PSP GPS Peripheral Coming to North America? - Kotaku Comments

PSP GPS Peripheral Coming to North America?

joelface — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:47:38 MST

i'd get it if it was cheap and supported the entirety of canada, or at least the vast majority of it.

joelface

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taomaster99 — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 06:17:46 MST

That's nice ..ughhhh but how about some games to play???!?!?!?!?!?!

taomaster99

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jerrt — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:05:07 MST

i am, give it here sony. give me a reason to switch back to official firmware

jerrt

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Veltis — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:30:12 MST

A really nice video of 'map this' on the PSP for those interested in the GPS on the PSP [www.youtube.com]

Veltis

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Shaoko — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:09:41 MST

This is why I don't care for Sony... Do they even market the PSP as a game system? I mean really, the Wii is a Gimmick but now the PSP has a fucking GPS and it's still not a Gimmick? How many people honestly use their PSP soley for gaming? And the PS3? Cheap Blu-ray player... COME ON SONY MAKE YOUR GAMING SYSTEMS KNOWN FOR GAMING!

Shaoko

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Akmed — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 13:15:08 MST

about god-damn time... now is it for original PSP too?

Akmed

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Phester — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 12:26:08 MST

@chainlink13: I agree with you. I love my old 'Phatty' PSP, and the 2Gs feel too flimsy for me. And I can finally use it for Metal Gear Portable Ops...that is, whenever I stop playing Monster Hunter Freedom 2, which is looking like never right now...

Phester

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That Girl Hates You — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:34:34 MST

I. Need. This. I have no sense of direction and wont get a gps. :)

That Girl Hates You

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Mongoosekun — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 11:21:17 MST

I would pick it up, and maybe that 星み? game from Sega too. I think the Metal Gear game uses the add-on as well.

Mongoosekun

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fuchikoma — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:11:43 MST

I'd get it - it looks really fun - but apparently many normal GPSes have better reception... and 15-20 hrs of continuous runtime.

fuchikoma

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Caduceus — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:35:05 MST

Folding more functionality into electronic gadgets is where it is at.

Caduceus

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Nekura20x6 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:05:13 MST

Too bad I got tired of waiting and purchased a Mio Digiwalker last year. The PSP had so much promise and now the only half-way decent new feature (Skype) is denied to those of us who invested in this thing when it first came out.

It was because of their PSP handling that I decided to wait on a PS3. I'm still waiting, too. The only game that was close to making me cross over was LA Noire and that's already been confirmed for the 360.

The video game market was Sony's to lose and they completely lost it.

Nekura20x6

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sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi. — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 08:04:29 MST

Sounds cool, too bad I already have 2 GPS units - one of which has every map for North America.

I'd have to pass on this, but recommend it to anyone with a PSP and no GPS.

sadkermit - soon to be banned for standing up to the ummm nazi.

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eastx — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:58:54 MST

RROD, boy that was a dumb thing to say.

Man, I'm happy they're finally releasing this over here. As long as the features are nice, I'll get one.

eastx

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Black_Ops_19 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:48:06 MST

As anti Sony as I am (not just gaming, but the company in general) the PSP has come a long way and the additional uses makes it a nice pocket toy. GPS would actually inspire me to pick one up.

But I'm sure that the moment I get one, Sony will decide to make a new product and discontinue support.

Black_Ops_19

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Sith_Mafia — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:20:56 MST

I would definately use it. The PSP just keeps getting better and better. Used the internet radio feature of the new firmware last night. love it

Sith_Mafia

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Yamster — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 07:00:38 MST

Hasn't it been confirmed for Europe for ages?

Yamster

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Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:50:46 MST

If the price is good, I would consider it.

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jayntampa — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 06:50:41 MST

I'd totally get this -- it would make the PSP a requirement for any road trip.

jayntampa

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LX — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:56:57 MST

Not sure I would find much use for it but it would be a very cool gimmick regardless

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Mario's Pants — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:52:42 MST

if I'm not mistaken, that's London on that screen right there...

Mario's Pants

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nxp3 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 05:49:20 MST

Got a gps for my nokia n800 already and one in my 2001TL...it works well even though I'm missing a line of pixels.

nxp3

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Foxstar Sixtail — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:32:02 MST

This should have come out long ago. The PSP has from the very start tried to be a jack of all trades, so the dragging of the feet when it comes to stuff like this is something I'll never understand. They already know the PSP will never get close to matching the DS install base so those of us with both clearly bought the PSP more for all the stuff it can do would like stuff like this.

A pity if it's limited like Wizbold said though.

Foxstar Sixtail

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Zero2007 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:21:13 MST

Yeah, I'm totally interested in buying one of these, despite living on Oahu where GPS just isn't as useful. I was planning to upgrade the internals of my '07 GX470 with a 9 inch touch screen interface that would be using GPS, but with the recent talk of Skype available to the new PSP-2000, I may just stick one of these guys in my car for GPS and use a PSP-2000 for Skype and as a webcame [www.gamesinfobase.com]

Zero2007

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Witzbold — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 04:09:31 MST

@Ruisu: No it was released in Japan before the slim came out / was announced.

