Sony joins the CES product launches with the announcement of its new Cybershot mobile phone – the C510 which was previously nicknamed “Kate”. What makes this new mobile phone in Sony Ericsson’s Cybershot series is the fact that it is the company’s first mobile phone to have the Smile Shutter technology, an intelligent technology which detects a person’s smile first before taking a shot.

The Sony Ericsson C510 Cybershot is a beautifully designed mobile phone in a compact classic form factor and comes in a very affordable price. The C510 features a 3.2 megapixel camera which features some great functionality that you normally find in mid-range digital cameras aside from the smile shutter technology. These features include face detection that can focus 3 faces at a time, auto-rotation for switching between landscape and portrait modes, pre-installed application that allows users to send photos to SnapFish for quality photo printing, quick access to YouTube, SMS conversation style for viewing SMS conversation history, slide in lens and auto focus.

Other features of the Sony Ericsson C510 include picture and video blogging functionality, video recording, media player, Access NetFron web browser with web and photo feeds, speakerphone, polyphonic ringtons, vibrating alert, video calling, email/MMS/SMS messaging, navigation key, auto rotate, 3D games, FM Radio, video streaming/viewing, Bluetooth connectivity, PC Synchronization, USB mass storage location based services such as geo tagging and Google Maps.

Specs wise, the Sony Ericsson C510 Cybershot definitely has a lot to boot as well including, a 2.2-inch TFT scratch-resistant main screen, 100 MB internal memory, memory stick micro support, 10 hours talk time, and 400 hours standby time and more.

The C510 Cyber-shot supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100. It is slated to be released anytime this first quarter and will be available in Black and Sivler Classic design.