http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/i say we never see them.]]>Mar 24th 2006 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 20th 2008 3:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/]]>Mar 24th 2006 9:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/But i agree, a little bulky]]>Mar 24th 2006 9:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Dam these portable gaming things have too much to carry. PSP with it's new add-ons coming out, Gameboy with it's add-ons to make it do different things :Play-Yan and an adaptor to use headphones by which you are already carrying too. Then their games.

The only add-on I want for my PSP is "PDF" support. That would be awsome. Since it alreayd does a lot of things I need it to do, having PDF support would make ita perfect system.]]>Mar 24th 2006 9:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 9:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 10:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Please, please please Sony. Give me a reason to fish my PSP out of the closet. A janky keyboard and cell phone aren't going to do it. I already have a Treo, a device with a kick-ass keyboard, cell phone, web browser, email client, movie player, RSS news reader and more. What I wanted when I got the PSP was a GAME system, something you are determined not to give me. Spend your time courting developers to build compelling new games for the PSP.]]>Mar 24th 2006 10:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
I think this is pretty much guaranteed as the DS is trouncing the PSP (worldwide)pretty much due to this feature alone.]]>Mar 24th 2006 10:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
As to the question of bulk:

Nintendo DS: 22.01 cubic inches
Sony PSP: 17.52 cubic inches

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/27/doing-the-math-on-ds-lite/

'nuf said.
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i know when i saw them the first words uttered were "...impossible..." but they do /look/ neat...

but they are laughable at this point, and ass backwards from a working design perspective.]]>Mar 24th 2006 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Nintendo DS Lite: 12.96 cubic inches
Sony PSP: 17.52 cubic inches]]>Mar 24th 2006 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Nintendo DS: 22.01 cubic inches
Sony PSP: 17.52 cubic inches
DS lite: 12.96 cubic inches]]>Mar 24th 2006 11:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
DS: 93
PSP: 101

Number of games rated at or above metacritic score of 70:

DS: 45
PSP: 58

Seriously, it's time to stop reflexively bashing the PSP.]]>Mar 24th 2006 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 11:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
if anyone is "reflexively bashing" any system, it's you.

the DS still outsells the PSP weekly by 2 to 3 times worldwide, and people own 3 to 4 times the number of titles on DS than PSP. these are well known and overly documented facts. so despite metacritic's averages, people simply prefer the system that you don't.

just deal with that and move on, don't say people are "reflexively bashing" a system by prefering it 3 to 1.

flame on.]]>Mar 24th 2006 11:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
The DS offers unique games that you can't get anywhere else or games that are the best in their class. PSP offers rehashes of games that are better elsewhere.

Until they show up with some killer apps, thay are always going to be relegated to, "this was better on the PS2" status.

Sony needs to spend time / effort / money courting developers to build COMPELLING new games for the PSP.
]]>Mar 24th 2006 11:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
I think you forgot to mention in your mathematical analogy the number of GOOD games that are actually fun, new, and different. Ones that aren't PS2 ports.

Nobody's bashing the PSP -- Sony is doing that all on their own.]]>Mar 24th 2006 11:57AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 12:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
another add on of the proposed f/w 3.00?

want the latest news for psp?
go to http://www.pspmod.com/forums/index.php]]>Mar 24th 2006 1:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Good posting Geezer!]]>Mar 24th 2006 1:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Even if someone is wrong, you don't need to be rude about it.]]>Mar 24th 2006 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 1:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 2:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
And about the cellphone accessory...please spare the sidetalking jokes... ;)]]>Mar 24th 2006 3:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Sony PSP: 17.52 cubic inches

http://www.joystiq.com/2006/01/27/doing-the-math-on-ds-lite/

'nuf said.

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Um, the DS sold 150,000 units last week in JP.. there is much more to be said on this.. Sony is taking it up the ass (oh they sold 30,000 units)

Now.. you DO know the DS was redesigned right?

Seriously, who are these masochists still trying to keep the PSP alive? Get a DS already... holding out for Zelda?]]>Mar 24th 2006 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 3:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Geezer, you shouldn't apologize. You've made the most coherent arguement in this thread.

