We knew it was coming and thanks to the title, we knew it was ear-related, but has Sony Ericsson’s new product announcement put our ears in control?  Well, possibly, but it’s perhaps not as exciting as a new phone would have been!  The product in question are the MH907 Motion Activated Earphones, which are about as exciting as earphones get.

The phones are a continuation of Sony Ericsson’s ‘SensMe’ philosophy – adding a personal touch to control systems – where in this case, by inserting both earphones, your mobile phone’s music player automatically starts playing and then when you want to pause, just remove a single bud.  If you get a call, just put one earphone in to answer the call and then remove it again to end it!  It’s a great idea, but don’t expect to grab a pair and use them if you don’t own a Sony Ericsson phone, as they utilise the Fast Port connection found on the vast majority of SE handsets.

So, no more fiddly buttons on the headphone cord and no more digging your phone out of your pocket to select the music player.  If you want to see them in action, follow the link to Sony Ericsson’s dedicated mini-site, where a frankly terrifying short film awaits.  If that’s what a tube journey will be like when wearing the MH907 earphones, we’ll settle for a discarded newspaper!  Available in yellow/white or Titan Chrome, the MH907′s will be on sale this week.