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62t
09-12-2006, 12:05 AM
PSP GPS add-on in the wild

You're probably getting pretty sick of toting around all those cables, adapters, and antennae required by the GPSP mod to get sat nav functionality on your PSP, so you'll be happy to know that Sony's official GPS add-on for its portable console has just been spotted in the wild. We've already seen pics (albeit crappy ones) of the wayfinding peripheral, but now we've got proof that it exists somewhere besides on a PowerPoint slide. Unfortunately there's really not much to see here (it's a little gadget sticking out of another gadget -- wow), and we've got no new info regarding functionality, pricing, or release dates. Still, when we come across something that we think you'd be interested in, we write a post about it -- that's how we do things around here. Sharing is caring, right?

Source (http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/25/psp-gps-add-on-in-the-wild/)
Apossum
09-12-2006, 12:28 AM
cool, smaller then expected. might get one if they're cheap enough.
YoshiFan1
09-12-2006, 01:43 AM
If it's under $100, I would get it. It would make road trips a lot easier rather than printing out driving directions from Yahoo.
Ender
09-12-2006, 07:38 AM
If it's under $100, I would get it. It would make road trips a lot easier rather than printing out driving directions from Yahoo.

It's going to be in the neighborhood of $60.
YoshiFan1
09-13-2006, 04:02 AM
Oh wow, I didn't know it would be that cheap. I'll definetly be getting it if it's anywhere near $60 then.
TH3 SOPRANOS
09-13-2006, 08:20 AM
Thats pretay pretay preetay coool.
whoknows
09-13-2006, 11:35 AM
Looks interesting, If it is indeed around $60 I'll probably end up getting it.
Apossum
09-13-2006, 12:33 PM
It's going to be in the neighborhood of $60.


Thst's freaking awesome....now to find a PSP mount for my car.
I AM WILLIAM H. MACY
09-13-2006, 07:40 PM
It's going to be in the neighborhood of $60.
Hopefully it'll work well though
Prepster
09-13-2006, 11:29 PM
Wow, if it really does only cost around $60 I am getting one the day they come out, whenever that may be.
Ender
09-14-2006, 05:33 AM
Just for the sake of legitimacy, here is the where I got that pricing info:

http://www.pspfanboy.com/2006/08/31/sony-releases-new-info-on-psp-camera-gps-addon/

Looks reliable and legit to me.
phear3d
09-25-2006, 05:22 PM
the software for it has been unveiled by EDIA http://www.navigadget.com/index.php/2006/09/25/sony-psp-gps-navigation-system-software-unveiled/

As it turns out a company called “Edia (http://www.edia.co.jp/)” will be the first to make use of this add-on GPS hardware on the PSP. The car-navigation software will have maps of Japan and will even have POI capabilities.
YoshiFan1
09-27-2006, 04:17 PM
I really hope they release it in the US. POI capabilities is exactly what I am looking for. I think it would be a big seller here since stand alone ones in the US cost a few hundred dollars.