Game Gear anyone?

wtf? thats ridiculous! they cant do this =(
i wont buy a new one, but i would have buyed the gadget, so i wouldnt have to use the laptop in small trains, at uni etc....

yepp but gamegear was analog with antenna (correct me if i am wrong) ;)
buts only time to do this, gamegear must have been cool, but as i was too young at thi stime, i was with the gameboy (the good old grey one with 4batteries =) fan base.

I can't wait till someone mods this to work with the original PSP (hopefully). If not...that sucks....

I think SONY must have seen me bitching about the lack of decent accessories (& I compared it to Game Gear with their TV tuner)

hats off to sony for finally bringing out a usefull accessory other then letting other manufacturers run wild with theirdocking stations, travel cases & speakers etc....

good job now lets hope the reception on that thing is good lol tho i really think not if thats the size of the aerial...

thats kinda sweet, but i am still waiting for gps

I wouldn't worry about that thing not working with older PSP's... it will be done! I'll have my brother ship me one from Japan when they come out. I have a feeling the difference will be the interface plug or slot. Hell, I'm getting a smaller psp too.

erockerI wouldn't worry about that thing not working with older PSP's... it will be done! I'll have my brother ship me one from Japan when they come out. I have a feeling the difference will be the interface plug or slot. Hell, I'm getting a smaller psp too.

Too bad dude, TechPowerUP did a sorry job reporting this news. This tuner is designed to work with 1SEG digital TV broadcast (only available in japan). So, this tuner will not work anywhere else in the world. Also, since digital and analog tv broadcasts are so sparse and limited in north america, there is zero chance Sony would release a NTSC/ATSC version in USA (or anywhere else in the world, for the same reason).

Also, just for erocker, the incompatibility of the tuner with the old psp design does not come from plug/adaptor difference (look at the pictures dude the usb port is at the same place ...).

We dont tend to copy paste news, the source button exists for people to check the Entire article otherwise there no reason having it there.

PS : I doubt that there wont be either a hack or a newer version that will support the rest of the world eventually.

ktrthats kinda sweet, but i am still waiting for gps

why are u waiting?
there is an sony accessoire gps already available (about $50 i think).
and manuals to get maps are around out there too.
otherwise its possible to make urself an gps mouse....

IGN news was flawed and they don't state their source. Just look at Akihabanews for a proof. Engadget also state the 1seg problem.

Actually Engadget took the info from IGN...
I just didnt really think that it would just work with 1Seg since i didnt see it anywhere . ( Saw the 1Seg report but didnt state it only works with that )
Problem corrected.

( Also checked Akihabanews but it doesnt state that it only works with 1Seg either...Just says 1Seg Tv Tuner...Just like IGN and Engadget)

D3aDl0cKwhy are u waiting?
there is an sony accessoire gps already available (about $50 i think).
and manuals to get maps are around out there too.
otherwise its possible to make urself an gps mouse....

so i have found this: www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bh-49-en-70-1mij.html

how about the navi? What software to use and are US maps available. Also, my psp runs 3.50, so no homebrew with it.

what is that like 30 bucks USD?

6,980.00 Jpy = 57.1911 Usd

If Sony does make one for usa you could use it as a digital tv hump via tv out on the new psp. When they drop all of the analog tv signals in the near future.

Analog television in USA turned off Feb 17th, 2009

I can deffinately see them making a HD adapter in the US. I use a HD USB stick on my computer and it works great!

ktrso i have found this: www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-bh-49-en-70-1mij.html

how about the navi? What software to use and are US maps available. Also, my psp runs 3.50, so no homebrew with it.

yepp, thats the gps receiver i mean.
Unfortunately its homebrew software u need.
U can take all the maps u need from google earth... but this procedure takes some time =(

here the links, if u mind reading it though:
deniska.dcemu.co.uk/homebrew-applications-36491.html

i think the self made gps manual is at this site too, otherwise google...
the made it with an www.holux.com/ gps mouse as i think.