The Cloud offers UK PSP users radio access via WiFi

by Darren Murph, posted Jan 5th 2007 at 7:01AM

While Sony's PSP hasn't seen all of the bizarre add-ons and proposed features become reality, there are quite a few that have indeed been realized, and just in case those PSP Spot downloads aren't keep you blokes in England happy, we've got one more reason that it pays to tote around that handheld. The Cloud, a major wireless hotspot provided in Europe, has teamed up with Channel 4 Radio to deliver 4Radio programming to PSP users via WiFi. Purportedly launched to coincide with the beginning of Celebrity Big Brother, PSP users who come into a Cloud coverage area will have access to a special link on the browser's landing page that will connect them to the radio content free of charge, but browsing other sites will unfortunately require you to pony up for the convenience. Moreover, users can even access and download 4Radio podcasts, so you won't miss a single show for the rest of, um, the next two months, as that's when this svelte promotion is (sadly) scheduled to cease.

[Thanks, Jake]

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds, Wireless

Tags: 4Radio, agreement, Big Brother, BigBrother, britain, channel 4, Channel4, cloud, deal, england, fm, partner, partnership, psp, radio, sony, stream, streaming, the cloud, TheCloud, uk, wifi

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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KineticOnline @ Jan 5th 2007 7:12AM

Gimme BBC Radio 1 and we can talk. O wait i can already do this from my mobile phone from anywhere in the country without having to worry about connection to a wifi network.

Looks like the PSP fails again

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Josh @ Jan 5th 2007 7:27AM

I can safely say they're not going to lose much revenue giving it away for free. Celeb BB is a pile of utter PSP.

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David Barker @ Jan 5th 2007 8:22AM

When are non-UK bloggers going to consult a map and see that England and UK are not synonymous?
It is so insulting to see the UK frequently referred to as England. I'm from Scotland (another country, adjacent to England and also part of the UK) and cringe whenever I hear the UK called England. England is great and perhaps I'll move there one day but please don't be so ignorant as to ignore the fact Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are also part of the UK.

Please see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uk

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Rynth @ Jan 5th 2007 11:17AM

Why not? the english do.

No, im joking, im scottish , but live in england, and seriously chaps, England = England. UK = England , Ireland (well, the northen bit), wales and Scotland, get it right engadget!!

WE all know youre not that ignorant in the USA. *ehm*

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John @ Jan 5th 2007 8:07PM

As a fellow scot I would also like to put the boot in.

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