

From the Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog:
http://blog.se-nse.net/2008/07/23/the-late...ic-accessories/.

[number1]

i like the mps-100, will be getting them when they hit the shops.

[Step666]

Any word on the battery life of the two new MBS units?

[Mattwood]

MBS-400 and HPM-88 may be worth a closer inspection

[Mizzle]

Step,

50 hours of standby battery life, 5 hours of music playing.

[Step666]

So just the same as the 100 then.

Were it just the 200 that had been announced, I don't think I'd be too worried - I actually prefer the look of the 100, though the OLED display is kinda neat.
But the 400, providing stereo streaming, would be cool (depending on the cost), though it would've been neater if they weren't tethered together like that.

[xell]

(depending on the cost)

109€.

[Step666]

No offence but wouldn't it have been an idea to put all this information in the article itself?

At €109, I think I can live without.

[xell]

Well, the press releases are not that informative when it comes to prices

Also it's the German rrp, keep in mind we have 19% VAT.

[Mizzle]

If I knew, I would have included it. Now it's too late

[Mattwood]

is it just me or does the IPC-40 walkman handset case look a little too loose for that handset and probably most others! you'd have to walk constantly checking your phone is still there

the more I look at the more I think,

Phone, case, stolen

This post has been edited by Mattwood: 2008-07-23 21:26

[Mr.Phear]

I never use cases for my phone. My case is called "pocket" and its in my pants. hahaha

[Step666]

I take it by 'pants', you mean the American definition of 'pants'?

[Mr.Phear]

Yessir Step, I live in America so I'm referring to the stuff you wear under the waist

[Step666]

The UK definition of 'pants' are also worn below the waist but I'd be pretty worried if you kept your phone in them

[Mr.Phear]

hahaha, I keep them in the pockets of my pants, the ones that are at your sides

[nkls]

noise canceling headphones.
I've been waiting those.

[Step666]

You'd be far better off investing in a pair of decent IEMs than headphones that use active noise cancellation.
Decent isolation is all you need.

[number1]

Whats the power output of these new speakers?,
If you wear ipc-40 like in the pic your phone would be a easy target for theives it would take a second to steal the phone and you probley wouldnt even notice its gone
I would be temped it would be to easy.

[nkls]

Maybe... IEMs is at least better if you want to remove all sound.
And from an economical view IEMs are probably also the better alternative.
but nc is still cooler.