The PSP phone: the story so far

There have been a few rumoured devices over the years that have got the minds and mouths of the technology community working overtime: the iPhone and the Wii are two such examples. The Sony PlayStation Portable was introduced to similar fanfare in December 2004, and although its popularity has been average worldwide, that hasn't stopped legions of fans looking for the day the PSP phone finally lands on the shelves. So what's been said so far, what patents have been filed, what concept art has been produced and above all, how much of it is tosh and gubbins? The patent The first movement that really kicked off the PSP phone rumours was the filing of a patent, back in June 2007. It featured a rotating screen with a set of keys not dissimilar to those found on the PSP itself, for 'sophisticated mobile game-playing'. Then, two... [read full story]