The Sony Ericsson Zylo offering great social networking features

The Sony Ericsson Zylo has Facebook and Twitter applications for social networking, as well as Picasa and Flickr applications all for easy uploading of photos captured by its 3.2 megapixel camera. In addition to this the camera can also record videos, play them back, while also streaming theories and providing a YouTube application to view videos from others. The impressive 3.2 megapixel camera also lets the user send their photos to their own website or blog, or the Photo feeds feature lets them send to a friends blog. The handset which includes integrated GPS also offers Geo tagging, while Photo fix sorts the light, balance and contrast in every photo to optimise the final image before it’s shared. The Zylo has a full HTML web browser through its 2.6 inch TFT screen, as well as web feeds to keep up with news and events, Google search and bookmarking to easily reference favourite and frequently visited websites. Email is supported, and Exchange ActiveSync can easily and automatically collect emails from Microsoft Exchange accounts, while other emails can be instantly received to the inbox from anywhere. The handset has a good range of connectivity with USB support and mass storage for simple movement of data and media files between the phone and a PC, assisted by synchronisation. Bluetooth is on hand to provide a closer range of file sharing between compatible devices. The phone’s design offers wallpaper animation and the ability to add favourite pictures to that wallpaper too. Meanwhile autorotate allows the user to view videos, applications, websites and all in either landscape or portrait, all content adjusting likewise. Gesture control is also featured, making it possible to silence a call or an alarm by moving a hand across the lens of the camera. Further messaging includes text and picture (SMS and MMS) and instant messaging, also a compromise between the two, with Conversations which is chat-style texting. The sound recorder lets voice notes be made, and easily sent via MMS. Meanwhile the phone also simple organiser tools and resources such as a calendar and calculator to name but a few, while Media keeps all the photos, videos and music tracks together in one place for the user to find easily and enjoy. The Sony Ericsson Zylo incorporates social networking and popular websites such as YouTube and Flickr into a powerful yet simplistic phone and design, which also offers a full music player and camera for photo and video in addition to its internet and messaging capabilities.