From a mockup to a mockery, here’s one of the more blatant gaming rip-offs we’ve seen in recent months. Bearing an uncanny resemblance to the Sony PSP, this PXP-900 may borrow the styling but it doesn’t bother with the titles: instead, it plays retro gaming ROMs.
Another next-gen PSP rumor, and this time a new mockup image. Sony are still remaining quiet on talk of a replacement to their gaming handheld, but 1UP has been talking to “sources directly involved with the new system” who lend further weight to the talk that UMD is to be replaced with flash storage, in this case 8GB or 16GB.
If you want to add a little color to your HP MediaSmart mobile viewing experience, you can look into getting a Lime Green PSP to view those completely legal and unlocked DVD rips on the go.
The HP MediaSmart servers (EX485/EX487 models) received a software update today from HP. The news software allows media to be streamed to wireless devices such as iPhone, iPod Touch and PlayStation Portables. The new software also adds the ability for the servers to convert videos (including unprotected DVD’s) into two separate formats: one high-resolution for playing on home devices, and a lower resolution for portable media players.
Once again the Sony PSP 2 rumor-mill grinds into action, with the latest claims being that an “insider source” has confirmed that the gaming handheld will be in stores in time for Christmas. The source, said to be “a developer working on the new hardware” has described the Sony PSP 2 as having a large, sliding touchscreen that pushes up to reveal the usual gaming controls.
Sony will be releasing two new Blu-ray recorders soon that offer support for a variety of exporting options, the company announced today. The 500GB BDZ-A950 and the 320GB BDZ-A750 are sleek devices that allow users to export recorded content to Sony gadgets.
Sony price cuts are again in the news, and this time the rumors are coming direct from retailers themselves. According to CVG, Sony UK has been informing retailers that both the PSP and PS3 will be dropping in price “soon”, but declining to give a specific date.
A French PSP modder has created an app for the handheld console that allows you to watch live streaming TV. The homebrew software – unimaginatively called PSP Live TV – currently shows content from fourteen French channels, including Eurosport and music videos.
After last week’s PSP2 rumors, Sony probably thought they’d have at least a few days grace before the next round; no such luck. According to Eurogamer, the next-generation Sony PSP will have a sliding screen – as in this popular fan render – and, when closed, only give access to the shoulder buttons.
After the recent rumors suggesting Sony had ditched the UMD format for the PSP2, we’ve been waiting to hear how the company would phrase their inevitable denial. MTV Multiplayer’s Stephen Totilo just so happened to have an interview scheduled with John Koller, director of PSP marketing in the North America, and so of course the PSP2 question came up. Surprisingly, though, Koller doesn’t outright deny anything, giving a mysterious “can’t comment either way” before describing how important Sony view digital distribution.
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