Sony's first smartphone-friendly MirrorLink in-car AV hits European roads, iOS and Symbian get to ride first

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Sony outlined a grand future of smartphone-aware [MirrorLink AV units][3] back at [CES][4], and the first example of the in-car media system is shipping right in line with the spring target. Although it's the more modest of the two we saw back in Las Vegas, the XAV-601BT aims to be the heart of anything mobile attached to your car with a 6.1-inch touchscreen and two USB ports to take advantage of your phone's music, navigation and other apps in a custom interface while another device charges on the side. Just don't expect Sony's [stake in Android][5] to have much bearing: at first, only more recent [Symbian][6] phones will have "guaranteed" MirrorLink support at first, with Android and possibly other platforms coming later. Even so, iPhone and iPod touch users still get into the party earlier through a Passenger App Control platform that lets certain iOS apps interact with or play videos through the head-end. Europeans should get a crack at the XAV-601BT before the end of the month, although we suspect Sony will want to wait for more phone support before bringing MirrorLink to [less-than-Nokia-friendly][7] American shores. More details await after the break.

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