Sony Ericsson adds Yari and Aino to its multimedia line

Launch details for the Satio was the 800-pound news gorilla out of Sony Ericsson today, but slotting in right underneath that set are another couple of phones that are still very much in the higher end of the range -- the Yari and Aino. The Yari slider (pictured left) is being billed as a gaming device, featuring gesture-controlled actions in the same vein as the Wii (and for the record, that's Sony Ericsson's comparison as much as it is ours). It features a 2.4-inch display, GPS, and support for the company's PlayNow services; it'll be available in the fourth quarter for about €400 ($558) unlocked. Next up, the Aino takes some cues from the Satio with a relatively large 3-inch touchscreen -- but also tosses in a numeric slider for good measure. It's got an 8.1 megapixel cam, Sony Remote Play support, GPS, HSPA, and a scratch-resistant mineral glass display; it'll be ready to rock in the same timeframe as the Yari in black and white, though we don't have pricing stats just yet -- needless to say, it'll be more than the Yari.

[Via SEMC Blog]

Sony Ericsson Yari

Sony Ericsson Aino

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2009 3:40PM]

HOT!!!!

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2009 4:26PM]

Aino is very beautiful hope its screen is not capacitive like iphone

[(Unverified) Posted May 28th 2009 5:38PM]

the screen has limited ts capabilities - only in camera and multimedia menu

[Steve02k7 Posted May 30th 2009 2:47AM]

that yari phone looks JUST like the new htc shadow, just a different color scheme

[zahidraf Posted Jun 4th 2009 12:40PM]

good phone with 5 Mp camera

http://www.zahipedia.com/2009/06/04/sony-ericsson-yari/

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 6th 2009 11:05PM]

I guess accidentally throwing your yari while playing a gesture-based game is better than throwing your nintendo's wii-mote at your expensive flatscreen tv