PSP GPS And Camera Dated In Japan
August 31st, 2006 by Darren Stevens in Hardware, Online, PSP, Portable, Technology
Sony Japan has announced the pricing and launch details of two upcoming PSP accessories, the GPS module, and the PSP camera. The camera will be launched on November 2 for 5,000 Yen, or $43. It’s a 1.3 megapixel with a built in microphone.
The GPS receiver will be available on December 7 for 6,000 Yen, or just over $50. On the downside, Sony will not include any GPS software alongside the receiver.
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September 8th, 2006 at 11:31 pm
[...] A recent example is the upcoming GPS Receiver and Camera that will be available in Japan in winter 2006. Long before Sony had announced such a device, a British homebrew developer called Deniska had published his application and demonstrated how to hack a specific GPS receiver to be used with the PSP. Although Deniska had been working on this project since early 2005, probably Sony didn’t start to work on their new official GPS device for PSP until early 2006. I’m unsure if they did so, after learning of this new improvement to their product made by an final user, but at the end of the day, end users were the ones who innovated in product development and design. [...]