| Okay, so most people buy a PSP to play games, | | | | memory stick. You can zoom, rotate, and move |
| right? But what if you are just not sure you need | | | | pictures, and even view them as a slideshow. It is |
| another game system? And what do you do with | | | | an easy way to show your relatives your latest |
| the PSP until that one game you've been waiting | | | | digital snapshots, without a computer. You can |
| for comes out? Just like its big brother the | | | | even transfer photos from your PSP onto your |
| PlayStation 2, the PSP can do more than just play | | | | mother's PC. The possibilities of using the PSP as |
| games. | | | | a portable portfolio of my art and design were a |
| Some of the PSP's extra features will be more | | | | significant factor in my decision to buy one as |
| useful than others, but it's pretty cool that it has | | | | soon as I did. |
| them at all, and each new system update adds | | | | 4) Surf the Web: |
| new things to play with. | | | | With the system update version 2.0, an internet |
| 1) Listen to Music: | | | | browser was added to the PSP's features. The |
| The PSP is a multimedia player which can play | | | | "keyboard" might take a while to get used to, but |
| video as well as audio files much like an iPod. With | | | | if you've ever sent a text message on your cell |
| a PC, a USB cable, and a memory stick, you can | | | | phone, you should not have any difficulty. You |
| download your music to your PSP and listen on | | | | might not want to bother with websurfing at |
| the road. It may not be a big deal if you have | | | | home on your PSP, especially if you have a |
| already got an MP3 player, except instead of | | | | desktop or laptop computer handy, but if you're |
| having separate machines for games and music, | | | | out of the house, you can access any open |
| with the PSP you only carry one. You will probably | | | | wireless points. Why lug around a laptop when all |
| need a bigger memory stick than the one that | | | | you need is your PSP? |
| comes in the box, but they're getting cheaper | | | | 5) See in the Dark: |
| every day. | | | | You might consider this a stretch, but I have |
| Download Full albums, single songs, unreleased | | | | found the PSP's bright screen handy on several |
| mixes plus more! You can transfer music from | | | | occasions, such as trying to sign an attendance |
| your computer to your PSP with ease! Copy your | | | | form in a completely dark lecture theatre (I could |
| own CD collection or download from our existing | | | | never have found my name on the list if I hadn't |
| database of music already available online. | | | | pulled out my PSP and turned it on). Another time, |
| 2) Watch Movies: | | | | I had to sneak around in a dark room in which |
| According to some few reports, sales of movies | | | | my roommate was sleeping. I couldn't have found |
| in the PSP's UMD format are higher than sales of | | | | what I was looking for without waking her if it |
| games. Regardless, the PSP makes a nifty | | | | were not for my PSP. |
| portable movie player. You can either buy movies | | | | 6) PSP Keyboard Mod: |
| on UMD, or transfer your own DVD movies onto | | | | Though not very practical, the homebrew PSP |
| a memory stick. The PSP's screen might seem | | | | keyboard mod allows users to create and save |
| too small for movie-watching, but it's actually | | | | text files. Apparently Logic 3 has been trying to |
| super-sharp, and the audio is great with | | | | develop a keyboard for the PSP for some time |
| headphones. And I swear I saw a laptop-sized | | | | but they have been beaten to it by a homebrew |
| portable DVD player at Walmart with a screen | | | | hacker, whose new application allows you to save |
| about the same size as the PSP's. | | | | short notes as .txt files on your console |
| Download Full DVD Quality movies, video clips, | | | | 7) PSPhone: |
| music videos plus more! You can transfer films | | | | That is right, a modder has managed to create a |
| from your computer to your PSP with ease! | | | | custom phone chip for the PSP, which amazingly |
| Copy your own DVD collection or download from | | | | enough, is able to receive incoming calls, and |
| our existing database of movies already available | | | | display the current signal strength. |
| online. | | | | Though currently unable to make outgoing calls, |
| All you need is a PSP USB cable or compatible | | | | PSPhone is also capable of communicating over |
| memory stick reader, and at least a 256MB | | | | both CDMA & GSM cellular networks. I am still |
| Memory Card. You will be able to transfer films or | | | | working on how to resize it and get it into a mass |
| Movie Clips from your PC to your PSP! This | | | | production. |
| includes the following formats: AVI, MPEG, RM, | | | | The pack will contain: |
| WMV, MOV, MP4, MPEG4, XVID, DIVX, AC3, | | | | X1 antenna |
| OGG, 3G. | | | | X1 boardheadsets with microphone |
| Not only can you play the movie and television | | | | X2 wires |
| show downloads on your PSP you can play them | | | | X1 32 mega memory stick |
| on your computer, a compatible media player, or | | | | The antenna to connect to the local network. On |
| your DVD player. All movies and television show | | | | the board will be a switch to switch between |
| downloads are fully compatible with all major DVD | | | | CDMA network (without sim card) and the GSM |
| players. | | | | network (with the sim card). The wires are to |
| 3) Look at Pictures: | | | | connect the board and the antenna to the PSP. All |
| You can also download and view photos (or any | | | | will cost approximately more or less than $60. |
| other images in a supported format) with a | | | | |