Sony Ericsson's PS3 phone

Tone: Sony Ericsson has released the Aino, a mobile phone that accesses your PS3.

The Aino is designed with PS3 users in mind, as it can wirelessly access the media content of your PS3 from anywhere in the world, as long as you happen to be in a wireless hot spot at the time.

[nightfallinicedearth]

I like it, looks good. But I doubt I would replace my Iphone for this. way too much fun with the apps. Plus the price is a little too much. I don't think I could ever spend a grand on a cell phone.

[Shang-Long]

thats the same thing i thought when i was reading this

[Cyrax_87]

...but I only just bought the W995 a few months ago and I'm loving it at the moment.

[Major_Failson]

Better than the i-phone FACT

All Sony,s products are top of the line.

[barom]

999$? I hope that's using New Zealand dollars cause a thousand dollars is wayyy too much.

[The real killer]

Buy then a SonyEricsson Satio, far better then any Iphone you can get.

[infamous-butcher]

$1000 NZ
$723.14 US
486.57 euro
£435.96
For thoes who are wondering what the price is all about.
Persionally its not to bad as its about the same price as the iphone was when it came out, I'v even seen iphones go for that price 2nd hand as there unlocked.

[dkblackhawk50]

Looks great :D.

[mastiffchild]

I wanted the white one on a £25 contact I'd found with a free gift(choice of a Wii/360arcade/PSP300/iPod touch-would have possibly gone for the iPod)as it seemed a good deal but at the three places I found advertising the deal NONE had the white one, didn't offer it with the black and didn't have a UK date for when the white would arrive! THATS why I hate getting a new phone.

The other problem is that it doesn't really go far enough despite having a few good features-they should have made it capable of a lot more than they have and there are a lot of options they've left out leaving the Satio a much better bet. As you have to be in a Wi Fi hotspot to use the PS connectivity it does nothing more than a PSP unless you have Play TV! AND you can't play any PS games on it-not even PSP minis (IIRC). Imagine if it could've been used to tether a PSP from outside of hotspots for RP etc or they'd figured out a few games you could actually use it for. Sure, maybe these are unrealistic or too ecxpesibe for a phone right now BUT without them is there any real point in the Aino over any other decent phone?

As it is it's neither the rumoured(so often) PS phone nor a way of making your PSP the iPhone killer it could be-set me free from wireless hotspots Sony!

[CaptainKratos]

it doesn't feel cheap in your hand.or crappy.

[Hideo_Kojima]

132*240 pixels...

no good for multimedia get samsung jet much cheaper amoled screen 800*480.

[chisox100]

I'd be buying it sometime soon but i just spent 200$ on AAA exclusives this fall.

[skeletonss]

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[ReviewsArePolitics]

The ones Xbox 360 needs

[Mr Face Creamer]

If you're worrying over spending 200$ on a collector's edition of Uncharted 2 then you will be more than miserable to know this phone costs a hefty 999$. Same old pricing from Phony.

[likedamaster]

Way overpriced... as usual.

[Domer25]

yeah as above, a thousand dollars for a cell phone; nice but no thanks. I'll take a new 42 inch lcd for that.

[Bathyj]

Thats about what any new phone cost here.

But no one buys them, you get them on a contract or some kind of prepaid deal. iPhones were the same.

PS
This is a feature I have been wishing for. PS3 should connect to any blutooth phone to use as a remote or simple browse pix and music. They need to do more to push the advantage of having 7 built in blutooth controllers.

Maybe apple should have a word to Sony as a way of sticking it to M$.

[QuackPot]

That's what I always keep saying on N4G.

And yet Sony and others still fail to do these most simple things, which would clearly benefit them if they had.

Still surprised why PC manufactures didn't copy the iMac design - it's just a laptop on a stand. Or why there has been no clone of Halo & Gears made - Resistance could have been a Halo clone but Insomniac chose not to copy. KZ2 could have been made so much better from copying and/improving the successful aspects of other AAA games.

Sheez, guys. This is not rocket science. Take the best from around you, combine them, modify/adapt and/or improve and make something better.

Like, how many times have we heard fanboys boosting my product is better because it offers this and your's doesn't.

Copy dammit copy...

[StrboyM]

bring this feature to the x10 (rachel) i'm seriously considering picking it up, that and the HD2..goodbye x1..anyone interested in a mint condition x1?

[condorstrike]

I just got my DROID, which looks a bit like this one, except better...:) for $700 less.... Sony thinks everything they make should be over $500 even if it's a plastic spork.... that's why I waited for the PS3 price drop...greedy bastards.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

I agree entirely!

Instead of losing 300 dollars on every PS3 sold...they should've lost 500!

How dare they...

[FailureRate54]

No Touch, No Party.

Anyway, is a good phone.

[fOrlOnhOpe57]

in theory but anyone else in the UK find we have a distinct lack of wireless hotspots? When I bought my PSP 3000 last year, the pairing function with my PS3, when out and about , was a big selling point for me. Still never found anywhere (East Midlands) I can use it.

Same story with 3G coverage . Facilities such as mobile TV on my Vodafone Sony Ericsson are frustratingly pointless until the UK becomes less of a third -rate nation in terms of implementing these public services.

[infamous-butcher]

McDonalds has free wifi in alot, if not all, outlets. Theres even one in the Mcdonalds in Londonderry, and we get sweet f' all. All you need is an e-mail address. Just use *name*@spam.la and youll be on, but I agree that there is way too little free wifi areas in the UK.

[Arnon]

"The Aino has a recommended retail price in NZ of $999."

Lol?..

[saimcheeda]

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[wanaraceu]

All good phones are around 1000 when they come out that's why people go on plans sounds great to conect to ps3 I will prob grt 1 when current contract ends

[GotAmmo]

http://www.timtechs.com/son...
Right now its $480 USD

[Rixynator]

nothing great about this phone got my hands on it here in Singapore. it's such a rip-off. you only access the xmb to view photos, play music and playstation store thats it, might as well get a iphone and psp with that much $$ and still have remainder to spent on other stuff. btw ericsson s*** at making phones

[sikbeta]

Guys Is New Zeland Currency not U$S or €, the best phones are expensive, but I'll wait a little for this one

[One]

hahaha thats priceless $700 for a phone!!! a ps3 is half that price who in there right mind would ever pay that much for a phone???
dumbassess thats who

[Bryla84]

I got this phone on contract in Aus! luv it! PS3 remote play is awesome!! Didnt want an iphone, cant stand Itunes, you can just drop and drag this! and the 8.1 mp Camera is another bonus

[Bryla84]

BTW outright the phone is closer to $500