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Sony Ericsson's new Bluetooth MP3 playerBy Jørgen Sundgot, Wednesday 12 March 2003
The new HBM-30 music player from Sony Ericsson doesn't only play back MP3 and ATRAC3 files, but also sports Bluetooth, enabling it to double as a Bluetooth headset.

Sony Ericsson has unveiled the HBM-30, and with it inventing a new range of accessories: music hands-free. Doubling as a digital audio player and wireless hands-free to any Bluetooth-enabled phone, the HBM-30 is the latest addition to Sony Ericsson's line-up mobile phone accessories. As could be expected, the HBM-30 sports Memory Stick Duo for music storage, just like the Sony Ericsson P800.

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The HBM-30 can be used both with and without being connected to a phone, but alas does not appear to offer a direct means of connecting to a PC to transfer music. Rather, Sony Ericsson recommends the vast majority of PC users without a built-in Memory Stick drive to purchase an adapter (which Sony Ericsson itself does not offer). Whether the HBM-30 supports the necessary profiles to connect directly to a PC via Bluetooth to transfer music is not known.

Upon receiving an incoming call, the player will mute the music and give the user the option of whether to answer the call or not. The display of the HBM-30 will show the name of the caller when not showing the name of the song playing. Current phones in Sony Ericsson's line-up which can be used with the player include the T68i, P800, T610 and T608.

The HBM-30 comes with stereo headphones from Sony and 64 MB Memory Stick Duo, and will start shipping during second half of 2003.
 
 
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