Sony Ericsson cellphone/remote control combo

Not content with using your cellphone to schedule recordings on your PVR? That universal remote control in front of your TV doesn't have enough functions for you? Sony Ericsson's got you covered.

Pushing the limits of product convergence to the point where they just don't make any sense, the mobile phone maker has apparently filed for a patent on a device that combines a television remote control and a cellphone. Because god knows I like to take my TV remote to work with me.

I suppose if it's a universal remote, you could program multiple devices into your phone and control the TV at your office with the same device as the one in your living room. But really, has anybody ever asked for a device like this?

[via uberphones]