There’s no Sony Ericsson PSP phone yet but there’s a new PSP ready to be unveiled by Sony. Luckily for all of us Sony has managed to leaked it over and now we get to at least look at it. The new handheld gaming console will be probably announced at the E3 2009 but by that time we will already know what it looks like. The PSP Go, that’s the name of it, is a slider ready for lots of gaming on the go. It will supposedly offer you 16GB of internal memory, built-in Bluetooth and a memory slot. There’s no price and availability date for the Go just yet so we’ll be looking closely for that official and hopefully very revealing press release. What we do know for sure is that this PSP Go doesn’t come with any phone capabilities yet.

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Tags: E3, gaming, go, leak, Mobile News, Portable Devices, PSP, Sony

While we are still mad with Sony for not considering the PSP Phone idea which it’s sister company, Sony Ericsson, has proposed, we have to say we like the new PSP that comes in “Carnival Colors”. The new PSP versions will arrive on March 5 in Japan and the price for a colored unit is about $223. I’ll have a yellow one thank you very much. Now if only Sony would reconsider the PSP Phone thing…

Tags: Carnival Colors, Japan, Mobile News, Portable Devices, PSP, PSP Phone, Sony, Sony Ericsson

The IDAPT Charging station is another one of those multi-purpose chargers that has been launched in the market. But what makes this device appealing is the fact that it can charge three gadgets simultaneously.

Now the product picture shown in pink may lead people to think that this charger was made only for women. Well the good news is that they come in a variety of colors. For people wary of pricing, there is a cheaper IDAPT charger that can accommodate two gadgets only.

It can charge three devices at the same time and comes with a variety of interchangeable tips, from BlackBerry, Nokia, and iPod to PSP and TomTom… basically a LOT of compatible chargers, with the option to buy more.

The price for the IDAPT charging station is £34.95.

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Tags: BlackBerry, Cell Phones, chargers, charging station, colors, Crazy Mobile, Digital Cameras, gadgets, interchangeable tips, ipod, Nokia, pink color, Portable Devices, PSP

We have seen a couple of unique but weird looking chargers in the market but this new one, the Cyberpunk wrist battery charger is something that people may not necessarily want to wear in public. It looks like a band where you are a slave if you love watching sci-fi movies.

It uses a rechargeable li-on battery and comes with 8 different types of power connectors. The connectors will work with major brand mobile phones, the PSP and Nintendo DS as well as I’m sure a few other things, probably including the iPod.

To recharge the portable battery, it takes a total of 5 hours. When it’s used as a direct power source, it’ll give you 3 hours of talk time or 8 hours on your MP3 player.

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Tags: Cell Phones, chargers, dork, ipod, mobile phones, MP3 Player, nintendo ds, Portable Devices, power connectors, PSP

2008 hasn’t been a great year for various companies and especially Sony Ericsson. The company reported a loss of 187 million Euro for the last quarter of the past year which means that overall Sony Ericsson lost 73 million euro in 2008. Sony Ericsson sold 24.2 million handsets in the Q4 and 96.6 million overall compared to 103.4 million handsets sold in 2007.

Sony Ericsson’s President, Dick Komiyama, said:

In economic terms, 2008 has been a tumultuous year with world markets experiencing a serious downturn. The mobile phone market has been greatly affected by this and as expected, the fourth quarter continued to be very challenging for Sony Ericsson. Our business alignment is progressing as planned, with the full effect of annual savings of around Euro 300 million expected by the second half of 2009. We foresee a continued deterioration in the market place in 2009, particularly in the first half.

Will the company manage to stay afloat? Are we to expect a flagship phone to revive its business? So far we know that a PSP Phone will not arrive this year but a secret Android phone will be launched. We have no details about it and there are no leaks yet. What is certain is that Sony Ericsson confirmed again once again its interest in the Android platform. We’ll be close by when the first Sony Ericsson Android handset will be announced.

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Tags: 2009, Android, Ericsson, Google, Mobile News, PSP, Sony, Sony Ericsson

What would we do without concept products? They are the expression of our dreams. Such an example is the Sony PSP 2 concept. Designed by Tai Chiem, the PSP in the picture proposes a flexible OLED display which can be rolled away when not used. An electric charge which powers the display will stiffen it whenever we do use it. There are stereo speakers on both sides, a jog wheel and a camera control. Well then this I would buy. I do not PSP 2 but I would if this was an actual product. Or what if we turn it into a phone? Or a touchscreen netbook?

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Tags: concept, game console, Mobile News, Portable Devices, PSP, Sony

Sony has big plans for Japan. Their latest PSP 3000 is expected to be launched on October 16th.

The new gaming device will have ready a 4.3 inch high resolution wide screen, anti-reflection technology, a built-in microphone, Skype and other communication tools. There’s a video port which will let you take the game to your closest TV through the separately sold cables.

The new PSP 3000 will come in pearl white and mystic silver and it will retail for 19,800 yen or about $183.

Tags: 3000, game console, Portable Devices, PSP, Sony

The newest Sony creation, the PSP 3000 will have a brighter LCD and 5 times the contrast radio the 2000 had. That means the battery will loose from 20 to 30 minutes life. That means you’ll be able to play continuously for about 3 to 4 hours on the new PSP. (more…)

Tags: 3000, game console, Portable Devices, PSP, Sony

Thanks to the FCC we get all sorts of leaks. This time it isn’t a phone but a gaming console. The PSP-3001 has arrived at the FCC.

