Sony has announced Skye for PSP. It only works with the new PSP2000, also known as PSP slim. It will enable you to use Skype for voice call. Sony will also be selling the top mounted USB microphone that was originally designed for the Talkman auto translator software from 2005. As with all other versions of Skype, Skype to Skype calls are free. But you have to pay for Skype to regular number calls. You can also pay for a monthly service that gives you a number which will ring your PSP.
With this, Sony feels they have the iPod Touch/iPhone killer. They feel that PSP has widescreen, has wifi, has web browser, has mp3 player, has video player, supports external memory slot which currently is at 4GB, soon to reach 16GB ($300 from SanDisk), and of course it's a game machine, has video out (PSP slim one). Now with Skype, it's also a phone. All these at $200 price sticker vs $300 for 8GB iPod Touch, or $400 iPhone. Input a problem? Sony is also working on a USB keyboard for PSP for summer 2009. Sony even makes GPS and DBV TV adapter for PSP in Japan. The DBV TV adapter is also for PSP slim only. They feel PSP will be the new hip do it all gadget that everyone will carry.
I love my PSPs, yes I have several of them. But my money is on iPhone. No way I'd replace my iPhone with my PSP.
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