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CES 2009: PSP being tested as multimedia remote |
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Looks like Sony isn't just looking into more PS3-PSP interconnectivity. Down at CES, they demonstrated a new app on the PSP that allows it to run as a Wi-Fi remote control for networked audio streams, particularly those with the Sony-brand audio receiver line.
The app allows users to do several functions, like control settings, manage playlists, and browse the audio library via the PSP. The interface is typically the XMB.
It's still in its experimental stage, and a public release hasn't been confirmed yet. I can't get myself to be properly hyped up about it since the remote control feature is an old concept already explored by others, like Maestro Mini, so it feels a bit late in the game for Sony to come up with it. Still, it'll be a great addition to to the PSP's features so hopefully they release it to the public soon.
Via Kotaku
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You can use your psp as a remote, to control your ps3, which is networked to your homes central file server. So instead of listening to a small mp3 player hooked up to speakers, you have 3 devices running.
Sony needs to have some media software that runs on a PC that allows the psp to connect to it over wifi and stream audio. Kinda like pimpstreamer, except a much better implementation, non-homebrew (cause they're trying to justify not hacking the psp) and more elegant.
I don't care how great it works, I'm not going to turn on unecessary hardware, just to suck power.
http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/imgs/connectdlna003.jpg + additional psp and you can have unlimited content!!!!!
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(>o.o)> xxx
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It will never beat an Ipod doing stuff like this. This is NOT innovation. The psp did not fail because it was a poor multimedia device. It failed because of ideas like these being presented at a time when the primary user base is being ignored.
When I bought my PSP, it was for the GAMES!
I already had a good multimedia MP4 player that the PSP still to this day cant compete with. And, it's not even an ipod product! As for the competition, DSi/DS present a better fight than the psp. As far as everyone is concerned, the PSP is no longer even considered in the race at this point. A sad but true reality.
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PSPs could play video and music (with visualizations) long before iPhone even existed.
The PSP can connect to other Sony devices such as PS3, LocationFree, and so on. But the iPhone is... just like an iPod.
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