The on again, off again Sony Playstation Portable firmware is on again. The 2.0 firmware upgrade was first going to be available on Aug. 12. Then, it slipped to the 15th. But it now is appearing on Sony’s web site so it must be real.
The main feature of this free upgrade, of course, is the official PSP web browser. Additional features include supports TIFF, GIF, PNG, and BMP formats as well as wallpaper to customize the PSP display, and they can swap photos wirelessly with other PSP owners with a photo-sharing feature. Other additions include support for 4:3 screen mode, AAC and WAV audio files, and MP4 video files. For a full list of new features, check out the official site.
There are already a couple of sites with page formats specifically designed for the PSP. More information is available at PSP411, PSP-vault, PSPwebsites and PSPmagazines. PSPdrive.com has set up a nice feature were you can load and watch your favorite video podcasts and sync them directly to your PSP for watching wherever.
It could be the web tablet for everyone.
If only Sony would switch to SD memory cards and recordable optical disks, it would be damn near perfect. Still, at $250 for a WiFi handheld, it’s a great deal no matter how you slice it.
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