People said the PSP-3001 will get GPS, WiFi 802.11n, Bluetooth and a microphone but none of those have been spotted in the FCC report. And although we’ve heard about a rumored PSP phone in the past, this isn’t a phone either. It’s just a simple game console taken to the next level.

Tags: game console, gaming system, playstation, Portable Devices, PSP

Remember that low-res video clip we got you back in May about a mysterious Sony Ericsson device with PSP-like icons? Well, Se-nse was able to get their hands on a better-looking video and this ain’t the PSP phone that we have been speculating about for some time. What we can glean from the picture is that this mysterious device has a two-way mechanism like the N95; sliding down will give users access to multimedia controls and sliding up makes way for the camera. There also seems to be a third slide-out function hiding a QWERTY keypad underneath. Pretty cool design if you ask me, but we will still take this with a generous pinch of salt until Sony Ericsson decides to come out in the open about its choice between the evasive PSP phone and this touchscreen monster. Head here if you care to watch the original video.

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Tags: Cell Phones, concept, Phone, PSP, rumor, Sony Ericsson

Sony Computer Entertainment Japan (SCE), has unveiled the new large capacity battery for the Sony PSP-2000 series. The new battery has a capacity of 2,200 mAh. Outside, it looks just like the old PSP battery. It boasts seven to eleven hours of game time and seven to nine hours of video playback. The new large capacity battery comes with a cover which is available in three colors: white ceramic, black, and silver ice. It will be sold for JPY5,500 or US$52 on March 19, 2008.

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Tags: Portable Devices, PSP, Sony

After many delays which broke a lot of PSP fans’ hearts, Skype has finally hit the PlayStation Portable. The latest firmware upgrade 3.90 features Skype under Network. Take heed, however, that the new Skype feature will only be available for PSP slim’n'light (PSP-2000 series). So if you own one, get yourself a compatible mic and headset and take advantage of this new feature.

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Tags: Portable Devices, PSP, Skype

Get ready to enjoy Jackass and Aeon Flux on the PSP as Sony has joined hands with MTV to bring a big bunch of MTV shows to the portable console. The videos are available on universal media discs and will retail at about $14.99. These videos are completely customized for the PSP’s bright and colorful widescreen LCD and can also be viewed on TV thanks to the new video-out option.

Here are the currently available titles:
*Beavis & Butt-head: The Mike Judge Collection, Vol. 2 and 3
*Jackass Vol. 2 and 3
*Wildboyz Vol. 1 and 2
“Viva La Bam Vol. 2, 3, and 4
*Aeon Flux: The Complete Animated Collection (two-disc set)

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Tags: MTV, Portable Devices, PSP, Sony, Sony, UMD

Sony has announced today that it will introduce Skype features on its premier handheld gaming device, PlayStation Portable. This is planned to be implemented in late January, where any PSP user worldwide can add Skype functionality to their slim PSP-2000 through a simple software update. A new Skype icon will be added to the network category once the update is done and users can start using it immediately provided they have a wireless internet connection, a Memory Stick Duo, and a Skype-compatible audio input device.

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Sony will unleash the PSP in a new, Deep Red color package for the Japanese market. Starting December 13, the PSP Deep Red value pack will start selling for ¥22,800 (around US $199), while a slightly bundled up package called the PSP Deep Red Seg pack will retail at ¥29,800 (US $260). Showcased during the Tokyo Game Show 2007 in September, the PSP is now only 91 grams and 4.4mm thick. With the PSP-on-TV function you can enjoy games and movies stored on the PSP on a big screen.

If you throw in the extra money for the one-seg tuner, there’s also the possibility to watch up to 12 different channels on the PSP’s 4.3 inch screen. For data transfer and convenient charging, the PSP offers a USB interface. The Value pack comes with a pouch, wrist strap and 32MB Memory Stick Duo, while the Seg pack comes with the TV tuner and stand along with 1GB stick.

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Epson’s New Large Format Ink Jet Printer “PX-20000”

“Planet Terror” Released on DVD

Toshiba SD-P1600 DVD Player

Secret Agent Clank on PSP

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Sony Ericsson is on the move towards creating a mobile phone created and developed specifically for games. As I read this story, I can’t help but think of the Nokia N-Gage. Of course, I don’t know the story about that but when mobile phone and games come together in a sentence, the n-Gage almost always comes to mind. Sony Ericsson President Miles Flint said on his statement that this path could be “an area of possible future activity.”

These reports have been strengthened when Mobile Entertainment reported that Sony Ericsson would launch a new games device in February. Insider talk says the phone will not boast the PlayStation brand, but Flint’s comments suggest the matter over branding is still to be decided.

The company, 50 per cent owned by Sony itself, already produces Bravia-branded handsets for Japan, taking the name from its parent firm’s line of high-end TVs, and already uses the Walkman and Cybershot logo on other phones, a move that has reportedly help the company double margins in the last three years.

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Tags: Cell Phones, Phone, PSP, Sony, Sony, Sony Ericsson