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Rumor confirmed, sort of: Sony Ericsson to make a PSP Phone |
Listed in: News Tags: patent, Sony, Sony Ericsson
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While nothing's set in stone just yet, Sonic Ericsson could be on to something - namely, a PSP phone. A Phone PSP, gleaned from the recent patent you see thumbnailed to the right of this article. This could be the confirmation we've all been waiting for after rumors of it circulated the intarwebs a couple of months ago.We're really not sure what to call it as the patent doesn't even give the actual gadget a name, but any way you slice it it's something that can probably take the cellphone gaming world by storm. Perhaps even turn the tables on Nintendo's iron grip on the handheld market.
If there's one thing you could cite that had always been holding cellphone gaming back, it's the controls. A numerical keypad simply cannot substitute reliably as a keypad, and would only result in cramped fingers and wrists.
However, if you look closely at the blueprints, you'll see that Sony Ericsson's pretty much taken care of that. A screen you'll be able to rotate is present so there are two sets of buttons on either end of the gadget, emulating the layout of Sony's handheld.
As for games, Sony doesn't even need to worry about that. If it IS actually a PSP and a cellphone in one, all the company has to do is make the phone compatible to standard PSP games, and you'll have a lineup that's going to be pretty hard to compete with.
In any case, updates about the PSP phone as we get them, so keep it locked right here for any and all developments!
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I would not switch providers just to get one... unless if it is for all carriers... then i might be interested... but sony ericson has been on mostly GSM providers...
it looks BULKY and complicated... it would be better/easier to get VoIP for all countries on the current PSP.. or make a wireless "phone attachemnt"... like GPS/Camera
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Hopefully it will be as good as the ngage. :-P
OR EVEN BETTER?! :-0
Never would buy this thing.
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and.. if the psp alone have battery issues... i dont think this cellphone thing would help.... and... where the **** the UMD drive is suppose to be?
3rd thing.... homebrew.... it will be LIKE a psp... but i dont think it will have homebrew...
4th and more important...the price... its almost a fact that it will be expensive i think i'll better get an iphone and keep my "devhooked" 1.5FW psp ...
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maybe this is the announced "lite" PSP.
i'm pretty sure they will change the design.
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this looks kinda cool im hopeing it does get more sleek in the final designs but if it will play psp games (mabie ps1 as well?) i would willingly buy it but i would still keep my 3.4oe psp in my other pocket just in case it cant be hacked like the psp can
and for all those saying its a brick its not the psp is actualy kinda light its not even 1 pound you dont even notice that your playing it even if you do so for 6+ hours i assume this will weigh about the same as the psp
AND REMEMBER THIS IS A PATTENTED CONCEPT DRAWING NOT A FINAL PRODUCT
jeez
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There's no dimensions on the concept drawings, so how do you know it's going to be a brick? More likely the screen will be tiny and it will be the size of a regular 'phone.
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wow.. just wow.
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http://adbux.org/?r=xhacker
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Am I the first to notice the lack of a Cross Square Triangle Circle pad?!?
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you're the fanboy ;) ignorant bastard.
feck off. if you've got a brain you'd know that wasn't a fanboy comment.
Ryan C. do you even put any thought into your articles? you seriously think a PSP phone would give the Nintendo DS a run for its money? IF Sony did release a PSP phone, it would not compete with the DS.
maybe to "dumb" it down for you what I'm saying is that Sony would to crazy to have it compete with the DS. You see, the DS is aimed at the mass market, EVERYONE. So is the PSP. A PSP phone would be for a targeted demographic.
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http://imthi.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/09/i-mate-jasjam.jpg
that thing does look fairly "fat" but it's alright
all i care is what this baby can actually do ;)
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so dont post this no more
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Do you mean SONY?!?!?!
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I´m not gonna buy it for all *****´s means
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if they want to do something usefull with calling then they could add a skype feature for psp with a psp microphone or something
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Think about it, the razr is super thin and half of it is screen. Then some of it is a processor and stuff, and finally a bit for actually transmitting signals. The psp as it is already has all the parts except for the transmitter.
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the raidation will probally make your head explode with tumors
and it will cost about $2000000000
if i wanted a psp phone i would celotape a phone and a psp together.
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