PSP: Talkman

PSP Talkman
Sony has been trying desperately since its launch to sell the PSP as more than a portable game system. You can of course play music and video on it. With the 2.0 firmware upgrade they introduced a web browser. The latest and greatest use for the PSP is Talkman, an “interactive phrasebook”.

Using Talkman, which is available in Japan, you chat with Max, a blue bird that speaks English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean. You select your native language the first time you fire up the UMD, and then you can have Max teach you how to say “how much does this cost?”, and “where is the bathroom”, in whichever language you like.

I seriously doubt this will make it to the US. There’s just not that much use here for learning to say things in Asian tongues. Maybe if it’s extended to include Spanish and French. Still, I think it’s an interesting demonstration of what Sony thinks is possible with the PSP.

From Gamespot.

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