Sony ericsson has been known for releasing unique accessories, thus trying to develop new concepts. At CeBit 2004, Sony ericsson released another innovative accessory for the cell phone market, named Sony ericsson MMV 100.

Functionality

The Bluetooth Multimedia Viewer MMV 100 plugs directly into a TV or a digital projector thus giving their cell phone users an option to send taken pictures or sounds from their cell phones to the TV. As its based on Bluetooth, so don't worry about any obstacles between your cell phone and the TV set, just be in a circle of 10m radius.

Technical Information

The MMV-100 supports the following Bluetoothâ„¢ profiles: File Transfer Profile (FTP), Object Push Profile (OPP), and Basic Imaging Profile (BIP). It can be used with the Sony Ericsson phones K700, S700, P900, P800, T630, T610 and T68i (functionality may vary depending on phone). The MMV-100 connects to a TV or projector through the SCART or via stereo audio/video RCA cable and there will be variants for both PAL and NTSC formats. MMV 100 is capable of sending sound in mp3, wav and amr formats.

Drawbacks

The MMV 100 is incapable of sending video clips i.e. video streaming. This feature can be expected in future if this accessory succeded in capturing a part of the community.

Scenarios

There could be a lot of scenarios in which MMV 100 would be the only thing helpful to you. For example; Lighten the burden at work. Leave your laptop on the desk, bring the MMV-100 and run your presentation from your phone. Take advantage of the sound quality of your TV speakers. Use the Media Viewer MMV-100 to play your MP3 files on your TV. Show your mobile photo album to a group of people.

Conclusion

First of all MMV 100 is a new concept and its not really an accessory that is highly in demand such as handsfree. So, a mass sale should not be expected. But still its depicting the fact that new thing will be coming to provide ease.