Back in October 2007 I blogged about GPS on the PSP.
The Playstation Portable (PSP) is as you may guess from the name usually used for playing games. However it has other tricks up its sleeve including so I read the possibility of GPS.
Today GO!Explore for the PSP arrived in my office. As well as a car cradle and charger, GO!Explore for the PSP consists of an UMD disk with maps and software and a GPS antenna which screws into the USB port on the top.
I have not had a chance to try out the GPS as I couldn’t be bothered to go out in the cold, so will probably have a go tomorrow. The software works well, but would (according to the software) work better from a memory stick. The 3D graphics are a nice touch and will be interesting to see how much of the UK is in 3D (I have expectations it is only London).
You can’t use the camera and GPS at the same time, but with limited ports on the PSP that was to be expected.
I am not sure if it is a cost effective solution, especially as some satnavs can now play audio and video files. However if you already have PSPs, then adding GPS via GO!Explore I think is a serious option to consider.
As I said in 2007, the ability to use GPS on your PSP opens up a range of learning scenarios involving maps, GPS and images.
I can’t wait for this to come out in the U.S. i have a PSP and cant wait for it.