Posted by tranced
Keep up to date with the latest videos and music on Aino. Media Go™ helps you transfer, play and organise all your music, photos, videos and podcasts from your PC simply and effortlessly to enjoy directly on Aino via Wi-Fi™. No more wires, no more searching – always the latest fun.
London, UK – May 28, 2009 – Sony Ericsson today showcases Aino. Get the best of two worlds with the keypad combined with an intuitive touch UI in media mode. An intuitive media browser gives users a clear overview and one touch direct access to their content.
Control your PLAYSTATION®3 and access its media content on your Aino anywhere, anytime using Remote Play with PLAYSTATION®3. Remote Play with PLAYSTATION®3, initially developed for PSP, enables users to control and access media content on PLAYSTATION®3 from their phone. This can be done via a local network between PLAYSTATION®3 and Aino in your home or via the internet from anywhere in the world. For TV lovers in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and in the UK users can also enjoy the PlayTV™ service on PLAYSTATION®3 via the Aino. Watch, pause and record live TV from a huge range of free channels via Aino on the go.
Aino also introduces Media Home, an application that pulls media content from Media Go™ on your PC over Wi-Fi™ to your phone automatically. Users just insert their Aino into its charging stand and it automatically synchronizes with all the latest media content on their PC. You are always ready to go with the latest content on your phone.
“Sony Ericsson has established itself as THE Communication Entertainment brand and Aino highlights our commitment to bringing the latest communication technology to the market in fun and innovative ways for consumers to enjoy,” said Alexandre Cardon, Market Business Manager at Sony Ericsson. “Media Home and Remote Play with PLAYSTATION®3 are key steps in broadening the entertainment experiences users can enjoy on their Sony Ericsson phone and gives a taste of our vision of the future.”
Watch movies on the crystal clear 3 inch screen and listen to music in superb quality and with increased freedom - thanks to the stylish Wireless Stereo Headphone MH100 and matching Charging Stand EC100 included with Aino. This powerful phone offers a full range of exciting features to support the entertainment experiences on the phones such as; an 8.1 megapixel camera, Photo flash and Clear audio experience.
Aino
Sound and vision set free
The best of both worlds: traditional keypad and touch UI in media mode
Media Home and Media Go™ - simple to take your content with you
Remote Play with PLAYSTATION®3 – control and access your PLAYSTATION®3 media content from your mobile phone
3 inch 16 million colour screen – surf the web in widescreen
Clear audio experience – listen to music in superb quality
Design matched Wireless Stereo Headphone MH100 and Charging Stand EC100
Aino supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSPA 850/1900/2100. Aino will be available in selected markets from early Q4 in the colours Obsidian Black and Luminous White.
The Sony Ericsson Aino at a glance
Camera
8.1 megapixel camera
Up to 16x digital zoom
Photo fix
Photo flash
Video recording
Auto focus
Face detection
Image and video stabilizer
BestPic™
Geo tagging
Photo feeds
Photo light
Red-eye reduction
Send to web
Smart contrast
Touch focus
Music
Album art
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Clear Bass
Clear Stereo
Touchscreen media player
Music tones (MP3/AAC)
PlayNow™
SensMe™
Stereo speakers
Web
Access NetFront™ Web browser
Bookmarks
Google™ search (from standby)
Web feeds
Communication
Speakerphone
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibrating alert
Video calling (main camera)
Messaging
Conversations
Picture messaging (MMS)
Predictive text input
Sound recorder
Text messaging (SMS)
Instant messaging
Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync™
Design
Auto rotate
Picture wallpaper
Wallpaper animation
Entertainment
3D games
FM radio with RDS
Java
Motion gaming
Remote Play for PLAYSTATION®3
Tracker
Video streaming
Video viewing
Walk mate
YouTube™
Connectivity
A-GPS
Bluetooth™ technology
DLNA Certified™
Google Maps™
Modem
PictBridge
Synchronisation
USB mass storage
USB support
Wi-Fi™
Organizer
Alarm clock
Calculator
Calendar
Flight mode
Notes
Phone book
Stopwatch
Tasks
Timer
Accessories
In-Box:
Aino
Battery
Battery charger
SanDisk microSD™ 8GB
Colour-matched Wireless Stereo Headphone MH100
Design-matched Charging Stand EC100
User guide
Optional:
Wireless Stereo Speakers MBS-400
Snap-on Speaker Stand MS410
Digital Photo Frame IDP-100
Facts and Figures
Size: 104 x 50x15.5 mm
Weight: 134 grams
Colours: Obsidian Black, Luminous White
Main screen: 16,777,216 True Colour TFT
Resolution: 240 x 432 pixels
Size: 3 inches
Phone memory: Up to 55MB
Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™
Talk time GSM: Up to 13 hrs
Standby time GSM: Up to 380 hrs
Talk time UMTS: Up to 4.5 hours
Standby time UMTS: Up to 367 hours
Video talk time: Up to 1 hour 40 mins
Music listening time: Up to 31 hours
Availability and versions
Networks:
Aino
GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900
UMTS/HSPA 850/900/2100
Available in selected markets from early Q4 2009.
