You know what sucks? We left BEFORE they unveiled this huge ass screen. The unveil was breathtaking. This is the video showing the 5800 Xpressmusic being officially unveiled at A Venue, in Makati, Philippines.

If Motorola has David Beckam, Sony Ericsson has Maria Sharapova. The 20 year old Russian tennis player has signed a four year deal with Sony Ericsson to become the company’s first global brand icon. Sharapova will be involved in off court campaigns and will have some say in the design process of new Sony Ericsson accessories and handsets.

And yeah, speaking of scantily clad women…

In other news, Sony Ericsson has closed the sponsorship deal with MGM and the latest James Bond movie franchise - Quantum of Solace. In this light, they are launching a special edition of the SE C902 candybar with a rich serving of content.

This is by far the most affordable fashion hack I’ve seen. For only $989.00, you can own an LG Prada that’s dipped in 24 karat gold.

Prada, one of the World’s leading designers, have teamed up with LG to unveil this completely touch screen mobile phone. The Prada Phone by LG (KE850) is a breakthrough in the industry, with its sophisticated design and elegant looks.
Other features of LG include a web browser, email client and MP3 player. This fantastic looking phone is probably the hottest designer phone at the moment.

I like the web copy on this one. It’s a 24 karat coat that just so happens to have other features like email and blah, blah, blah. I really wonder if “feature packed” is directly proportional to uber fashion line. Are these features that the affluent will even appreciate?

Thanks to Angelica from Geek Sugar

Now we can actually get to play with Paris Hilton!

Dunno how well this is going to do the world in the overall design of things, but a Paris Hilton mobile phone game seems to be the thing the world needs now. Yes friends - the cure for Cancer, the fight against terrorism and solving world hunger - these are just more important things to do like create a series of “exciting” (*sheepish grin*) mobile phone games starring everyone’s favorite Hilton.

I’m just as curious as you to find out what type of games will be released by developer Gameloft. I have full respect for the mobile game developer - but hesitant to admit that this might have been an embarassing choice they made.

But then again, the Hilton’s “dumb blonde” persona is a double edged sword. Money talks.

[Thanks, Jonic | Source]

So it’s nearing Christmas time and just like the very first one, people are coming back home to their place of origin. Mostly for vacation though, not some form of census.

Shai Coggins, our Queen of b5media went back to the Philippines to visit her family. So I rang her sister and we met up Monday night for a round of drinks (I paid of course, being the dashing gentleman that I am).

Since it was the first time I met her, I didn’t want to ask what gadgets she carries on her person. She does have a digicam, which she used after the Olympus SP-500 UZ I brought went out of focus for some reason. I was really shy and couldn’t ask her what brand it was. I actually could, but yeah I’m shy! I’ll ask her next time.

Quick survey here for those of you who own Olympus-brand point and shoot cameras … How do they fare in night shooting? I own a 310 Zoom and compared to the SP-500 I’m getting the same not-so-flattering results for night shots. Mini-tripod anyone?

There also was a Nokia 7650 propped on the coffee table, but I think it belonged to her younger sister, Sasha.

Huwaaat? You don’t know who Shai Coggins is? Look here.

There’s been a lot of hype with the pink Motorola RAZR. Even Xiaxue (Wendy Cheng) talks about it. She’s pretty popular among the young.

So what’s with the color pink?

“Both red and pink denote love but while red is hot passion, pink is romantic and charming. Use pink to convey playfulness (hot pink flamingoes) and tenderness (pastel pinks). Multiple shades of pink and light purple or other pastels used together maintain the soft, delicate, and playful nature of pink. Add strength with darker shades of pinks and purple and burgundy.”

from About.com

Oh and from a design point of view …

All shades of pink get sophisticated when combined with black or gray or medium to darker shades of blue. Medium to dark green with pink is also a sharp-looking combo.

I guess Moto really did hit the nail on the head with a feminine exterior and dark interior colors. So the color pink does excite a lot of men when seen on women. Thus, geeky guys like me get double excited to see a pretty phone with a pretty face. I’m generalizing, but there’s truth in there somewhere.

On a side note, I have a pink shirt. Not a lot of men can wear pink. People say I can carry it quite well so I guess that’s a good thing. Wonder why. Could be a skin tone thing.

Check her post out here.