Sony Ericsson F305 - a game phone that thinks its a Wii

Sony Ericsson have announced the new Sony Ericsson F305, a mobile phone with what the company calls "Motion Gaming." This feature is basically an accelerometer inside the phone, which lets you control the characters in your game by moving the phone around. For example, you can play bowling by making the appropriate bowling movements with the phone in your hand. Remind you of anything?!

Yes, despite rumours of a Sony Ericsson PSP phone, the company seems instead to have created its own Wii phone! The difference, though, is that with a Wii you get direct feedback from your actions by seeing your character respond to your movements on the screen in real time. With the Sony Ericsson F305, you can't see your character move, as of course the screen is attached to the phone. So you have to make the movement in isolation, and then look at the screen afterwards to see if your character did what it was meant to. Should make for an interesting set of games!