Sony Ericsson LiveView is Bluetooth mini-display for Android 2.x phones [Video] [Updated]

Sony Ericsson has announced a micro-display for Android 2.x smartphones, the LiveView, with a 1.3-inch 128 x 128 color OLED screen.  Hooking up to your phone via Bluetooth (with a roughly 10m range) and intended to be left on your desk, clipped to your bag strap or even worn, watch-style, on a wristband, the Sony Ericsson LiveView can show SMS, RSS, Twitter and Facebook updates, and be used to control music playback.

Video demo after the cut, plus Updated with phone compatibility information
Like the inPulse smartwatch it will also show incoming call details and a list of recent calls, and you can mute the ringer directly from the LiveView.  It’ll also flag up calendar entries, show the date and time, and help you locate your phone.

The whole thing measures 3.5 x 3.5 x 1.1 cm and Sony Ericsson reckons the battery is good for up to four days of normal use.  It’ll drop in Q4 2010 – price tba – along with a companion app to drive the functionality.

Update: We’ve just sifted through SE’s LiveView specs, and the compatible devices list doesn’t exactly fill us with confidence.  The Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10, X10 mini and X10 mini pro are all listed, unsurprisingly, but under “Other Brands” only the Samsung Galaxy S and HTC Desire are shown.  No word on whether this is just a partial list (and we suppose SE can’t really be expected to test every possible device on the market) or a sign that the LiveView won’t be quite as flexible as we hoped.

Update 2: Sony Ericsson tells us that the LiveView is “compatible with most Android devices” and that the list is just a partial one.