Sony Ericsson Aino Deals Now Available, But What IS Remote Play?

With Sony Ericsson’s Aino now on shelves and Team Omio being gaming junkies, we wanted to know exactly what we can and can’t do using the phone’s ‘Remote Play’ hook up to the Playstation 3.

Thankfully a very comprehensive post up on Sony’s European Playstation blog tells us that an Aino can:

- turn a PS3 on and off
- browse and control the XMB user interface
- access the internet and any DRM free media content saved on the hard drive
- sign in to the PS3 network and message friends
- shop for items in the PS3 store
- watch and record live television using PlayTV

Unfortunately, the thing that you can’t do seems to be the one we wanted to the most, namely indulge in a bit of PS3 gaming on the go! Guess the ‘Play’ in ‘Remote Play’ only means movies…

Controlling media content seems a breeze thanks to dedicated keys on the handset, whilst messaging Playstation friends is a nice gesture, but with limited practical implications.

One negative point is in the accompanying thread, which states that other handsets like the Satio won’t handle Remote Play thanks to a lack of these media buttons.

Fair enough, although we reckon it is equally because Sony Ericsson don’t want to eliminate the Aino’s most compelling feature in one fell swoop!

Our Sony Ericsson Aino deals are pretty competitive, with a free handset and 900 minutes and unlimited texts for under £25 per month. So if you want to get your mobile entertainment fix on the go, the Aino is a cool and cost-effective way to do it.

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