ExtremeTech has a news story detailing the specs of Sony's handheld gaming machine, the PSP.
“The PSP will be based around four key blocks: the main CPU core, the media engine, the dedicated graphics processor, and the “Virtual Mobile engine,” a reconfigurable assistant chip that willalso be used in Sony’s Walkman portable music player to conserve battery life. At press time, it wasn’t clear whether each block would be integrated or broken out into a separate chip.
Some of the basic capabilities of the PSP player have already been disclosed. The game player will include a 4.3-inch widescreen TFT LCD, will contain a lithium-ion battery, and process AAC and MP3 music and AVC/@MP for pictures and movies. Games and other content will be stored on a 1.8-Gbyte UMD optical disc. The PSP is said to measure 70mm x 74mm x 23mm, and weigh 260 grams. “
We love the way the new PSP looks and cannot wait to ge tour hands on the system. We are concerned with the face of the system and how it may be affected by scratches (Nintendos DS system flips closed to protect the screen).
Read the full story at ExtremeTech
