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Sony Psp Gets a Touchscreen (Sorta)

Technabob — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:29:00 +0000

While Sony has made it pretty clear that a touchscreen interface won’t be part of the PSP any time soon, that hasn’t stopped modders from trying to make it so. Thanks to the folks over at Spark Fun Electronics, that task just got a whole lot easier.

This add-on layer by Hantouch sticks to the front of the PSP’s LCD screen giving it the hardware needed to sense touch. Since it’s so new, I haven’t yet found anyone who’s actually installed one, or created software to do anything with it, but the whole PSP modding community is so active, it’s only a matter of days before we see one of these in action. If you’re up to the task, you can pick one up from Spark Fun for just $23.95.

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The Rotary Dial Mobile Phone

Technabob — Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:54:03 +0000

A while back we showed you the retro bluetooth handset you could use with your mobile phone. Well if you’re one of those people who didn’t think that took the concept far enough, you might want to check out the Portable Rotary Phone from Spark Fun Electronics.

This fully-functional, highly impractical piece of nostalgia is really a tri-band GSM mobile phone. It’s designed to let you make calls using the rotary dial, and rings a real bell when you have an incoming call. Just add your current phone provider’s SIM card, and you’ll be up and running. The phone runs on a built-in rechargeable battery, and costs $399 USD.

I can’t wait to see people walking down the street talking on these.