Cheers!]]>Mar 24th 2006 4:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 10:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 24th 2006 11:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 25th 2006 2:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 25th 2006 3:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Sony is new in the field and so is Microsoft, but they are doing very well. Is Nintendo fans scared that they might end up like Sega? Is that why you Nintendo fans are always bitching?

Well at least they didnt mention anything about my country Japan again. I hate it when they try to represent sales in Japan when they are NOT from here anyways. WTF is up with that?]]>Mar 25th 2006 7:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Go Geezer. You really HAVE made one of the only decent arguements.]]>Mar 25th 2006 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
ALso I don't know why every psp or ds segment has to turn into a ds vs psp contest, Ds and psp are in vastly different markets. so what if the ds is outselling the psp? does that mean the psp is failing? no it still selling at about #3 worldwide behind the ps2 and the DS, shipped about 15million units (money in sonys pockets) worldwide, and has done better than and other handheld competitor to date. i'm not saying people should start praising psp or anything. but at least stop comparing it to the ds. we know you love your ds, so go play it instead of wasting your time blogging about how much the psp is a useless piece of junk.]]>Mar 25th 2006 8:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 25th 2006 8:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 25th 2006 11:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/

"I already have a RAZR like most ppl do" - dude, not everybody is a CHAV... do you have it in the magenta colour?]]>Mar 26th 2006 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Mar 29th 2006 3:59AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
Just because the PSP is powerful does not make it fun.

And as for the 'foolish assumption' that the keyboard will be mounted on top, that's because it will be, according to the patent (above) and actual photos of the device (http://www.hizone.info/data/2004/05/13/images/sony-psp-keyboard.jpg).]]>Mar 31st 2006 4:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/I just think that the PSP is trying to be a home console as a handheld, but it doesnt work, because the games dont do anything to warrent being handheld. The DS however relies on the fact its small and handheld, because it does something that needs it - a touchscreen wouldnt work on a home console.

There we go now you can all have a go cos i turned it even more into a DS vs PSP topic]]>Apr 2nd 2006 1:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/There are lots of asumptions on the web, but there are pics of both the one on the top and one that folds down and acts as a screen cover... here is a pic of the one that fold down:
http://www.journaldugeek.com/blog/images/2005_s2/logic3_pspkeyboard.jpg
and as Optimus Mind said, here is a link to the one for the top:
http://www.hizone.info/data/2004/05/13/images/sony-psp-keyboard.jpg]]>Apr 4th 2006 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2004/12/08/psp-vs-ds/]]>Apr 4th 2006 4:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/Apr 8th 2006 12:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
the psp is great if you just want to play games but before you go saying you have something else thats better for browsing the web think of the others who dont!

not all of us are rich enough to have some things so a nice addon for our psp would be just the thing we need, saves me spending £$£$£$£$ on another item to check my emails or brows the web when im away from my PC.

im sure alot of people would love a keyboard for there psp so sony get it sorted!! and for those who dont then just dont buy it ;-)

]]>May 7th 2007 6:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/24/psp-keyboard-and-cellphone-attachments-on-uspto/
However, I have only found 2 games which are actually best played on the PSP. One is Tony hawk. Playing that on a PC without a game pad sucks. On a PSP the control are all nice and close together and my game play improved no-end. Why don't sony take advantage and make previous tony hawk games available on the PSP. The N-gage had a Tony Hawk port which rocked, though I cant remember which one(possibly 4?) which is not available for the PSP. The only other game which is good is Wipeout, again because the controls were in the right places.

I have tried Medal of Honour(which made me feel like I was drunk when playing with the slow reaction times). Marvel Alliance just got boring once you got over the excitement of playing as spidey. TMNT, Ghost rider, and other movie spin offs were the same.

What I love about the PSP are the extra apps, most of them homebrew's. It has a decent book reader, which even reads PDF's. I can even have an SSH client for accessing the servers in work while I am in the pub. The SSH client comes with a really nifty onscreen keyboard which uses the analogue stick to move around which after some practise make typing pretty fast. Add to that the internet/music/movie/photo capabilities, you have almost a laptop stand-in(not replacement). Almost.
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