Sony Ericsson LiveView

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Sony Ericsson LiveView
Manufacturer Sony Ericsson
Release dateDecember 2010
Successor Sony SmartWatch
Website www.sonymobile.com/global-en/support/accessories/liveview/

The Sony Ericsson LiveView is a wearable device that connects to an Android phone and can display Twitter feeds, RSS feeds, SMS, control the phone's media player, and is capable of running third-party plugins obtainable from Google's Play Store. [1] At launch it was compatible with Android devices running version 2.1 and above. [2] [3] [4]

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LiveView comes with a belt clip and watch band and features a 128x128 OLED display, and Bluetooth radio. [3]

LiveView was introduced on 28 September 2010 and released by the end of the year. [5]

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References

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