PS3 Wireless Visual Interface: Screw the Wand Sony, Give Us This One Instead.
December 31st, 2009
It’s not even 2010 but I already know what I want for next year’s Christmas. Modder/genius/my new Santa Claus techknott – a disciple of no other than master modician Ben Heck – recently unveiled one of the most awesome pieces of hardware I have ever seen: a PS3 wireless visual interface (WVI).
It’s not exactly a portable PS3, but it’s the closest thing we have for now. Basically it’s a controller with an integrated display in it, which means you don’t even have to have a TV to use Sony’s black beast. The WVI uses a 1.2 GHz transmitter to send controller input to and receive video output from a PS3. Aside from the guts of a PS3 controller and the transmitter, the WVI is also equipped with a 5″ widescreen LCD (I think it’s a PSOne LCD), an unspecified number of 4500maH Li-ion batteries and recharge circuit with built-in LED capacity meter, AV in, headphones and USB mini/charger ports.
I’m sure you’re itching to see it in action, so here it is. Watch it and WANT IT:
You know what’s even more amazing? This isn’t the first WVI that techknott made! He also made one for the Xbox 360:
So Sony, please please please hire techknott before Microsoft or anyone else does. I mean all this thing needs is a sexy housing – and decent audio; techknott says that he’s still working on that – otherwise it’s good to go. In fact techknott will sell the PS3 WVI, as soon as he fixes the audio problem. Seriously someone mass produce this thing so we can all play Dragon’s Age even while pooping. A disgusting yet awesome thought.
[via Ben Heck forums via Engadget]
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You do realize that the PSP can already do all of this, right?
You can even stream PS1 games (and some PS3 games) from your PS3 to your PSP.
Its not that big of a selling point however, since no one seems to use it. Probably because of the lag.
“You can even stream PS1 games (and some PS3 games) from your PS3 to your PSP.”So you said it yourself: Remote Play only works for PS1 games and SOME (barely any) PS3 games. That’s a huge difference.
And yes, the WiFi component of the PSP is really depressing. Imagine if we could browse on the PSP like we do on the iPod Touch or iPhone. Or even if they made a dedicated flash vid app, like homebrewers do with PSPTube. Even with the rampant piracy of PSP games the PSP is so much more than a gaming device, sadly it’s hampered by all kinds of stupid restrictions. The PSP homebrew community has a lot more vision and is a lot more forward-looking than Sony.
Exactly. The cool thing about this gadget is that you can actually play ANY of your PS3 games wirelessly on it. Until Sony builds a portable PS3, this is the next best thing.
HOW MUCH YOU SELL THE PS3 PORTABLE
Sorry, it’s not for sale. And even if it were, we don’t have it