New PSP Accessories: Camera and GPS Receiver

[Deepak]

http://www.the-magicbox.com/gaming.htm

- Sony Computer Entertaiment announced the PSP camera Chotto Shot (PSPJ-15003), which will be released on November 2 for 5000 yen (US$43), with 1.3 mega pixels, 480x272 or 640x480 resolution. It is capable of capturing animation in 480x272, 30fps for 15 seconds. Chotto Shot comes with photo editing software with 74 kinds of effects. Contents can be saved onto memory stick and transfer to PC.

- The second peripherial is the GPS Receiver (Global Positioning System), which will be released on December 7 for 6000 yen. The refresh rate is approximately 1 second, and measurement precision is 5m. A number of PSP titles will support the GPS Receiver, including Metal Gear Solid; Portable Ops (Konami), Minna no Golf Portable 2 (Sony), HomeStar (Sega), and Navi Software (Sony).

 

[darkblu]

the GPS receiver is more than welcome. the camera, OTH, is a meh for me. now, let's see if the receiver can be made any good for homebrew, i.e. under what fw it will work.

 

[cthellis42]

Gawd, if someone could come up with an app that ran like the Verizon Navigator for the PSP + GPS, I would be happy INDEED! Especially if it were built through Google Maps instead, so I had better road maps in general AND the ability to look at a satellite view...

 

[darkblu]

some details about the GPS add-on:

http://www.psp-vault.com/Article656.psp

btw, from the POV of mountaineer and somebody who practically always carries a psp in his backpack, i hardly give a damn about the in-game uses of the device, but i am seriously interested in the GPS referrential value of the device, and potentially its access from homebrew.

 

[Shifty Geezer]

Decent GPS support with national maps on UMDs would be awesome, but I fear for it's implementation. Like Talkman is a weak translator tool and a weak game, and the recent 'Passport to London' is a weak guide for tourists who'd be much better served by a book, there's a good chance that Sony mess up the implementation and provide a poor experience. A friend of mine spent several hundred quid on a GPS device, monochromo LCD, very slow. PSP has the hardware to do a great job of clear, vibrant and usefully speedy GPS navigation, and at the price would be an awesome device for Geocachers and drivers the world over (something Sony ought to promote IMO - PSP as an affordable GPS and entertainment system), but I'm dubious on they're ability to deliver based on previous non-gaming efforts.