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Posted by mediar
The best phone ( exept Satio, but it's smartphone, so it's in other group ) !!! This phone rocks!
If Aino is cheaper that Satio, I'll get this one, though.
[ This Message was edited by: mediar on 2009-05-28 20:10 ]
Posted by tranced
SEMC Blog
Posted by Chico212
I WANT IT, SONY CAME GOOD THIS TIME WELL DONE
Posted by mediar
The A300 platform is amazing! Look - http://se-community.com/index.php?s=205 - the UI look like the G-series' UIQ.
Posted by Chico212
What OS is this one called?
Posted by the-flash
A3
Posted by Zuckabaecka
On 2009-05-28 21:17:36, mediar wrote:
The A300 platform is amazing! Look - http://se-community.com/index.php?s=205 - the UI look like the G-series' UIQ.
well i hope this calender has nothing to do with the normal one.....is it too difficult to make a calender with a nice overview?
Posted by se_love
On 2009-05-28 21:17:36, mediar wrote:
The A300 platform is amazing! Look - http://se-community.com/index.php?s=205 - the UI look like the G-series' UIQ.
Thats Yari! Unless of course it does have A3.
Posted by obakesan
Looks interesting, it is still a pitty that SE still can't deliver the items on the announcement day. It is showing as 6 months on the SE website. Why can't these be available when they announce them. This is one thing Apple has down pact. The Apple WDC is June, where supposedly rumoured iPhone 3 will be announced (or not), but if it is you could probably walk into O2 on the day and get one. Walk into a store and ask for Aino, you will be told come back in 6 months mate
Come on SE, given the current climate as well these days, it would seem imperative to get the items in the store and into customers hands who want them. I generally am still a fan of the products, but I loathe the waiting times on these things.
Anway, this is still interesting, especially if they keep the bluetooth headphones in the package and aren't dropped like with the W960. I wonder if the controller features an OLED screen or a screen of some sort.
It is also interesting that the specs show MicroSD card rather than M2. Does this then that M2 is on the way out? Also interesting if this is using the Jave platform with touch UI rather than Symbian than Satio. I wonder which will be more stable platform.
Posted by mediar
Yes, the phone in the video is Yari, but it uses A3 too. However the A3 actually isn't that great than I thought.
Posted by Ael'avin
"Music listening time: Up to 31 hours"
Are they going to use DSP in this phone?
W995 has smaller screen and it can play music for about 20 hours, so I think 31 hours sounds very impressive
Posted by Zuckabaecka
i think they mean 3.1hours
Posted by mobse
Sound and vision and no TrackID?!
Now that's an unbelievable slip to say the least!
This being an official press release, TrackID missing is hardly a typo...
Posted by sealover94
This is a K750 SONYERICSSON WITH SLIDE....... Such a same...
Still no creativity... no innovation...
No future features .... only future and expensive toys...
Posted by obakesan
PlayStation Remote Play
Bit of an odd thing, especially if you don't have a Playstation 3. Why not some standard protocols or maybe some software for non PS3 users that can simulate this stream from a PC say or what have you.
Well quick Google found this:
Open Remote PLay Beta PC / Mac
I wonder how well this will work then using the Remote Play on the phone. Hmmm.
I wonder if SE has missed a trick here, PS3 Remote Play + Yari gaming sounds like a possible step to a PSP branded phone. They have done it with their Walkman brand and Cybershot, so why not PSP or Playstation.
Cheers,
[ This Message was edited by: obakesan on 2009-05-28 20:51 ]
Posted by drsilverworm
I'd have waited for this phone if they just included a damn 3.5mm jack
Posted by 10123
Sony eicsson Aino will cost £400 (457 euros) sim free on release.
Posted by goldenface
I want. This is the favourite for me.
Posted by sealover94
On 2009-05-28 22:06:09, goldenface wrote:
I want. This is the favourite for me.
no 3g camera call?? oh that's for fun ... for sure............
Posted by goldenface
Not the end of the world - is that a deal breaker for you?
Posted by roanmy
I can live without 3.5mm jack on the phone as I'll probably use iPod anyway as I'm addicted to my Top 50 played-playlist!
