Where is PSPGo Going?

Sony says current PSP is going to be an ongoing product and PSPGo is a complimentary item on shelves but I don't really buy this. I believe once PSPGo hits the market this October the old PSP is a goner. I got a chance to play with the new model PSP at E3 earlier this month and it's pretty solid. Eversince my iPhone got great games I am questioning the need for another handheld gaming gadget though. PSPGo is missing a camera and that second analog stick everyone was bitching about.

Macro Art

Sony PSP Optic Reader via Cybershot T30 :: click to enlarge

Keyboard Case for PSP

We're expecing a PSP 1st party keyboard sometime soon. Actually, PSP needed a keyboard eversince the 2.0 firmware update with the browser but somehow it never happened. Anyhow, I am sure the one Sony making will worth the wait. Since I've been programmed with a 3rd party mentality and a big fan of multipurpose peripherals; I'd have made a soft keyboard for PSP sewn inside a protective case.

Snake Cam for PSP

If you had a 3rd eye where would you want it? I am telling you; although you'd look charismatic with one on your forehead; I'd probably prefer one on my finger tip. This way, I can peak at the corners, slide under doors, do all the SWAT perv stuff one can imagine. Now that the PSP camera is out in the market and it's pretty much doing nothing for Sony; maybe it's time for ProsumeThis to redesign it for them. Check out my snake cam for PSP; it is a camera at the end of a flex cable and complete with 2 tiny flash lights to shed light to dark places.

I have to tell you that I was inspired by a new Metal Gear Solid character, Laughing Octopus, while thinking this camera. Obviosly Kojima was inspired by Doc Oc but she looks way cooler than him. So as a side note; in the new Metal Gear game Snake has to deal with these 4 monsters that were once woman. Laughing Octopus is one of them.

Destination Playstation

Destination Playstation is a Sony event and it's going on as I write this. For the next 3 days Sony will entertain their customers, buyers, vendors and show them what's coming down their product pipes. There have been numerous new product announcements today but the God of War edition blood red PSP was probably the most attractive of all.

SneakBook for PSP or DSL

Reading is good for you kids; but video games are even better for you! They improve your analitical thinking and help you make quick decisions under pressure. For example: look at this perfect justification I just came up with. The fact is that video games will teach you stuff you'll definately need once you grow up. Your parents or your teachers will not embrace this truth so quickly. So, let them think you're reading with this cool invention. You can rock your handheld games with this playthru "case" and keep your games and accessories safe from harm. Optional sleeves include Mein Kampf, Idiot's Guide to Video Games & Thomas More's Utopia

UPDATE: Well, I got some bad news; we blatantly pitched this concept in a product development meeting and it got shot down like a Kurdish chopper in Northern Iraq. We've even dreamed up a stylus in disguise of a highlighter for the Nintendo DS version. O well, it's not going to be a mass market item just yet; not every author was understood from get go; maybe it was the book covers that turned the execs off; hmm; now kids; while we figure out a way to re-pitch this; find a book and an exacto knife, you'll know what to do next.

PSP Phone

Sony announced Skype for PSP during CES. You can use standard PSP headset to make Skype calls; PSP to PSP or PC is free. PSP to landline is $29.99 a year and you get a unique number for your PSP. I thought about this concept for PSP2000; I know it will make you look like an uber geek but still if PSP is becoming a phone; this is how you hold a phone.

Roll them LCDs up

While the hype for the next HD screen grows, (1480p, S.E.D., Carbon Nanotube, laser tv, etc) isn't it time to move on to the next level and get rid of your traditional LCD screen on your handheld? We know flexible, roll up LCD technology is available, it just needs to be commercial now. This way you can just roll up your PSP2 (or 3) and put it in your back pocket. I remember seeing a futuristic concept like this in the movie Red Planet. It makes so much sense for handhelds.

GPS for PSP - Release it already!

So I can now buy a GPS antenna ($60) for my PSP from the land of the rising sun but I still can't use my PSP as a GPS unit. Other than two LMAO game applications this antenna is pretty useless now. How come the hardware is ready but the maps are not ready for download? I want to see where I am going on my PSP screen already. Call me impatient but isn't this like releasing the next gen console without any games? Giddy up Sony!

In Car PSP & iPod

So I finally completed the PSP & iPod in car integration project for my ride. The goal was to hard wire iPod and PSP behind the dash board to car's power as well as making split aux connections to my radio with a hard switch to swap between the sources. I used my ashtray lid for the iPod dock. PSP has huge potential inside the car. In-car Wi-Fi, GPS and Camera capabilities will make the PSP the ultimate in-car gadget I reckon.