So it should work on both models.

Witzbold

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Ruisu — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 03:49:39 MST

Is this a Slim only thing?

Ruisu

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Monte2 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:39:09 MST

Hoping to download Japanese maps in English.

Monte2

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m3rcer — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:12:32 MST

I made a custom car cradle for my PSP a long while back. It served as my car mp3/movie player... GPS would have sweetened the deal, but I decided to sell my whole PSP collection to help fund a PS3. I may just have to pic up another one. No complaints from me. But please, Sony - Make it happen!

m3rcer

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htd — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:11:16 MST

how much would it be? if it's cheap enough, it could be a nice toy

htd

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epherlite — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:11:05 MST

GPS + PSP combination = great for GPS scavenger hunts.

epherlite

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kingofallcosmos — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:59:45 MST

I never even considered that they might bring this to America. I would definitely get this and use it since my wife and I don't have any other GPS devices.

kingofallcosmos

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K-Squad! (Badass Edition) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:53:13 MST

All this psp news is really gettin me down. I dont think anyone actually owns a psp , so it's safe to move on now. :)

K-Squad! (Badass Edition)

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Frank — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:20:34 MST

They should make a deal with MapQuest or Yahoo!Maps. That oughta sweeten the purchase a lot.

Frank

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xJake — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:13:20 MST

If it's less than $100, I would seriously consider purchasing this.

xJake

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exkon — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:02:06 MST

This is going to be awesome.

Hopefully the interface the GPS navigation is easy to use and looks good. Now I can see a lot of 3rd party accessories companies creating car cradles for the PSP...

exkon

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SeedyROM — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 01:02:04 MST

I'd just like to say thanks for this submission to break the streak of seven Microsoft posts in a row ;)

SeedyROM

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Ignis — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:34:37 MST

I think me....I would take it.

Ignis

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setuzoku — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:34:37 MST

GPS? I could be tracked by my wife...

setuzoku

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DELETED — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:28:22 MST

The psp is a useful piece of machinery i must say

DELETED

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Jaimz11785 — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:27:52 MST

I want it for Metal Gear Portable Ops

Jaimz11785

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shadowfox — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:25:07 MST

Finally a reason to keep my PSP with me in the car, and not have to lie to the cops about it!!! Win freakin' win!

shadowfox

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LoganKeli — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:08:35 MST

I too picked up one of these when I was in Japan. It had some minor issues with locating satellites when I was in Tokyo, but worked fine outside the city.

I've been waiting for them to release the US UMD so I could use it again.

LoganKeli

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MingTheMagnificent — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:03:47 MST

I think these are going for around $60 in Japan...
If you already own a PSP, that seems a reasonable price for a GPS.

Assuming the price doesn't change too much..

MingTheMagnificent

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Hand_O_Death — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:01:43 MST

@UnJamma6096: Can't until after 1/1/2009 when all TV goes digital. Would be pointless befre then.

Hand_O_Death

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Swift_ — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:11 MST

I'm interested in this for the car with a mount for sure.

Swift_

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Witzbold — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:52:11 MST

@Doshu: yeah no names, and the fact that when I used it in meguro, it thought I was at Tokyo station lol.

Witzbold

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Canoehead — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:51:20 MST

Don't see it as too useful - it won't replace the GPS in the car, and I would not want to walk around in the woods with it. Maybe a couple of years ago when dedicated GPS was a lot pricier.

Canoehead

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UnJamma6096 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:47:14 MST

I could care less about the gps.

Just give us the TV tuner here in the US, and that will get lots of people to buy PSPs.

[www.engadget.com]

UnJamma6096

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Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science. — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:44:58 MST

neat, tbh this would be really useful

Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.

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dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:42:48 MST

@Scazza:

I wouldn't make the news. I don't even like driving for half an hour let alone 40 hours straight. Tee hee.

dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased

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TheCleaningGuy — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:39:35 MST

@kingclip: I'm thinking of picking up a PSP actually. I'm a huge J-RPG fan and I need my Disgaea fix on the go.
Do I need a gps though?
Maybe when I get a car...

TheCleaningGuy

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Weasel3689 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:39:20 MST

is it free?

Weasel3689

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PapaBear434 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:39:19 MST

This would cinch it for me. I'd buy it up quick. I would agree that the lack of touch screen would be highly annoying, but I would deal with it for the size of it.

Come on, Sony, make this happen.

PapaBear434

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EvoAnubis — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:38:31 MST

Meh. Let me know when they plan on bringing the PSP camera to the States.

EvoAnubis

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kingclip — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:34:27 MST

I don't know about your taste in games, but if you like RPG, especially S-RPGs, the PSP is friggin' gold.

I get all excited when I see a GPS module for my PSP, but I can tell you right now I wouldn't buy it as I just don't have much need for it.

kingclip

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weasl — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:31:56 MST

Love my PSP, probably end up picking his up more as a toy then anything else.

weasl

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Pa7ronSain7 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:30:33 MST

I'd buy it... Always wanted a GPS unit, and my PSP is just collecting dust.

seems like a cheap way to get a decent GPS unit

Pa7ronSain7

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EnigmaNemesis — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:27:53 MST

@RRoD:

Clarify?

