We always try and bring you more opinionated rantings than lists here, as we hope you appreciate, but sometimes these phone chumps just bombard us with too too much information and all we can do is line things up, reel off descriptions, and hope you’ll forgive us. Oh, and you’ll also have to forgive us not blabbering on about the 3G/WiFi/8MP camera/battery time/stereo headset/etc/etc/etc/ because, well, just because we haven’t got time. So, today’s list is media-playying-apps-focused, but what a list it is…
- PlayTVservice – If you own a Playstation3 you’ll know that you can watch certain free TV channels on it using the TV service function. Fair enough. What’s exciting with the Aino, though, is that you can now watch those same channels on the phone, just by linking up to the PS3 via the internet. So, sat on a beach in India? Want to watch Eastenders? Now you can… you sad individual you.
- Remote Play – Initially a piece of kit that was intended quite rightly for the PSP, Sony Ericsson have now realised that it would work just as well on a phone. Basically, Remote Play lets you access all the PS3’s media content on your Sony Ericsson Aino. Whether you’re at home and hooked up via local network, or on that beach in Goa, you can access all your stuff in a jiffy.
- Media Go – Simple but effective method of controlling and watching all the media on your home computer using the Sony Ericsson Aino itself. Again done via Wi-Fi. Nice.
- Media Home – Synchronises your PC with your phone and makes sure they’re sharing all your fun files.
So there we have it. The Aino is one nifty little slider indeed. Have a squizz at this Sony Ericsson Aino review if you want a non-breakneck-speed run through of all those specs, or just pass some time in the company of this video if you’re feeling lazy:
