HPC handheld wannabe

Check this out ...

http://www.joystiq.com/entry/1234000930034371/

The PSP wants to play clamshell... arrr.

I have yet to see a PSP in the flesh. Looks like a modern hybrid of the old Sega GameGear and the Nokia NGage

Except that, unlike the N-Gage, it doesn't have any GPRS capabilities. They sound rather lame to me. I'd rather use a HPC or PDA with wireless internet to play online games. Then again, I'm not big into video games, so maybe I'm missing the point.

Sony's having some horrible Q&A problems with the early first revisions.
For example: twist the PSP ever so slightly and the CD will fly clear out. That can cause some serious problems when trying to play a game.

my friend has a PSP which he got back in December for Christmas. He says he listens MP3s mostly with it with Memory Stick Duo

i'm getting a PSP when it launches in the US March 24. My Jornada 720 and PSP are going to be my perfect combo. oh and my 690 can hang around too

Edited by raven 2005-03-06 10:33 PM

The PSP is actually quiet good looking in person. It's got a glossy and smooth finish in the front.

One thing funny about the reviews tho. Many commented that the screen was so beautiful etc. But when I checked the spec, the resolution was 480x227 (I think) which would be a lower resolution then the first HPC (480x240)

Well ... the thingie about quality of LCD is kinda the same for back when CRTs were all the rave. IMO, there are two main factors that crucially determine the quality.

1. DPI
2. Pixel separation spacing (PSS?)

DPI kinda determines the well ... dots per inch. In effect, how high a resolution you gonna get, given a fixed physical dimensions. Or how much pixels you gonna squeeze into the tiny space for a HPC or a U50. Higher resolution usually means better quality, though there is a point of no returns, where you cross the bell curve, and users start complaining that they get dizzy squinting at the almost microscopic text!

PSS ... my own term! ... I think there may be an actual term, but I don't know what it it. When I look at my MP790 REAL close, I can see black lines between the pixels. I think its due to older DSTN technology. Whereas on my Sony PEG-SL10 which is a grayscale green-backlight LCD pda, there is no pixel separation at all, much like the newer TFTs.

So eventhough the PSP has lower res than the CE1.0 HPCs, given the more advanced TFT technology, I would not be surprise it looks prettier!

Whatever happened to the whole Nintendo DS pda idea...

No idea!

Another contender for HPCdom ... ?

http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000750044526/



Then again, its more like a PPC than HPC ... unless there is a clip-on keyboard that is close to full-size and can turn it into clam shell!

ehh... 4.13" and wvga? they're crazy.

well, you can say that again ... but what drew my eye was that again, this is a device with pretty high-end specs, and to be pegged at $350. Adding a built-in keyboard should not cost $400~$500, more like $15~$20 (manufacturing cost). So a clampshell HPC should be around this price as well, me thinks!

Nexio rip-off...
BTW in Hong Kong there are a few used Nexioes up for sale. Still a bit expensive tho.

Edited by takwu 2005-05-25 11:03 PM

Come to think of it, you are right ... but then again, don't we all want more folks to rip off good designs, improve on it (like putting in Opera) and give it to the mass by lowering the price-line?