With Aino, expect CyberShot to PlayStation in one mobile phone

For mobile phone business, it’s age of intense competition; all gadget manufacturers are fighting hard to mark their presence in open market; package best of the features in their little devices and edge it above competition, whether it’s recently launched mobile phones from Samsung, MP3 player from Microsoft, Pico projector from Optoma or a futuristic gadget like Modu.
I personally feel, Sony definitely leads the packs in gadget arena, although nothing great have appeared from the house of Sony (Sony Ericsson mobile) since long, but with recently announced Aino, I think developers have done a great job.
Aino has got everything you’ve been missing in phones. It would not be wrong to say that “With Aino, you can experience best of Sony technologies, in one device, be it Walkman, Walkmate, Cybeshot or PlayStation and this is not all… there is much more to explore.”

New mobile phone; Sony Ericsson Aino... at glance

Dimensions
· Size: 104 x 50x15.5 mm
· Weight: 134 grams
Display
· Touch screen: 16,777,216 True Color TFT
· Resolution: 240 x 432 pixels
· Size: 3 inches
Memory
· Phone memory: Up to 55MB
· Memory card support: SanDisk microSD™ 8GB
Camera
· 8.1 mega pixel camera / Up to 16x digital zoom
· Photo fix / Auto focus / Face detection / Smart contrast / Photo light
· Photo flash / BestPic™ / Red-eye reduction / Touch focus
· Video recording / Image and video stabilizer
· Geo tagging / Photo feeds / Send to web
Music
· PlayNow™ / SensMe™
· Album art / Music tones (MP3/AAC)
· Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP) / Touchscreen media player
· Clear Bass / Clear Stereo / Stereo speakers
Web
· Access NetFront™ Web browser
· Bookmarks / Web feeds
· Google™ search (from standby)
Messaging
· Email / Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync™
Entertainment
· Facebook / YouTube™
· 3D games / Motion gaming / Remote Play for PlayStation®3
· Walk mate
Connectivity
· A-GPS / Bluetooth™ technology / Wi-Fi™
· USB mass storage / USB support
· Google Maps™
Phone Accessories
In-Box with Aino
· SanDisk microSD™ 8GB
· Color-matched Wireless Stereo Headphone MH100
· Design-matched Charging Stand E C100
Optional
· Wireless Stereo Speakers MBS-400
· Snap-on Speaker Stand MS410
· Digital Photo Frame IDP-100
Battery life
· Talk time GSM: Up to 13 hrs
· Talk time UMTS: Up to 4.5 hours
· Video talk time: Up to 1 hour 40 minutes
· Music listening time: Up to 31 hours

Unique features of mobile

Integration with live TV: There is something special for TV lovers in Italy, France, Spain, Germany and UK, you can use it to watch or record TV, too.

Integration with PlayStation 3If you’re a serious gamer, Sony Ericsson’s Remote Play technology allows you to control your PS3 game console and access its media content, either from right in front of it via your home network, or from anywhere in the world.

Synchronized with your PC: When the Aino is charging, it'll automatically connect to your PC over WiFi, and, via the MediaGo software installed on your PC, will automatically synchronize with all the content you've got stored on it.

Software support: Although the Aino misses out on having an app store like Apple iTunes, still, it comes bundled with software from Google, Facebook and YouTube and with rumors of a Twitter app coming soon. Hence although Aino doesn't use Web as well as Android phones or iPhone, but at least it integrates well with the major Web sites.

Availability

With shipping to begin by the end of this year in two colors, Obsidian Black and Luminous White, we expect it to be one of the most prestigious phones to arrive before 2010, price part of the this new mobile phone is yet under covers.

Aino is a real fun-zone, exactly opposite to typical business phones. Aino can be seen as first step towards departure for Sony Ericsson Walkman phones and CyberShot camera phones, by combining all in one features with additional PS3/ PC connectivity. So are you ready for the game...