Sony Ericsson has today launched two new handsets, promising to spark something new. Its latest entertainment experience, Satio™, allows users to tap into any content wherever, whenever. With Satio™’s intuitive touchscreen, users can watch movies, videos, TV series, photos, podcasts, listen to music or use the internet on the amazing 3.5 inch High Definition screen with true 16:9 widescreen format for instant fun on the move.

A simple tap on the screen opens up a world of content, seamlessly accessed through the five standby panels on the unique full-touch media menu. Satio™ offers a quick and easy mobile experience on the move, bringing music and videos, local and online media content to life.

Satio™ offers visual communication like never before, with an impressive 12.1 megapixel camera and a host of exciting features like the Xenon flash, face detection and auto focus to name a few. Satio™ also offers a totally new way of taking, storing and sharing perfect pictures – photos can instantly be uploaded directly to Picasa and commented on directly from the handset.

Sony Ericsson Satio Features

• Visual communication like never before
• True 16:9, 3.5 inch widescreen – feast your eyes on movies
• Express yourself through images – 12.1 megapixel camera, intuitive touch focus, Xenon flash and face and smile detection
• Web albums with messages – talk through pictures and share your experiences
• Intuitive full touch media menu – tap directly into your favourites, from web pages to pictures and media files
• Symbian Foundation operating system – thousands of applications available online
• Music player – play your tunes loud and proud
• To make your listening experience even better, team Satio™ with the smallest headset on the market, the Wireless Stereo Headphones HBH-IS800 to listen in crystal clear sound
• Alternatively, maximise the mobile video experience with the Video Viewing Stand IM920. Transfer all media files via the Micro SD card or USB cable
• Satio™ supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and UMTS/HSDPA 850/900/2100
• Satio™ will be available in the colours; Black, Silver and Bordeaux

In addition to the Satio™, Sony Ericsson also launches the stunning new Aino™ which allows users to access high quality entertainment, offering the ultimate mobile entertainment experience where users can enjoy all the latest videos, podcasts, music, Facebook™ and YouTube™ on the three inch screen, with quality playback at 30 frames per second.

Get the best of both worlds with Aino™’s traditional keypad, combined with an intuitive touch UI in media mode. Entertainment is just a tap away thanks to the intuitive 3D scrolling media browser which offers one touch direct access to all content.

Transferring and organising content on a mobile phone has never been simpler, thanks to Media Go and Media Home. Media Go automatically formats all content stored on a computer to be compatible with Aino™.

Media Home pulls media content from Media Go on your PC over Wi-Fi™ to your phone automatically. You just need to insert your Aino™ into its charging stand and it automatically synchronises with all the latest media content on your PC. You are always ready to go with the latest content on your phone.

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 you to control and access your media content on PlayStation®3 from your 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. You 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.

Sony Ericsson Aino Features

• 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 – WQVGA
• 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 the colours Obsidian Black and Luminous White

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Fredrik Mansson, Marketing Business Manager at Sony Ericsson, said, “Satio™ and Aino™ really are unrivalled media experiences in sleek high quality designs.

“What makes Satio™ desirable is that it is a stylish phone that has all the media content anyone could want in one place, as well as so many outstanding features, for example the High Definition intuitive three and a half inch touchscreen, the best 12.1 megapixel camera phone available and a top music player.”

The entertainment experience on Satio™ can be further personalised with exclusive content from PlayNow™, with applications, music, movies and games available by dual download to both a computer and mobile phone.

Alexandre Cardon, Marketing Business Manager at Sony Ericsson, added: “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.”

“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.”

Aino™ is also an impressive music device. Tracks and podcasts sound crystal clear on Aino™ with a Clear audio experience. The easy-to-use music controls and FM radio offer more freedom on the move for music perfection whenever, wherever. You can also snap away to perfect photos every time, with the impressive 8.1 megapixel camera, featuring face detection, Geo tagging, photo flash and auto focus.”

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Look at this, at a size of a credit card and with an elegant finish, it definitely adds sophistication to your life. The Sony Ericsson T715 allows consumers to stay connected without any compromise on communication features or design. An ultra compact slider mobile phone, the T715 still offers a large keypad and font size allowing you to get the most out of your SMS, MMS or email management.

Keep yourself organized in an intuitive way with the T715’s smart desktop feature, direct reminders of appointments, notes and special animation to remind you of birthdays and global events. Messaging is quick and easy with the ability to review the history of your conversation as you go along. Need to access the internet? The turbo 3G network connection allows stress-free fast browsing and the large 2.2” screen shows off websites in all their glory – even in direct sunlight! The T715 comes complete withGoogle Maps™ including local search and directions and  AccuWeather.com® – giving you access to three day weather forecasts so you’ll never be caught short without an umbrella or your sunglasses.

The sophisticated Sony Ericsson design means the T715 will look at home wherever you are, whether it’s at an important business meeting or if you are joining your friends for lunch. It is indeed a sophisticated mobile phone that fits a busy lifestyle and very much perfect for those who are looking for a phone with practical and up-to-date features. The T715 allows Sony Ericsson 3G mobile phones to even more markets giving them High Speed Internet Access wherever they may be. With a premium brushed aluminum cover and a glossy front, the T715 demonstrates the sophisticated design language consumers have come to expect to Sony Ericsson.

For detailed description and specifications of the Sony Ericsson T715, go to Sony Ericsson’s phone portfolio page.

To learn more of information about the T715, go to Sony Ericsson’s press release page.

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