SensMe

SensMe

Screenshot of SensMe on Media Go
Developer(s)	Sony Corporation
Platform	Sony Walkman MP3/4 players Sony Ericsson Media Go PlayStation Portable
Type	Mood detection software for music data.
License	Proprietary

SensMe™ is a proprietary music mood and tempo detection system created by Sony Corporation, and employed in numerous Sony branded products, most notably the Walkman MP3/MP4 players (E ^[1] and S series^[2]), Media Go, PlayStation Portable, and Sony Ericsson phone series.

Technical specifications

SensMe works by mapping music to a dual axis map based on the mood and tempo of music tracks.^[3] Mood and tempo is determined by using the appropriate Sony compatible software which analyzes music tracks individually and computes the relevant track information. Analyzed tracks can then be plotted onto an intuitive dual axis map through which the music library on the device can be navigated, and playlists can be generated based on relative speed and mood. The horizontal axis is based on mood and the vertical axis is based on tempo.

PlayStation Portable

SensMe was made available on the PlayStation Portable as of system software version 6.10.^[4] It can be downloaded via the XMB or by using a computer.^[5] The application features twelve channels by which music is categorized. These include Favorites, Newly Added, Dance, Extreme, Lounge, Emotional, Mellow, Upbeat, Relax, Energetic, Morning/Day/Night/Midnight, and Shuffle All.

PlayStation Portable Version History

Version Release date (UTC)	Description
1.50 March 31, 2010	Music tracks transferred using a PlayStation 3 system or music management application other than Media Go are now also categorized into channels. Users can now add music tracks to a block list so they do not play. Users can now activate or deactivate the [Dynamic Normalizer] feature.
1.01 October 22, 2009	Descriptions of some menu items in some languages have been revised.
1.00 October 1, 2009	Initial release.

SensMe compatible products

• Walkman
• Media Go
• PlayStation Portable^[4]

Screenshot of SensMe on a Sony Ericsson

Sony Ericsson handsets

• Aino
• Sony NWZ-S639F Media Player
• elm
• W380
• W508
• W518a
• W595
• W705
• W715
• W760
• W890i
• W902
• W910i
• W980
• W995
• Xperia X10
• Xperia Neo
• Xperia Play
• Xperia Ray

Sony handsets

• Xperia E
• Xperia M
• Xperia Sola
• Xperia L
• Xperia S
• Xperia P
• Xperia U
• Xperia T
• Xperia TX
• Xperia TL
• Xperia T2 Ultra
• Xperia tipo
• Xperia Go
• Xperia V
• Xperia Z
• Xperia ZR
• Xperia Z1
• Xperia Z1 Compact
• Xperia Z Ultra
• Xperia Z1f/Z1s
• Xperia ZL
• Xperia SP
• Xperia Z2
• Xperia Z3
• Xperia Z3 Compact
• Zylo (W20i)

References

1. Your cool, colourful music partner Feature-packed WALKMAN® E450 Video MP3 player from Sony with premium sound for young music fans (15 July 2010 )
2. Sony introduces super-slim WALKMAN® S750 (15 September 2010)
3. What is SensMe? http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/phones/detailed/whatissenseme/w980
4. PSP Firmware Update (v6.10) http://blog.us.playstation.com/2009/09/psp-firmware-update-v6-10/
5. SensMe PSP Download http://www.playstation.com/psp-app/sensme/en/