Sony Ericsson has finally confirmed that the US version of the XPERIA X1 (X1a) is officially coming out through Sony Electronics and authorized retailers on November 28, “Black Friday.” The phone will be sold unlocked for $799.99. Pre-orders through Sony Style will start tomorrow, November 13.
Read the full press release after the jump.
Wondering why it is taking so long for Sony Ericsson (SE) to get the XPERIA X1 to your hands? It seems like SE and HTC, hardware maker of the X1, are having problems with the delivery of third party components. Due to a shortage of these components, HTC can’t produce enough X1’s as it should. The bad news is, the delay could go on for several weeks…
Read the news article here on Tweakers.net or here on PC World
I still remember in the very beginning phase we a little bit (did) disclose our panel concept to Microsoft, and (the) first reaction from Microsoft was ‘no, no, no! Please stay Microsoft way, Windows way.’ But we showed the panel application, then Microsoft top management suddenly (changed to): ‘yes, OK, you should do that’.
This is not a new article, but interesting.
Early adopters of Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 on some countries will get a 4GB memory card after registering their phones. The memory card will contain the movie Hancock, which will appear on DVD in late November.
We can only hope that other divisions of Sony Ericsson will have a similar promotion.
Source: Tweakers.net (translated)
I guess you will like this post. 
This week will see the last episodes of the Johnny X web drama published, and, as part of the campaign Sony Ericsson is giving away seven X1s. To enter the competition, go to http://www.rocketxl.com/xperia/ watch the episodes, and at the end of each one it asks you how many references to the #9 you see, make your submission and your done. Rinse and repeat with each episode.
Episode 8 came out today and the last one will be out on Friday.
Sam
It seems like Sony Ericsson and Saab is teaming up to add wireless mobile access to control seats, doors, rear compartment, and lighting on the upcoming Saab 9-X Air. According to the press release:
Some of the car features will be remotely controlled by the Sony Ericsson Xperia™ X1, providing a premium mobile user experience through its unique customisable touchscreen panels:
- Control ambient lightning
- Control front and rear seat settings
- Lock the car
- Open the rear compartment
- Switch on and off the lights (blinkers, main lights…)
This is great news! I believe this is an excellent example of the XPERIA X1’s Panels at work as it provides a customized view for specific applications, in this case controlling the Saab 9-X Air.
Sam and Magnus released this information earlier today:
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For those who missed it, here’s the second part of the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 Webcast. I came in a bit late and missed the first part where they talked about Johnny X. In any case, they did mention that the full webcast video will be available on the 17th. Enjoy.
Craving for XPERIA X1 news? Sony Ericsson has appointed Wolfstar to be the one in charge in creating an XPERIA X1 resource center for bloggers and enthusiasts.
To help them focus on the type of content bloggers and enthusiasts prefer, Wolfstar is currently running a short survey. Make your voice be heard: SURVEY LINK
inxperia has joined the network so you can expect that we will pass any new XPERIA X1 news we get so we can all discuss them.
There is still no exact date but Daniel Ljunggren, Sony Ericsson head of XPERIA product management, showed some slides at the company’s Capital Markets Day mentioning that the XPERIA X1 is coming out Q4 2008. This is at least a more official statement than the one we got from Handango. Lets just hope that Q4 means October and not December.
In the presentation, one slide mentions one of the two X1 models, the X1a. Another slide defines the Panels philosophy:
User always LIVES in ONE of the active experience
[Thanks Sidewinder!]
