Comments on: Sony to launch PSP in Europe and Middle-East http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/sony-to-launch-psp-in-europe-and-middle-east/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:55:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: mohamed http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/sony-to-launch-psp-in-europe-and-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-49440 mohamed Fri, 03 Mar 2006 16:24:16 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3512#comment-49440 hi, iam from lebanon, i really want to buy PSP but please please please if you can decrease the total price of it to about 250 $$ hi, iam from lebanon, i really want to buy PSP but please please please if you can decrease the total price of it to about 250 $$

]]> By: John M http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/sony-to-launch-psp-in-europe-and-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-2207 John M Sat, 03 Sep 2005 21:55:09 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3512#comment-2207 PSP for reading ebooks sounds great. Sounds like it will boost sales of ebooks and therefore helping my bottom line. Thanks John M PSP for reading ebooks sounds great.
Sounds like it will boost sales of ebooks and therefore helping my bottom line.
Thanks John M

]]> By: Roger Sperberg http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/sony-to-launch-psp-in-europe-and-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-2180 Roger Sperberg Wed, 31 Aug 2005 22:42:46 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3512#comment-2180 The situation with the PSP highlights the difference in approach that Sony and previous manufacturers have taken in contrast with the open-source approach taken by Nokia with its 770. With the PSP, Sony gives with one hand (web browser) and takes away with the other (homebrew methods for loading e-reading apps). Using Linux and leaning on the open-source community to port apps to fit its device's hardware constraints, Nokia keeps adding to the 770's usability. Sony wants to be like Disney and own everything about its product. Nokia wants to revolutionize the arena and capture the innovator's share of the new and burgeoning demand. -- Roger Sperberg The situation with the PSP highlights the difference in approach that Sony and previous manufacturers have taken in contrast with the open-source approach taken by Nokia with its 770.

With the PSP, Sony gives with one hand (web browser) and takes away with the other (homebrew methods for loading e-reading apps).

Using Linux and leaning on the open-source community to port apps to fit its device’s hardware constraints, Nokia keeps adding to the 770′s usability.

Sony wants to be like Disney and own everything about its product. Nokia wants to revolutionize the arena and capture the innovator’s share of the new and burgeoning demand.

– Roger Sperberg

]]> By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/sony-to-launch-psp-in-europe-and-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-2179 David Rothman Wed, 31 Aug 2005 22:26:23 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3512#comment-2179 Glad to see you both connecting and comparing notes! A useful post AND comment! - David Glad to see you both connecting and comparing notes! A useful post AND comment! – David

]]> By: Branko Collin http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/sony-to-launch-psp-in-europe-and-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-2177 Branko Collin Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:41:44 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3512#comment-2177 Thanks for the update, Dan. Thanks for the update, Dan.

]]> By: Dan Jackson http://www.teleread.com/audiobooks/sony-to-launch-psp-in-europe-and-middle-east/comment-page-1/#comment-2176 Dan Jackson Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:26:56 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/?p=3512#comment-2176 With regard to the 2.00 upgrade issue, I guess it depends what format your ebooks are in. If you've already converted them for use with one of the homebrew ebook reader applications then yes, you'll probably want to avoid the 2.00 update. However, the 2.00 update does add the web browser, which does have some support for displaying HTML files from the memory stick. This should mean that it is usable for ebooks, though I haven't tried it yet myself. Also, European PSPs come preloaded with 1.52 firmware (with 2.00 on the demo disc) so they can not be used for homebrew applications anyway. With regard to the 2.00 upgrade issue, I guess it depends what format your ebooks are in. If you’ve already converted them for use with one of the homebrew ebook reader applications then yes, you’ll probably want to avoid the 2.00 update. However, the 2.00 update does add the web browser, which does have some support for displaying HTML files from the memory stick. This should mean that it is usable for ebooks, though I haven’t tried it yet myself.

Also, European PSPs come preloaded with 1.52 firmware (with 2.00 on the demo disc) so they can not be used for homebrew applications anyway.

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