I was somewhat surprised with the PSP Go’s launch. It was not the device that was unexpected but rather its price and form factor. Usually, when a portable gaming machine (or a console) has been out for years, a company improves it while lowering prices. Instead, Sony went an unconventional route and radically altered the PSP’s functionality by releasing the PSP Go, which removed the ability to play hundreds of existing UMD-only games that millions of PSP owners already have in their collection. In addition to this bizarre move, Sony also made the PSP Go a “premium” PSP and decided to sell it for substantially more than the standard unit. More »

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Has the Sony fanboy suffering finally ended? After spending the last few years nibbling at the heels of Xbox 360 exclusives the PS3 has at long last tripped up its rival with Metacritic hailing the black box as the system of the year? More »

Put ‘em up. Your wrists, I mean. Raise those wrists high and proud. They are now your future energy source for the gadgets you most dearly love and most often have to recharge. The Brando USB wristband charger, I am so convinced, was made for people like me. People who constantly misplace cell phone chargers, or anything portable that requires recharging. More »

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Although Alexa already mentioned this new piece of hardware, I again wanted to draw attention to something that is both a blessing and a curse to the world of gaming. 1up.com has posted a gallery of them comparing the new Nintendo DSi XL to other portable devices. More »

From Wirebot: Just two days after Japanese business newspaper Nikkei Shimbun published a rumour that Nintendo will update their current DSi with a larger 4 inch screen, Nintendo announced the DSi LL. This update was planned after customers wanted a larger screen. More »

Sony and Zenrin have joined forces to create their new navigation software for the PSP. This will be arriving in Japan on November 5th to Y8190. The features of Nav- U are all there and have very powerful searches and on-point walking routes. There is no way you are getting lost with this thing.

The most usable and interesting feature on this add-on software is PlaceEngine which is basically GPS through WiFi. Many people in Japan already use this technology but PlaceEngine takes it to a whole new level, making it specific all the way down to sidewalks, crossings, subways, and other things. With all of this technology being introduced, I can’t help but wonder, when will this be coming to the US? More »

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Adorably cute wildly successful rag doll dancing physics touting PS3 platformer LittleBigPlanet will be getting a PSP version some time this year, Sony revealed this week. Part of a bevy of announcements of new releases intended to give the stagnant PSP a new jolt of life, LBP will be joining other releases, More »

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Rumors have been flying for months, fans have clamored for more information, and now, our prayers have finally been answered: the new PSP-4000, dubbed the “PSP Go!”, is set to be shown at the next E3. Slide-out controls? Check. Larger screen? Check. No more clunky UMD? Check. Second analog stick? Nope… More »

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There was a time, many years ago, where to be a true manly man, you would have a Snake Light on the garage wall, and maybe one under your pillow, just in case your wife’s wedding ring rolls under the bed. Well, we all knew the allure of the snake light wasn’t actually the light component of it, but that oh so pliably slinky body of its, More »

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While information “leaks” reported by Twitter updates can rarely be considered reliable, they just might hold some weight if the Twitter-er is the former COO of Acclaim, previously one of the largest game developers. Dave Perry cited a Sony insider that states that Sony is indeed working on a PSP2 More »

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