Sony Ericsson Yari

Make way Nintendo Wii and Project Natal – the Sony Ericsson Yari can play both motion-based games and camera-tracked gesture controlled games. A 5MP camera and GPS in an attractive package and of course great audio quality – we might have a winner on our hands.
What’s all this gesture gaming we’re going on about? Simple, well, sort of – Yari uses its secondary camera to track motion so that you can use your body to control the game, like the impressive Project Natal demos you might have seen (and if you haven’t, do – you’ll know joysticks are a thing of the past). The accelerometer also comes into play – the Bowling game puts a Wii in your pocket.
But the Sony Ericsson Yari is not just about games. Even though Sony Ericsson are done using the Cybershot and Walkman labels, Yari’s seems to have both types of genes. It packs a 5MP camera with auto-focus and the audio quality is great. Keep in mind this is a reasonably priced phone we’re talking about here.

Key features:
Quad-band GSM support
Tri-band 3G with HSDPA 7.2Mbps and HSUPA 1.8 Mbps support
2.4” 16M-color display (240 x 320 pixels)
5 megapixel autofocus camera with LED flash
VGA video recording at 30fps
Gesture-based gaming
Accelerometer for automatic UI rotation and motion-based gaming, gaming keys
Built-in GPS receiver with optional WisePilot navigation
FM radio with RDS and TrackID
Bluetooth with A2DP and USB (Fast Port connector)
Great audio quality
Stereo speakers
Support for microSD cards up to 16GB, hot-swap, 1GB card in the box
Retail package comes with a desk stand
Main disadvantages:
Signal reception issues (could be unit-specific)
Uncomfortable soft keys and keypad
Camera produces bland, low-contrast photos
No standard USB and audio ports
Preinstalled gesture-based games not very impressive
So-called "gaming keys" don't have any actual use in games
Slow image gallery
No office document viewer
WisePilot software is a 30-day trial, downloads map data over the air
Games, music, navigation – the Sony Ericsson Yari is a Swiss army knife of a phone. Tech-geeks will be impressed, but the Yari will appeal to civilians as well.