Sony Ericsson unveils mobile content ‘virtual awards’
With awards ceremonies becoming very much a standard formula, Sony Ericsson appears to have taken the boredom out of the event – by making them virtual. The company has announced the winners of its first-ever content awards in a virtual ceremony hosted on the company's website.
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Nominated in the categories of gaming, imaging, productive mobility, music & audio and themes & graphics, the winners of the 2007 Sony Ericsson Content Awards were chosen by a jury of content industry professionals and judged upon ease-of-use, entertainment factor, mobile innovation, functionality and audio performance.
Sony Ericsson also announced the winner of a Special Recognition Award honoring a content creator who made the best use of the functionality within the company's mobile phones.
The winners of the 2007 Sony Ericsson Content Awards are:
- Gaming - RealNetworks' Mobile Games' Studio Mr.Goodliving - "Playman Extreme Running"
- Imaging - BitCycle - "Pull Face Image Manipulator"
- Productive mobility - Opera - "Opera Mini 4.0"
- Music& audio - Gracenote - "Track ID"
- Themes & graphics - Metronize/Clavitones - "The Geeks themes and graphics"
The Sony Ericsson Special Recognition Award was given to Vringo for its video ring signals application within the imaging category.
"We are excited to present the 2007 Sony Ericsson Content Award winners," said Ulf Wretling, head of Sony Ericsson developer world and communications. "Today a mobile phone is more than just a communications tool; it is a multifunctional lifestyle device."
Roger Entner, senior vice president of IAG research, and a content award jury member within the productive mobility category added, "I had the opportunity to review and experience first-hand the innovative achievements that the nominees had to offer. Each and every product exemplifies the telecommunications landscape of the future, and I enjoyed the opportunity to participate in these awards."
This year's winners, and many of the nominees have been chosen to be preloaded on selected Sony Ericsson phones.
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18 DEC 2007 |
