Sony Ericsson has revealed the winners of its first-ever Content Awards in a virtual ceremony hosted on the companys website. Nominated in the categories of Gaming, Imaging, Productive Mobility, Music & Audio and Themes & Graphics, the winners of the 2007 Sony Ericsson Content Awards were chosen by a jury of content industry professionals and judged on ease-of-use, entertainment factor, mobile innovation, functionality and audio performance. Sony Ericsson also announced the winner of a Special Recognition Award, honouring a content creator who made the best use of the functionality within the companys mobile phones.
The winners of the 2007 Sony Ericsson Content Awards are:

Gaming: RealNetworks Mobile Games Studio: Mr.Goodliving – Playman Extreme Running

Imaging: BitCycle Pull Face Image Manipulator

Productive Mobility: Opera Opera Mini 4.0

Music& Audio: Gracenote Track ID

Themes & Graphics: Metronize/Clavitones The Geeks themes and graphics

The Sony Ericsson Special Recognition Award, honouring the best use of the functionality available in Sony Ericssons phones, was given to Vringo for its “Video ring signals application within the Imaging category.
Looking at all the award nominees has been extremely interesting and the excellent work that we have seen proves that the third-party content industry is thriving and full of innovation and drive, says Ulf Wretling, Head of Sony Ericsson Developer World and Communications. Today, a mobile phone is more than just a communications tool; it is a multifunctional lifestyle device. In working with the most creative and innovative third-party content creators in the world, Sony Ericsson continues to give consumers unparalleled access to a broad variety of engaging and user-friendly content. We look forward to hosting next years awards and seeing the continued mobile innovations.”
This years winners, and many of the nominees, have been chosen to be pre-loaded on selected Sony Ericsson phones. In addition, these applications are available through the companys PlayNow Over-the-air download service, as well as the online retail channels, Fun & Downloads and the Sony Ericsson Application Shop.