EnigmaNemesis

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phinehas — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:27:00 MST

The PSP has been looking better and better to me as of late, with a new handful of games coming down the pipe, etc. etc. I'm not ready to jump ship quite yet, but something may happen soon.

This doesn't appeal to me at all, though.

phinehas

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Doshu — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:26:15 MST

@Witzbold: What sort of problems were there?

I spent a few weeks in Yokohama (installing an exhibit at the NYK shipping museum), and noticed that most of the smaller streets didn't seem to even have names. I imagine that'd certainly be an issue. o.O

Doshu

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Komrade_Kayce — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:24:41 MST

@RRoD:

I don't get it. Who's doing the raping and to what? I haven't seen sony rape a system of theirs yet.

Cept the 40 gig PS3. They may have molested and fondled it a little.

On topic, I like this idea of a GPS. Every day, Im that much closer to breaking down and dropping a cashwad on a PSP.

Komrade_Kayce

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Doshu — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:23:23 MST

I have GPS functionality already, but only on a laptop. It works, but it's way too cumbersome for "every day" use.

With remote play, the PSP has been looking more and more attractive of late. If they released this in Australia (along with the skype functionality), I'd probably be buying my first hand-held.

Doshu

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Witzbold — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:22:42 MST

I had the Japanese one.

It was pretty worthless lol. At least I was able to sorta use it with MGS:PO+

Witzbold

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Hand_O_Death — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:20:33 MST

no the top units are made to fit on both the regular and Slim units

Hand_O_Death

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DaiMacculate — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:20:02 MST

I'm curious to see if this is really a feature most people who own PSPs in the states really want or not, will be interesting. Might be handy for finding escape routes when you acquire a stalker, as Sony's "Dude Get Your Own!" advertisements imply occurs any time you dare to play in public.

DaiMacculate

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NessD12 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:19:24 MST

@chainlink13: No it doesn't.

And cool beans. If i didn't already have a gps.

NessD12

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EnigmaNemesis — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:19:20 MST

@Scazza:

Sad but true!

EnigmaNemesis

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Cyntalan — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:19:10 MST

@chainlink13: I wouldn't be surprised. Everything else seems to be. ⌐_⌐

Cyntalan

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solidsquirrel — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:18:58 MST

how much more raping will sony continue to do to their systems?? but by all means let the raping continue!

solidsquirrel

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solidsquirrel — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:18:26 MST

oh....gooooooooodness please please release this here in the u.s.

solidsquirrel

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Seiryuu — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:17:10 MST

I'm totally getting it.

Seiryuu

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chainlink13 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:14:29 MST

This doesn't require me to own a PSP slim does it? I don't want to upgrade just yet :(.

chainlink13

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Scazza — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:11:50 MST

@jp182: Umm, Kotaku are the ones who hired him to stalk J Allard...

Scazza

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Hammertime — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:11:37 MST

I might since I get lost in the SF bay area easily.

Hammertime

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jp182 — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:09:55 MST

@dunetiger:
why do you want to track other people?

are we going to see a post on Kotaku about you stalking someone in the near future???

jp182

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Hand_O_Death — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:08:50 MST

I have been waiting for this for a while. Other than the lack of a touch screen, which not all GPS have, It should not be half bad. I'll buy it.

Hand_O_Death

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Scazza — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:05:26 MST

@dunetiger: Called a Cell Phone, lol. Ask your local government how it works!

Scazza

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dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:05:10 MST

@Raziel3333:

Oh, it's not paranoia. I just think the GPS thing isn't so fancy anymore. We gotta take it to the next step!

dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased

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ceilingFANBOY — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:03:37 MST

@Scazza: I'm sure mounts wouldn't be too far behind.

ceilingFANBOY

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The Vampire Raziel — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:01:38 MST

@dunetiger: carful paranoia kills lol jk.

idk i may use this.

The Vampire Raziel

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Archaotic — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:00:54 MST

Well, I just got a GPS unit for Christmas, so that's not exactly helpful, but...good for the people who will get some use out of it. GPSes are a lifesaver.

Archaotic

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dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:59:27 MST

Rather than having a device that keeps track of where I am, I'd much rather have a device that keeps track of where other people are.

dunetiger reads kotaku, seems pleased

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Scazza — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:58:19 MST

Would be nice if they had a good dashboard mount for the PSP that dosn't make it look completely wrong. However, apart from the Touch, theres not much else I would want to carry around with me. PSP is not used too often any more on trips, so don't know if I would find it useful. Maybe if the price was right... We shall see...

Scazza

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ceilingFANBOY — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:57:59 MST

The lack of a touchscreen might make this a little hard to use while driving.

ceilingFANBOY

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EnigmaNemesis — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 22:56:55 MST

I would be interested, if the BMW didn't already have this.

/shrug

EnigmaNemesis