As long as there doesnt come up any nasty surprises about this phone, it|s definatly the one for me!
Posted by 10123
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/05/28/sony-ericsson-satio-hands-on-photo-overload/sony-ericsson-satio-hands-on-0/
Shows of the new interface, that isnt the same as orignal
Posted by goldenface
The UI looks great so far. .
Posted by amawanqa
Posted by amawanqa
More
Aino pics:
Posted by tranced
the "0" keys is the space now, the "*" key is the + sign and the "#" key shifts from upper case to lower case/lock
[ This Message was edited by: tranced on 2009-05-28 21:20 ]
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2009-05-28 21:48:46, sealover94 wrote:
This is a K750 SONYERICSSON WITH SLIDE....... Such a same...
Still no creativity... no innovation...
No future features .... only future and expensive toys...
That is 100% completely retarded. This is nothing like a K750! You've left dickhead comments on all three of these announced phones today. If you don't like them, that's fine but you don't need to go round spreading this crap.
I think this phone is awesome. My favourite of the ones announced today, though I only wish it had a sideways sliding QWERTY.
Posted by not_me
No oled, sucks ! No 3.5 mm jack, unforgivable !
somewhere it was said that you can't use the touch screen to browse the menus,
but only for media and camera features !
Posted by gola
Good to know I'm not the only one that thinks it would've looked/been better if it was a landscape qwerty slider Oli
Posted by not_me
live-pics
Posted by hgautam
On 2009-05-28 22:33:21, not_me wrote:
No oled, sucks ! No 3.5 mm jack, unforgivable !
somewhere it was said that you can't use the touch screen to browse the menus,
but only for media and camera features !
This is what seems the real deal breaker... I was quite impressed with Aino at first but the moment I read "touch UI in media mode", I got really confused and if the touchscreen works only in Media Mode then this phone will dissapoint many including me...
Can anyone confirm this???
Posted by not_me
more live-pics
Posted by se_love
That. Is. Slick! The screen looks like they stretched A3 quite a bit but okay. And wow it looks like it cam straight out of Japan.
Posted by hgautam
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Posted by mustafabay
They'd better make sure the while interface is touch.
But no OLED is the right thing to do. Some people actually go out in the sun.
Posted by Luci'sPower
http://www.youtube.com/watch?[....]38.php&feature=player_embedded
Posted by hihihans
I love this one, nice to see a regular keypad, nice colours too.
Posted by mobse
Thank goodness the
Global Home site claims the logical: the lovely AINO (me wants!) has TrackID!
This feature is so handy that it should have been made compulsory in all
phones the moment it was introduced 
Since it has become common, I guess the PR people didn't bother mentioning it in the press release.
AINO pretty much rocks! The most appealing of today's trio in my book.
Cheers!
[ This Message was edited by: mobse on 2009-05-28 22:11 ]
Posted by roanmy
I am SO glad it isn't qwerty! ^_^
Posted by tranced
we have a happy customer here
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
On 2009-05-28 22:33:21, not_me wrote:
somewhere it was said that you can't use the touch screen to browse the menus,
but only for media and camera features !
I don't believe that for a second. That would mean that you need the slider out for everything because the navigation keys are on the slider. Sony Ericsson wouldn't do that. I'm very sure that what you heard wasn't true.
Posted by laurenke01
Nope it's very true:
It will also have limited touchscreen functionality thanks to the 3" capacitive touchscreen 16M color display of WQVGA (432 x 240 pixels) resolution.
By "limited" we mean that you can actually "touch" your way around only in the special touch-optimized multimedia menu and the camera.
By "limited" we mean that you can actually "touch" your way around only in the special touch-optimized multimedia menu and the camera.
From GSM Arena. They have a prototype.
Posted by tranced
Posted by Muhammad-Oli
Proto maybe? I mean, with SE's current track record it is very likely they have messed this up, but I don't honestly see how anyone could be that dumb as to not have the navigation on the top if it were that important to the phone!
Posted by hihihans
@tranced, make that 2 happy customers
Posted by tranced
see?
cannot satisfy everyone.
Posted by Mizzle
That's one of the things I meant with them being off on a few points. The limited touch screen.
Posted by Legen
kinda true. but people must admit, its pretty decent phone
Posted by justus333
It´s a very pretty and decent and blalabla phone but the lack of TS is such a dumb move by SE that it hurts! Almost like building a beautiful grand piano but without the keys!
It really quite clearly and unmistakenly explains why SE is a dying company. What a shame and pity, as stlyishwise they´re still the best by far!